What is the importance of blessings, and how one bestows blessings?
In Thai tradition, on important days like New Year’s Day, or other auspicious days, younger generations always pay respect and ask for blessings from their elders. I’d like to ask Luang Phaw the importance of blessings, and how one bestows blessings.
We Have Each Other
Story of a teacher whose husband’s father is drunken and flirtatious and ended up broke. Her brother had hepatitis but he recovered and stayed longer for a certain time because of the merits. What Karma causes rheumatism sickness? Does it have any effect if one is upset while accruing merits?
Will people who ordain gain more merit from their studies during the Buddhist Lent season than ordination at other times.
It is a tradition to have our children ordain for the duration of the Buddhist Lent season so that they can study Buddhism. I would like to know if they gain more merit from their studies during this period than ordination at other times.
My daughter loves merit and is afraid of sin but she has no sense of responsibility. Will she gain merit from behaving this way? How should we guide her so that she realizes what she is doing?
My daughter loves merit and is afraid of sin. She wakes up in the morning to do the morning chanting. Then she sleeps almost until noon. In the evening, she does the evening chanting and then watches TV until late at night. She has no sense of responsibility and relies on her parents to take care of her although she is a full grown adult. Will she gain merit from behaving this way? How should we guide her so that she realizes what she is doing?
Our ancestors mentioned that the life of a grateful person would always be prosperous. Why is it so?
Our ancestors mentioned that the life of a grateful person would always be prosperous. I’d like to know the reason why this is the case.
Non-Recklessness in the Dhamma # 1
Non-recklessness means: being in control of oneself the whole time, no matter whether one is thinking. Speaking or acting
How To Plant Habits In Children So They Will Become Disciplined And Responsible (Mai Sab)#5
Dhamma rules are also important to childrens’ lives because it’s factor for them to judge what is good and what is bad.
If You Do It, I Have To Do It, Too
Aunt Choop was the daughter of one of Luang Pu’s closest friends. She had the opportunity to help with the funeral for Luang Pu’s mother. She had always made desserts and offered the desserts and alms to Luang Pu. As soon as she learnt that Uncle Laum and Aunt La Aw would donate the land for the construction of the Memorial Hall of Phramongkolthepmuni, she promptly announced that, “ If you do it, I have to do it, too.” After Aunt Choop donated the land, she had been looking forward to the completion of the Memorial Hall.
I got the three wishes from Luang Pu
An audience unveiled that her wishes were fulfilled because of Luang Pu. What were her wishes? How did her wishes concern with Luang Pu? However, she confirmed that she is happy now because of Luang Pu!!
How To Plant Habits In Children So They Will Become Disciplined And Responsible (Mai Sab)#2
“Time” is one of the humans’ resources, which cannot be returned. If we don’t use it wisely, it’ll bring old age and death to us, and take our good opportunities away
