Why being a Fool is really Dangerous:
There are many serious consequences of foolish behaviour:
Not Leaving One’s Work Undone
The nature of dung on the tail of a pig is to accumulate with the passing of the days, making it increasingly difficult for the pig to find happiness in its daily life
Drink to keep us warm
Phrabhavanaviriyakhun, the vice abbot of Dhammkaya Temple, kindly answered this question: If you drink to keep you warm, does it break the five precept? Click to read his answer!
Dhammachai Day – Victory Announcement Day
Dhammachai Day is another important day for the Most Ven. Phrarajbhavanavisudh's disciples. Why is it important? Click to read Luang Phaw's profile and his highest aspiration!
The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Abstaining from Unwholesomeness (3)
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Sixth Group of Blessings. Blessing Nineteen :- Abstaining from Unwholesomeness.
Code of Good Conduct #2
Precepts refer to the regularity and normality of what humans should do. They are the basic disciplines in the Dhamma and distinguish humans from animals
Commentorial Metaphors: Indulgence in sensual pleasures:
A pig content to wallow in dung: Indulging in sensual pleasures is rather like a pig, which spends all its life wallowing in the warm mud and dung of its pigsty because it thinks that this is the ultimate happiness.
Fruits of Merit
This benefit takes effects very quickly. Once we do good things, our mind becomes purer. We do not have to wait until the next life, but it occurs in our mind instantly.
The Four Noble Truths : 4. Explanation of the Noble Truth of the Path to the End of Suffering
The Lord Buddha’s explanation of the Path to the End of Suffering includes all four of the Path to the End of suffering’s implications in the light of the Four Noble Truths:
Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta: The Sermon : 2. Self-Mortification [attakilamathanuyoga]
This is the practice of self-denial or self-mortification which is a non-Buddhist practice. It is one of many practices favoured by non-Buddhist ascetics such as Niganthas