Courtesy - Sunday Island By Maya Bille
2,600 years ago the Buddha was enlightened, and the faith of Buddhism born. The positive idea of the way of living came to the Buddha - the middle path. He followed it to discover the noble eightfold path to enlightenment. Sri Lanka is a developing country where many business sectors are booming and an increasing part of the population is getting more money in their pockets. Most of the money is spent on consumption and materialist acquisition, but is materialism and greed for money consonant with the messages of the middle path?
Like many other religions Buddhism is built on a foundation of positive messages advocating that you should treat your neighbour, friend or family member with respect. That you should not steal, lie or kill. All the biggest religions have these messages in common, but several wars continue to be fought around the globe. Does this mean that people have gotten more aggressive and less religious? Or is it that the modern way of life is a burden too heavy to carry?
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