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Embracing Contentment
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Embracing Contentment
BE CONTENT Let us be neither blindly ambitious nor greedy. Instead, let us learn modesty and contentment. Greed can turn an honest man into a fraudulent one. I dislike a dishonest person. When you ar
This text emphasizes the significance of being content and modest rather than succumbing to greed. It highlights how greed can lead to di…
Success Through Love of Meditation
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Success Through Love of Meditation
44. SUCCESS THROUGH LOVE OF MEDITATION I noticed that Dr. Piya, Dr. Kwan, and Dr. Charoen all possesssed different skills, and each of them is specialized in his own particular field. Dr. Piya is pro
This text emphasizes the significance of passion in mastering skills, particularly meditation. Dr. Piya, Dr. Kwan, and Dr. Charoen exempl…
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 f…
The Importance of Merit in Achieving Success
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The Importance of Merit in Achieving Success
78. CALL UPON MERIT FOR HELP All good work takes good planning. When I built the Buddhad­hakka Center, I had to plan everything very carefully. I knew building an alms house (reformatory) at the Buddh
This passage discusses the significance of merit in achieving success, specifically in the context of building a temple and an alms house a…
The Power of a Purified Mind
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The Power of a Purified Mind
85. PURIFIED MIND As I converse with various people, I keep my mind always in its purified state, always centered in merit and in Dhamma. No greed, anger, or nonsense are allowed to defile me. In the
The text discusses the significance of maintaining a purified mind focused on merit and Dhamma. It emphasizes the importance of compass…
Taking the Long-Term View in Life
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Taking the Long-Term View in Life
95. TAKE THE LONG TERM VIEW I am someone who takes the long term view (seeing beyond this life). Nothing can be taken with us after death except our merit and demerit. Accumulate as much merit as you
The text emphasizes the significance of adopting a long-term viewpoint, where the accumulation of merit becomes paramount. It suggests t…
Building Up Merit and Understanding Transience
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Building Up Merit and Understanding Transience
109. BUILD UP MERIT A layperson expressed the desire to go on a meditation retreat, but was concerned about her grown son being left alone. When a man and a woman are in love, the world becomes a colo
In this text, the author emphasizes the significance of merit and demerit as the only true possessions we carry beyond this life. The discussion opens w…
Resolutions for a Pure Life
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Resolutions for a Pure Life
133. THOSE WHO FOLLOW ME I always make this resolution: May those who follow me be ones endowed with purity in body, speech and mind, not ones who seek recognition and fame; may they be ones who seek
This text emphasizes the significance of personal resolutions for those who follow a path of purity in body, speech, and mind. It express…
Pursuing Virtue: The Silent Battle
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Pursuing Virtue: The Silent Battle
150. BATTLE IN SILENCE Pursuing virtue is not such an easy task. You have to fight, you have to endure, and you have to battle in silence. I build virtue. I fight silently. I rely on my merit for help
…d unwavering commitment to good deeds. The author draws from personal experiences, highlighting the significance of patience and the belief that truth will reveal itself in due course. Ultimately, the narrative e…
The Importance of Humility and Self-Control
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The Importance of Humility and Self-Control
153. DON’T LOSE SELF-CONTROL Keen arrogance out of your heart, even if you think you know better than others. Be humble and patient. Your teachers and elders have only good intentions for you. Remembe
This text emphasizes the significance of maintaining humility and self-control in personal development and working with others. It warns …
Abide by the Rules
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Abide by the Rules
162. ABIDE BY THE RULES Abide by the rules and regulations of the places where we find ourselves. When I first arrived at Wat Paknam, I made the effort to learn all the rules and regulations of the
Understanding the significance of abiding by the rules at spiritual places is essential for personal growth. At Wat Paknam, the au…
A Place of Merit and Personal Resilience
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A Place of Merit and Personal Resilience
170. A PLACE OF MERIT When I came to live at the Buddhahead Center, I set my mind to this one goal: to make this place clean and pure, a imperious place of virtue where people come to practice medita
…el negativity. It serves as a guide to cultivating resilience amidst challenges and reinforcing the significance of a pure environment for spiritual growth. For detailed insights, visit dmc.tv.
Lessons on Humanity and Balance
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Lessons on Humanity and Balance
186. DON’T LOOK DOWN ON ANYONE Never look down upon anyone, whether he is a beggar, poor, middle class, or a millionaire. When I lived in Nakam Charsi, whenever a beggar came to me for rice, I gave
… their social status. It shares personal anecdotes of generosity towards beggars. It highlights the significance of balance in all aspects of life and celebrates humanity as the most capable and blessed of all cr…
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
…ure rebirths. Additionally, it highlights the Kathina Ceremony for offering robes to monks, and the significance of Magha Puja Day commemorating the Great Assembly of Disciples. Other terms like Mara represent th…
Understanding Nibbana and Key Buddhist Concepts
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Understanding Nibbana and Key Buddhist Concepts
…ket of Discourses (Sutta Pitaka) - discourses concerning social, moral, philosophical and spiritual significance; and the Basket of Ultimate Things (Abhidhamma Pitaka) - deal with psychological and philosophical …
Nibbana, or Nirvana, represents the ultimate happiness in Buddhism, transcending ordinary joy and marking the end of the rebirth cycle. It's a state of perfect enlightenment that goes beyond language,
Understanding Mental Purities and Wholesome Actions
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Understanding Mental Purities and Wholesome Actions
impurities; defilements; mental impurities monk’s living quarters virtue; virtuous; wholesome; good wholesome action; beneficial act; virtuous deed; good deed tenfold wholesome course of actio
… is also examined, contrasting it with the pursuit of purity and forgiveness. The text outlines the significance of the three holy gems, emphasizing the discussions around the importance of warding off negative k…
Understanding Key Buddhist Concepts
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Understanding Key Buddhist Concepts
စัทธ Sambhā achievement of faith สัณฐานหรือรูปทรงของมโนติ shape of mental object สัตว์ทั้งหลายมีกรรมเป็นของตน all beings have kamma of their own สันสกฤต Sanskrit, another ancient language used in I
…mbhā), the nature of mental objects, the principle that all beings possess their own karma, and the significance of virtues like righteousness. It also highlights the importance of right actions and views in acco…
Understanding Right Speech and Right Effort in Buddhism
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Understanding Right Speech and Right Effort in Buddhism
6. This world and the next do exist. There will be afterlife and reirths; 7. There is such thing as being born instantly in fully grown form (opapatika). This is the method of birth of beings in the h
…ulness, and Right Concentration. It discusses the role of individuals in achieving goodness and the significance of pursuing an honest livelihood while avoiding harmful actions. The text also touches on samana an…
Ten Perfected Virtues and Right View
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Ten Perfected Virtues and Right View
Ten Perfected Virtues (Paramis): 1. Dana giving, charitable act, generosity 2. Sila morality, ethics, precepts 3. Nekkhamma renunciation; relinquishment of worldly possessions 4. Panna wisdom 5. Viriy
This text outlines the Ten Perfected Virtues (Paramis) in Buddhism, emphasizing the significance of Dana (generosity), Sila (morality), and other virtues for a moral life. It explores Sammadhitti …
Understanding Dispassion and Detachment in Dhammakaya Meditation
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Understanding Dispassion and Detachment in Dhammakaya Meditation
dispassion (ekantanibbida) and detachment (viraga) and accomplishes sequential shedding of the defilements until an end to defilements can be reached. The meditator sees and knows with the latter fou
This text delves into the significance of dispassion (ekantanibbida) and detachment (viraga) in the process of shedding defilements throug…