1. Actions speak louder than words

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    When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there? ~Thich Nhat Hanh

  2. The negative

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    People deal too much with the negative,
    with what is wrong…
    Why not try and see positive things,
    to just touch those things and make them bloom?

    ~Thich Nhat Hanh

  3. The most Beautiful Jewel

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    We usually see altruism, concern for others before oneself, as being the opposite of selfishness, concern for oneself before others. Buddhism does not see it as either one or the other but rather as a blending of the two. Genuine self-concern will gradually mature into concern for others as one sees that others are really the same as oneself. This is genuine compassion and it is the most beautiful jewel in the crown of the Buddha’s teaching. By Ven. S. Dhammika

  4. The happiest people

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    The happiest people I have known have been those who gave themselves no concern about their own souls, but did their uttermost to mitigate the miseries of others. ~Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  5. Meaningful Life

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    Old friends pass away, new friends appear.
    It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives.
    The important thing is to make it meaningful:
    a meaningful friend or a meaningful day.

    ~Dalai Lama

  6. Buddha of the Battlefields

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    His entire family and many friends were murdered by the Khmer Rouge. He seeks Peace and Forgives all the Killers, which stir our nation

    His Holiness was sent to study in India, by a renowned Buddhist Master, Ven. Chuon Nath (the Supreme Patriarch of Cambodian Buddhism) to pursue a doctorate in Pali at Nalanda University in Bihar.
    (Not too many people know his real date of birth)

    Maha Ghosananda (5/23/1913 – 3/12/07)  has been called the “Buddha of the Battlefields.” He was born into a poor peasant family in the southern part of Cambodia. Even then there was great suffering in Cambodia. In the wake of the Depression and World War II, Khmer nationalism began to stir, bringing with it social upheaval, riots, and terrorism. Continue reading

  7. I am extremely busy today

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    Please forgive me, if I haven’t have a chance to visit any of you, as promise. I’m very behind these couple days. I’m trying my best to visit you whenever I have a moment.  I need to get many projects done. I am not ignoring anyone’s questions, will answer you as soon as I have a chance.


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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