Health and Well Being

by Guest Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:35 pm



		EVER SINCE HUMAN BEINGS HAVE EVOLVED, the purpose of any religion, any culture, any way of life, always has been to take care of the body and the mind. When we look at a place like New York City, we see many millions of people who walk around and who do all sorts of things. With all respect, if we look from one perspective, it is just like looking at ants. But what is happening is that they are all just trying to take care of their body and their mind, what else? So this is a rather vast subject: the importance of a healthy body and a healthy mind and the connection between the two. First of all, let's look into the Buddhist concept of enlightenment and try to relate that to this subject. Enlightenment, or Buddhahood, means that a person reaches finally to their potential or destination, and that the person fully awakens and fully develops. So that particular person, whoever he or she is, when he or she fully awakens and fully develops, they reach Buddhahood. Reaching Buddhahood means a state of consciousness totally awakened and developed. So that means that such a person has a perfect and healthy mind. continued : http://www.kagyu.org/kagyulineage/buddhism/int/int03.php