Iran-Thai Man Ordained and Cast Buddha Image
One Iran-Thai Man was easy to be raised, not naughty and had a good memory. After his parents got divorced, he stayed with his Iranian father. However, he chose to be ordained in Buddhism when he reached 21. He thinks that it is an opportunity to do good deeds for gratitude toward his parents, in which his father allowed willingly.
My Father Was 40 Years Older Than My Mother
My mother was born into a poor family. She was always at the top or second in her class. However, she had to quit 4th grade to earn a living. She got married with my father who was 40 years older than her. What was my mother’s kamma? Why can’t my mother meditate? And, why does she often see terrible visions? DMC has the answers.
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.
Dhammakaya International Meditation Center (D.I.M.C.) arranged the Ceremony of Offering Sustenance to the Buddha in May
Dhammakaya International Meditation Center (D.I.M.C.), USA, arranged the Ceremony of Offering Sustenance to the Buddha. A lot of Thai and local laypeople participated in this ceremony.
Training Oneself in Non-Recklessness by Practicing Austerity (Dhutanga)
Life is full of uncertainties and danger awaits those who are reckless with their lives. The Lord Buddha once said
Thai Youth In The High Tech Era
Very often I felt like surrendering and didn’t understand why the more merit I made the more degrading my life was until I became penniless. I felt as if I was in the dark. However, no matter how bad it was I would not give in and I chose to fight to my death. I changed from being downhearted to taking up the challenge. Finally I found out the best solution was not to think about it and to motivate myself to keep on making merit with an assurance that one day the merit will certainly yield fruit.
The 130th Anniversary of the Great Master Phramongkolthepmuni’s Birth
The virtuous life of the Great Master Phramongkolthepmuni (Sodh Candasaro), or Luang Pu Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, was exemplary from the beginning, in the middle and at the end.
Our ancestors mentioned that the life of a grateful person would always be prosperous. Why is it so?
Our ancestors mentioned that the life of a grateful person would always be prosperous. I’d like to know the reason why this is the case.
My papaya trees
The Power of Luang Pu Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen - My papaya trees. What happened to her papaya trees? How did it concern with Luang Pu?
Ordaining for One’s Parents Brings Merit
In this day and age of ever-present temptations and perpetual pressure to make a living, it is especially rare to find any family with a son who ordains as a Buddhist monk for at least the period of Buddhist Lent
