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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

This text emphasizes the challenges of pursuing virtue, the importance of enduring struggles in silence, and the transformative power of purity and merit. It reflects on personal growth and the journe

177. LEAVING HOME When I was a young girl about 11 or 12 years old, my father came home drunk one day. He was so drunk that he fell asleep on the ground outside the house while the rest of the family

In this poignant narrative, a young girl recounts the turmoil within her family as her father, under the influence of alcohol, lashes out after feeling insulted by her mother. This event triggers a se

ฒ ฒาน (jiha) absorption; bliss state; a state of serene contemplation attained by meditation; meditative attainment; state of trance ฒานวิสัย meditation power (jhāna) ฒานปฏิกิริยา cremation ฒาน insigh

บทความนี้สำรวจฐานต่างๆในการทำสมาธิและความสำคัญของมันในการบรรลุสถานะของความรู้แจ้งและความสุข ฒานหมายถึงสถานะของการนำพาจิตใจไปสู่ความสงบและการตรึกตรองที่ลึกซึ้ง ฺการทำสมาธิสามารถแบ่งออกได้เป็นหลายฐาน เช

The opposite of merit is demerit, or ‘sin’. Demerit is the product of bad deeds. Bad deeds cause ‘bad karma’. Demerit is a negative energy that is created when a bad deed is performed: mentally, bodil

The opposite of merit is demerit, representing the consequences of bad deeds which cause negative karma. Both good and bad deeds are governed by the Law of Karma, where actions determine outcomes in t

28 OCTOBER Kasiha Readam After the discourse, Tambadathika accompanied Venerable Sariputta for some distance and then returned home. On his way home a cow (actually a demon in the guise of a cow) g

After the death of Tambadathika, who was gored by a demon disguised as a cow, the Buddha reveals his rebirth in the Tusita deva world. Despite a life of evil deeds, Tambadathika attained *anūṇa maha*

Then the maiden took her shuttle-basket and went to her father. He was asleep even as he sat at the loom. Not observing that he was asleep, she presented the shuttle-basket. As she did so, the basket

This narrative recounts the tragic tale of a maiden who inadvertently causes her own death while visiting her father, a weaver. The father, engulfed in grief, seeks the comfort of the Teacher, who hel

กำลังใจมาจากภายใน เป็นแหล่งแห่งความบริสุทธิ์ เมื่อจิตบริสุทธิ์นั้นนำพลังงานมาใช้ได้เต็มที่ ที่ซึ่งนำมาใช้ได้เต็มนี้ เพราะถูกเคลื่อนไหวด้วยอิริยะ พอจั่ง โดย ๆ สะอาดสิ่งไม่บริสุทธิ์นี้เป็นอนุออกีกับพลัง

บทความนี้สำรวจถึงการมีจิตใจบริสุทธิ์ซึ่งนำมาซึ่งพลังใจที่แข็งแกร่ง เมื่อจิตใจของเราไม่แปรปรวนและสงบ เราจะสามารถใช้พลังงานภายในที่มีอยู่ในตัวเราได้อย่างเต็มที่ ข่าวสารเกี่ยวกับการฝึกฝนจิตใจและการสร้างค

32 Clear-minded Youths - 4 The Story of a Wood Cutter's Son Once, in Rajagaha, a wood cutter went into the woods with his son to cut some firewood. On their return home in the evening, they stopped n

In Rajagaha, a woodcutter and his son face a night of trials when the boy is left alone with their cart of firewood after the father goes searching for lost oxen. As he contemplates the Buddha's quali

36 Clear-minded Youths - 4 The Story of a Wood Cutter's Son When questioned, the boy answered that his parents came to feed him in the night and that he went to sleep contentedly and without fear aft

In this narrative, a king learns about a boy who feels safe and content due to his mindfulness of the Buddha. The king is curious whether this mindfulness alone provides protection against evil. He co

56 Clear-minded Youths - 6 The Story of the Disciples of Non-Buddhist Teachers The Buddha then told the boy to tell the non-Buddhist boys to come and have water at the monastery. The parents of th

This passage discusses an encounter where the Buddha encourages non-Buddhist youths to embrace his teachings. Their parents, initially distressed by their disloyalty, are persuaded to send the boys to

but when the Teacher enters the city, the audience, instead of looking at me, looks at the Teacher. My exhibition has failed completely! The Teacher, perceiving the thought that was passing through hi

In this narrative, a Teacher enters a city only to realize that the audience shifts their attention entirely to an acrobat named Ugasena. Feeling eclipsed, the Teacher's failure looms over him, yet he

"Dear son, you will remember that I persuaded you to take upon yourself the Uposatha precepts and to go to the monastery by promising to give you a thousand pieces of money; here are your thousand pie

This excerpt tells the story of a father who offered his son money for taking the Uposatha precepts and going to the monastery. Initially, the son, Kala, was interested in the money but later refused

Once upon a time in the reign of Brahmadatta, king of Benares, his queen-consort after falling into sin was questioned by the king, and taking an oath she said, “If I have sinned against you, I shall

Once upon a time, Queen of Benares swore an oath before becoming a horse-faced Yakkha after death. Dwelling in a cave, she devoured travelers until one day, she encountered a handsome brahmin. Instead

Now one day the family priest said to the king, "My lord, because this youth does nothing by the power of his art, we do not know whether he has any skill or not: we will now test him." The king read

In this tale, a king and family priest seek to test a youth's abilities after treasure goes missing from the palace. They devise a plan where the youth must demonstrate his skills. The king pretends i

O Patala, by Ganges swept away, Famous in dance and, skilled in roundelay, Patala, all hail! as thou art borne along, Sing me, I pray, some little snatch of song. - Then the dancer Patala said, "My d

The text narrates the story of Patala, a talented dancer, who laments that the very waters that save people also bring about his demise. The Bodhisatta uses this to highlight the double-edged nature o

8) Of old, sire, in this very city a man in answer to his prayer had a son. At his birth the father was full of joy and gladness at the thought of having got a son, and cherished him. When the boy was

In an ancient city, a joyous father rejoices at the birth of his son. As time passes, the son grows and, upon his father's old age, cruelly drives him out of the home. The father laments his fate, exp

Once on a time when King Magadha was ruling in Rājagaha in Magadha, the Bodhisatta was born an elephant. He was white all over and graced with all the beauty of form described above. And because of hi

In ancient Rājagaha under King Magadha, a stunning white elephant captured hearts during a royal procession, inciting jealousy in the king. Determined to rid himself of the source of praise, the king

Then thought the mahout to himself, “All India cannot shew the match of this elephant for excellence of training. Surely the king must want to make him tumble over the precipice and meet his death.” S

In this story, a mahout recognizes the exceptional training of his elephant and fears the king's intentions to harm it. He whispers words of encouragement to the elephant, urging it to reveal its powe

"And now, goodbye," said he to the king as he ended this rebuke; and rising in the air, he passed to Benares and halted in mid-air over the royal courtyard. And there was a great stir in the city and

The story narrates the arrival of a state-elephant in Benares, drawing attention from all, including the king. In gratitude, the king honors the elephant and its mahout. He divides his kingdom, ensuri