Practising the Noble Eightfold Path is not just the duty of the saint or the monk striving for Nirvana –it is also a means by which the householder can secure happiness
When Right Intention is described in the Suttas, it is anaIysed in to three types: 1.The Intention to remove oneself from sensual desire [nekkamma sankappa]
Before inventing the measures to protect the society from the great disaster and to correct it, one must fathom the true root of the disaster
Buddhism is unique in teaching a way to overcome suffering, with its aim definitively to liberate oneself from the Cycle of Existence [vadda-samsara] thereby attaining the highest eternal happiness
He grew up in a perfect family. He was taught to have discipline and moral principles. He quite succeeded in his study and career. His life went into a politics and got many important positions in politics, such as minister in the prime minister’s office. People respected him as a “political advisor”
Story of a teacher whose husband’s father is drunken and flirtatious and ended up broke. Her brother had hepatitis but he recovered and stayed longer for a certain time because of the merits. What Karma causes rheumatism sickness? Does it have any effect if one is upset while accruing merits?
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
One man got 3 wives. The first wife and the second one were suspicious that he was under a spell of black magic from the third wife so they coordinated together to find someone to help resolve the black magic. After he had passed away for 8 days, his third wife prepared a ceremony to receive Dhamma from Kuan Yin Goddess. They said, this ceremony was from the higher class in Taiwan, and it can powerfully dismiss the recipients name from hell.
โครงการ “ธุดงค์ธรรมชัย เส้นทางพระผู้ปราบมาร พระมงคลเทพมุนี (สด จันทสโร) หลวงปู่วัดปากน้ำ ภาษีเจริญ ปีที่ 4 ธรรมยาตรา เพื่อฟื้นฟูศีลธรรมโลก” จัดขึ้นวันที่ 2 – 31 มกราคม พ.ศ.2558 พระธุดงค์จากทั่วประเทศ 1,130 รูป เดินตามรอยจาริกของหลวงปู่วัดปากน้ำ เพื่อฝึกตน มีแรงบันดาลใจบวชอยู่ต่อและปฏิบัติธรรมให้ได้ตามอย่างพระพุทธเจ้าและหลวงปู่วัดปากน้ำ รวมทั้งโปรดญาติโยมตลอดเส้นทางนำสิริมงคลไปให้ และสร้างความเจริญรุ่งเรืองให้กับพระพุทธศาสนา
