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1 By: Chris Orlando

2 IS BUDDHISM A RELIGION? REVIEW: WHAT WAS OUR CLASSROOM DEFNITION OF “RELIGION”?

IS BUDDHISM A RELIGION? NO ‘GOD-NOTION’ NO CREATOR DOES NOT SEEK TO BE ‘SAVED’ 3

4 ESSENCE: Buddhism is a way of life/religion Ethical Psychological Philosophy of BECOMING/AWAKENING

YOU DECIDE!!! REVIEW: Does Buddhism fit our definition of religion? If not, should we change our definition? 5

6 BUDDHIST ALTARS Don’t focus on mother or father image Rather, a psychological state Profound meditation Warm compassion Fury against illusion **What is an “altar”?

Buddha under Bodhi Tree, Sri Lanka

8 Gal Vihara, Polannaruwa. The Buddha is dying

CHICAGO PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD RELIGIONS “The Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was not God or a god. He was a human being who attained full enlightenment through meditation and showed us the path of spiritual awakening and freedom. Therefore, Buddhism is not a religion of God. Buddhism is a religion of wisdom, enlightenment and compassion. Like the worshippers of God who believe that salvation is available to all through confession of sin and a life a prayer, we Buddhists believe that salvation and enlightenment are available to all through the removal of delusion and a life of meditation/ However, unlike those who believe in God who is separate from us, Buddhists believe that Buddha, which means ‘one who is awake and enlightened’ is inherent in us all as Buddhanature or Buddhamind.”

10 BUDDHA AND ‘ULTIMATE QUESTIONS’ -Nature of the soul -Life after death -Origin of the universe -NOT ADDRESSED -**Do other religions address these questions

ANALOGY: BUDDHA TEACHINGS = RAFT SHORE = NIRVANA BUT: THE SHORE IS NOT DESCRIBED MAKE-UP OF RAFT IS THE BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS

12 FIRST NOBLE TRUTH: LIFE INEVITABLY INVOLVES SUFFERING: -Imperfect -Illness -Hateful -Separation

13 SECOND NOBLE TRUTH: THE ORIGIN OF SUFFERING IS OUR DESIRES: -Grasping for pleasure -Grasping for becoming -Grasping for sensual delight -Grasping for what we don’t have

14 THIRD NOBLE TRUTH: SUFFERING WILL STOP WHEN DESIRES ARE STOPPED: -When the ‘grasping’ stops -Elimination of passions

15 FOURTH NOBLE TRUTH: THERE IS A WAY TO GET TO THIS POINT: THE EIGHTFOLD PATH

16 1) RIGHT UNDERSTANDING Understanding reality through the Four Noble Truths Seeing through illusions

17 2) RIGHT THOUGHT/MOTIVES Uncover ‘unwholesome’ emotional roots that guide our thinking Discover and weed out Only then do we become free from self- centredness

18 3) RIGHT SPEECH VS. - Vain talk, gossip, harsh words, lying Communication must further truth and harmony Including ‘self-talk’: “May you be well and happy today…”

4) RIGHT ACTION FIVE RULES OF MORAL CONDUCT: 1)DO NOT DESTROY LIFE 2)DO NOT STEAL 3)AVOID SEXUAL MISCONDUCT 4)DO NOT LIE 5)DO NOT USE INTOXICANTS ABOVE ALL: ALL ACTIONS SHOULD BE BASED ON CLEAR UNDERSTANDING

20 5) RIGHT LIVELIHOOD How one makes their living One’s work should not harm others

21 6) RIGHT EFFORT Refers to the constant effort that must be put into achieving these goals IT TAKES EFFORT!

7) RIGHT MINDFULNESS The way to liberation is through the mind “CHECK YOUR MIND BE ON GUARD PULL YOURSELF OUT LIKE AN ELEPHANT FROM THE MUD.”

8) RIGHT MEDITATION Applying mental discipline to quiet the mind THE MIND IS SUBTLE, INVISIBLE, AND TREACHEROUS USE SKILFUL MEANS TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND ITS NATURE

24 KARMA: CAUSE OF NEXT LIFE = KARMA

25 NIRVANA “No suffering for him Who is free from sorrow Free from the fetters of life Free in everything he does He has reached the end of his road… Like a bird invisibly flying in the sky He lives without possessions Knowledge his food, freedom his world While others wonder… He has found freedom – Peaceful his thinking, peaceful his speech Peaceful his deed, tranquil his mind.”