I would like to ask Luang Phaw about the process of dedicating merit to our dearly departed family members. How can I be certain that they can actually receive the merit?
I wonder why presently general business people like to read foreign management books. Does Buddhism have any teaching about management?
“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.
When my husband was young, he drank and smoked a lot. One day, he coughed and was unconscious. His body was cold and I was frightened. After he regained consciousness, he said to me “Please go to pay respects to Luang Pu and King Rama V.” Later, he was able to quit smoking and drinking. Why did my husband do so after he regained consciousness? What did he see?
There are many serious consequences of foolish behaviour:
เรื่องราวน่าสะเทือนใจ...ชายคนหนึ่ง มีนิสัยเจ้าชู้ แม้แต่คนในครอบครัวก็ไม่ละเว้น มีความสัมพันธ์กับน้องสาวของตัวเองอย่างเปิดเผย จนภรรยาของเขาทนไม่ไหวต้องขอแยกทางไป ทั้งๆที่มีลูกสาวด้วยกันถึง 5 คน นอกจากนั้น ยังข่มขืนลูกสาวแท้ๆของตัวเองถึงสองคน...ด้วยวิบากกรรมใด เขาจึงทำได้อย่างนี้...น้องสาว และลูกสาวทั้งสองคน ของเขามีวิบากกรรมใดจึงต้องมาเจอกับเหตุการณ์เช่นนี้...
The Most Venerable Phramonkolthepmuni (Sod Candasaro), Luang Pu Wat Paknam Bhasichareon, the light of Dhamma to mankind (episode II).
She was born in a poor family and grown up with a hopeless love. She decided to spend her life in a foreign country. At the beginning she worked as an employee but got cheated from employer by not paying her. With her strong withstanding of any difficulties, she opened a Thai foods restaurant, started from a small food shop until now she owns 4 branches of the restaurant…along with an interested question about “Mara” ….. DMC has the answers.
Why was my father a womanizer habitually and why did he commit adultery with the persons in his family? After he dies what kind of kammic retribution will he suffer from? If he was to come back to be reborn again how will he pay back his kammic retribution in the next life? In this life how can my father resolve this?
The Photo Collection of the 6th V-Star Challenge Day 2012. One Million Children came together to do good deeds at Dhammakaya Temple.