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Craving means that you want what is pleasurable and you try to avoid what is painful. Craving develops into grasping or attachment, which means you actively try to get what is pleasurable and so on.
This makes you commit actions that lead to karma and further rebirths which are the basis for experiencing suffering.
Also, in this life quite often we do not get what we crave for and often we get what we do not want. That is a kind of suffering. Even if we get what we want, it is the nature of things that this will not last forever and when we get separated from what we like we suffer again.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoLets take a look at desire and cravings.
As humans we actually need little to survive; just a modest amount of food, clothes and shelter. Yet we see someone that has "prettier" clothes than us and we may feel bad because (1) we don't have those clothes (because we feel it makes them look pretty and it may make us look prettier), and (2) we may not have enough money to buy them. That feeling of dissatisfaction is a form of suffering. If we realized that we didn't need those clothes (no desire) we wouldn't feel bad about ourselves.
How many people work themselves to the bone so they can afford something expensive? Probably too many. And when they get that thing, the happiness only lasts for a short amount of time. Then they are off trying to get the next thing.
Now in and of itself desire is not bad. We Buddhists desire to become Buddhas. That's definitely not a bad thing. but desires need to be kept in-check to what is reasonable, what is sustainable and what is good.
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∙ 14y agoThe only appropriate answer to that is "Thank you!".
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∙ 12y agoThe Buddhists believe that some people suffer the fear of dying. But we believe that people suffer of pain, fatalities, and also the fear of death.
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What values do Buddhists have?
they believe that suffering is caused by wants and when we stop wanting we will stop suffering.also they believe that the goal of life is to be free of pain of suffering
Do buddhists believe in lesbians?
I am unaware of any specific teachings connected to lesbianism, the same rules of cause and affect apply to all of us. The greater our ignorance: attachment and aversion the more suffering is likely to be caused.
Are there some truths that you will never discover through reasoning?
they r... life is suffering ,all suffering is caused by ignorance of the nature of realty and the craving,attachment and grasping that result from such ignorance ,suffering can be ended by overcomming ignorance and attachment ,the path of the suppression
How do Buddhists believe suffering can be overcome?
Dukkha, or suffering to the Buddhist is extinguished by eliminating desire. It is an axiom of Buddhism that all suffering is caused by desire, hence to eliminate suffering, you only need to eliminate desire.
What are the basic beliefs of each major religion?
Muslims believe in fasting during Ramadan, traveling to Mecca at least once, and giving to the poor. Hindus believe in the caste system and reincarnation. Buddhists believe all suffering is caused by desire. Jews believe they are the chosen people and must obey God's law. Christians believe in faith, hope, and charity.
What are Buddhism beliefs?
they believe in peace alotAnswer:The basic Buddhist beliefs are summed up in the Four Noble Truths:All life is marked by sufferingAll suffering is caused by desireThere is an end to sufferingThe way to that end is the Eightfold Path
Which is not one of the four Nobel Truths?
The Four Noble Truths are:All life is sufferingAll suffering is caused by desireThere is an escape from suffering and desireThe escape is the Eightfold PathAnything that is not one of the above is not one of the Nobel Truths.
What is the Jewish responses to suffering?
Jews believe that all human beings have free will. Suffering is the result of bad choices made by the people who inflict the suffering. Suffering can also be caused by nature (such as an earthquake), which is considered inherently neutral by most interpretations in Judaism.
What is the main goal of people who follow buddihism as it was taught by the Buddha?
The goal of all Buddhists is to reach enlightenment, which is a state in which suffering ends.
What did the Buddha say caused human suffering?
The texts tell us that the Buddha discovered that our own; thoughts words and deeds are the primary cause of our own suffering. Suffering generally is the result of 'ignorance' of the laws of cause and effect. Suffering is the result of our attachment and aversion to composite phenomena, things that do not last.
Why are there no completely forbidden foods in Buddhism?
The aim of Buddhist practices is to alleviate suffering (dissatisfaction, trouble). According to the Buddha, all suffering is ultimately caused by misusing our minds, which we take to be ourselves. Ending this ego delusion is the way to alleviate suffering. Alleviating suffering is not a matter of eating or refraining from eating certain foods. It is a matter of learning how to use the mind properly. Some Buddhists find that certain foods are helpful and that other foods are unhelpful in stilling the mind. So some Buddhists are vegetarians, but some aren't. Ultimately, the Buddha encouraged his followers to find out what works best for themselves. .
What are four noble truths taught by Buddhism?
Yes, Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) taught the four noble truths. These can be summarized as: 1. life entails suffering, 2. craving (attachment) leads to suffering, 3. one can relinquish craving, 4. there is an eightfold path (right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right vocation, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration) that ends suffering.
