Literature (World Masterpieces), "Buddhism", page 229: "Buddhism teaches, that all life is sorrow and that sorrow is caused by desires, trying to eliminate desires is the way to achieve the ultimate enlightenment." ... In Hinduism it is believed that after a person dies, his/her Dharma is considered. ... Reaching the positive Karma by not committing false deeds, letting go the desire. ... It can only be reached by setting your mind free, free of desires and control. ...

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Therefore, the main point of Buddhism is to end suffering by letting go of desires. "Suffering will finally stop when we attain nirvana, a state of being where we understand the true nature on existence and no longer feel desire"(Robinson). ... In Christianity, the single, most important belief is that Jesus was the Messiah and he came to die for humans" sins. Jesus was the Son of God, who came from heaven to die for the sins of the world. ...

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Desiring what we can't have, not selfish desire is what causes suffering. Everyone has desires; it's removing the desire for things that we can't have that will bring happiness. ... Desiring the unattainable is absurd. He did not say stop desiring. ... Craving is desiring to excess ." ...

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Good is karma is acting according to your dharma, ethical duty, without desiring a reward and to always be unselfish. ... Bad karma is acting based on self centered desires. ... I do this because one day after I die, I hope to live in heaven with God. ... This path frees one from self-centered desires that lead to bad karma. ...

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The noble truth that suffering arises from desire 3. The noble truth that suffering ends with the removal of desire 4. ... The Buddha believed that a person must give up all wants, desires, and attachments in order to reach nirvana, but Buddha, himself, was guilty of want until the day he died. ... This is a desire, which he was completely against. ... Here he realized that there will always be suffering in life as long as there is desire and that the Eightfold Path will help lead others to a life of happiness with no desires or wants; therefore the problem would then be solved. ...

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Hindus believe that when we die our "soul" moves on to another body. ... Karma is created by everything we do, think or desire. ... Samskaras are the "imprints" left on our "souls" by our thoughts, actions and desires; they accumulate as we continue in Samsara and affect our future lives. ...

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Sadly Mahamaya died seven days after his birth and the role of mother was taken over by Mahaprajapati, Mahamaya's sister. ... All suffering is caused by human desire, particularly the desire that impermanent things be permanent. 3.) Human suffering can be ended by ending human desire. 4.) Desire can be ended by following the "Eightfold Noble Path"; right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. ... The goal of his method, the Eightfold Noble Path, is the elimination of one's desires and...

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In Buddhism, desire and ignorance lie at the root of suffering. By desire, Buddhists refer to craving pleasure, material goods, and immortality, all of which are wants that can never be satisfied. As a result, desiring them can only bring suffering. ... According to Lawer's lecture, when a believer in Buddhism die, the relative will look for a Buddhist monk to try to find where is that person reborn. ... But the buds, which not strong enough will die in the half way through the mud and water, will never make it to the surface of water. ...

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Egyptians also believed that the gods lived, died, went into battle, and had human emotions. ... After seeing the people's misery, he decided to become a hermit, leave all his wealth, become poor and live an underprivileged life away free human desire. ... He believed that human desire was the cause of all human suffering. People brought suffering upon themselves in accordance to the human desires they submitted to (182). According to Buddha, the more one desires, the more he suffers. ...

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Karma is powered by desire and desire is what gives karma its power. ... Our ongoing desire, is a desire that cannot be relived, these desires include; the attachment to material possessions, people, and relationships. ... This noble truth inspires followers to look within themselves and recognize the root of their craving and desire. ... As we learned in class, and from what is present in my notes, nirvana "supreme happiness" comes when all passion, hatred and delusions die out and one's soul is released and there is no need for further purification. ... This step requires the ...

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Buddhism was created with the belief that all life is suffering because of desire. So to achieve "Nirvana", or the ultimate Buddha state, you must extinguish all desire. ... Jesus is believed to have died through crucifixion and then resurrected from the dead by God to illustrate forgiveness of human sin, the conquering of death, and denial of Satan. ... With the knowledge that a person (or myself), desires to ascend into heaven with the ultimate holy, living a life consistent with achieving this is the same state of consciousness as the eastern religions attempt to achieve ...

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The only way to be free of this suffering is realize the impermanence of life, overcome all worldly desires, and become free from the law of karma. ... The Nirvana is the "blowing out" of the flame of desire by ending the vicious cycle of reincarnation. (D) By ending all desire for the illusions of this world, one is able to reach enlightenment and finally rest from his suffering. ... They allow one to understand Bhakti, the importance of loving and devoting one's soul to Brahman and turning all needs and desires over to It rather than to one's self. ... We only live one short, meani...

