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.

With False Friends, who needs enemies?

The word ‘friend’ here refers to people in whom we invest time, trust and resources

Living in a Suitable Environment

“A bodhi tree that grows up in a pot will have life, but its growth will be hindered by the space that is available for it to grow in the pot

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.

The Harm of Mental Defilements

The Lord Buddha stresses that the three categories of defilement: greed, hatred and delusion are like usurpers in the mind. They darken our minds and obstruct us from enlightenment.

Humility # 2

We need to associate those who can point out our delusions on a regular basis. Such friends could help us to assess what we do and show our weaknesses

Applying knowledge Skillfully

“When we plant a mango tree to satisfy our appetite or getting rich depends on the fruit the tree will give

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 13. Clinging to the Five Aggregates

Our psychophysical constituents or aggregates comprise five categories: corporeality [rupakhanda], feelings [uedanakhanda]

The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 2

When Right Intention is described in the Suttas, it is anaIysed in to three types: 1.The Intention to remove oneself from sensual desire [nekkamma sankappa]

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 2. Suffering as a result of Aging [jara dukkha]

The lord Buddha defined Suffering resulting from aging as the form of suffering that has the characteristic of deterioration of the bodily organs and faculties such alarming symptoms as the hair turning grey