Table of contents hide 1 Budha, Dharma and Sangha 2 abandon the causes of suffering 3 Dharma is medicine 4 discover peace and happiness 5 depends on the individual and his personality

The Refuge is a very important issue in what corresponds to the culture of the East, in this case I refer to Tibetan Culture. But what do we mean by refuge?, speaking in common terms it can be protection, support, support, but in reality it has to do with guiding our life in a healthy, positive and safe direction, that is, in t Terms of keeping present attention to everything we do, performing constructive and edifying word, mind and body actions, somehow also looking at all times to avoid actions that are not constructive that drive us to suffering cyclic and recurring.

The Budha, the Dharma and the Sangha

When talking about the triple jewel, reference is made to the Budha, the Dharma and the Sangha . These are known as objects of refuge, it is important to highlight that the tradition of the Budha is not understood as a theistic doctrine, and rather they are understood as objects of inspiration and blessings that drive all those who they practice to improve their condition of present life and in the case of the most committed practitioners, to improve their condition in the next life or lives.

In opposition to the western Theist, where we consider the existence of an omnipotent being that qualifies and evaluates the performance of beings, in this case divine justice, so to speak, is external.

In the Doctrine of the Budha everything depends on us, the Budha left his teachings in the Tripitaka or Triple basket, it is the practitioner who must apply to achieve achievements and progress. The Budha and Budhas give their blessings but they do not do the work for us, this can be hopeful in the sense that everything that comes to us positively we know is the result of the application of the teaching of the Budha by ourselves. No one can walk the road in our place.

abandon the causes of suffering

This is how the Budha is known as the first object of refuge, he is the doctor who somehow gives us the prescription or prescription of what we should do in this case to improve our living condition, abandoning the causes of suffering and promoting Those that generate happiness.

Dharma is medicine

The Medicine that somehow prescribes the Budha is what is known as the Dharma or the teaching, all that the Buddha inherited from future civilizations to achieve the awakening or liberation of suffering and conditioned existence. Here we find the teachings that refer to ethics, meditation and the Abidharma or science of the mind, it is said that they are more than 84, 000, it is a number to give us an idea of ​​how vast is the inheritance in teachings and methods That the budha left.

The nurses are those who understand each other in the term Sangha, who are the companions who accompany us and urge us to continue on the path of obtaining happiness and freedom from suffering, they do not refer to party partners, or football, here they refer to all those who are also striving for peace and abandoning the causes of suffering, among which we can find egocentrism and mental afflictions such as anger, attachment, jealousy, pride, envy, greed and the large number of others that derive from them.

discover peace and happiness

That is why when we talk about taking refuge in the triple Jewel we mean to believe or generate the conviction that there was a wise and enormously compassionate being who left his teaching and showed that it is possible to achieve genuine happiness, that being is the Budha, that if we continue the instructions that he left in the Dharma with discipline and perseverance will allow us to free ourselves from suffering and if we finally surround ourselves with “Shanga” people who are focused on their spiritual and emotional growth, we will achieve the liberation of suffering in order to discover genuine peace and happiness .

In summary, this is to take refuge in the triple Jewel, of course it is necessary to start with preliminary practices and go deeper into the various issues that are focused on eliminating the causes of suffering, progress is structured and gradual .

Regardless of the culture or doctrine, it is important to understand that in the end we are the only ones who can make progress within ourselves, no one can do the job that belongs to us, such as, for example, that a friend studies about how to handle anger so that I learn it, that is not possible, so the most important thing is to take refuge in the constructive, with the tools that lead us on that path and accompanied by the positive partners who go in our same direction.

it depends on the individual and his personality

We can apply it to our entire environment so that we can have emotional stability generated by a source of positive inspiration that prevents us from suffering. The option of the Budha is truly liberating but there are of course many more alternatives according to each type of individual and personality so here I leave this approach.

AUTHOR: Pilar Vázquez, collaborator of the great family of the White Brotherhood