BUDDHIST INFLUENCE against humanity
K panic some thirty years ago, anyone in Western countries sympathetic to Buddhism classes of persons are considered mindless. At that time, it was great to see Buddhism as a religious mystic and colorful superstition, and no one will believe that Buddhism can play an important role in guiding the spiritual life to the peoples of the West today. Many Europeans, most of the religious opposition, they cite distorted Buddhism, and tried explaining to their friends believe that the influence of Buddhism is harmful because it sowed Iraq pessimist pessimistic thoughts to people. Therefore, under their eyes, Buddhism is a dangerous obstacle to all social activities and developing countries. However, those who have little knowledge of Buddhism or have lived in many countries purely Buddhist such as Burma, Thailand, where people almost felt life was peaceful and happy world, they will see right through criticism on the Buddhist of some Westerners are completely baseless, false necessarily true.
Below, we will see that a perfect theory of the sublime as Buddhism can cause good effects to the human mind and bring more practical benefits to society and nation. Buddhism has always reminded people should believe in his diligent practice to free himself. It does not have religious confirmation is a key effort to help people reach the realm of perfection and contrast resolution preferences (lazy) cause people to fall into misery as the Buddha taught:
"Effort is the path to Nirvana,
Award offers and the delay is the way of birth and death "
Elsewhere the Buddha said, " Hey Bhikshu! Through meditation willed determination that I was enlightened by the diligent and professional practice that I have been completely liberated. O Bhikshu! If you know of practice forever, soon you also will see the fruits Supreme Bodhi . " And before his nirvana, in his last testament Buddha also taught: " The children go hard force effort to free himself . " Therefore, on the practice, Buddhists always rely on their own efforts. They do not rely on an external force which, because they knew that no one, even though the father has the power to where they would not help to escape from the present life, the karma they have foot pain from sow's previous life. So "by our gospel, but also by our data. Are pure or impure by us. No one can do for others is pure. "
Buddhism teaches that each of us must take responsibility or evil deeds that we have caused and the life of happiness or misery is caused by our own hand built to take. Because: " All actions are not caused by bad parents, friends of our cause, but because we have created, so we must reap the result misery . " Buddhists know that's not entirely rely on the help of the Buddha, the Church, or the monks that he could be freed, so Buddhists must rely on efforts of practice where the themselves to save themselves. Thus they achieve a high degree of self-reliance spirit. Also no one denies is that the one who believes in God or any ability to imagine how human beings are weak, lose their virtue, self-confidence and responsibility. Meanwhile, on the contrary, who knew the power of confidence in themselves, then they will become more assertive and powerful.
Not only did Buddhist virtues develop confidence in man but also advise people to clear before you believe anything. Buddhism denied entrance into the private practice of power blind or aimless. Want to reach the truth, free of all suffering, people must believe in the possibility of enlightenment and meditation in themselves. Buddha said: " Do not believe anything of that oil is a word or oral habits. Do not believe in something whether it was taught by a teacher again., What do the children themselves are deemed to be false, evil will cause suffering to the child and any others of you do not believe in ". A doctrine to uphold the ability of human enlightenment can not be so influential in harm to humanity.
The reason religion denies individuals, forcing followers blindly believe in the right spirit, dogma or ritual practices are wrong, it brought new people into the path of superstition, social bankruptcy. So the human spirit is progress only when they have freedom of thought. And who also found that blind faith in dogma, belief has caused disease in humans bigotry and narrow distribution heart selfish. Today they still remember the medieval society (Middle Ages) with punishments of torture, killings burned, people killed in a brutal holy war with the macabre. All non-actions are the result of passionate belief in the dogma of the religious right Spirit. In short, all guidelines dictatorial and brutal religion always brought people to the scene of social decline, so barbaric reaction evolution.
