Yonisomanasikara: Appropiate Critical Thinking to the Thai People in 4.0 Period

Abstract

This article aims to study Yonisomanasikara; the appropiate thinking system for Thai people in the Thai 4.0 period. The term ìYonisomanasikaraî means a carefully consideration, a way to pay attention, consideration, thoroughly mindfulness or careful consideration. It is valuated as ìAppamadaî; a precaution being the center of all ìwholesome virtuesî. The Yonisomanasikara thinking process is a practice of thinking how to think correctly, orderly thinking, critically thinking, not to see things superficially, shallowly. It is an important step in wisdom cultivation. Yonisomanasikara actually is not wisdom, but it is the factor cultivating wisdom. The ultimate goal is to end suffering. In living a life, mindfulness is the necessary Dhamma used in all works having nourished mindfulness continuously.

Thai people in 4.0 period, if they want to create happiness, they have to know how to live a life correctly for both themselves and others. They have to know how to think, speak, and work. Having considered the principle of Yonisomanasikara, it is appropriate for Thai people in 4.0 period, because of the Yonisomanasikaraís mechanism will take the pure thought process into consideration following its causality orderly without chaos, reasonably and effectively. It upgrades a man to be a master not a slave of ideas, to be able in applying ideas for problem solving in contemporary society.