My Mother Passed Away While Having a Money Envelope to Perform Merits of Building Edifice Pillars
A grateful daughter guided her mom who had Parkinson’s Disease to do greate merits until the last minute of mom's life. Did she remember all the merits? How was her mind while she was holding the money envelope for making a resolution until she passed away? DMC has the answers.
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”
Great Offering in Southern Thailand: 15th Alms Offering to 10,000 International Monks in Hat Yai
The More Petulant, The More Charming
I always ask myself, “What do I live for?” When I had children, I told myself that I live for my children. Later this question still comes back to me, “What do I live for?” Now that I found Luang Phaw, I know what I live for.
Freedom From Religion: Buddhism Wins Best Religion in the World Award
Kathina – The Splendid Robe Offering Ceremony Wednesday, 25 November 2015 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Thailand
Tsunami Hit Coral Resort
The famous resort, “Coral Resort”, has been often used for meditation retreat. On 26th December 2004, Sunday morning, it got hit by the tsunami disaster. What caused this resort to be completely destroyed and what merit should the owner do to prevent from suffering losses in the future? What past kamma caused the resort staffs to die in this disaster and why some of them survived? DMC has the answers
Oh! A Miracle
There was news critical of the temple. There were claims that the temple had shot a laser beam towards the sun. Hearing this claim made me laugh. It was impossible. If the temple had been able to do this, why did they not enable me to view it? I was at the event but I did not see anything.
Kathina – The Splendid Robe Offering Ceremony Sunday, 2 November 2014 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Thailand
Kathina Robe Offering is a wonderful Buddhist tradition that has been preserved for over 2500 years since the Lord Buddha’s time.
Kathina - The Splendid Robe Offering Ceremony Sunday, 2 November 2014 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Thailand
Kathina is a special event to accumulate tremendous merits that Buddhists eagerly look forward to each year. It is one of the more difficult merits to perform as compared to other merits due to the following reasons.