The Discipline of the Enlightened Ones

“(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…”

Cherishing One, s Children.

One day we must grow old and die. What we really need each moment is delight, and exaltation to clear and freshen our minds.

Being Responsible for the Environment

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.

Goal in the Next Life

Progressing from accomplishing the goal in this life to the goal in the next life, we realize that we need to improve our lives in both the short term (this life) and the long term (the next life).

Not Leaving One’s Work Undone.

It’s inevitable for us to avoid our life’s duties since we were bom starting from our duties as children, as brothers, as sisters, as pupils, as people, as husbands, as wives, as parents, as monks, as nuns, as leaders, as slaves, etc.

We Need Good Faith

Faith is a major component of training ourselves to be good or bad. When we have good faith, it keeps us doing good. When we have bad faith, it causes us to do bad.

Controlling Yourself from Doing Bad

Doing good deeds has its own rewards. On the other hand, doing bad deeds has its own punishments.

Core Value#1: Sharing is desirable

This is an attitude to the world which sees the importance of sharing what one has with others, whether it be the things we eat, the things we use, our time, our knowledge or a helping hand, It doesn’t mean that everything needs to be equally shared, but it means that a person shouldn’t believe that it ought to be ‘every man to himself’.

Core Value # 4: That good & bad actions have karmic results

This fourth sort of core value implies that a person takes responsibility for the effects towards themselves and others of their own actions, It implies thaat a person assumes that the law of cause and effect is in force in their lives.

Why Does Effort have to be made to Refine the Mind?

There are various reasons that cause our minds to be clouded. There are both internal and external factors.