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FOUNDATION IN
THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT
MEDITATION PRACTITIONER COURSE
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA
USA
19-23 MARCH 2025
You are invited to attend the Foundation in The Path to Enlightenment - Meditation Practitioner Course held in Belmont, California, USA to learn and practice The Teachings of The Buddha through guided meditations, interactive group discussions, and connecting with an international Community of Practitioners to integrate these Teachings into your life practice. In addition to in-person attendance, there is also the option of online participation for this course, see below for details.
This course will provide you the opportunity to more deeply learn and practice The Teachings of The Buddha while connecting with our international Community of Practitioners and Teachers. You will have the opportunity to learn with a Teacher who lives and teaches in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the largest population of people who are practicing The Teachings of The Buddha - The Kingdom of Thailand, while having the opportunity to meet members of this international Community. He is traveling to the USA to share The Path to Enlightenment with you.
Not only will you have the opportunity to learn these Teachings and meet members of this international Community of Practitioners and Teachers but, you will have the opportunity to have personal discussions with the Teacher to gain insight into the development of your life practice while receiving continued support beyond this course.
This will excellerate and deeply enhance your understanding and practice of these Teachings.
Your understanding and practice of these Teachings will be significantly improved by learning with a Teacher from "the source" of these Teachings located in Chiang Mai, Thailand - The International Headquarters of Buddhist Teachings.
Course Overview
This course focuses on guiding Students in developing a solid foundation in The Teachings and practices of Gotama Buddha (i.e. The Buddha) to progress towards Enlightenment where the mind will be peaceful, calm, serene, and content with joy - permanently. The course sessions will be dedicated to sharing The Teachings that will guide a Student to develop a foundation on The Path to Enlightenment. which prepares you for continued practice towards the attainment of Enlightenment.
Students will learn how to establish a “life practice” based on independent observation of Gotama Buddha’s Teachings. Students will be guided in how to acquire wisdom through learning and practicing The Teachings to liberate the mind on The Path to attaining Enlightenment.
At the conclusion of this course, Students will have a theoretical foundation to start integrating and applying these Teachings in daily life to include a consistent meditation practice to eliminate discontent feelings from the mind such as sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, boredom, loneliness, guilt, fears, shyness, stress, anxiety, etc. Students will have a solid understanding of The Teachings that lead to the attainment of Enlightenment while having the support to accomplish this goal.
(All classes during the course are offered openly and freely to any and all participants, including children and families, at no cost. Students are welcome to attend classes/events during the course based on their own needs and interests. You are welcome to attend as many or as few of the classes as you would like. There is no requirement to attend all the classes, as Students are welcome to come and go as they please.)
Each day, the course will start with the opportunity for you to participate in a guided meditation session. You will learn Breathing Mindfulness Meditation and Loving-kindness Meditation in the seated, lying, standing, and walking positions, preparing the mind for the day ahead. These are the two most important meditation practices that train the mind to attain Enlightenment.
A morning session will offer in-depth talks on The Path to Enlightenment based on The Teachings of The Buddha to guide you to learn how to develop your life practice towards the attainment of Enlightenment where the mind will be peaceful, calm, serene, and content with joy - permanently.
An afternoon session will offer guided meditations with an opportunity to explore additional topics on The Path to Enlightenment to include Buddhist chanting and meditation.
The course is offered at no cost to all those with a sincere interest to learn and practice The Teachings of The Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.
(For more details, see the Course Plan, Course Schedule, and Class Descriptions and contact us with any questions, as we are pleased to help you.)
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
2616 Monte Cresta Drive
Belmont, CA 94002 USA
Date/Time/Cost
19 March 2025 (Wednesday)
3:00PM - 6:00PM
20-23 March 2025 (Thursday - Sunday)
9:30AM - 3:30PM (Pacific Time)
No Cost - Donations are accepted but not expected nor required
Travel and Lodging
The course will be held in Belmont, California, USA. You are welcome to reserve a room at any of the local hotels staying at a location that is accessible to the course venue. Those local to the Belmont, California, USA area are also invited and welcome to attend, please be sure to register each participant for the course.
Belmont, California, USA is an inviting and welcoming small city with all products and services easily accessible.. The course location is accessible by San Franciso International Airport (SFO). The airport is only 17 minutes from the location where the course will be hosted.
You might consider the following lodging recommendations.
