By ordaining, you have the precious opportunity to live in an environment free of the boundaries of daily life, spend time with yourself, and purify your mind through meditation.
I would like to ask you about what the old ancient Thai people used to say regarding Sodhmantra (general Pali term for the chanting of the Lord Buddha’s Dhamma) and Bhavana (Pali term for actual meditation): “Sodhmantra is external medicine and Bhavana is internal medicine.” What is the concise meaning?
Many Thai celebs were ordained or have been ordained as monks to pay back their parents' kindness - Ken – Theeradeth Wongpuapan, Utt - Uttsada Panichkul, DJ Krit – Mr. Krit Sripoomseth, Big – Mr. Puchisa Supatanapat, Tod – Mr. Piti Pirompakdee, Dew The Star 5 – Mr. Pongsathorn Supinyo, Yai – Mr. Watcharakiat Boonpakdee, Aou – Mr. Panu Suwanno, Bird – Mr. Thongchai McIntyre
The Master Nun Chand Khonnokyoong Centennial Building
The Dhamma light is shining in Johannesburg, South Africa, when the brothers in Christian School took their teachers and students to meditate at Dhammakaya Johannesburg Temple. It insists that meditation is not conflict with any religion at all.
Review of Inner Dreams Kindergarten on 24 August 2011. “Memorandum of Understanding” signing ceremony between Wat Phra Dhammakaya and three leading institutions in the world.
Over 900 Monks from Pathum Thani province chanted and meditated for blessing the King at Dhammakaya Temple
A Lao monk from the 100,000-monk Mass Ordination in the Buddhist Lent Project unveiled his real meditation experience.
He has many worldly experiences in his life and has seen many kinds of people from every class. Being a Dream in Dream kindergarten student, he realized that “merit” makes people different. What merit makes a normal person be a president, a prime minister, and some become ministers or less powerful leaders, respectively? If one wishes to be a leader like this in every life, what can he do?
At the end of Buddhist Lent a joyful moment comes to the hearts of all Buddhists. It is the time of the very special annual Robe Offering ceremony, called the Kathina.
