The Journey to Peace
Buddhists find inner peace when their values are respected. They find peace by knowing they found the most happiness possible by the end of their lifespan, which is impacted by meditation. Buddhists values are heavily focused on positive lifestyles, that require little or no karma at all. Some actions that are prohibited in Buddhism are: killing living things, taking what is not given, sexual misconduct, lying, and using drugs or alcohol. These actions are prohibited because they provoke negative karma, which lead Buddhists into a life of unhappiness. If Buddhists go against beliefs and values, then happiness and comfort will be tough to find when death is upon them.
In “Buddhists Ethics and End-of-life Care Decisions”, …show more content…
(McCormick). The saying, “everyone deserves a second chance,” has a way of fitting into Buddhist religion. Both concepts offer an opportunity to make up for past mistakes to create a new and better life without negative karma. McCormick states that important ethic decision making is crucial during the process. Decisions made on a daily basis structure a person’s future in every way possible. The actions or decisions frame someone’s life because they’re what leads them to the next event in life. In a way, Buddhists way of thought encourages them to think carefully about outcomes can occur and how it could affect their beliefs. The mediation seems to relax their mind and calms them in situations, therefor creating smart results. The intention of acting in a negative manner is as important as the decision itself according to McCormick. He claims that “It will deepen awareness regarding the intention of an action, which for Buddhists is almost as important as the action itself.” (McCormick) Negative karma still has potential to impact a person’s life if their thoughts are still going against there beliefs or values (McCormick). Intentions are dangerous because they lead someone into an action that could be very harmful and damaging. They’re the fist step into falling into a deep hole. That deep hole has potential to be the constant act of being reborn into a life that …show more content…
The concept ahimsa, or non-violence revolves around being reborn and shows compassion for all living things (Kembel). Nick Kambel conducted studies on the restrictions of food consumption by Buddhists. There are many strictly enforced rules that have to be followed in order to not consume “bad” karma. He informed his readers that “The Buddha spoke out against butchery, fishing, and sacrifice, and one who mistreated an animal was regarded as not ariya.” Ariya is something that is taught as not ordinary or noble in Buddhism. Therefore, sacrifice was heavily looked upon according to many studies because it wasn’t something that happened very often. Sacrifice creates a large amount of pain and suffering to animals, which is why the majority of Buddhists are vegetarian. If any act of slaughtering, or harm done to a living object it is considered sacrifice and becomes negative karma. If a Buddhist were to harm any animal or living object, their life will not end in the fullest amount of happiness. However, there is an excuse for Buddhists to consume meat. The only way possible to not consume Karama while living off another living object is if it has already been killed by someone else (Kembel). This is a well observation, because if the animal is already put through harm might as well put a meaning to its life and serve the purpose it was killed for instead of leaving it with no
Buddhists find inner peace when their values are respected. They find peace by knowing they found the most happiness possible by the end of their lifespan, which is impacted by meditation. Buddhists values are heavily focused on positive lifestyles, that require little or no karma at all. Some actions that are prohibited in Buddhism are: killing living things, taking what is not given, sexual misconduct, lying, and using drugs or alcohol. These actions are prohibited because they provoke negative karma, which lead Buddhists into a life of unhappiness. If Buddhists go against beliefs and values, then happiness and comfort will be tough to find when death is upon them.
In “Buddhists Ethics and End-of-life Care Decisions”, …show more content…
(McCormick). The saying, “everyone deserves a second chance,” has a way of fitting into Buddhist religion. Both concepts offer an opportunity to make up for past mistakes to create a new and better life without negative karma. McCormick states that important ethic decision making is crucial during the process. Decisions made on a daily basis structure a person’s future in every way possible. The actions or decisions frame someone’s life because they’re what leads them to the next event in life. In a way, Buddhists way of thought encourages them to think carefully about outcomes can occur and how it could affect their beliefs. The mediation seems to relax their mind and calms them in situations, therefor creating smart results. The intention of acting in a negative manner is as important as the decision itself according to McCormick. He claims that “It will deepen awareness regarding the intention of an action, which for Buddhists is almost as important as the action itself.” (McCormick) Negative karma still has potential to impact a person’s life if their thoughts are still going against there beliefs or values (McCormick). Intentions are dangerous because they lead someone into an action that could be very harmful and damaging. They’re the fist step into falling into a deep hole. That deep hole has potential to be the constant act of being reborn into a life that …show more content…
The concept ahimsa, or non-violence revolves around being reborn and shows compassion for all living things (Kembel). Nick Kambel conducted studies on the restrictions of food consumption by Buddhists. There are many strictly enforced rules that have to be followed in order to not consume “bad” karma. He informed his readers that “The Buddha spoke out against butchery, fishing, and sacrifice, and one who mistreated an animal was regarded as not ariya.” Ariya is something that is taught as not ordinary or noble in Buddhism. Therefore, sacrifice was heavily looked upon according to many studies because it wasn’t something that happened very often. Sacrifice creates a large amount of pain and suffering to animals, which is why the majority of Buddhists are vegetarian. If any act of slaughtering, or harm done to a living object it is considered sacrifice and becomes negative karma. If a Buddhist were to harm any animal or living object, their life will not end in the fullest amount of happiness. However, there is an excuse for Buddhists to consume meat. The only way possible to not consume Karama while living off another living object is if it has already been killed by someone else (Kembel). This is a well observation, because if the animal is already put through harm might as well put a meaning to its life and serve the purpose it was killed for instead of leaving it with no