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| By Dhamma Rakkhita Bhikkhu
IMAP, Final Year Buddhist Studies.
Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
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How spectacular
this sphere is! Affluent with fruitful woods, corns, grains, ferrule thicket
haired, girt with rivers, streams, deserts and many others are lavishly
magnificent and graceful gift of Mother Nature. Being overwhelmed with
fascinating beauty of nature, poet composes poems, speculative one imagines inexpressible
waves of effusion, beloveds ones being engrossed in erotic affairs fancy of
imaginary world. This is the way variegated world goes on.
Man has no greater principle than
having loving-kindness and compassion for others. One slays another very easily
but loving-kindness and compassion is not an easy task and not a child’s play.
And that is what mostly today witnessed occurring in our surroundings. As the
fire cannot be put out by weapon, thus hatred can never be conquered by hatred.
Aversion can only be discontinued by loving-kindness and affection. So loving-kindness
and compassion which are positive qualities in man is essential for a peaceful
world which is expected by peace-loving and scrupulous people.
