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Building a Strong Marriage: Essential Factors for Success
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Building a Strong Marriage: Essential Factors for Success
clash with each other, or for them not to clash with their in- laws. No matter what, there is always a chance that this can happen. The major concern is that, if the couple didn't learn how to regulat
This text discusses the importance of emotional regulation in marriage and the need for couples to prepare before their union. It outlines four essential factors for a successful marriage, including s
Teaching Children Frugality to Ensure the Family's Future
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Teaching Children Frugality to Ensure the Family's Future
Chapter 11 Teaching Children Frugality to Ensure the Family's Future Children's future financial security can be measured by their frugality and parents can cultivate good economic sense in their chil
Chapter 11 focuses on the importance of teaching children frugality to ensure their future financial security. Parents play a crucial role in cultivating good economic sense in their children by model
The Principle of Good Deeds and Outcomes
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The Principle of Good Deeds and Outcomes
However, the first step in achieving this goal is to convince the parents that good deeds always bring good outcomes, and vice versa. The following episode should help clarify this principle. A layper
The text discusses the principle that good deeds lead to good outcomes, as illustrated by a monk's analogy of planting a banana tree seedling. It emphasizes the need for patience and common sense, exp
Achieving Complete Relaxation and Mindfulness
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Achieving Complete Relaxation and Mindfulness
Let everything go. Let your mind be joyful, relaxed, and free from all worry. Then breathe normally. Relax every muscle in your body. Start to relax from the top of your head, down to your forehead. R
This text provides a step-by-step approach to achieving complete relaxation and a joyful, clear mind. It encourages letting go of worries and tension in the body, leading to a state of lightness and e
Journey to Joy
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Journey to Joy
Journey to Joy 16 disappear. Thus, we should close our eyes to seek the universal happiness inside. When we see the universal truth, all differences will become insignificant. The conflicts in this wo
This text emphasizes the importance of seeking universal happiness by closing our eyes to external differences and focusing on our shared inner selves. By understanding universal truths, conflicts dim
An Ancient Secret for the New Millennium
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An Ancient Secret for the New Millennium
An Ancient Secret for the New Millennium You can be alone without feeling lonely. Sadness is only in the past; wellbeing and joy are your constant companions. Upon attaining the Dhammakaya, ignorance
This text explores the teachings of Luang Pu Wat Paknam on the journey to attaining the Dhammakaya and cultivating a profound sense of inner peace and connection with humanity. It emphasizes that lone
Journey to Joy
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Journey to Joy
Journey to Joy 30 to the distinguished meditation teacher, the Master Nun Chand Khonnokyoong (Khun Yay Ajahn), who later founded Wat Phra Dhammakaya. From a Barren Field I was not born in time to stud
In this section, the author shares personal experiences learning about Dhammakaya Meditation from Master Nun Chand Khonnokyoong (Khun Yay Ajahn), highlighting her influence and the sense of love and h
Hope and Willpower
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Hope and Willpower
Hope and Willpower there were no boundaries of being, but a feeling of 'expansiveness', and of being connected with all living things in the world. I felt comfort, love and serenity a condition that w
The text describes a meditative experience where the author feels a profound sense of expansiveness and connection to all living things. As meditation deepens, the author experiences clarity and brigh
Journey to Joy: A Path of Meditation
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Journey to Joy: A Path of Meditation
Journey to Joy 210 After being guided throughout this process, I sent my loving kindness throughout the world through my inner light, a light of goodness and love that is radiated into the brightness
This text details a personal journey through guided meditation, emphasizing the sending of loving kindness into the world, resulting in a profound sense of peace and spiritual connection. The author e
The Journey to Inner Happiness through Meditation
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The Journey to Inner Happiness through Meditation
Wisdom sphere provided warmth, safety and peace. If I kept my mind focused on each crystal ball, I could feel the happiness increasing in my body. It was as if an invisible “happiness cloak” had been
In this enlightening text, the author shares a personal meditation experience involving crystal balls that symbolize warmth and joy. As the author meditates, they describe feeling an 'invisible happin
