Everyone is searching for the meaning of life, the greater picture, their destiny, but many have no idea of where to begin. So, many seek out a religion. Religion helps people find their goal for life through a structured environment. When you examine each religion and its goal for life it seems as if each religion has something different to say. In reality each religious goal is the same, the steps to reach the goal are just carried out differently. The common theme is that one should live a good life and eventually die and end up in a peaceful place. My life would be different as a Buddhist for a number of different reasons. I have chosen Buddhism because Buddhism believes in achieving peace and happiness. In addition, I chose the religion because it teaches that salvation lies in your own hands and that you are solely responsible for what you do and the consequences that you will face. Finally, Buddhism will help me find a religious path to follow and help me understand what religion is truly about. The teaching of Buddha is that life is suffering and the cause of suffering is desire and the way to end suffering is to overcome the desire.
Buddhism way of teaching and practicing is interesting to learn about. The
religion of Buddhism practices mediation as a way of changing oneself. From meditation Buddhist develop self knowledge, understanding, and kindness. For example, I work as a unit secretary at a hospital and deal with many different types of personality and behaviors. My job is very stressful at times with doctors and nurses yelling all the time. Buddhism can help me relax and think about what it is that is actually making them upset instead of getting angry at them. It would help me ask “What has caused this person to behave in such a manner?” I would be able to find an answer to this question if I were a Buddhist, unlike now when I get angry back at them. Perhaps this would make my job less stressful at times. Buddhism sees life as being in process of constant change. It means that one can change for the better. Another example of how my life would be different is that I would be able to accept changes that happen in life. I do not accept change very well. I am the type of person that always likes everything to stay the same. Having changes in my life scares me and I don’t accept it very well. The religion of Buddhism allows oneself to accept the changes of life because they believe that life doesn’t s
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