Mental Health Awareness in Buddhism
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The topic of this article is “Mental Health Awareness in Buddhism” It was discussed about Mental Health on Buddhism. Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential. It can cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively and fruitfully, and be able to make a contribution to her or his community. First, the Buddha taught, the monks should not follow two extremes ways; 1. The Extreme of sensual indulgence and 2 The xtreme of self-mortification. The monks should go on the Middle Way; The Noble Eight Fold Path consisting of 1. Right Understanding 2/ Right Thought 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action 5. Right Livelihood 6. Right Effort 7. Right Mindfulness 8. Right Concentration.The Buddha preached the Four Noble Truths: 1.Dukkha: ( Suffering) the reality of affliction and impermanence. Birth, old age, disease and death etc. 2. Samudaya ( cause of suffering) Arising (reaction) & Attachment (distraction) Sensory Attachment Becoming (self-formation) Non-Becoming (selfdestruction) 3. Nirodha ( cessation of suffering) Containment, stopping, unhooking 4. Magga ( paths leading to the cessation of suffering) Path and Bhāvanā ( Development). Kaya-bhavana:physical development) 2.Salabhavana: moral development 3.Citta-bhavana:emotional development and Paanbhavana : wisdom development and The four foundations of mindfulness have a single essence mindful contemplation of natural phenomena. They are differentiated insofar as this mindful contemplation is applied to four objects : 1.the body (kaya); 2.The feelings (vedana); 3.States of consciousness (citta); and 4.mental objects(dhamma). This is the Dharma for practice and Develop Mental Health.
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