The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering # 5
What is the true meaning of ‘insight’ [vipassana] meditation? In fact insight is insightful vision or seeing things according to their true nature, seeing them thoroughly from every perspective.
Former Buddhist Nun Helps Stressed-Out Find Inner Peace
Son Must Not Receive Heritage
He was born with a scar on the left chest. When everyone in the family saw the scar, they suddenly knew that he was reborn from the previous life but did not know whom. When he saw my uncle and my aunt, he called them father and mother. No one believed that he was my uncle and aunt’s son that was reborn.
Mice died because of poisoned food
The question from an audience: "I put poisoned food around my house. The mice ate it and died. Did I break the first precept? I never forced those mice to eat that food anyway." What do you think? Read the answer by Phrabhavanaviriyakhun, the vice abbot of Dhammakaya Temple.
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.
The Merit Has Been Performed…Why Does The Kamma Follow Me?
ชีวิตในครอบครัวของหญิงคนหนึ่ง...คุณพ่อของเธอเป็นอดีตตำรวจมือปราบที่เก่งมาก ย้ายไปอยู่จังหวัดไหน โจรผู้ร้ายก็จะเกรงกลัว ท่านชอบทำบุญตามวัดต่างๆ มีวัดประจำครอบครัวในแต่ละจังหวัดที่ท่านย้ายไปอยู่เสมอ...คุณแม่ ก็เป็นผู้สูงอายุที่ใจดี น่าอยู่ใกล้...คุณปู่-คุณย่า ต่างก็เป็นคนใจบุญ โอบอ้อมอารี...พี่ชายของเธอ มักจะทะเลาะกับเธอ และคุณพ่อ อยู่บ่อยๆ แต่อย่างไรก็ตาม เขาก็ได้เป็นผู้ได้รับโอกาส ดูแลคุณพ่อ-คุณแม่ มากกว่าลูกคนอื่นๆทั้งหมด
Her dad was a first-rate Crime Prevention Policeman. Whatever province he moved to, the robbers would be scared. He also liked to perform merits at several temples. Her mom is a kindhearted person. Her brother is a moody guy. When he was a teenager, he preferred to associate with guys who were likely to be womanizing, hunting and fishing. As an adult he likes to drink, flirt and gamble. However, he was the person who ended up taking care of our parents more than the others.
Proud beyond land and sea limits
Dhammachai Kathina, 2011, at Wat Phra Dhammakaya. Proud beyond land and sea limits
Perpetual Virtue Never Been Told - Part 1
He grew up in a perfect family. He was taught to have discipline and moral principles. He quite succeeded in his study and career. His life went into a politics and got many important positions in politics, such as minister in the prime minister’s office. People respected him as a “political advisor”
My daughter loves merit and is afraid of sin but she has no sense of responsibility. Will she gain merit from behaving this way? How should we guide her so that she realizes what she is doing?
My daughter loves merit and is afraid of sin. She wakes up in the morning to do the morning chanting. Then she sleeps almost until noon. In the evening, she does the evening chanting and then watches TV until late at night. She has no sense of responsibility and relies on her parents to take care of her although she is a full grown adult. Will she gain merit from behaving this way? How should we guide her so that she realizes what she is doing?
