Buddhism for Beginners

Are you a beginner at Buddhism? This is the video for you! We'll look at how Buddhism views the world and how Buddhist practice stems from that view.

00:00 Intro
00:24 Buddhism as a way of life
01:32 Ethics: good life with others
04:17 The only constant is change
04:36 Regularities around pleasure and pain
06:33 The search for equanimity
08:12 Buddhist practices
08:30 Calming meditation
10:16 Mindfulness meditation
11:39 Towards equanimity and kindness

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[alirose]

I like Buddhism cuz it’s basically just a guide to being a genuinely good person and leading a good life.

[elan]

I've been a buddhist for 62 years. I am always a beginner.

[lisaspikes]

I like this. I’ve been an atheist for about 15 years, but I find myself wanting a framework to build my life on. Buddhism is appealing to me. I’ve been looking into Nichiren Buddhism lately. I find the chanting gives me a way to focus. Yet I don’t have to “worship” anything, which I appreciate.

[bread]

I was raised Catholic, but I never connected with the religion, and I never wanted to follow it. I've been doing some research on Buddhism and your video is a very straight-forward explanation. Thank you, Doug!

[Roller_Ghoster]

Mindfulness brought me here. I'm looking at Buddhism and I am deeply intrigued.

[martincooper]

It's basically a philosophy, it has the benefits of certain religions, but it cuts out the God crap, i like it! I will definitely consider it!

[cubancucumber]

I feel like buddhism is for me. I don’t like nor believe in the idea of a God, it just has no factual sense. But i love spirituality and do believe in the afterlife and other lives. I think I’ve finally found my place.

[alexangeloallen]

I was sexually abused as a child for several years, turned to drugs, developed a problem with using substances to be happy and got clean and here I am again relearning more and more and trying my best to become a wiser Buddhist and finding peace in my simplicity and sobreity as now a healthy 16 year old man.

[lilianatchiblakian]

i’m only 15 but i have been interested in buddhism since i was 12 and i really think i’m going to pursue it because i’ve been doing a lot of research this was super helpful

[thanglaka]

_Buddhism is neither a philosophy nor a religion, nor a ordinary ethical code, it is a doctrine of actuality, a means of deliverance: or, as it is called in Pali language, the Dhamma_
_There is no such thing as god in Buddhism_

[lilystevo]

I'm beginning to learn buddhism because I strongly agree with all the practices and opinions, I want to join a community but there arent any temples near me

[Andux]

I realized something today, I am a Buddhist! Thanks Doug you really helped me.

[jamesoconnor]

When I first learned one of the main teachings of Buddhism, which is that desire is the root of suffering, my Westernized mind could not accept that, much less comprehend it. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that it is 100% true. And it’s not a dark or negative thing. It’s liberating. You just have to learn to healthily detach from outcomes.

[benlynch]

I'm starting to look into Buddhism as this is closest to my spiritual beliefs.
I've always been a good person at heart, but went down a wrong path when I got involved in drugs which led me to steal, lie & become someone who I wasn't. Now I'm starting to get clean I feel my chances of leading a better life could come from Buddhism.
I hope this is my 1st step.

[lilpizzy]

I was raised catholic and have been an atheist for 10+ years. I've always been into mindfulness and meditation but I couldn't find a fitting belief system until now. I'm so happy, I feel like I've been blind all my life and now I'm truly seeing the world for the first time

[landflower]

I am a Buddisht for 68 years and happy in Nichiren Shoshu.🙏😁🇯🇵

[canonviewer]

I’ve been exposed to many religions throughout my 29 years of life; Jehovas witnesses, Christianity, Catholicism, Wicca/paganism to new age, but the only one that I felt the most... I guess comfortable would be the word, with was Buddhism. I feel like it really resonated with me the strongest, and I’ve been trying to get back into it, but have been met with some challenge and I’m hoping going back to basics, as it were, will be a good place to start. Thank you for the video 😊

[Void-gn]

I’ve been struggling to find what I really want in life. Christianity was something i tried but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. I read into the basic beliefs of this religion/style of life and this is exactly what I’ve been looking for. I finally feel happy knowing i found myself.

[johnspinelli]

I'm Catholic but I have respect for buddhism. I am amazed how peaceful you guys are.

[dksubroto]

Budhism is the real guidance of human life...
I am very happy to hear it, (share your experience about Budhism to encourage each other)
may all beings be happy
love you all
(best regard from me in Central Java - Indonesia - Western Asia)