Vishnu Avatar: BUDDHA, the Divine Deception (Individual Responsibility)

Today’s mantra is is to Buddha as the ninth avatar of Vishnu. There where different kind of divine work the Buddha came to do. Buddha means the enlightened one. Siddhartha Gautama was the great teacher of spiritual consciousness. A whole religion developed around him, Buddhism. We will learn as well a few Buddhist mantras in the following weeks.

Buddhist taught that the root of unhappiness is desires, so we must detach from all desire. As its main principles, there are the Four Noble Truth:

1. All Existence, as we know it, is suffering.

2. Misery is rooted in ignorant craving or desire.

3. Misery can be abolished by eliminating ignorant craving or desire.

4. This elimination can be accomplished by following the prescription offered by the Eightfold Path.

The Eightfold Path:

1. Right Understanding

2. Right Mindfulness

3. Right Speech

4. Right Action

5. Right Livelihood

6. Right Effort

7. Right Meditation

8. Right Emancipation

The mantra is:

OM SRI BUDDHA AVATARAYA NAMAHA

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Shivani Ma