1. Cleanses and purifies our mind and speech 2. Brings happiness, progress and further advancements
There are two types of previously accumulated merit:
We have to hurry when it comes to accumulating merits, so that they will act as provisions for our next lives
Since he was born, his life was magnificent and comfortable. His family was ranked as a moderately wealthy family of Taoyuan, from selling alcohol and cigarettes. The comfort he received was a result of the destruction of others. What are the Karma of doing this? DMC has the answers.
Dhamma For People - Merits from offering food to the monks.
Kathina is a special event to accumulate tremendous merits that Buddhists eagerly look forward to each year. It is one of the more difficult merits to perform as compared to other merits due to the following reasons.
If donating blood gives us a lot of merits, will donating our body after we die to a hospital help us accrue even more merits?
Generosity helps to dissolves our stinginess, or our unwillingness to help others
A grateful daughter guided her mom who had Parkinson’s Disease to do greate merits until the last minute of mom's life. Did she remember all the merits? How was her mind while she was holding the money envelope for making a resolution until she passed away? DMC has the answers.
What are the consequences for people who like to rejoice in merits and people who like to rejoice in sins?
