Dear All
In continuation to the previous posting, submitted the abstract and the same is pasted below as:
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NOBLE TRUTHS AND
PATHS OF BUDDHISM – AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
N Lakshmi Narayana
M.Sc., Tech; PGDEEM; PGCMRR;
PGDRD; PGDNGOM; PGDCBR P & M; PGDEE
M.Sc., Tech; PGDEEM; PGCMRR;
PGDRD; PGDNGOM; PGDCBR P & M; PGDEE
Director,
N V Lakshmi
M. A.,
Social Worker
GEO REHABILITATION CENTRE,
GEO REHABILITATION CENTRE,
ABSTRACT
Keywords: Natural Resources, Exploitation, Dukkha, Noble Truths, Noble Paths, Greed,
Inequality, Injustice, Vulnerabilities, Access, Empowerment, Sustainability,
Quality of Life.
Buddhism helps to understand the origin and
cessation of ‘dukkha’ which is the main
cause for several unpleasant and unhealthy situations which affects health and
wealth of people and environment. The deviations from this philosophy with
dominant wealth oriented development have resulted for rivalry, conflicts, or
dissatisfaction broadly put as dukkha, disasters, and further widened the gap
between the rich / urban and poor / rural with deteriorated quality of life. Four
noble truths and eight noble paths represented by dharmachakra acts like a road
map to understand the realities of dukkha, challenges and opportunities to
minimize the vulnerabilities. SWOT of the present situation of noble paths and
its relevance in the selected areas of water, power and minerals has opened the
gates with several opportunities for the use of modern technologies with
effectiveness both in quantitative and qualitative aspects. The model of development
based on the needs of the people with the motto of effective utilization of
available resources through need based service delivery system with the concept
of 3As which stands for availability, accessibility and affordability has
expected to improve the situation in achieving sustainable development with
improved quality of life. The works initiated in the area of water, power and
minerals with the use of mapping tools like geophysical, and processing
software have helped to map the natural resources and further to monitor its
exploitation, utilization, monitoring and evaluation. The need based and
participatory approaches / interventions deployed at community level have
helped to understand the realities of today’s crises, opportunities to move
forward and create significant impact in the lies of the targeted groups. The
model is simple, flexible, replicable, and sustainable for adapting in other
environments. The paper presents the relevance of Buddhism and show paths to
achieve people oriented development with better sustainability and quality.
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Looking forward to present the same on 6th June..............
All the best.
