1. It matters only that you Love

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    It matters not who you love, where you love,
    why you love, when you love or how you love,
    it matters only that you love. ~John Lennon

  2. They have no real shelter

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    Poor people in my country, Cambodia
    When you are sad, when you are not happy, because life does not turn out as you wished it to be, please look at this picture and think about the suffering of the poor. Having no bed, no pillow, no blanket, no food, no drink… miserable, indeed. You will be able to wear a genuine smile and appreciate with what you are having, if and only if you are able to throw your eyes this far… ~Jendhamuni

    http://kimedia.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-sufferings-of-my-people-are-none-of.html

  3. Love should be everything

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    'Heartbreaker' lyric by Dionne Warwick

    I got to say it and it's hard for me
    You got me cryin'
    Like I thought I would never be
    Love is believin' but you let me down
    How can I love you when you ain't around
    And I

    Get to the morning and you never call
    Love should be everything or not at all
    And it don't matter what ever you do
    I made a life out of lovin' you

    Only to find any dream that I follow is dying
    I'm cryin' in the rain
    I could be searchin' my world
    For a love everlasting
    Feeling no pain
    When will we meet again

    Why do you have to be a heartbreaker
    Is it a lesson that I never knew
    Gotta get out of the spell that I'm under
    My love for you

    Why do you have to be a heartbreaker
    When I was bein' what you want me to be
    Suddenly everything I ever wanted
    Has passed me by
    This world may end
    Not you and I

    My love is stronger than the universe
    My soul is cryin' for you
    And that can not be reversed
    You made the rules and you could not see
    You made a life out of hurtin' me

    Out of my mind
    I am held by the power of you love
    Tell me when do we try
    Or should we say goodbye
    Why do you have to be a heartbreaker
    When I was bein' what you want me to be
    Suddenly everything I ever wanted
    Has passed me by

    Oh, why do you have to be a heartbreaker
    Is it a lesson that I never knew
    Suddenly everything I ever wanted
    My love for you, oh

    Why do you have to be a heartbreaker
    When I was bein' what you want me to be
    Suddenly everything I ever wanted
    Has passed me by

    http://leelavadeeflower.blogspot.com/2014/08/heartbreaker.html

  4. We live in a world…

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    We live in a world where we have to hide to make love,
    while violence is practiced in broad daylight. 
    ~John Lennon

  5. It’s impossible…

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    Trying to please everybody is impossible – if you did that,
    ou’d end up in the middle with nobody liking you.
    You’ve just got to make the decision about what you
    think is your best, and do it. ~John Lennon

  6. Death toll from devastating landslides in Hiroshima, Japan rose to 50

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    The death toll from devastating midweek landslides in Hiroshima rose to 50 with 38 others missing on Sunday as fresh rain stoked fears of more disasters and hampered the round-the-clock search for survivors.

    Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called off a planned inspection tour of the
    western Japan city by helicopter on the day as his presence was feared
    to further complicate the search and rescue mission as rain intensified,
    media reports said. (AP)

    Photo source: dtnews
    Firefighters and Self-Defense Force members make search operation for
    the people still missing in a mud-covered residential area following a
    massive landslide in Hiroshima, western Japan, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014.
    (AP/Kyodo News)

  7. Beautiful ox cart…

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    This beautiful ox cart is part of our Cambodian tradition and history. But this famous transportation is becoming an endangered species due to the introduction of engine-driven tractors.

    “A bullock cart or ox cart is a two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle pulled by oxen (draught cattle). It is a means of transportation used since ancient times in many parts of the world. They are still used today where modern vehicles are too expensive or the infrastructure does not favor them.” Wikipedia


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