Buddhism Compare And Contrast Markham And Christy Lohr
Theme Topic Three Assignment: Buddhism
Buddhism is like psychology where the Buddha seeks to help us, through example, liberate ourselves from suffering. Using the essentials of Buddhism, explain this idea. What is our problem? What causes this problem? What can I do to “cure myself”? Be clear and specific as you work through the many elements. Be selective but craft a directed narrative.
Ian S. Markham and Christy Lohr, co-authors of A World Religions Reader (2009) state:
Each and every one of us suffers. Physical pain is part of suffering, but in Buddhism it extends much further. It includes the frustration of dreams not realized, the minor yet constant dissatisfaction with life, the sense that good things must come to an end, and ultimately the passing of all things with the passage of time. (p. 85)
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Deny oneself until you are parted from the physical world. At this point, yes, suffering may end (or it may be rebirthed), but it also removes the ability for one to truly make a positive impact on those suffering around them. Not all suffering equates to something negative. Laboring for a new child to enter the world is extremely painful, but the result is a love and beauty incomparable. Pain in physical activity creates strength, endurance, improved overall health. Pain can be in letting go of something or someone that was not a positive impact on your life, but eventually gives room for growth. Like a fire scorching the earth, suffering is a moment in time which opens the soils, clearing it of ground layer, and making way for the new. Certainly suffering can and is destructive in the lives of many people. But to say “to live is to suffer” is also to ignore the balance of non-suffering. Happiness or suffering, in many instances, is rather a chosen emotional state or perspective than an
Buddhism is like psychology where the Buddha seeks to help us, through example, liberate ourselves from suffering. Using the essentials of Buddhism, explain this idea. What is our problem? What causes this problem? What can I do to “cure myself”? Be clear and specific as you work through the many elements. Be selective but craft a directed narrative.
Ian S. Markham and Christy Lohr, co-authors of A World Religions Reader (2009) state:
Each and every one of us suffers. Physical pain is part of suffering, but in Buddhism it extends much further. It includes the frustration of dreams not realized, the minor yet constant dissatisfaction with life, the sense that good things must come to an end, and ultimately the passing of all things with the passage of time. (p. 85)
The problem therefore, according to Buddhism, is suffering. Suffering is a causation from living in any form, at any …show more content…
Deny oneself until you are parted from the physical world. At this point, yes, suffering may end (or it may be rebirthed), but it also removes the ability for one to truly make a positive impact on those suffering around them. Not all suffering equates to something negative. Laboring for a new child to enter the world is extremely painful, but the result is a love and beauty incomparable. Pain in physical activity creates strength, endurance, improved overall health. Pain can be in letting go of something or someone that was not a positive impact on your life, but eventually gives room for growth. Like a fire scorching the earth, suffering is a moment in time which opens the soils, clearing it of ground layer, and making way for the new. Certainly suffering can and is destructive in the lives of many people. But to say “to live is to suffer” is also to ignore the balance of non-suffering. Happiness or suffering, in many instances, is rather a chosen emotional state or perspective than an