About Buddhism

Buddhism is a major world religion that arose from the inspiration and teachings of Buddha. It is a complete way of life concerned with the wholesome development of the individual.
Buddhism can be best summarized by the words of Buddha himself:

Learn to do good,
Cease to do harm,
Control the mind,
And benefit others.

Buddhism teaches us how to overcome our problems and difficulties by understanding and preventing their causes.

Whereas we usually look to outward circumstances for the causes of our problems, Buddha taught us to look inwards. He showed how our feelings of dissatisfaction arise from negative states of mind - primarily anger, attachment, and ignorance - and offered methods to eliminate these by developing generosity, compassion, wisdom and other positive states of mind.

Through cultivating these qualities we discover an inner state of peace and strength.

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