When you point a finger at someone look under the thumb and see where the other 3 are pointing? Now you see how Karma works.
Ponder that today.
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When you point a finger at someone look under the thumb and see where the other 3 are pointing? Now you see how Karma works.
Ponder that today.
Yogi Cameron
on Jun 3rd, 2009 at 9:32 am
Thank you my sweet heart Cameron.Hugs& kisses
on Jun 3rd, 2009 at 9:58 am
Wondeful. I read this at the perfect moment. Gracias
on Jun 3rd, 2009 at 2:05 pm
on Jun 3rd, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Salut angels :p
I keep inviting people to ordain sweet mango :p A gentleman just got out from jail, he meditated with picture of master that Mom gave him :p and commit to ordination. :p
Thanks trulySweetheart Cameron for precious lesson :p
Thank you for protecting and providing everything and right environment for me.
Thank you for giving me mediation playground for me to express my teen idea :p and myself. :p
Thank you for catching me just right in time before i fall… :p falling in love with ya . Lol ;p :p :p :p :p
“Now the trauma of human hunting of the past is changed by the arrival of inner peace through meditation — the universal knowledge from the Buddhist teachings. The meditation was introduced by Mr. Sangvian Khanchaipoom – a Thai engineer who studied meditation from Dhammakaya Temple, Pathumthani, Thailand. Sangvian just moved from Cambodia to the Solomon Islands. He regularly practices meditation no matter where he stays — Thailand or elsewhere, and, of course, in the Solomon.
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Mr. Sangvian Khanchaipoom
In December 2004, he invited his native colleagues and workers to meditate in much a simple way in his office. At the beginning, there were 4 or 5 people. After the first trial of peace through meditation, they came back with more friends and relatives. Until January 2005, the number of attendants grew to tens of people.
From the inner happiness, the meditation students stopped some of their negative habits. Then Sangvian only realized that the joy and peace from meditation did change their lives. So, he wrote an activity journal to Ven. Dhammajayo (Luang Phaw Dhammajayo) — the abbot of the Dhammakaya Temple.
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Luang Phaw Dhammajayo
The abbot of the Dhammakaya Temple
With the abbot’s generosity, Khanchaipoom was advised to install the satellite dish to receive DMC Channel — the live broadcast of unique Buddhist program — on the island. It was the first time that the hunting people (in the eyes of tourists) have studied valuable teachings—Dhamma — through the DMC Channel. Some of them learnt the teaching from the abbot and started to tell the others to do so. Some of them quit such negative habit as killing and drinking alcohol.
“They changed themselves a lot. It is only from the fruit of meditation taught via the satellite by Ven. Dhammajayo Bhikkhu, the abbot of Dhammakaya Temple,” said Khanchaipoom.
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Mr. Ben Frans, 29
The first Solomon Buddhist
Mr. Ben Frans, 29, the first Solomon Buddhist, turned himself from aggressive people to calm. He said he knew meditation and the real virtues from DMC channel.
“… (From the meditation) I saw inner sun in my body when I meditated. It was so bright, cool and shining brighter than the mid-day sun. I feel so happy and relaxed. I would like to be a student of Ven. Dhammajayo. I wish he could come to Solomon Islands to teach us here.”
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Tome Tila, 43 the ex-cannibal
(with family)
Tome Tila, 43, the ex-cannibal who used to eat human from the age of four and continuously ate until the age of twenty. He gets angry very easily and seldom smiles. After watching DMC Channel he always has smiling face, being called ‘Smiley Tome.’ He practices meditation regularly and tells his wife to follow. Now he has his own home in the jungle to be meditation place for friends and relatives.
“I meditate everyday, three times a day. I saw inner crystal ball, bright and clear in my mind. I like meditation very much because meditation sets me free from sorrow. My soul is also purified. If I could keep this until I die I think I would go to a good place (Heaven). My life and action are more gentle because of Ven.Dhammajayo Bhikkhu during the instruction in the evening program of DMC Channel. Thank you so much. One day I will go to visit him in Thailand.”
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Tome Tila shares inner happiness through meditation to the others.
Now some of the Solomon Islanders start to share and give the inner happiness through the fruits of meditation to the visiting people. They are proud to tell everyone that they forget all the painful past and quit all bad deeds. They start to do all good deeds and regularly purify the mind by meditation from now on. It is proved that the meditation is the universal knowledge and technique to achieve the inner happiness regardless of beliefs, nationalities, races and ages.
The Solomon Islands are remote from every busy city in the world, yet Ven.Dhammajayo Bhikkhu still spends his time to teach meditation as part of this effort to create world peace. Meditation is the key to peace, starting from the inner sun inside the body.”
Cameron, Ray and Love, we go back to the purpose of life.Pursue perfection, accrue merit, attain Nirvana.
Being best in meditating :p happily i’m born for this, higher purpose ANGELS :p I do want to support my family and be virtuous friends for all :p I choose meditation and yoga, a bit forest running sometimes ;p
Hell realm, Babes, i do not want it for anyone, but they need to stop drinking, smoking , lying, killing, taking without permission, cheating, abusing themselves and look back to family esp. parents. lotus kisses xoxoo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSi41Sgx-R8
on Jun 4th, 2009 at 2:08 am
Hi Yogi Cameron.
Your blog and website were a blessing for me to find yesterday. I am 36 years old and have been severely overweight most of my life. I have had gastric bypass surgery and gained half of the weight back. I am having severe health issues(heart palpitations, digestion problems-ulcers in my esophagus, urinary problems, and only eliminate once in seven days). I have also began having severe headaches. My doctor has only been able to find the ulcer and no other answer to my ailments. I TRULY WANT to change my life and want the answers. Do you have any advice to get me on the right track. I want to LIVE instead of perpetuating my slow death as I have continued to do all these years by eating with my head and not listening to what my body wants. PLEASE HELP ME!!
on Jun 4th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Bonsoir my grapefruit :p Yogi Cameron, Ray, Love, Natalie and all readers :p
Lying on the grass looking at the stars on the sky, i invite the stars to fall down at my center. :p ha ha ha ha ha :p
“Those who believed in self-mortification thought that to torture their minds and bodies would make God feel sympathetic toward them. Thus, God would use his power to lead them out of suffering. Self-mortification practitioners believed that living in pain would rid them of all their defilement. This faith did not lead to the path of enlightenment. Moreover, their health and wisdom deteriorated day by day. Contrarily, those who practiced self-indulgence were linked and connected to themselves with lust and sensual pleasures. Finally, this practice lead them to increased suffering and certain unhappiness.
Before the Buddha attained enlightenment, Prince Sittatha (the Buddha-to-be) was an ascetic who practiced the two extremes himself. He found out that both extremes would not lead to the end of suffering and did not lead to the enlightenment.
For there was not any higher spiritual soul who could protect all living beings. Self-mortification causes life to confront more suffering than usual while self-indulgence is only a way to avoid suffering, not the way to end all the suffering. Both extremes lead those who follow them to be confronted with more suffering. In time, the Buddha to-be abandoned the two extremes and searched for a new method to get rid of all suffering.
Finally, on the full day of Visakha (Vesak) in the year 588 B.C. ,the Buddha discovered the Middle Path, or Majjhima Pathipatha, which is the way the Buddhas and all Arahats would walk.
Where is the Middle Path?
The Middle Path that the Buddha discovered is the path every living being has within, at the center of his/her body. When we are born as a human being, our minds are at the center of the body (the seventh base of the mind). At the seventh base of the mind is the place where our mind comes to rest at birth, during sleep, being awake and after death. The Middle path is also known as Akayana Makka, which is the stream of good deeds (Boon or merit :p) that will pass this way. It is the only way that will lead us to Nirvana.
Those who follows the teaching of the Buddha in the Middle Path (from
meditation development) and whoever practices this knowledge with diligence will completely attain one of these following trances, namely, Cakkhu Karani, Jana Karani, Upasamaya, Abhinnaya, Sambhothaya and Nirvanaya.
Cakkhu Karani is seeing things as they usually are.
Jana Karani is the stage in which Jana (trance) occurs.
Upasamaya is the stage of knowledge of what happened. People who gain this stage of knowledge use it for the detachment of the body .
Abhinnaya is the great knowledge in Buddhism; for example, the five Mundane Super knowledges. These are the cognition by the heavenly ear: the knowledge of others? thoughts; the recollection of previous lives, the knowledge of the death and rebirth of other beings, various magical powers, and finally, the deterioration of all defilements.
