The Ten Ways to accrue Merits can be summarized into Three Simple Ways
Generosity helps to dissolves our stinginess, or our unwillingness to help others
Different kinds of Merits
There are two types of previously accumulated merit:
Ways to Show Respect to Worthy Pnes
Physical Respect Regardless of whether we are sitting, walking, or sleeping, we should pay respect when being in front of images or statues representing those worthy of respect
The Consequences of Mixing with a Fool:
Viewed by the company you keep, as being untrustworthy, unreliable and like the company you mix with
The history of the Blessings
26 centuries ago, people in India were very alert in researching the questions about life, spirit, and soul
Underlying Objective of Dividing Society into Six Sectors
No-one in the world is perfect. Therefore we must know how to interact with the different social groups around us in order to pick up the positive core values we lack from them
Self-Discipline in allocating one’s earnings
The Lord Buddha not only taught scrupulous ethics for earning a living, but also how earnings should be allocated so that one can live without financial problems
Noone can prosper in a social vacuum
…he regarded the people around us as an important factor contributing to one’s prosperity or deterioration. Working alone, one cannot be successful
Endurance.
“khanti” means Endurance, referring to maintaining our normal condition of mind and body when affected with something unpleasant or dissatisfying.
Humility.
During a dry season, extremely dried soil in as field can become hydrated (reunited ) again when it rains.
