Review 6（五）Ven. Master Xue Wu 089 美國英語口音 《So that you don't create the cause of your suffering.》
Channel: See Through and Let Go
Date: 2022-01-17

《Enlightenment means being aware of the realities and not being deluded by it. 》
《So that you don't create the cause of your suffering.》

What is the goal of practicing Buddhism? Liberated from suffering, to attain ultimate happiness. That is the fruit. What is the seed, the cause, is to break through the delusions and attain enlightenment. Enlightenment means being aware of the realities and not being deluded by it. So that you don't create the cause of your suffering.

And hence because of these teachings, it proves that Buddhism is no longer a superstition, it's not a religion in the sense of divine worshiping, it's just a very down-to-earth education of helping us to get through sufferings. That is the highest goal, to get liberation from the pain that we face now. 

So what is the second lesson? Just now, in the first part of the talk, I analyzed a lot of times that the goal of learning Buddhism is to attain happiness, to be awakened. Now we must understand: What are we seeking for in Buddhism? What are we looking for in Buddhism? What do we ask for in Buddhism? This is also very important so that our goal is not misaligned. 

So first is purpose, second is what do you look for in Buddhism. Otherwise why would you come here, right? We must be looking for something.