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Building Strong Family Foundations Through Truthfulness and Self-Control
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Building Strong Family Foundations Through Truthfulness and Self-Control
…trustful person. Good people will not want to befriend dishonest people because they do not want to gain a bad reputation through association. So if a person in a family does not have truthfulness or a s…
This text discusses the importance of truthfulness (sacca) and self-control (dama) in family dynamics and personal growth. It emphasizes that individuals with a lack of truthfulness can create distrus
Understanding Kamma and Good Deeds in Buddhism
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Understanding Kamma and Good Deeds in Buddhism
…vious existence, when his mother experiences the sickness, he will trigger her to chant in order to gain relief. When the mother chants and meditates, the unborn child will be happy along with her. The s…
This text discusses the concept of kamma and the importance of performing good deeds for future happiness. It emphasizes that an unborn child's merits can influence their mother to perform acts of kin
Understanding Adultery and Alcoholism in Marriage
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Understanding Adultery and Alcoholism in Marriage
1) A husband strays because he lacks something from his wife Although this is a very difficult task, a wife needs to understand the shortcomings she may have which influenced her husband to cheat. Se
…to vindictive behaviors when faced with infidelity. Meditation is recommended to clear the mind and gain insight into one's flaws. The narrative emphasizes patience in dealing with an adulterous husband a…
Understanding the Consequences of Soliciting Prostitution
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Understanding the Consequences of Soliciting Prostitution
…s from prostitutes and AIDS will disappear from Thailand and the world. The people of Thailand will gain a great deal of merit."
บทความนี้สำรวจผลที่ตามมาจากการขอร้องบริการทางเพศ เช่น ความเสี่ยงต่อโรค AIDS, การมองเหยียดต่อผู้หญิง, และการสร้างนิสัยไม่ดีต่อการใช้เงิน. ผู้เขียนเน้นให้คิดถึงแม่และความสำคัญของการทำบุญ. การสอนและการศึ
Helping a Parent Overcome Alcoholism
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Helping a Parent Overcome Alcoholism
…ion clearer.” How was I to respond if he replied like that? If I spoke too harshly to him, I would gain bad karma since he was my father. If I did not warn him, I would not be compensating him for giving…
In this personal narrative, the author reflects on their father's battle with alcoholism as he aged. Wanting to help him accumulate merits in his later years, the author faced the challenge of persuad
Understanding Buddhism and Dhamma for Laypersons
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Understanding Buddhism and Dhamma for Laypersons
…ovide for your mother and all of you, as well as your grandparents, I sought a way for my family to gain merit at the same time. So I learned more about Buddhism and learned that there was a set of Dhamma…
This text delves into the principles of Buddhism, emphasizing the idea of rebirth and the impact of kamma on one’s life. It discusses the existence of hell and heaven based on one's deeds and the dive
Ordaining for One’s Parents Brings Merit
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Ordaining for One’s Parents Brings Merit
…is the willingness of the son. The ordination is not done in exchange for a new car or for monetary gain. Longing to See Their Son in Saffron Robes The writer is looking at a poster put out by the Buddh…
Chapter 35 discusses the rarity and importance of a son ordaining as a monk during Buddhist Lent. It highlights that such a decision reflects the virtue of the family and the son's commitment rather t
Reflections on Death: Cultivating Merit and Purpose in Life
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Reflections on Death: Cultivating Merit and Purpose in Life
…rmed and increase the effort devoted to those good deeds that one has already performed in order to gain passage to the heavenly realms and Nibbana while shutting the doorway of hell.
In contemplating death, there are varied perspectives. The false view neglects merit and life’s purpose, while the right view emphasizes the importance of good deeds before we die. Life’s ultimate goa
The Last Moment of a Father’s Life
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The Last Moment of a Father’s Life
…life may bring. The value of a person’s life depends on how one spends it in this world in order to gain passage to Nibbana.
