Let us learn from the Buddha's advice.
Admonition          against five evils:                  [34] The          Buddha said to Maitreya, "If here in this world you are upright in          thought and will, and abstain from doing evil, then you will attain the          utmost virtue, unsurpassed in all the lands throughout the ten quarters.          Why is this so? Devas and humans in the Buddha-lands naturally do good          and rarely commit evil, and so, it is easy to teach and train them. Having          become a Buddha in this world, I now dwell in the midst of the five evils,          the five sufferings, and the five burnings. This is extremely painful          for me. I will teach multitudes of beings, making them abandon the five          evils, avoid the five sufferings, and escape from the five burnings. I          will train their minds and lead them to practice the five good deeds,          so that they may acquire merit and virtue and attain emancipation, long          life, and Nirvana."
        The Buddha continued, "What are the five evils? What are the five          sufferings? What are the five burnings? What is the way to extinguish          the five evils and lead people to practice the five good deeds, so that          they may acquire merit and virtue and attain emancipation, long life,          and Nirvana?"
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Admonition against five evils
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