1. We must not suffer over the suffering

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    “There will always be suffering. But we must not suffer over the suffering.” ~Alan Watts

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Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow. Never expect to outgrow loneliness. Never hope to find people who will understand you, someone to fill that space. And intelligent, sensitive person is the exception, the very great exception. If you expect to find people who will understand you, you will grow murderous with disappointment. The best you’ll ever do is to understand yourself, know what it is that you want, and not let the cattle stand in your way.” ~ Janet Fitch

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  2. For the awakening of the heart

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    Of course we can always imagine more perfect conditions, how it should be ideally,
    how everyone should behave. But it is not our task to create an ideal. It’s our task
    to see how it is, and to learn from the world as it is. For the awakening of the heart,
    conditions are always good enough. ~Ajahn Sumedho

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  3. A confusing role

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    Memories play a confusing role. They make us laugh when we remember
    the times that we cried together. But make us cry when we remember the times
    that we laughed together. ~Santabanta sms

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  4. When people hurt you

    Comment

    When people hurt you over and over again, think of them as a sandpaper.
    They may scratch and hurt you but it’s you – who’ll turn up shining and polished,
    while they’ll end up useless. ~Santabanta sms

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  5. Explain your anger

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    Explain your anger, don’t express it. It’ll immediately open the door to solutions
    instead of arguments. ~Santabanta sms

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  6. A girl like you

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    Boy: Sweetie, let’s play a game.
    Girl: Which game?
    Boy: Anything, but not Hide & Seek.
    Girl: Why?
    Boy: Because a girl like you is impossible to find!

    ~Santabanta sms

  7. The one who touches your soul

    Comment

    Always remain with that person in your life… who touches your
    thought and your soul – rather than someone who considers
    you simply a time-pass. ~Santabanta sms

  8. Kitty and a lemon

    Comment

    It has been suggested that cats actually began hissing after hearing snakes hiss. This behavior may actually originate from imitating snakes. Your cat might really be a copy cat! Because snakes can be so deadly, other animals know to pay attention and shy away from its characteristic hiss. The hiss is a warning to other animals or people to stay away, whether it comes from a snake or an unhappy cat. A cat’s hissing is often a result of fear. The introduction of another animal into the home, for example, another
    cat or a dog, is a common reason for a cat to hiss. Anything or anyone a
    cat doesn’t know scares it and so it hisses as a defense mechanism. Source: omgfacts

  9. Love and kindness

    Comment

    Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference.
    They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.

    ~Barbara De Angelis

  10. Carve your name on hearts

    Comment

    A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you
    and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots
    have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.

    ~ Charles H. Spurgeon


Live & Die for Buddhism

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Khmer Tipitaka 1 – 110

 ព្រះត្រៃបិដក

ព្រះត្រៃបិដក ប្រែថា កញ្រ្ចែង ឬ ល្អី​ ៣ សម្រាប់ដាក់ផ្ទុកពាក្យពេចន៍នៃព្រះសម្មាសម្ពុទ្ធ

The Tipitaka or Pali canon, is the collection of primary Pali language texts which form the doctrinal foundation of Theravada Buddhism. The three divisions of the Tipitaka are: Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, Abhidhamma Pitaka.

Maha Ghosananda

Maha Ghosananda

Supreme Patriarch of Cambodian Buddhism (5/23/1913 - 3/12/07). Forever in my heart...

Samdech Chuon Nath

My reflection

វចនានុក្រមសម្តេចសង្ឃ ជួន ណាត
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Listen to Khmer literature and Dhamma talk by His Holiness Jotannano Chuon Nath, Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia Buddhism.

Shantidevas’ Bodhisattva vows

My reflection

Should anyone wish to ridicule me and make me an object of jest and scorn why should I possibly care if I have dedicated myself to others?

Let them do as they wish with me so long as it does not harm them. May no one who encounters me ever have an insignificant contact.

Regardless whether those whom I meet respond towards me with anger or faith, may the mere fact of our meeting contribute to the fulfilment of their wishes.

May the slander, harm and all forms of abuse that anyone should direct towards me act as a cause of their enlightenment.

As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, so the wise are not shaken by blame and praise. As a deep lake is clear and calm, so the wise become tranquil after they listened to the truth…

Good people walk on regardless of what happens to them. Good people do not babble on about their desires. Whether touched by happiness or by sorrow, the wise never appear elated or depressed. ~The Dhammapada

Hermit of Tbeng Mountain

Sachjang Phnom Tbeng សច្ចំ​​ ភ្នំត្បែង is a very long and interesting story written by Mr. Chhea Sokoan, read by Jendhamuni Sos. You can click on the links below to listen. Part 1 | Part 2

Beauty in nature

A beautiful object has no intrinsic quality that is good for the mind, nor an ugly object any intrinsic power to harm it. Beautiful and ugly are just projections of the mind. The ability to cause happiness or suffering is not a property of the outer object itself. For example, the sight of a particular individual can cause happiness to one person and suffering to another. It is the mind that attributes such qualities to the perceived object. — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Nature is loved by what is best in us. The sky, the mountain, the tree, the animal, give us a delight in and for themselves. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Our journey for peace
begins today and every day.
Each step is a prayer,
Each step is a meditation,
Each step will build a bridge.

—​​​ Maha Ghosananda