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Main teachings of Buddha which are still relevant in the 21st Century

Gautam Buddha is also known by the names of Lord Buddha and Mahatma Buddha etc. He is considered the founder of world famous Buddhism . Gautam Buddha was born in 563 BC . The former took place in Lumbini . He was named Siddhartha . His father ‘s name was Shuddhodhan . Not only did Siddhartha study the Vedas and Upanishads from Guru Vishwamitra , he also learned about kingship and warfare . Siddharth ‘s heart was full of compassion since childhood . The suffering of any creature was not seen from him . Before becoming a Mahatma , Buddha was a king . Since childhood , he used to get lost in search of answers to such questions , the answers of which were not even available to great saints and Mahatmas . It was only after marriage that Buddha left his family and set out in search of truth and attained enlightenment . Buddha ‘s teachings are guiding people even today .

Presenting the major teachings of Gautam Buddha relevant in 21st Century
• If you really love yourself , you can never hurt others .
• Carve Your Own Path – We are born alone and die alone , so no one else can decide our fate except us .
• Health is the greatest gift , contentment is the greatest wealth and loyalty is the greatest relationship .
• Think good things – We become what we think . So think positive things and be happy .
• There is no distinction between east and west in the sky , people create the distinction with their own mind and then believe it to be true .
• You will not be punished for being angry , rather your anger itself will punish you .
• Peace resides within a human being , don’t search for it outside .
• Thousands of lamps can be lighted from one burning lamp , yet the light of that lamp does not decrease . In the same way happiness increases by sharing , it does not decrease .
• Being angry is like holding on to a hot coal with the intention of throwing it at someone else , it burns you first .
• Before proving anything to others it is necessary that we prove it to ourselves . Everyone ‘s first competition is with himself .
• Happiness is in our mind , happiness is not in the things money buys , but in how we feel . Happiness is actually in our brain .
• Hatred can never end with hatred . Hatred can be ended only by love . This is the eternal truth .
• Just as a candle can not burn itself without fire , similarly a human being can not survive without spirituality .
• Three things can not be hidden for long , the Sun , the Moon and the Truth.
• Don’t get entangled in the past , don’t get lost in dreams of the future , focus on the present , that ‘s the way to be happy .
• I never see what has been done ; I always see what remains to be done .
• It is better to win yourself than to win thousands of battles . Then that victory will be yours , which no one can snatch from you .
• Every experience teaches something, every experience is important , because we learn from our mistakes .
• Every human being has the right to discover his own world .
• Understand the importance of every day .Every day a person takes a new birth to fulfill a new purpose , so understand the importance of each day .

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