User talk:Ashin Kavinda

Why should we learn English

The world is becoming the big village and the people are as the family, brothers and sisters that many educated people are talking about “the global village”. In the global village, the languages are very important for us who are following the modern day. The social media is also the significant in societies. Many people choose to study an English program and Nowadays, as an English language, international language is very popular in the world. If we don’t know an English language, we will be very difficult to understand other information as English. We should learn an English language which is using everywhere and every country. There are the three common reasons which make us to learn English: to improve more education, to communicate with the different people, and to get new experiences. Firstly, to improve more education is very necessary because the present day is the educated day. We must study many languages to understand and stand with education in the world that English language is a very important language among the other languages. To know many social media and information in the world need to learn the English language. To use the information technology such as computer and mobile phone is also needed the English in societies. Nowadays, we can study many things form the internet to develop education but we need to understand the English language. Therefore, we should learn English for our education. Secondly, to communicate with the different people is kind of important in societies that we need an international communication language which is only English for us. If we understand the English language, we are easy to communicate with others countries and the people. Even we do not go to foreign countries; we are using the English language in social community. If we want to travel other countries it is very easy to go there because we have studied it. We, therefore, should learn English language to communicate with easily. Finally, to get new experiences are very significant for people. There is not enough only with mother language in the world that we should learn English. If we study the different language, we can get and know the other different cultures with familiarity that can develop knowledge and experiences for us. As we are human, we must search new things or experiences all our whole life time. Knowing familiarity with other cultures will understand and forget the different view in the societies. So, we should learn English. In conclusion, studying and understanding English language well can help us to improve more education, to communicate with the different people, and to get new experiences. English is an international language that every country has studies as curriculum in the schools, collages, and university. There are also many English classes in the private schools. Why we should learn English that reason is using as international language. If we are very skillful English, we can learn and develop such as education, politic, science and economy etc. We, as a result, should learn English language to explore many different fields of research studies in our world.

How I have prepared for Death

I have seen many people that had been died with many kinds of different in societies. Some people had been death within the best conditions but some are not. The people have feared the suffering of death but nobody has escaped from the death and some people are old and some are young. However, the death that we have found the suffering is the same. We have met with growth old, sickness, and diseases before we have been the death. Many people have searched the best condition of death way in the very early period and they want to know how to prepare for death. Buddhism has taught many different methods how to prepare for death that I have practiced and followed these methods. There has described some methods as followings; to establish the generosity (Dāna), to practice the morality (Sila), and to develop mental culture (Bhāvanā). Initially, to establish the generosity (Dāna) has followed the important method for me because the generosity means offering one’s properties with pure mind for others welfare. The definition of Dana is literally giving, charity, and helping, etc. which has been the first perfection of Ten Perfections (Dasa Pārami). A Buddhahood had done this first perfection to be The Buddha. This has not seen the selfishness of benefits that the object of Dāna has practiced to oblige the others happiness and blessings. I hope that has been the same result or action in my present and future what I have prepared this generosity. Furthermore, that I have done for death is to practice the morality (Sila) which has been good conduct that I have observed the precepts. Sila is also the second perfection of Ten Perfections (Dasa Pārami). Sila has been being the foundation of all meritorious deed and I have kept the action of body, speech, and mental. To control the action of body, speech, and mental is prevented from all the bad things. I have never done the bad action with the body, speech and mental. Morality is the most important preliminary step to attend the process of spiritual life. There have two: observing good manners is Caritta Sila and avoiding the evils is Varitta Sila. Lastly, to develop mental culture (Bhāvanā) has called generally “meditation”. There has divided into two kinds: development of tranquility (samatha-bhávaná) or concentration (samádhi), and development of insight (vipassaná bhávaná) or wisdom (paññá). This has taught the final goal or step in Buddhism that I have studied and prepared for my death. The method of mental development can attain the lack of craving or Nibbhana. It is to approach mental culture, training, and purification what I have prepared for death. In conclusion, to establish the generosity (Dāna), to practice the morality (Sila), and to develop mental culture (Bhāvanā) has done the methods that I have prepared for death. The three of Dana, Sila, and Bhavana has taught in Buddhism for people who have followed them that three are the part of main point. Helping others welfare has made both happiness and peaceful mind. Cultivating morality has kept the ethical rules which are in positive forms for all. The contemplation of mental development is the last step of Buddhism that has been the purification of mind that I have prepared for my death.

