BUDDHISM
(Written and submitted as a final requirement in History of Civilizations
course/subject)
As a millennial, there are times when I
forget and neglect the important principles and lessons instilled in me as I
was growing up. Sometimes, selfishness does not seem new and that it is already
'normal' for people to think of their own convenience and act like an insensitive
blind so they won't see the other people who are afflicted. I believe that
one's own principle and mantra in life contribute very much to his decisions
and actions in life, and this is where I realized that Buddhism, for me, has
its edge compared to other religion and/or civilization.
From the history of the struggle of
Siddhartha up to the core teachings, Buddhism never fails to captivate me.
Although Buddhists value highly such virtues as loving kindness, humanity,
patience and giving, perhaps they value wisdom and compassion most of all. The
idea of ahimsa or harmlessness is very closely connected with compassion. The
compassionate desire to cause no harm to all beings including animals, plants,
and the world in general. The final goal of all Buddhist practice is to bring
about that same awakening that the Buddha himself achieved through an active
transformation of the heart.
I
personally believe that out of all the virtues of Buddhism, compassion and
humanity are the ones which are very timely today where many people from around
the world seem so lost and destructed by their own selves and religion. Many
states are continuously bombarded and a lot of innocent lives suffer. It looks
like people give no concern to others and that what only matter are themselves.
Like what other people say, there are a lot of humans but there is no humanity.
In general, Buddhism's teachings
fascinate me as a millennial. Today, the world needs a Siddhartha who, despite
his majesty as a prince, still managed to lay his eyes on the reality and chose
an action for the ease of the majority.
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