This chapter discusses the importance of caring for dying parents in Buddhism, shared through a lady's experience seeking advice from a senior monk. Her father's absence and the moral lessons highligh
Helping a Dying Father Cope with Illness
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Helping a Dying Father Cope with Illness
…ffering? If I make merit on behalf of my father when he is still alive, could this merit help him gain recovery? The respected senior monk replied, “Before giving care to a dying patient no matter the …
ในช่วงเวลาสุดท้ายของชีวิตพ父า ขอให้พยายามทำให้ท่านมีจิตใจแจ่มใสและไม่เครียด โดยการทำบุญในนามของท่านอาจช่วยให้จิตใจสดใสขึ้น แม้ท่านจะไม่มีความเชื่อในพุทธศาสนา ความสำคัญอยู่ที่สภาพจิตใจที่มีต่อชีวิตหลังค
The Importance of Dhamma in Family Life
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The Importance of Dhamma in Family Life
… knowing how to get rid of them. They were a source of wisdom to their family. Anyone who wished to gain the same knowledge was never disappointed; they had to approach their grandparents to talk with the…
Daily practice of Dhamma has been essential for past generations, teaching the importance of accumulating merit over sin. By fostering moral values in families, ancestors contributed to the developmen
Understanding External and Internal Fools in Buddhism
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Understanding External and Internal Fools in Buddhism
…nce for only part of the Triple Gem, they become Internal Fools in Buddhism. None of them will ever gain any benefit from being Buddhists. "When these Internal Fools have been disrespectful to the Triple…
In Buddhism, External Fools are non-Buddhists who seek to distort and undermine Buddhist teachings, casting aspersions on monks and creating confusion. Internal Fools, on the other hand, are Buddhists
Survival of Buddhism and the Dhammakaya Temple
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Survival of Buddhism and the Dhammakaya Temple
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 i…
The survival of Buddhism in Thailand is under threat due to abandoned temples and corrupt practices. The Dhammakaya Temple, however, stands resilient, guided by Buddhist principles imparted by its fou
The Sacred Formulas of Luang Phaw Wat Paknam
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The Sacred Formulas of Luang Phaw Wat Paknam
…temple on a daily basis; if the monks do not teach them Dhamma in return, they would feel that they gain nothing when they visit the temple. It is even worse if the monks take the offerings for granted an…
บทเรียนจากหลวงพ่อวัดปากน้ำเน้นความสะอาด ความขยันในการสอนธรรม และการฝึกสมาธิเป็นสูตรศักดิ์สิทธิ์ในการสร้างวัด การสอนธรรมแก่ผู้มีศรัทธา รวมถึงการฝึกสมาธิเพื่อเข้าถึงนิโรธและการสิ้นสุดของกิเลส ถือเป็นแนว
Contributing a Buddha Image - The Body of Enlightenment
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Contributing a Buddha Image - The Body of Enlightenment
…th the purpose of contributing Buddha images to many temples. They understood the fruits they would gain from this merit. Nowadays, most people do not understand the true reason behind this tradition. As…
This chapter discusses the tradition of donating Buddha images, a practice favored by ancestors for gaining spiritual merit. It highlights how wealthier individuals traveled to temples to contribute image…
Preservation of Mes Aynak: A Plea from WFBY
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Preservation of Mes Aynak: A Plea from WFBY
…s cultural heritage site will be permanently erased from human history in exchange for a commercial gain. Mes Aynak is in an already fragile condition, and it can never be substituted with copper tubes a…
The World Fellowship of Buddhist Youth (WFBY) has formally requested UNESCO to intervene against the planned copper mining at Mes Aynak, a site of crucial cultural and historical significance da…
Understanding Paccekabuddhas in Buddhism
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Understanding Paccekabuddhas in Buddhism
… the praise of solitude, rather than containing instructions on how to practise oneself in order to gain spiritual realisation. See, for example, Ap.I.7-14. 92 Although the Pāli word ‘khaggavisāṇa’ coul…
The text discusses the distinct nature of Paccekabuddhas, who can guide individuals toward enlightenment but do not teach the masses like Buddhas. Their teachings emphasize solitude and are succinct,
ผลของกรรมดีในชีวิตปัจจุบัน
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ผลของกรรมดีในชีวิตปัจจุบัน
…he sick without exploitation can be healthy persons in the present life. This is considered a great gain. Those who were verbally, bodily and menteally courteous to others with modesty and never looked …
บทความนี้กล่าวถึงความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างอดีตชาติและปัจจุบัน โดยชี้ให้เห็นว่าผู้ที่มีความเมตตาและช่วยเหลือผู้อื่นในชีวิตก่อนหน้าจะมีชีวิตที่ดีในปัจจุบันและมีสุขภาพที่แข็งแรง ผู้ที่เคยรักษาศีลและปฏิบัติธรรม
Exploration of Rebirth and Justice
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Exploration of Rebirth and Justice
…d to carry out these orders, and, in the place of execution, make him sit down. Now would the felon gain permission of this sort from his executioners :
This text explores the philosophical ideas surrounding rebirth, the consequences of actions, and the concepts of justice through a narrative involving a dialogue between individuals questioning the ex
The Consequences of Apathy Towards Death
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The Consequences of Apathy Towards Death
…m human executioners. How much less then would your friends and relatives, after death, in the Pit, gain permission from the keepers of the Pit, saying : - " Let my masters, the Pit - keepers, wait till w…
This text delves into a philosophical discourse about the inevitability of death and the moral implications of one's actions. It contrasts the yearning for a reprieve from execution with the notion th