He was the second of 11 children. When he was born, he had abscesses on his head. He almost did not survive. His mother was very sick after delivering him. So his father had his maternal grandmother raise him from infancy until he was grown.
She was born in a family that the parents always have a quarrel because of alcohol.Her mother said she had a dream before gave birth to her and was confident that she would be a doctor once she grown up. And the dream had came true, she became a doctor. She treats the patients by using her knowledge, giving an advice to her coma patients to be in a better conscious and think of only merit before dying. She is a successful doctor but she does not seem to be much successful in love.
Ocean is where water comes together from all over the places. It must have lower elevation than the source of the water. Likewise, the person who wants to inherit the goodness from others must be humble
She was born twice in the last Buddhist interval, but almost missed the group because she didn’t meditate constantly.
While my mother was sobbing from his departure, there was a miracle that happened. One hour after his death, he opened his eyes and breathed again.
Dhamma rules are also important to childrens’ lives because it’s factor for them to judge what is good and what is bad.
One Iran-Thai Man was easy to be raised, not naughty and had a good memory. After his parents got divorced, he stayed with his Iranian father. However, he chose to be ordained in Buddhism when he reached 21. He thinks that it is an opportunity to do good deeds for gratitude toward his parents, in which his father allowed willingly.
A good example of dedicated family, a man who studied major in law and had never believe in Law of Kammar finally changed his opinion after he heard a Dhamma teaching from Ven. Datta. Now, he quitted smoking and drinking and paid more attention on studying Buddhism. He and his wife lost a job during IMF period but now they owned a business. His daughter came to the temple since she was 3 years old and his son also loves to watch DMC.
Karma that happens in this life is the effect from actions that we did in previous life. One of the Norway ladies was sent out to a foster home since she was 3 months old and had no chance to be close with her mom. She had to move along with her dad for 12 times until she was used to separation and lack of warmness from people of close relationship. What retribution caused her life to be like this? And, why can her daughter sense which house is livable or no?
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Fourth Group of Blessings. Blessing Twelve :- Raising our children.