Sambhothaya is the stage of knowing all from the very beginning to knowing how things have occurred from the inner spheres insight.
Nibbanaya is the knowledge that leads one to get rid of all defilement on the path to Nirvana.
Thus, if we want to find the way out of all suffering and enter into the true, eternal happiness, we have to practice the Middle Path. All Arahats practice the same path. That is, we have to purify our body and speech by observing the five guidelines, and to purify our mind is to keep our minds at rest at the seventh base. At the seventh base is the fountain of purity and wisdom. When our minds are totally purified, they will lead to the purist insight, which is the Path of purity to the ultimate goal of Nirvana.”
I bow to you :p :p :p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_ASf-Hh0hI
on Jun 4th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
My dearest darling Cameron….oh how I love you baby!I’ve spent the whole day on my outer appearence today,which is also important to look after oneself in everyway - from inside to outside.I can’t change from inside without it showing in everyway in my outside appearance and in my outer world too.
I love you honey.Goodnight my sweet heart.Have a good day.Hugs & kisses my darling Cameron.
on Jun 4th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
“In ancient times, many scholars searched for the way to escape the cycle of
suffering. Sacrificing everything from their material wealth to their lives, they continued to build up their merits (good deeds to purify one?s body, speech and mind) from one life existence to the next in order to reach Nirvana. The same was true for Luang Pu Wat Paknam. He saw that life is suffering and to accumulate material wealth is also to suffer. He wished to find the way out of this suffering, and wisdom came to him as he made the decision to become ordained for life.
After his ordination, he devoted himself to Buddhism. He was a pure holy man, an expert in both learning Buddhist scriptures and practicing meditation. He searched for the true Dhamma and found the Dhammakaya within on the full moon night in the tenth month after 11 years of his monkhood.
Luang Pu explained that the way to reach Dhammakaya is to cease the active process of thinking~~~cessation is the key to success. The way of controlling the mind is by keeping that mind at the seventh base, the center of the body, and subsequently, all that once was unclear will become clear.
After his discovery, Luang Pu Wat Paknam disseminated the Dhammakaya
teaching while continuing his own ?cessation? to an advanced and deeper level
until he found the cause of suffering, the way to eliminate that suffering, and to ?the ultimate Dhamma.?
He focused first on the source of suffering, as it would show the way to eliminate suffering itself, and only after its end would true happiness, a state where a being no longer dwells in the cycle of life and death, surface. Therefore, Luang Pu Wat Paknam was willing to sacrifice everything, including his life, to find this source of suffering.
In later years, Luang Pu?s teaching of Dhammakaya Meditation was passed
down to Khun Yay Chandra Khonnokyoong, who also studied Dhammakaya Meditation all her life. She was the champion of Dhamma, pure physically and
spiritually. She was able to meditate to such an advanced level that Luang
Pu Wat Paknam once referred to her as ?second to none? or in other words, ?the
best of the best?. Khun Yay became the teacher of meditation to help people see the light of life, find the way to escape suffering, and reach Nirvana.
Without Luang Pu Wat Paknam, Dhammakaya Meditation might never exist. Without
Khun Yay, Dhammakaya meditation might never be known to people whose purpose in life would, in turn, remain ?cloudy? forever.
Because of the masters of Dhammakaya Meditation, however, people are able to
see the light of Dhamma that places their lives on the path of righteousness
and leads them to prosperity.
Today is a great day for us to continue the study of the Dhammakaya teaching
of the Buddha. Therefore, the full moon night of the tenth month (the day
of Dhammakaya discovery) is set aside as the Dhammakaya Master Day for the
lay people to show their gratitude and honor Luang Pu Wat Paknam~~~the one
who, 84 years ago, discovered what the Buddha had seen.
Thus, we should meditate until our minds reach the cessation stage to find
the Dhammakaya within, and remember our masters, from Khun Yay Upasika Chandra Khonnokyoong to Luang Pu Wat Paknam, to the Buddha, who had attained Nirvana.”
“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long
range risks of comfortable inaction.”
John F. Kennedy
I’m with you 24/7 my love, yours Bonbon :p
on Jun 5th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Cameron, Love and Tayler. :p
“The principle of holistics recognises that a stress free happy mind and a blossoming spiritual life are major factors in our physical health. Just as stress and negative emotions silently erode our life force, so too the practice of meditation releases a new and positive life force – borne of inspiration, happiness, peace – into every part of our existence, creating the optimum conditions for vitality and health.
People that suffer from stress can benefit greatly from meditation as it can be very effective at reducing stress as well as helping you to develop greater mental clarity and focus. Consider meditation as a daily part of your life to help you live healthier and longer.” :p
“August 2008
Multiple research studies have confirmed meditation’s beneficial effects in boosting the immune system, dealing with stress, thickening brain areas in charge of decision-making and emotion regulation, delaying the progression of HIV, and the immune system destroying virus that causes AIDS, a new study at the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology at UCLA has shown.”
“April 2008
According to a review study from the American Journal of Hypertension, meditation may help people lower their blood pressure.
Researchers reviewed nine studies to see how blood pressure levels were affected by meditation. In all of the studies, people with high or high-normal blood pressure who practiced meditation were able to lower their blood pressure compared to people who didn’t meditate.
The average drop was 4.7 mm Hg systolic and 3.2 mm Hg diastolic pressure. Lowering your blood pressure can reduce your risk of stroke, atherosclerosis (narrowed arteries) and heart damage.”
“meditation does more than clear your head - it can put both halves of your brain to work, improving your concentration and memory.”
“meditation can actually help increase the size of certain areas of the brain as compared to those that don’t meditate and have never done so.”
January 2008
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin in Madison studied meditation and brain scans showed surprising differences in brain waves with patients who had clinical depression, after just weeks of meditation.
studies on Buddhist monks have shown that meditation produces long-lasting changes in the brain activity in areas involved in attention, working memory, learning, and conscious perception.
Heart Health: Countless studies have looked at meditation and heart health. Regular practice has been shown to significantly help high blood pressure over the long term, according to government-sponsored studies conducted at the College of Maharishi Vedic Medicine in Fairfield, Iowa. Among those studies, one showed significant lowering of blood pressure and heart rate in black adults.
Immune Booster: Meditation also helps ward off illness and infections. In one study testing immune function, flu shots were given to volunteers who had meditated for eight weeks and to people who didn’t meditate.
Blood tests taken later showed the meditation group had higher levels of antibodies produced against the flu virus.
*****Women’s Health: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), infertility problems, and even breastfeeding can be improved when women meditate regularly. In one study, PMS symptoms subsided by 58% when women meditated. Another study found that hot flashes were less intense among meditating women.*****
Women struggling with infertility had much less anxiety, depression, and fatigue following a 10-week meditation program (along with exercise and nutrition changes); 34% became pregnant within six months. Also, new mothers who meditated on images of milk flowing from their breasts were able to more than double their production of milk.
brain no longer needed to make an effort to be alert.
“So instead of becoming increasingly drowsy, they apparently become more alert,” (Even more for me Hyperalert :p lol :p )
I could go on and on about meditation, it is life :p I just make it easier for you Tayler, hope you enjoy your happy time with us?
Meditation has higher purpose than health, it is for this well life and hereafter too. :p
Heavenly yours, Bon xoxoox
on Jun 5th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Good morning honey, this morning the air is so fresh and cool, the monks just left. Another death elderly lady today at temple. :p
I was watching the fountain in heaven , merit from cleansing at temple. :p
From the Biography of the Lord Buddha :p
On the day of his birth, many miracles were reported to occur – the deaf could hear, and the
blind could see. On the seventh day of his birth, his mother died: The Buddhist scholars state
in the scriptures that she died because she had accumulated all perfections in becoming the
mother of a person who was to be the enlightened Buddha and, therefore, her body was no
longer suitable to birth any other children. Her life, however, did not simply end because she
was then reappeared as a male angel in the Tusitta Heaven Realm (Where we can go :P) and waited there for
Siddhattha’s enlightenment and his sermons.”
How Karma works. :p someone’s case study. :p
Your nephew passed away from accidents since he was young because of his past kamma. In his past life, he slaughtered animals for food and snacks eating with liquor. Once he got drunk, he fought with others in the same gang and killed one of them.
