The late Sayādaw U Janakābhivaṃsa, also known as Mahāgandhayon Sayādaw, devoted his life to teaching Buddhist studies (pariyatti) to many hundreds of monks. In Burma the fame of his monastery is perhaps comparable to that of Oxford University in England, and many young monks wish to go there to study. He followed the vinaya very strictly, and worked tirelessly for the preservation of the sāsana.
Are You Lucky?
101. Determine whether you are lucky or not by examining your personality, wealth, intelligence, and social status.
Die With Courage
102. However great one may be, it is not good to shed tears on one’s deathbed.
Do Good to be Good
103. If you do good, you will be good. That is natural.
104. If you want to be attractive, do your work well.
105. Loving others is the same as loving yourself.
Injustice
106. In this unjust world, there is one injustice after another. Conducting one’s life righteously is difficult.
Think Seriously About Death
107. Now think about this. Death comes to the old and young alike, so what shall we do? Think about this seriously.
Fame Will Corrupt You
108. If you don’t have enough intelligence, fame will probably corrupt you even in such a pure and clear religion as Buddhism.
Worldly Progress
109. Wisdom is the chief factor for progress in the world.
110. When those who take great pains to achieve worldly ambitions attain their goal, they revel in the pleasures their success has afforded them.
111. Scientific progress offers a good life materially. Nevertheless, it fails to develop good morality, and so people are unhappy. The Buddha’s teaching alone can afford the means for true happiness.
112. Worldly progress is meant only for enjoying its benefit.
113. Eventually, the progress of science leads to ruin.
114. Material progress is to the detriment of spiritual progress.
115. Today’s world is progressing very much. There are big buildings, various kinds of vehicles, but there is no peace of mind; the mind is burning with anxiety and misery. You shouldn’t accept that kind of progress.
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