If there is a friend or relative who wishes to borrow money from us, how should we act?

If there is a friend or relative who wishes to borrow money from us, how should we act? If we don’t have anything to give, they will feel discouraged. If we lend them money often, we will be in distress.

The Biography of the Lord Buddha ; e-book available

The Biography of the Lord Buddha

"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?

Drinking Alcohol, Do We Need It?

I have heard many reasons for drinking: family problems, work problems, addiction, seductive advertising, society, health, curiosity, peer pressure, availability, and depression.

Selling Poverty

My brother in law had kidney failure, but he did not want to have treatment because he wanted to save money to make donations for the kathin ceremony at the hometown temple. He said that my sister wanted to make a donation for this kathin ceremony but she died before she could do it. He was afraid that when he wanted to make a donation, he would also die before having the opportunity. Why is it so difficult to make this merit? "You can see that we have to make merit quickly. We should not wait."

Buddhism losing fast in Mongolia

Spiritual detox

Buddhist street racer admits guilt after Burton crash

ประมวลภาพตักบาตรพระทั้งเมืองเมียวดี ตักบาตรพระ 3,000 รูป

ครั้งแรกในประวัติศาสตร์ตักบาตรพระทั้งเมืองเมียวดี ตักบาตรพระ 3,000 รูป วันอาทิตย์ที่ 25 กุมภาพันธ์ พ.ศ. 2561 ณ Shwe Myin Won Pagoda เมืองเมียวดี สาธารณรัฐแห่งสหภาพเมียนมา

I Closed a Cock Fighting Business

A very wealthy man was a very generous man who loved to cultivate merits. He had been a fund-raiser for a temple for 10 years and had built so many buildings for Buddhism. However, his life changed when he turned 60 years old when suddenly he wanted to start a cock fighting business, which he ran for 20 years. Until he was 86, he had intestinal cancer and passed away. What caused him to run this business? Where did he go after he passed away? DMC has the answers.