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Welcome to a world of limitless possibilities, where the journey is as exhilarating as the destination, and where every moment is an opportunity to make your mark on the canvas of existence. The only limit is the extent of your imagination.

  • Question 48: RIGHT LIVELIHOOD REFERS TO EARNING A LIVING IN AN ETHICAL WAY. HOW SHOULD WE UNDERSTAND IT MORE THOROUGHLY?

    Answer: Everyone needs to have a profession or occupation to support themselves and their family, pay taxes, and contribute to society. Young people depend on their families for support, while the elderly may rely on pensions or assistance from their children. People of working age generally must find an occupation to make a living, except…

  • Question 47: WHY IS THERE A VIEW IN BUDDHISM THAT LIBERATION MEANS DOING NOTHING, AND IS THIS CORRECT?

    Answer: Doing nothing is not part of the Noble Eightfold Path taught by the Buddha. The Noble Eightfold Path includes Right Actions, not “no action”. The view that doing nothing leads to liberation stems from misunderstandings within Buddhism itself. The first misunderstanding is that observing Buddhist precepts means merely refraining from doing wrong while forgetting…

  • Question 46: IF RIGHT SPEECH INVOLVES POSITIVE IMPACTS ON PEOPLE’S MINDS, WHAT DOES RIGHT ACTION ENTAIL?

    Answer: Right Action involves positively impacting the lives of others.  Karma is created when we affect other people’s lives. If we improve someone’s life and bring them happiness, it is considered good karma; if we make their lives worse and cause them suffering, it is considered bad karma. Right Speech transforms the mind, while Right…

  • Question 45: WHAT CAUSES GOOD AND BAD KARMA FROM SPEECH?

    Answer: Language is a means of communication, allowing us to share our thoughts with others. In the Heaven realms, Celestial Beings rarely need to speak because they understand each other’s minds directly. However, humans cannot perceive each other’s thoughts and must rely on language, whether spoken, written, or expressed through symbols and gestures to communicate.…

  • Question 44: HOW SHOULD WE DEAL WITH UNWHOLESOME TENDENCIES THAT DEEPLY INGRAINED IN OUR MIND?

    Answer: Some people have deeply ingrained unwholesome tendencies that are difficult to resolve, such as arrogance, disobedience to parents, selfishness, lust, or gambling addiction. Even when advised, they may not change because if they do not want to change, they cannot engage in Right Consideration to counsel themselves. Most of these individuals only regret their…

  • Question 43: HOW CAN WE CULTIVATE INNER MORALITY?

    Answer: In the Noble Eightfold Path, the practice of Right Consideration is meant to cultivate inner morality. Morality consists of the virtuous tendencies within us that drive us to bring happiness and goodness to others. These include qualities such as compassion, generosity, patience, humility, gentleness, self-restraint, selflessness, rejoicing in others’ happiness, courage to help people…

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JANNA is the pen name of a certain monk who does not wish to use his real name. He is likely mature enough to understand that fame, wealth, and glory are as fleeting as morning mist.

In Pali, “JANNA” means purity, so it’s unclear which country he’s from. However, he seems to have studied the Nikaya scriptures.

Although he writes about Buddhism, he appears to desire unity with other religions to contribute to the cause of world peace. He attempts to demonstrate how differences can complement one another…

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