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Don't Try To Use What You Learn From Buddhism To Be A Buddhist; Use It To Be A Better Whatever-you-al Ready-are.

In The Past, The Respect People Had For Religion Meant That Ethical Practice Was Maintained Through A Majority Following One Religion Or Another. But This Is No Longer The Case. We Must Therefore Find Some Other Way Of Establishing Basic Ethical Principles.

All Suffering Is Caused By Ignorance. People Inflict Pain On Others In The Selfish Pursuit Of Their Happiness Or Satisfaction.

Compassion Naturally Creates A Positive Atmosphere, And As A Result You Feel Peaceful And Content.

According To Accounts Of The Buddha's Life, It Would Seem That He Had A Very Deep Relationship With Nature. He Was Not Born In The Royal Palace But In A Park, Under A Sala Tree. He Attained Complete Enlightenment Under The Bodhi Tree And Left This Earth To Enter Parinirvana, Again, Between Three Sala Trees. It Would Seem That The Buddha Was Very Fond Of Trees.