Securing this life and the next (Part 2 of 3)

Once a layman asked the Buddha,
"We are laymen who like to enjoy worldly pleasure, who have family. We enjoy luxuries of life and love to beautify ourselves. We meddle with money. For people like us, Buddha, is there a teaching for our happiness in this life and the next rebirth?

4 things which brings happiness in the next life:

1. He should have faith in the Buddha, that he is fully awaken...

2. He should be virtuous: avoid killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying and consuming alcoholic drinks and drugs.

3. He should be generous: Open handed, magnanimous, responsive to requests, attending to needy, giving alms(to the Sangha).

4. He should be able to understand the arising and passing away of the 5 aggregates, and has the insight tat leads to the cessation of suffering**.

**At least a Sotapanna. Only a stream-winner is able to fulfill that.

-Dighajanu Sutta, Anguttara Nikaya 8.54