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The Significance of Ordination in Thai Culture
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The Significance of Ordination in Thai Culture
… to help me, for one day, the senior monk who knew about my earlier intention came to guide me. His first words were, "How about ordaining this coming rain retreat?" I hesitated for a while, but finally sa…
This text reflects on the challenges of prioritizing personal commitments while facing family health issues and the cultural importance of ordination in Thai society. It highlights how ordination is s
The Importance of Cleanliness in Temples
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The Importance of Cleanliness in Temples
…t exponentially. Therefore, cleanliness is the most charming attribute of a temple." "When visitors first arrive at a temple, where is their first stop? It is the restroom, of course! Many often ask when t…
ความสะอาดถือเป็นคุณลักษณะที่สำคัญที่สุดของวัด เมื่อผู้เข้าชมเยือนวัด สิ่งแรกที่พวกเขามักจะถามคือ 'ห้องน้ำอยู่ไหน?' ซึ่งแสดงให้เห็นว่าความสะอาดของสิ่งอำนวยความสะดวกมีความสำคัญจริง ๆ หากวัดไม่มีกระบวนกา
Improve Oneself First: The Key to Happiness
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Improve Oneself First: The Key to Happiness
THE WORLD'S COMMON PROBLEMS III Improve Oneself First When the energy is used up, our gains will vanish. This is also true for honour, fame and happiness…
This section discusses the significance of focusing on our own flaws rather than attempting to correct others. It emphasizes that when we improve ourselves, we pave the way for greater happiness and f
Giving Courage to Others
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Giving Courage to Others
…ng Courage to Others Before we can encourage other people, we should be able to encourage ourselves first. The only way to empower the mind is to cling to the source of the absolute power of the Triple Gem…
Before we can encourage other people, we should be able to encourage ourselves first. The only way to empower the mind is to cling to the source of the absolute power of the Triple Gem…
Truth for the Family: The Impact of Good Deeds
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Truth for the Family: The Impact of Good Deeds
… that good deeds will always bring favorable outcomes and vice versa. Important to Remember: 1. The first stage of good deeds: When we have done something good, even if no one sees it, the first thing we g…
Part Five of the text discusses the importance of good deeds within a familial context. It details four stages of good deeds: self-satisfaction from the initial act, the development of a virtuous pers
Achieving World Peace through Inner Calm
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Achieving World Peace through Inner Calm
…ds are at peace. World peace begins within. It can start from a tiny spot of peace in each of us by first bringing our minds to a standstill – achieving inner peace and bliss within ourselves. Then expand …
…thought, speech, and action contribute to global tensions. To achieve world peace, individuals must first attain inner calm. By fostering peace within ourselves, we can expand this tranquility to our commu…
Journey to Joy: Love in the Right Way
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Journey to Joy: Love in the Right Way
Journey to Joy 40 40 Love in the Right Way rom the first moment of life to the last, From humans have a natural need for love. We feel satisfied when we are…
From our first moments to the last, humans need love to feel satisfied. Bad experiences can lead to a rejection of…
Journey to Joy
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Journey to Joy
…in there. I could use a clear crystal ball as an object of meditation. That's all I learned. In the first five days of meditation, I could not see anything except darkness. But I could feel the serenity. O…
This text recounts the author's journey towards spiritual awakening through meditation and the Dhammakaya technique. Inspired by love and kindness seen in a VCD, the author and his wife begin meditati
Journey to Joy: Discovering Meditation
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Journey to Joy: Discovering Meditation
Journey to Joy 102 I first found out about the Dhammakaya Meditation Center in Seattle, Washington State, while working at the…
In 2002, I was invited to the Dhammakaya Meditation Center in Seattle by Sunan Yesuwan, a clinic colleague. Initially there to teach English to monks, I was encouraged to meditate. The practice brough
Journey to Joy: A Meditation Experience
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Journey to Joy: A Meditation Experience
…g National Park in Loei Province. I kept this memory fresh in my mind because it was when I met the first love of my life. I did not expect to attain the Dhamma within or be able to see anything while I wa…
The narrative reflects on the author's transformative meditation retreat at Phu-kradueng National Park, where personal relaxation turned into a journey of self-discovery. Initially seeking a break fro
Journey to Joy
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Journey to Joy
Journey to Joy 140 slowly and deeply. First, I concentrated on the relaxation of all muscles in my body. Afterward, I tried to visualise a clea…
