旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � The Buddhist Way of Life � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 The Buddhist way of life is based on 3 important values, namely: DANA (generosity), SILA (morality) and BHAVANA (mental culture) 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴커 쿥hat is DANA ?� -- giving, generosity or liberality 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 -- 'almsgiving' to the Sangha Three kinds of DANA i) AMISA DANA - material gifts ii) ABHAYA DANA - saving lives - helping others to overcome fear and danger - giving of confidence iii) DHAMMA DANA - the gift of truth - the sharing of knowledge which leads to the cessation of suffering (viz. the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path) .PA Why Practice DANA? 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 - to reduce LOBHA or greed and attatchment Benefits of DANA 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 i) Fourfold blessings: long life good appearance happiness and strength ii) Fivefold blessings: the affection of many noble association good reputation self-confidence heavenly rebirth Generally, DANA yields wealth. The benefits however depend on the purity of both the donor as well as the recipient. .PA 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴커 쿥hat is SILA ?� -- morality, virtues, good conduct 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 The twofold classification: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� i) VARITTA-SILA - the avoidance of unwholesome actions or non- transgression (such as killing, stealing, sexual- misconduct, lying etc.) ii) CARITTA-SILA - the performance of wholesome actions (eg. reverence, humility, patience etc. including fulfilling one's moral duties and obligations towards one another) The threefold classification: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� i) Right speech ii) Right Action and iii) Right Livelihood .PA Other Classifications: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Five precepts, Eight precepts, Ten precepts etc. Why practice SILA? 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 -- it frees the mind from remorse, paving the way for calmness and concentration Benefits of SILA 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 i) large fortune ii) good reputation iii) fearlessness/courage to face others iv) peaceful death v) good rebirth .PA 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � What is BHAVANA ? � -- mental culture, meditation 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� -- it is used to denote the practical methods of mental training -- it involves 3 factors of the noble Eightfold Path, viz. right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration The two kinds of meditation or mental culture: i) SAMATHA BHAVANA - leading to calmness and tranquility ii) VIPASSANA BHAVANA - leading to insight or knowledge and vision of the true nature of life .PA 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 쿥hy practice meditation ? � The aim is to purify the mind from various 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 defilements or impurities and to cultivate all good and wholesome mental factors - paving the way for a calm and concentrated mind which sees the nature of things 'as they really are'. Benefits of meditation: 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� - ability to relax, leading to better mental and physical health - overcomming stress and strain - lowering high blood pressure - better memory - greater self-confidence - overcoming worries, anxieties and fears - better personality through improved human relationship - greater efficiency in jobs requiring concentration - leads to wisdom and insight and the cessation of all forms of suffering and unsatisfactoriness .PA 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Knowledge about extinction (KHAYE NANA) � 旼컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컫컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Liberation (VIMUTTI) � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컫컴컴컨컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � Detatchment (VIRAGA)쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴큃epulsion (NIBBIDA) � 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컨쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � True knowledge (NANA) 'YATHA BHUTA NANA DASSANA'� 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Concentration Mental development (SAMADHI)� 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔쩡컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Happiness (SUKHA) � 旼컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩡컴� ^ � Tranquility (PASSADHI)쳐컴컴컴컴컴커 ^ 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Joy (PITI) 쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � 읕컴컴컴컴컴캑 Gladness (PAMOJJA)� � 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컨컴컴컴컴쩡컴컴컴컴컴� � � Non-remorse (AVIPATISARA) � � 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컫� � � Morality Good conduct Virtues (SILA) � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 � LIBERATION THROUGH SILA, SAMADHI AND PANNA컴컴컴컴컴컴