Unbreakable Bonds: The Eternal Connection of Family : āļŦāļāđāļē 26/62
Lovely Love : āļŦāļāđāļē 26/62 Explore the unbreakable bonds between parents and children and the importance of expressing gratitude through merits and moral living.
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The bond between parents and children remains unbreakable even through death. While some may show their love occasionally, expressions of gratitude should be more frequent. The Lord Buddha exemplified gratitude towards his deceased mother, Queen Sirimahamaya, by uplifting her spiritual condition. We, too, can repay our deceased parents by dedicating merits to them. A loving bond transcends death, as good Kamma can provide spiritual support to the departed. Families are crucial to societal stability, necessitating moral living and happiness. Ultimately, strong familial connections and good deeds lead to a prosperous community. Regularly dedicating merits helps maintain these eternal bonds of love.
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-Importance of Family
-Expressions of Love
-Gratitude to Deceased Parents
-Buddhist Teachings on Kamma
-Moral Living for Happiness
-Eternal Bonds of Love
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Unbreakable Bonds
The bond between a husband and wife can be broken;
but the bond between parents and children is
unbreakable even through death. Even if we do not
know who our parents are (due to certain
circumstances), we still owe them a debt of gratitude
for giving us life. Some people will treat their parents
to dinner only once in a blue moon, but this is not the
right thing to do as expressions of love given to
parents should be done frequently.
The Lord Buddha demonstrated his gratitude to his
mother, Queen Sirimahamaya, after her death by
ascending to see her in the celestial realm and present
to her and other celestial beings with his Dhamma
sermon. Upon receiving the Lord Buddha's sermon,
his mother became enlightened by attaining
Sotapanna Dhammakaya, the first level of holiness.
While we cannot yet be like Lord Buddha, we can
repay our deceased parents in other ways. We learn
that the merits we accrued can be dedicated or
transmitted to the deceased and improve their
spiritual conditions in the after world. We need to
practice the habit of dedicating merits to our
deceased parents and relatives as a form of gratitude
for all that they have done for us.
The loving bond we share in life, as husband and wife
or as parents and children, continues even after death.
If our love is deep, it will even transcend death. Some
people live their lives on earth filled with mistakes
and unworthy deeds. After they pass away, their bad
Kamma may cause them to end up in the unhappy
realms where they endure tremendous sufferings. The
good Kamma created by the merits that we perform
can act as a positive energy that can be transmitted to
the deceased in order to help improve their spiritual
conditions. This is a means of expressing loving
kindness to the deceased.
The Heavenly Family
The family is a small but important unit in society. If
each family unit is full of happiness, then the
community and the nation will be stable and
prosperous. It starts with the family. To achieve this
stability and happiness, each family member should
live a moral life, a life that is free from drugs,
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