AN APPLICATION OF THE BRAHMA VIHARN 4 PRINCIPLES TO DEVELOP THE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL 4 PHOTHIWARARAM TEMPLE, MAK KHAENG SUBDISTRICT, MUEANG DISTRICT, UDON THANI PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of this research are; 1) to study the principle of the Four Sublime States of Mind in the Buddhist scripture of Theravada Buddhism 2) to apply the principle of the Four Sublime of Mind for developing personnel of the Municipal School 4 of Wat Bodhivararam in Mark Khaeng Subdistrict, Muang District, Udonthani Province. This research is qualitative research by collecting the data from documents and interviewing the key informants and then to put data into the descriptive analysis. The results of the research are found that to study the principle of the Four Sublime States of Mind of personnel in the Municipal School 4 of Wat Bodhivararam encourages everyone to apply the principle of Four Sublime States of Mind for practicing their own duties in creating unity including living together in school. It results in the results of goodness that receives from the Buddhist teaching and to apply the principle of the Four Sublime States of Mind for administrators, leaders and the heads of various organizations. If the Four Sublime States of Mind are used for administration of the organization and personnel, it will encourage everybody to work efficiently and happily. It will create the atmosphere in their own offices and more interesting by applying the Four Sublime States of mind for their work administration. The application of the principle of Four Sublime States of Mind is; 1) for aspect of Loving Kindness, personnel in the Municipal School 4 of Wat Bodhivararam consists of participative working, listening each other, sympathizing with each other, puting someone else in your shoes, giving advice and assisting other when they have problems 2) for the aspect of compassion, personnel of the Municipal School 4 of Wat Bodhivararam consists of assisting, taking care of teachers and students who get trouble and assisting heartedly 3) for the aspect of sympathetic joy, personnel in the Municipal school 4 of Wat Bodhivararam consists of creating the morale and enforcement for the teachers and personnel and creating the good relationship with all people and giving the chance to develop the profession and 4. For the aspect of equanimity, personnel in the Municipal School 4 of Wat Bodhivararam consists of personnel who considers the results of doing work with justice in accordance with knowledge and ability and the virtue with impartiality.