Filtering Out False Friends

The majority of people around the world from the Lord Buddha’s time until now have been under the misconception that success and failure in life depend mainly on the environment around them.

The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering # 2

The Lord Buddha taught that the extent of craving in the minds of living beings is so great as to be beyond words

Should donate my money to make merit through charity or toward the support of the monastic community since there are so many underprivileged groups?

Today’s society seems to be filled with so many underprivileged groups. I wonder if I should donate my money to make merit through charity or toward the support of the monastic community.

วัดพระธรรมกายชิคาโกจัดประชุม Chamber of Commerce

วัดพระธรรมกายชิคาโก ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา จัดประชุม Chamber of Commerce

When the monks go for the offering rounds, can they wear a pair of sandals?

I would like to ask about when the monks go for the offering rounds; can they wear a pair of sandals? For nowadays some areas are not suited to walk bare footed.

My co-worker refuse with the reason that religions teach people to be contented and equable, and that doesn’t go well with the business life. How do I solve this misunderstanding?

When I ask my business associates to come to temples, they always refuse with the reason that religions teach people to be contented and equable, and that doesn’t go well with the business life. Would you please give us explanation in order to solve this misunderstanding?

คําศัพท์ภาษาอังกฤษน่ารู้ ตอน Fruits of Merit

คําศัพท์ภาษาอังกฤษน่ารู้เกี่ยวกับ Fruits of Merit ผลแห่งบุญ

The Bachelorette

Every first Sunday of each month and on the days the temple had big ceremonies; and every time I attended the ceremony of offering sustenance to the Lord Buddha and of other big merit of the temple, I made wishes “May I own a house with land and a car.” Later on, my grandfather bought me a car when I did not even ask him for it. And a couple surprised things that happened to me. All my wishes were accomplished. This incident seriously strengthens my faith in merit.

Luang Pu Wat Paknam and the Return of the Dhammakaya

The Great Masters of meditation have told us that the knowledge of meditation practice along the Middle Way was lost 500 years after the Lord Buddha passed away into Nibbana (Nirvana).

To See Crystal Clear Dhamma ให้เห็นธรรมะใส ๆ

เกิดมาทุกยุคทุกสมัย ขอให้ปราศจากคนพาล ให้ข้าพเจ้าหมดเวรหมดกรรม พอเกิดมาขอให้เห็นธรรมะใส ๆ ไปทุกภพทุกชาติ ขอให้มีสมบัติทำบุญทำทาน อย่ารู้จักหมดสิ้น