Today, think of the phrase “ Naddhi Santi Parang Sukhang ” : there is no happiness beyond serenity of the mind. Such are the words of every Buddha in the past, present, and future.
In conclusion it can be said that the real reform that is needed to transform society for the better is reform of our own and others’ human nature
When the Lord Buddha had finished his explanation of the origin of suffering, he continued with an explanation of the cessation of suffering
The fourth and most important factor influencing social development is the quality of the relationship between friends
The second important factor influencing social development is the quality of the relationship teachers have with their students
When talking of our environment, the Lord Buddha meant both the people that surround us and the natural environment that surrounds us:
In the previous chapter we defined the meaning of ‘friends’ as those in whom we invest time, energy and respurces for example, someone with whom we associate regularly, working together or at least in the same place. In fact, such a definition is only a small part of a much wider scope of meaning covered by the word ‘friend’
“(I count amongst my) noble disciples those who have the self-discipline to refrain from the Four Defilements of Action, who restrain themselves from the Four Forms of Bias and who do not indulge in the Six Directions…”
Once upon a time, there was young man named Singala who was extremely arrogant. Singala did not listen to his parents’ advice despite the fact they were already enlightened beings-thus he had no idea of right or wrong.
Positive Core Values, or ‘Right View’ as it is called in Buddhism, will motivate one to practise in unhesitating accordance with the teachings of spirituality, our creativity and life assumptions corresponding more and more to the guidelines of the spiritual purity.
