The man who would come to be known as Buddha experienced the extremes of hunger and poverty on the path that he had chosen for himself. Finally enlightened to the truths of life and suffering, he set off on a mission to spread his teachings far and wide. Today, the questions that he spent his life seeking answers to are more prevalent than ever before.
Siddhartha Gotama was 35 years old when he found the answers to some of life's deepest and most difficult questions. What does it mean to suffer? What are the causes of suffering? Is there a solution to the problem of suffering? Siddhartha was born a prince in a royal family, but he was not happy with all of his luxuries and riches. Constantly plagued by the suffering of all the poverty stricken people around him, he gave it all up and left his home on a journey to seek enlightenment.
More of a philosophy than a religion, Buddhism has great lessons for anyone on a search to find inner peace. In this book, Buddhism: Beginner's Guide on the Journey to Enlightenment by Seeking Inner Peace Using the Art of Meditation, you will be guided through the five most important tenants of this enlightening philosophy, which are:
1. The Five Precepts of Buddhism
2. The Four Noble Truths
3. Walking the Noble Eightfold Path
4. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
5. The Two Basic Mindfulness Meditation Techniques
The information in this book can be applied to anyone at any point in time. These lessons have been constructed to help everyone come another step closer to attaining inner peace. You don't need to give up all of your worldly possessions in order to find inner peace, and in this great beginner's guide, you'll learn exactly how to find it in any walk of life.