[/color]You don’t have to practice meditation or yoga
to benefit from Buddhist ideas. There are
powerful elements to Buddhist philosophy that
apply to all of us.
By understanding the following three Buddhist
principles, it could help you create a positive
shift in your life. They are:
1) Dukka: Life is pain and causes suffering.
This is the first noble truth of Buddhism. You
might think that this sounds quite negative.
But there’s more to it than simply “Life is
tough, so accept it.”
The truth is, we create more suffering in our
lives by avoiding difficult emotions.
Yes, Buddha is right. Every single one of us
will at one point experience unpleasant
emotions like anxiety, stress, sadness etc.
We often try to avoid these feelings through
attaching ourselves to material items and
fleeting states of being like excitement.
However, doing so is often a recipe for more
disappointment and sadness.
So rather than fearing suffering, if we choose
to be aware of it and accept it, it can
ultimately reduce our suffering. Alan Watts
says it best:
“There will always be suffering. But we must
not suffer over the suffering.”
How can this benefit you in your daily life?
Realize that there is power in accepting that
death, sickness, suffering and loss are part of
life.
You can stop attaching to the thought that
life should be easy and pain-free. By doing so,
you’re becoming more open to change and
uncertainty, which paradoxically will make
your life more enjoyable and fun.
2. Anitya: Life is change.
Anitya means “impermanence” which states
that nothing is ever fixed. Everything is
changing. The weather changes, our emotions
change, we are born and eventually pass
away; the only law in the universe is that
change is constant.
This concept can help us when we are
experiencing difficult emotions as we know
they won’t last forever. Our pain will pass.
When we experience joy, when know that the
feeling is fleeting, so we better make the most
of it while it lasts. Greek philosopher
Heraclitus mirrored the belief when he
famously said, “You can never step in the
same river twice.” All we have is the present
moment.
How can this benefit you in your daily life?
While embracing the idea of impermanence
feels scary, it can actually be quite liberating.
It helps us appreciate all the good things we
have in life while realizing that the bad won’t
last forever.
It’s also the law of the universe, so by
embracing this idea, you are literally flowing
with all that there is, rather than fighting
against it.
3. Anatma: The self is always changing.
In the west, we tend to believe that there is a
concrete, constant self tucked away
somewhere in us.
Buddhism, however, says that there is no
fixed, stable “self”. Our cells, memories,
thoughts, experiences always change over
time. We give ourselves names, titles and
personalities to make it feel like there is a
sense of “self”. But this is another idea given
to us from our society.
According to Buddhism, our lives are a story
we can change. As Thich Nhat Hanh says,
“Thanks to impermanence, anything is
possible.”
How can this benefit you in your daily life? In
the west, we are often told to “find ourselves.”
However, by embracing this idea, we can
instead create ourselves. If we are having an
off day, we can realize that tomorrow will be
different. Every day offers new possibilities for
us to expand who we are.[color=#770077]You don’t have to practice meditation or yoga
to benefit from Buddhist ideas. There are
powerful elements to Buddhist philosophy that
apply to all of us.
By understanding the following three Buddhist
principles, it could help you create a positive
shift in your life. They are:
1) Dukka: Life is pain and causes suffering.
This is the first noble truth of Buddhism. You
might think that this sounds quite negative.
But there’s more to it than simply “Life is
tough, so accept it.”
The truth is, we create more suffering in our
lives by avoiding difficult emotions.
Yes, Buddha is right. Every single one of us
will at one point experience unpleasant
emotions like anxiety, stress, sadness etc.
We often try to avoid these feelings through
attaching ourselves to material items and
fleeting states of being like excitement.
However, doing so is often a recipe for more
disappointment and sadness.
So rather than fearing suffering, if we choose
to be aware of it and accept it, it can
ultimately reduce our suffering. Alan Watts
says it best:
“There will always be suffering. But we must
not suffer over the suffering.”
How can this benefit you in your daily life?
Realize that there is power in accepting that
death, sickness, suffering and loss are part of
life.
You can stop attaching to the thought that
life should be easy and pain-free. By doing so,
you’re becoming more open to change and
uncertainty, which paradoxically will make
your life more enjoyable and fun.
2. Anitya: Life is change.
Anitya means “impermanence” which states
that nothing is ever fixed. Everything is
changing. The weather changes, our emotions
change, we are born and eventually pass
away; the only law in the universe is that
change is constant.
