A Student Should Minister to His Teachers
The southern direction, or the right hand direction, represents the relationships we have with our teachers as a result of their giving us education and training.
Listening Regularly to Dhamma Teachings # 1
Listening regularly to the Dhamma teachings means to seek out opportunities to hear Buddhist teachings.
Honoring the Most Venerable Phrarajbhavanajahn on the Anniversary of His 74th Birthday
As the 74th anniversary of the Most Venerable Phrarajbhavanajahn’s (Luang Por Dattajeevo) – Vice Abbot of the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, birthday approaches, it is of great honor and privilege for his disciples, comprised of venerable monks, novice monks, laymen and laywomen, and the general public, to recognize the benevolence and kindness of this magnanimous human being for his complete devotion to Buddhism and the vast knowledge he has imparted on us.
The Heart of the Family#3
The way to practice self – control is to be alert and to train oneaelf without exception, by giving oneself more knowledge, ability, and goodness everyday
Why our temple does not have walking meditation? and why there is someone leading us through the instructions with his voice while we are supposed to be seated quietly during the sitting meditation?
I invited my friend to the temple for meditation. He wondered why our temple does not have walking meditation. On top of that, he would like to know why there is someone leading us through the instructions with his voice while we are supposed to be seated quietly during the sitting meditation?
If military personnel has the opportunity to ordain as a monk, what appropriate topics of the Buddhist teachings should they be taught? What kinds of merit will those who sponsor the ordination ceremony gain?
If military personnel has the opportunity to ordain as a monk, what appropriate topics of the Buddhist teachings should they be taught? And what kinds of merit will those who sponsor the ordination ceremony gain?
The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect (2)
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The First Group of Blessings. Blessing Three :- Expressing Respect to Those Worthy of Respect.
Raising Our Children to be good People
In a society saturated with media, many parents are worried that their children will succumb to bad influences
What kind of knowledge does Buddhism provide for their benefit?
My students often ask the question that when other school subjects they study provide them with various types of knowledge regarding managing the Four Basic Requisites in their everyday lives, then what kind of knowledge does Buddhism provide for their benefit?
Creating the virtuous society for which the world awaits The kind of Society the World Awaits
In this chapter we will not only meet the word’ Good Friend’ [kalyanamitra] in addition to the ‘True Friend’