การเดินทางสู่ความสุขนี้เป็นเรื่องราวส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนที่สำรวจการทำสมาธิและการค้นพบความสุขภายใน แม้จะประสบกับความเจ็บปวดทางกายและความผิดหวัง แต่การเรียนรู้ที่จะผ่อนคลายช่วยให้ผู้เขียนสัมผัสถึงความสุขท
Transformative Experience Through Meditation
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Transformative Experience Through Meditation
Wisdom A few years before I went to Germany, I had what I call my first life-changing experience through meditation and it blew me away! I was meditating almost daily at t…
The narrator recounts their first life-changing experience with meditation, where they reached profound states that prompted them to …
The Journey of Meditation and Inner Peace
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The Journey of Meditation and Inner Peace
…ychological or emotional in nature so that my meditation experience will not be adversely affected. First, I adjust my posture, breathe deeply and follow the prescribed path, emptying my thoughts by chanti…
In this text, the author describes a meditation practice aimed at achieving inner peace by releasing negative feelings—physical, psychological, or emotional. The process begins with adjusting one's po
Journey to Joy: Discovering Thailand's Spiritual Heart
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Journey to Joy: Discovering Thailand's Spiritual Heart
…ranquility and the Buddhist faith that makes it so. 252 When I arrived in Thailand to live, my very first request was to be taken to a temple. I wanted to pay my respects to the resident monks there, and e…
In 'Journey to Joy', the author shares their heartfelt connection to Thailand, a land of smiles and tranquility. Upon arriving, they express their gratitude by visiting Wat Phra Dhammakaya, where they
Journey to Joy: The Dhammakaya Meditation Experience
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Journey to Joy: The Dhammakaya Meditation Experience
…evoted their entire lives to purity. It is a noble and life-changing mission. And SO, I sat for the first time in my life, under the teachings of a Venerable, on the Dhammakaya method of meditation and my …
…ms and retreats, especially for Westerners, fostering a journey of personal discovery. Attending my first session allowed me to explore the Dhammakaya meditation technique, leading to profound inner change…
The Power of Meditation: Finding Peace in a Frenzied Mind
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The Power of Meditation: Finding Peace in a Frenzied Mind
…ried to stop the frantic deluge of thoughts, each vying for my attention! I realized, then, for the first time in my life, how frenzied my “untrained mind" was after a lifetime of being taught to think, an…
In this reflective passage, the author shares their experience of realizing the chaos of an untrained mind and the need for meditation to achieve tranquility. The Dhammakaya method emphasizes the impo
Wisdom of Luang Phaw: Sayings on Meditation and Life
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Wisdom of Luang Phaw: Sayings on Meditation and Life
… the sayings given by Luang Phaw the period 1988-2000. It must be said that this book is one of the first examples of his work to appear in English. The book's content predates his current fame as a daily …
This book features a compilation of sayings by Luang Phaw from 1988-2000, marking one of the first appearances of his teachings in English. Initially published in Thai as 'Kong Kwan' in 2000, the se…
Supporting Contributors of the Maha Dhammakaya Cetiya Celebration
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Supporting Contributors of the Maha Dhammakaya Cetiya Celebration
96 Supporting Contributors Phra Dhammadayada Class of 2000 (first celebration of Maha Dhammakaya Cetiya) Phramaha Chaifah Dhaññakulo & Mahadana Paramita Fund Phra Ph…
…highlights the esteemed contributors associated with the Phra Dhammadayada Class of 2000 during the first celebration of the Maha Dhammakaya Cetiya. The list includes various supporters, families, and indi…
Inner Peace and Happiness at Dhammakaya Temple
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Inner Peace and Happiness at Dhammakaya Temple
…as an individual is prerequisite to world peace arising. and that to end external wars, people must first stop the wars within themselves. * The pyramid-shaped chapel was built in 2002 in honor of the foun…
…e is essential for global harmony, emphasizing that to resolve external conflicts, individuals must first reconcile their internal struggles. In 2002, a pyramid-shaped chapel was constructed to honor its f…
The Dream of Luang Phaw Petch and the Birth of Chaiyaboon
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The Dream of Luang Phaw Petch and the Birth of Chaiyaboon
… to everyone in the family, especially her husband Janyong, who had the intention of supporting his first child to attain maximum progress and prosperity, so that he could be a role model to everyone. The…
เนื้อหาพูดถึงความฝันของแม่ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับภาพพระที่เคารพนับถือในจังหวัดพิษณุโลก ขอบรรยายการเกิดของชายอายุ 4 ขวบที่นำมาซึ่งความสุขให้แก่ครอบครัวและการคืนความสามัคคีระหว่างญาติพี่น้อง เป็นเหตุการณ์อันเป