Silicon Valley Inn - (5 minute drive to the course location)
Holiday Inn Express & Suites - (7 minute drive to the course location)
Hotel Nia, Autograph Collection - (14 minute drive to the course location)
Any and all hotels or lodging in and around Belmont, California, USA will be accessible to the course location. You are welcome to stay at a location that is accommodating to your needs. These are recommendations based on price and location as a low, mid, and high budget option. Food and other needs are readily accessible all throughout the bay area.
Transportation from the airport to your destination is seamless with public transportation, taxis, and private cars available upon arrival.
Ongoing Support
Continued support and guidance is available to all Students beyond this course through books, audiobooks, videos, podcasts, online/in-person classes or retreats, online community, and personal guidance - offered openly and freely to all. You can gain access to these resources using this link.
https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/
Online Participation
If you are unable to attend this course in Belmont, California, USA, you are welcome to participate through our live stream and/or Zoom.
Live Stream
Youtube: https://bit.ly/DailyWisdom-Youtube
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DailyWisdom999/events
Website: https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/livestream
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/8850929240
Password: 999999
Donations
If you’d like to support this course, you are welcome to make your donations using this link. Your kind support is highly appreciated and will help create the very best learning experience for you.
Donations will contribute to the cost of various expenses for the course.
https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/supportbuddha
COURSE PLAN
This course focuses on guiding Students in developing a solid foundation in The Teachings and practices of Gotama Buddha.
Students will learn how to establish a “life practice” based on independent observation of Gotama Buddha’s Teachings. Students will be guided in how to acquire wisdom through learning and practicing The Teachings to liberate the mind on The Path to attaining Enlightenment.
At the conclusion of this course, Students will have a theoretical foundation to start integrating and applying these Teachings in daily life to include a consistent meditation practice to eliminate discontent feelings from the mind such as sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fears, boredom, loneliness, shyness, jealousy, resentment, stress, anxiety, etc.
Teachings & Discussions (Dhamma Talks)
- Introduction to The Teachings of The Buddha
- Life Story of Gotama Buddha
- Enlightenment: What is “Enlightenment”?
- The Eight Fold Path: The Path for All Humans to Enlightenment
- Transforming The Three Poisons: Craving, Anger, and Ignorance
- The Five Precepts: A Householder's Guide to Daily Practice
- What is Kamma and How Does It Affect Me?
- What is Merit? & Continued Support on The Path to Enlightenment
- Integrating The Teachings into Your Life
- Meditation: Developing Your Practice
Meditation
- Meditation Instruction: Breathing Mindfulness Meditation and Loving-kindness Meditation
- Meditation Positions: Seated, Lying, Standing, and Walking Position
- Buddhist Chanting in Pali
COURSE SCHEDULE
Wednesday - 19 March 2025
3:00 PM - Introduction to The Teachings of The Buddha
6:00PM - Free Time
Thursday - 20 March 2025
9:30 AM -Welcome / Open Discussion - Course Plan and Schedule
10:00 AM - Life Story of Gotama Buddha
11:00 AM - Break
11:30 AM - Enlightenment: What is Enlightenment?
12:30 PM - Lunch / Free Time
2:00 PM - Meditation Instruction: Buddhist Chanting and Guided Breathing Mindfulness Meditation (Seated)
3:30 PM - Free Time
Friday - 21 March 2025
9:30 AM - Buddhist Chanting & Guided Breathing Mindfulness Meditation (Seated)
10:00 AM - The Eight Fold Path: The Path for All Humans to Enlightenment
11:00 AM - Break
11:30 AM - The Eight Fold Path: The Path for All Humans to Enlightenment
12:30 PM - Lunch / Free Time
2:00 PM - Meditation Instruction: Breathing Mindfulness Meditation (Seated, Lying, or Standing)
3:30 PM - Free Time
Saturday - 22 March 2025
9:30 AM - Buddhist Chanting & Guided Breathing Mindfulness Meditation (Seated, Lying, or Standing)
10:00 AM - Transforming The Three Poisons: Craving, Anger, and Ignorance
11:00 AM - Break
11:30 AM - The Five Precepts: A Householder's Guide to Daily Practice
12:30 PM - Lunch / Free Time
2:00 PM - Meditation Instruction: Breathing Mindfulness Meditation (Walking)
3:30 PM - Free Time
Sunday - 23 March 2025
9:30 AM - Buddhist Chanting & Guided Breathing Mindfulness Meditation (Seated, Lying, Standing, or Walking)
10:00 AM - What is Kamma and How Does It Affect Me?
