EMOTIONAL MANAGEMENT OF THE ELDERLY BY BUDDHISM

Abstract

                This article aims to present the concept of emotional management of the elderly in accordance with Buddhism to support the society of the elderly in Thai society. The change of the physical as well as the dependence and the rapid social change make the older have a difficult emotional state to guess, the mind is warping. Elderly people who cannot adapt to the emotions that affect can cause emotional irritability, sadness. Feelings go in greed, anger and delusion which are an evil mood. It is the source of suffering that can affect the body. The 4 Emotional Managements of Buddhism are: physical development, moral development, emotional development and intellectual development. Follow by the 4 methods are: natural seeing, Bhrommavihara living, intelligent breathe and precaution life, help the elderly manage their emotions correctly and happiness in life.