Here is a posting I made on www.ayezay.com some years ago. I want to share it with all of you here
as there are some very important principles that I have presented.
Posted by Kyaw Myaing
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Today, I wish to discuss about the concept of "Mingalar Pyi". Mingalar is a Pali word which means "auspiciousness". I am using this word to denote the ideal State that we might be able to achieve. At the moment there has been so much discussion on the name of the country whether is should be called Myanmar or Burma. This has not helped in creating any kind of unity in our country. It has only polarized our society even further.
Now, why am I trying to introduce the new concept of Mingalar Pyi. I am doing this so that we can get right down to the important discussions on how to achieve unity and how to develop our country.
To achieve unity, first of all there needs to be a political settlement. We are all aware that secret negotiations are going on between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the responsible officials of the SPDC on the future of our country.
In my view, for there to be some sort of agreement, there has to be respect and trust on both sides. I believe that the people from both sides who are taking part in these secret negotiations love our country and want the best outcome for our country. This is the first step in creating trust. The fact is, the people who are negotiating are all from Myanmar. We are not negotiating with foreigners. Therefore we should all understand that no matter what happens in the future, we are all in the same boat. So first of all there needs to be an agreement. From this agreement we can work for achieving national unity.
For the sake of people and the country, we should aim towards building a "National Unity Government" that would work with "metta" and "understanding".
It is in the interest of all of us for this to happen as soon as possible as there are tremendous problems to be tackled in all sectors of the economy.
This National Unity government could invite all nationalists to join hands with the government in the task of promoting forgiveness and understanding and rebuilding the institutions that need to be rebuilt.
It is said that the public service personnel are the hands of the government. Nothing can be done without their cooperation and help. It is therefore necessary that much care should be given in the selection and training of our public service personnel. (to be continued) Posted by Kyaw Myaing
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Some say that economic reform should precede political reform, others say that political reform should come first.
Some say that these two important reform movements should be done at the same time, in tandem.
I believe that they should be done at the same time. Why?
I see Myanmar or any other country where reform needs to be undertaken as a complete whole. Just as in the human being, development should be holistic, so also in the case of a country, the reform should be holistic.
There are many developing countries which are in the process of development. Myanmar is still a developing country and no matter how well endowed we may be of natural resources, if the right conditions are not there, it will be very difficult to use these natural resources for the development of the country.
In the country, there is the "awkatha lawka" or the physical realm. These are the things that we can see with our eyes all around us - the lakes, rives, oceans, hills, mountains etc. All physical things fall into this Awkatha Lawka.
Then we have the "thatta lawka" or the realm of beings. By this we mean all the living beings that can be seen or unseen with the human eye. Humans, animals, insects, viruses, microbes etc. Some of the viruses, microbes and germs cannot be seen with the naked eye but only with the microscope but they are all living beings nonetheless. Then according to the Buddhist belief as well as the beliefs of people from other faiths such as the Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims etc, there are beings which are in the spiritual realm. We cannot see these beings with our eyes. However their existence has been described and recorded in holy writings such as the Tripitakas, the Bible, the Koran, the Vedas and the scriptures of the Jews. According to the Buddhist Tripitakas there are 31 planes of existence. There are six planes of devas and twenty planes of Brahmas.
At one time, socialist writings said that "Man Matters Most". In my view, I think Man should be humble enough and smart enough to understand the importance of all beings that exist in this universe and in other countless universes. This is the essence of the belief that ecology is important and that Man should live in harmony with the Spiritual beings. Thus I wish to propose a new saying: "all beings matter, and man should live in harmony with all beings".
This being said, we now come back to what we mean by the holistic approach. This approach means that we take into consideration all factors that impact upon the development of the country. For the country to development well, we need capable leaders as well as faithful followers. We need unity and a spirit of "live and let live". All the national ethnic races should understand that "they are all in the same boat". There is a Myanmar saying: "in the same boat, on the same journey". Unless there is unity, the development process of Myanmar will not be at the optimum level.
Thus we need:
- good and capable leaders
- good citizens
- national unity
- good understanding among the national races
On top of that the development process cannot go well without efficient and capable public service personnel (civil servants as they were called during the colonial period). This falls within the domain of domestic policy.
In the area of Foreign Policy, foreign policy should be in full alignment with the Agenda of the Nation. The developing state should be a full and respected member of the family of nations - which is the United Nations. Myanmar's relations with all countries, especially neighbors and regional and super powers should be cordial. We need this sort of environment for the country to develop at its optimum potential. (to be continued)
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