Basically, the one who leads you down the road to ruin likes persuading you to do bad, unnecessary, or useless things.
This sort of view advocates any form of practice which praises pr honours the virtues of others. To give some examples:
A beautiful and pure heart, analogous to a precious gem that others can appreciate through one’s speech and action, is one of the many outstanding characteristics of a sage that develops as a direct result of countless lifetimes accumulating and cultivating virtuous deeds. A sage is a pundit who consistently thinks wholesome thoughts, speaks wise words, and performs good deeds, thus earning adulation and respect of everyone.
Bad friends lead us to bad lives. And many bad lives lead to irresponsible behavior, and irresponsibility often ruins the ethical economy in our society.
Choose a location that is appropriate and thriving. It should be easy to find good schools, appropriate employment and a good location for building a house and so on
To learn the maximum about good and bad from such good influences, we should look for opportunities to associate with them
Actually, good and outstanding personalities are the most desirable for all human beings, which is impossible for everyone. The main cause of this impossibility is failure of consideration.
A sympathetic friend possesses admirable characteristics far different from the one who leads you down the road to ruin
The Buddha characterized this form of suffering as that which makes us aggressively sensitive about a particular thing
The path of sensual pleasure [kamasukhallikanuyogal, is to seek for pleasures through the channels of the five outer senses: eyes, ears, nose, mouth and physical contact
