Notes for Fri. 3/8/02 Mary Allender Mary borrowdalej@lanecc.edu

<title>Notes for Fri. 3/8/02 Mary Allender Mary borrowdalej@lanecc.edu</title>
3/8/02<br>
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Theravada;Dhammapada<br>
    Happiness p.39 Burtt<br>
 -Craving desire source of suffering.Want peace, calmness,serenity, free from burden of role in society and expectation of others.<br>
 -Solitary personal quest as opposed to Mahayana where still fit into society while fulfilling spirituality.<br>
 -Stay away from completely from bodily wants/desires.<br>
 -Eating/hunger is seen as a burden, something you have to do in modeeration to get rid of hunger pains.<br>
 -Be happy with fulfilling desires for a while but eventually will envy the man with peace,serenity.<br>
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Two ways of suffering:<br>
 1.Facing the unpleasant (like going to the dentist)-Getting what you don't want<br>
 2.Not being able to attain what's pleasant- wanting what you don't have<br>
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Get ultimate happiness by being content with what you have<br>
-non attachment; can't suffer if you are not attached to what you lose<br>
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Mahayana parables:<br>
 -p.118 burning house. Dad trying to get kids out, kids playing and ignore Dad. he pretends there's great toys outside, they run out. Is he a liar or deceiving them?<br>
     +Burning house=ignorance/suffering<br>
     +carts (toys)=Theravada Buddhism, a lure to attract followers to Buddha's Dharma<br>
 -Put away toys of theravada and become an adult with Mahayana.<br>