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5 - Death, Karma, and Mindful Living

Secular Buddhism

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The Purpose of Buddhist Teachings Isn't Happiness, It's Freedom

Mindful living is about remembering to beompassion after you forget. The purpose of buddhist teachings isn't to obtain happiness, it's to obtain freedom. We can achieve freedom by understanding the nature of impermanence, interdependence and emptiness. And meditation and skilful living allows us to cultivate awareness of the freedom present in every moment we experience.

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