The reading passages I signed up for where pertaining to Buddhism. It was a very interesting read as it informs the reader of a religion is more about the individual’s mindset over anything else. The way the author portrays Buddhism is it sets out to achieve a utopia is by having each individual achieve enlightenment. I really like this idea because it seems achievable and it resonates with my personal beliefs. That being said, I do see many flaws with the Buddhism utopia ideology. Thus, I intend to go over the positive and the negative aspects of achieving a utopia through enlightenment. In my view the values brought upon an individual during enlightenment are very positive. If the whole populace achieved enlightenment then the whole population would hold fairly similar morals and beliefs. These values such as hard work and living honestly are key traits that would aid this utopia. These similar beliefs would reduce conflict as people will act in similar fashion so there will be little culture clash. There is also the aspect that this utopia would …show more content…
I could clearly see how enlightenment would lead to a world that was a utopia. Though after truly understanding the requirements of enlightenment I realized how impossible it is for everyone to achieve. In order to become a society made up of entirely enlightened people we must all first give up many of the things that make us humans. This utopia would be devoid of many human emotions such as desire and passion. Yes it would be peaceful and harmonious but it would also be very robotic and lifeless. Not only that, but having a utopia that was mainly built on ideals is very difficult to do because everyone has different beliefs. If someone didn’t accept beliefs that lead to enlightenment they couldn’t become awoken. Then these people wouldn’t function well in this society making it not a utopia for