Daniel M. Haybron's Views On Suffering

On the other hand, Buddhism makes Chinese people believe that suffering and living go hand in hand. In order to live better lives, one should have enough courage to fight with his/her battles throughout their life span. Buddhism makes people overcome their physical suffering along with psychological suffering. It makes people accept their immoral actions that they have done in past. By doing this chinses people stop taking medications for pain treatment (Jin, 2017, pg. 37).

When the person dies in Buddhism, normally their soul is released from the constant punishment of rebirth and the soul ceases to exist; in such state where there is no pain, suffering nor the sense of self. But if that particular Buddhist did not live up to his ways, Buddhism believes the soul goes through reincarnation, where the Buddhist does not reach peace and is stuck in the constant rebirth cycle. Here their objective of reaching Nirvana would be deemed/judged as unsuccessful and they are sentenced to another lifetime for which to fix their mistakes. For Catholicism, when the person dies, they would be judged by their Lord, God. If they were a ‘true’ catholic, meaning they lived according to the word of the Lord, they would be allowed into God’s kingdom. “if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” - Romans 10:9-13.

A common emotion towards death in the Buddhist culture is being scared to die. This is because Buddhists all believe in a never ending life cycle called reincarnation. This means that when somebody dies their spirit will be brought back but not in the same form as their former life. It was believed that when Genji passed away he was reincarnated as his son Kaoru who acts just like Genji did and displays the same heroism. Who or what they are in their next life all revolves around karma. If they were a bad person and they were something such as an emperor in their next life they will be reincarnated into a lower status such as being a peasant. If they were a good person, they will earn a better position in their subsequent life. No matter the status of the person in their current existence, they were all petrified of dying because even feeling simple emotions that can seem uncontrollable such as jealously or anger can be enough to be demoted in your next life. The only way to escape this reincarnation cycle was to become “enlightened”. Being enlightened is the ultimate goal when practicing Buddhism as it is the highest level that can be achieved.

Not everybody has the same beliefs about certain things. The world is a big place with billions of people and a lot of them have their own beliefs. One belief about death is the way Buddhism people see it and their belief is reincarnation. Today, Buddhism is found in Japan, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and China and in India, Sri Lanka Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, Cambodia, also in the European countries and the USA. It is believed that the Buddhist population of the world is over five hundred million. Five hundred million people believe that if you die it is not the end of your life but the beginning of a new one. Your new life would be reborn in one of six realms which are: heaven, human beings, Asura, hungry ghost, animal and hell. This all depends on the karma of your life; the better your karma is, the better your reincarnation would be, and that is called the

Buddhism began in the fourth and fifth centuries before Christ by Siddhartha Gautama. The teachings of Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, are the major beliefs of Buddhism. Buddhism is a belief and religion based on an assortment of customs, principles, and practices. The name Buddha means the awakened one. Buddha’s teachings were of the termination of suffering, attaining nirvana, and absconding from the cycle of suffering and rebirth. Buddhism has spread all across Asia and throughout the world, now with between two hundred thirty million and five hundred million followers. Buddhism is largely based around the belief of Karma. Karma is the “action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation” (Dictionary.com) or “the cosmic principle according to which each person is rewarded or punished in one incarnation according to that person’s deeds in the previous incarnation.” (Dictionary.com) In simpler words, how you live your life now determines how you will come back when your current soul expires. Buddhists live their lives in hopes of achieving to be placed in the highest state known as Heaven. The after-life stems from Karma and leads into Rebirth. Rebirth is a course of action where humans proceed within multiple lifetimes in one or more of the six states of after-life. Each lifetime begins with birth and ends with death. Buddhists believe that we should not fear death because

In the fifth century BC Buddhism was started by Siddhartha Guatama. Buddhism teaches that both life and death are impermanent. Damien Keown (1996) explains that when humans die they go through a cycle of rebirth that could place them in heaven, humans again, Asura, hungry ghost, animal, and hell. That being said none of those fates are permanent either and depending on karma created during existence through good or evil actions your next rebirth cycle is altered. The ultimate goal of any Buddhist is to achieve Nirvana (Dickinson & Leming, 2011). This is a state that is obtainable in this life through correct aspiration, purity, and complete elimination of egotism. It is a state that completely frees one from the cycle of rebirth between the mentioned possibilities earlier. Since this is the ultimate goal Buddhists prepare for death by trying to be as responsible and good as possible towards others. They strive for calmness and happiness in themselves and try to exude an aura of these emotions to contribute to the happiness and calmness of others. A dying Buddhist patient may seek the guidance of a monk or nun to help ease the transition through prayer and chants to maintain peace. The most important moment of all is the final moment of thought before death. A monk or nun will pray and chant constantly during this time to give peace in the final moments of

The reason suffering is key to happiness is seen in many situations such as “Many people have given up on happiness, because their lives are full of suffering and problems. But do not despair – mature, authentic happiness can only be found in such troubling circumstances. It is through suffering that many have found enduring happiness and become fully alive.” (Wong) This shows how suffering is key to happiness because these troubling circumstances lead to a better understanding of happiness as a whole.

