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In
today's society, many people only show goodwill and love
towards themselves, and seem to have forgotten that there
are many other people all around them who are waiting to
share their goodwill and love. If we share out love with
other people - even a little - then society will be peaceful.
Lover, generosity and thoughtfulness can form the foundation
for a peaceful society. Indeed, it society lacks love, generosity
and thoughtfulness, it will surely never find a way to be
at peace.
Is
there anyone who would refuse love?
Every
single person wants to be loved. Ask yourself - do you want
love? We don't like it when somebody displays anger or hatred
towards us, and we don't like gossip. We want love - why
shouldn't other people too?
Each day there are more and more people with HIV/AIDS who
are refused love, understanding, generosity and thoughtfulness
by other people in society. What have they done wrong? Nothing!
They have done nothing wrong except that they have the HIV
virus in their bodies. They have a disease, that all. Is
it fair that society should reject them? Every human being
must pass through birth, old age, sickness and death. HIV/AIDS
is simply one kind of disease. People who have HIV or who
are sick with AIDS are simply people with a disease or who
are ill, that's all. They are not different from other people
with other diseases, yet society regards them as having
something terrible, something hateful.
Our
Site is a great site and in the past it is a very warm site,
Yet today's society is not like before. It's true! Society
is changing but the Four Sublime States have never changed.
Society has changed because people lack enough religious
devotion to live together peacefully, that's all.
We
taught that everybody should use the Four Sublime States
to dictate their behavior so that society could be peaceful
and happy.
The Four Sublime States are:
Loving
Kindness:
Which
is love, sincerity and wishing others well. It's a love
that seeks no reciprocation and is expressed with a cheerful,
open face. Deeds match the feelings in the heart - it is
not about saying one thing but doing another, or gossiping
behind other people's backs. Living kindness is the love
that we give to people with HIV/AIDS so they can feel happy.
It is the opposite of the hate that causes misery. It would
be a wonderful thing if society could offer love and goodwill
to people with HIV/AIDS.
Such
love can be an encouragement to people with HIV/AIDS to
help them feel better both physically and emotionally. They
can live their lives as part of society. As well as offering
love to people with HIV/AIDS we mustn't forget to give love
to people who have been affected by the impacts of HIV/AIDS.
Society will thrive if we can share and if we can all cooperate
and work alongside one another.
Compassion:
which
is understanding and being considerate enough to help people
with HIV/AIDS escape from their suffering. It is the opposite
of the prejudice that brings unhappiness to people with
HIV/AIDS. AIDS is suffering. From the time that a person
finds out that he or she has HIV, suffering begins. Difficulties
and problems lie waiting for them an their suffering and
unhappiness increase over time. Their lives change and society
changes; many adjustments have to be made. Some people have
to stop working because of the ignorance of their employers,
and their expenses increase whilst their incomes decrease.
In the present economic climate, even people who don't have
HIV/AIDS find it hard to make ends meet. We should spare
a thought for others who are worse off than our selves.
People
with HIV/AIDS are members of society. Whenever someone in
our society is in trouble, regardless of who they are, other
members of society should help them. Some people with HIV/AIDS
are very poor and out of work, but still have to look after
their families. Giving only love will not be enough for
them to carry on with their lives. Therefore, we must offer
help with all four of the Sublime States. Generosity is
part of a Buddhist's character. Compassion was one of the
great qualities of Buddha. It is one of the most important
qualities of kinds and is also one of the most important
qualities in all of us ordinary mortals too.
Sympathetic
joy:
is when we can rejoice in other people's good fortune and
have hearts that are clear and joyful. It is the opposite
of feeling envy about other's good fortune. Sympathetic
joy can help us to open our minds to people, whether they
have HIV or not, and keep our behaviour consistent towards
them. If we used to go and see them, then we should still
go to see them. If in the past, we used to be glad about
their food fortune, we used to chat with them or comfort
them when they had troubles, then now that they have HIV
we should behave in exactly the same way and not knock them
when they are already down. When we see that they are in
good health and able to work, then we should wish them well
with a pure heart and not be envious. The meaning of this
sentiment is that we should all behave in a consistently
benevolent way towards people with HIV.
Equanimity:
Equanimity is about being fair and
equal and not being biased in love or in hate. It's about
not listening to gossip or hearsay but about thinking things
over carefully first before we form our opinions. This is
especially relevant to all the news we hear about AIDS.
People who listen to some news about AIDS who lack a sense
of impartiality will feel fear, hate and rejection and will
form a picture of people with HIV which is frightening.
But, if we are fair-minded we can see that having HIV/AIDS
is simply having one kind of disease. Everyone suffers from
illness at some time or another and if they don't get AIDS
then they will get some other disease. We should think things
over with a just mind so that members of society can live
together without excluding anyone.
If
these Four Sublime States are present in a society, a community
and in individuals then that society, community or person
will be happy. It will be a society in which there is thoughtfulness
and consideration. These qualities can help members of society
to behave righteously because those who follow the Four
Sublime States can help others with their loving kindness
and compassion. They have a spirit of cooperation and will
be able to support one another. It will be a society in
which ere is a spirit of charity as well, if we can practice.
