The Photo Collection of Earth Day 2012
The Photo Collection of Earth Day on Sunday April 22nd, 2012 at Dhammakaya Temple.
I-Believe
I believe meditation has helped with my work and allowed me to have empathy with other people. I feel that, by meditating, I have been able to more fully understand myself.
If due to our work we have to be with the fools who like to lead us to do bad things, ex. drinking alcohol, what shall we do?
Some people believe that drinking a little alcohol socially or consuming wine for its health benefits should not go against the Buddhist five precepts. Is this accurate?
When a woman is raped, or suffers from German measles during her pregnancy, possibly leading to a disability to the baby when it is born, is the abortion of a necessary nature sinful?
I’d like to ask you about necessary abortions. For example, when a woman is raped, or suffers from German measles during her pregnancy, possibly leading to a disability to the baby when it is born, is the abortion of a necessary nature sinful or not?
The 38 Ways to Happiness :- Having done good deeds in one's past (5)
The 38 Ways to Happiness The Second Group of Blessings Blessing Five :- Having done good deeds in one's past
Who are the wise ones that we should associate with and what is the good thing of associating with the wise people?
the Lord Buddha taught us not to associate with the fools, and we should associate with only the wise ones. Who are the wise ones that we should associate with and what is the good thing of associating with the wise people?
Could it be true for Prince Siddhattha to take seven steps immediately after he was born? How can we explain this phenomenon to a skeptic?
Buddhists today have wondered whether if it could be true for Prince Siddhattha to take seven steps immediately after he was born. How can we explain this phenomenon to a skeptic?
Knowledge is way to contentment
Core Value # 5 : The real existence of the ‘world’
The term ‘world’ in Buddhist terminology means more than just our planet. It means: