1. Feeling Free

    59

    Choose Happiness
    Choose Life
    Choose to be Embraced
    Choose to Know who you really are
    Choose to Let go
    Choose to
    SMILE

    Stop carrying the past
    See how light you feel
    Choose to Walk on
    Without your Burden

    Get used to
    FEELING FREE

    Don’t regret the changes

    ~Written by Marlene Rose Soul Dimensions

  2. Look To The Light

    64

    Where Do I go from here?
    Where does life start or end
    When there are so many bends?
    Can it be there is no beginning?
    No ending or between?

    Perhaps it is just becoming, existing and
    The endlessness of being.
    Look for where the brightest light shines
    To show your path to you
    One with all the signs
    That point to a better view

    Travel round the roadblocks
    Whenever they appear and remember!
    When life is clear
    Spirit is near so trust and progress
    And let go of fear.

    ~Julie Stuart October ’95

  3. A New Dawn

    47

    Beautiful Dawn. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

    This moment can be
    A New Dawn,
    A New Day….
    Forgive, Forget,
    and move on
    Ask your self;
    Do I wish to keep repeating the pattern?
    Perhaps it’s time for something NEW

    ~Written by Julie Stuart

  4. The serenity of the day

    49

    Air is warm
    Laying down enjoying
    The serenity of the day
    Listening to sounds passing
    Wondering what they are
    Breeze passes over me
    A touch so light
    A tickle on a babies skin
    Playing with the leaves
    Creating the lazy feel
    Look up at the sky
    So blue and unchanging
    Lost in its vastness
    Wishing time would stop
    Breathing oh so lightly
    Chest hardly moves
    Relaxing
    Not a care in the world

    Poem title: Relaxing
    Written January 2007
    ~by Alison Smith

  5. Kids Thoughts on Love

    14

    When someone loves you,
    the way they say your name is different.
    You just know that your name
    is safe in their mouth.

    ~Billy – age 4

  6. Life Is Precious

    48

    Life is so precious
    And each day a gift
    So enjoy every minute
    As it were you last to live

    Cherish your loved ones
    Hug them tight
    Share with them your heart
    And your time

    Nothing is forever
    And life goes so fast
    Each minute that passes
    Is one you can’t get back

    When troubles arrive
    And knock you off your feet
    Stand up and smile
    And remember life is too sweet

    Every morning when you wake,
    Decide right from the start,
    That “Today will be a good day”
    And let it all in with an open heart

    ~by The Poetry Pad

  7. You Always Know What To Do and Say

    88

    You always know what to do and say.
    To touch my heart and make my day.
    You always know the perfect gift.
    To give my spirit that extra lift.
    Thank you for your thoughtfulness,
    you really made me smile.
    Thank you most for being you,
    with your special style.
    May you be blessed with all good things,
    and never feel deprived.
    May your life be always full of love,
    as long as you’re alive.

    ~By thank-you-notes.com

  8. Love the Ones You Love

    41

    They might leave sooner than you know

    Loss never helps anyone move on,
    only holds them from,
    seeing what is right in front of them,
    love the ones you love,
    you don’t know when they will leave,
    when life gets hard,
    and hands you an obstacle,
    even with teary eyes,
    jump it,
    or you will not continue in life,
    try until you jump it,
    your life will be put on pause
    until you jump,
    up and over,
    love the ones you love,
    they might leave sooner than you know

    Poem title: Loss
    by Abbey, Columbus, Ohio


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