11:00 AM - Break
11:30 AM - What is Merit? & Continued Support on The Path to Enlightenment
Integrating The Teachings into Your Life
12:30 PM - Lunch / Free Time
2:00 PM - Meditation Instruction: Loving-kindness Meditation (Seated)
Closing Group Discussion with Questions & Answers
3:30 PM - Free Time / Course Finished
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Students are welcome to attend classes/events during the course based on their own needs and interests.
You are welcome to participate in as many or as few of the classes/events during the course as you would like. All classes during the course are offered openly and freely to any and all participants, including children and families, at no cost. Each Student will need to cover the cost of their travel, lodging, and meals.
All instruction during the course is provided openly and freely by our Teacher.
David Roylance will provide all talks on meditation instruction and The Teachings of The Buddha in the English language.
Begin Your Learning
Students are encouraged to use the book “Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Enlightenment” (Volume 1) by David Roylance as a source text for this course. Reading this book prior to the course can provide Students advance learning in preparation to gain the most benefit from the course.
The books can be accessed using this link. https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/freebuddhabooks
OUR TEACHER
David Roylance
David Roylance is a dedicated Practitioner and Teacher of Gotama Buddha’s Teachings who has been part of the Thai community since 2001. He visited Thailand for the first time in 2002 and brought the Traditional Thai Healing Arts back to the United States of America to share with people in the Western World.
His Traditional Thai Healing Arts centers, located in the Washington DC area, provided traditional Thai healing arts to clients and educational opportunities to Students to explore the Thai healing arts, Thai culture, and The Teachings of Gotama Buddha. David is a published author with books on the topics of Traditional Thai Healing Arts and The Path That Leads to Enlightenment.
David has taught Gotama Buddha’s Teachings since 2005 in the United States of America. In 2015, he closed his businesses and relocated to Chiang Mai, Thailand to be closer to the Thai culture and the Thai Community of Buddhist Practitioners.
David shares Gotama Buddha’s Teachings with Household Practitioners and Ordained Practitioners in Chiang Mai, Thailand and around the world through courses, retreats, and special events providing guidance to help people attain Enlightenment - a peaceful, calm, serene, and content mind with joy.
David Roylance
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Welcome / Course Plan and Schedule - Open Discussion
Students will participate in a welcome from our Teacher, David Roylance. David will lead an open discussion to provide Students with an overview of the course plan and schedule so that Students can get acquainted with the course and each other.
This is the perfect opportunity to connect with Students who will participate in the course and meet new friends while gaining insight into all the course classes, events, and activities.
Meditation Instruction: Breathing Mindfulness Meditation (Seated, Lying, Standing & Walking)
Learn Breathing Mindfulness Meditation in the seated, lying, standing, and walking positions to train the mind to cultivate mindfulness and concentration to attain Enlightenment through The Teachings of Gotama Buddha on The Path to Enlightenment.
David will guide you in understanding Breathing Mindfulness Meditation, how to do Breathing Mindfulness Meditation, guide you in doing Breathing Mindfulness Meditation during group meditation sessions, and will accept questions from Students to help you develop your "life practice”.
Meditation Instruction: Loving-kindness Meditation (Seated, Lying, & Standing)
Learn Loving-kindness Meditation to eliminate anger, hatred, ill will, resentment, negative self talk, and other discontent feelings associated with the unEnlightened mind.
David will help you understand "What is Loving-kindness Meditation", how it can help you, and how to do Loving-kindness Meditation during guided group meditation sessions of Loving-kindness Meditation.
Buddhist Chanting
Buddhist chanting has been used throughout multiple generations to orally remember The Teachings of The Buddha. Each generation of Practitioners have learned specific chants and practiced those in the Pāli language as a way of sharing The Teachings of The Buddha with the next generation through the oral tradition.
Today, these Teachings are in the English language in multiple formats including written format so there is no need to learn chanting as a way to remember The Teachings in the Pāli language. But, Practitioners can still learn these traditional chants as a way to develop mindfulness, concentration, memory, and to ease the mind in and out of meditation sessions gaining more benefit in each meditation.
David will help you develop your Buddhist chanting practice through group chanting prior to and after each meditation session.
Introduction to The Teachings of The Buddha
This is an introduction to The Teachings and practices of The Buddha.
You will learn “What is a Buddha”, “What The Teachings of The Buddha are and are not”, how a Practitioner can develop a “life practice” based on independent verification of Gotama Buddha’s Teachings to determine if they are true or false.
Students will be introduced to how they can acquire wisdom through learning, reflecting (i.e. independently verifying), and practicing The Teachings of The Buddha, leading to Enlightenment.
