He watched a special report in DMC about the closedown of a cock-fight gambling den in Saraburi province. This made he think of his father who liked to collect the Buddha images, gambled cock-fight and watched Thai-boxing because his dad was a boxer. What retributions caused his father to be sick and went in and out of the hospital for 5 years? What retributions caused him to have eye surgery, cirrhosis, vomit blood-clots, hiccup with the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”, and difficulty in eating and drinking water?
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The First Group of Blessings. Blessing Two :- Associate with the Wise.
Upasika Kaew Ordination and Training Program in DR Congo
Bad friends lead us to bad lives. And many bad lives lead to irresponsible behavior, and irresponsibility often ruins the ethical economy in our society.
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The third group of blessings. Blessing Seven :- Artfulness in Knowledge
I’d like to know what principle of Dhamma can give stability to the family till the next generations?
She was born in a wealthy family. Her husband is a Mayor and she has lovely children. Her life is not perfect, however, she has seafood allergy which leads to rheumatoid and thus she has body aches. What retributions would cause these?
We are born as human beings and it is natural that we have to confront both positive and negative changes throughout our lives.
When I was in high school, there was a semester when I spent time with friends who felt that smoking was fine, skipping classes was fun, going to bars or night clubs was great (we were younger than 18 at that time), and not listening to parents’ advice was cool.
