Keeping Love Alive (Cherishing Love)

In the book Thirty-eight Universal Steps to Eternal Happiness, compiled for the summer program for ordained monks by the Venerable teacher Monk Somchai Tanavuddho,

Magha Puja Day

Magha Puja Day is one of the most important Buddhist holy day. It is also called as "The Day of Four Marvelous Events." Why is it so important?

Two ways to Express Respect

Physical Token of Respect This refers to a gift that is used as a way for us to express our respect to our parents

Why do people have to pay homage? Ignorant!

Why do people have to pay homage? Ignorant!

The Noble Truth of Suffering : 1. Suffering as a result of Birth [jati dukkha]

The Lord Buddha taught that suffering as a result of birth is ‘built in’ suffering for every living being conceived in the realms of the Cycle of Existence

With False Friends, who needs enemies?

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

The ceremony to establish the Dhammakaya Meditation Center of Bavaria- a Buddhist Sanctuary

The Great Imperial Crystal Ball of Bavaria is a sacred principle crystal ball that was named by the Most Venerable Phrathepyanmahamuni (Luang Por Dhammajayo), the Abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Thailand.

The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering # 4

In the Lord Buddha’s first sermon to the group of five initial disciples he advocated to steer between the extremes of sensual indulgence

Mind without Sorrow

A sorrowful mind refers to the condition of the mind where sorrow cracks the mind like dry leaves or soil. In some cases, it can be a result from disappointment in love

The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering #1

After explaining the Noble Truth of Suffering, Lord Buddha continued with an explanation of the origin of suffering