How to live a worry-free life
áąááŹáááášá¸áąáḠáąááááŻáášáąáá¸
How do we face the problems in the modern age?
"ááşáášáąáá˝áŹáášáąáááš áťááááŹáąááźááᯠááášáááŻááášáááŻáášážáááá˛"
The modern age is marked with unprecedented transcience. Changes take place so rapidly that we have lost our sense of balance. No longer is the world in the state of calm it had been in the past. This is an age of turbulence in which the traditional societies are crumbling before the monster of modernism. The rate of change occurs at a vastly accelerated pace. Changes that in the past would take hundreds or even thousands of years to materialize are suddenly now packed into a few years,
ááşáášáąáá˝áŹáášáąááášááᯠáážááśáłá áá°á¸ áĄááźáášáĄáááášáąááŹáášáááĄáťáá áš ááášáá˝áášážáááŤááášá áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻááá˛á ááášáťáááášáá˛áˇ ááášáťááášááśáŻáááŹá¸ áąááşáŹáášááśáŻá¸ááźáŹá¸áąááŹáášáąáĄáŹááš áĄáąáťááŹáášá¸áĄáá˛áąááź áĄááźááš ááşáášááşáášáťááášáťáááš áťáá ášáąáááąáááŤááášá ááááŹážááŽá¸áᏠáĄáááášááá˝ááá˛áˇáá˛áˇ ááášáťáááášáá áĄáąááĄááŹá¸ááşááłá¸ áááŻáášáąááŹáˇááŤáá°á¸á áąááášááŽáĄáąááźá¸áĄáąáááááŻáá˛áˇ áąážááŹáášááášááźááš áááąááŤážááŽá¸áąáá˝ááá˝áŹ áĄá áĽášáĄááŹáá˝ááá˛áˇ áá°ááĄááźá˛ááĄá áášá¸áąááź áá ášá áá ášá áá˝áášáˇ áżááłááá˛ááşáášá áŽá¸ááŹáąááá˛áˇ áááášáááášáąááźá¸áąááźá¸ áąááášáťáá ášááŤááášá áąáťááŹáášá¸áá˛áááááášá¸áᏠáĄááźáášááĄááźáášááᯠáĄááá˝áášáťááášáˇáá˛áˇ áĄááŻáášáá˛á áťáá ášáąáááąáááŤááášá áááášáĄáááášá áá˝á ášáąááŤáášá¸ ááŹáąááŹáášááşáŽážááá˝ áťáá ášáąáááá˛áˇ áĄáąáťááŹáášá¸áĄáá˛áąááźááᯠáááŻáááŻáááš áá˝á ášáĄááášá¸áááš áĄááźáášá¸áá˝áŹ áťááłáášá¸ááá˛á áĄáąááŹášááşáŹá¸ááşáŹá¸ ááŻáášááŹáááŻáášááŤááášá
During the last 100 years, tremendous changes which started in the developed countries have swept throughout the world. We witness worldwide population explosions; rapid rise of industrial economies and urbanization; unprecedented expansion of knowledge; rapid technological innovations; the erosion of traditional values, and appearance of new subcultures.
ááźááśáżáááłá¸áááŻá¸ááášááášáżááŽá¸ áááŻáášááśáąááźáá˝áŹ ááźáášáá˛áˇááášáˇ áá˝á ášáá ášááŹáĄááźáášá¸á á ááášáá˛áˇáá˛áˇ ážááŽá¸ážááŽá¸ááŹá¸ááŹá¸ áĄáąáťááŹáášá¸áĄáá˛áąááźáᏠááááŹáá ášáá˝áášá¸ááᯠáááŻáášááášáá˛áˇááŤááášá ááááŹáĄáá˝áśá áá°áĽáŽá¸áąá áá ášááŻáášáááŻá¸ áááŻá¸ááźáŹá¸áťááášá¸ááşáŹá¸á á áášáááá˝áášáˇááŻááášáá˛áˇ á áŽááźáŹá¸áąáá¸ááŻáášááášá¸ááşáŹá¸á áżáááłááťáááśáŻá áśáąááŹášáąááŹáášááá áážááśáłá áá°á¸ áĄáááááŹáááŻááŻá ááşáášáťááášáááŹááááşáŹá¸á áťááášááášáá˛áˇ ááášá¸áááŹáááŻáášá¸áááŻáášáᏠááášá¸áá ášáąáťááŹáášá¸áá˛ááá áááŻá¸ááŹááąááˇáááŻáášáᏠááášáááŻá¸ááŹá¸ááááşáŹá¸ áá ášá áá ášá ááŻáášááŻáášáąááşáŹáˇááŤá¸ááŹáťááášá¸á áá°áĄááášá¸á áŻáá˛á áááŻá¸ááŹááąááˇáááŻáášáᏠááśáŻážááášáá áĄáá ášáĄáá áš áąáááąááŤáášááááşáŹá¸ áĄááşáášáĄáťáááš áááŻá¸ááášááŹááŹááᯠáąááźááťááášážááááŤááášá
Changes in all these spheres have had a tremendous impact on the socio-cultural aspects of societies. Rapid change inevitably produces massive transformation of society, bringing disorganization and chaos to all levels of human experience and institutions: personal, family, social and global. People are facing frustration, restlessness and anger not quite knowing how to deal with the heightened pace of paradoxical conduct of human affairs in the political, economic, social spheres.