After he passed away, he was brought to purgatory hell level 5 as a result from his drinking kamma. He is being poured hot copper liquid into his mouth. He is considerably suffering. He had received merits you had dedicated to him so his punishment is lessened.
He is groaning for someone to help to escape from this retribution so you should accrue merits and dedicate merits to him often so his hard penalty is lessened and his light penalty is forgiven.
He did not possess the medium.
* Your husband’s father was wealthy at the beginning but later his life permanently declined and he has to live in shanty which is not different from chicken coop because, in the past life, he did not regularly offer generosity, always regretted after donation, and also had trouble being a womanizer and gambler so his life got worse later.
He had brain hemorrhage and temporary paralysis because of his present kamma from chicken fighting game gambling, smashing fish’s head for food cooking.
He recovered because of merits he accrued in tradition at present reduced his retributions.
She stopped breathing for long time like being dead because wholesomeness she had accrued in Buddhism mainly helped her although her life span was over.
When she stopped breathing, she saw an omen of suffering but there was no officer coming to collect her.
She saw a tree blocking her way but it was actually a dream from an omen of suffering. Her wholesomeness made her see the tree blocking and meet Dhammakaya community.
If her astral body left her body at that moment, she would become earth-sprite or wood nymph.
He has drunken and flirtatious father because of his past kamma. He used to buy liquor and give to others as a present but he did not drink himself and also often arranged women to entertain guests or treated them with liquor and women.
You and your husband had accrued merits together and used to be husband and wife in the past so you have met and lived together again.
It is not your retribution to take care of your husband’s family but it is your present merits from supporting relatives.
You should intend to accrue all merits and make a wish to succeed in life and business and soon you will be successful.
In the last Buddha aeon, you and your husband had meditation progress that could see clear sphere and clear Dhammakaya image and survivingly went back to the fourth level of heaven (Tusita) as well as returned to pursue perfection 2 times.
Since we have met each other in this life, therefore you must try to pursue perfection in all merits with fullest efforts and make a wish to follow the Dhammakaya community to the fourth level of heaven (Tusita), in the special merit zone – bodhisattva as well as do not be apart from each other again.
Cameron, thanks for letting me sharing this with you and i rejoice in your merit, i’m sharing merit that i offer alms food to monk this morning to you , Love, Tayler and all readers too.
Happy meditatingxoxooxox :p
on Jun 6th, 2009 at 2:01 am
Darling Cameron - ETERNITY is now and what I say and do now becomes perpetual eternity UNLESS I break the circuit.The circuit is that what I supply energy to in thought and deed - my mind.
Darling Cameron - designers often give the perfumes of their creation such meaningful names that are so full of depth and beautiful - I always have wondered about their minds!
They must be having beautiful minds.One of my hobbies (yet in my mind,not yet manifested) - is creating perfumes as I adore scents and always dream of mixing scents and creating my own perfumes.Scents excite me instantly to the point of ecstasy.But hun,I also know to differentiate between ‘it’s only one’s senses’ from the yogic point of view.So I know where I may enjoy something and in what form and always remember to be a yogi/ni.My sexy Cameron how are you baby?I adore you.Kisses my sweet heart.
on Jun 6th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Full many a Gem of purest Ray serene,
The dark unfathom’d Caves of Ocean bear:
Full many a Flower is born to blush unseen,
And waste its Sweetness on the desert Air.
For who to dumb Forgetfulness a Prey,
This pleasing anxious Being e’er resigned,
Left the warm Precincts of the cheerful Day,
Nor cast one longing ling’ring Look behind?
On some fond Breast the parting Soul relies,
Some pious Drops the closing Eye requires;
Ev’n from the Tomb the Voice of Nature cries,
Ev’n in our Ashes live their wonted Fires.
‘There at the Foot of yonder nodding Beech
‘That wreathes its old fantastic Roots so high,
‘His listless Length at Noontide wou’d he stretch,
‘And pore upon the Brook that babbles by.
‘Hard by yon Wood, now smiling as in Scorn,
‘Mutt’ring his wayward Fancies he wou’d rove,
‘Now drooping, woeful wan, like one forlorn,
‘Or craz’d with Care, or cross’d in hopeless Love.
‘One Morn I miss’d him on the custom’d Hill,
‘Along the Heath, and near his fav’rite Tree;
‘Another came; nor yet beside the Rill,
‘Nor up the Lawn, nor at the Wood was he.
(Shut up!!!) :p
‘The next with Dirges due in sad Array
‘Slow thro’ the Church-way Path we saw him born.
‘Approach and read (for thou can’st read) the Lay,
‘Grav’d on the Stone beneath yon aged Thorn.’
(There scatter’d oft, the earliest of the Year,
By Hands unseen, are Show’rs of Violets found:
The Red-breast loves to bill and warble there,
And little Footsteps lightly print the Ground.)
THE EPITAPH
Here rests his Head upon the Lap of Earth
A Youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown:
Fair Science frown’d not on his humble Birth,
And Melancholy mark’d him for her own.
Large was his Bounty, and his Soul sincere,
Heav’n did a Recompence as largely send:
He gave to Mis’ry all he had, a Tear:
He gain’d from Heav’n (’twas all he wish’d) a Friend.
No farther seek his Merits to disclose,
Or draw his Frail ties from their dread Abode,
(There they alike in trembling Hope repose)
The Bosom of his Father and his God.
An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
Thomas Gray ”
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“The Lord Buddha once said in making merit or donations, one has to make strenuous efforts to fight a battle.
Why? In any battle, soldiers have to fight visible enemies with weapons at the risk of losing their lives.
Similarly, when it comes to giving, one has to fight one’s own stinginess. Because stinginess is invisible, some think it doesn’t exist in their minds. They think they have given enough and that they are generous people. So, when you ask them to make merit, they’d refuse—whether this involves Buddhism or another religion. Even some Buddhists are not happy to make donations every time.
So, you should understand that it is not easy to persuade your parents who are not Buddhists to make merit and offerings like you do. Any difficulty you face would not be a surprise if you understand that this is the same as persuading them to get out there and fight a battle.
I have experienced this myself with my own relatives. You see, I’ve been a monk for more than 30 years, and yet some of my relatives have never made any merit with me. I invited them to come and make merit here since the first year in which I entered monkhood. But up till today they have not made merit at this temple. They are not keen to make merit at other temples either. That’s their nature.
Have I ever felt disheartened? No, never. I continue to persuade them to make merit every time I meet them.
Sometimes, I invited them to join me in charitable activities such as releasing fish and donating to hospitals. They agreed to join me because they could see the value of doing all this with their naked eyes. But they are reluctant to give to the monastic community because they cannot see any benefit.
Some of my relatives used to be like that, but some of them are different now. When they began to have the right understanding, they blamed me for failing to make them understand the importance of merit 10 or 20 years ago so they had missed a lot of chance to make big merit. My fault, again. Instead of blaming their stubbornness, they blamed me.
Daughter, Lord Buddha knew people are different so he taught different ways of making merit. Try this. Invite your friends who decline to make merit with Buddhism to volunteer in public welfare work with religious or secular organizations. The idea is to get them into the habit of giving, starting from small sacrifices that they find easy to make to bigger sacrifices that require effort.
After that, you may invite them to make the kind of big merit that requires just a small investment, i.e. meditation [no money needed, only time]. Meditation is a neutral thing. It is not confined to the monopoly of any single religion or religious group. Persuade them to meditate five to 10 minutes at a time. Later, they may increase the session to 20 minutes, half an hour, or even one hour at a time.
Once they can do it, they won’t mind hearing you recounting religious lessons [that you’ve heard from monks]. You may also lend them a religious book.
Observe if their attitude has changed. If they prefer to volunteer in social welfare work or donate to non-religious charities, don’t stop them. Encourage them to give or do something for the nation.
Get them into the habit of giving by encouraging them to give money and things, knowledge, useful ideas, labor, forgiveness, and praises. As you can see, the act of giving can be intensified this way.
Lord Buddha taught us ten steps towards personal progress in making merit.
First, to live together in peace, people have to share resources. Sharing is a great thing. I won’t talk about the varying degrees of such merit making now. Let’s just say we need to give and share with people who belong to the same religion and those who don’t. This is a must for creating a happy world.:P
Second, in every society there are weak and strong people, the young and the elderly, healthy people and those with physical disabilities. For any society to live peacefully, its people have to be nice to one another and give help to those in need.
