The Greatest teacher of mine.

 Thursday, 19th of January 2023

 The Greatest teacher of mine.

( The Simple path of Lord Buddha's teaching...)

💧    I am a Buddhist. So I like to talk about my first and greatest teacher that I ever met. No one there to equal for him. He knows everything. He is a guide of all of us.

That greatest teacher is Lord Buddha.

💧    Buddhism is the teaching of Buddha. He was a wise teacher. His teachings help people to live loyally and kind. Buddha found a way for people to end their pain, sadness and sorrow. Today more than 500 million peoples follow his amazing teachings. 

💧    Dharma is the teaching of the Buddha. It teaches us how to live wisely and happily. It tells us how to face and solve problems. When we follow the Dharma, it brings much happiness and peace.

💧    The main teachings of the Buddha are,

                - Don't do bad

                - Do good

                - Keep your mind clean

 The five promises of avoid sins called “Pancha Sheela”

💧   Killing animals and being cruel to them is bad. Like us, animals do not want to get hurt.  We should not harm them, not even just for fun.

💧   Stealing is bad. People who have their money or things stolen will be very sad. Those who steal will be punished for it.

💧   People tend to make mistakes because of wrong behavior. They pursue wrong feelings and desires because of the behavior that society deems wrong. Due to them they suffer physically and mentally. Both men and woman fall into this sin. 

💧   Telling lie is bad. Telling lies even for fun may get people into trouble. Destroy the faithfulness about peoples. We should always tell the truth.

💧   Drunkenness, drug use is a sin. It destroys our intelligence and thinking. Knowledge is wasted. He who gets rid of drunkenness lives soberly. Does not cause problems. All are admired and befriended.

Keep your mind clean.

💧   Don’t be greedy as t makes your mind unclean. When greedy boy eats too much, he gets ill and feels terrible. In the same way, wanting too much of anything, such as toys and games, is not good for us. We should not have greedy thoughts.

💧   Selfish thoughts make your mind unclean. When people are selfish. They only think about themselves. No one likes selfish people.

💧   Angry thoughts make your mind unclean. When we lose our temper easily, we upset other people. Then no one wants to be our friend and we will be sad. So we should not have angry and be kind for others. Let’s be tolerance with others.

💧    By walking the Buddha's path we can attain eternal relief. No sorrow, No regret. It is called "Nirvana". Stopping birth can also stop suffering. So we should follow this path.

🌹🌹🌹 May the triple gem bless you...! 🌹🌹🌹

Blog by - Chathuranga Lakshan Perera

               ( Undergraduate at University of the Visual and Performing Arts - Faculty of Music)