How To Build The Habits Of The Children To Be Sincere And Clever (Mai Ngo)#1
All of the parents in the world want their children to be clever. The cleverer they are the more the parents will be proud of them. How to raise the children to be clever is not easy because there are different categories of cleverness
Why Do Buddhists Visit the Temple?
More than 2,500 years ago, Lord Gotama Buddha renounced his lavish princely life to live as an ascetic in search of the ultimate spiritual liberation.
Target Character Trait # 4 : Responsibility towards the Environment
Having responsibility towards the environment means having responsibility both towards the natural environment (by conservation) and our immediate human environment (by performing our duties towards the ‘ six directions’ discussed earlier).
The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Cherishing our parents (7)
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Fourth Group of Blessings. Blessing Eleven :- Cherishing our parents.
The Bachelorette
Every first Sunday of each month and on the days the temple had big ceremonies; and every time I attended the ceremony of offering sustenance to the Lord Buddha and of other big merit of the temple, I made wishes “May I own a house with land and a car.” Later on, my grandfather bought me a car when I did not even ask him for it. And a couple surprised things that happened to me. All my wishes were accomplished. This incident seriously strengthens my faith in merit.
No happiness other than serenity of the mind
Today, think of the phrase “ Naddhi Santi Parang Sukhang ” : there is no happiness beyond serenity of the mind. Such are the words of every Buddha in the past, present, and future.
The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Artfulness in Knowledge (6)
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Third Group of Blessings. Blessing Seven : Artfulness in Knowledge
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.
Magic Over Sciences
A story of a man who was a very likable, sensitive, and kind kid and turned to be so overtly fascinated with magic when he grown up. He followed one of a magician master to study more on magic and disappeared for 3 years since then. His mom really missed and worried about him. Is he still alive? Are magic acts considered deceiving acts? Is it a proper profession according to Buddhism?
ยิ่งทำเร็วก็ยิ่งรวยเร็ว ทำก่อนก็รวยก่อน
ลูกดีใจมาก ตัดสินใจนำเงินกว่าครึ่งหนึ่งของทั้งหมด ถวายเพิ่มในวันอาทิตย์ต้นเดือนทั้งที่เงินก้อนนี้เป็นต้นทุนในการผลิตสินค้าด้วย แต่ลูกไม่รู้สึกกลัวว่าจะหมุนเงินไม่ทัน กลับปลื้มปีติใจที่ได้ทำบุญนี้ หลังจากนั้น ลูกค้าทั้งเก่าและใหม่ต่างก็สั่งสินค้าเข้ามาไม่หยุด จนลูกมั่นใจแล้วว่า อานุภาพบุญมีจริงๆ “เพราะฉะนั้นเรื่องบุญ จะแผ่วได้ยังไงคะ”
