Buddhist of Liberal Arts of Living Approach to the Highest Value

Abstract

The impact of advancement of technology in today's era, many people are unable
to reach inner peace and to be enslaved to their own desires by technological change
influence people's lives; materialistic values affect people with an attachment. The

extreme materialism to consumption affects to the physical and mental problem, basis

of the suffering. So, the liberal arts of living is the value of life learning to improve well-
being of life. The Lord Buddha's guide to living in 3 steps: (1) Ditthadhammikattha

mention to benefits in the present life; (2) Samprayikattha mention to benefit in the
future life. (3) Paramattha mention to the highest benefit or Nirvana. These dharma are
similar to the 38 principles of life in Maṅgalatthadīpanī, focus to the guideline of
Buddhist of Liberal Arts of Living Approach to the Highest Value. That all for the greatest
benefit by having insight into the beautiful mind; out of kilesa, such as to associate with
the true friends, etc.