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

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 1. Suffering as a result of Birth [jati dukkha]

The Lord Buddha taught that suffering as a result of birth is ‘built in’ suffering for every living being conceived in the realms of the Cycle of Existence

The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Abstaining from Unwholesomeness (3)

The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Sixth Group of Blessings. Blessing Nineteen :- Abstaining from Unwholesomeness.

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.

The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Blameless Work (4)

The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Fifth Group of Blessings. Blessing Eighteen :- Blameless Work.

The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Blameless Work (1)

The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Fifth Group of Blessings. Blessing Eighteen :- Blameless Work.

The ceremony of pouring water to dedicate merit to the dead people

An example effect of the ceremony of pouring water to dedicate merit to the dead people.

5. The Boss-Employee Relationship

The fifth important factor influencing social development is the quality of human relationships in the workplace-some thing we measure in terms of the fulfillment of reciprocal responsibilities between employer and employee-duties collectively referred to as the ‘nadir’ [hetthimadisa]

The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Generosity (5)

The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Fifth Group of Blessings. Blessing Fifteen :- Generosity.

The Virtuous must see the harm of the Six Roads to Ruin

The Six Roads to Ruin [apayamukha] mean specifically the six forms of behaviour which lead to the inadvertent erosion of our wealth.