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Understanding Wisdom and Wrong Views
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Understanding Wisdom and Wrong Views
Wise (pundita): A wise is someone who has wisdom. Being wise is not the same as being educated. A wise can be a person who is highly educated or one with no formal education at all. He is righteous an
This text highlights the distinction between being wise and being educated, emphasizing that wisdom is innate and ethical rather than solely academic. A wise person embodies righteousness and possesse
Understanding Key Buddhist Concepts: Nirodha, Jai Yen Yen, Kamma, and Kilesa
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Understanding Key Buddhist Concepts: Nirodha, Jai Yen Yen, Kamma, and Kilesa
and how to get more of it. This is a vicious cycle. 3. Nirodha: The way to end suffering exists; we need to end the cycle of craving. 4. Magga: The way to do this? Through following the Eightfold Nobl
This text discusses fundamental Buddhist concepts including Nirodha, which emphasizes the need to end the cycle of craving to alleviate suffering. The term 'Jai Yen Yen' encourages a calm and refined
Quality of Mind: Mankind's Most Precious Resource
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Quality of Mind: Mankind's Most Precious Resource
QUALITY OF MIND: MANKIND'S MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE Our lives have been transformed through the triumphs of modern technology. Even though the progress of science and technology has brought convenience
In today's fast-paced world shaped by modern technology, the quality of mind has become increasingly vital. The rapid advancement of science has made happiness hard to achieve, with rising social issu
Understanding the Ten Right Views in Buddhism
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Understanding the Ten Right Views in Buddhism
Spontaneous Arising Beings Exist, & 10) The Buddha and Arahants Exist One’s Kamma is accumulated in the human world and affects our birth circumstances in the next life. However, between lives we are
This text discusses the influence of kamma on rebirth and the significance of recognizing spontaneous beings in the celestial realm. It highlights the Buddha as the supreme enlightened figure and Arah
The Favorite Jatakas: A Tale of Betrayal
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The Favorite Jatakas: A Tale of Betrayal
Then he woke his wife, and they went together and lifting her up, bed and all, threw her into the river. And the crocodiles there killed and ate her. Next day she found out what had happened to her o
In this compelling Jataka tale, a wife and her husband conspire to kill her mother-in-law after the wife's own mother is killed. They attempt to create a funeral pyre but inadvertently awaken the old
Self-Reflection and Dhamma Contemplation for Personal Growth
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Self-Reflection and Dhamma Contemplation for Personal Growth
1. EXAMINE YOURSELF Before bedtime each night, take a few minutes to meditate upon your day. Reflect on everything you have done throughout the day, from the time you wake up, to the time you go
In this text, readers are encouraged to engage in nightly self-reflection, evaluating their daily actions to accumulate merit and relinquish negative deeds. The practice emphasizes giving up wrongdoin
Strive to Build Maximum Merit
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Strive to Build Maximum Merit
17. STRIVE TO BUILD MAXIMUM MERIT Dhamma is something deep and profound. It is not easy for ordinary people to attain or even comprehend in a short amount of time. You know that it is difficult to
การมีชีวิตเป็นมนุษย์นั้นเป็นการอัศจรรย์ที่สำคัญมาก เราต้องใช้ชีวิตให้มีคุณค่าและสร้างบุญให้มากที่สุด พระพุทธศาสนาย้ำว่าการกระทำดีจะส่งผลดี ซึ่งบุญคือสิ่งเดียวที่เราสามารถนำติดตัวไปหลังจากตาย ทุกคนต้อง
Lessons from Khun Yai: Embracing Life and Death
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Lessons from Khun Yai: Embracing Life and Death
27. COME TO THE TEMPLE NOW Khun Yai encouraged those who came to the temple for the first time to visit the temple often. Whether it’s early or late in life, we all end up in the temple one way or ano
In these teachings, Khun Yai emphasizes the inevitability of visiting the temple, especially regarding death and the afterlife. No matter our life stage, we all will face the consequences of our actio
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. The more determin
This text discusses the significance of supporting one another in achieving merit within Buddhism. It emphasizes using youthful energy for good deeds and highlights that determination influences the a
Understanding Dhamma and the Path to Enlightenment
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Understanding Dhamma and the Path to Enlightenment
Attaining Dhamma: meditative attainment; a state of absorption in meditation where the mind achieves super insight and knowledge; knowing and seeing according to the truths. Attaining the Dhammakaya:
This text discusses fundamental Buddhist concepts including Dhamma, a state of meditative attainment leading to super insight, and the Dhammakaya, the Body of Enlightenment. It highlights Buddha's rol