In contrast, a progressive liberal background and development of peace in society, ethics, knowledge, art, science and philosophy can only occur in a country that respects virtues of tolerance and such as freedom of human thought. And can not get in a country where there is discrimination on religious, political or human freedom was smothered completely. Now, what above all to help us develop this virtue of tolerance in human beings is compassion, which according to Buddhism it is the moral foundation to build all the social progress and human morality. Yes, the people of those countries are actually Buddhist spirit of compassion permeate this. It is not the result of blind faith in dogma is fixed but the result of true understanding that all human beings from the insects that are closely correlated: "We are all all beings, all beings are one . "
Because of our life with the life of every living being is one, so people can not kill anything that lives. No religion in the world refers to as Buddhist compassion. It expressed the sincere prayer that monks recite daily for the purpose of prayer for all beings regardless of species out of suffering is always fun. So, in the Buddhist countries, economic Compassion (Metta Sutta) procedure has been used daily for two in the morning at all of the monks, as well as Venerable Venerable, big and small, which I quote a short below:
" As mothers utmost care to protect your child unique.
When we do for all beings,
Let's play a large compassion,
Filled the vast universe,
In any place,
No more hatred jealous mind ... .. ".
Meanwhile, these fanatics believe in God right again admonished : "Let's kill his enemies wherever he met them. Let us bathe in their blood because it is the punishment for those who mistrust . " Or, " Let's fight against his enemies until they surrender, until they shall worship God . To force them to bear all the suffering of the revenge " Thus, we see that where brutally solid advice accepted, there will arise where photos of the harmful effects of fanaticism, cruel and can cause the human world of suffering and terrible anxiety. Article everyone can see the virtues of compassion and tolerance above is often referred to in Buddhist texts, a characteristic that in the scriptures of other religions is very difficult to find.
Indeed, not a preacher of Buddhism name any idea libelous or hatred against others with your beliefs and never discrimination on religious or political country where a nation has really instilled the spirit of true compassion of Buddhism. Thereby do not need guns or swords teaching Buddhism was conquered the hearts of hundreds of millions of people around the world . Historically, as we know, from Buddha in the world to date, not a drop of blood that has flowed since the name of Buddha or by spreading his teachings. But with other religions, why? It is impossible to cite all out here means that some savages have used religion to spread their doctrine.
Moreover, Buddhism also teaches that faith and forms of development are not necessarily completely outside help Buddhists to reach enlightenment, liberation, and the transmission of Buddhism by force means the virtues of expansion peace and love by means of injustice and cruelty. Buddhist teachings do not see the wealth of others is important. With a man claiming to be Buddhist or not, that's not much need for them. Because Buddhists know that only they themselves learn to understand and practice the teachings, they arrived near the end in liberation of the Buddha.
Buddhists want to create peace for others by guiding them back to light the moral, intellectual along a path only for their liberation from all suffering alone. And right from the ancient spirit of compassion is also strongly influenced by Buddhist nations, causing people to do more charity work as useful settings on the highway the shelter free of charge pedestrian fatigue or food supply, drinking water for humans and animals; the hospital built and experimental drugs for patients v.. v ... ..
Thus, we can say that instead of causing disastrous effects of man-as the Western nations often express-contrast, Buddhism is one of the world religion encompasses the best method , can improve care and education for human nature. It is to awaken in human virtue and dignity of responsibility itself. Buddhism also encourages spiritual progress by praising the power of human thought. It's common in the human virtues of tolerance and help patients get rid of man fanatical intolerance of narrow national beliefs. It's promoting the virtues of compassion, brotherhood, and termination except where human hearts from hatred and violence.
In short, Buddhism uphold the spirit of self-reliance by teaching that the destiny of man lies in the hands of it, and every man can find enough resources to develop the qualities good, mostly achieved through the liberation , but God and Buddha can never help people that. Therefore, self-esteem, confidence, tolerance, compassion, wisdom is the virtue can be good for mankind through the influence of Buddhism. And in a country where all citizens are imbued with the virtues he is definitely happy, peace will come and a country like that would be a national model for the world, a pure time the way. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY BACH LIEN HOA.NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).
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