The Basic Principle of the Four Noble Truths and Discussion Its the Causation

The teaching of the Buddha is based on the Four Noble Truths which is discovered by the Buddha Himself, and His own experience. To realize these Truths is to realize and penetrate into the true nature of existence. The Four Noble Truths are a very important aspect of the teaching of the Buddha. In the very first sermon of the Buddha, the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutt, which He gave to the five monks at the Deer Park, was the Four Noble Truths and Noble Eightfold Path. There are Cause and Effect in everywhere, and there are no causeless events in the world. Nothing happens without a Cause and everything that happens has a Cause. We can find the Cause in the nature and natural world. The Cause has the sum total of Four conditions. There are:

1)	Necessary condition 2)	Sufficient   condition 3)	Remote condition and                                                                                4)	Immediate condition

The Cause and Effect are based on these four conditions. For the example, a house being burnt down is the Effect. The Causes that are fire, blowing, nobody there and materials around are easily burnt this house. We should try to understand the nature of Cause and Effect in our situation. There is also Cause and Effect that we can see in the Four Noble Truths.

1)	First Noble Truth is Effect.                      2)	Second Noble Truth is Cause. 3)	Third Noble Truth is Effect.                       4)	Four Noble Truth is Cause.

The First Noble Truth is the truth of experiences that simply states the fact that some kind of suffering always comes together with every human experience. There is impossible to live without experiencing some kinds of suffering. We can meet basically the two of the mental suffering and physical suffering in our daily life that happens because of a cause. All kinds of suffering in life like birth, old age, death, and in brief five aggregates which are universally accepted as suffering (dukkha). This is the First Noble Truth.

The Second Noble Truth is that all kinds of suffering is caused by the attachment and craving (Samudaya). The Buddha found the attachment to things, living or non-living, as the cause of all our human sufferings such as family, friends, pets, riches, property, position, power, and being youth and so on. The “craving or thirst-taṇhā” has very basically the three namely:

1.	Craving for sense-pleasures (kāma-taṇhā) 2.	Craving for existence (Bava-taṇhā) 3.	Craving for non- existence (Vibhava-taṇhā)

This craving is desire, greed, manifesting itself in the various ways. That gives rise to all forms of suffering and continuity of beings. Craving is a fire which can burns in all living beings. Attachment the life is cause and birth, rebirth is the effect. This is the Second Noble Truth.

The Third Noble Truth is getting rid of all suffering and attachment (Niroda). And then, we can conclude that if we can get rid of our attachment to the things we will be able to escape from all sufferings which is the ultimate goal of Buddhists. The state where craving ceases is known as Nibbana. This is a state which is not subjected to the laws of birth, decay, and death. This is free from suffering and rounds of rebirth. This is the Third Noble Truth.

The Fourth Noble Truth is the path leading to overcoming of suffering (Magga). This is known as ‘Middle Path’ (Majjhima Patipadā) which is generally referred to call as The Noble Eightfold Path that is the practical method. The Buddha said that the Noble Eightfold Path is the way that we have to follow if we want to stop all our suffering. Following the Path is the cause and the end of all suffering is the effect. This is the Fourth Noble Truth.

In conclusion, everything is relative and inter-dependent according to Buddhism. To understand the cause and effect is very important for all Buddhists. In the four Noble Truths, first one is to know the nature of life as a fact, clearly and completely (Parinneyya). Second one is to eliminate ‘the attachment’, to destroy and eradicate it (Pahatabba). Third one is to realize Nibbana-the absolute Truth and Ultimate Truth (Sacchikatabba). Fourth one is to follow the knowledge of path (Bhavetabba). Therefore, the Four Noble Truths are the principle of causation in Buddhism.