Social Disaster : 4. The Relationship between Friends

If a person does not cherish his or her friends according to the duties described in the Six Directions, the harm that will come to them can be concluded on three levels

Way to Mix with The Wise:

To learn the maximum about good and bad from such good influences, we should look for opportunities to associate with them

The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Looking After One's Extended Family (3)

The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Fifth Group of Blessings. Blessing Seventeen :- Looking After One's Extended Family.

4. The Relationship Between Friends

The fourth and most important factor influencing social development is the quality of the relationship between friends

What do we mean when we say ‘Associating or Mixing with a Fool’?

It can mean spending time with them at school, at work, when studying, as friends, in chat rooms, by texts

Self-Discipline in allocating one’s earnings

The Lord Buddha not only taught scrupulous ethics for earning a living, but also how earnings should be allocated so that one can live without financial problems

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 38 Ways to Happiness :- Cherishing our husband or wife (3)

The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Fourth Group of Blessings. Blessing Thirteen :- Cherishing our husband or wife.

The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Associate with the Wise (5)

The 38 Ways to Happiness. The First Group of Blessings. Blessing Two :- Associate with the Wise.

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.