á¤ááášááášáĄáŹá¸ááśáŻá¸áá˝ áĄáąáťááŹáášá¸áá˛ááşáŹá¸áᏠáá°ááĄááźá˛ááĄá áášá¸á áá°áááąáá¸áááŻáášáᏠááĽášáąááşá¸áááááĄáąáá áĄááşááłá¸ááášáąááŹáášáá˛áˇááŤááášá áťááášáťááášááášáááš áąáťááŹáášá¸áá˛áááᏠáá°áá ášáĽáŽá¸ááşáášá¸á ááááŹá¸á áŻá áá°ááĄáááŹá ááááŹááśáŻá¸áĄáááŻáášá¸ááŹáá áá°ááŹá¸áąááźáá˛á áĄááşáášáˇá áááŻáášá áĄáąááˇáĄá áĄááášáˇáĄáŹá¸ááśáŻá¸áá˝áŹ á áášá¸ááášá¸áá˛áˇáťááášá¸á áááášá¸áááŹáťáá ášáťááášá¸ááşáŹá¸ áąáááąááŤáášáąá áťááŽá¸ áá°ááĄááźá˛ááĄá áášá¸áĄááźáášá¸ ážááŽá¸ááŹá¸áá˛áˇ áĄáąáťááŹáášá¸áᲠá§ááášááŻááş áťáá ášáąáááąá ááŤááášá áá°ááŹá¸áąááźáᏠáááŻáášááśáąáá¸á á áŽá¸ááźáŹá¸áąáá¸á áá°áááąáḠááášááášá ááá áĽááášáąááźáá˝áŹ áĄáá˝ááášáťááášáˇááášáąááá˛áˇ áááąááŹááááášááášáˇ áĄáťááłáĄáá° áĄááŻáášááᯠááášáááŻáááŻáášááźáášáąáťááá˝áášá¸áááášáááŻáᏠááśáŻá¸ááśáŻá¸ ááááąááŹáˇáᲠáĄáŹá¸áááᯠáĄáŹá¸áááťáá ášáťááášá¸á áááŹááżáááášáťáá ášáťááášá¸á á ááášáááŻá¸áąááŤáááźáášáťááášá¸ááşáŹá¸áá˛á ááášáááŻáášáąááááŤááášá
The deep-rooted frustration is expressed through increased violence, intolerance and drug abuse in society today. At the same time moral values have changed as a result of materialism and inclinationsâ to sensual pleasures. There has been an increase in the rates of divorces and separations, casual extramarital affairs, and incidents of sexually transmitted diseases. There are many people who believe that marriage is now an of out of date institution which can be dispensed with.
ááąáá áá°ááĄááźá˛ááĄá áášá¸áĄááźáášá¸áá˝áŹ áĄážááášá¸ááášááá ááąááŹááŹá¸áąáá¸ááá áá°á¸áá ášáąáá¸ááśáŻá¸á áźá˛ááááşáŹá¸ áááŻá¸ááźáŹá¸ááŹáťááášá¸áĄáŹá¸áťááášáˇ ááášááášááááášá¸ááááášá¸ áĄáťáá ášááźáášáąááá˛áˇ á ááášááşáášá ááŹáĄáąáťááąáááᯠááááŹáťááášááŹáąá ááŤááášá áá ášááşááášááášá¸áá˝áŹáᲠááŻáášááŤááĄáŹá¸áąááŹáášá¸ááŹáááá˝áášáˇ ááŹáááŻáášáĄáŹááśáŻ ááŤáááŹááśáŻááá áĄááşááłá¸ááášáĄáťáá áš áááŻáášáˇááşáášáˇáááŹá¸áááŻáášáᏠááášáááŻá¸ááŹá¸ááááşáŹá¸ áąáťááŹáášá¸áá˛ááŹááŤááášá áĄááášáąááŹáášáąáḠááźáŹáá˝áášá¸áťááášá á˛áááááášá¸ááşáŹá¸á áĄáąáá¸ááášáááŹá¸áąáᏠááŹáááŻáášáąááŹáášáťááášááááşáŹá¸á áááášááášááśáááąážááŹáášáˇ áťáá ášáąáááąáᏠáąááŹááŤááşáŹá¸ áťááášáˇááášááŹááŤááášá ááášááášáááášá¸áťááŹá¸áťááášá¸ááᯠáąááášáááŽáąááŹáˇáá˛áˇ áąáá¸ááşááášááŹá¸ááášáˇááášáˇ áťáááŹáášá¸ááşáášáᯠááśáŻážááášáá°ááá° áĄááşáŹá¸áĄáťááŹá¸ áá˝áááŹááŤááášá
Nations have reached the pitch of insanity, especially in the armament race of building up military hardware which endangers all forms of existence on earth. If mankind does not start learning how to live peacefully with one another and use science and technology with responsibility, it is doubtful if human civilization, as we know it, can long exist. In every country today people are trying to produce nuclear weapons for the destructive purposes. It is a big competition. They also produce biological and chemical weapons for the destruction of the human beings.
