The life of a fool. This life is lived by just breathing in and out, without the need to raise one's own life or the country to be glorified and prosperous according to circumstances.
The word fool, if it is a name for a person, translates as a stupid person. A fool, or a person who cuts off two interests: the benefit of this world 1 and the benefit of the next world 1.
Another, the word fool refers to three characteristics to indicate: physical actions are bad 1, speaking is bad 1, and mental thoughts are bad 1.
Any person in this world who has these three characteristics, as briefly explained, that person can be identified as a true fool. Simply put, the three characteristics are eternal, etc., and fall on fools more often than other people.
Another, the life of any person who has no morals and humanity in himself, as seen in committing crimes against the state and religion, for example, that person is considered a fool. This fool often encounters dangers, suffering, and fear, which are clearly seen in the present. Living according to this nature of ignorance is the reason why people lose both present and future benefits. On the other hand, the life of a person who is separated from the precious jewels and the material world is called a foolish life.
There are only three types of foolish people:
1- A person who is ignorant, has no thoughts, no wisdom, and does not think about developing abilities and wisdom. A person who enjoys ignorance, does not listen to the advice of wise people or elders. They are considered a foolish person because they make themselves useless or lose the opportunity to build values ​​​​while they have the opportunity to be born as a human being.
2- A person who seeks happiness or self-interest by harming the interests of others, harming the happiness of others, or seeking happiness for themselves by interfering with the happiness of others.
3- A person who harms the interests of others and their own interests.
Whoever associates with these three types of foolish people will definitely encounter various problems in life.
People who are considered to be bad people should not associate with:
A. Three types of physical evil:
1. Killing, harming others, using illegal weapons
2. Cheating, stealing, robbing, exploiting other people's property, being a nuisance, being a nuisance, interfering in other people's affairs
3. Acting indecently on other people's children, wives, and children, being indecent, gambling, drinking, which can lead to various diseases, especially AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, or engaging in prostitution and drug abuse.
B. Four types of verbal evil:
1. Telling lies, deceiving others
2. Speaking harsh words, cursing, and slandering others
3. Speaking harshly, inciting, stabbing, and tearing others down
4. Speaking useless words, content that keeps on moving like a tongue without bones.
C. Three types of bad behavior:
1. Greed, covetousness, wanting other people's wealth to be your own
2. Murder, malice, gossiping with others, leading others on the wrong path
3. Misunderstanding that there is no sin, no merit, no virtue, no sin, etc. The first good deed is not to associate with wicked people. Asevana ca paalanam, not to associate with wicked people.
The Buddha taught that there are three types of wicked people:
1. Ignorant people, without thought, wisdom, and not thinking about developing their abilities and wisdom, people who enjoy being in a daze, do not listen to the advice of wise people or elders, are considered to be wicked people because they make themselves useless or lose the opportunity to build value during their time as a human being.
2. A person seeks happiness or self-interest by harming the interests of others, harming the well-being of others, or seeking happiness for himself by interfering with the well-being of others.
3. A person harms the interests of others and himself.
The Buddha taught that in order to live a good life, everyone must have good relationships with people, but association must be done with wisdom, because if we associate with any kind of person, we will become that kind of person. These three types of wicked people are the most terrible types of people and should not be associated with at all because associating with this type of person, in addition to causing us to lose our benefits, reputation, wealth, time, and wisdom, will also lead us to become wicked people with them.
The Buddha taught that if there are only two people in this world, one is you and the other is a wicked person, we should not associate with that person and should remain alone and strong. Being careful and avoiding such association with wicked people is a great fortune.
The three characteristics of wicked people
1. A person who is a glutton, who is accustomed to doing only evil deeds
2. A person who is a glutton, who is accustomed to speaking only evil words
3. A person who is always evil, who is accustomed to thinking only evil things
A wicked person is destroyed for three reasons
1. Destroyed by having unkind friends
2. Destroyed by not having unkind friends
3. Destroyed by being satisfied with the teachings of unkind people. A wicked person, whether doing, speaking, or thinking, is all unwholesome, not knowing the path to benefit. Whoever associates with a wicked person is like sinking into suffering, receiving only hot destruction, only loss, degradation, and suffering various kinds of punishments such as a ruined future, a damaged reputation, loss of life, and being hated by those who were once close. If you know someone who behaves like a scoundrel and can talk to them, you should try to guide them to recognize their virtues, sins, merits, and demerits, and turn them back to doing good. But if that doesn't work, you should avoid them and not associate with them anymore. Associating with a scoundrel is not good for your life because it only leads to destruction, the birthplace of destruction. A scoundrel sacrifices his own interests and those of others. Association with wicked people leads to great punishment in this world and the next, and those who are naturally wicked are more guilty than those who seek to harm others.
There are seven types of good people to associate with:
A. Puhasatta: A person who is knowledgeable and has high knowledge that we can ask for knowledge and experience.
B. Dharmadhara: A person who is moral, has good character, is well-mannered, is grateful, and has no prejudices.
C. Ulara: A person who is diligent, diligent, patient, and has high virtues.
D. Padiphanavantam: A person who is clever, clever, and has a lot of wisdom, can solve problems peacefully.
E. Anhaattani: A person who knows what is beneficial and what is not beneficial, who knows the depths and the highs.
C. Vinayakamkuma: can eliminate our doubts and doubts.
A person with the above characteristics is called a good person, who can guide us to prosperity in the future. Wisdom brings health to the body, wisdom brings peace to the mind, wisdom brings freedom from sin, and wisdom brings normal removal of defilements. Buddhism, which most scholars understand to help relieve the suffering of people in the world in general, is entirely part of the Dhamma.
The qualities of a good friend
The qualities of a good person, or the qualities of a good person, a good person, in terms of his or her personality, have various qualities that should be known as follows:
Kindness is a good person, with seven qualities of a good person
1. Knowledge of the cause, which leads to knowing the causes that lead to suffering, problems and various crises and knowing the causes, methods, principles for eliminating suffering, problems and crises.
2. Knowledge of the result, knowing the result is knowing that suffering is the result of bad deeds, happiness is the result of good deeds, etc.
3. Attānyūta, self-knowledge, is knowing one's status, gender, strength, knowledge, ability, mastery, and virtues, etc., and acting according to that knowledge. If one is an elder and has good character, one should act as befits an elder, and be courteous to the younger and lower according to one's ability. If one is a younger person, one should bow down to the elder according to one's ability, both in speech and behavior.
4. Matānyūta, knowing the extent, is knowing what is appropriate, what should be done, what should not be done, or what should be used. This attānyūta is similar to walking the path of the middle way, not too tight, not too loose, in the middle, that is, knowing how to spend one's wealth moderately, according to the strength of one's wealth, not being excessively wasteful or stingy to the point of not being able to use it.
5. Kalānyūta, knowing the time, circumstances, knowing the situation in which one should do and say or should use it at the right time, at the right time and opportunity, etc.
6. Parisanñūta, knowing the surroundings, means knowing the place, the community, and the manners that should be followed there. If you speak, you should be polite and traditional, with every word and every step, knowing how to maintain the four postures, so that others will not be able to guess.
7. A person who is well-versed in the world, knowing the status of a person, whether he is a high-ranking person, a middle-ranking person, or a low-ranking person, and knowing how to use the appropriate posture and words according to that person's status, nature, and preferences.
These seven virtues are found in the Sankīti Sutta, the Tenth Sutta, Book 7, Book 19, and are explained in the Dhammañūta Sutta, Book 47.
Next, one should practice the fourth virtue, which is to live a balanced life.