THE WAY TO HEAL SUFFERING REMEDY FOR PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSION BY DHARMA: NATURE ACCORDING TO THE BUDDHIST WAY

Abstract

This paper aims at indicating the application of Buddhist Philosophy in the remedy of human mind and the cultivation of psychological well-being.  Depression is an emotional disorder which will be expressed with a depressed mood, a feeling of boredom, discouragement, hopelessness, lethargic, drowsiness, loss of appetite, weight loss, and insomnia. Depression has been found in females more than males and in all ages. Based on Buddhism perspective, depression is believed to be a feeling caused by lack of consciousness in controlling thoughts. When there is no way to eliminate thoughts or suffering, it can cause feeling down leading to depression. Mindfulness practice is a way to abolish cause of depression by helping person living in the present and controlling or stopping repeated suffering thoughts. Most of Buddhists hold on to religious doctrine as an anchor in their lives. Religious beliefs affect human feelings and actions, help making life happy, and peaceful mind, and offer encouragement to fight the obstacles that come through their life. Preventing depression by using Dharma and applying the natural principles of life in line with Buddhist practices will help patients to heal themselves and keep them from depression.