Looking for a Sympathetic Friend
A sympathetic friend possesses admirable characteristics far different from the one who leads you down the road to ruin
Looking for a Constant Friend
How lucky we are, if we can have a friend like this, or we can behave in these ways toward our friends. We are impressed by these characteristics.
Three Categories of skillful Application
Is to be skilled in vocational fields including: design, sculpture, mechanics, photography, etc
Black Magic and Three Wives
One man got 3 wives. The first wife and the second one were suspicious that he was under a spell of black magic from the third wife so they coordinated together to find someone to help resolve the black magic. After he had passed away for 8 days, his third wife prepared a ceremony to receive Dhamma from Kuan Yin Goddess. They said, this ceremony was from the higher class in Taiwan, and it can powerfully dismiss the recipients name from hell.
The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect (5)
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The First Group of Blessings. Blessing Three :- Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect (5)
What are the Characteristics of Untrained Mind?
When the mind is obscured by defilements, it is constricted like being imprisoned in a small dark room. Just as one who is imprisoned alone becomes paranoid about possible dangers, the first impulse will be to save his own skin.
Characteristics of Those Who Are skillful in knowledge
Have a good memory and understand the issues. Those who have bad memories are due to drinking alcohol in their past lives. Therefore
Three In One (สามอย่างในหนึ่งเดียว)
ดิฉันเคยมีความรู้สึกว่า ทุกครั้งที่ดิฉันต้องตัดสินใจอะไรบางอย่างในชีวิต จะมีคำตอบผุดออกมาจากกลางท้อง มันเป็นความรู้สึกของความมั่นใจและคำตอบเหล่านั้นจะถูกต้องเสมอ ในวัฒนธรรมตะวันตกจะนิยมเรียกสิ่งนี้ว่า Gut Feeling ที่เป็นสัญชาติญาณของการตัดสินใจ แบบ ปิ๊ง คำตอบ โดยไม่ต้องหาเหตุผลในขณะ ปิ๊ง นั้น แต่ที่สำคัญที่สุด คือ ทำไมต้อง ปิ๊ง ออกมาจากกลางท้องด้วย
What are the characteristics of a refined mind?
The refined mind is clear, bright, and free from defilements. To refine one’s mind is not easy because one has to work against the temptations thrown up by the mental defilements.
Explanation about the Pali Cannon (Tipitaka) Project
Dhammakaya Temple would like to explain about the Pali-Cannon Project.