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CHAPTER 2 IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND MAKING CHOICES DEFINITION OF BEHAVIOUR Our behaviour is the result of our thoughts and actions; it is the way we respond to external situations and conditions as a result of our inherent nature and kammic influences. Our thoughts and responses may be developed and swayed by both positive and negative, direct and indirect educational factors and social interactions. For the educator good behaviour should be second nature if adhering to right thought and practice. We judge others and others judge us by behaviour; as educators we must learn to judge and monitor our own behaviour to ensure that kilesa does not create delusions inappropriate to successful self-assessment. By seeking constantly to invoke boon in our daily lives, delusions are evaporated by truth. BAD BEHAVIOUR Without education, it is easy to fall into bad practices, behaviour and habits. We may fail to notice the harmful and detrimental effects of our thoughts, speech and actions. Lack of education may allow us to fall prey to addictions such as alcohol, drugs, gambling, physical gratification and socially degrading behaviour, even to criminal and inhumane activities. Such is the power of kilesa without the counterpower of an educated mind to recognize the devastating effects that kilesa has upon not only this lifetime, but also those in the future. A life without education renders one at a great disadvantage to resist kilesa and the hidden sufferings that it brings. We must be educated to recognize and know that kilesa is the master of disguise, offering only suffering hidden beneath a false cloak of fleeting pleasure, fulfillment and satisfaction. Important causes of suffering from living together include selfishness and bias as follows: 47 TRAINING THE TRAINERS