Practical Buddhism

By Dhammananda, K. Sri, Dr.

Book Id: WPLBN0000706697
Format Type: PDF eBook
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Practical Buddhism
Author:	Dhammananda, K. Sri, Dr.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Religion, Buddhism, Buddhism and literature
Collections:	BuddhaNet: Buddhist Information and Education Network
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Excerpt: Introduction, Everyone has intrinsically three types of nature: animal nature, human nature and divine nature. We adopt one of these natures to satisfy our worldly needs and desires. When our minds are not guided by religious discipline, our 'animal natures' often dominate. Human beings retain some of the animal nature inherited from their predecessors since the primeval past. Although they may have evolved and changed physically, they still have with them the lower mental processes, habits and patterns of behavior. Many of these characteristics may not be so obvious when conditions are favorable and the surroundings congenial. However, when situations change, these characteristics flare up like a volcano, as a result of deep-seated emotions and craving.