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The Buddha is the inventor of these six modern practices!
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Summary for [The Buddha is the inventor of these six modern practices!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_XgohgDjJM)
Six Innovative Practices Introduced by Buddha for Modern Life and Leadership
1. Establishing a Daily Routine
The Buddha was the first social leader in recorded history to practice rigorous time management/ His day was divided into five distinct sections:
2. Delegation of Power
He introduced organized leadership by assigning duties to those most capable rather than doing everything himself. In a formal setting, he selected 80 leaders to oversee specific fields within his organization, a practice now considered essential for any successful modern organization.
3. Controlled Eating for Health
Long before the modern concept of calorie restriction, the Buddha practiced and taught controlled eating. While he personally ate only one meal a day, he advised a disciple named Bhaddali to divide a single meal into two portions—one for the morning and one for later—to maintain strength and health
4. Merit-Based Evaluation
The Buddha evaluated individuals based on their virtues, skills, and capabilities rather than birth, wealth, or social status.
His two chief disciples (Moggallana and Sariputta) were chosen for their skills.
He appointed Upali, a former barber, as the head of discipline, placing him in a position of authority even over those from royal families.
5. Refusal of Speculative Arguments
He avoided arguing over "speculations"—beliefs that cannot be substantiated by evidence. When asked metaphysical questions about the soul or life after death, he remained silent, believing such debates caused unhappiness and did not contribute to social unity or progress.
6. Rational Argumentation
While he avoided speculation, the Buddha vigorously utilized rational arguments based on reason and pragmatism. He used this approach to establish new social truths, such as social justice, gender impartiality, and equality, which remain the foundation of progressive societies today.
Six Innovative Practices Introduced by Buddha for Modern Life and Leadership
1. Establishing a Daily Routine
The Buddha was the first social leader in recorded history to practice rigorous time management/ His day was divided into five distinct sections:
- Morning session
- Afternoon session
- The first watch
- The middle watch
- The final watch
2. Delegation of Power
He introduced organized leadership by assigning duties to those most capable rather than doing everything himself. In a formal setting, he selected 80 leaders to oversee specific fields within his organization, a practice now considered essential for any successful modern organization.
3. Controlled Eating for Health
Long before the modern concept of calorie restriction, the Buddha practiced and taught controlled eating. While he personally ate only one meal a day, he advised a disciple named Bhaddali to divide a single meal into two portions—one for the morning and one for later—to maintain strength and health
4. Merit-Based Evaluation
The Buddha evaluated individuals based on their virtues, skills, and capabilities rather than birth, wealth, or social status.
His two chief disciples (Moggallana and Sariputta) were chosen for their skills.
He appointed Upali, a former barber, as the head of discipline, placing him in a position of authority even over those from royal families.
5. Refusal of Speculative Arguments
He avoided arguing over "speculations"—beliefs that cannot be substantiated by evidence. When asked metaphysical questions about the soul or life after death, he remained silent, believing such debates caused unhappiness and did not contribute to social unity or progress.
6. Rational Argumentation
While he avoided speculation, the Buddha vigorously utilized rational arguments based on reason and pragmatism. He used this approach to establish new social truths, such as social justice, gender impartiality, and equality, which remain the foundation of progressive societies today.
Ancient Vadism - was the greatest religion to explain metaphysics of Life - Samsara - Incarnation ever.
They even had methods to live forever ; immortality by " moving your soul to a different body when it gets old & unsustainable
( For more info - Raamuwa Series and the Autobiography of Yogi highly recommended )
But the thing is
Eventually you may have to die + circulating in this Samsara. + The immense pain & Suffering beings have to endure.
Vadism couldn't be able to pass that threshold
How to end this Samsara wheel.
The immense suffering.
Thats where a Buddah conceive to this universe and preach " දම්සක් පැවැතුම් සූත්රය " as his first sermon.
ධර්ම + චක්රය + නැවතීම.
සංසාර චක්රය නිමා කිරීම.
Any philosopher ever born in this universe never be able to grasp and preach that except a great BUDDAH.
That's why Buddhism is the greatest religion in this world.
තව එක ට්රයි එකක් දෙමු.
summarize කරලා කියවලා වැඩක් නැහැ. සංකල්පයක් දැනගන්නවට එහා ගිහින් යෝනිසෝ මනසිකාරය වෙන්නේ හරියට සිහියෙන් ඇහුවොත්.
වෙලාව තියෙන වෙලාවක බලන්න. Full එකම. දෙයක් ගන්න තියෙනවා කියලා හිතුනොත් 
playlist එකත් බලන්න.Similar threads
