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e RushProfessor AmitaTopics in History BuddhismDecember 16, 2013Finding matchlessself in a Suffering Based WorldACADEMIC INTEGRITY g adeptrOn my honor, I have neither received nor given whatever unauthorized assistance on this examination (assignment).___________Paije Rush_______Print Name ____________Paije Rush______ touch sensation (Print Name again on e-submission)__________December 17, 2013________DateAll of our problems and suffering lead off from confused negatives states of mind and all happiness and good fortunes derive from undisturbed and positive states of mind. In this bod, we have learned about the Buddha, the Dharma, The Four dreadful Truths, the cause and effect of suffering in ones life. In this course I have learned to creatively and critically contemplate literary materials learned through the Buddhas insights from over 2,000 years ago. I was taught methods for gradually overcoming negative minds such as anger to develop minds with crawl in compassion and w isdom, attributes that are obtained through experience.Topics in History of Buddhism has taught me that Buddhism is a trust of its own that you learn through practice and experience rather than a belief. This idea is a little complicated for some to grasp. In our culture, worship is a better system and faith is ones direction of accepting those beliefs. The Buddha has taught us to accept no teachings without testing them. Instead of accept in teachings one should practice the teachings to realize the truth of them.In Buddhism in that location are three general levels of the communication. There is the enlightened level, the intellectual level, and the communal level. Within these three levels enforces the learning and practicing of the Buddhas teachings. With le... ...ous life changes. They went from having extremely forgetful behavior to influencing others to be involved in such an inspirational journey.Overall, from this course I have obtained the notion that overcoming su ffering truly depends on the someone and their dedication to wanting to free themselves of suffering, pain, violence, and fear to live a liberated life. As long as we are enveloped in ignorance, ones thought of self, the world, and anything else is just a theory until proven to be true. One must grasp the idea that extinction of desire, Nirvana, and following the steps on the path to liberation is the ultimate goal of a suffer-free life. Once one can successfully cultivate ones mind so that they are free from the delusion of I and the craving for the wrong geek of pleasures, one can then see oneself for themselves and the have a transcend understanding of reality.