1. Your good qualities

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    Your good qualities, if you don't know how to use them, can hurt you — like money, which is something good but, if you don't know how to spend it wisely, can lead to your ruin; or like a good sharp knife that, if you don't know how to use it properly, can do you harm. Say, for instance, that you use the knife to kill someone. When you're caught, you'll have to be thrown in jail or executed, which means that you used the knife to kill yourself.  ~Access to Insight
  2. Always be yourself

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    Time to put an end to racism and discrimination
    Be who you are. If people cannot love you for who you are, let them find a new friend. No need to pretend to be someone else just to please others. None of us is an actor. ~Jendhamuni
  3. Om Mani Padme Hum

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    OM MANI PADME HUM ( OM MANI PEME HUNG )

    The Jewel in the Lotus – The Mantra of Compassion
    This is the highest Mantra for mankind
    gifted to us by the thousand Buddhas
    out of their compassion
    for all sentient beings.

    It will protect us from all harm ,
    sufferings , ill health , hell regions,

    It will purify us and free us from all our negative
    emotions of the Mind and speech.

    This mantra saves us from the hell regions and
    hungry ghosts which we have to encounter during
    and after death.

    Hence it is beneficial and a most valubale saviour
    not only during Life on Earth
    but also after Life , when we have to remain
    and pass through the six Hell regions in the Bardos.
    Each syllable in this six syllable Mantra liberates us
    from one realm of suffering out of each of the six realms
    of suffering filled existence.
    OM liberates and purifies us from the emotions of
    bliss and pride in the samsaric realm of the Gods.
    MA liberates and purifies us from the emotions of
    jealousy and lust for entertainment in the samsaric realm
    of Demi-Gods.
    NI liberates and purifies us from the emotions of
    passion and desire in the samsaric realm
    of Humans.
    PAD liberates and purifies us from the emotions of
    stupidity and prejudice in the samsaric realm
    of animals.
    ME liberates and purifies us from the emotions of
    poverty and possessiveness in the samsaric realm
    of hungry ghosts.

    HUM liberates and purifies us from the emotions of
    agression and hatred in the samsaric realm
    of hell.

    In this way by freeing our consciousness ,
    our spirit energy from the neurotic attachments
    that our senses are bonded with through
    the cravings and aversions constantly
    taking place inside of us …

    and in this way creating negative karmas
    that keep us bound to sufferings
    and also creating samsara.

    The mantra OM MANI PADME HUM
    purifies us at 3 levels –

    Mind, Speech and Body

    and in this way liberates us
    from all our negative karmas.
    Within a short time of meditating on this Mantra ,
    you will experience the opening and development of your
    heart chakra and begin to feel highly kind and compassionate
    towards other sentient beings including animals ,
    even the tiny helpless ones .
    You will develop a magnetic aura around you that will draw
    other people towards you , attracting them like a magnet
    attracts iron filings and love wll begin to flow in your Life.
    Saying this mantra for 21 minutes daily will energise and
    develop your Heart Chakra and …..
    when the Heart and Mind become united ,
    anything is possible.

    This Mantra is popularly known as
    ” The Jewel in the Lotus “or
    ” The Diamond in the Lotus “
    ( “mani” means Diamond , a precious jewel
    and Padma means Lotus flower which is the
    spiritual symbol of consciousness )
    The Jewel refers to the Mind or consciousness and
    the Lotus refers to the Heart that is the source of Love energy
    The meaning of OM MANI PADME HUM is
    “Om , salutations to the Jewel of consciousness (the Mind)
    which has reached the Heart’s lotus. “
    A Very Very Important Message Regarding Mantras
    Your outer world is governed by
    your inner world, so Divine Powers
    that are generated inside you ,
    now start making all positive events
    happen in your life in the outer world.

    This inner world is nothing but your
    intent which actually you are expressing in
    the mantra. So , here ,I wish to make the
    most valuable statement about mantras.

    If you don’t understand the meaning of
    the mantra you are repeating and
    what you are saying to the cosmos from
    your spirit and subconscious mind,
    – if you are not visualising this meaning
    of the mantra by feeling the meaning
    of the mantra deep within your soul ,
    while saying the mantra , then
    it is not going to benefit you much .

    Most people don’t even understand
    what the mantra is all about even
    after using it for years , so they do not
    progress much , so we encourage you
    to understand the explanations we
    have given on each mantra and
    which Divine Energies it is attracting
    and addressing .

    Source: http://www.divinepowers.org

  4. Ratana Sutta: The Jewel Discourse

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    Ratana Sutta: The Jewel Discourse

    1. “Whatever beings (non-humans) are assembled here, terrestrial or celestial, may they all have peace of mind, and may they listen attentively to these words:
    2. “O beings, listen closely. May you all radiate loving-kindness to those human beings who, by day and night, bring offerings to you (offer merit to you). Wherefore, protect them with diligence.

    3. “Whatever treasure there be either here or in the world beyond, whatever precious jewel there be in the heavenly worlds, there is nought comparable to the Tathagata (the perfect One). This precious jewel is the Buddha.[2] By this (asseveration of the) truth may there be happiness.

    4. “That Cessation, that Detachment, that Deathlessness (Nibbana) supreme, the calm and collected Sakyan Sage (the Buddha) had realized. There is nought comparable to this (Nibbana) Dhamma. This precious jewel is the Dhamma.[3] By this (asseveration of the) truth may there be happiness.
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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