The 38 Ways to Happiness. The First Group of Blessings. Blessing Three :- Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect
Everyone feels excited when there is a new addition to the family. Some of these families are so elated they invite monks to receive offerings at their homes for seven days
THe Morning Alms Round to 3,333 Monks in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai province on Saturday March 16th, 2013 at 6:00 a.m.
I pay homage to the Buddha, the Dhamma, the Sangha, and the great teachers who have imparted upon me the Dhammakaya Knowledge.
The Morning Alms Round to 1,250 Monks in Nakhonsrithammarat province on Sunday February 24th, 2013 at 6:00 a.m.
What is the general Buddhist view on how a suicide terrorist, like the 9/11 terrorists who killed themselves while murdering innocent people, will likely be reborn? In other words, in which of the 6 'realms', i.e. animal, human, etc., will such a person likely be reborn and why this one and not one of the others?
Furthermore, a large number of Brahmas were able to attain the fruit of “stream-entry” at the moment the Buddha completed his teaching of the Dhamacakkapavattana Sutta
What is the most wanted things for the passed away people? It is merit. This is the story of a hungry ghost who asked her mother to make merit and dedicate it to her.
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.
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.
