Monastic vs Secular Life: Finding True Happiness : หน้า 25/81
Buddha Knows : หน้า 25/81 Explore the contrast between monastic and secular life, emphasizing the attainment of true happiness and satisfaction through Dhamma.
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This text discusses the journey towards true happiness and satisfaction in life, contrasting monastic life represented by Prince Siddharta, who renounced royal wealth for enlightenment, with secular life where wealth does not guarantee fulfillment. It suggests that true satisfaction comes from Dhamma attainment, leading to self-reliance and independence from external factors. The piece also addresses the practice of visiting temples among normal Buddhists, highlighting that while devout individuals may visit regularly to earn merits, attendance is not strictly mandated., See dmc.tv for more.
หัวข้อประเด็น
-Monastic life
-Secular life
-Happiness and satisfaction
-Purpose of Dhamma
-Temple attendance in Buddhism
-Prince Siddharta's enlightenment
ข้อความต้นฉบับในหน้า
Monastic v.s Secular Life
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happiness and the highest satisfaction in life for us.
Prince Siddharta, as an example, rejected his excess
royal wealth because he foresaw that they provided
limited happiness whereas sufferings still existed. His
solution was to ordain until attaining enlightenment
which yielded the highest satisfaction for himself.
Those who possess great wealth but never feel satisfied
with their lives are still unsuccessful. But the Dhamma
attainment will lead us to the highest satisfaction. We
will desire for nothing more. We will be able to rely
on ourselves and be independent from all external
factors.
: What about the tradition of going to the temple? Is it
the norm that you have to go to the temple regularly as
a Buddhist? Is it accepted to go just once in a while, or
having to go every Sunday? I am talking about normal
Buddhists, not monks.
Luang Phaw: Devout Buddhists usually go to the temple to make
merits. However, as happens in other religions, non-
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