Abstract

              The purposes of this thematic paper aimed at studying of Thais’ behaviors in using the energy in the present society and the application of the Threefold Training in economy of energy in Thai society and this thematic paper was document research by studying from Pi-Taka and Buddhist academic documents and concerned researches and then used all details for research report as descriptive analyzes.

              The results of research are found that Thais’ energy management at the present was facing the increasing prices of energy due to Thai people having to use the foreign currency for bringing the crude fuel from the foreign countries. It is important cause that makes Thais’ lack of balance of trade and balance of currency. So the energy management is important, that is, society must have the certain policy and goals in management and the other hand, the energy management must realize the various dimensions, namely economy, society and surroundings and must also comply with the community and societies.

              The principle of Dhamma is to apply for economy of energy, that is, precepts, meditation and wisdom that can be brought for application in the daily life. That the human beings can develop themselves must be developed in cycle of life, that is, precepts, meditation and wisdom, namely, precepts mean the right speech, making duties in the right way and the right livelihood, that is to say, to perform occupation in the right way in compliance with Dhamma, Meditation means the right attention and to attempt to manage In various works not only to manage the energy and other works. While wisdom is the instrument in considering the various works with reasonable way such as usage of energy in the proper way and reasonability.

              The Threefold Training is the outside practical system that leads to the inside system, from the rude part to delicate part, from the simple way to the difficult and profound part as seen from the beginning of discipline in economy of energy. The discipline is the precept that support to realize of the value of economy of energy and the beginning of using the energy, the wisdom must be used for consideration with reasonability what it should be perceived and economized in using the energy with reason or not.

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