A Different Point of Views
My oldest sister follows a different creed called “Sanya”. The members of this creed chant something different from Buddhist morning and evening chanting. They light candle when they start chanting, and put the candle off when they finish a sentence of a chant. They repeat the same routine until they finish chanting.
Thai Youth In The High Tech Era
Very often I felt like surrendering and didn’t understand why the more merit I made the more degrading my life was until I became penniless. I felt as if I was in the dark. However, no matter how bad it was I would not give in and I chose to fight to my death. I changed from being downhearted to taking up the challenge. Finally I found out the best solution was not to think about it and to motivate myself to keep on making merit with an assurance that one day the merit will certainly yield fruit.
Actions of a Fool:
Our parents, our first role-model: Both children and young adults will observe the actions of adults around them and naturally copy what they are shown
The Morning Alms Offering to 1,000,000 Monks to worship the Lord Buddha as the Anniversary of His Enlightenment Day
The Morning Alms Offering to 1,000,000 Monks to worship the Lord Buddha and celebrate the Anniversary of the Lord Buddha’s 2,600th Enlightenment Day.
The kalyanamitra Home
The word ‘kalyanamitra’ means good friend. A good friend must have all the Seven Characteristics described previously
Non-Recklessness in the Dhamma # 2
A main supporting pillar is like a mindfulness person will always be aware of their actions
Wat Phra Dhammakaya arranged the 99th Ceremony of Offering Alms to 323 Temples within 9 years
Wat Phra Dhammakaya arranged the 99th Ceremony of Offering Alms to 323 Temples within 9 years to dedicate merit to the dead in four unrest Southern provinces and the Ceremony of Giving Fund to help teachers in these provinces
Raising our Children # 2
Teach your child to be established in virtue. Parents must put emphasis in the development of the child’s mind because the mind is the center of all action.
The Bachelorette
Every first Sunday of each month and on the days the temple had big ceremonies; and every time I attended the ceremony of offering sustenance to the Lord Buddha and of other big merit of the temple, I made wishes “May I own a house with land and a car.” Later on, my grandfather bought me a car when I did not even ask him for it. And a couple surprised things that happened to me. All my wishes were accomplished. This incident seriously strengthens my faith in merit.
It's Up To You Who You Choose
when I turned 30, I was pregnant and delivered a baby boy. When my son turned 7 years old, I faced the crisis of my life because I knew that my husband had an affair. I tried to revenge his actions by turning to be a prostitute again.Then one day, I asked him “Who would you choose between me and her?”
