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A Presentation Dedicated to Students, Parents and Teachers

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We must develop Patience
with ourselves, with other
people and with
happenings around us
that we find unpleasant.
This is good training for
the mind to be strong.

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Honesty is the Best Policy.
One who lies, cheats or
swindles other people will
pay a price one day. He will
meet with suffering
for his dishonest acts.

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I speak
gently,
mindfully and
with Loving-
Kindness
“The tongue is but
three inches long,
yet it can kill
a man six feet high.”
Beware of your Speech:
No Lying, No Tale Bearing,
No Harsh Speech and No Idle
Gossip.

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If you do not pay good
attention to what your
parents and teachers
teach you, you do not
learn important things.

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Diligence is one of the most
important qualities a person
must have for success in any
field. This includes Dhamma
practice to develop the mind for
true happiness and peace.

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Respect and following the
instructions and advice of
parents, teachers, monks,
nuns and wise elderly
people is a good trait of a
student of fine character.
He is well-liked by many.
I obey my parents and teachers.
They train me to have
a good character.

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Practicing Dana
(Charity, Giving or
Serving/Helping)
is very important for
character development.
The selfish or unhelpful
ones are not liked
by people.

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Perseverance is
persistence in doing
something despite difficulty
or delay in achieving
success. One who has
perseverance does not give
up until success is attained.

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Metta is Loving-Kindness.
One who practices
Kindness to all living
beings will have
happiness and peace
growing in his heart.
Spread Metta to
people near and far

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“To Err is Human,
To Forgive, Divine”
Everyone makes mistakes
including you yourself.
With a heart of Compassion
forgive all your enemies
or those who might
have hurt you.

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I am Contented in my
heart. I count the many
Blessings I have.
One who is greedy and
always craving for the
worldly things will not be
happy and peaceful in
his heart and mind.
BE CONTENTED.

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Beware of your moral
conduct. It’s easy to break
your moral values if you
are not disciplined and
lack self-control.
Doing immoral things will
lead you to Dukkha.
DANGER – No Self-Control

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“Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words,
they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your
habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your
character, it becomes your destiny.” LAO TZU
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin