The Buddhist worldview, why Buddhists are different | December 12th 7:30pm-9:00pm

All Buddhists believe that the teachings of Buddha, which are called Dharma, explain the actual truth of how all things exist. Buddha gave many different explanations of this subject for the varying types and mental capacities of living beings. In summary they all teach that the real world as it appears, is the world of the mind; for Buddhists, therefore, everything begins and ends with the mind, all experiences and phenomena are created by mind including even the entire universe, and there is nothing existing outside the mind. It is a radical and singular understanding that has benefited generations of practitioners over thousands of years.

Buddha's ultimate worldview is unique among all philosophies and gives clarity, purpose, and meaning to the everyday lives of Buddhist practitioners. In general, the Kadampa Buddhist teachings are a very special and rare presentation that is suitable for everyone without exception because there is no difference between these teachings and people's everyday experiences. This Dharma cannot be separated from daily life and accords with people's daily experiences. The exception among these teachings is Buddha's ultimate worldview which requires great good fortune and great wisdom to correctly understand.

Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab, in this Friday night lecture, will introduce this profound topic and provide some pointers on how we can begin to correctly understand the Buddhist worldview and see its immensely practical application to both our personal problems and the problems generally experienced in the wider world today.

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