Response to Alfred’s Post
This post presents substantive information concerning Buddhism truths. I concur with the sentiments presented that every person is faced with suffering, "Dukkha," which entails physical pains of life or mental challenges; these challenges have a tremendous impact on someone's life. However, the post does not present substantive information on the ideology, "no situation is permanent, and everything is transient." The argument presented explaining how one can attain personal desires is not backed up with credible information to prove human satisfaction. According to Bowker (2008 ), human happiness is a state of mind and soul that ought to be achieved by pursuing one's desires and fulfilling them to the latter. The post mentions Meditation as the only means to achieve inner peace and leaves out other factors like financial stability and satisfaction of physical and mental desires. Nevertheless, I strongly concur with the explanation presented on Buddhist Meditation, a habitual process of controlling one's mind to attain desired thoughts.
Reply to Armando’s Post
Armando describes the way Siddhartha explores the entire situation of humankind as simplistic and accurate. However, my understanding of the human condition and its relation to enlightenment and satisfaction is that it's a complicated relationship; therefore, I can't entirely agree with Armando's initial sentiments at the start of her argument. The post also describes the four noble truths presented in Buddhism as a generalization of humanity, which is not the case. In my opinion, the most meaningful truth is that explaining "the truth of the cause of Dukkha"; states that humans are never satisfied because of the self-drive towards self-indulgence and lust. According to the Christian teachings, as stated by Fancourt (2016 ), humans are continually battling personal desires of the flesh whereby the spirit is willing, while the flesh is accustomed to worldly pleasures. The only limitation of this post is that it does not correlate human desires and lust to the ideology of achieving enlightenment and inner peace.
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References
Bowker, J (2008). The Message and the Book: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions, Yale University Press. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/apu/detail.action?docID=3420810 .
Fancourt, N., 2016. Teaching about Christianity: a configurative review of research in English schools. Religions, education and neoliberalism , [online] 38(1), pp.4-5. Available at: <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/307608333_Teaching_about_Christianity_a_configurative_review_of_research_in_English_schools> [Accessed 6 February 2021].
