2023 Author: Jake Johnson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-24 23:11
We are not going to go into the field of religions, as this is a very personal aspect of each person, but when it comes to psychological and emotional well-being it is true that there are cultures and religions that have certain truly he althy habits so that Westerners who go with this frenetic pace can lower the revolutions and have a more relaxed, he althier and happier life.
Specifically we are going to talk about Buddhism, an Eastern religion that is one of the most followed in the entire world and that due to its philosophy of lifehas made many Westerners change their lives to the guidelines of this doctrine.
It seems that more than 20 million people follow the trend in particular of Tibetan Buddhism, which is the one that has taken root the most in the West.
In order to find inner peace and happiness Buddhism gives us some guidelines that are really effective by themselves when carrying out psychological therapy away from religious aspects and worship if we want.
Here are some tips to live more balanced taken from the Buddhist doctrine and applied to our lives.
-Don't follow the traditions just because they are something established forever and it should be like that. This will allow you to have a more elastic mind and be able to think without being shocked by new options that are given to you.the possibility of seeking more solutions to problems.
–Desire and ignorance are the cause of most suffering, that's why you must fight not to desire anything, because when you desire something and cannot reach it, a source arises of unhappiness Learn to live with the inherent uncertainty of life, taking advantage of its continuous changes to learn and not to suffer.
-Study the environment around you and look for the positive aspects to absorb them and the negative ones that cause you imbalance to get away whenever possible. If this is not the case, the previous rule applies.
–Anger, hatred, and resentment are negative emotions that cause great imbalance. Given this, cultivate meekness, love and forgiveness, feelings that, on the other hand, provide us with great balance and well-being. This is something proven through various studies.
-In relation to the previous point, doing evil is something that brings a complete imbalance to our lives. Do not do evil would be the summary of the famous 10 commandments or all the precepts of all religions. Really doing good gives us happiness and positive emotions that affect the quality of our life and that of those around us.
–Attachment to either people or things is another source of unhappiness. Although we feel apparently happy when we have something, it is a double-edged sword since it produces a great imbalance when we lack it.
-Love usourselves, having a good self-esteem but not out of pride for ourselves but as an assessment of what we really are is a very important point for our happiness from the point of view of Buddhism. Here we can include care in cleanliness, appearance and he alth of our physical body.
To all this we add that there are practices like meditation that have very positive effects on our lives.