Students will learn the very first Teaching of The Buddha which describes the problem in the unEnlightened mind, the cause of the problem, the elimination of the problem, and the path to eliminating the problem. Students can experience a break through to finally understand what is causing the discontent feelings in their mind and how to eliminate them on The Path to Enlightenment.
At the conclusion of this course, Students will have learned an introduction to these Teachings and an introduction to developing a meditation practice to eliminate discontent feelings from the mind such as sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fears, boredom, loneliness, shyness, jealousy, resentment, stress, anxiety, etc.
The Enlightened mind will experience peacefulness, calmness, serenity, and contentedness with joy - permanently. The Enlightened mind will no longer experience any discontent feelings and this course can be your first step in that direction.
Life Story of Gotama Buddha
Learn the life story of Siddhartha Gotama, who eventually becomes known as Gotama Buddha or “The Buddha".
David will share a detailed recounting of The Buddha’s birth, early life, journey to Enlightenment, teaching career, and what motivated him to discover The Teachings that lead to Enlightenment.
Enlightenment: What is “Enlightenment”?
Enlightenment is attained gradually over time through learning and practicing The Buddha’s Teachings so that you can observe truth that will allow you to acquire wisdom.
But what is Enlightenment?
David will help you to understand the mental state of Enlightenment, how to progress on The Path to Enlightenment, and how to attain Enlightenment.
The Four Noble Truths: Establishing Right View
For anyone interested to explore and study The Path to Enlightenment, one must begin with a deep understanding of The Four Noble Truths.
The Four Noble Truths is the first discourse offered by The Buddha as his very first Teaching upon him attaining Enlightenment as The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha.
The Four Noble Truths is the core understanding required to establish “Right View”. Right View gives a Practitioner’s mind the foundation in which to apply all the other Teachings and practices taught by The Buddha. A Practitioner would have no ability to attain Enlightenment unless they learned, reflected, and practiced The Four Noble Truths to establish “Right View”.
David will share The Four Noble Truths explaining the noble truth of discontentedness, the noble truth of the cause of discontentedness, the noble truth of the elimination of discontentedness, the noble truth of the way leading to the elimination of discontentedness to help you establish Right View.
The Eight Fold Path: The Path for All Humans to Enlightenment
The Buddha gave us “The Path” forward to pursuing our own Enlightenment as The Eight Fold Path. In his explanation of The Eight Fold Path, we learn exactly how to attain Enlightenment through a life practice or a better way of life.
The Eight Fold Path is the way to completely eliminate all discontentedness from the mind. You will need a detailed and thorough understanding and practice of The Eight Fold Path to attain Enlightenment. Using The Words of The Buddha,
David will share The Eight Fold Path in detail helping you to deeply understand each individual step to develop your life practice and progress towards Enlightenment.
Transforming The Three Poisons: Craving, Anger, and Ignorance
The Buddha’s Teachings to eliminate, craving, anger, and ignorance (unknowing of true reality) are known, for good reason, as The Three Poisons, The Three Unwholesome Roots, and The Three Fires. Also known as, greed, hatred, and delusion.
These are The Three Poisons that exist and are present in the mind as part of rebirth into the human realm. It is our goal, through these Teachings, to eliminate these Three Poisons through practice of non-craving or generosity, non-anger or loving-kindness, and non-ignorance or wisdom. To attain Enlightenment, one would need to completely eliminate The Three Poisons.
David will help you understand The Three Poisons, how they cause you problems in life, and how to eliminate them from the mind.
The Five Precepts: A Householder's Guide to Daily Practice
The Buddha gave us guidance to conduct life without harm to other beings or ourselves. This is titled “The Five Precepts”.
These are not commandments nor rules to follow, rather how to ensure you are not causing harm to others or yourself. By causing harm to others, we cause harm to ourselves by the Natural Law of Kamma. Through practice of these precepts, you will drastically eliminate unwholesome Kamma production and, thus, experience a more peaceful and content existence.
The Buddha’s Teachings are not to control an individual nor dictate what they should or should not do. But instead, provide guidance that when practiced will lead to Enlightenment, liberation of the mind, a peaceful and content mind and, thus, a peaceful and content life.
David will help you understand what The Buddha taught regarding The Five Precepts and how to apply them to your daily life in modern times.
What is Kamma and How Does It Affect Me?
All of Gotama Buddha’s Teachings center on the importance of “not doing any harm”. By doing harm to other beings, we do harm to ourselves because of The Natural Law of Kamma.
