Actually, we suffer from many of our problems because we are the result of our illusions and hallucinations. By following the Buddha’s advice we can eradicate our human weaknesses. We do not use our intelligence when we come to superstitious beliefs. We must try to get rid of them by strengthening our mind and developing self-confidence. Then we can overcome many of our problems and in most cases our imaginary problems will simply disappear.
Some religions try to escape from reality by saying that god is responsible for all the good things that happened to us and if anything goes wrong then the devil is to be blamed for that. To Buddhists there is no meaning in this kind of belief.
Most of us simply do not try to understand why we are unhappy and why we are not satisfied with our life and who is responsible for this situation. Besides all the major personal problems which we are directly responsible for we also creates other problems on a social level like racial, traditional, religious and economic problems which divide mankind.
Conditions which have brought about the decline of mankind are the pervasive erosion of moral standards and the degradation of people acting with polluted minds. Man is constantly making mistakes; he reaches out for wrong goals, uses wrong means, and glorifies wrong values. These will only cause him to experience more unhappiness and insecurity which inevitably culminates in guilt, worry, self-hatred and disappointment. He seeks for remedies to the problems of course. But the searches for the solutions from the outside, not realizing that the root and solution of every problem lies within oneself.
May you be free from health and wealth.
From you and your problems.
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