Meditation for Inner Peace
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Meditation for Inner Peace
To keep thoughts from entering the mind, recite the words 'summa arahung, summa arahung,' which means the virtuous path toward freedom from all evils of the mind. Recite the words as if you're humming
This text offers a meditation practice aimed at achieving inner peace by reciting calming words and observing sensations in the body. It encourages letting thoughts pass without engagement and highlig
Breathing Techniques for Mind and Body Relaxation
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Breathing Techniques for Mind and Body Relaxation
Then take 2-3 deep breaths. Inhale deeply, so you feel the air in your stomach. Exhale slowly. When you are inhaling, let yourself feel as though every cell in your body attains the fullest happiness
Breathing deeply helps in achieving a state of relaxation and joy. By focusing on inhaling deeply and exhaling slowly, individuals can release worry and tension, allowing for mental clarity. This prac
Essential Factors for a Successful Marriage
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Essential Factors for a Successful Marriage
clash with each other, or for them not to clash with their in-laws. No matter what, there is always a chance that this can happen. The major concern is that, if the couple didn’t learn how to regulat
This text explores the importance of emotional regulation in marriages, emphasizing training before marriage to manage disagreements effectively. Couples prepared with self-reliance, the ability to ch
Teaching Children Frugality for Financial Security
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Teaching Children Frugality for Financial Security
Chapter 11 Teaching Children Frugality to Ensure the Family's Future Children's future financial security can be measured by their frugality and parents can cultivate good economic sense in their c
Chapter 11 emphasizes the importance of teaching children frugality as a means to secure their financial future. It advocates for parents to model good economic sense and begin instilling these habits
The Importance of Teaching Respect and Meditation to Children
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The Importance of Teaching Respect and Meditation to Children
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
Parents strive for their children to become good individuals, but hoping they will learn on their own isn't sufficient. Teaching respect through actions like bowing and politeness, alongside meditatio
Understanding Dhammakāya in Early Buddhist Thought
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Understanding Dhammakāya in Early Buddhist Thought
II. The Different Approach A fairly established academic understanding has settled regarding the term dhammakāya in the Pali canon, that it was used merely in the sense of the ‘Buddha’s teachings.’ In
The term 'dhammakāya' in the Pali canon is understood as representing the Buddha's teachings. It is established through several canonical passages that equate the Buddha with dhamma. Notable reference
Interpretations of Dhammakāya in Early Pāli Texts
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Interpretations of Dhammakāya in Early Pāli Texts
Gombrich, while differently translating the term in this passage as a bahubbiha compound 'dhamma-bodied,' similarly interprets it as an indication that the Buddha's true import is due to 'his teaching
This text delves into various scholars' interpretations of the term 'dhammakāya' within the context of early Pāli suttas. Gombrich views it as 'dhamma-bodied,' emphasizing that the essence of the Budd
Understanding Dhammakāya and the Tathāgata
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Understanding Dhammakāya and the Tathāgata
this sense conveys the meaning that the Tathāgata is the body pertaining to transcendental dhamma or Nibbāna, or he is the body of those transcendent qualities. This is similar to the kammadhāraya com
บทความนี้ตรวจสอบแนวคิดของ ‘dhammakāya’ และการเชื่อมโยงกับ Tathāgata ซึ่งหมายถึงร่างกายของธรรมชาติที่ไพศาลหรือ Nibbāna การศึกษาเสนอว่า ‘dhammakāya’ สามารถแปลได้ทั้งในฐานะคุณศัพท์ หรือคำนามที่ชี้ถึงร่าง
Interpretations of Dhammakāya in Pali Commentaries
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Interpretations of Dhammakāya in Pali Commentaries
In addition to the above two commentators, Upasena and Buddhadatta141 are also Pali commentators who lived around the same times.142 Upasena agrees with Buddhagōsha in regard to his interpretations of
The text discusses the interpretations of the term 'dhammakāya' by various Pali commentators, focusing on Upasena and Buddhadatta, who align with Buddhagōsha, and their views on the Buddha's qualities
Meditation Techniques from An Shigao's Teachings
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Meditation Techniques from An Shigao's Teachings
breathing in, and count two at the end of breathing out. If you count any other number than two when it should be two, start counting over from one. If you count any other number than nine when it sho
This text delves into meditation practices from An Shigao’s works, particularly highlighting the Anban shouyi jing, a crucial scripture translated from Sanskrit. The sutra emphasizes mindfulness of br