Third, to maintain a peaceful society, people have to respect each other by not finding faults in each other.
Forth, for a society to be peaceful, people in that society must realize that every human being lives under the law of karma, that wholesome thoughts, speeches or actions produce good consequences while bad thoughts, speeches or actions lead to the opposite.
Lord Buddha also explained in detail how to do good through thought, speech and action. Even if you are alone, you can do good by having wholesome thoughts.
Fifth, all human beings carry with them since birth a storage of good and bad karma. That storage decides what happens to us in the present life. But it doesn’t mean we cannot do anything to improve our situation. Our fate is also determined by what we do in the present life–yesterday, today, and tomorrow. What happens to us is partly the results of our karma from the previous lifetime and partly the results of our karma in the present lifetime.
Sixth, Those who gave a lot in earlier lifetimes find it easy to succeed in the present lifetimes. Whereas, those who rarely gave in their past lifetimes and therefore had less wealth-attracting karma find it more difficult to earn a good living. Those in the latter group have to work harder to improve their situation. The understanding of this issue is another step toward psychological progress.
Seventh, for a society to live peacefully, its people have to understand that life does not end at the point of death. Where do people go after they’ve died? Well, they go where they like to go. If they like doing good, they are likely to go to Heaven. If they like doing bad, they go to Hell.
Once people understand this truth about life, they have made another step toward psychological progress. The quality of their minds have improved, and they acknowledge a debt of gratitude toward their parents.
Heaven and Hell do exist. They do not belong to one particular religion. Buddhists, Christians, Muslims do not have separate sets of Heaven and Hell. If they go to Heaven, they go to the same Heaven. If they go to Hell, they go to the same Hell. This is as true as the fact that Buddhists, Christians and Muslims do see the same moon and the same sun in the sky.
Once people understand this, they will realize that merit making is a must for everyone, and they will look beyond the boundaries of faith.
Daughter, now you see psychological progress can only be made gradually, step by step. You have to improve your conduct and set an example for your friends and relatives. Once they have faith in you and are impressed with your moral progress, they will follow your lead and make merit in Buddhism. It’s one step at a time. Go back and restart. You can do it if you try.” :p (Thank you Master :p)
I love you Cameron, Love and Ray , i’m your perfume mixing fan. A hug :p
on Jun 6th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
KARMA or ETERNITY
KARMA is now and what I say and do now becomes perpetual eternity and karma UNLESS I break the circuit.The circuit is that what I supply energy to in thought and deed - my mind.It is making unwanted,unwished for UNDONE and leading one’s life focused,one-pointed(like you say),and with deliberateness,paying deliberated attention to what and how one lives and by what values and leading the life one really wants to.And when anyone is asked as to what kind of a life they want to lead - what will the answer be?Evidently all say a healthy and wealthy and prosperous and successful and fruitful life and with lots of love in it!:) YES.And then several people start ‘ but(ing) - saying BUT this,BUT that,BUT,BUT,BUT…… & that’s where they put obstacles in their minds paths.I was no different- I have learnt alot and come alot further in life and I am constantly learning.When we refuse to chase the toxins that are killing us,as Wayne Dyer puts it, - then we should replace the word BUT with a conjunction like AND.Soon our minds begin to re-shape itself and things in one’s life begin moving in different directions.Obstacles begin clearing away and are removed (those obstacles were put there in our lives because of the wrong and perpetual word feed we gave our minds like the word ‘but’ which just means obstacle for the mind and suggests to the mind obstacle and the mind sends out that vibration and it is then matched up by the universe and there it is in our lives.
So breaking the circuit of negative energy vibrations and starting a new circuit of positive energy vibrations is what will make one’s life healthy,happy and successful.It first begins in the mind,the thoughts,then follows words and actions.This will also bring about a lifestyle change ultimately,gradually.We are like flowers opening up to the sunlight.We must tell ourselves ”I AM BEAUTIFUL.” each and every day,every hour till this becomes second to us like our skin.
I LOVE MYSELF AND I APPROVE OF MYSELF.
Namaste
on Jun 6th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Ray, thank you , you are precious and valuable diamond!!! :p Thank you thank you…:p
I’m Beautiful , i love myself and i approve of myself :p :p
“The master counted the number of Buddha images around that hall, noticing their styles and skimming through the names of those who donated the images. Luang Por would also walk pass the tombstones located along the wall. Having read the names, he reminded himself that everyone must die in the end, regardless of social or monetary status.
With no doubt, Luang Por believed in what Khun Yay taught him. No matter what she said, he would strictly follow her instructions. His philosophy while studying Dhamma was, “Today, I have learned this much. Tomorrow, I will have to learn more.” His meditation led him to find the truth of life.
Luang Por wanted to be ordained
Having learned and practiced higher Dhammakaya meditation, Luang Por experienced inner peace that filled him with bliss.
Luang Por never got angry, no matter how much other people bothered him. He would be able to talk with them calmly with no anger or thoughts of retaliation, as he remained completely neutral.
Luang Por’s thought was pure from wrongdoing and thus his mind was at peace. Because of this state of mind, he understood that sorrow cannot exist when a heart is full of happiness, for both emotions cannot occur simultaneously just like light that cannot be where darkness is. Therefore, one should seek inner peace and happiness to avoid sorrow, and one could sustain this happiness through meditation.
The more Luang Por learned about Dhammakaya meditation, the more he saw its value. The meditation enabled him to find answers to any mysteries. He believed that conventional knowledge could not free humans from sufferings. It could not lead him to Nirvana. It could not give the answers to the question of why we were born. Through Dhammakaya meditation, however, these questions could be answered. This was the reason why Luang Por wanted to be ordained. Thus he asked for permission from Khun Yay, but she insisted that he should finish his college education before becoming a monk. Khun Yay wanted Luang Por to be a graduate in both the material and the spiritual world. In doing so, Luang Por would be able to contribute greatly to Buddhism.
Still, during the break in his freshman year, Luang Por decided to leave home to study Dhamma intensively. At the time, he was still living in Petchaburi province where his father was working as a government official. On the night he decided to leave home, Luang Por paid a farewell respect to his father in front of the house without waking him up, for he knew that his father would never let him go.
Luang Por left home without any money, hoping that he would get a ride from someone. He got on the train with no ticket, but luckily, Luang Por met one of his good friends who gave half the money that he had to him. The friend also invited Luang Por to stay with him when they both arrived in Bangkok.
His place was a warehouse. The first floor was a storage filled with hundreds bags of sugar. There were cockroaches and other pests. The upper floor was the place where Luang Por and his friend lived. Every morning, his friend went to study at Thammasat University while Luang Por was learning Dhammakaya meditation from Khun Yay.
One day, while Luang Por was meditating with Khun Yay, he knew that his father was coming. Fearing his father who did not want him to study meditation or become a monk, Luang Por quietly sneaked out to avoid him.
Hiding on the 3rd floor of Pariyat School (a school for learning Buddhist scripts) of Wat Paknam, he prayed to Luang Pu Wat Paknam and asked for his help so that no one would find him there. He then fell asleep.
In the meantime, his father accused Khun Yay of many charges, but Khun Yay remained silent. Khun Yay was chewing Mak (betel nut), while listening to his father’s reprehension without saying anything. Finally Luang Por’s father gave up and left. The key to success here was endurance. Without it, the situation might result in serious dispute or violence. So when one faced such problem, Khun Yay’s suggestion was to keep quiet and start meditating.
Khun Yay had encountered this kind of situations many times. The only response from her was silence. Luang Por was impressed by her inaction and tolerance as he wondered how could a person like her exist in this world.
Sometimes Khun Yay said: “You can scold at me as much as you want, and I will be listening. Once you feel better, then you can go home.” After that statement, Khun Yay sat with her legs crossed and began meditating. If such condemnation took longer than normal, Khun Yay would occasionally open and then close her eyes, but as usual, Khun Yay would never respond to any charges or accusations. Luang Por noticed that Khun Yay’s face was always bright and shiny.
Luang Por’s father stopped supporting him financially. Therefore, Khun Yay became the one who asked for funding from various sources to support Luang Por, and some came from meditation students who already graduated. Thus, he was able to pursue his studies without any financial problem.
Luang Por once said “Because of Boon (merit from practicing meditation and being a good person.), I was able to graduate without any support from home. I believe that if our mind is always focused in Boon, it will help and support us.”
