Love And Respect Yours Parents

Tell us what humans are capable of?

• Humans born with defensive mechanism

• Humans can survived in most conditions

• Humans, the strongest and the most capable in thought

• Humans have smart and creative thought

What is the reasons humans not capable of caring for themselves soon after being born?

• He is defenceless

• He depends on his parents in every way

• He has to be protected and nurtured for a certain period of time

• He is able to fend for himself

What is our responsibility as a human being

to our parents?

• We should bestow our love and affection on our parents

• We should protect and support them through their ripe old age

• We should give them meaningful life

• We can help them practising the Buddha Dhamma in safe and condusive environment

In the Chinese Ekottaragama 增壹阿含經;, it says that making offerings to (1)_________ is equal to making offerings to the (2)___________ who has one more birth to bodhi.

• (1) brothers, (2) sisters

• (1) parents, (2) bodhisattva

• (1) friends, (2) enemy

• (1) neighbor, (2) uncle and aunty

Once the Buddha was staying at Anathapindika’s park in Jeta’sgrove in Sravastı. The Blessed One said to the monks: ”There are two ________ for ordinary people to obtain great merit, attain great reward, taste the flavor of liberation and reach the unconditioned state."

• Buddha

• Sangha

• Dharma

• Triple Gems

What are two dharmas for ordinary people to obtain great merit, attain great reward, taste the flavor of liberation and reach the unconditioned state?

• Making offerings to two neighbour who are the two persons

• Making offerings to parents who are the two persons

• Making offerings to birds and pets who are the two animals

• Making offerings to poor and sick who are the two persons

We should always be ___________ ,____________and _______________to your parents.41

• mindful

• support

• be obedient

• be playful