Thanks, Ishina, for religious propaganda. I hope it was a copy-paste?
You asked. I just assumed you were genuinely interested. Don't shoot the messenger.
Hmmm. So, you suffer because you're selfish? A very different and much more noble concept than "God punishes humanity for its evils".
Yes, a very different concept.
Eradicate selfish cravings. I don't care about other cravings but if craving a lot of $$ makes you unhappy, perhaps a generous donation to the local shrine will cure your suffering? That's what Buddha, SAWS, would do. So not religious, so philosophical.
What is the truth? What is the value of the statement? Would Buddha want you to do that? He's not around to even ask. He died millennia ago.
This is your statement. The words of a mere man. A prudent person can draw their own conclusion and can take responsibilty for if their own choices in life, and choose to put faith in your words or not to. I wonder why people put faith in men, thinking they are putting faith in a higher power. But it happens. Religion is a door that is always open - for the weak, the meek, the lost, the corruptible, the corrupted, the predatory, the anointed, the manipulating, the gullible.
The psychological aspect, I'm sure you realize, lies in lies about reincarnations. Afraid to die? Don't be, a pure dev-ine being that I am, I have travelled to see my past lives and I can assure you that we are immortal.
From his last words:
"My disciples. The last moment has come, but do not forget that death is
but the vanishing of a body. The body was born from parents and was
nourished by food, so sickness and death is unavoidable. But the true
Buddha is not a human body: it is Enlightenment. A human body must
vanish, but the wisdom of Enlightenment will exist forever in the truths of
the Dharma, and in the practice of the Dharma. He who sees my body only,
is not the one who truly sees me. He who accepts my teachings, is the one
who truly sees me. After my death, Truth shall be your teacher. Follow Truth
and you will be true to me. During the last forty-five years of my life I have
kept back nothing from my teaching. There is no secret teaching, no hidden
meaning, everything has been taught openly and clearly. My dear disciples;
this is the end. In a moment I shall be passing into Nirvana.”
Dharma = teaching of Buddha or your living experience.
Nirvana = Ultimate peace.
Make of it what you will.
Topic: The Buddah