Mechanism # 3 : Abstention from the Six Roads to Ruin
Those who have refined minds can foresee that resources in this world are limited. They try to share their incomes with other people in the society, nation, and the world for the benefit of each individual as just as possible.
The Discipline of the Enlightened Ones
“(I count amongst my) noble disciples those who have the self-discipline to refrain from the Four Defilements of Action, who restrain themselves from the Four Forms of Bias and who do not indulge in the Six Directions…”
Having Moral Conduct.
Before knowing what good and bad deeds is, or what merit and sin is, we have to have already performed many bad deeds. Certainly, when bad deeds bear fruit we nust have been affected by what we did.
The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Raising our children (2)
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Fourth Group of Blessings. Blessing Twelve :- Raising our children.
The Process of Human Reformation
Having discovered that all troubles in human society can be traced back to defilements our minds, it is necessary for us to get to the root of the problem by finding a process of reformation which can effectively remove these defilements.
The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Raising our children (1)
Knowing How to Spend Money in Your Pocket
After we know how to earn and save money for living, we then have to know how to spend our money. Whenever we think about buying things, we have to be able to answer these questions.
The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Associate with the Wise (2)
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The First Group of Blessings. Blessing Two :- Associate with the Wise
What are the characteristics of a refined mind?
The refined mind is clear, bright, and free from defilements. To refine one’s mind is not easy because one has to work against the temptations thrown up by the mental defilements.
The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Cherishing our husband or wife (3)
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Fourth Group of Blessings. Blessing Thirteen :- Cherishing our husband or wife.
