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Some key points about Buddhism.

A video of why we need to understand the 'Abhidhamma', the theory of Buddhism is available at the ling below:

https://youtu.be/2c3Ek9R6oSs
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Why Study Buddhism?

Published on Nov 06, 2015

Why study Buddhism?

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Why Study Buddhism?

Alan Weller 2015
Some key points about Buddhism.

A video of why we need to understand the 'Abhidhamma', the theory of Buddhism is available at the ling below:

https://youtu.be/2c3Ek9R6oSs
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To understand the truth about life, about the realities of life. Why we live
and die? Why we suffer?

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What is the best way to live? What should be our priority?

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It is always other people who have faults, but what about our own? Faults and vices cause so much suffering and distress in
the world. How can we become a better person?

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Life is very short, very fragile. We can be very secure and happy one
moment and devastated in the next. What can we do to insure against
this fragility?

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Why do we suffer and what can be done about it?

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History:
The Buddha is one the most famous people history
has produced. What did he teach?

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We may be forced to study Buddhism because we have to teach it as a
part of the National Curriculum or host a talk show about religion!

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We see the danger of the cycle of birth and death

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We see the futility of enslavement to the objects experienced from moment to moment.

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Alan Weller