Meditation helped me maintain my patience when handling the strain of a temper tantrum, a near sleepless night tending to a sick child and many other responsibilities associated with parenthood
I am a son in a Chinese family. My family owned a trading company. My family was never interested in Buddhism or meditation. We never went to any temple, never hung an amulet and never prayed at a spiritual shrine.
Something which you will find at the beginning of every sutta are Ananda’s words ‘Euam me sutam…’: i.e. ‘Thus have I heard (directly from the Lord Buddha)
Meditation is the most effective way to train the mind to focus. The practice helps to strengthen the mind so that it will not be easily diverted
Every parent wants their child to be healthy and good. However, there are many parents who do not understand that in order to have a good child they have to practice good behavior
This last metaphor clearly illustrates how no benefit can be found by indulging in sensual pleasure
At this time, the number of people with AIDS is increasing. One reason for this increase is that most young men believe so liciting a prostitute is not morally wrong because they believe it is not sexual misconduct when it is consensual
We live in the era of the information super highway. Children are addicted not only to television, videos and cell phones, but also to the internet.
Sometimes when a father is addicted to the roads to ruin, [Apayamukha] and unable to be the leader of the household, the responsibilities fall upon the mother
Body like a doormat means dedication all of one’s energy and dedicating one’s life to performing good deeds with virtuous actions
