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Namobuddhaya.
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Welcome and welcome back to another video.
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If there is one thing in common in this world that all living beings search for, that is the happiness.
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We all like to be happy.
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We all seek happiness in this world.
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If I ask from you, would you like to be happy in your life?
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what will be your answer?
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You will say, of course, I want to be happy in my life.
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I want this peaceful state.
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I need to be in that.
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That is your answer.
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That is the answer of all living beings.
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Buddha says that all living beings likes to be happy and they seek the happiness.
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If you really think about our life, we are in a never-ending journey of pursuing happiness.
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Let me tell that again.
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We are in a never-ending journey of pursuing happiness.
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That means we are pursuing happiness, we are chasing and we are seeking for happiness, but yet
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we have not found it
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so what is the reason for this not finding happiness why
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we don't find happiness in our life we are seeking it we are finding for it
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but we don't find it what is the reason well the Buddha teaches us
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that we are finding or we are seeking this happiness from a source
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that the happiness does not exist because we are seeking happiness from external world
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we are seeking happiness from this materialistic things well
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when you seek happiness from materialistic things or external world you get pleasure but that is not happiness
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pleasure is something temporary and it gives you this instant gratification
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but in happiness the happiness is long lasting
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and it gives you this happiness or the contentment about yourself
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so that is why but the teachers us that you're finding the happiness from a source where the happiness does not exist.
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So the more you find it, the more you become frustrated.
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So will we ever be able to find happiness in our life?
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The Buddha answers this question.
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He says, yes, you can find happiness in your life.
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How to do that?
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If you look closely to the first and the second verses of Dhammapada,
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Buddha says, If one with an impure mind speaks or acts,
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the suffering will follow him like a cart will follow the ox.
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If with an impure mind one speaks or acts, the suffering will follow him.
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And in the next verse, Buddha says, if with a pure mind, if with a pure mind one speaks or acts,
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the happiness will follow him like a shadow following a man.
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So that means the happiness and the sadness entirely depends on the purity and the impurity of our mind.
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When our mind is pure, we can find the happiness.
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So, how can we find or how can we gain this purity in our mind in order to find the happiness?
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Well, Buddha teaches us there are a lot of things that you can do to make your mind pure.
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So today, I'm going to share with you few things that can give you the happiness in your life, that you can find the happiness in your life.
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first thing accepting the reality of life will give you the happiness you know life is full of ups
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and downs you sometimes you have good days sometimes we have
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bad days sometimes we have beautiful memories sometimes we also have miserable memories so life is not something that is going
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equally every day sometimes good sometimes bad
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when you realize this reality you can face these situations successfully
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right it is not always this bad experience makes us frustrated
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it is our reaction towards this bad experience makes us frustrated whenever you get a bad experience
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or or a bad day or a bad situation, tough situation, difficult situation, you have two choices.
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Either you can focus on the pain and feel miserable about that situation,
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or you can focus on the lesson that bad situation teaches us and learn from it and start growing your life so
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if you accept the reality of life it is not temporary
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sometimes the people around us are not in our control we cannot control their reactions we cannot control their opinions
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so when you realize these situations you can face those situations successfully
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that is one thing accepting reality of the life number two
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buddha said be generous practicing generosity is a major practice in
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buddhism well in buddhism the generosity is known as dana in dana buddha say is
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that you have to give without any expectations we have to give
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and we have to dedicate towards others without expecting anything in return
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that is one thing
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that we have to practice most of the time we like to hold on to things
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or gather the things towards us that is what people think
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when you gather more when you collect more things you will get rich
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and you will gain happiness but
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that does not give you the happiness it will give you the pleasure
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but it is temporary
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so what we have to do buddha says be generous give
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help others dedicate a part of your life on behalf of others
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when you do that
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when you become more generous let's say like this you gave some foods to a poor person let's say like
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that when you see that person is having those foods
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and overcoming his and his hunger
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and making his life much better you can be happy by seeing
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that when you become happy like
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that you feel happy about yourself right nothing can give you
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that happiness like by eating a good food by dressing a nice dress you cannot gain
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that happiness you don't feel happy about yourself right after let's
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say after hundreds hundreds of years later maybe 10 decades later
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when you think about that that incident i gave this food to this poor person.
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When you remind that, you'll feel happy.
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Even then you feel happy.
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That means happiness is long lasting.
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So Buddha says, be generous, help people, do something nice every day for a person.
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That is one thing we can do. And number three, forgiving.
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Forgiving is one of the most important things that we can do to create happiness in our life.
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We have to forgive ourselves.
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Also, we have to forgive others too.
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because forgiving when you forgive it doesn't mean
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that you are saying okay to others mistakes it's okay no you're not saying like
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that when you forgive you make your heart free so
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when you forgive it's not for that person it is for you and also we have to forgive for ourselves
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there are so many mistakes that we all have done in the past.
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If you hold on to past and if you make this present moment miserable that will not give you the happiness.
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So what do we have to do?
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Whatever the bad thing
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that we have done in the past we have to have this ability to forgive ourself
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and start all over again we all have
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that ability right we all have that privilege to start our life again
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and make it a better one okay
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so no one is perfect in this world we all have done mistakes one thing
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that we have to do is to forgive and start doing good things
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so these are few things that we can do to create happiness in our life
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and also there is one happiness that is called the ultimate happiness in this world
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that the buddha teaches us that is called nibbana or nirvana
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that is the enlightenment when you realize about the reality of this life
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and when you remove this desire or the craving that arises within your mind,
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then Buddha says that is the ultimate happiness.
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Simply, the Nibbana means That means removing of the desire,
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anger and the delusion of the mind is called the enlightenment.
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So that is the highest level of happiness that we all can reach.
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So when you practice these practices, when you engage yourself in wholesome state,
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that will create you the happiness in the life.
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So practice these things and make your life a happier one.
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Namo Buddhaya.
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Deze video bevat 118 zinnen en 1386 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 11:21. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 122 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 86% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| happiness zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈhæpinɪs/ | blijheid, blijdschap |
| forgive werkwoord | /fɚˈɡɪv/ | vergeven |
| generous bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/ | grootmoedig |
| temporary bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/ | tijdelijk |
| pursue werkwoord | /pɚˈsu/ | achtervolgen |
| successfully bijwoord | /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/ | met succes |
| suffer werkwoord | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | lijden |
| verse zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈvɝs/ | vers |
| enlightenment zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt/ | verlichting |
| generosity zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ti/ | gulheid, vrijgevigheid |
| dedicate werkwoord | /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/ | inwijden, wijden |
| lesson zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | les |
| chase werkwoord | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | achtervolgen, achternazitten |
| shadow zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | schaduw |
| anger zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈæŋɡə/ | boosheid, woede |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Voorwaardelijke zinnen if + zin, will/would + werkwoord — een voorwaarde en het gevolg | If I ask from you, would you |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have not found · have done |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is known · is called |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the most important · the highest |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 8 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, you're, doesn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, delusion /dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/, gratification /ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: temporary /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/, miserable /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹəbəl/, successfully /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/, enlightenment /ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt/, generosity /ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹɑ.sə.ti/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als happiness, forgive, generous.
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