THE PHILOSOPHICAL DISCIPLINES

PRACTICAL HARVESTING AND APPLICATION OF THE VERY BEST

CONTENTS

Discussion

Philosophical disciplines

   Buddhism 

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DISCUSSION

There are many "disciplines", including religions, which are collections of philosophical view points, most of which lead to the same conclusion.  An interesting study which ties together five principles a week for 48 weeks is the sweet and to the point book Wisdom From World Religions, Sir John Templeton - ignore the religious parts and you'll see so much wisdom tied together - a rarely valuable work.  See the pieces where we explain how to alternatively view the language and beliefs in the "spiritual" or "religion realm, in order to glean the greater message.

THE PHILOSOPHICAL DISCIPLINES

BUDDHISM

A special section has been started that addresses Buddhism, including a "re-write" of   the ideas so that they are more understandable and so you don't have to interpret and study everything so hard to come up with a few ideas of what works and how to apply it.  It is much easier and more effective than you think - and you don't have to meditate for many years or go into deprivation or isolation.  Buddha, instead, recommended going "the middle way", with balance - you'll see.            

This seems to be the most effective, reality-based system to use.

Some samples, but go the the actual Buddhism Main Page.

     A "Quik-Guide" To Buddhism - Overview of key precepts - 1 page

    The Eight-Fold Path of Buddhism - A quick summary (1 1/2 pages) that gives

        you the basis of living a life without suffering.

    The Four Noble Truths Rewritten - Converted to truths understandable in my

        ordinary mind, not requiring one to reach Nirvana, but profound nonetheless.

    Overview at Wikipedia - A useful, quick overview of the key tenets of

        Buddhism.

           Buddhism Summarized at Wikipedia - A good coverage that saves time.

    Buddhism Test - What In Buddhism Do I Believe Or Practice Or Intend To Do?

         - The "three jewels" (the foundational pillars), the four noble truths, the

            eight-fold path, and some of the other pieces - doing this test helps one to

            establish some more pillars for one's own life philosphy, which will help one

            increase the strength of the foundational philosophy upon which the quality

            of your life will be determined.