Psychoanalysis and the Gaining of Spiritual Enlightenment in Hinduism and Buddhism For the past century, the search for the true meaning of spiritual enlightenment has been on ongoing struggle for the whole population of the world, no matter what their religion may be. ... The basic start for gaining of spiritual enlightenment in Hinduism is the renunciation of desire. ... This is the most basic and elementary forms of yoga, and is mostly performed by those who are first starting their search for spiritual enlightenment. ... The eight steps allow the individual to gain a full under...

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He was a human being who achieved enlightenment through tremendous effort and hardship, and revealed The Four Noble Truths to the world, so that others, too, may achieve enlightenment. After achieving the Buddhahood he travelled all over India, teaching his philosophy and guiding countless beings on the path to enlightenment. ... Lord Buddha, before he attained enlightenment, was known as Prince Siddhartha Gauthama. ... After a painful six years of such suffering, the Bodhisattva realized that enlightenment could not be gained by such extremes. ... He made a firm resolution as he sat under the...

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He left his wife and child and plunged into the forest in search of enlightenment. ... However, he did not find enlightenment in this. ... He sat at the tree for forty-nine days until he reached enlightenment. ... He felt it was ridiculous that only the brahmins could attain enlightenment. ... Nirvana is enlightenment to the utmost. ...

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These were their youth, their quests to find enlightenment and their success and failures. ... The quest to find spiritual enlightenment is a long and agonizing quest. ... Siddhartha left the Brahmins in offer to find spiritual enlightenment, he joined the Samanas. ... Even through the Buddha Siddhartha found no enlightenment. ... His first sermon laid out the plan for spiritual enlightenment and became a landmark in the world's religions. ...

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Upon enlightenment, his compassion compelled him to teach others how to obtain spiritual liberations. ... The fourth truth leads us to the Eightfold Path of Enlightenment, as in order to realize the third truth; one must follow the Eightfold Path. ... Following these eight points on the path can help lead one to spiritual enlightenment. When one reaches spiritual enlightenment, they can move on to nirvana, or choose to come back and help teach and guide others the path. ... If one does not reach enlightenment in this lifetime, their essence, not their "soul" will be reincarnated....

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After his enlightenment, many referred to him as Shakyamuni or the "enlightened one". ... Within Buddhism, there are several principles one must abide by if he wishes to achieve enlightenment. ... In his life, Buddha took what is called the Middle Path to find his happiness and Enlightenment. ... Each monk has the same goal in practicing Buddhism and achieving a level of enlightenment. ... Usually, one has to refer to the level of enlightenment that had been achieved by the monks in order to distinguish them. ...

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His quest took several turns, but the middle path he eventually trod led to his enlightenment. ... Buddhism is fundamentally a religion of wisdom, enlightenment, and compassion, the qualities embodied by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. ... Mahayana means "Greater Vehicle,"" implying that the raft to enlightenment is large and open to all. ... Zen is known for its nontraditional techniques to bring the adept to enlightenment. ... Although it might seem contrary to popular conceptions, the Buddha did not advise people to permanently leave society for enlightenment. ...

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For all Buddhists, regardless of sect, the ultimate goal is a religious quest that ends in enlightenment and complete freedom from the cycle of death and rebirth (samsara). Enlightenment can be described as a blissful mental state or nirvana (Nibbana). ... One who has begun the pursuit of enlightenment in the earthly world must undertake three refuges otherwise known as the Three Jewels. ... These evils act as barriers in the pursuit of enlightenment. ... For the right-minded, the Dhammapada reveals a series of instructions for the attainment of enlightenment. ...

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In the third chapter of Huston Smith's book, The World's Religion, the author explores the Buddhist religion. Although many have heard of Buddha, they do not understand who he really was, and do not understand his religious beliefs. Huston Smith gives a clear explanation of who Buddha was, why ...

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Buddhists strive for enlightenment (nirvana). ... They are aloofness, appeasement, enlightenment, and renunciation. ... I believe non conflict is inevitable and nobody is guaranteed to ever reach enlightenment. ...

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This religion is based on Buddha's personal experience of enlightenment, which resulted after he ventured outside the palace walls from which he lived and saw how life really was. It was after his enlightenment that he discovered the Four Noble Truths, which are the foundation for all forms of Buddhists philosophy. 1. ... If followed one may achieve true enlightenment, or nirvana. ...