áááŻáášááśááşáŹá¸áᏠáááŻáášáá˛áá áĄááźáášáĄáááášáá áąááŹáášáąáážáááŤááášá áĄáá°á¸ááťááášáˇ ááááŹáąáááá˝áááá˝áş ááášáá˝ááĄáŹá¸ááśáŻá¸ááᯠáĄáá˛ááŹáášáťáá ášáąá áá˛áˇ áĄážááŽá¸á áŹá¸ á á ášááášááášáá áĽáášá¸ áĄáťáááłáášáááŻááš ááŻáášááŻáášááŹáá˝áŹ áĄáá°á¸áĄáá°á¸áťáá ášáąáážáááŹááŤá áááášáááŻá áá°ááŹá¸áąááźáᏠáá ášáĽáŽá¸áá˝áášáˇáá ášáĽáŽá¸ áťáááášá¸ááşáášá¸á áźáŹ áĄáá°ááášááźá˛ áąááááŻáášááášá¸ááᯠá ááášááąááˇááŹáᲠáááá¸áśáááŹáá˝áášáˇ ááášá¸áááŹááᯠááŹááášáá°áááá˝ááá˝á áĄááśáŻá¸ááťááłážááááš áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻááááá˛áˇáĄáááŻáášá¸áᲠáąááášááŽáá°áááĄááźá˛ááĄá áášá¸áᏠážááŹáá˝áášááášáˇááśááŤáˇáááŹá¸áááŻáᏠááśááťáá ášá ááŤá ááąáááąáááš áááŻáášááśáááŻáášá¸áá˝á áá°áąááźáᏠááşáášááŽá¸áááš ááášááźáášááşáášáá˛á áĄááŻáťáá´ááášááášáąááź ááŻáášááŻáášáááŻá ážáááłá¸ááášá¸áąáážáááŤááášá ááŤáᏠáĄáá˛ááŹáášážááŽá¸áá˛áˇ áťááłáášáááŻáášáááťáá ášááŤááášá áá°ááŹá¸áąááźááᯠááášáťááášáááŻá ááŽáááášááášááşáŹá¸á ááŹááŻááášááášááşáŹá¸ááášá¸ ááŻáášááŻáášáąáážáááŤááášá
In other words, Has Mankind a Future? Very limited, if the present trend of universal degradation continues. But can Mankind have a future? 'Yes', if it reforms its ways and relearns to live in accordance with the noble, moral and spiritual standards taught by the Buddha and other religious teachers.
