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Behaving oneself properly

June 4, 2021

Behaving oneself means firm positioning without waving, as well as being ready to quickly and effectively advance.

Properly means righteous according to morality.

Proper according to principles of giving, precepts, and dharma practice

Proper according to the three Buddhist practices of precepts, meditation, and wisdom.

Four ways of proper positioning as follows.

1. Try to prohibit immoral deeds from happening

2. Try to abandon immoral deeds which have happened.

3. Try to do moral deeds

4. Try to maintain moral deeds and make them well-established and prosperous

Proper behaviors according to the Noble Eightfold Path

1. Right view and understanding

2. Right thought and intention

3. Right speech

4. Right action, conduct

5. Right means of livelihood

6. Right effort, endeavor

7. Right mindfulness

8. Right concentration

And viewing everything according to the Three Characteristics: impermanence, the state of being subject to suffering, and non-self.

Methods to maintain proper behavior are as follows

1. Practice oneself to have faith and beliefs based on reasoning

2. Believing in karma (one’s own deeds) and believing that All sentient beings abide by the law of karma. The law of karma classifies sentient beings to be good and bad states according to their own deeds.

3. Believing that when one observes the precepts, he or she will have blissful states of existence, possess wealth, and can finally extinguish defilements, and attain nirvana.

4. Believing that giving and donating can relieve suffering of all creatures.

5. Believing that sacrificing, sharing, and extending loving kindness to all, will enable us to reach the state of letting go, feeling of emptiness, and extinguishing defilements.

6. Believing that Lord Buddha’s teachings are effective once we start to practice them.

After behaving oneself property, one shall receive ten outcomes as follows.

1. One can firmly and strongly depend on oneself.

2. One will not be careless.

3. One will have consciousness when facing death.

4. One will prosper wherever he or she is.

5. One will have noble dependence.

6. One is trustworthy.

7. One becomes a role model for next generations

8. One will not fall into existence of suffering

9. One’s life is not loss.

10. One will prosper as human beings, in heaven, and will finally attain nirvana.

This is the most auspicious factor in one’s life.

Buddha Isara