DHARMA PRACTICE IS THE PATH TO SUSTAINABLE HAPPINESS

Abstract

Abstract

The practice of Dharma is the application of dharma in our daily life until making life with the Dharma, that is to know inner peace of mind. It is a process of mind and wisdom development that Buddhism calls Vipassana. Dharma practice is the important in personal development because they make themselves prosper in nature respectively. Buddhism is called “development (Bhavana)” and it is the importance of ending suffering. When there is the development of physical, moral, mental and intellectual, it will help to have the power to overcome the suffering of the compounded things (Sankhara) namely, birth, aging, pain, death and whole suffering namely, commitment in the five aggregates (Pancakkhandha) etc.. Whereas the four foundations of mindfulness are the guideline of Dharma practice i.e. the contemplation of the body (Kayanupassana), the contemplation of feelings (Vedananupassana), the contemplation of mind (Cittanupassana) and the contemplation of Dharma (Dhammanupassana). And there are 3 virtues i.e. Atapi means there is perseverance is a burner passion, Sampachano means there is consciousness and Satima means there is remembering, until he could clearly see the common characteristics (of component things) viz., impermanence (Aniccam), state of conflict (Dukkham) and non-self (Anatta). There is real knowledge and understanding of that state and get rid of all suffering completely which is the access to sustainable happiness.