Applying knowledge Skillfully
“When we plant a mango tree to satisfy our appetite or getting rich depends on the fruit the tree will give
The Noble Truth of Suffering : Metaphors for the importance of the Aggregates of Clinging
The Soil of the Earth: Just as the soil is prerequisite for the growth of all forms of plant life the aggregates of Clinging are prerequisite to the arising of all other forms of suffering
Warnings
Once we know that accumulating good deeds is good for us, we should not procrastinate and neglect to do it regularly
Mother's Day 2014
Mother's Day 2014. History and Activities on Mother's Day 2014.
The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering # 2
The Lord Buddha taught that the extent of craving in the minds of living beings is so great as to be beyond words
Good Deeds from the Past
“If a fruit has an exquisite taste, that taste is something which it has brought with it from the seed
Different kinds of Merits
There are two types of previously accumulated merit:
Social Disaster : Protection and Correction
Before inventing the measures to protect the society from the great disaster and to correct it, one must fathom the true root of the disaster
Celibacy conduct.
After having burned away grasses and having uprooted the fields, the gardeners and agriculturists quickly have to set seeds needed to be planted in the ground at once
The kalyanamitra Temple
Within the Buddhist community, temples are recognized as a centre for moral training. Another way of viewing this is that temple is a place that teaches people to be ‘human’
