The breeze has awakened the Earth and the Sun has coloured
our world. The birds have added melody to the morning
and I hope I’m not late to wish you Good Morning.
~Santabanta sms
Jendhamuni photographing at Sugarloaf Mountain on September 12, 2020
No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves. ~ Amelia Earhart
Novice Ananda at Kiryvongsa Bopharam Pagoda on June 21, 2019
Discipline is for the sake of restraint,
restraint for the sake of freedom from remorse,
freedom from remorse for the sake of joy,
joy for the sake of rapture,
rapture for the sake of tranquillity,
tranquillity for the sake of pleasure,
pleasure for the sake of concentration,
concentration for the sake of knowledge
and vision of things as they are,
knowledge and vision of things as they are
for the sake of disenchantment,
disenchantment for the sake of release,
release for the sake of knowledge and vision of release,
knowledge and vision of release
for the sake of total unbinding without clinging.
— Parivaara.XII.2 (BMC p.1)
A Guide for Laypeople
Compiled and explained by Bhikkhu Ariyesako © 1999
If you want to have a good time, be good. ~Ajahn Brahm
Sharing really is caring. If you want to be a more caring person, then you should be willing to share your things. This means sharing things you actually care about, like clothes you like, or half of your favorite sandwich, not sharing something that means nothing to you, like a book you didn’t like much anyway. Be on the lookout for opportunities to share things, whether it’s a material object or a piece of advice. People who are caring are unselfish, and sharing is a key trait of a person who is selfless.
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The mind of compassion
knows no bitterness
no judgment
no good no bad
no right no wrong
no you no me.
Only the wish for all beings
to be happy.
~Venerable Wuling
As perfume to the flower, so is kindness to speech. ~Katherine Francke
Jendhamuni at Sugar Loft on September 5, 2020
I wouldn’t want to change a thing about you. You’re perfect just the way you are.
Smile! Because you have just received a text message from someone hoping you are fine. The world is full of beauty when your heart is full of love. So start & end your day with love & smile in your heart. Have a peaceful day. ~smstosay
Sadness and happiness both are part of our everyday life. The world is so beautiful when you feel happiness inside you. On the other hand, life is too short for being sad. There is no point of living in a sad world. No matter what! So, don’t be sad even if it is your worst day. It’s not permanent. Everything will be OK again. Just have patient. ~Insbright
If we want to act wisely in the world, the first step is to learn to quiet the mind. If our actions are born from grasping or fear, they will perpetuate the problems. Only when our own minds and hearts are peaceful can we expect peace to come through the actions we take. ~ Jack Kornfield
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.
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.
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
