20 November 2011, Sunday.

20 November 2011, Sunday.

I’m having a day off with a relaxed mined after the torturing surgery cycle. Tuberculosis cycle starts tomorrow. I hope it won’t be a difficult one. Im going to translate an ancient Buddhist suthtra to English. It’s originally formulated by Lord Buddha. I hope the spirit of this teaching will help everyone. I wish all the success to my readers. The teaching is about the success.

Maha Mangala Suthraya. (මහා මංගල සුත්‍රය)

·         Keep connection with good people and work with them. Don’t keep mutual connections with bad people.

·         Keep connections with educated good people.

·         Pay your respect to the people who really deserve it (To the good people).

·         Live in a good place which has a good surrounding (Environmentally, Socially and culturally). Simply a good country, good area which can keep your mind in a peaceful state.

·         Keep the good sins which you have collected.

·         Keep your mind steady. Don’t let it run here and there as usual. Take the control of your mind.

·         Learn well. Try to attain new knowledge which will be helpful to you.

·         Take the correct and appropriate education and knowledge. Not everything. Just what you need to your life.

·         Discipline.

·         Speak good words. Speak about good things.

·         Look after your parents. Treat them well. Care about them.

·         Look after your children and wife. Treat them well.

·         Good occupation. (No illegal jobs).

·         Donate to things to the poor people. Treat and donate to priests.

·         Collect good sins.

·         Help, treat and care about your cousins.

·          Always be honest to you. Work with a good vision in a well defined manner.

·         Keep away from the bad sins. Don’t involve with them.

·         Keep away from alcoholism, smoking and other harmful drugs.

·         Don’t be late to do good things. Don’t be late to collect good sins.

·         Respect to others. Respect to other opinions.

·         Live a joyful life. Live with the happiness.

·         Never to forget the people who helped to you in the past. Be helpful to them when they need it.

·         Listen, study and pay attention to your religion. It should be done in the right time.

·         Be patient.

·         Obey.

·         Discussion about your religion with the religious people. (Friends, monks). Improve your knowledge about the religion.

·         Live a religious life.

·         Great behavior.

·         See the truth. Try to find the truth.

·         Try to attain the great Nibbana.

·         Try to keep no worries. Be steady in the disaster and triumph.

·         Don’t worry about the past or the future.

·         Don’t keep bad and harmful thoughts in your mind.

·         Don’t be afraid.

These are the golden instructions to live a joyful life.