About Buddhism
Buddhism arose
from the inspiration and teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni (624 BC).
It is a complete way of life concerned with the wholesome development of the individual.
Buddhism can be best summarized by the words of Buddha himself:
Learn to do good, Cease to do harm,
Control the mind, And benefit others.
Buddhism reveals to us how to overcome our problems
and difficulties by understanding and preventing their causes,
and how to find inner peace and happiness.
Someone who follows Buddha's teachings is a 'Buddhist', meaning an 'inner being' - a person who looks within for happiness and freedom.
We usually look to outward circumstances
for the causes of our problems, Buddha taught us to look inwards.
He showed how our feelings of dissatisfaction arise from negative
states of mind, and
offered practical methods to eliminate these by developing
compassion, wisdom and other positive states of mind. Through cultivating these virtuous qualities, we discover
an inner state of peace and strength.
Kadampa Buddhism - Buddhism for the Modern World
Kadampa Buddhism is a Mahayana Buddhist school founded by the great Indian Buddhist Master Venerable Atisha (982-1054 AD).
Kadampa Buddhism offers the timeless wisdom of Buddha in a modern-day presentation designed for everyone. It offers Buddha's clear & practical techniques in a way that is easy to understand and apply in our daily lives.
Transforming daily activities
By integrating their knowledge of all Buddha's
teachings into their practice of Lamrim (the stages of the spiritual
path to enlightenment), and by integrating this into their everyday
lives, Kadampa Buddhists are encouraged to use Buddha's teachings
as practical methods for transforming daily activities into the
spiritual path.
The great Kadampa Teachers are famous not only
for being great scholars but also for being spiritual practitioners
of immense purity and sincerity. The lineages of these teachings,
both their scriptural transmission and realizations, were passed
from teacher to disciple from the time of Atisha, and spread throughout
much of Asia. Now, thanks largely to the tireless work of Ven.
Geshe Kelsang, they are spreading to many countries throughout
the world.
Wheel of Dharma
Buddha's teachings, which are known as "Dharma",
are likened to a wheel that moves from country to country in accordance
with changing conditions and people's karmic inclinations.
The external forms of presenting Buddhism may change as it meets with different cultures and societies, but its essential authenticity is ensured through the continuation of an unbroken lineage of realized practitioners.
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