Topic > The Dharma of Mahayana Buddhism - 1067

Advanced technology and luxury items seem to bring humans into a “modern world”. However, it seems that these 21st century technologies and objects have brought more dissatisfaction, duhkha. Death, blood and war, these words appear in the newspapers almost every day. Despite these external dissatisfactions, internally mankind becomes more selfish and solitary. As a matter of fact, hypochondria is becoming so popular that one in seven adults is affected by it. In our society today, Buddhism, especially Mahayana Buddhism, becomes a cure for the duhkha we are facing today. The Dharma of Mahayana Buddhism becomes very useful in solving many, even all problems that human beings are facing today. Mahayana Buddhism believes in the Path of the Bodhisattva, which is the path to awaken by achieving enlightenment of one's own being and, more importantly, to help others achieve enlightenment. What is the Bodhisattva Path is too complicated, but the first step in the Bodhisattva Path is very simple; teach others the dharma and help others. The relevant point for the modern world is that people today need to understand that by helping others you are helping yourself. In the context of Mahayana Buddhism, by helping others achieve Awakening you are moving forward on the Bodhisattva Path and moving towards the Awakened. If by helping a person you will get a teaspoon of wheat, and a teaspoon of wheat is useless. However, if you continue to help others, one day you will surprisingly discover that you have a grain barn. What we, modern humans, must learn from Mahayana Buddhism is that keep helping others and one day you will receive your “repayment”. Of course, it is impossible to reach Bodhisattva simply by helping others; The Mahayana Buddhist will also have t...... middle of the paper ...... e. The concept of the Six Perfections and the belief in the Three Bodies of Buddha act like a star guiding people through a dark forest. What the Six Perfection has led to is asking people to act in a way that respects everything and is kind to everything; in fact, what our modern word needs is respect and kindness. If modern humans believe in the Three Bodies of the Buddha, this will “force” people to act in the best way to achieve good karma and in the hope of being reborn in a place like the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha. bringing wealth to people and the Bodhisattva Path is quite difficult and not everyone wants to walk it. However, the philosophy of Mahayana Buddhism will bring peace of mind, harmony of life and happiness to the world. These are not the things that all human beings in the modern world are eager to find??