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What Do Humans Really Want?
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What Do Humans Really Want?
… questions may follow. "What is real happiness?" Does happiness mean having a big house or a lot of money? Does it include travelling around the world or paying off one's debts? "What do people really want…
The text delves into the distinction between wants and needs, emphasizing the negative effects of overindulgence in desires. It illustrates through the example of an art collector who, despite his wea
The Journey Within: Discovering Peace Through Meditation
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The Journey Within: Discovering Peace Through Meditation
money, own effort by passing through danger, wasting and sometimes losing our wealth, physical organs or …
This text discusses the contrasting experiences of external and internal journeys. While external journeys may lead to boredom and loss, the internal journey through meditation offers relaxation and g
Meditation's Impact on Family Life and Academic Success
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Meditation's Impact on Family Life and Academic Success
Love and Family doctorate, even after investing so much time and money. Instead, I found that meditation helped me to concentrate when writing my dissertation. My teachin…
This text discusses the author's personal experiences with meditation while pursuing a doctorate. It describes how meditation not only improved focus and teaching evaluations but also served as a cruc
Knowledge and Career Journey
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Knowledge and Career Journey
… currency. I had to confront the worst crisis of my life. The company and its Home Pro Company lost money from the reduced baht value. Investments depreciated. The stock value of Land and House Company 89
บทความนี้กล่าวถึงประสบการณ์ส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนในการเรียนรู้และการปฏิบัติธรรม รวมถึงบทบาทในการนำการก่อสร้างพระเจดีย์มหาธรรมกาย. ผู้เขียนได้เผชิญกับวิกฤตการเงินครั้งใหญ่ในปี 1997 ขณะที่ดำรงตำแหน่ง CEO ขอ
Overcoming Challenges in Business through Meditation
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Overcoming Challenges in Business through Meditation
…owever, under the pressure of so many debts, I could not increase their salaries. I withdrew my own money and increased the investment required to support the company. I negotiated with foreign lenders to …
In this narrative, the author shares their experience of facing significant challenges while managing a business. Despite financial struggles and mounting debts, the decision was made to support emplo
The Transformative Power of Meditation on Leadership
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The Transformative Power of Meditation on Leadership
…proach. Before meditating, I would not give in to anyone, including my husband, because I made more money than him. But since then, I made a promise to myself to express any disagreement in a diplomatic ma…
This text discusses the author's personal transformation through meditation, highlighting a shift from a self-centered, aggressive leadership style to a more relaxed, approachable demeanor. Initially
Journey to Joy: Cultivating Happiness through Meditation
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Journey to Joy: Cultivating Happiness through Meditation
…ness before. My boss told me I was by far luckier than the first prize winner of a lottery, because money cannot buy a happy family. Every day, I meditate for about an hour. When I close my eyelids to medi…
In 'Journey to Joy', the author shares a transformative experience of how meditation enhances personal happiness and familial relationships. Through daily meditation, she discovers calmness and patien
Understanding Happiness Beyond Material Wealth
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Understanding Happiness Beyond Material Wealth
…lity, anxiety, and problems. I once told a friend of mine, who was also a manager, by saying that, "Money can buy a car, but it cannot buy happiness for the owner sitting in that car". He agreed that a new…
บทความนี้กล่าวถึงความสุขที่แท้จริงซึ่งไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับความมั่งคั่งภายนอก เช่น รถใหม่ บ้านใหม่ หรือ ตำแหน่งงานที่สูงขึ้น ผู้เขียนเนื้อหานี้ยกตัวอย่างว่า การเงินสามารถซื้อสิ่งของได้ แต่ไม่สามารถซื้อความ
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… means for self- treatment, a form of relaxation that everyone can achieve. You do not need to have money in order to meditate; just gently close your eyes, still your mind and feel happy. Only you can do …
Transforming Life Through Knowledge and Meditation
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Transforming Life Through Knowledge and Meditation
… to public transport, so that people can reach me easily. But my life is getting rich not only with money. Something very important happened to me. Unlike my past, I now experience peace with all my family…
My life has transformed dramatically through the acquisition of knowledge and the practice of meditation. With an increase in income, I relocated to a beautiful apartment near Lake Zurich, enjoying bo
Hope and Willpower After Tragedy
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Hope and Willpower After Tragedy
