Do good Deeds Always Bring Favorable Outcomes?

Whenever someone is facing a situation which he considers unfair, he will start to think,

Children Who Want Their Father to Quit Drinking

Many families may have faced the daily problem of seeing their father being drunk and belligerent.

SEVEN-DAY RETREAT IN PHU RUEA

The Middle Way Meditation Retreat would like to invite you to join our seven-day meditation retreat, conducted almost every month at “Suan Pa Himmawan” Retreat Center, near the Phu Ruea National Park in the Northeastern province of Loei, Thailand.

Children Who Are Addicted to the Internet

We live in the era of the information super highway. Children are addicted not only to television, videos and cell phones, but also to the internet.

Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta: The Sermon#3

This is the practice of self-denial or self-mortification-which is a non-Buddhist practice. It is one of many practices favoured by non-Buddhist ascetics such as Niganthas

Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta: The Sermon#1

Something which you will find at the beginning of every sutta are Ananda’s words ‘Euam me sutam…’: i.e. ‘Thus have I heard (directly from the Lord Buddha)

The Mother of Great Kindness within the House

Buddhism contains teachings on ways to maintain a warm, gentle family that have been used as a reference by people for thousands of years

Overview #2

The Middle Way [majjhima patipada] is a path of practice that avoids the extremes of either sensual indulgence tice that avoids the extremes of either sensual indulgence or self –mortification

Overview #1

After the Enlightenment which transformed Siddhattha Gotama into the Lord Buddha beneath the Bodhi tree on the banks of the River Neranjara

How to Manage Family Life #4

Body like a doormat means dedication all of one’s energy and dedicating one’s life to performing good deeds with virtuous actions