The Practice of Austerities#2

Restraint of the senses is to be calm and take control over your mind and soul using your consciousness. How do you compose yourself? Let us focus on the following

Magic Over Sciences

A story of a man who was a very likable, sensitive, and kind kid and turned to be so overtly fascinated with magic when he grown up. He followed one of a magician master to study more on magic and disappeared for 3 years since then. His mom really missed and worried about him. Is he still alive? Are magic acts considered deceiving acts? Is it a proper profession according to Buddhism?

Spell for Searching Sacred Amulet

He recited heart of hermit and made a wish for three amulets in front of empty ground. At the end of his spell, there were more amulets than he wished for appearing before him. When he was about to grab them, those extra amulets disappeared through the sand and into the cave.

Spirit Wants to Get Married

A good example of dedicated family, a man who studied major in law and had never believe in Law of Kammar finally changed his opinion after he heard a Dhamma teaching from Ven. Datta. Now, he quitted smoking and drinking and paid more attention on studying Buddhism. He and his wife lost a job during IMF period but now they owned a business. His daughter came to the temple since she was 3 years old and his son also loves to watch DMC.

Perpetual Virtue Never Been Told - Part 1

He grew up in a perfect family. He was taught to have discipline and moral principles. He quite succeeded in his study and career. His life went into a politics and got many important positions in politics, such as minister in the prime minister’s office. People respected him as a “political advisor”

Playing with Fire

ที่ก้าวเข้าสู่วัดพระธรรมกาย เพราะอาชีพนักข่าว คือ ในปี 2542 ลูกได้รับคำสั่งให้มาทำข่าวที่วัดพระธรรมกาย ท่ามกลางบรรยากาศที่ซีเรียส จริงจัง เพราะในช่วงนั้นวัดมีประเด็นข่าวด้านลบหลายเรื่อง ให้เป็นที่สงสัยของประชาชน สื่อต่างๆ ทั้งทาง โทรทัศน์ วิทยุ และหน้าหนังสือพิมพ์ จึงลงข่าวอย่างต่อเนื่องติดต่อกันหลายเดือน

Playing with Fire

I was introduced to the Dhammakaya Temple because of my occupation as a journalist. I was asked to do a news report on the Dhammakaya Temple. The atmosphere during that time was very serious because there were many negative news reports against the temple. It seemed suspicious to people.