The benefits from studying on True Friend characteristics
“…the wise man [pandita] knows four kinds of True Friends well. They are: The Helpful Friend [upakaraka], the Constant Friend [samanasukhadukkha]
The Meaning of a True Friend
In the previous chapter we defined the meaning of ‘friends’ as those in whom we invest time, energy and respurces for example, someone with whom we associate regularly, working together or at least in the same place. In fact, such a definition is only a small part of a much wider scope of meaning covered by the word ‘friend’
Why do we need to identify our false friends?
Naturally we need to carefully observe the behaviors of those with whom we associate. It may to be easy to be able to tell what kind of a person they are because the persons may appear as our friends when is fact they could be false friends or even enemies
The Enemy in Friend’s Clothes
Our society today is a real melting point of different sorts of people, good and bad. There are a noticeable number of bad people in the world as we hear on the news
Our Relationships: Six Directions
Everyone knows that all are in the same cycle of existence (birth, oldage, sickness, and death). Even if we are strangers, we are friends in the same world.
Looking for a Sympathetic Friend
A sympathetic friend possesses admirable characteristics far different from the one who leads you down the road to ruin
Looking for a Constant Friend
How lucky we are, if we can have a friend like this, or we can behave in these ways toward our friends. We are impressed by these characteristics.
Looking for a Helpful Friend
I am sure that we may practice any of these actions with our friends when the time comes. Whoever behaves in these ways is admirable.
Dhamma For People :- A true friend can sacrifice his life for you
The good story about true friend who can sacrifice his life to his friend although it is an animal.
The Easiest Cause of Ruin is Following False Friends
When I was in high school, there was a semester when I spent time with friends who felt that smoking was fine, skipping classes was fun, going to bars or night clubs was great (we were younger than 18 at that time), and not listening to parents’ advice was cool.
