Born Off Womb, Grown In Womb

If one donates the leftover embryo, will this action sinful like abandoning a baby or getting an abortion?

Buddha Images: The image of Faith

Thai souls are peaceful. The peace is natured in Thais since the break of dawn. The Lord Buddha taught all Buddhists to practice peaceful mind by three ways of merit cultivation-giving (alms), precepts and meditation; Thais take these ways of peaceful mind since the break of new day.

Honoring the Most Venerable Phrarajbhavanajahn on the Anniversary of His 74th Birthday

As the 74th anniversary of the Most Venerable Phrarajbhavanajahn’s (Luang Por Dattajeevo) – Vice Abbot of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, birthday approaches, it is of great honor and privilege for his disciples, comprised of venerable monks, novice monks, laymen and laywomen, and the general public, to recognize the benevolence and kindness of this magnanimous human being for his complete devotion to Buddhism and the vast knowledge he has imparted on us.

It Is Too Late

When my husband heard “Father was dead”, he suddenly said “Oh no, I have not even repaid any debt of gratitude to him.” He suddenly realized that he loved his father. He bought the first new clothes and a new pair of shoe for his dad. Though he had generosity towards him, he could no longer wear them as his body was swollen. He could only cover him up with those instead.

Meditation for 16 Days

Meditation For 16 Days ...Let's meditate together and record your experience online during August 12th - 27th, 2013 since Thai Mother's Day.

Naga at Bungkarn province

Naga is one of the animals in the celestial realms. One of them had seen the Lord Buddha coming back from giving the sermon to his mother in the Tavatimsa Heaven, it believed more and began to blow its fire to worship the Lord Buddha on the last day of Buddhist Lent. However, the naga in this new did not blow fire but the people and visitors were interested in it. Why?

Spirit Wants to Get Married

A good example of dedicated family, a man who studied major in law and had never believe in Law of Kammar finally changed his opinion after he heard a Dhamma teaching from Ven. Datta. Now, he quitted smoking and drinking and paid more attention on studying Buddhism. He and his wife lost a job during IMF period but now they owned a business. His daughter came to the temple since she was 3 years old and his son also loves to watch DMC.

My Beloved Grandmothers

What demerit caused her mother to be paralyzed, have diabetes, and have both her legs amputated? Did letting her hair grow long and requesting to have a longer life at the Phra Gan Shrine enable her to live for another 10 years? What demerit caused her father to have bleeding in his digestive system and die?

Killing with Kindness: Parents Defending Children When They Misbehave

“A parent’s love can harm children.” This sentence may go against the feelings of parents, but in reality there are

Encourage Each Other

From a wealthy family we suddenly turned the opposite way, which we were not prepared for. My father drank even more after this depression. When he got drunk, he would hurt my mother several times.