The Blood Donation

An audience has a question about the blood donation. Luang Phaw Datta has answered these questions.

How does an old tradition of Thai society that urges children to prostrate themselves at their parents’ feet before going to bed help develop children’s virtue?

I’d like to ask you about an old tradition of Thai society that urges children to prostrate themselves at their parents’ feet before going to bed. How does this tradition help develop children’s virtue? If the people of the present time would like to reintroduce that tradition, where can they begin?

Meditation is giving offenders an enlightened outlook on criminal behavior

Buddhism And The Zen Of Punk Rock

Parents, Worthy of Our Reverence

In 1999, statistics in Thailand showed that the number of elderly people who are being neglected increased by at least 300,000 per year while retirement homes in Thailand can only accommodate an increase of 200 people per year

There are two types of a wise:

The external wise one is an individual who behaves well, follows strong moral and ethical principles and uses their wisdom in everyday life.

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 6. Lamentation [parideva dukkha]

The Buddha characterized this form of suffering as that which produces tears of anguish whenever we are unable to give up our attachment to something

The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering # 4

In the Lord Buddha’s first sermon to the group of five initial disciples he advocated to steer between the extremes of sensual indulgence

How To Plant Habits In Children So They Will Become Disciplined And Responsible (Mai Sab)#1

What are the lessons to train children in to become disciplined and responsible? Behavior with regards to the rules of Dhamma is the lesson, so parents have to train their children to behave according to the Dhamma rules and to control their emotions as well.

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 7. Pain [dukkha dukkha]

The Buddha characterized this sort of suffering as that which makes the mind depressed and dejected