The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Second Group of Blessings. Blessing Six:- Setting oneself up properly in life
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.
The day before she gave birth to our baby, I had a dream that I went to select jewelry in a palace. The next day, my wife gave birth to our son. On the day of our son’s birth, our whole family chanted in the delivery room.
When my husband heard “Father was dead”, he suddenly said “Oh no, I have not even repaid any debt of gratitude to him.” He suddenly realized that he loved his father. He bought the first new clothes and a new pair of shoe for his dad. Though he had generosity towards him, he could no longer wear them as his body was swollen. He could only cover him up with those instead.
ธรรมะสมเด็จพระสังฆราช รวมเสียงอ่านหนังสือชีวิตนี้น้อยนัก บทพระนิพนธ์ในสมเด็จพระญาณสังวร สมเด็จพระสังฆราช สกลมหาสังฆปรินายก เสียงธรรมะที่คุณค่าและน่าฟังจับใจ...
เรื่องราวชีวิตครอบครัวของ เด็กชาย อายุ 11 ปี ลูกครึ่งไทย-เยอรมัน...คุณพ่อของเขาติดน้ำเมาอย่างมาก กลับมาจากที่ทำงานถึงบ้าน ก็ดื่มน้ำเมาไม่เคยสนใจครอบครัว ขนาดนอนป่วยรักษาตัวอยู่ที่โรงพยาบาล ยังต้องแอบดื่ม ต่อมา คุณแม่ของเขา ทนไม่ไหว ฟ้องหย่า...สุดท้าย คุณพ่อของเขาตัดสินใจฆ่าตัวตาย...ตัวเขาเอง แม้ว่าจะเป็นลูกชาวเยอรมัน แต่ก็ชอบการบวช เคยบวชเป็นสามเณร เพราะตั้งใจจะเอาบุญบวชช่วยคุณแม่ที่เจ็บป่วย และมีความตั้งใจว่าเมื่อโตขึ้นจะบวชตลอดชีวิต
He told me that he was studying mechanical engineering and had received a scholarship to further his studies in Japan. But he had to give up his chance to go because his family’s business selling medicine was in crisis because they had debts of 10 million baht. So he agreed to take on the burden of the entire debt on behalf of his father. He was 22 years old at the time.
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Sixth Group of Blessings. Blessing Twenty :- Restraint from Drinking Intoxicants.
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While I was in my deep sleep at the back of the bus, I woke up with a jerk because a thief was taking my necklace from my neck. As I didn’t want to have problems, I got away from the thief by moving to sit in the front seat.