But what is Kamma? Is it really as mystical and magical as some people say?
David will demystify The Natural Law of Kamma and help you understand "What is Kamma and How Does It Affect Me?".
What is Merit?
Merit is an important Teaching to understand as it relates to The Path to Enlightenment. Merit is thought of as a unique type of wholesome Kamma.
A Practitioner would be unable to attain Enlightenment without understanding "What is Merit?" and without producing merit.
David will help you understand what is merit, why it is beneficial, and how to create merit.
Continued Support on The Path to Enlightenment
Continued support and guidance is available to all Students beyond this course through books, audiobooks, videos, podcasts, online/in-person classes or retreats, online community, and personal guidance - offered openly and freely to all. You can gain access to these resources using this link.
https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/
Integrating The Teachings into Your Life
Learning during a course or retreat on The Teachings of The Buddha can surely be fun, exciting, and thrilling. There can be significant progress in how you think and process the world around you, producing significant peace and joy. But, how do you integrate The Teachings of The Buddha into your daily life so that you can create continued progress on The Path to Enlightenment? As you return back to your normal life, how can you ensure any progress that you made during a course or retreat is built upon rather than diminish.
David will guide you in understanding how to integrate The Teachings of The Buddha into your daily life so that you can continue to make progress beyond any course or retreat. He will invite you to ask questions to deepen your understanding of this topic and any others that you may have remaining questions about that have not yet been asked or answered.
Lunch & Dinners
Students will have a full range of restaurants to eat meals or are welcome to bring their own food. Students will need to support the cost of their own meals.
Closing Group Discussion with Questions & Answers
David will lead a closing group discussion providing the opportunity for Students to ask any remaining questions from all the talks in the course receiving answers to any questions that still remain.
RESTORATION OF
THE BUDDHA'S TEACHINGS
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THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT
The Buddha taught over 2,500 years ago. He taught The Path to Enlightenment guiding countless beings to a mental state that is peaceful, calm, serene, and content with joy that is permanent, where the mind has eliminated 100% of all discontent feelings such as sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fears, boredom, loneliness, shyness, jealousy, resentment, stress, anxiety, etc.
Immediately following the death of The Buddha (i.e. Gotama Buddha), The Teachings were shining in the world continuing to guide countless people to Enlightenment. But, over the course of many generations, just as Gotama Buddha predicted, people’s understanding of his Teachings gradually diminished due to modifications and adjustments made by people after him. The modifications made to his Teachings, handed down through oral transmission, have made it increasingly difficult for human beings to attain Enlightenment.
The goal of David’s Teachings is to root the learning and practice he shares in “The Words of The Buddha” based on The Teachings that existed during the lifetime of Gotama Buddha, so that countless beings can now attain Enlightenment based on the original Path to Enlightenment discovered and declared by Gotama Buddha.
David does this through connecting what he teaches to the largest most complete source of Teachings from Gotama Buddha - The Pāli Canon. The Pāli Canon is the original source text of The Teachings from Gotama Buddha as spoken by him during his lifetime.
David has spent countless hours dedicated to restoring The Words of The Buddha by updating a significant portion of the translations of Gotama Buddha’s Teachings from The Pāli Canon. He now offers several resources for Students to learn, reflect, and practice The Path to Enlightenment to experience the results of an Enlightened mind.
David offers books, audiobooks, videos, podcasts, online learning programs, personal guidance, and retreats without any requirement for financial support. All the work that is being done is offered openly and freely for all beings without any requirement to provide any financial support. David accepts donations but Students are not required to provide donations for any work that he does in supporting them on The Path to Enlightenment. David does not request donations and instead, just accepts whatever is offered to him, if anything at all.
His dedication to sharing these Teachings is not motivated by finances. He shares openly and freely with everyone who has a sincere interest in learning and practicing The Path to Enlightenment.
Ultimately, David plans to preserve The Teachings of The Buddha in a format that is easily, readily, and openly accessible to anyone in the world while offering support to learn, reflect, and practice to experience the results of the Enlightened mind.
His plan is to guide countless people to Enlightenment during his lifetime and leave a Community of Enlightened beings who can continue to share The Teachings long after his death. Through developing a Community of Enlightened beings and preserving The Path to Enlightenment in resources that are easily, readily, and openly accessible to anyone in the world, David is revealing the hidden Teachings of Gotama Buddha and doing the best he can to remove any obstacles one might have to learn, reflect, and practice these Teachings, allowing countless people to experience the results of an Enlightened mind.
