Buddha's Teaching Center

HOW TO REDUCE OUR MENTAL AGONY...?

"Whenever certain difficulties and problems arise, we should make up our mind to reduce our mental agony. First, we must try to understand the nature of the world where we live. We can never expect everything in this world to be perfect and to run smootly. The world situation may not always be in our favour. There could be no world and no life without problems. Natural forces like sunlight, rain, wind and moonlight are favourable and useful to many, yet at times they could be a nuisance to many others. There is in fact nothing perfectly bad of perfectly good in this world because the very things that are welcomed by one group could be hated by another group. Therefore, we define good and bad according to our needs. Things are neither good nor bad by nature, According to Buddhism, the world exist on conflict to which we become part of. If we have strong selfish cravings for existence and the senses, we will have to pay the price - the mental agony of having to survive with a topsy-turvy view of the world. Wishful thinking, yearnings for eternity and clinging to feelings such as the elusive 'I' or 'Me' only warp the mind and its sense of time. Unfulfilled desires yields their crop of quarels, friction, communication failures, fear, worry, loneliness and anxiety. There are no free rides. If you are desirous of eradicating the mental agony within us, we have to subdue selfish cravings. Life's journey has a T-junction. Either we take the right path and develop our spiritually to unwind the tensions of wordly life or you continue to indulge in sensual pleasures with their many attendant confrontations. One way to relieve ourself of our occasional mental agony is to understand the degree of our own sufferings and difficulties compared with those experienced by others. When we are unhappy, we often feel that the world is against us. We think that everything around us is about to collapse. We feel that the end of the road is near. However, if you take a mental note of things around us and count our blessings, surprisingly, we will find that we are indeed much better off than many other people. You might have probably heard the saying: .

'I complained I had no shoes until I met a man who has no feet'. In short, we have been unduly exaggerating our own difficulties and problems. Others are in fact worse off, and yet they do not worry themselves induly. Problems are there. We should try to solve them instead of worrying and creating mental anguish within us...."

May the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha bless all of you and all living beings to have good health peace and happiness by being free from all sufferings.....!

"Let's be happy here and now"

In today’s world, many people are always trying to get more and more success, more money, and more things. Everywhere we look, we are told that happiness comes from having more. Because of this, we often expect too much from ourselves. This creates stress, tiredness, and disappointment. We keep running after the next achievement, but in this endless race, we sometimes forget what truly matters in life.

To live a simple and healthy life, we need to learn how to reduce greed and be content with what we have. True happiness does not come from expensive things or constant success. It can be found in simple moments, spending time with our family , friends and enjoying nature, practicing kindness, or doing activities that bring peace to the heart. When we simplify our lives and focus on what is truly meaningful, our minds become lighter and calmer. We begin to see the beauty of everyday life and discover joy in things that money cannot buy.

Living simply in a world that always asks for more is not easy. Yet, when we let go of unrealistic expectations and practice contentment, we find real peace and fulfillment. Let us pause for a moment, reflect on our priorities, and learn to appreciate the simple blessings already present in our lives."

May the Noble Triple Gem, the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Saṅgha bless you, your beloved family members, dhamma friends, and all beings. May you be blessed with good health, peace, ease, comfort, success, and true happiness. May you be free from sickness, worries, dangers, disasters, difficulties, and suffering. I share merits and mettā with all of you. May every heart be filled with joy, compassion, wisdom, and lasting happiness....!

"Every test in our life makes us bitter or better, Every problem comes to make us or break us, The choice is ours whether we become victims or victorious. Beautiful things are not always good, but good things are always beautiful. Never think hard about the PAST, It brings tears... Don't think more about the FUTURE, It brings fears... Live this moment with a smile, It brings cheers. Stay away from anger. It hurts Only You. If you are right then there is no need to get angry, and if you are wrong then you don't have any right to get angry. So, we must Try to be a real human being. Then , we will have more opportunities to experience the reality of the life and we will be able to transform our suffering into happiness....."

May the Noble Triple Gem in Bless you, all other family members, dhamma friends and every being to have good health, peace, ease, comfort, success and happiness by being free from all sicknesses, problems, worries, difficulties and sufferings....! I'm sharing lot of merits and mettā to all of you. May every heart beon filled with joy, compassion, happiness and success. May the happiness be set up at every corners of the world.....!