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…apter 12 Dear Father, Please Don't Let Me Become Addicted to Television The Warm Hearted Family 140 Teaching Children Frugality to Ensure The Family's Future One of the concerns facing parents today is not ha…

a reality, parents must set a good example by practicing the 8 Precepts along with them. Keeping the 8 Precepts will help children develop frugality and guide them to wisely use the 4 requisites in th

…ly back together. Parents who read this story should instill a feeling of unity in your children by teaching them seniority. When they grow up, they will love and look after each other. If they feel down or f…

However, I recommend following the first two pieces of advice first: Your parents should reduce their allowances and have them help each other at tasks. Children won't allow others to take advantage o

…ls like Luang Phaw is addressing too directly something that may be happening in your own life. The teaching is included here because of a desire to illustrate a possible real-life situation that can occur wi…

Single women please keep in mind that men who are faithful and who abstain from alcohol are hard to find. Therefore, you are better off being single. It is a wiser choice. According to the Law of Kamm

…nd run out of time to accrue more merits for themselves". Luang Phaw reminds us that if we continue teaching and educating others, there is hope that rape, sexual misconduct, and killing caused by sexual desi…

"Mukha" means face, form or gateway. So Apāyamukha means a gateway to deterioration, disaster and damage. Any man, single or married, who solicits a prostitute, no matter under what circumstances, has

…alize that it is a difficult task for children who want to help their father to quit drinking. When teaching adults, we need to make them think. In order to avoid embarrassment, we need to use wisdom to find …

At that time, my father was seventy years old. I wanted him to chant, meditate and purify his mind, and I hoped that he would accrue as many merits as he could during the latter part of his life, so t

…ll naturally grow up to be good, is not the right way. Parents will have to set good examples while teaching them, for instance, using polite speech, showing humility, and training them to bow at the feet of …

Yet there are a number of parents who believe that children should be left free to think and that training them to meditate when they are two or three years old is too restrictive. In this regard, the

…ly sufferings. He will also be able to find happiness both in this life and the next." All of these teachings given by a respected senior monk remind us that we should not lead our lives carelessly; we should…

behavior and purify our minds everyday so that our lives are filled with value. I hope that this message from a respected senior monk, expressed through this book, aids many in preparing themselves to

…them further to be generous and to maintain moral standards, persuading them to listen to spiritual teachings and teaching them how to meditate. All these can help keep them on the path to Nibbana. "Even when…

parents, we are overwhelmingly in debt to them. 2. Parents always forgive us without being resentful. The scolding and punishments they may have given us for doing unacceptable things are out of their

…e same way. They believe that you have been good providers because they have always gained valuable teachings from you. The Warm Hearted Family. 332 Blessing Our Descendants The Warm Hearted Family 333 Blessi…

The elderly represent the heart of the whole family. If their voices that speak of Dhamma, encouragement or caution are absent, it would seem like the family's heart stops functioning. At the same tim

…th their wisdom and vision, our ancestors deeply understood this truth and its cause and effect. By teaching The Warm Hearted Family 338 Blessing Our Descendants The Warm Hearted Family 339 Blessing Our Desce…

family members fight over property or money. This causes the decline of the very best in the family and problems can only increase. Since our ancestors fully understood this fact, they led their desce

…e become true Buddhists, we can prolong Buddhism for many years to come." As I finished reading the teachings of the respected senior monk, I decided to share them with my readers. Most importantly, they remi…

are like any of them and if we have performed our duties as true Buddhists yet or not. A true Buddhist must exhibit the following characteristics: 1) Belief in the Lord Buddha's Enlightenment. It is t

…kolthepmuni.' I finally understand and conclude that the answer is to hold a high reverence for his teachings. There was a monk, a disciple of Luang Phaw Wat Paknam's, who told me that when the Great Abbot wa…

hoped that future generations would study Buddhism to gain a correct understanding of the realities of life. Thus, if our ancestors were still alive, we can imagine how they would feel about our carel

…s to teach society. Our efforts to teach morality and human decency seem wrong to the media. Why is teaching wrong? It is because our approach is not good enough in the media's perspective. When monks try to …

they should keep in mind that the Sangha Council has jurisdiction over a monk's case. When a final judgment is made, people should not criticize or comment on it. If people do, in Buddhism it is consi

…he rest of his days spreading His knowledge of the truth (Dhamma) to everyone. Those who follow His teachings and practice Dhamma diligently can attain enlightenment and reach Nibbana. Thus, the people who ar…

examine this so that we will not miss the opportunity to do so. We should clearly understand the importance of contributing a Buddha image so that we do not obstruct our grandparents when they wish to