Question

Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.

“Not from weeping or from grieving will anyone obtain peace of mind; on the contrary his pain will be greater and his body will suffer.”

Validate this preaching of Buddha with reference to the story ‘A Sermon at Benaras’.

Answer 1

The narrative “A Sermon at Benaras” supports the Buddha’s claim that grief and crying do not alleviate suffering but rather make it worse. The story illustrates how knowing and accepting impermanence is the way to peace, whereas clinging to sadness simply makes one’s suffering worse.