This concept can help us when we are
experiencing difficult emotions as we know
they won’t last forever. Our pain will pass.
When we experience joy, when know that the
feeling is fleeting, so we better make the most
of it while it lasts. Greek philosopher
Heraclitus mirrored the belief when he
famously said, “You can never step in the
same river twice.” All we have is the present
moment.
How can this benefit you in your daily life?
While embracing the idea of impermanence
feels scary, it can actually be quite liberating.
It helps us appreciate all the good things we
have in life while realizing that the bad won’t
last forever.
It’s also the law of the universe, so by
embracing this idea, you are literally flowing
with all that there is, rather than fighting
against it.
3. Anatma: The self is always changing.
In the west, we tend to believe that there is a
concrete, constant self tucked away
somewhere in us.
Buddhism, however, says that there is no
fixed, stable “self”. Our cells, memories,
thoughts, experiences always change over
time. We give ourselves names, titles and
personalities to make it feel like there is a
sense of “self”. But this is another idea given
to us from our society.
According to Buddhism, our lives are a story
we can change. As Thich Nhat Hanh says,
“Thanks to impermanence, anything is
possible.”
How can this benefit you in your daily life? In
the west, we are often told to “find ourselves.”
However, by embracing this idea, we can
instead create ourselves. If we are having an
off day, we can realize that tomorrow will be
different. Every day offers new possibilities for
us to expand who we are.You don’t have to practice meditation or yoga
to benefit from Buddhist ideas. There are
powerful elements to Buddhist philosophy that
apply to all of us.
By understanding the following three Buddhist
principles, it could help you create a positive
shift in your life. They are:
1) Dukka: Life is pain and causes suffering.
This is the first noble truth of Buddhism. You
might think that this sounds quite negative.
But there’s more to it than simply “Life is
tough, so accept it.”
The truth is, we create more suffering in our
lives by avoiding difficult emotions.
Yes, Buddha is right. Every single one of us
will at one point experience unpleasant
emotions like anxiety, stress, sadness etc.
We often try to avoid these feelings through
attaching ourselves to material items and
fleeting states of being like excitement.
However, doing so is often a recipe for more
disappointment and sadness.
So rather than fearing suffering, if we choose
to be aware of it and accept it, it can
ultimately reduce our suffering. Alan Watts
says it best:
“There will always be suffering. But we must
not suffer over the suffering.”
How can this benefit you in your daily life?
Realize that there is power in accepting that
death, sickness, suffering and loss are part of
life.
You can stop attaching to the thought that
life should be easy and pain-free. By doing so,
you’re becoming more open to change and
uncertainty, which paradoxically will make
your life more enjoyable and fun.
2. Anitya: Life is change.
Anitya means “impermanence” which states
that nothing is ever fixed. Everything is
changing. The weather changes, our emotions
change, we are born and eventually pass
away; the only law in the universe is that
change is constant.
This concept can help us when we are
experiencing difficult emotions as we know
they won’t last forever. Our pain will pass.
When we experience joy, when know that the
feeling is fleeting, so we better make the most
of it while it lasts. Greek philosopher
Heraclitus mirrored the belief when he
famously said, “You can never step in the
same river twice.” All we have is the present
moment.
How can this benefit you in your daily life?
While embracing the idea of impermanence
feels scary, it can actually be quite liberating.
It helps us appreciate all the good things we
have in life while realizing that the bad won’t
last forever.
It’s also the law of the universe, so by
embracing this idea, you are literally flowing
with all that there is, rather than fighting
against it.
3. Anatma: The self is always changing.
In the west, we tend to believe that there is a
concrete, constant self tucked away
somewhere in us.
Buddhism, however, says that there is no
fixed, stable “self”. Our cells, memories,
thoughts, experiences always change over
time. We give ourselves names, titles and
personalities to make it feel like there is a
sense of “self”. But this is another idea given
to us from our society.
According to Buddhism, our lives are a story
we can change. As Thich Nhat Hanh says,
“Thanks to impermanence, anything is
possible.”
How can this benefit you in your daily life? In
the west, we are often told to “find ourselves.”
However, by embracing this idea, we can
instead create ourselves. If we are having an
off day, we can realize that tomorrow will be
different. Every day offers new possibilities for
us to expand who we are.

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