Thus the Lord Buddha taught that if we can overcome our greedy attachments to the things we love in the world, craving can be overcome too
Buddhism is unique in teaching a way to overcome suffering, with its aim definitively to liberate oneself from the Cycle of Existence [vadda-samsara] thereby attaining the highest eternal happiness
The real man has to be ordained at least one Buddhist Lent. One of the monks in the mass ordination projects unveiled his profile and inner experience.
The famous resort, “Coral Resort”, has been often used for meditation retreat. On 26th December 2004, Sunday morning, it got hit by the tsunami disaster. What caused this resort to be completely destroyed and what merit should the owner do to prevent from suffering losses in the future? What past kamma caused the resort staffs to die in this disaster and why some of them survived? DMC has the answers
Her dad was a first-rate Crime Prevention Policeman. Whatever province he moved to, the robbers would be scared. He also liked to perform merits at several temples. Her mom is a kindhearted person. Her brother is a moody guy. When he was a teenager, he preferred to associate with guys who were likely to be womanizing, hunting and fishing. As an adult he likes to drink, flirt and gamble. However, he was the person who ended up taking care of our parents more than the others.
ชีวิตในครอบครัวของหญิงคนหนึ่ง...คุณพ่อของเธอเป็นอดีตตำรวจมือปราบที่เก่งมาก ย้ายไปอยู่จังหวัดไหน โจรผู้ร้ายก็จะเกรงกลัว ท่านชอบทำบุญตามวัดต่างๆ มีวัดประจำครอบครัวในแต่ละจังหวัดที่ท่านย้ายไปอยู่เสมอ...คุณแม่ ก็เป็นผู้สูงอายุที่ใจดี น่าอยู่ใกล้...คุณปู่-คุณย่า ต่างก็เป็นคนใจบุญ โอบอ้อมอารี...พี่ชายของเธอ มักจะทะเลาะกับเธอ และคุณพ่อ อยู่บ่อยๆ แต่อย่างไรก็ตาม เขาก็ได้เป็นผู้ได้รับโอกาส ดูแลคุณพ่อ-คุณแม่ มากกว่าลูกคนอื่นๆทั้งหมด
The word patience came from “kunti”, which means you can still maintain your normal life with the conflict of desirable and undesirable things
Practising the Middle Way is thus practicing the Noble Eightfold Path. If practiced properly, all eight components of the path will come together as a pure translucent sphere
The sort of wholesome speech which arises from a mind which is wholesome at the mundane level is well illustrated by the tale of Sujata
