Buddhism is a nontheistic world view and meditative endeavor which has helped millions of individuals and dozens of societies live in clarity and peacefulness. According to Nancy Wilson Ross, nearly one-fourth of the people on earth are followers of this way of life and thought.
The main teachings of Buddhism are interdependence, that nothing exists separate of everything else; nonduality, that correct perception requires becoming one with the object; nonviolence, which springs from this empathetic understanding; and joy, which arises from maintaining awareness of what is actually happening, even as it changes. The root “buddh” means to be awake, or aware,
and the most important practice in Buddhism is awareness of
