Buddhism: The Four Noble Truths Of Buddhism

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The foundations of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism: “Life is filled with tension and anxiety. Desire or craving is the cause of tension and anxiety. The ceasing of desire and craving leads to the end of tension and anxiety. The way to bring about the end of tension and anxiety is through the practice of the Eightfold Path which leads to nirvana.” (2004, p. 328). To reach nirvana, the individual must practice the Eightfold Path that involves mindfulness, meditation, and the change of beliefs. The case example Hanna and Green used, involved multicultural school counselors introducing the value of calmness to students who have been convicted of a crime. Hanna and Green explain that school counselors can implement meditation and mindful awareness to guide students to reduce their stress and anxiety. Lastly, Hanna and Green stressed the importance that school counselors …show more content…

Therefore, I look forward to getting to know students and guiding them to success with appropriate interventions and techniques. Although most individuals or schools present and host a one time, or once a year multicultural event on school campus, I am looking forward to implementing the needs, values, and embracing multicultural throughout the school year. I believe that schools should place great emphasize and celebrate the different heritages every month, instead of only celebrating and recognizing certain heritage groups into commemorative months. Because the commemorative months celebrate only certain heritage, I look forward to getting the student population data of the school and making sure I target all the different heritages and

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