…how I could take my children aged five and six years old. I felt so alone and I did not have enough money to live on. 167 Besides my husband's sudden death, another unavoidable event that magnified the suf…
This heartfelt narrative details the overwhelming sorrow and despair experienced after the sudden death of a husband and the amputation of both legs due to an accident. The author struggles with feeli
The Pursuit of True Happiness
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The Pursuit of True Happiness
…issues. And it would only get worse rather than better, in terms of losing control of my true self. Money accumulated in bank accounts will eventually just become a game of 'numbers'. 219 I also feel that …
In this reflection, the author contemplates the endless pursuit of career advancement, realizing that it often leads to greater responsibilities and a disconnection from one's true self. The pursuit o
Understanding Wisdom in Life's Journey
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Understanding Wisdom in Life's Journey
…hen we are dead we also cannot bring anything along (and this certainly includes our houses and the money we strived so hard to earn in our lives). Eventually, no matter how successful you are, the end res…
This text delves into the nature of wisdom and how our short-term actions may lead to unwise long-term consequences. It reflects on the inevitability of life and death, emphasizing that material posse
Journey to Joy: Creating Peace in the World
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Journey to Joy: Creating Peace in the World
…oy 242 require many resources. Creating peace is much cheaper than waging wars. Wars waste a lot of money and lives, but peace does not require resources or weapons. We just have to focus our minds to atta…
Creating peace is more economical than waging wars, which waste lives and resources. True peace arises from within and requires a concerted global effort. Individuals must focus on their inner peace t
Journey to Joy: Finding Peace Through Meditation
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Journey to Joy: Finding Peace Through Meditation
… the Middle Way. Business and the mind should go hand in hand. A business is used in the search for money to help nourish your life, and the mind is used to search for peace of mind in order to get rid of …
In 'Journey to Joy', the importance of meditation in finding peace and managing time effectively is emphasized. Readers are encouraged to integrate mindfulness into their daily routines, focusing on t
Luang Phaw Dhammajayo's Campaign Against Alcohol and Gambling
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Luang Phaw Dhammajayo's Campaign Against Alcohol and Gambling
…ntral region of Thailand agreed to close down his cock-fighting pit which brought in a hefty sum of money. His decision came after learning Dhamma from Luang Phaw Dhammajayo who does not support gambling a…
Luang Phaw Dhammajayo's 'no alcohol no tobacco' project addresses the social issues stemming from drug use and gambling that adversely affect families and society in Thailand. The campaign inspired a
Creating World Peace Through Collective Effort
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Creating World Peace Through Collective Effort
…n the same way and work together in a frugal but highly effective manner. There is no need to spend money. Just close your eyes lightly and relax. Then our wish will come true. It begins with stilling the …
Creating world peace requires the involvement of every individual; it cannot be achieved alone by any single group or nation. The true essence of peace comes from a collective intention and meditation
The Path to World Peace
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The Path to World Peace
…War, terrorism greed and ignorance are eradicated. World peace begins with us. It does not require money, international scheme or treaties to execute this plan of peace. It starts by first bringing our mi…
The text discusses the idea that police, soldiers, and the criminal justice system may become unnecessary when humanity embraces joy and friendship. It posits that achieving world peace starts with in
The Body of Enlightenment: A Path to True Happiness
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The Body of Enlightenment: A Path to True Happiness
…refuge. It is a happiness that one can experience without reliance on external things like drugs or money. This happiness is different from any mundane happiness obtained from material indulgence. The Bod…
The Body of Enlightenment leads to true happiness, characterized by inner joy independent of material possessions. Once attained, it promotes justice, righteousness, and unity among all people. In ach
Understanding Marital Conflicts and Tolerance
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Understanding Marital Conflicts and Tolerance
…e you get married. So instead of asking how many carats there are in the engagement ring, how much money you will get, how many millions you will spend to buy a house, all of those things are unstable, th…
This text discusses the inevitability of conflicts in marriages, highlighting the need for couples to acknowledge their weaknesses and the importance of enduring each other's shortcomings. It poses th