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These truths consisted of : #1)Suffering Exists #2) Suffering arises # from attachment to desires. #3) Suffering ceases # when attachment to desire ceases. #4) Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing The Eightfold Path.# The Eightfold Path that is mentioned in the Four Noble Truths are : #1) Right View. #2) Right Thought. #3) Right Speech. #4) Right Action. #5) Right Livelihood. # #6) Right Effort #7) Right Mindfulness #8) Right Contemplation.# #These are the things that the Buddha encouraged his followers to do. ... After Buddha had died, his followers, monks, traveled through-out ...

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It explains that when we spend a lifetime wanting and desiring and even more when we desire to continue to exist we are reborn. When we are reborn, we have a body and the body is at subject to injury and disease; it can be exhausted by work; it ages and eventually dies. ... Desires should be diminished. ... Dukkha begins from attachments, craving or desire. ... We may desire physical pleasure, or fine possessions. ...

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He experiences many things in his journey such as love and desire, the business world of merchants, being a father, and a simple ferryman by the river, all of which he gains much wisdom. ... Later in the novel Siddhartha's wife, Kamala, dies and he is left to take the care of their son. ... Despite his friend, Vasudeva's advice, Siddhartha tries to pursue his son but finally realizes "that the desire that had driven him to this place was foolish, that he could not help his son, that he should not force himself on him"(103). ... In Siddharth's second dream Kamala's small rar...

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It's hard to believe that the first collected teachings and oral traditions were put into written form two and a half centuries after Siddharta died. ... And after many cycles of this, if a person loses attachment to desire and the self they get to Nirvana. ... Samudaya, which is that the cause of suffering is a desire to have and control things. It can be many forms, such as: A craving for sensual pleasures Desire for fame Desire to avoid unpleasant sensations like fear, anger, or jealousy Nirodha, which is the suffering ceasing with the final liberation of Nirvana (also called Nibba...

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There, he had only one goal, and that was to let the Self die. ... From Kamala, he learns about love and the meaning of life.Siddhartha now desires money and gambling has become a pleasure to him. ... Twelve years after their son is born, Kamala dies and Siddhartha's son does not want to grow up and be anything like him. ...

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The first great truth is: Life is sorrow; second truth is: the cause of sorrow is desire; the third truth is: escape is only possible by stopping desire; and the fourth truth is: the cessation of desire can only be achieved by the "eight -fold path." ... Even though Buddhism declined at some point in time in all of the three countries it traveled through, it has yet to die out completely. ...

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The idea of getting killed over night from an animal or dying from starvation was not a tentative option, so people decided to stay together and work with each other so that they would be able to survive. ... Questions, fears and desires represent some of the reasons why people have been looking for answers ever since the beginning of time. Answers about why does it rain or where do we go after we die, represent some of the hundreds of reasons people started to believe that they were not alone and there was someone else that was not only watching over them. ... For instance, we know that we ag...

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When a living thing dies, it is reborn again and again, each time into a higher or lower state depending upon their actions and behavior in life, and this is what is known as Karma. ... All Hindus practice ahimsa which is the desire to not kill or harm any being by word, deed or thought. ...

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We must distinguish which kind of desire our consumption is intended to satisfy: is it to answer the need for things of true value, or to indulge in the pleasures afforded by artificial value? ... Consumption is the improvement or satisfaction of desire, that much is agreed. ... Right consumption is the use of goods and services to satisfy the desire for true well-being. ... Wrong consumption is the use of goods and services to satisfy the desire for pleasing sensations. ... The body grows old, becomes ill and dies. ...

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He did not want his followers to pray to him after he died. ... Nirvana is when the states of desire have been completely extinguished and this is what is left. ... Nirvana is not bliss to our hearts desires it goes beyond this into the quest for boundless life itself. ... Moksha is the "release from the finitude that restricts us from the limitless being, consciousness and bliss our hearts desire." ...

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He became the Buddha by rejecting all of his desires. ... Since life is represented as suffering in the Four Noble Truths, a final nirvana can be achieved when an enlightened one dies. ... This is an example of Buddhism because Buddhists believe in mind free state within a person when he removes all desires. 2. ... Buddhism I respect the idea of Nirvana, because it can only be achieved through deserting desires within a person. ...

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She talked about how all of our attachments and desires in our life lead us to pain and suffering. ... He sat under a tree and meditated for the first time, for this reason, Siddhartha was called Buddha which means enlightened one, and he realized that the cause of suffering was desire, attachment to material things. ... They place value on reaching personal immorality, on the bible, and on following Jesus because he died for our sins. ...

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She talked about how all of our attachments and desires in our life lead us to pain and suffering. ... He sat under a tree and meditated for the first time, for this reason, Siddhartha was called Buddha which means enlightened one, and he realized that the cause of suffering was desire, attachment to material things. ... They place value on reaching personal immorality, on the bible, and on following Jesus because he died for our sins. ...

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