My brother in law had kidney failure, but he did not want to have treatment because he wanted to save money to make donations for the kathin ceremony at the hometown temple. He said that my sister wanted to make a donation for this kathin ceremony but she died before she could do it. He was afraid that when he wanted to make a donation, he would also die before having the opportunity. Why is it so difficult to make this merit? "You can see that we have to make merit quickly. We should not wait."
A wise person will behave in the following ways: 1. They will support others to do the right thing and encourage them to reject negative habits e.g. smoking, drinking alcohol, using drugs and stealing
A man was born in the family of 5 male siblings but his parents wanted a daughter so they raised him as if he was a girl. Once he grew up, he became a prostitute. He worked from Asian to Europe and had met lots of abnormal guests. What retributions caused his life to be like this? DMC has the answers.
The story of one woman whose parent divorced when she was an infant. Her mother was bitterly despairing of her present love life and so drank and flirted. She had to live with her aunt and take a killing cow orders for 7 years. What should she do to be free from the retributions? DMC has the answer.
If a person does not cherish his or her friends according to the duties described in the Six Directions, the harm that will come to them can be concluded on three levels
The good story about true friend who can sacrifice his life to his friend although it is an animal.
Every first Sunday of each month and on the days the temple had big ceremonies; and every time I attended the ceremony of offering sustenance to the Lord Buddha and of other big merit of the temple, I made wishes “May I own a house with land and a car.” Later on, my grandfather bought me a car when I did not even ask him for it. And a couple surprised things that happened to me. All my wishes were accomplished. This incident seriously strengthens my faith in merit.
People, after they are born as humans, whether they are a child or an adult, cannot observe who is a good person and who is a bad person because they are not clever (no common sense)
A story of a man who was a very likable, sensitive, and kind kid and turned to be so overtly fascinated with magic when he grown up. He followed one of a magician master to study more on magic and disappeared for 3 years since then. His mom really missed and worried about him. Is he still alive? Are magic acts considered deceiving acts? Is it a proper profession according to Buddhism?
Her father does not believe in hell and heaven but he donates for the Kathina merit and robe offerings at various temples. He still drinks alcohol and smokes cigarettes. Will the merit that he did occasionally made in his present life close the path to hell for him? What kamma caused her to have a sty in her eye every year and develop eye infections frequently? DMC has the answers.
