In the Buddhist tradition, compassion is an ongoing project of inner development and spiritual growth directed to benefit others—this is the engine of bodhicitta, or the heart of enlightenment. It is fueled by mindfulness, which can in turn shape our active intention to help others.
All humans are equal in their rights and should be treated the same no matter who they are the opinions surrounding them. Buddhists believe that there is no fundamental difference between any human and every individual should be valued and treated with justice and fairness.
In the Haliddavasana Sutta The Buddha said, “The liberation of mind through loving-kindness has beauty as the highest [perception].” This is because no one appears repulsive to someone who abides in loving-kindness.
Mettā (Pali) or maitrī (Sanskrit) means benevolence, loving-kindness, friendliness, amity, good will, and active interest in others. It is the first of the four sublime states (Brahmavihāras) and one of the ten pāramīs of the Theravāda school of Buddhism.
The story of the Buddha and the Angry Elephant is a parable from Buddhism. It illustrates the Buddha's power to direct his loving kindness and friendliness to calm an angry elephant. The angry elephant was meant to harm the Buddha, but instead, the Buddha was able to help the elephant and calm it down.
The basic causes of suffering are known as the Three Poisons : greed, ignorance and hatred. These are often represented as a rooster (greed), a pig (ignorance) and a snake (hatred).
hurt not others with what pains yourself.” (The Buddha, Udânavarga 5:18, trans. 1883:27). These selected quotations illustrate the moral principle, known as the Golden Rule, that we ought to treat other people as we want to be treated (Wattles 1996).
Buddhism also emphasizes the importance of empathy, which is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. Empathy allows us to put ourselves in the shoes of others and to understand their perspective, which can help us to cultivate compassion and to act with kindness and understanding.
Perhaps more than any other religion, Buddhism is associated with happiness. According to Buddhist thinking, happiness and sorrow are our own responsibility – and completely within our control.
At its most basic level, dana in the Buddhist tradition means giving freely without expecting anything in return. The act of giving is purely out of compassion or good will, or the desire for someone else's well-being.
Most religions teach that we have a choice between being selfish (bad) and being selfless (good). Surprisingly, Buddhism doesn't do that. The Buddhist principle is the “two benefits”—what's truly good for me is also good for you, and vice versa. You can see this in your own life.
Just as blood nourishes the heart which keeps it flowing, so love nourishes spiritual freedom and is, in turn, kept flowing by it. The connection is so strong that Buddhism, often known as a Path of Freedom, could equally be called a religion of love.
Buddhism, on the other hand, says that anger is always bad. The 8th-century Buddhist scholar Shantideva described anger as the most extreme negative force, one with the capability of destroying the good we've worked so hard to create. Think about that.
Buddhism describes personality or individuality, is not an entity, but a process of arising and passing away, a process of nutrition, of combustion, of grasping, but does not correspond to any fixed entity.
The steps of the Noble Eightfold Path are Right Understanding, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration.
The precepts are commitments to abstain from killing living beings, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying and intoxication. Within the Buddhist doctrine, they are meant to develop mind and character to make progress on the path to enlightenment.
Not killing any living being. For Buddhists, this includes animals, so many Buddhists choose to be vegetarian. Not stealing from anyone. Not having too much sensual pleasure.
The Dhammasangāni [5] regard five acts – matricide, parricide, slaying an Arhat, slaying a Buddha, and causing division among priesthood to be five unpardonable sins.
(Skt.; Pāli, akusala-mūla). Collective name for the three roots of evil, being the three unwholesome mental states of greed (rāga), hatred (dveṣa), and delusion (moha). All negative states of consciousness are seen as ultimately grounded in one or more of these three.
In cultures with Buddhist spiritual influence, both good and evil are perceived as part of an antagonistic duality that itself must be overcome through achieving Śūnyatā meaning emptiness in the sense of recognition of good and evil being two opposing principles but not a reality, emptying the duality of them, and ...
One of the wonderful teachings of the Dalai Lama, something he says quite regularly, is “My religion is kindness.” When we hear that, it resonates, because it points to something at the core of all spiritual and humanistic paths.
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."
Kindness is a moral virtue, manifesting itself in situations that require an ethical response, often ones in which the individual feels compassionate or empathetic to another person.
According to one – the Buddhist Women Special Marriage Law – before a Buddhist woman can marry a non-Buddhist man, the couple must go through an administrative process, including the public posting of a marriage application and allowing the community to submit objections.