คุณรู้หรือไม่ว่าวันที่ 5 มิถุนายนของทุกปี เป็นวันสิ่งแวดล้อมโลก ในแต่ละปีจะมีคำขวัญวันสิ่งแวดล้อมโลก เพื่อรณรงค์ให้เราช่วยกันรักษาสิ่งแวดล้อม World Environment Day
1. Receive happiness and joy 2. Make both worldly and spiritual progress
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
“A bodhi tree that grows up in a pot will have life, but its growth will be hindered by the space that is available for it to grow in the pot
When talking of our environment, the Lord Buddha meant both the people that surround us and the natural environment that surrounds us:
Having responsibility towards the environment means having responsibility both towards the natural environment (by conservation) and our immediate human environment (by performing our duties towards the ‘ six directions’ discussed earlier).
Besides, taking the three responsibilities: self, society, and ethical economy, good people are also responsible for the environment. Air, water, soil, forest, and weather are important for our living.
Earth Day in its modern form was initiated by the Honorable Gaylord Nelson, a United States senator from Wisconsin, who strived to raise awareness and gather political support for the environmental issues of the day.
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Gunma, Japan, arranged the Weekend Meditation for Locals during November 18 – 20, 2016 (3 days and 2 nights).
On Saturday July 9, 2016, Dhammakaya Meditation Center Boston arranged an English meditation class.
