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

How to live in a Suitable Environment:

Choose a location that is appropriate and thriving. It should be easy to find good schools, appropriate employment and a good location for building a house and so on

The Kalyanamitra School

A school that is a kalyanamitra School can be a school of any levels, whether it be primary, secondary

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

The kalyanamitra Temple

Within the Buddhist community, temples are recognized as a centre for moral training. Another way of viewing this is that temple is a place that teaches people to be ‘human’

Characteristics of an appropriate area:

We should be in a place that is in a good geographical location. In terms of geography the altitude of the land should not be too low or too high

The kalyanamitra Home

The word ‘kalyanamitra’ means good friend. A good friend must have all the Seven Characteristics described previously

Search for the White Elephants in Surin

Surin province is the Land of Elephant. Elephant is an animal which has been recorded in the Pali Cannon that if the Bodhisattva, who would be the Lord Buddha certainly in the future, was reborn as an animal, he was not bigger than an elephant. Now, the elephants in Surin are alerted to restore the Buddhism...

Social Disaster : 3. The Husband-Wife Relationship

With or without divorce, the consequences of marital neglect are far-reaching. If a husband and wife do not cherish one another according to the advice of the Buddha

Change the World in Johannesburg

The Dhamma light is shining in Johannesburg, South Africa, when the brothers in Christian School took their teachers and students to meditate at Dhammakaya Johannesburg Temple. It insists that meditation is not conflict with any religion at all.