IUF 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Four Noble Truths, Ayurveda, Dukkha
4 Sep 2017
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What is ayurveda, veda: knowledge, wisdom, science. , ayus: life, healthy life, the knowledge (required) for a long and healthy life. Three pillars (for the preservation of health: food, sleep, chaste life. Three sources of disease (result of your own actions: overuse, underuse, abuse of the senses, herman hesse, german-born swiss writer, wrote about self-knowledge and discovery, father and grandfather were missionaries in india. Four noble truths: all life is suffering (dukkha, suffering is caused by desire/attachment, if one can eliminate desire then they eliminate suffering, follow the noble eight-fold path. Common characteristics of world religions: some kind of otherworldly transcendence, world beyond this world, larger forces beyond human comprehension acting in our world. Increasing individualism in religion: many believe in a universal spirit or god, but don"t go to church or actively practice the religion. Siddhartha characters: siddhartha, patient, intelligent, self-seeking, insightful, introspective, leader, stubborn, clever ix.
