TY - JOUR AU - Shi, Ven. Ban Ruo PY - 2018/06/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Engaged Buddhist for Social Welfare JF - The Journal of International Association of Buddhist Universities (JIABU) JA - JIABU VL - 11 IS - 3 SE - Article DO - UR - https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/Jiabu/article/view/219838 SP - 378-382 AB - <p>With the development of the economy, the focus on materialism hasn’t made people<br>happier. Instead, people become more discontented and unhappy. In Australia, I have met lots<br>of quite rich people, but I cannot tell if they are happier. As a Buddhist monk, I have taken<br>the Bodhisattvas’ vow: to be on the path to liberate all sentient beings from sufferings. Out<br>of this motivation, I have engaged myself in Australian social welfare wishing to help<br>people as a monk police, a volunteer in hospitals and a manager on my Dharma farm. As a<br>monk police, I teach the police to meditate and Buddhist wisdom so as to reduce their<br>anxiety caused by their dangerous job. In the hospital, I help the patients to overcome their<br>mental fear and reduce their physical pain. On the Dharm farm, I take care of the sick or<br>abandoned animals with loving-kindness.</p> ER -