Later on, Khun Yay taught Luang Por the advanced Dhammkaya Meditation and how to lead a group to meditate. Luang Por tried his best by getting up very early in the morning and practicing regularly. When Luang Por was 20 years old, he was the youngest of Khun Yay’s students, but the one with the most advanced Dhammkaya meditation. He had gone far ahead of those who had come earlier. So, Khun Yay let him be the leader in the sacred event of Puja Khao Phra on every first Sunday of the month and also in other religious ceremonies. Luang Por would always lead the religious activities while Khun Yay would meditate to support him. He had gained great respect from the seniors, and no one ever disapproved of him.” :p
“Everyday, the sun would rise at about 4 in the morning. Khun Yay would wake up to herd the buffalo to the fields. She loved to look at the sun rising on the horison and always thought to herself, “Sun, where do you come from? Can I ride a buffalo to the sun?”
Ven. Dhammajayo Bhikkhu told of his impression: “Imagine a girl sitting on a buffalo, herding them out, even before the morning light. After the sun had risen, she saw it as the other farmer’s children did, yet her thoughts were very different from the others. She thought about riding to the sun. She yearned to know where it came from and where it went. These are not typical thoughts. It is the nature of the wise, the very introspective, the same as Buddha.”
Her reputation of great diligence had spread throughout the village. Her male neighbors tried to compete with her, but never went to the fields as early as she always did. Finally, they give her a nick name, “Iron Shins.” Because of her diligence in helping her parents in the fields, their financial status was better than most farmers. They were not in debt, even though the average farmer typically was in debt.
Khun Yay saw married life of her parents. It combined both happiness and tears. Because her father was addicted to alcohol, he would buy a bottle of liquor every night. When he did not drink, he would be so kind. But whenever he drank, he would always argue with his wife. Her mother had a very successful phrase to stop him from making loud noises when he got drunk that whenever it was said, her father would stop drinking and being so loud: “Sparrow, you live in my nest.” Just hearing this phrase made her father very angry and he stopped what he was doing. (One of the dominant habits of the bird ’sparrow’ is it always lives in the vacant nests of other birds)
Her father lived under her mother’s roof which was his shame. He was afraid of losing his dignity and he feared being looked down upon by others. When he heard the phrase, he would ask the children whether it is true, or whether she had really said those words.
One day, her drunk father was sleeping under the house ( a country house has a very high floor to protect from flooding). He was mumbling and snoring so loudly that it bothered the family.
Her mother shouted down the same phrase “Sparrow, living in my nest, you mumbled something?” Khun Yay wanted them to stop arguing, so she said “Mom did not say that.” At that moment, her father became furious with Khun Yay and cursed her to be deaf in her next 500 lives.
His curse has stayed on Khun Yay’s mind ever since. She believes the parents’ blessings were sacred. They would come true if spoken. The curse had the same effect and would condemn her. In Thailand, it is the tradition to ask forgiveness before a person dies so that we will feel free from anything we might have done to disturb their lives, so she decided to ask forgiveness from her father before he died.
Later on, her father became so ill that the family had to feed him for many months. The children took turns caring for him. On the morning of his last day, as she was feeding her father, he suddenly went into a coma. At that time she was only 12 years old and did not know what would happen. She called for her mother and left for the fields, because of her diligence in keeping the farm productive.
Khun Yay worked hard in the fields unaware of the passing time. When she came home after a long day, she saw everybody crying over her father’s death. Her siblings blamed her for not staying home. Everybody had already apologized and asked for his forgiveness, except her. She was very, very sad, even though she had taken very good care of him when he was ill. However, in her mind it was not enough; she had not asked for his forgiveness.
His death profoundly affected Khun Yay’s life. Most Thai people believe in rebirth. Since she had not had the chance to apologize to her father, she worried about her father’s curse on her. She was afraid it would come true in her next 500 lives. Since then, she has wished to go to her father in the other realm where his soul went.
As time passed, the overwhelming desire to ask for his forgiveness always stayed on her mind. She started looking for a meditation teacher who could teach her to go to the realm that her father lived in his next life.
In 1927, she was 18 years old. She heard about Luang Pu Wat Paknam, who can teach people to attain Dhammakaya. With Dhammakaya, people can go to heaven, or to Nibbana (Nirvana). They can go to the realm where the souls of people who died still live. Even more, with Dhammakaya, they can go and talk to and touch the soul of the dead, the same as humans do. Dhammakaya can even help people in hell, and in heaven to stay in a better realm.”
Cameron, i now healthy, can be as wealthy as i wish, success is easy thing for me, the only thing is how can i keep being bright and clear happy mind at all times? Sharing to others and build good people network? Expanding hearts…joining hands..single mind for peace.. :p :p :p :p :p :p :p
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1-3pm today is ordination seminar, i will find out how can i dedicate myself more to make it happen for others. :p
Purified mind through crystal ball meditation and yoga perfect body :p i love you this evening, this evening… :p :p :p
Ray, Love , Cameron, Thank you for supporting me, WE neeed pure love,pure energy, unconditional love, lot of my love to uuuuuuuuuuuu and all..Celestial kisses!!!!!
on Jun 7th, 2009 at 4:35 am
Thank you!my dearest darling Cameron!!!I adore you Cameron.Kiss
on Jun 7th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Hi there Cameron, Ray, Love and all readers :p
You know i cut my hair short, never done this before. I feel great and young :p lol :p , my neighbor did it too, my influence, so cool.
Got order for business, good move? :p
Seminar was so cool,wow wow wow, the new ordain monks and who inviting get paid from generous sponsors too!!! wonderful??? :p :p :p i’m happy for the world :p
I went running a bit sweetie, trees and nature are responding +talking to me :p , i need it or i need yoga studio or more influence, i can do it myself or get help from you? :p
“The First Golden Statue of Luang Pu Wat Paknam
Luang Por Dhammajayo wanted to pay respect to Luang Pu Wat Paknam. He always believed that because of the determined intentions of Luang Pu Wat Paknam, he was able to rediscover the Dhammakaya teaching which had been lost for years. Luang Pu Wat Paknam rediscovered this precious knowledge on the full moon night of October 1917 by pledging to dedicate his life to Dhamma. Without his great effort, we all wouldn’t have known or learned about the core of Buddhism, the real happiness of mankind, the root of wisdom, and the only way to reach Nirvana. :p
For these reasons, Luang Por Dhammajayo was considering building the golden statue of Luang Pu Wat Paknam to show his gratefulness towards his teacher with a place where his disciples would be able to offer their respect.
“It is a great idea to build such a statue. I have devoted my entire life to teaching all disciples and to building up the temple for the last 20 years. I never take a rest. I even suffered from malnutrition and became ill. My real dedications go to Luang Pu Wat Paknam, honoring his devoted life to Dhamma. All I have done, however, was only the spiritual part. To show my respect to him in tangible forms, I’ve not found my way yet. I, therefore, fully agree with Luang Por Dhammajayo to build the golden statue for Luang Pu Wat Paknam. I rejoice in the merit. I will try my best to find those highly virtuous persons to jointly build such image,” said Khun Yay.
Luang Por Dhammajayo, Khun Yay, and other disciples from all over the country jointly decided to show their respect and gratefulness by building the one-ton statue of Luang Pu Wat Paknam from pure gold. The ceremony was held on Makha Puja Day on February 25, 1994, and was presided over by Pra Dhammapanyabordee, the present Abbot of Wat Paknam.
Within that same year, Luang Por Dhammajayo was also considering building the Great Dhammakaya Cetiya. The Cetiya would be the center for Buddhists from all over the world to practice and learn Buddhism. Khun Yay totally supported his proposal. Although she was physically weak, her heart was still as strong as ever, and she was always ready to join with her disciples.
Besides the Great Cetiya, Luang Por Dhammajayo was also contemplating building two more buildings, namely the Monastery of Phra Monkolthepmuni (Sod Candasaro) — where the golden image would be placed, and the Dhammakaya Assembly Hall (meditation hall), to accommodate more than 100,000 people during those religious days. These three projects were worked on simultaneously. At the same time, the teachings of Dhammakaya had also been gradually spreading throughout the world from Asia to Europe, North America, Australia, and Africa.
Although Wat Phra Dhammakaya was established more than 30 years, the construction, the spread of Dhamma teachings, and the personnel training programs still continue.
