The text emphasizes that honesty and self-control are essential for a trustworthy family environment. Good people avoid associations with dishonesty. A family lacking truthfulness cultivates suspicion, undermining harmony. To strengthen familial ties, members should embrace sacca (truthfulness) and dama (self-control). Practicing self-control involves being alert, seeking knowledge, and following guidance from knowledgeable teachers. Engaging with skilled instructors enhances understanding and personal growth, while careful adherence to their teachings ensures wise application in life. For families to thrive, nurturing these values is crucial for avoiding foolishness and building solid relationships.
หัวข้อประเด็น
-Importance of truthfulness in family -Role of self-control in personal development -Guidelines for finding and following a teacher -Impact of dishonesty on family relationships -Strategies for fostering knowledge and growth in families
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involvement with this distrustful person. Good people will not
want to befriend dishonest people because they do not want to
gain a bad reputation through association.
So if a person in a family does not have truthfulness or a
sense of responsibility towards work, speech, personal
relationships, goodness and morality, the problem of suspicion
will develop. Then how can they live together?
Thus, for a family to have a strong foundation, family
members must have truthfulness or sacca as the first habit.
2) Self-control or dama corrects the problem of
foolishness, of not keeping up with people, the world and
of surrendering to defilements.
Dama means having self control.
The way to practice self-control is to be alert and to
train oneself without exception, by giving oneself more
knowledge, ability, and goodness everyday.
Self control can also be referred to colloquially as,
"loving to train oneself." And sometimes the elders may refer
to it as, "Don't let yourself be foolish."
The way to increase one's knowledge, ability and
goodness in every way is to follow these 4 guidelines:
2.1) You must find a good teacher. That means that
regardless of whether a person is interested in a subject or
wishes to increase his/her knowledge, that person must find a
teacher who has knowledge and ability in that area before doing
anything else. Otherwise, there are many opportunities for
failure. If a person is truly unable to find the right teacher, at
the very least, one should find a teacher who has the most
knowledge in the area of interest.
2.2) You must listen to your teacher. That means that
you should listen carefully to your teacher. Listen many times
over and ask questions until you truly understand. It is
important to understand clearly what your teacher is teaching,
in theory, method, practice, and so on, as far in-depth as the
subject matter reaches.
2.3) You must analyze the teacher's words. Look at
every point that the teacher has explained and analyze it until
you truly understand the reasoning for its significance, its
practical use, its precautions, its benefits and disadvantages.
2.4) You must follow the teacher's instructions. That
means that after you analyze the material and understand what
is correct and proper, you begin to follow and practice those
teachings with attention and care. You must not be careless
because it may bring damaging results later on.
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