วันสิ่งแวดล้อมโลก World Environment Day
คุณรู้หรือไม่ว่าวันที่ 5 มิถุนายนของทุกปี เป็นวันสิ่งแวดล้อมโลก ในแต่ละปีจะมีคำขวัญวันสิ่งแวดล้อมโลก เพื่อรณรงค์ให้เราช่วยกันรักษาสิ่งแวดล้อม World Environment Day
The Benefits of Staying in an Appropriate Environment:
1. Receive happiness and joy 2. Make both worldly and spiritual progress
How to live in a Suitable Environment:
Choose a location that is appropriate and thriving. It should be easy to find good schools, appropriate employment and a good location for building a house and so on
Living in a Suitable Environment
“A bodhi tree that grows up in a pot will have life, but its growth will be hindered by the space that is available for it to grow in the pot
Mechanism # 4 : Practising our Dutise in the Six Directions & Conserving the Environment
When talking of our environment, the Lord Buddha meant both the people that surround us and the natural environment that surrounds us:
Target Character Trait # 4 : Responsibility towards the Environment
Having responsibility towards the environment means having responsibility both towards the natural environment (by conservation) and our immediate human environment (by performing our duties towards the ‘ six directions’ discussed earlier).
Being Responsible for the Environment
Besides, taking the three responsibilities: self, society, and ethical economy, good people are also responsible for the environment. Air, water, soil, forest, and weather are important for our living.
Earth Day 22nd April 2015 : Cleanse the Mind, Cleanse the World
Earth Day in its modern form was initiated by the Honorable Gaylord Nelson, a United States senator from Wisconsin, who strived to raise awareness and gather political support for the environmental issues of the day.
Weekend Meditation for Locals // Nov. 18-20, 2016 - Japanese Meditation Village
Wat Phra Dhammakaya Gunma, Japan, arranged the Weekend Meditation for Locals during November 18 – 20, 2016 (3 days and 2 nights).
English Meditation Class // July 9, 2016 - DMC Boston, USA
On Saturday July 9, 2016, Dhammakaya Meditation Center Boston arranged an English meditation class.
