The Benefits of Being Skillful in knowledge

1. Can rely on oneself 2. Become a respectable leader

Code of Good Conduct #2

Precepts refer to the regularity and normality of what humans should do. They are the basic disciplines in the Dhamma and distinguish humans from animals

Moderation

How does the moderation concern with meditation?

The Benefits of Merits

1. Cleanses and purifies our mind and speech 2. Brings happiness, progress and further advancements

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 4. Suffering as a result of Dying [marana dukkha]

All living beings have to undergo death before they are able to leave one existence for the next

Examples of the outcome of Merit:

1. A long life because one did not kill in the past 2. Freedom from illness because one did not treat animals badly or cause them distress

Commentorial Metaphors: Indulgence in sensual pleasures:

A pig content to wallow in dung: Indulging in sensual pleasures is rather like a pig, which spends all its life wallowing in the warm mud and dung of its pigsty because it thinks that this is the ultimate happiness.

Ways to Make Merit

We should always remember that every single good act we perform constitutes merit.

Fruits of Merit

This benefit takes effects very quickly. Once we do good things, our mind becomes purer. We do not have to wait until the next life, but it occurs in our mind instantly.

The Benefits of Staying in an Appropriate Environment:

1. Receive happiness and joy 2. Make both worldly and spiritual progress