I can’t stress this enough . . . no, really, I can’t
Someone asked me: the objective of maintaining the 8 precepts is to be celibate. If he is able to maintain the third precept, the other subordinate precepts such as the sixth, seventh, and eighth precepts, he does not need to maintain those. Is this tru
Someone asked me: the objective of maintaining the 8 precepts is to be celibate. If he is able to maintain the third precept, the other subordinate precepts such as the sixth, seventh, and eighth precepts, he does not need to maintain those. Is this true?
I’d like to know the purpose of donations in Buddhism and how many kinds of donations are there?
The Practice of Austerities#2
Restraint of the senses is to be calm and take control over your mind and soul using your consciousness. How do you compose yourself? Let us focus on the following
Three Years of Silent Retreat
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?
What are Sila Vata (religious or monastic precepts)? How are they different from the 5 precepts?
I heard Luang Phaw talk about Sila Vata (religious or monastic precepts). What are they? How are they different from the 5 precepts?
I have a meditation room in my factory for the employees to chant and meditate. How can I make them more interested in Dhamma than the present time?
I have a meditation room in my factory for the employees to chant and meditate. Do you have any method to make them more interested in Dhamma than the present time?
Are brains wired for enlightenment?
Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor เป็นผู้ที่ทุ่มเทค้นคว้าเกี่ยวกับโรคทางสมอง แต่อยู่มาวันหนึ่งเธอได้เกิดอุบัติเหตุเส้นเลือดในสมองแตก ทำให้เธอได้เข้าไปสู่โลกภายในที่เธอไม่เคยรู้จักมาก่อนและเกือบจะเสียชีวิต...
What is the definitive meaning to the saying “Good deeds brings wholesome results and bad deeds produce retribution”?
What is the definitive meaning to the saying “Good deeds brings wholesome results and bad deeds produce retribution”? Luangphaw can you please help clarify this for me because people nowadays believe that doing good deeds does not necessary lead to good results. However, they believe that misdeeds can yield benefits. What has led them to think in this way?
