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The 38 Ways to Happiness. The First Group of Blessings. Blessing Three :- Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect (5) Blessing Three: Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect   E. THE PRACTICALITY OF PAYING RESPECT E.1 Expressing respect with body, speech and mind Respect can be paid through the channels of body, speech or mind. 1.    Physical Respect: Physically paying respect means the various polite manners that we demonstrate towards someone in their presence, such as standing up when they come into the room, or sitti..... อ่านเรื่องBuddhist Teachingต่อ 

The 38 Ways to Happiness. The First Group of Blessings. Blessing Three :- Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect Blessing Three: Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect   D. OBJECTS WORTHY OF RESPECT There are certain classes of objects identified by the Lord Buddha as worthy of respect, and these are objects associated with people worthy of respect i.e. the Lord Buddha, the Saṅgha, monarchs, parents, teachers and bosses. There are two categories of such objects, pagodas (and their contents) and teachings: D.1 Pagodas D.1.1 Fo..... อ่านเรื่องBuddhist Teachingต่อ 

The 38 Ways to Happiness. The First Group of Blessings. Blessing Three :- Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect Blessing Three: Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect   C. PERSONAGES WORTHY OF RESPECT The person worthy of respect, in its simplest terms is the wise one (as defined in the previous Blessing). The wise one in this context is someone whose status or position or level of existence is so high that it would be completely inappropriate for us to associate with them on equal terms or as peers. Examples of such people incl..... อ่านเรื่องBuddhist Teachingต่อ 

The 38 Ways to Happiness. The First Group of Blessings. Blessing Three :- Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect. Blessing Three: Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect   B. EXPRESSING RESPECT AND ITS PURPOSE If you ask yourself what you automatically do, when you have a “hero” in your heart, on analysis, you find that you devote all your waking thoughts to them. We put their picture on the wall. When we speak about them, we only speak praise of them. We take every opportunity to learn their opinions and share them. Given the oppo..... อ่านเรื่องBuddhist Teachingต่อ 

The 38 Ways to Happiness. The First Group of Blessings. Blessing Three :- Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect (1) Blessing Three: Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect   A. INTRODUCTION A.1 People Differentiated by their discretion As seen in the previous blessings, the brightness of a person’s future relies on his ability to judge the difference between good and evil. If his judgement is faulty, there is no way he can make a success out of his life. Even though people may look superficially similar, their standards of judgeme..... อ่านเรื่องBuddhist Teachingต่อ 

The 38 Ways to Happiness. The First Group of Blessings. Blessing Two :- Associate with the Wise The 38 Ways to Happiness Blessing Two: Associating with the Wise     D. RECOGNIZING A WISE ONE D.1 Tell-tale Behaviours (5) Many of the characteristics of a Wise One mentioned above may not be immediately apparent to us because they are not external features. Thus we may have to look at the following five characteristics which will betray the wholesome inward qualities of someone who is wise: 1. The wise like to she..... อ่านเรื่องBuddhist Teachingต่อ 

The 38 Ways to Happiness. The First Group of Blessings. Blessing Two :- Associating with the Wise. The 38 Ways to Happiness Blessing Two: Associating with the Wise     A. INTRODUCTION The second Blessing of the Thirty-Eight, concerns how in our self-cultivation we can successfully close the door on unwholesomeness in our lives, to prevent ourselves from slipping any further back on the slippery slope of spiritual entropy. At this point, when our discretion and sense of conscience is still not very accurate, we are not..... อ่านเรื่องBuddhist Teachingต่อ 

Everyone born into the world has the greatest of intentions to live a decent life no-one wants to make a mess of their lives. Even a criminal doesn't particularly want to live his life dishonestly, but he thinks that being a criminal is good enough it's a good shortcut in earning one's living thus why not be a criminal. Having become a criminal. it is only later that he finds out that being a criminal is no good, but by then it's too late he can't change his mind or his life and ends up being a criminal for the rest of his life. Thus you can conclude that although everyone would like to be good, not everyone manages to live out their wishes. Speaking Evil Words There are four ways in which the fool speaks evil words.  1. He likes to tell lies. For some people, lying is the spice of life. They look so trustworthy and yet, in broad daylight they are robbing you with their lying words. Nothing they say adds up to the truth. 2. He likes ..... อ่านเรื่องBuddhist Teachingต่อ 

The Biography of the Lord Buddha    The Biography of the Lord Buddha      To fully understand and appreciate the spiritual life of the Lord Buddha is a difficult task.   In His grace, the Lord Buddha left us with the knowledge of how to conquer the cycle of suffering in life, including old age, sickness and death.  For western readers or non-Buddhists, it is necessary to add some explanation in case certain ..... อ่านเรื่องBuddhist Teachingต่อ 

Buddhist Cosmology    Buddhist Cosmology   Currently, cosmology has come to play a central role in shaping what is now known as physical cosmology by bringing together observations and mathematical tools in order to analyze the universe as a whole: in other words, it is the understanding of the universe through scientific observation and experiment. Cosmology is focused on the universe,..... อ่านเรื่องBuddhist Teachingต่อ