The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Fourth Group of Blessings. Blessing Twelve :- Raising our children.
The sixth and final important factor influencing social development is the quality of the relationship between clergy and their congregations
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The third group of blessings. Blessing Seven :- Artfulness in Knowledge
“(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…”
The first and most important factor in influencing social development is the quality of the relationship between parents and their children
The fourth and most important factor influencing social development is the quality of the relationship between friends
A third important factor influencing social development is the quality of the relationship between husband and wife
Bias may occur whenever two persons are together. If we are not careful, bias can start from our mind. It will never happen if we have responsibility for our own human dignity because the true cause of bias is the untrained mind.
It was due to the great compassion of the Lord Buddha that he deigned to teach Noble Discipline, not only for monks, but for householders too, in the form of Noble Self-Discipline for Householders [gihivinaya], as a guideline for achieving happiness in life and developing society.
