What I received from Meditation

I had a strong feeling that I'd gain a lot of benefits from meditation and what I thought was right. From the very first moments I was there, I felt unbelievable joy and did not feel any worries. Being a part of this meditation program has been such an amazing experience.

How To Build The Habits Of The Children To Be Sincere And Clever (Mai Ngo)#1

All of the parents in the world want their children to be clever. The cleverer they are the more the parents will be proud of them. How to raise the children to be clever is not easy because there are different categories of cleverness

Having Done Good Deeds In The Past

Good selected fruits with tasty seeds, whenever they are planted, always bear fruits of fine taste without taking much care of them. Meanwhile, and person who performed good deeds adequately in their past life,

When Taiwanese Bhikkuni Teaches In A Prison

I am a Taiwanese Bhikkuni of Buddhism in Taiwan. I have been ordained for almost 30 years and have been teaching Dhamma to the prisoners who mostly are under a death sentence at the biggest jail in Taiwan for more than 20 years.

Cherishing our Husband or Wife # 1

In chewing food, if our tongue and teeth do not work in harmony, we will mostly likely bite ourselves and shed tears.

Teachers Should Make Sure...

Teachers need to keep in mind that we are important role models for children in our society. If we are good role models, children will look at us, follow us, and respect us.

One Day Meditation Retreat // July 30, 2016 - Meditation Center of Chicago

Meditation Center of Chicago arranged a special meditation for locals in the One Day Meditation Retreat Project on Saturday July 30, 2016. There were over 50 participants and Ven Dr. Nicholas Thanissaro was the teaching monk.

Activities during the Mass Ordination Project

Activities during the Mass Ordination Project. Here are the pictures which can answer what you will get and do during the training period

"Sodhmantra is external medicine and Bhavana is internal medicine." What is the concise meaning?

I would like to ask you about what the old ancient Thai people used to say regarding Sodhmantra (general Pali term for the chanting of the Lord Buddha’s Dhamma) and Bhavana (Pali term for actual meditation): “Sodhmantra is external medicine and Bhavana is internal medicine.” What is the concise meaning?

With False Friends, who needs enemies?

The word ‘friend’ here refers to people in whom we invest time, trust and resources