The Nationwide Rain-Retreat Ordination 2012 Program of 100,000 Monks

Details of the Nationwide Rain-Retreat Ordination 2012 Program of 100,000 Monks

Blessing Our Descendants

When we reach old age, blessing our descendants becomes an important duty among our many obligations

Parents, Worthy of Our Reverence

In 1999, statistics in Thailand showed that the number of elderly people who are being neglected increased by at least 300,000 per year while retirement homes in Thailand can only accommodate an increase of 200 people per year

The Last Moment of a Father’s Life

One day, a lady come to seek advice from a respected senior monk about how to care for her dying father;

The Value of Life

Although we realize that our lives will not last a thousand years, sometimes we still let ourselves drift down into the stream of worldly pleasures which causes us suffering

Ordaining for One’s Parents Brings Merit

In this day and age of ever-present temptations and perpetual pressure to make a living, it is especially rare to find any family with a son who ordains as a Buddhist monk for at least the period of Buddhist Lent

Teaching Children to Live by the Five Precepts

It is not an overstatement to say that teaching children to abide by the Five Precepts is the most important responsibility of their parents

Making the Five Precepts Easy for Children to Understand

Once, I had the chance to observe a senior monk simplify the Five Precepts for the children.

Complete Criteria in Giving

Today, most people are inclined to put their faith in science above anything else. However, science can only prove what the eyes can see

How Good Deeds Can Bring Good Outcomes

It has always ben a challenge to develop human beings to resist the temptations to do bad deeds