The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering # 3
The Lord Buddha compared craving to the resin of the persimmon tree or varnish which are some of the stickiest forms of sap
Generosity # 1
“A tree that yields fruit and shade not only will be called a beneficial tree, it will receive great care
วิธีลดความอ้วน เคล็ดไม่ลับ..ที่อยากบอกต่อ
ปัญหาที่สาวๆ หลายๆ คนกลัวว่าจะทำให้เสียบุคลิกภาพคือ ความอ้วน ที่จริงแล้วนอกจากบุคลิกภาพจะเสียยังมีผลต่อสุขภาพอีกด้วย
Drink to keep us warm
Phrabhavanaviriyakhun, the vice abbot of Dhammkaya Temple, kindly answered this question: If you drink to keep you warm, does it break the five precept? Click to read his answer!
The Noble Truth of Suffering : Metaphors for the importance of the Aggregates of Clinging
The Soil of the Earth: Just as the soil is prerequisite for the growth of all forms of plant life the aggregates of Clinging are prerequisite to the arising of all other forms of suffering
The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Abstaining from Unwholesomeness (3)
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Sixth Group of Blessings. Blessing Nineteen :- Abstaining from Unwholesomeness.
Fruits of Merit
This benefit takes effects very quickly. Once we do good things, our mind becomes purer. We do not have to wait until the next life, but it occurs in our mind instantly.
The ceremony of pouring water to dedicate merit to the dead people
An example effect of the ceremony of pouring water to dedicate merit to the dead people.
Commentorial Metaphors: Indulgence in sensual pleasures:
A pig content to wallow in dung: Indulging in sensual pleasures is rather like a pig, which spends all its life wallowing in the warm mud and dung of its pigsty because it thinks that this is the ultimate happiness.
The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Blameless Work (3)
The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Fifth Group of Blessings. Blessing Eighteen :- Blameless Work.