Luang Por Dhammajayo and his disciples had wanted to complete the three projects
as soon as possible, while their beloved Khun Yay was still alive to acquire more merit. If these constructions were done in time, she might be able to see them. Those projects would fulfill Khun Yay’s intentions and duties assigned by Luang Pu Wat Paknam: to create peace through meditation all over the world.
Khun Yay, who was almost 90 years old, asked one of her disciples to give her a ride to see the progress of the construction of the Great Dhammakaya Cetiya to be completed shortly. No matter how great those obstacles were, with the devotion of all the virtuous builders and having Khun Yay as the center, they were successful.
Two years later, Saturday, April 22, 2000, was the first celebration date of the Great Dhammakaya Cetiya. Khun Yay, who was 91 years old, could no longer walk on her own and required the use of a wheel chair.
On the celebration day, a driver showed her around the Great Cetiya throughout day and night. From her blissful eyes and a proud smile, she watched the golden Great Dhammakaya Cetiya shining with more than 300,000 Dhammakaya images. The Cetiya was surrounded by hundreds of thousands of monks and novices as well as disciples in white garments. All of them came to jointly celebrate this great achievement which was reached after many difficulties and challenges.
She had finally seen the completion of the Great Cetiya before she passed away on the morning of Sunday, September 10, 2000.
Khun Yay was the principle disciple of Luang Pu Wat Paknam. She was assigned to promote Dhammakaya meditation to all people throughout the world by linking such assignments to Luang Por Dhammajayo, who had the same goal.
Khun Yay, whose heart was purified by the greatest virtue, had been doing innumerable great things for our society and nation.
She was a perfect role model for the next generation of virtuous builders to follow. Khun Yay was the key person for all the success of Wat Phra Dhammakaya. Without Khun Yay, there wouldn’t be one of the best temples of today.
This was, ultimately, the great achievement of Khun Yay, who indeed was “second to none.”
“Kalayanamitra means “good friends who always guide and support us”. Having Kalayanamitra is the path of success. Having good friends who offer beneficial advice will help one to achieve this success.
I am who I am today because of Khun Yay Ubasika Chan Khonnokyung, who is my first Kalayanamitra. I met her when she was 53 years old. The first time I saw her, she was an ordinary, thin, older lady, until I really looked into her eyes. They shone with decisiveness, freshness and purity which came from her virtue. I knew then she could be my meditation teacher, and asked her to accept me as one of her students. I have witnessed her ideas and her life style of cultivating only good deeds. Since 1961, I have not seen her be discouraged or give up on anything. Her intention to pursue good deeds has continued to increase. I only hear her encourage others by offering her support and shoring them up when their resolution falters. She is a genuine positive-thinking person because of her meditation experience. She always says, ” It can be done. It is possible. It must be complete.” Whatever she says, she does. Whatever she does, she says.
Her virtues that I have often seen are her diligence, cleanliness and purity. She is clean physically, spiritually and mentally. In her place, the furniture is simple and uncluttered. Some was made from others’ discards, cleaned and repaired to make serviceable for her. This reflected her choice of solitude and little need for “things.”
Her speech, from the first time I met her, until this day, has not changed. She will speak only Dhamma, and of doing good deeds. If I did something inappropriate, she taught what should have been done or what should be done. What she told me has helped build up my spirit to strengthen my influence and character. When close to her, I feel the peacefulness of being sheltered by a big, strong tree. My mind is at peace because I have absolute understanding—-she can read my thoughts and feelings. It always fosters my concentration in meditation and helps build my wisdom. My teacher’s speech is direct, honest and brief. It is the best of words. When she finishes speaking, there is no doubt, no unanswered questions. Once, there was someone who misunderstood her and scolded her for hours. She remained quiet, listening intently. I have never heard her argue, nor have I ever seen or heard her anger.
Most people who came to her wanted her help. With kindness, she helped everyone, both the living and the deceased. She helped with family problems, illness, business difficulties and other life crises. She would sit and listen to the problem. Then she would tell the person to meditate also while she helped to fix the problem. After a few days, the person would come again to report that the problem was resolved.
Khun Yay has now(back then) reached the venerable age of 91 and because of illness and her age, is no longer actively teaching. She continues to live as a nun in the temple and serves as an inspiration to countless people. Khun Yay was born in a time when studying was only for the males of the family in the old Thai tradition. Therefore, her accomplishments in educating herself and becoming a meditation teacher are all the more impressive and moving. She has touched and shaped countless lives, and inspired so many to lead lives of peace, inner happiness and meditation.”
“When she attained Dhammakaya and could help her father from Hell to Heaven, she was very happy. She didn’t desire anything more, because attaining Dhammakaya gave her happiness. It is the happiness that could not be found in this world. Later, Khun Yay told us of her feeling that it is the true happiness. Even when someone offered her gold as tall as her height to stop her from the meditation she was doing, she had to pass.
Khun Yay thought of doing more chores to please the house owner, so she could ask to be allowed to meditate at Wat Paknam for about a month. With this thought in mind, she worked even harder to please the house owner.
She had talked with Khun Yay Tongsuk and when the time came, she asked for permission. Khun Nai Leab agreed, as long as Khun Yay returned in a month. Khun Yay did not say anything, so the house owner thought she would return. At long last, Khun Yay Tongsuk brought her to Wat Paknam.
That night, Khun Yay dreamed she was standing on the side of a very wide river. There was a boat bringing her to the other side. There, she saw a big, beautiful Bhodi tree which offered nice shade. Once she reached the other side, she went to sit under the tree’s shade. It felt very peaceful and then she awoke.
The following afternoon, a Thursday, she met with Luang Pu Wat Paknam for the first time. Luang Pu (a pronoun of the Thai senior Buddhist monk called himself and was called by others) was teaching in the Hall, which was close to the kitchen. When Khun Yay Tongsuk introduced Khun Yay to him, he looked up and when he saw Khun Yay’s face, he said, “You have come so late.”
Luang Pu said that because he had been waiting for the advanced meditators team. He sent her directly to the very advanced Dhammakaya meditation group. Joining this Dhammakaya meditation group during that time was not easy. There were tests from the senior meditators with questions that a normal human could not answer. All the questions were beyond the ability of human’s knowledge. Only the ones attaining Dhammakaya would be able to answer. In Khun Yay’s case, she did not have to pass the test. Luang Pu just let her in.
However, she got sick in the first week after coming to Wat Paknam. While sick, the Dhamma experience was lost to her and she was left with only her desire. Even this situation couldn’t shake her peaceful mind. She believed Dhammakaya was still with her, it was just her body that was weak. It left her mind unclear, unable to see Dhammakaya. During this time, however,her mind was in the peaceful place as always.
Now, her life changed, her body was weak and her Dhammakaya was altered. However, in the Wat Paknam, she received Loung Por’s kindness, and her Dhammakaya was recovered. She told us later that she was confused and could feel Dhammakaya fading. Luang Pu sensed this, and he said, “Chandra, you keep your mind at the center; always keep your mind at the center.” “Yes”, she answered and did it. She said, “It’s in my body, it is just that my body is sick and confused.”
Luang Pu asked Khun Yay later, “Is your mind at a standstill?” When she was asked that, she was afraid but answered “yes” and immediately, from confusion to clarity, her mind was brightening. It was at peace and could see clearly.
Luang Pu continued, “See anything?” “I see, clearly.” Khun Yay was afraid of his questions. When he walked up the stairs, the voice came from another room. The wall had a hole in it for him to order across the room. Only faces were seen through it.
Although entering the very advanced Dhammakaya meditation group was not as hard for Khun Yay as for others, living at Wat Paknam was not easy. Since Khun Yay was the newcomer, she not only had to adjust to the new place, but also to the people there. Her life was very hard. Everything given to her was used, old, and torn. She happily cleaned them and used them, thinking only of their purpose. The bed’s leg was broken, and it was not usable any longer. It also stank and had mites living in it. She happily took it, thinking that she wanted to use this bed to rest. Rest would refresh her mind and then she could use that power to meditate.
She did not have any servants, money, or jewelry. She had only her positive thinking, her two hands, and her mind. She was not a carpenter, but when she had to fix the bed, she did it with perfection. She cleaned her things so they looked new. Even though the bed was cleaned, some of the mites were still living in the bed. At night, they would bite Khun Yay. Her sleep was restless all night long.
People who do not have a good night’s sleep can be very irritable. If someone says or does something improper, there could be some violence. Khun Yay was different. She had a small jar, like a crystal cup, next to her bed with a white cloth to cover it. When the mites bit her, she put the mites in the jar, and covered it. In the morning, she let them go outside, and she did this until her bed was clear of the mites.
The senior meditators liked to see this. It became a club of who wanted to see the cleanliness, eventhough it was not beautiful. The cleanliness emanated peace—like the flowers in the garden, without a sign “You are welcome to look.” They still drew people to get close to see and smell them. :p
Khun Yay’s old bed was the same. It was as if the cleanliness from her mind moved to her hands, and to her bed, and then to the viewers who looked at her bed. Her bed was the center of the club for those who wanted to sweep and touch it.
The senior meditators would not let her help with the food. Because she was thin, had long hair and deep-set eyes, people seeing her thought she was sick with tuberculosis (a prevalent epidemic at that time) and were afraid of contracting it. When it was mealtime, The cook unwillingly gave Khun Yay the food. She had to experience this every day.
She taught herself as if she were both teacher and student. She was there to meditate. She left the house to study Dhammakaya meditation. Every meal was for Luang Pu Wat Paknam and everybody who willingly gave the meals to him. Luang Pu was kind enough to let her and the others eat.
It was normal for those who cook to always be very tired. They had to wake up in the morning and set everything up. They had to stand in front of the heat and divide everything up evenly. It was not her business to pay attention to the action of the cooks. Her duty was to eat to keep her healthy. When done, she would use that power to meditate and to study the advanced level of Dhammakaya meditation.
While others thought that Khun Yay was ill from tuberculosis, Khun Yay thought that others’ thinking about her was good, so she could eat by herself and could have more privacy. She didn’t have to deal with anybody else. While eating, she simultaneously put her mind on the peaceful spot (at the center of her body). While washing the dishes, she also meditated and brought the brightness from meditation to clean her mind.
This experience showed her desire to study Dhammakaya meditation, disregarding any obstacles.”
Thank you for reading and let me share it with you. My life is worthwhile-best higher and higher point purpose living because of you. You have changed me and support me that no one can.
My purest and loveliest ones :p ,
yours Bon xxxxX
on Jun 7th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Why does people kill other lives? for food? habit, revenge, anger or for fun?
Killing will shorthen and weeken your healthy life.
Cameron, when souls get out from hell realm, they are born as small creature like worm, insect, flies, then they are born dogs, next is bigger and more useful animals like cows, buffaloes before souls are born human beings. :p
Learning with me? :p
*What is the principle of good people network building that the Lord Buddha gave us?*
“People were born with ignorance, so they have to learn later. Although they have a thousand- year long life, but they still cannot learn everything in the world. Especially, if they cannot catch up the ability of their work, what can they do? They have to find somebody who can fulfill the ability that we are lacking of. This is an example.
The fourth thing is deficiency of safety. While working, we cannot guarantee our safety. The more we stand out, the more danger we are facing. We must do good things, but we shouldn’t be outstanding since nobody wants to see that we are more prominent. If we are, we are not safe anymore. Or if we are having difficulties, this danger will make our life even more difficult. No matter if we are skillful or not, we still face danger. How can we guarantee our safety? Because of the lack of safety, we have to fulfill ourselves with it to get rid of danger.
Hence, if we socialize with Kalayanamitra (good friends), when we are in need of money, they can help us. For the ones who have no mercy to people, it’s useless to socialize with them, and there wouldn’t be any bond of friendship between us and these people.
The first bond of friendship is the asset that they are lacking of, and we have to assist each other.
The second bond of friendship is will power. Though we have wealth, but sometimes we are lacking of will power. Even a millionaire is still sometimes in need of encouragement; for example, when he is sick, facing a problem or a fight in his family. The most efficient thing that can decrease people’s will power is bad words, and the most efficient thing that can encourage people is beautiful words.
The third one is ability sharing. If we can give people suggestion or physical ability, artistic ability, or technical ability in order to help them, we should. Especially the people with the same career should give each other hand, not problems. If we keep giving problems to people within the country, the overseas businesses can harm us. We are miserable now because the people with the same career are not harmonious. If we were harmonious, there would be a lot of big malls in the country, and foreign malls cannot take our money. Presently, our money has been taken out; only if Thai people were harmonious, this problem would have been solved since long time ago.
The fourth one is consistent sincerity giving. When one can attain prominence, we should be happy for him, don’t be envious or have any plan to persecute him because it’s not good. When our friend is well-off, we should be happy for him and even give him blessing.
1. We shall share our wealth. It’s called Dana (generosity).
2. We shall encourage each other. It’s called Piyawaja (endearing speech)
3. We shall share our strength or skill to the ones who are lacking of it. It’s called At-dhajariya (benevolence)
4. We shall not give each other persecution. In stead of that, we shall encourage them and be consistently nice to each other. Giving material stuff, endearing speech, strength, skill, will power and safety are magic for good people network building, and then we will have countless Kalayanamitra (good friends) around.”
Alms giving and Peace
“In Thailand, at every early hours of the morning, we always see monks wander on the streets on their daily almsround to collect food for their day. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is a sign of respect given by lay Buddhists to Buddhist monks. It is not a charity as presumed by the Western culture; rather, it is perceived as an opportunity for the laypeople to make merits.
Merit, being considered as pure energy, is behind all successes in life, such as physical appearance, economic standing, and reputation. In addition, almsgiving establishes a symbolic connection among spiritual enthusiasts as they all come together for a single purpose. It is also their way of showing their humbleness and respect for the noble ones. At the break of each new dawn, Thai people always prepare the alms food that would include rice and other recipes for the monks.
Giving is an act of peace and a basic moral fundamental for anyone who wants to live in this world with kindness and compassion. This belief has been embedded in the Thai people’s heart for thousand of years. Moreover, almsgiving is a stress of inner peace and personal honesty, which is the first step to the purification of the mind that will lead to the higher inner grace which are scruple precepts and meditation. Therefore, the peace takes over the hearts of Thais everyday at the crack of dawn.”
Just being good person and not being bad is enough? Why do i have to attain Nirvana, accrue merit, pursuit perfection????
Someone’s case study. :p
1. Your grandmother, mother, and mother-in-law are earth-sprites in a nearby Chinese Shrine but your mother-in-law hangs around near the house as she is tied up with her family.
After dedicating a large number of merits to them, they became female angels, and live in golden palaces in Tavatimsa Heaven (the third level of Heaven). Their palaces are next to each other and they feel very happy, very glad, and very delighted. They pass on the message, “Thank you,” to all of you for the merits you dedicated to them. They are so appreciative.
2. Your dad’s belief has been held for over 80 years. At this moment all that you can do is remind him of all of the merits you have accrued, make a resolve that he be can receive a part of your merits, and persuade him to perform merits as best as he can. Thus, the merit will adhere to him and he will understand after his passing away.
3. Your sister (the seventh one) broke the fifth precept, and has the remaining remnants of that kamma, which caused her to have a brain development problem. To solve that problem, she needs to accrue a large number of present merits to terminate that kamma.
4. Your wife’s friend had a short life span because in the past when she was a man, she supervised captives to work hard and did not allow them to have food until they became tired and passed away. This is her remnant from that kamma.
She became a female angel, and lives in Tavatimsa Heaven (the second level of Heaven). She and her family have been a supporting team. At this moment, she is rejoicing over her Heavenly treasure with happiness until she forgot her family for a while.
The message she passed is, “She wishes for her husband and child accrue a large number of merits. She requests that you not be careless in cultivating merits as she is facing the reward in Heaven.”
5. You and your wife have been husband and wife in the past, and performed merits with Dhammakaya community and Luang Phaw as supporters. the group when Luang Phaw was supporting the team. Your wife has determined to be a man since the last Buddha interval.
However her adultery kamma still remains. So she became a woman and is now your wife. Her determination will be fulfilled in the next life as she keeps 8 Precepts and cultivates various sorts of merits.
6. The advantage from offering the last lump sum of money is that you will possess never ending treasures like Jatila, the millionaire, in the next life and henceforth. Whenever your perfections reach the present merit, At present time it will bring a reward for both of you, even though you accrue full merits. However you will never be in poverty but will be well live a comfortable life.
7. Your wife’s determination to be a man, a novice Bhikkhu, a Bhikkhu, and to stay away from women’s problems, will be fulfilled in the next life.
