Management of Stresses in Buddhism

Abstract

This academic article aims to study stress management in Buddhism, which includes the causes of stress and methods of stress management by applying Buddhist principles, such as solving stress problems according to Satipatthana 4 because Buddhism is a science of truth, with reasons and clear goals, which is to completely extinguish suffering. The main policy is to be mindful of the body and mind by not clinging to anything. The principles of Satipatthana 4 are the teachings of the Lord Buddha, who has laid out a teaching guideline in steps, starting from the rough to the detailed, making it easy to understand and practice that is comprehensive or suitable for people of all temperaments and dispositions of those who have a mind to meditate. It is also a strategy to extinguish suffering and solve it by letting go, looking at things positively, and continuously being mindful and aware of the symptoms. When suffering is extinguished, stress will gradually disappear or eventually become less.