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’.

A Vessel of Knowledge

While we are all born with a mind and a body, and we live in a similar environment, haven’t we all wondered why there are so many differences in abilities and talents among people?

How I Proceeded

I use the mantra ‘Samma Arahang’ (which means ‘purify the mind’) repeating silently three times at each key point, until resting my mind at the seventh base.

Core Value # 6: There is life after death

This core value surmises the continuity of life after death. Life does not simply cease when we die. Only the physical body will decompose, but our spirit will comtinue its journey. This view is shared in one way or another by nearly every form of organized religion.

The True Goal of Marriage

Our love is not only given to parents, siblings, and friends, but also shared with someone who may become one’s husband or wife.

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 8. Resentment

The Buddha characterized this form of suffering as that which makes us aggressively sensitive about a particular thing

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 7. Pain [dukkha dukkha]

The Buddha characterized this sort of suffering as that which makes the mind depressed and dejected

Target Character Trait # 1: Responsibility for ones own human dignity

The first three defilements of actions are physical evil action. The fourth is verbal evil action. The fourth is verbal evil action.

Absolute and Relative Truth

Concerning the truth of the Middle way that consists of the two Truths. It is Relative Truth and Absolute Truth. By the great Buddhist master Nagarjuna of Nalanda,

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 6. Lamentation [parideva dukkha]

The Buddha characterized this form of suffering as that which produces tears of anguish whenever we are unable to give up our attachment to something