Resurrection to Quit

When my husband was young, he drank and smoked a lot. One day, he coughed and was unconscious. His body was cold and I was frightened. After he regained consciousness, he said to me “Please go to pay respects to Luang Pu and King Rama V.” Later, he was able to quit smoking and drinking. Why did my husband do so after he regained consciousness? What did he see?

The Executioner Behead a Prisoner

Before the execution, the primary swordsman drank a large amount of alcohol to calm himself. Just when he was about to make the killing blow, his energy level dropped greatly until he was unable to sever the prisoner’s neck immediately. The primary swordsman lost his footing because he struck his blow at the wrong moment. So he ended up obstructing the path of the second swordsman who was raising his sword to administer a follow-up blow.

Loving Ourselves

When we talk about loving ourselves, we are not referring to selfishness. Learning to love ourselves is very important.

What is Merit?

Merit means ‘goodness’ or ‘happiness’ It is something which, if it arises in the mind, will cause the mind to become pure and free of cloudiness

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 children by being frugal themselves

คําศัพท์ภาษาอังกฤษน่ารู้ ตอน What is Buddhism?

คําศัพท์ภาษาอังกฤษน่ารู้เกี่ยวกับ what is Buddhism? พระพุทธศาสนา คือ อะไร?

The Letter From Howard McCrary

Howard McCrary expressed his feeling and opinion after he had joined the 5th V-Star Day.

Warnings : Skill in Knowledge

If the knowledge we possess can only be used in the world and not in the Dhamma, there will always be an increased risk for us to take the wrong steps

Safeguarding Our Mind through Meditation

In our daily lives, an array of problems of varying degrees correlating to our family circumstance, profession, education, and responsibilities can arise.

The Meaning of a True Friend

In the previous chapter we defined the meaning of ‘friends’ as those in whom we invest time, energy and respurces for example, someone with whom we associate regularly, working together or at least in the same place. In fact, such a definition is only a small part of a much wider scope of meaning covered by the word ‘friend’