The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 6
The bodhisattva was once born as a golden a golden peacock with a body the size of a cart and eyes like bright red berries and its mouth pink like coral
Patience # 2
When the Lord Buddha pursued perfection in one of his lives as a bodhisattvas, he was born as a prince named venerable Taemee
Gratitude # 1
“A blind man will not see the world, no matter how brightly the sun shines. In the same way An ungrateful person will not see gratitude no matter how much help and compassion is received from the benefactor
Patience # 1
The word patience came from “kunti”, which means you can still maintain your normal life with the conflict of desirable and undesirable things
Openness to Criticism # 2
Some people will wish for success in the most evil things. For example, some want to get rich, so they become a drug dealer, smuggling heroin, or gambling
The Noble Eightfold Path on the Mundane Level # 1
Practising the Noble Eightfold Path is not just the duty of the saint or the monk striving for Nirvana –it is also a means by which the householder can secure happiness
Contentment # 2
People like to have power because those who have power can control others. When those who would like to have power do not get power, they get discontent
Contentment # 1
Contentment means “happiness with oneself and one’s possessions.” More precisely, it means becoming satisfied with what you have
Humility # 1
Ocean is where water comes together from all over the places. It must have lower elevation than the source of the water. Likewise, the person who wants to inherit the goodness from others must be humble
The Noble Truth of the Path to the Cessation of Suffering # 6
The Three Signs of Existence [tilakkhana] that are exhibited by all material things are impermanence [aniccam], suffering [dukkham] and not –self [anatta]
