Eastern philosophy and Buddhism begin to become clear benchmarks in Western culture, the way we see life fosters the balance we miss so much, it is the union of our emotional forces that guarantees success in life.
In Western culture other values are promoted to disconnect from the private and collective interior, while Buddhist teachings bring us closer to the exploration of our emotions.
- In this sense.
- It is clear that we want children to be happy and grow up healthy and motivated.
- Based on this principle.
- We can take certain actions that can make it a reality and not something impossible.
- Let’s see what advice we can take from Buddhism to achieve this goal.
Smiling at a child who wants to interact with us is practically instinctive, what’s going on is that, in the rush and day-to-day tasks, we forget about this very important point and stop approaching them in this way.
As a result, our children no longer feel recognized and, as a result, disconnect from themselves at an incredible rate, if we reflect on this, we will realize that there was a time, already far away for us, in which we ceased to look in amazement. and admiration and I started looking for other things.
What promotes a negative mood in us can come to dominate us. Boredom, jealousy and anger are naturally born emotions and feelings. We cannot punish that; we must insist that it is not wrong to feel this and that we must learn to channel these negative emotions.
Do you control your thoughts? (Buda) Thoughts are in our minds, they are chaos and it is important to undress them, they come and go without any sense. Children, like adults, invent things or interpret them, letting their thoughts fly.
Give children natural resources so they can leave these states shaping their imagination and resources. We need to teach them that it’s better to read than turn on the TV to soothe their boredom and that there’s a chance of creating wonderful things. .
It is important to establish words and rules around the child so that he learns to control them and their value, this helps you to be more aware, because our mind is often full of meaningless words and norms, so you need to learn to think about what you need and speak according to your vision of things so that what you live makes sense.
To adapt these tips to the education of our children, we must not forget that they learn by example, so if we start walking in a constant search for pleasure and safety, in a continuous flight of fear, pain and discomfort that does not abandon us alone, we will teach our children to do the same.
The word Buddha comes from budh, which means “awakening”, which is why Buddha means “what has awakened”. A Buddha is someone who has awakened from everything, as if coming out of a deep sleep, and has discovered that he is no longer suffering, that suffering is a nightmare. According to Buddhism, everyone, including children, can get out of this nightmare, trying to “do nothing but good, avoid harm to others, and purify the heart. “