Having delivered discourses for 45 years, the Buddha left a huge treasure of teachings for human beings. The aim is to explain the meaning of life, the human predicament and the phenomenon of injustice seen in society. The Buddha pointed out the way in the practice that leads to true happiness.
The ultimate goal of Buddhism is to help human beings to be free from suffering and build their lives in peace and happiness. To achieve all that, we must concentrate our mind, live in right Dhamma, learn to understand the teachings, practice the Path and apply it in daily life through “The seven methods to eliminate the taints”. The Buddha’s teachings are considered as a boat for conveying humans from ignorance to enlightenment.
We clearly see that Buddhism is a unique path leading to the cessation of suffering. The Buddha teaches us a way of life, a way of practice, a philosophy that is very useful because it shows us how to eliminate the taints radically.
The Buddha teaches us to eliminate all false ideas which impel us into metaphysical realms of thought, constantly reminding us that they are all illusions. He directed human beings to the path that leads to reality, that is the perception of suffering and the path to its cessation.
The origin of human suffering is ignorance which is expressed in many different forms. This is a characteristic of ignorance or the taints/defilements that arise from ignorance. So, if we want to solve a problem, we should base the solution on the characteristic or taint to find out the most appropriate method for eradicating it. The Buddha had a method for each type. According to the Buddha human beings have seven different starting points for each taint for which he has offered seven different methods.
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Abstract 129 There are taints that should be abandoned by seeing 129 There are taints that should be abandoned by restraining 131 There are taints that should be abandoned by using 133 There are taints that should be abandoned by enduring 135 There are taints that should be abandoned by avoiding 136 There are taints that should be abandoned by removing 137 There are taints that should be abandoned by developing 137 Conclusion 139 End Notes 140 Bibliography 142