áĄáťááŹá¸á ááŹá¸áá˛á áąáťááŹááááš áá°ááŹá¸ááşááłá¸ááźáášáá˛á áĄááŹááášáááŻáᏠáá˝ááá˝ áá˝áááŤáąáá¸ááŹá¸á áááášáááŻá áá ášááááŹááśáŻá¸ áĄáááŻáášá¸áĄááŹáá˛á ááŻáášááŻáášááşáášá áŽá¸ááŹáąááá˛áˇ ááášáá˝ááĽáŽá¸ááášááŹáĄáááŻáášá¸ ááášááźáŹá¸áááš áá°ááŹá¸áąááźáá˛á áĄááŹááášááášáá˝ááááᏠáĄááźáášáááŻáᲠáĄááźáášáˇááášá¸ááášá¸ááŤá¸ááŤááášá áá°ááŹá¸ááşááłá¸ááźáášáá˛á áĄááŹááášáááŻáᏠáá˝ááá˝ áá˝áááŤáąáá¸ááŹá¸á áá˝áááŤááášá áááášáááŻá ááşáášááŽá¸áąááá˛áˇ ááŻáášááášá¸áááŻáášááášá¸áąááźááᯠáťááłáťááášáťááŽá¸ áťááášááŻááśáá˝áášáˇ áĄáťááŹá¸ááŹááŹáąáá¸áááŹá¸ááşáŹá¸ ááášá¸áááášáá˛áˇáá˛áˇ áťáááźá ááŻáášáááŹá¸á áááŻáášááşáášáˇáááŹá¸á ááŹááŹáąáá¸á áśáááášá¸ááşáŹá¸áá˛ááĄáᎠáąááááŻáášáááš áťááášáááš áąááˇááŹááášáá°ážááááš áá°ááŹá¸ááşááłá¸ááźáášáá˛á áĄááŹáááš ááášáá˝ááąááá˝áŹááŤá
Just âas a chain is as strong as the strength of its individual links, for there to be peace and happiness in âthe world, individuals comprising families, societies must be at peace with itself. This is also like a pyramid, its various components within the levels must be strengthened. In the modern age man is reaching out and seeking more and more sense stimulation. The popularity of the portable radio and television is a clear indication of the present trend to seek for more and more sense stimulation. By all this we have become alienated from ourselves; we do not know our own real nature, or the real nature of our mind to be more precise.
ááşááášá¸ááááłá¸áᏠáá ášááŻááşáášá¸áá˛á ááźáášá¸ááášáĄáŹá¸áąááŹáášá¸áááš áĄáŹá¸áąááŹáášá¸ááąááŹááš áááŻáášááášááááᯠááááŹážááŽá¸áá˛áá˝áŹ áżáááášá¸ááşáášá¸áááá˛á áąááşáŹášáááášááşáášá¸áąáťáááá áťáá ášáąáááááš ááááŹá¸á áŻááşáŹá¸á áĄááźá˛ááĄá áášá¸ááşáŹá¸áĄááŤáĄáááš áá ášáĽáŽá¸ááşáášá¸á áŽá áąáĄá¸ááşáášá¸áąááááŤááášá ááŤáᏠááááá ášáá ášááŻáá˛áááášá¸ áá°ááŤááášá áĄááášáˇáĄááášáá˝áŹ ááŤááášáá˛áˇ áĄá ááášáĄáááŻáášá¸ áĄááşááłá¸á áśáŻáᏠáááŻáášááášááąááááŤááášá ááşáášáąáá˝áŹáášáąááášááźááš áá°áąááźáᏠáááŻáááŻááşáŹá¸áťááŹá¸áá˛áˇ áĄáŹááśáŻáááá¸ááźáąáá¸ááááşáŹá¸ááᯠááášáá˝áášá¸áᏠáá˝áŹáąááźáąáážáááŤááášá áááŻáááŻááşáŹá¸áťááŹá¸áá˛áˇ áĄáŹááśáŻáááá¸ááźáąáá¸áááąááźááᯠááášáá˝áášá¸ áá˝áŹáąááźáá˛áˇáᎠááášááąáᏠáĽáŽá¸ááášáąáááŹáá˛á ááášááášáťááŽá¸ áááŽá¸áąááŹááš áąáááŽááŻáááşáŹá¸á ááŻáášáťááášááśážááŹá¸ááşáŹá¸ áąáááášá¸á áŹá¸ááŹáťááášá¸á áá˝áášá¸áá˝áášá¸ááášá¸ááášá¸ áŤááášáťááąáááŤááášá ááŤáąááźáĄáŹá¸ááśáŻá¸áᏠáá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻáááᯠáááááááŻáášáááá ááášážááĽášááŹá¸áąá ááŤááášá áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻááᏠáááŻáášáˇáá˛á áĄá á ášáĄáá˝ááš ááŽááááŹáááᯠáááážááąááŹáˇááŤáá°á¸á áá ášááášá¸áąáťááŹááááš áá˝áźáášáąááŹášáááŻááá˛á áááášáˇ á ááášááąááŹááᯠáááá áááážááąááŹáˇááŤáá°á¸á
Moreover, we go about our business in social life wearing masks appropriate for each occasion. We often do not show our true feelings of jealousy, greed, hatred, pride, or selfishness. We hide them in socially accepted verbal expressions such as 'congratulations', 'thank you', 'deepest sympathies'. But there are times when our negative emotions are so acute that they come into the open in the form of violence, stealing, quarreling, backbiting, and so forth. But generally we try to keep these venomous snakes of negative emotions inhibited.
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