The book begins with the introduction of the unique characteristics of Buddhism. The Buddha attributed all his achievements and accomplishments to human effort and intelligence. Unlike other teachers or religions, in Buddhism every man has the potential to become a Buddha. Man is his own master. Thus, the realization of the truth also depends on one's own. The freedom of thought of an individual permitted by the Buddha is unknown in other religions. Even though there is a big difference between Buddhism and other religions, the Buddha showed his open and peaceful mind. He thinks that we should not condemn other religions but help all others to grow. Then the book explains that Buddhism encourages people to realize the truth by seeing, knowing, understanding but not on faith or belief. You should always ask questions and question seemingly true beliefs. Through learning and experimentation, you will discover the truth of this belief. And now it's your own knowledge and you've actually gained something instead of just believing in a vague idea. The book continues by presenting the Four Noble Truths. The First Noble Truth is Dukkha. This is usually translated as suffering, but that doesn't mean Buddhism is pessimistic about life or anything. There is neither pessimistic nor optimistic view towards anything in Buddhism. He adopts a realistic view of life and the world. It's about telling everything objectively and understanding the cause and effect of nature. There are three forms of Dukkha. One is ordinary suffering. This includes all kinds of physical and mental suffering such as aging, illness and separation from loved ones. Another is that whatever is impermanent is Dukkha. Even happiness can be dukkha. This is because...... middle of paper ...... about what we do since we always think of other choices. We think we could get a better result if we choose another option. But now the Buddha reminds us of the essence of selflessness. The concept can be very broad. But at least we can remember that focusing on the current work actually brings us the greatest happiness. This kind of focus doesn’t come from nothing. We can practice it in all the small areas of our daily lives. After all, I do not consider Buddhism to be a religion or a philosophy. I see it as a life attitude. It teaches how to see things objectively, how to focus on our work, how people should treat each other, how to interact with the outside world. Although there is still much to learn about Buddhism, I am glad I read this book. This is inspiring and sparks my interest in further study of Buddhism..