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Q: How do Buddhists feel about desire?
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What does Buddha believe is the most important thing in life?

The only thing that Buddhists feel is proper to desire is enlightenment. The desire for all other things leads to suffering.


What are some things Buddhist believe in?

Buddhists believe: * All life experience is unsatisfactory * That the cause of this unsatisfactorness is desire * That there is a relief from this desire * That this relief is through the Eightfold Path


Who do Zen Buddhists worship?

Like Buddhism in general, Zen Buddhists worship no god(s) Non-Buddhists often mistakenly believe that Buddhists worship The Buddha. He is, however, just a man. His "claim to fame" is that he worked out the path to decreasing pain through the control of desire on his own, without instruction or guidance. He is revered for this, but not worshipped


What does the speaker in Travel feel?

desire


Do Buddhists have to try to convert other people?

In my experience this is never the case, some Buddhists may have a strong desire to open the door to clarity and compassion they talk about Buddhism without invitation but this is not a requirement of being a Buddhist, quite the opposite in fact.


Who do Buddhist worship?

Like Buddhism in general, Zen Buddhists worship no god(s) Non-Buddhists often mistakenly believe that Buddhists worship The Buddha. He is, however, just a man. His "claim to fame" is that he worked out the path to decreasing pain through the control of desire on his own, without instruction or guidance. He is revered for this, but not worshipped


How Aphrodite makes you feel?

She makes you feel desire for another which then becomes love.


Why aren't Buddhists sad on parinirvana?

The mortal body is usually the source of desire, which is the source of suffering. Those wishing to escape the illusionary world of Samsara to experience nirvana have to rid themselves of desire and ego. Those enlightened Buddhists who die are, therefore, not sad because they are shedding their mortal form. This means they shed their mortal coil and experience complete nirvana.


How do Buddhists feel about air pollution?

I don't think Buddhists like pollution at all. They believe in being good stewards to the earth and by polluting it, we aren't really doing our job properly.


Where do Buddhists believe salvation comes from?

Buddhists do not share the concept of "salvation" with Christians. Buddhists have no god(s) that grant prayers, forgive sins, judge, save or condemn. The closest that might be seen as the "salvation" is enlightenment where a Buddhist sees how to run his life with enough skill to avoid desire. The Buddhist can then attain Nirvana, which he may or may not do, depending on his choice.


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.


Why do Buddhists believe the following the eight fold path leads to a better life?

Following the Eightfold Path's suggestions allow you to reduce desire in your life, Reducing desire reduces the pain in your life, This relation is detailed in the Four Noble Truths.