The Goal of Buddhis Education

    What is the ultimate goal of the buddhas teaching? It is to attain the perfect, complete Enlightenment. Transliterate from Sanskrit, it is called Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi. Out of respect, the phrase was maintained in its original form rather than translated. There are three stages within this enlightenment: “Proper Enlightenment”, ”Equal and proper Enlightenment” , “ perfect, complete Enlightenment”.

    The Buddha told us, that although scientists, philosophers and religious scholars may have reached a good understanding about life and the universe, this though they have obtained some understanding. They are far from having freedom from anxiety, from ending their poisons of greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance and doubt. They remain mired in all the troubles of human relationships and are swayed by personal feelings. In other words, they are human.