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There are so many methods. Different schools and different people emphasize different ways. Most will tell you meditation. Even within meditation there are so many ways. Some will strive - by "trying" to NOT strive?!?!? - to have no thoughts at all. I take this to mean no mental activity whatsoever. But I'm honestly not sure just what is meant by no thoughts. No thinking. Many people meditate on objects, breath, sensations, an idea etc., etc., etc., ad nauseam. The Buddha himself suggested many things to meditate on. In India, many centuries ago, there was a "dialectic school" who thought, it seems, a lot. And I've heard that this was very very effective. I don't know if there is anyone doing this these days. How DO Buddhists calm their minds? I myself am not calm! Troy Even muddy water when allowed to sit still will eventually clear. One method is by what is termed eka-kara-samadhi-cittassa. This is a meditation in which the mind (citta) is made (kara) singular or one-pointed (eka). This making singular causes the meditation (samadhi). It is assumed that this world and our inner being are a spiritual density-a phenomenal fog if you like. By making the mind singular one connects directly with the element of ultimate reality which is non-phenomenal. What occurs shortly afterward is the experience of being engulfed by a radiant clear light which is extraordinarily powerful and blissful. All our fears suddenly disappear. We realize that this radiant clear light is who we really are so that even the fear of death vanishes. Answer by meditating..

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Buddhists believe that people are generally happy and at peace by nature. It is when people let desire for "more" enter their lives that they become unhappy. To be happy a person only has to open themselves to their natural self.

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What do buddhists believe people people need to do to be happy and find peace?

Buddhists believe that people are generally happy and at peace by nature. It is when people let desire for "more" enter their lives that they become unhappy. To be happy a person only has to open themselves to their natural self.


What do Buddhism believe in peace?

Buddhists feel that all living things are connected, and that ignorance is what spurns hate, greed and aversion. For Buddhists the only way to find spiritual delight is aspire to peace.


What is the lasting peace that buddhists seek?

Nirvana. They believe that it is achieved by taking the eight-fold path.


Was Mother Teresa's life happy or tragic?

I believe it was neither. I believe it was peace and suffering.


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Yes, they want peace and happiness.


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Where do Buddhists believe is the place of peace?

Buddhism has a number of rich and varied traditions but from my own perspective the place of peace is our own mind when we stop all attachment and aversion. Hope this helps Steve


A state of everlasting peace called nirvana is a belief of which religion Buddhists hindus or Muslims?

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Is it true that people who love peace are against violence?

Typically it is true that people who love peace are against violence. People that believe that the world should be full of peace of love do not believe in wars or violence.


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What do the Buddhists believe about war?

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