From the moment of conception to the day people die, there are life choices that are made through certain religious beliefs, this may have an impact on how life is in the afterlife. For Christians and Buddhists the purpose and meaning of their life and how it is lived out is determined by what they believe they will encounter in the afterlife. Through the divergent views of their beliefs, the two religions have different views on what the afterlife is for them. Because of this opposing view it reflects on how their life is lived out. Before we delve into a closer look at each faith it is important to understand the terms used within each religion as they also associate with differing terms about the afterlife.

Buddhism believes in escaping the cycle of rebirths not through coming to an ultimate soul (it doesn't believe in this), but through Nirvana the ultimate relinquishing of attachment to materialism by transcending response to earthy feeling. In this way, one ends suffering by escaping the cycle of rebirths. and reincarnations. Karma from past life can affect the happenings in a present one according to both Hinduism and Buddhism, but Buddhism believes that one can escape this karma and cycle of rebirths by practicing the 8-fold path which culminates in Nirvana. With this Nirvana too, one gains a spirit of meditation or blissful mindfulness which is the epitome of the Hindu Moksha. (The Buddha Garden.)

Happiness is an essential goal for most people. From books and expensive classes that teach people how to achieve happiness to the fundamental right of “the pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration of Independence, the importance of happiness is evident in society. This causes the rise to two fundamental questions: “How does one attain happiness?” and “,How does happiness create a meaningful life?” Both happiness and living a meaningful life are achieved simultaneously. The search for happiness and the factors that make it brings meaning to life. Happiness can stem from several factors such as wisdom and knowledge, savoring life and its experiences, and even suffering and pain. Analyzing these factors brings meaning to one’s life.

In the western world, a dominant belief is that after life, a person’s soul is sent to a place of eternal bliss, heaven, or a place of eternal damnation, hell. To Buddhists, this concept is not the norm. Buddhists believe that a person is reincarnated into another life form, either human or animal. What life form a person is reincarnated as is determined by the person’s karma. The concept of karma not only affects reincarnation, but also what path a person’s life takes. While much of the concept of karma is believable and comprehensible by a person of any denomination, some aspects are dependant upon a belief in reincarnation and that a person will eventually be punished for his sins or rewarded

There are many religions that have different beliefs about dying. Buddhist?s do not believe in life after death meaning heaven. Buddhist?s believe that when one dies he is reborn again and this continues until the person reaches Nirvana. Nirvana is

The topic life after death is a controversial issue, it is clear that Christians and Buddhists have different views on this topic. Buddhists believe in ‘after this life' and reincarnation so for them life is all about a cycle of births and rebirths in various forms and realms ‘The Great Wheel of Reality' (Goldburg, Blundell, Jordan, & McGregor, 2010). This means that what a person ‘becomes' in life is an effect of that person's actions and deeds (Goldburg, Blundell, Jordan, & McGregor, 2010). The actions in a person's lives now ‘karma' can affect their next life. Karma "the consequence of our actions" (Goldburg, Blundell, Jordan, & McGregor, 2010) Karma

It is common sense that all the human beings would like to live a happy life and they will spare no efforts in order to realize the purpose of really living a happy life in the end. However, different people have different definitions toward what a happy life is and they tend to have different standards as for how a life is that can be regarded as a happy life. There is no doubt that people will then try different means in order to pursue a happy life based on their definition toward what a happy life is. Therefore, the following will talk about the pursuit of a happy life from the perspectives of both Dalai Lama in The Art of Happiness and Viktor E. Frankl in Man’s Searching for Meaning, during which the experiences of some characters from the film Forrest Gump will be applied as evidence. Generally speaking, the pursuit of a happy life in the minds of Dalai Lama and Viktor E. Frankl can be achieved via experiencing sufferings and adversity. It is hoped that this analysis can help people understand what a happy is from a different point of view.

In the 21st century, education continuous keep the key role in development and consequently, the attention of public to quality of education are risen highly, especially to higher education. Ensuring quality to meet the demands of industries and students themselves is the priority of higher education institution in Vietnam, however, from the perspective of autonomy, this issue is the main constrain for universities to do their target in enhancement education quality. This writing will discuss effects of lacking autonomy that limited higher education quality in 3 aspect, those are curriculum, equipt skills