Sacrificing
and sharing, generosity and helping one another
Speaking
with pleasant words in a soft and gentle manner that is
easy to listen to. Such words will foster love and can cement
a sense of unity. They will bring goodwill, love and a sense
of mutual respect within society and between people with
HIV/AIDS and other members of society. There will be no
harsh words spoken that can hurt others' feelings or cause
trouble for people with HIV/AIDS and others (good speech).
Helping
one another in work and any other kind of activity or when
people are going through troubled times, such as helping
a person with HIV when they lack the necessities of life
or are unwell - we should help them as much as we can. Children
whose parents have HIV often come from a poor family and
there isn't even enough money to send the children to school.
In those cases, we can help by looking after or providing
funding for these children or else becoming their guardians
(benefaction).
Behaving
in a consistent manner all the time. If everyone practices
such consistent behaviour then there sill be no more disagreements,
only a spirit of cooperation. Everyone will have equal rights
and people with HIV will not be separated out from people
who don't have HIV, and people won't be divided into rich
and poor. Everyone - no matter what their status - experiences
both happiness and sadness. We should realize this and try
to solve our problems together (equality).
If
everyone in society - whichever society - behaves according
to the highest principles of the Aids Aid Campus then members
of that society can live together happily, without divisions
between class and race. People will not be arrogant or conceited
or despise or pick on people who are less fortunate. With
regard to people with HIV / AIDS, we must understand them,
show them goodwill and not discriminate against them. That
way people with HIV can live together happily with others
in society in which everyone has the Four Sublime States.
Our
society created AIDS Shelter to show us that we need to
love more. We have, as a planetary consciousness, entered
an age in which it no longer makes sense to think in separatist
terms, or in terms of conflict. We are obliged now to think
in terms of cooperation, in terms of what we can do to help
others, in terms of love, in terms of service.
People
can recover from AIDS when they learn to recognize the love,
and trust it, and place themselves in relationships that
are nurturing, rather than punishing. That is, they learn
to stop punishing themselves, and so allow themselves to
be nurtured. They learn to accept themselves, and even to
accept others who do not accept them.
We are Beings of energy. When we block or interrupt the
flow of this energy, the result is illness or injury. Sometimes
this happens as a call for love.
We
each have the ability to restore the flow of energy, and
provide an abundance of love where there was a perception
of lack. When we do this, a healing happens.
It
is imperative, now, that we keep our hearts open, and replace
judgments with acceptance. It is vital that we learn to
love even more, and to allow ourselves to be loved. We must
relate in our relationships, and use communication to clear
misunderstandings and disagreements. When we can keep ourselves
in a loving space, we will have a positive effect on our
environment, a healing effect. With our hearts open to the
love all around us, and fully accepting ourselves, we will
not be creating the conditions in which AIDS develops.
The
answer is acceptance. The answer is love.
We
are extremely happy for the opportunity to speak and participate
in our AIDS Shelter Aids Aid Campus. we are challenged!
A silent war is raging - many of our people die silently
from the killer disease HIV / AIDS. Most of these deaths
can be prevented if we act in concert under a comprehensive
strategy for prevention, treatment, support and care. Otherwise
the prospects for our society are too dim to contemplate.
Our families, our economy, indeed the broader society, will
suffer from this silent war. We takes place at an opportune
moment in our history - a time when the dark clouds that
have surrounded debates on HIV/AIDS are receding. We stand
at a crucial period in our history - we either move forward
together or perish. The time for action is now - we have
to act to fight the pandemic before it consumes all of us.
It must help define our roles as different players in the
struggle against the HIV/AIDS. Most importantly the focus
on HIV/AIDS help us to strengthen the existing prevention
strategy as part of the consolidation of the HIV/AIDS strategy
in order to make a contribution as the civil society in
the struggle to have a comprehensive and coherent HIV/AIDS
strategy. we expect practical campaigns and measures that
will help our people prevent the spread of HIV, and live
longer healthy lives if they already have it. We all know
why we have to unite to stop the AIDS epidemic. Even if
you are not yourself living with HIV, you surely have a
friend or relative who has the virus. All of us have been
to too many funerals in recent years. All of us know children
who have been orphaned by AIDS; many of us are looking after
them. No one can deny any longer that, unless we act together,
AIDS will have a devastating impact on our society, our
communities and our families.
Now,
we must see what we can do to prevent AIDS and reduce its
impact. Our society should help you all share our knowledge,
so that we can improve the life of people with AIDS and
prevent more people from getting it. Most of our people
are already poor, and AIDS pushes them into destitution.
They end up dying because they cannot afford the medication
they need - and their children can end up as orphans, with
no means of support we need here to discuss how to improve
on the existing measures. We need to participate in the
campaign to ensure.
Aids
Aid Campus presents Shelter Facility to improve the life
of people with AIDS.
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information contained on this website, including information
relating to health conditions, products, and treatments,
is for informational purposes only. It is often presented
in summary or aggregate form. It is not meant to be a substitute
for the advice provided by your own physician or other medical
professionals. Always discuss treatment options with a doctor
who specializes in treating HIV.
I
demand that there should be wards in all the Shelter of
AIDS patients with all the requisite facilities. They should
be treated free of cost. But these facilities are only those
patients who will live in our Shelter. If a person is in
other treatment and he wants from Fanancial support with
us. Then Society will not responsible in such a case.
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