Why is the Buddha's Life so Important?
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- Why is the Buddha's Life so Important?
- The Four Sights
- Old Man
- all people grow old
- Sick man
- all people become sick
- Corpse
- everyone dies
- Ascetic (Monk)
- seek inner release from human fear of death and suffering
- Old Man
- The Buddha's early life reminds Buddhists that suffering and death are inevitable parts of human existence no matter how hard or how privileged your upbringing was.
- Suffering
- Neitherlife of luxury or life of extreme harshness lead to spiritual liberation. The Buddha encouraged for people to follow the middle way, a life of balance.
- Potential
- enlightenment is possible
- Individual
- Our quest for enlightenment is individual. Gods cannot help us, we are on our own
- Example
- follow the Buddha's path and teachings to reach enlightenment
- Struggle
- the path to enlightenment is difficult and we will face many struggles and temptations
- "whoever sees the dhamma sees me and whoever see me sees the dhamma."
- - The Buddha
- The Four Sights
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