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Building Merit through Support in Buddhism
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Building Merit through Support in Buddhism
Support one another in achieving merit! While you are still young, use that youthful energy to support the work of Buddhism. Make a wish for your good work to bring you good merit. …
This text discusses the significance of supporting one another in achieving merit within Buddhism. It emphasizes using youthful en…
The Importance of Good Deeds in Temple Life
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The Importance of Good Deeds in Temple Life
76. WHAT YOU DO, YOU GET Those of you who take residence at the temple have given up your worldly attachments for the opportunity to …
In temple residency, individuals sacrifice worldly attachments for spiritual growth. It’s imperative to embrace every chore and task as a r…
The Importance of Merit in Achieving Success
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The Importance of Merit in Achieving Success
78. CALL UPON MERIT FOR HELP All good work takes good planning. When I built the Buddhad­hakka Center, I had to plan ever…
This passage discusses the significance of merit in achieving success, specifically in the context of building a temple and an alms h…
The Importance of Merit in Buddhism
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The Importance of Merit in Buddhism
79. COME REAP YOUR MERIT Invite your friends to come and reap merit at the temple. I feel pity for them, fearing that they may find themse…
This text discusses the concept of merit in Buddhism, illustrating its importance for spiritual success and future lives. It encourage…
The Power of a Purified Mind
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The Power of a Purified Mind
85. PURIFIED MIND As I converse with various people, I keep my mind always in its purified state, always cent…
The text discusses the significance of maintaining a purified mind focused on merit and Dhamma. It emphasizes the importance of c…
Understanding Mundane and Transcendental Merit
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Understanding Mundane and Transcendental Merit
…essing someone who wanted only to meditate and not participate in any mundane chores: I acquire all forms of merit, mundane and transcendental. Mundane merit? helps me in self-development, while transc…
…growth and meditation practice. Mundane merit is achieved through good deeds which contribute to self-development, while transcendental merit enhances one's ability to learn and teach oneself. It empha…
Taking the Long-Term View in Life
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Taking the Long-Term View in Life
95. TAKE THE LONG TERM VIEW I am someone who takes the long term view (seeing beyond this life). Nothing can be taken with us after death except our merit and demerit. Accumulate as much merit …
The text emphasizes the significance of adopting a long-term viewpoint, where the accumulation of merit becomes paramount. It sugg…
Good Deeds and the Path to Merit
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Good Deeds and the Path to Merit
97. DO ONLY GOOD DEEDS Build only good kamma. End all evils in this lifetime, so only good kamma will be ours in future lifetimes. We are still subject to rebirth becaus…
เนื้อหานี้พูดถึงการกระทำความดีและการสะสมบุญเพื่อการเกิดใหม่ที่ดีในอนาคต การทำความดีและการช่วยทำความสะอาดวัดไม่เพียงแต่เป็นการสร้างบุญ แต่ยังทำให้เราได้เข้าสู่สวรรค์ในระดับที่สูงขึ้น บทความยังได้กล่าวถ
Old Merit, New Merit
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Old Merit, New Merit
100. OLD MERIT, NEW MERIT I have pity for both the rich and the poor. Rich people are well off because they have “old” merit from their pas…
This text discusses the concept of merit, highlighting the importance of accumulating both old and new merit for future lives. It emph…
Wishes Come Through and the Importance of Merit
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Wishes Come Through and the Importance of Merit
103. WISHES COME THROUGH I made the following resolution while leaving a robe-offering ceremony to monks on the occasion of the Magha Puj…
The text reflects on the practice of making merit during the Magha Puja Day, emphasizing the importance of inten…
Understanding Merit and Its Impact on Life
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Understanding Merit and Its Impact on Life
106. HELP FROM MERIT A layperson asked if she ran into obstacles and was far away from me, what she should do t…
This text offers insights into the power of merit and how it helps individuals overcome obstacles and achieve su…
Building Up Merit and Understanding Transience
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Building Up Merit and Understanding Transience
…n expressed the desire to go on a meditation retreat, but was concerned about her grown son being left alone. When a man and a woman are in love, the world becomes a colorful place filled with sweet be…
In this text, the author emphasizes the significance of merit and demerit as the only true possessions we carry beyond this life. The discussion o…
Pursuing Perfections Until You Prevail
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Pursuing Perfections Until You Prevail
111. PURSUING PERFECTIONS UNTIL YOU PREVAIL Addressing a group of Upasaka (male temple attendants) getting ready to b…
In a talk directed at male temple attendants preparing for ordination, the importance of unwavering commitment to the pursuit of Perfections is emphasized. …
The Pursuit of Purity and Freedom
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The Pursuit of Purity and Freedom
112. AN EASY LIFE Why do people want to be married? Living on your own is an easy life, full of freedom. Flying like…
The text discusses the appeal of living independently, highlighting the freedom it offers. It emphasizes that purity in body, speech…
The Illusion of Beauty and Sensuality
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The Illusion of Beauty and Sensuality
115. BEAUTY THAT IS NOT In all my years, I have yet to see a truly beautiful woman. For all their efforts to beautify themselves from head to toe, to my eyes I see no beauty …
In reflections from November 5, 1979, the author expresses a profound disillusionment with conventional be…
Effective Ways to Make Resolutions
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Effective Ways to Make Resolutions
118. EFFECTIVE WAY TO MAKE RESOLUTIONS Luang Por Wat Paknam taught me that the most effective way to make f
Luang Por Wat Paknam emphasizes making resolutions with a focus between blessings during the blessing chant 'Yadtha'. Visualizing a clear Buddha image aids the…
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…UTIONS When I was sweeping and trimming the grass at Luang Por (Dhammajayo’s) residence, I made the following resolution: Wherever I walk, may I have a safe path before me. May my home be clean and we…
Teaching with Truthfulness and the Virtue of Resolutions
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Teaching with Truthfulness and the Virtue of Resolutions
122. TEACHING WITH TRUTHFULNESS Nowadays, I see so many people setting themselves up to be meditation masters. This saddens m…
ในยุคปัจจุบัน มีผู้คนจำนวนมากที่ตั้งตัวเป็นครูสอนการทำสมาธิ ซึ่งทำให้รู้สึกเศร้าใจ การหยุดความคิดที่วุ่นวายเป็นสิ่งสำคัญในการบรรลุรัฐพุทธรรม ข้าพเจ้าตั้งความตั้งใจให้สอนด้วยความจริงใจและปฏิบัติตามศีลธ
Embracing Virtue and Avoiding Harm
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Embracing Virtue and Avoiding Harm
124. GRAB THE FLAG OF VICTORY We are extremely fortunate to be born a human being. We are born to pursue virtue…
This text emphasizes the importance of being human and the opportunity to build spiritual assets through virtue. The author shares persona…
Conquer Mara with Goodness
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Conquer Mara with Goodness
127. CONQUER MARA WITH GOODNESS Throughout my life I have done nothing but good deeds. I will keep doing so to further the purity of my body, speech …
The text discusses the importance of maintaining purity in body, speech, and mind to overcome the negative influence of Mara. The author…