From a wealthy family we suddenly turned the opposite way, which we were not prepared for. My father drank even more after this depression. When he got drunk, he would hurt my mother several times.
I was introduced to the Dhammakaya Temple because of my occupation as a journalist. I was asked to do a news report on the Dhammakaya Temple. The atmosphere during that time was very serious because there were many negative news reports against the temple. It seemed suspicious to people.
Wind back 45 years to 27th August 2512 B.E., in the ubosotha (chapel) of Wat Paknam Bhasichareon, and we see a great kalyanamitta who has resolutely decided to ordain and devote his entire life to Buddhism.
“Khun Yai” Chand Khonnokyoong was born on January 20, 1909, in Nakorn Chaisri, a rural municipality of Thailand. She was the fifth of nine children in the family. Her father, Ploy, and mother, Pan, were rice farmers.
ที่ก้าวเข้าสู่วัดพระธรรมกาย เพราะอาชีพนักข่าว คือ ในปี 2542 ลูกได้รับคำสั่งให้มาทำข่าวที่วัดพระธรรมกาย ท่ามกลางบรรยากาศที่ซีเรียส จริงจัง เพราะในช่วงนั้นวัดมีประเด็นข่าวด้านลบหลายเรื่อง ให้เป็นที่สงสัยของประชาชน สื่อต่างๆ ทั้งทาง โทรทัศน์ วิทยุ และหน้าหนังสือพิมพ์ จึงลงข่าวอย่างต่อเนื่องติดต่อกันหลายเดือน
Although we realize that our lives will not last a thousand years, sometimes we still let ourselves drift down into the stream of worldly pleasures which causes us suffering
Life is full of uncertainties and danger awaits those who are reckless with their lives. The Lord Buddha once said
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.
She was only 10 years old and her dad is polarized. All her sisters got married and stayed in a separated house. As a result, she was the only one taking care of her dad until he passes away. She likes to do a merit and always help other people before helping herself. What will be fruits of these merits that she has been doing?