Understanding Key Buddhist Concepts
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Understanding Key Buddhist Concepts
"Fools" (palay): spiritually defective people. A fool is someone wicked, weak, or feeble in a moral sense. His discretion is faulty, not knowing right from wrong, good from bad. A fool is one who give
This content delves into various Buddhist concepts such as 'fools'—spiritually defective individuals whose actions reflect moral weakness. It explains that heaven in Buddhism comprises six levels prov
Understanding Dhamma and its Significance
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Understanding Dhamma and its Significance
Dhamma; Dharma; the truth; the natural condition of things or beings; the law of their existence; the ethical code of righteousness; the whole body of religious doctrines as a system; the Teachings of
Dhamma, central to Buddhist philosophy, refers to the natural condition of existence and the ethical framework guiding moral conduct. It embodies the teachings of the Buddha, manifesting truths realiz
The Story of Opatala: A Jataka Tale
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The Story of Opatala: A Jataka Tale
Padakusalamánava-Játaka.1 . "Opatala, by Ganges," etc.—This story the Master dwelling at Jetavana told concerning a certain boy. He was, they say, the son of a householder at Savatti, just seven years
This tale, recounted by the Master at Jetavana, tells of a seven-year-old boy from Savatti who could identify his father's location solely by tracing his footsteps. His father tested this skill by nav
Understanding Buddhist Concepts: Key Terms and Definitions
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Understanding Buddhist Concepts: Key Terms and Definitions
phenomena; outside the sphere of natural law; supernatural (unexplainable phenomena) อดิษฐาน past life; previous life; previous existence อทินนนทาน taking what is not given; stealing อทุกขมสุข neither
This text presents key Buddhist concepts such as 'อนัตตา' (non-self), emphasizing that there is no lasting essence, only the illusion of self that causes attachment. It discusses 'อนิจจตา' (impermanen
The Teachings of the Buddha
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The Teachings of the Buddha
The Teachings of the Buddha The Teachings of the Buddha are known as Dhamma, a Pali word for the Truth, the law of righteousness. In his first sermon the Buddha emphasized that one should live the Mi
The Teachings of the Buddha, known as Dhamma, emphasize the Middle Way, avoiding extremes of indulgence and self-mortification. Central to Buddha's teachings are the Four Noble Truths, which acknowled
Understanding Karma and Retribution for Stealing and Sexual Misconduct
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Understanding Karma and Retribution for Stealing and Sexual Misconduct
The amount of effort put into the stealing -- The more effort put into the stealing, the more serious the retribution. According to the Law of Karma, all actions produce consequences, good or bad. Pu
การลงโทษจะต้องตรงกับอาชญากรรม อาชญากรรมการขโมยทำให้เกิดความทุกข์ให้ผู้อื่น ซึ่งการทำผิดที่ทำให้ผู้อื่นเดือดร้อนมากจะมีโทษที่รุนแรงกว่า อย่างเช่น ถ้าขโมยทำให้ผู้ถูกขโมยทุกข์ยากมาก จะถูกลงโทษหนัก เช่น อ
The Impact of Good Deeds and Dhamma Practices
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The Impact of Good Deeds and Dhamma Practices
Rejoicing in the merit of others. Give appreciation and encouragement to those who perform good deeds. This act of appreciation and encouragement attracts support and help, instead of obstacles, from
การทำดีและการให้บุญแก่ผู้อื่นเป็นเรื่องสำคัญที่ช่วยเสริมสร้างการสนับสนุนจากผู้อื่น การสอนธรรมะเป็นรากฐานสำหรับหลักจริยธรรมและปัญญาทางจิตวิญญาณ ซึ่งเปิดทางให้เรารู้ถึงกฎแห่งกรรม การเกิดใหม่ และความจริง
The Legacy of Anathapadika and His Daughters
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The Legacy of Anathapadika and His Daughters
Anathapadika appointed his oldest daughter Maha Subhadda; the latter showed the monks the customary attentions, hearkened to the Law, and as a result obtained the Fruit of Conversion; afterwards she m
Anathapadika, after appointing his aged daughters Maha Subhadda and Culla Subhadda, watches them both attain the Fruit of Conversion before marriage. His youngest daughter, Sumana, attains the Fruit o
Bodhisattas and the Tusita Realm
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Bodhisattas and the Tusita Realm
2. In this realm, the Bodhisattas can cease to be whenever they wish. In general, celestial beings cease to be for different reasons. It may be that their merit has been used up. It may be that it is
ในอาณาจักรนี้ บุคคลที่บรรลุเป็นโพธิสัตว์สามารถดับสูญได้ตามที่ต้องการโดยมีเหตุผลหลายประการ เช่น การใช้บุญหมด, สิ้นอายุขัย หรือความโกรธ แต่โพธิสัตว์เลือกที่จะเกิดใหม่ในโลกมนุษย์เพื่อสะสมบุญหรือบรรลุเป็น
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Law of Karma หรือ กฎแห่งการกระทำ ทั้งทางกาย วาจา ใจ เป็นเรื่องที่เราควรศึกษาอย่างยิ่ง Because เป็นเรื่องที่เกี่ยวกับตัวของเรา เราคิด เราพูด เราทำ ล้วนมีผลทั้งสิ้น 3 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๑ ๒๓๒