“(I count amongst my) noble disciples those who have the self-discipline to refrain from the Four Defilements of Action, who restrain themselves from the Four Forms of Bias and who do not indulge in the Six Directions…”
Today I have some questions about the meaning of a Buddhist word. The word “Sila” (precepts) has many facets: the 5 precepts, the 8 precepts, the 10 precepts, and the 227 precepts. I would truly like to know what the word “Sila” (precept) means. How important are the precepts? Why do we need to keep the precepts?
A husband who is unfaithful and who drinks alcohol to excess can cause a family to fall apart
My father has just passed away, as the eldest son of the family, how should I take a good care of my mother and my younger sister? And what moral principles should be picked up to apply to my life so that I could maintain a scrupulous life?
Why is meditation important? Which organization has appointed the World Meditation Day on August 6th every year? Not only read it, please come to meditate together.
Soldiers and policemen have to be brave and they therefore, get into the habit of drinking alcohol to make them look courageous. I would like to ask Luang Phor how to change this erroneous core value?
An independent person is a person with knowledge, ability and virtue. In summary, this person must have Dhamma for Laypersons
People, after they are born as humans, whether they are a child or an adult, cannot observe who is a good person and who is a bad person because they are not clever (no common sense)
“Time” is one of the humans’ resources, which cannot be returned. If we don’t use it wisely, it’ll bring old age and death to us, and take our good opportunities away
I once invited a friend to meditate. My friend told me that regular people like him/her who work, maintaining the precepts is enough. It is not necessary to meditate also. How can I explain Luang Phaw’s teachings to him/her?
