Eight Winds

Life even in the best of times can be challenging, which is why the Buddha taught the lesson about the Eight Winds. Through faith, practice and study we try to live lives of happiness, but often our emotions can play havoc as life deals us its daily hand. The Eight Winds can be divided into two groupings, positive winds and opposing winds. The Four positive winds include: prosperity, honor, praise and pleasure. The Four opposing winds include: decline, disgrace, censure and suffering.

Quickly, we see how difficult it can be to remain on an even keal for surely we deserve great praise, how dare someone disgrace me with false gossip, the loss of my friend brings suffering,    I feel so great winning five hundred dollars on a lottery ticket.

Nichiren shares with us "a truly wise person is not elated by prosperity" M.W. 1 - p. 206 But what does this mean? to continue click here

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