Upon his death, David predicts that his closest Student, his son and a continued lineage of Teachers, will share these same Teachings continuing to support and grow The Community of Enlightened beings long into the future - for the next 1000 years.
These efforts will culminate into restoring The Path to Enlightenment back into the world so that all of humanity can experience Enlightenment evolving the human species to one where every being has the opportunity to attain Enlightenment creating “heaven on earth”.
THE GOAL
AN ENTIRE SPECIES OF ENLIGHTENED BEINGS
Having experienced Enlightenment and knowing the peace, calm, serenity, and contentedness with joy that comes with having attained Enlightenment, a Buddha’s goal is to share his Teachings worldwide so that “all beings” can experience Enlightenment.
The Enlightened mind no longer experiences any discontent feelings such as sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fears, boredom, loneliness, shyness, jealousy, resentment, anxiety, stress, etc.
All discontent feelings have been eliminated 100% from the Enlightened mind (i.e. all suffering is eliminated).
An Enlightened mind will have loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, equanimity, and generosity among many other wholesome qualities.
Can you imagine an entire world where all human beings have liberated their mind to no longer experience these discontent feelings and are practicing wholesome qualities of mind at all times?
With “The Buddha” (Gotama Buddha) having attained this permanent mental state of Enlightenment on his own as The Perfectly Enlightened Buddha, he would have known that through his dedicated and persistent pursuit to Enlightenment, he had acquired the wisdom needed to guide “all beings” to this same mental state.
However, his teaching career of 45 years would not be enough time to share his Teachings worldwide. He knew, that it would require many centuries for his Teachings to reach all parts of the world. During his lifetime, travel of people and information was limited based on several constraints.
Today, we are in a unique time in history where these same constraints have been eliminated. A time when people and information are able to travel around the world in an instant.
Not only can information travel quickly but all of humanity is slowly coming to the point where there is a common language spoken around the world - the English language.
Criteria exist today that did not exist during Gotama Buddha’s lifetime that make now the perfect time for all of humanity to gradually attain Enlightenment realizing a better existence.
People can travel worldwide.
Information can be shared worldwide in an instant.
Commonly spoken language among a large percentage of the worldwide population and this is only growing.
These criteria did not exist during the lifetime of Gotama Buddha and it is only now that the world has come into an age where his original goal is realistically possible.
But, during Gotama Buddha’s lifetime it seems they had something that we may not have….
The people during Gotama Buddha’s lifetime had perseverance and dedication to learning, reflecting, and practicing The Teachings to realize the results of experiencing the Enlightened mind. They were not afraid of hard work.
With our modern day conveniences, I am unsure how many people are willing to apply their determination, dedication, and diligence with time, effort, energy, and resources towards The Path to Enlightenment with the goal to experience the Enlightened mind.
When a being decides they are finished with the sadness, anger, frustration, irritation, annoyance, guilt, shame, fear, boredom, loneliness, shyness, jealousy, resentment, etc., that is the time when one can turn towards The Teachings and goal of experiencing Enlightenment.
Through each individual deciding to learn and practice The Teachings of Gotama Buddha, as a collective world, our species will gradually evolve. We evolve to a higher consciousness where we train the mind to not harm others through our intentions, speech, nor actions.
Through each individual deciding to learn, reflect, and practice The Teachings of Gotama Buddha, each person benefits and we all benefit as there will be less and less harm in the world.
Through individuals deciding to focus on developing a comprehensive approach to learning and practicing The Teachings of Gotama Buddha with guidance from a Teacher, your life drastically improves and the entire world improves essentially creating “heaven on earth”.
We do not need to “fix” the world. That is not the problem. The problem is the unEnlightened mind does not understand The Natural Laws of Existence and it is quite a struggle to live in a world that one does not understand.
Through learning and practicing The Teachings of Gotama Buddha, a Practitioner comes to deeply understand The Natural Laws of Existence to acquire wisdom that will end the struggles and misery one may face on a regular basis.
Are you ready to apply determination, dedication, and diligence with time, effort, energy, and resources towards The Path to Enlightenment with the goal to experience Enlightenment?
If one enjoys anger, sadness, boredom, loneliness, resentment, etc., there is nothing to do.
But, if you are interested to eliminate these unwelcomed feelings from the mind, then I suggest you turn towards The Path to Enlightenment and apply your dedication and diligence to learning, reflecting, and practicing The Teachings of Gotama Buddha.
And then, as all of humanity gradually experiences Enlightenment we will have accomplished “the goal”.
“An entire species of Enlightened beings”.
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