Buddhism

Our lives have become so stressful that we had almost forgotten about our true self. Clearly, in search of materialistic things, we are damaging the internal peace of our mind. In search of peace and enlightenment, millions of people started following Buddhism. Founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha has created and inspired generations of people to be their best selves, no matter where they came from. His teachings can enlighten your mind and soul and will teach you how to live your life to the fullest.  Here are the top 31 Buddha Quotes for living a peaceful life. We are shaped by our thoughts;...

The teachings of many of history’s religious and philosophical figures are timeless, but are often mistakenly taken at face value. It’s easy to slap a quote on an image or a t-shirt and pass it around, but it takes deliberate thought to actually internalize the true meaning behind the words, and often these quick philosophical ‘bytes’ are passed over too quickly for this to happen. advertisement - learn more It’s easy for us in this day and age to be “spiritual” by identity and pass it off well without ever truly living spiritually — without recognizing and benefitting from what...

Have you ever wondered why all the statues that you see of the Buddha show him as calm, cool and smiling? Well, because Gautama Buddha had found the secrets of life by discovering the harsh realities of life. He had his ego completely annihilated and found the beauty of present moments. To be calm and cool like him, you will have to take in a few of his observations about life. Here you go...   1. “Three things cannot be hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth.” No matter how much you try to conceal the truth, it will...

To start off, the word religion means “a system of faith and worship” and “the belief in a superhuman, or god with power.” After visiting India and Nepal, and observing the Buddhist complex, I came to notice that Buddhism is neither a system of faith, nor a god-based institution. Buddhists do not consider the Buddha as a supreme god. For them, he is a man like any other man who’s walked on the earth. Nevertheless, Buddha untangled the reasons of suffering and offered us a concrete way of getting out of them. And although he did offer the world teachings...