Buddhism for a happy family life

Buddhism seeks happiness by pursuing mental tranquility through research and practice.
According to Buddhist doctrine, attaining equanimity, or mental tranquility, involves separating
oneself from the cycle of desiring that results in dukkha. You liberate yourself and reach a
condition of transcendent bliss and wellbeing by developing a mental state that allows you to
dissociate from all of your passions, desires, and goals in life. As stated in the Dhammapada's
first verse, Buddha believed that mental disorder starts in the mind. In order to achieve Nirvana,
the Ultimate Reality, the Buddha advised his followers to strive for "tranquility" and "insight."

The four noble truths of life, according to Buddhism, are the truth of suffering, truth of cause of
suffering, truth of end of suffering and the truth that leads to the end of suffering. These four
realities essentially teach us that there are pains and that each sorrow has a cause. The route that
leads to the end of suffering has a beginning and an end as well. The idea of suffering is meant to
express a pragmatic viewpoint that deals with the world as it is and makes an effort to improve it
rather than a pessimistic worldview. We humans need to understand that every hardship and
challenges that we face in our daily lives has a reason behind it. Just like happiness, our
hardships are also not permanent. So, if we humans are able to understand this and accept that
every problem has a cause and with that there is also a solution for those problems.
Right perspective, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right
mindfulness, and right concentration make up the Noble Eightfold Path. The fifth fold, right
livelihood, is included in the "moral conduct" section of the Path along with right speech and
right action. The Five Precepts are linked to these three folds of the Path. They are to abstain
from taking life, to abstain from taking what is not given, to abstain from sensuous misconduct,
to abstain from false speech, and to abstain from intoxicants. First and foremost, right
livelihood refers to a means of subsisting without violating the Precepts. It's a means of living
that doesn't harm other people. To have a successful family life, we need to be successful in our
faith, our morality, our charity, and our wisdom.
Although having money is not in and of itself an issue but the constant desire for it will only
lead to anguish and suffering. Humans have an endless desire for things. Owning more and more
things becomes an obsession. We stray from our intended course when we begin to yearn to be in
charge of everything. We begin to identify with our possessions. Our false sense of self (or
"I-am-ness") grows to maniacal proportions as our love for material stuff grows. We flounder in
a sea of anguish. The false ego-sense occupies the throne of our consciousness like a king. All of
our views, encounters, and emotions are under its influence. When the illusory ego-sense rules,
our judgment is compromised. The pleasure of materialistic things is fleeting. It might make you
happy and satisfied in the moment, but it won't make you happy or give you peace of mind over
the long haul. For instance, the owner of a motorcycle longs to own a car, while the owner of a
car wants to get a newer and more expensive model and this cycle of desire never ends. There is
never a point where there is enough supply to satisfy the demand of human beings. Contrarily,
non-materialistic joys are not chosen based on quantifiable criteria. The true purpose of life
becomes clear when you learn to balance your aspirations with these non-materialistic pleasures.

Happiness is the ultimate objective of life for every person, and we can only find it through
non-materialistic pursuits. Thus, we need to leave the materialistic world behind and live a
simplistic, minimalist world and we can lead a happy and fulfilling life.

References

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