Meditation

Committing Adultery, Do we need to do it ?

I have heard that some people commit adultery for a variety of reasons. They may want a different life. They may live their lives following other people’s standards.

Stealing, Is it Necessary?

Anybody who loves and protects his own life will try to work hard to get money, food, and other things to maintain his life. We do not want others to take the things that we love.

killing, Is it necessary?

All creatures (animals and humans) love their lives. If we do not want to be hurt or killed then we can imagine that others do not want to be hurt or killed either. When I was younger, I heard Khun Yai Chandra taught that people must not kill even small creatures such as mosquitoes and ants.

Taking Responsibility for Ourselves

Why do some people not take responsibility for themselves? “Nobody taught me” is just a bad excuse. People always have opportunities and choices. How we respond to things depends on how we perceive them. There are many good and bad things in this world.

Responsibility? Why Do I Have to Have it?

What would society be like if husbands and wives ignored each other, parents and children ignored each other, teachers did not take responsibility for their students, employers ignored their employees, and monks ignored their teaching?

Qualifications of good Persons

Faith is a part of any human being. When we have faith in goodness, we want to do good deeds for others and ourselves. Once I heard khun Yay Chandra say, “When we are born in this word, we should behave ourselves, be useful to ourselves and to others. If anyone behaves like this in this life, he or she will always be able to die with happiness.” Of course, this is always what good people do.

Being good and being responsible

Responsibility is the mindfulness to perform those actions that promote the greater good for yourself and others. When we are responsible, we contribute to the well being of ourselves and others. To be responsible we must have brave hearts and the determination to take risks to protect society from harm.

The Peaceful Mind Begins from Being Good

A good person is a person with a clean or pure mind. A pure mind enables anyone to know how to respond well to his duty and to our society. There is goodness within every human being. How do we encourage bringing this goodness into consistent practice?

The Peaceful Mind-Beginning of the Peaceful World

This phrase is short and clear, but how many people will realize how important it is and apply it in their lives? The words “clean the world” in this phrase certainly include not only cleaning tangible things (removing pollutants, wastes, etc.) but also cleaning intangible things (eliminating hatred, greed, etc.).

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I-Believe

I believe meditation has helped with my work and allowed me to have empathy with other people. I feel that, by meditating, I have been able to more fully understand myself.

The Noble Eightfold Path

Whatever we do, we have to begin by understanding our goals correctly. We might start by asking ourselves why we have to do it. If we understand why, then we will try to do it properly. There are two major correct understanding.

Benefits of Meditation for Your Mind #2

I can truly say that I could pass through that difficult time successfully because of meditation. At the time of troubles, I was so distraught because I faced problems in every direction I faced problems in every direction I was so distraught because I faxed problems in every direction I turned.

Benefits of Meditation for Your Mind

I am a son in a Chinese family. My family owned a trading company. My family was never interested in Buddhism or meditation. We never went to any temple, never hung an amulet and never prayed at a spiritual shrine.

Meditation Testimonials Dr.Aaron Stern-Ph.D (U.S.A.)

Meditation helped me maintain my patience when handling the strain of a temper tantrum, a near sleepless night tending to a sick child and many other responsibilities associated with parenthood

Willpower

Wherever we are sad, dealing with a loss or a disappointment that causes sorrow and distress, we can meditate to keep our mind calm, focused and positive as well as to provide us with the willpower to continue.

Meditation-Testimonials-Mr.Koichi-Enomoto-(Japan)

My name is Koichi Enomoto. I am Japanese. As the only son, I was well looked after. I had no siblings to share and learn the intricacies of gibing and taking with, thus I didn’t know the virtue of gibing.

Meditation Testimonial Mr.Richard Braun(Germany)

Meditation to attain the Dhammakaya has restrained me from having bad thoughts. When I have bad thoughts, I can clear them out very quickly before I end up feeling sorry about doing bad deeds or saying bad words.

Particular approach

I like the lotus flower. It seems to be the most beautiful flower for me. I have a lotus flower crafted from crystal with a clear crystal ball on the top.

How I Proceeded

I use the mantra ‘Samma Arahang’ (which means ‘purify the mind’) repeating silently three times at each key point, until resting my mind at the seventh base.