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Here he deprived himself of all desire and want for approximately six years when he realized, after awakening from a mild coma, that this was not the way to enlightenment. ... At his time of enlightenment, Siddhartha became aware of the main problem of the world. ... When all eight factors of the path are brought to maturity, perfect wisdom and unshakeable liberation of the mind will shine through in the instant of enlightenment, or nirvana, and all will become clear. ... He reached enlightenment while sitting under a Bohda tree. ...

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To summarise, once we are able to recognise what suffering really is, then we can start to remove its causes. To stop these activities that have no merits, we have to "dig out the root of defilement" (Cush, 1994). To eradicate personal defilement, one needs to remove their heart, which is this belie...

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The scriptures are taught by gurus, or teachers, who are considered to have attained enlightenment through knowledge and practice. ... At the age of 29, Gautama saw suffering for the first time and decided to leave home and seek religious enlightenment. ...

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For many Buddhist, the main goal in their current life time is to be freed from the cycle of re-birth "The Samsaric cycle" and reach Enlightenment. ... Buddhists believe in order to break the Samsaric cycle, one must reach Enlightenment. ... "Buddha discovered trough personal experience the Middle Path which gives vision and knowledge, which leads to calmness, insight, enlightenment, Nirvana". ...

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For many Buddhist, the main goal in their current life time is to be freed from the cycle of rebirth "The Samsaric cycle" and reach Enlightenment.1 Rebirth can be explained as the renewal or renewed existence of one's soul. ... The Buddhist believe in order to break the Samsaric cycle, one must reach Enlightenment. ... "Buddha discovered through personal experience the Middle Path which gives vision and knowledge, which leads to calmness, insight, enlightenment, Nirvana." ...

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Throughout my life I have considered myself to be a pretty religious person. I went to a catholic elementary school and I participated in the catholic beliefs with my family. I practiced these beliefs without thinking what they meant or really caring what they stood for. This continued up to about t...

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During his search for the enlightenment Gautama was taught and mastered the "realm of nothingness". ... The final step to enlightenment occurred after he became healthy again. ... The principles of his enlightenment were the realization of Four Noble Truths, (1) life is suffering, pain, misery, frustration (2) All suffering or the unsatisfactory state is a consequence of craving and attachment without realizing the impermanent, insubstantial and unsatisfactory nature...

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After living so many scripted years, Prince Siddhartha left his home and family to become a wanderer in search of "enlightenment" (Mitchell 10). ... The Buddha described the way to happiness as a path with eight component parts, which he called the Noble Eightfold Path, a comprehensive blueprint for living a spiritual life and coming to enlightenment. ...

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The Buddha And His Teachings Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama. Gautama was born around 566 where he began life as a Kshatriya Prince. When he was young he lived a more sheltered life; not seeing the sickness and poverty he was surrounded by outside of the kingdom. When his charioteer dro...

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BUDDHISM Buddhism is one of the biggest religions founded in India in the 6th and 5th cent. BC by Siddhartha Gautama, called the Buddha. One of the great Asian religions teaches the practice of the observance of moral precepts. The basic doctrines include the four noble truths taught by the Buddh...

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At the age of thirty-five, Siddharta Gautama sat down beneath the shade of a tree to meditate, and stayed under it until he received enlightenment seven weeks later. He received the Great Enlightenment: the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-fold Path. ... In history, it is said that Lord Buddha Shakyamuni lectured on these noble truths during his first public speech after his enlightenment. ...

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Epics, which are generally long narrative poems about a serious subject representing characters of great significance (DeCoskey), have long played a role in the formation of many of today's societies. Though, as a rule, epics generally occur in the nearly forgotten past, there are many, many example...

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Buddhism: The Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path Seven weeks after the Buddha reached enlightenment, at a place called Sarnath, in India, he gave his first teaching. This is referred to as setting the wheel of Dharma in motion. Here he first spoke of the Four Noble Truths. # To l...

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What is really real? How do we distinguish between the appearance of something and the truth about it? These questions and many more are not easily answered or are, perhaps, impossible to answer. But as rational beings we have the capacity to think deeply and logically about them and come up with...

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