Yonisomanasikãra : Wisdom Path for Mental Development against Covid-19

Abstract

The epidemic situation around the world of the Coronavirus 2019. This is a great global crisis affecting the way of life of mankind; the economic situation is balky, unemployment problem, lack of income and people have more psychiatric illnesses and the suicide rate has increased by 20 percent. From this problem should apply the Yonisomanasikãra is the principle that should be applied for mental development, the way of wisdom that focuses on analytical thinking using fundamental wisdom. Mental development against Covid-19 should apply 2 ways of thinking, namely 1. How to think of knowing what the other is up to advantage and disadvantage, and solutions that is the consideration of the good aspect, the bad aspect and the solution such as the state imposes social distancing, wearing a mask and often washing hands. People who follow Yonisomanasikãra principle should consider the good aspect after practice how will it benefit, if people don’t follow, how will it affect and what should be done to be the best solution? 2. How to think in the present which is the practice of thinking to be in the present, no distraction, living with care, building mental immunity and training to accept and let oneself on with situations that oneself cannot control. From the practice for mental development according to this principle of Yonisomanasikãra it is therefore a way to follow the wisdom path, including “thinking correctly, thinking in order, thinking reasonably and thinking in charity"