NEW NORMAL LIFE AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION MODEL FOR CORONAVIRUS ACCORDING TO BUDDHADHAMMA

Abstract

In this research article, an attempt was purposely made the new normalization of life as a result of adaptation to the spread of pandemic COVID-19 according to principles of Buddhadhamma. It deployed the qualitative research methodology through the documentary and field research. The research results showed that: 1) the new disease called COVID-19 has been greatly affecting on the physical and mental health including the quality of life since the individual to the world levels particularly body, mentality, emotion, society and spirit which are obviously held as the important foundation in one’s living life in all dimensions, 2) the Buddhist principles that can be practically applied to new normalization of life as a result of adaptation to spread of pandemic COVID-19 are of four foundations of mindfulness, four kinds of effort, four Noble Truths and Yonisomanasikãra, and 3) new normalization  and development of behavour suitable to the exist situation would bring about the right understanding of advantage and disadvantage as a result of new normal ways consist in four dimensions, body, mentality, society and spirit whereby the new normalization of life would be sustained respectively.