uld come along as well, but to see things as they actually are and to reach Nirvana. Once enlightened, you will have mastered the Eight-fold Path with the right: views, intentions, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration. The ideas of god vary from religion to religion and from culture to culture. As you can see Buddhism is quite different from Christianity. However, one aspect that these two religions have in common is that you must look within yourself for strength in your daily life and your eternal life. However, the major advantage that Buddhism has over Christianity is that Nirvana can be reached when alive, whereas a Christian focuses on the after life in heaven neglecting our lives in the present. Also, because Christianity offers a positive reward for good behavior, people are only acting good out of their own selfishness. If we were constantly appreciative of what we have, we will become much happier. The most important lesson from Buddhism is that everyone is responsible for their life and how they feel. If only we could work on our reactions, we would stop feeling all the pain and suffering. Buddhism is a religion that focus on creating a spiritual life that will somehow allow us to be masters of our lives and eventually be free from all the pain and sorrow....