8. You are a Hepatitis B carrier because of your past kamma. You were a millionaire in an agricultural society. You forced animals and slaves to work until they were tired and never took good care of them.
The solution is to consistently offer food and medicines to the Bhikkhus, release animals; for example fishes. And lastly, take good care of yourself. For instance, take in good food and get enough sleep. At once you will be better.”
Peace :p
“If we are all united, the world will change from darkness to rightness, from impurity to purity, from selfishness to sharing, and be filled with love and genuine smiles. The idea of taking advantage of, or hurting others, anger, and resentment will vanish. On the other hand, loving kindness, well-wishing, forgiveness, devotion, sharing, purity, and happiness will be everywhere, creating the world peace that everyone has long wished for.
Note: Eight Worldly Conditions: Atthalokadhamma Like the pendulum that perpetually turns to the right and left, four desirable and undesirable conditions prevail in this world which everyone, without exception, must face in the course of one?s lifetime.
They are gain (labha) and loss (alabha), fame (yasa) and defame (ayasa), praise (pasamsa) and blame (ninda), happiness (sukha) and pain (dukkha). (Narada)”
Bliss and my alone time meditation early morning with singing birds and super smiley bright face to all of you. :p
I’m crystal clear Buddha, i’m in him and he is within me. the Kingdom of heaven is within me :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p :p
on Jun 8th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
“The way that leads men to be rich and wealthy is to be a plenary donator such as foods, drink, clothes, sandals, garlands, scents, ointments, beds, dwellings and lighting to priests or/and folks. The way of being poor is to do the opposite. Moreover, those who pay homage to the person who deserves homage will be highborn. The way to be lowborn is to do the opposite. Those who frequently visited priests or sages, asking questions like: “Venerable Sir, What is skillful? What is unskillful? What is blameworthy? What is blameless? What should be cultivated? What should not be cultivated? What action will be for my long-term harm and suffering? Or what action will be for my long-term welfare and happiness?” will be smart and intelligent. The way leading men to be stupid and dumb is to do the opposite.
At the end of the sermon, the young Supha said to the Blessed one: “Magnificent Sir, your speech is clear as if placing upright what was overturned, revealing what was hidden, showing the way to the lost, carrying the lamp in the dark for those who have good sight to see.” Therefore, he took the Lord Buddha, the Dhamma and all the Monks as his refuge.
Now it is the great time for us to know the key to the secret of all refinement. DMC is also one of many Dhamma channels in this world that providing this kind of knowledge. DMC shows why people encounter such fates differently from one another through “case studies”–the true stories and questions of life from the DMC audience. The most venerable Prarajjabhavanavisuth, Dhammajayo Bhikkhu is the one who reads the stories and answers the questions. All letters will be expatiatly replied based on Tripitaka and meditation in the most famous program, Inner Dream Kindergarten School, broadcasting from Monday to Saturday evening. The program will disclose the secret for your life and free your mind regardless of age, sex, religions, races and nationality. Please enjoy it.”
A man life :p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeEF009uq1Q&feature=PlayList&p=637701EF8FE517B6&index=2
on Jun 9th, 2009 at 5:27 am
Hey my sweet heart Cameron
I’m so glad you say which finger - the index finger - not the (center);) finger.
:):):)
on Jun 9th, 2009 at 5:29 am
Cameron look after yourself and I’m looking after myself too,2in1 - mybaby&me ;):) Hugs darling.
on Jun 9th, 2009 at 8:58 am
I use physical body that my parents give me to meditate and write to you, give cosmetics to my friend, she needs to put sunscreen outdoor in my opinion :p I will give her facial too. :p
Mum asked me to stay home and be her spiritual teacher instead of novice monks :p at least for now in my view :p
I have not put make up for some some times :p but pink lipstick last few days :p
Who is not on the same path will be moved out, it is really true , amazing , miracle, Illusion world, Cameron sweetie !!!! I .. am speechless…
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“The shape of cetiya
means symbolism, and interpretable
both horizontal,
and vertical.
The horizontal
means the broaden power of mind
that can spread to atmosphere
and environment.
Scholary language calls this meaning
“THE PLAN”
The vertical
means level of delication of mind
which means the high level of sbhavadharma
Develop from the ordinary human body.
Scholary language called this meaning
“THE PILE”
Both the plan and the pile
are unseparatable relative.
More peacefulness of mind (the pile)
gives more amount of happiness (the plan)
To be said that
The height of cetiya
convey to the broaden, and vast of mind,
and the wide at the base of cetiya
convey to the height in the mean time.
Because the height is the radius
of the curve straight from the middle point of the base
by the length of the base as diameter.
The radius straight from the base at the middle point
is called as important that it is
the “axis” or the “middle base”
that support the curve to be in shape.
As buddhists belive the “inner dharma”
is the important base to the exist of buddhism.
All cetiya in the world every style, every shape,
The axist is the most important.
For the cetiya emphasized on the height, the important of axis is
from the top of the height to the lotus base
with the control power of mind at the curve
which the height or “axis” as radius.
The comprehensible curve is unseen by eyes.
The scholars call this curve The invisible dome.
For the cetiya emphasized on the control power of mind
The shape of the cetiya enphasized on the width.
Height or axist is
The radius right angled at the middle point on the length of the base.
Relation of height and sphere is
“the comprehensive understood”
because this can’t be whole built every lines to be seen on eyes,
but is left for understanding
in the symbol which can’t be seen by eyes
called “THE INVISIBLE SYMBOL”
Scholars are so called the unseen curve and axis
THE INSIBLE DOME
&
THE INVISIBLE AXIS
Thus, axis
or the essential of cetiya
means “the middle way” or
“majimagga” of
Buddhism
which Nagarjuna (The Eighth Master of Buddhism), the first rector of Nalanda said
any way of practise if that can’t bring mind to
the middle point of the body
That practise won’t convey the chance to attain the way of enlightment
and the pratitioners will reach the inside Dharmakaya
only by passing mind into the middle way.
As Luang Phor Wat Paknam
“Phra Mongkolthepmuni”
discovered the stage of Dharmakaya that is exist and attainable
in the middle way only.
Start from placing mind silently
at the middle point of the body
Then the middle way will begin from the middle piont through Nirvarna.
Because only through the stop point in Dharmarattana or “tathagata garba”
that make Prince Sidhartha the Buddha
and Because the mind that stop eternally inside of Buddha
that make his undestroyable Dharmakaya
spread out all over universes
by the time his rupakaya was burnt in fire.
Axis is thus means the middle way
which is the originated place of uncountable Dharmakaya
that spread and compact all over universes
and still continue originated
by every buddhas
who maintain Dharmakaya in nirvana.
( i’m having mind orgasum sweetie, do u feel like i feel?, i just find this with u now too. :p )
In scholar way
“AXIS” means majimagga,
means sbhavadharma
delicacy of mind derived from meditation practice.
Primary start only from calmfulness and relaxation
to the highest “nirvana”
which release from human’s bound
above all wave of fetters in universes.
As to this meaning “AXIS”
as so called a nice name
“AXIS is the Passage of time.”
Axis is the passage of time
from no wisdom to “Buddha”
by oneself.
and
“AXIS” is the Pillar of fire”
Axis is the pillar of the light of wisdom
which radiated wisdom up upon wisdom.
From heavenly light to nirvana light.
All are
happy, clearful lightened mind
can’t exist without axis.
because the light is
broad and huge area of control power of mind
which how large the curve is radiated
depended on the height of the radius
which is the height of axis right-triangled at the middle of the base.
Thus, building the axis of the cetiya
is so mean to build stability, and wealthy to life
because every point on the axis
is equal to every point of the middle way
with uncountable Dharmakaya.
From “Gotaphu Dharmakaya” to
“Arahat Dharmakaya”
The mighty power that originated uncountable Dharmakaya
spread and enlarge out to compact all over the universes upon universes.
By this meaning
AXIS is so called in another name
“AXIS IS The diety”.
Axis is the dwelling place of mighty bodies.
Because axis is the dwelling place of Dharmakaya
uncountable, and incalculable.
To be more understand of this page please begin with:
stupa is life
dome stupa
inner buddha in dome
and
(this page) Stupa and cetiya: the symbolism and philosophy of the “AXIS”
From the experience of continuous meditation practice for 24 years of Kasemsook.”
Wow wow wow…sweet celestial castle with you i’m. I kiss you baby. I’m yours…sleep well…my pure love. xoxoo
on Jun 9th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
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