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Karma as the Source of Diversity

The vedas acknowledge divine karma as the origin of all creation, preservation, and destruction. However, since God does not have desires, unlike humans, he is not constrained by them. In the first chapter of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (1.6.1), we discover that karma is one of the three main causes of diversity, alongside name and form. The variety in names is a result of speech, and the variety in forms is a result of the eye, while the mind and body are the sources for the variety in actions. For every action, the body serves as the source, the controller, or the lord.  Within the body, the mind, speech, breath, organs of action, and organs of perception are regarded as the primary deities who receive sustenance from the body and carry out their respective functions. Nevertheless, we cannot solely depend on them to combat the impurities and the malevolent forces that can infiltrate our body, as they are susceptible to evil and demonic influences, thoughts, desires, temptations,...

WHY LAUGHING BUDDHA?


Buddha is worshiped by many people all over the world. Gautama Buddha is considered the apostle of Buddhism because he achieved enlightenment through his hard work, dedication, sacrifice and meditation. He attained life on the bodhi tree when he realized the pain of life and the reality of the suffering of all humanity. He then passes this wisdom on to others, enabling them to see the realities of life. The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (Buddha's teaching on the Four Noble Truths) is an important text that Buddhists have followed for many years. 

The Great Way or the Four Truths are:

1. Pain or pain
2. Pain or suffering has a cause or history
3. Suffering or the end of suffering
4. There is a way to be free from pain or suffering

All these truths have three aspects to all twelve views, which will complete the Four Noble Truths in one lifetime. In Buddhism, an Arahant is someone who has attained all the four Noble Truths.

It is difficult for people to understand the truth because they misunderstand the first truth, "suffering", as "I am suffering", and I want to put an end to this. It is clear that people who do not understand the practice want to get rid of pain. What he actually means is "there is a situation we cannot escape." We took it right after birth. We must accept the existence of pain. We should treat physical or mental illness as a practice, not as a medical treatment like an individual illness. The Lord taught us to accept pain, understand them and find the cause of pain.

The second truth tells us that every pain has a cause or origin. Everything that happens in our lives has a reason. The reason we suffer is because our expectations, our desires, our illnesses prevent some kind of transcendence. It is our duty to identify the causes of suffering. Not knowing the facts of life and attachment to happiness are the main reasons for this. We are always afraid of not getting what we want, of not getting what we want.

The third truth says that when we get rid of ignorance and desire, we can eliminate pain from ourselves. Life.

The ultimate truth is that there is an interaction that, when created together, will lead us to the end of suffering. This is meditation.

The word "Path" is often described as leading us to the Eight Paths: Vision, Faith, Speech, Kindness, Life, Path of Life, Path of Fear, and Path of Existence.

God said that when we study the Four Noble Truths with an open mind, we can easily overcome all suffering. In the end, it will make us smile, just like the Laughing Buddha statue.

Many are asked "Who are you?". Only a few are asked "What are you?"

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