The lotus rises through the murky waters of ponds and lakes yet, when it blooms, it floats upon the surface, its petals shining and untainted by the mud from which it emerged.
Happy New Year!
With Love and Best Wishes
Jendhamuni
Do I look like I have a new year resolution?
2013 is almost here, and I still cannot think of one right now.
There are hundreds of languages in the world, but a smile speaks them all. ~Unknown
“The moon, like a flower
In heaven’s high bower,
With silent delight
Sits and smiles on the night.”
~William Blake
Me and the poor little girl in Cambodia…
This innocent little girl kept begging me to buy her pumpkin pie. I wanted to donate, to help her, but I could not. Someone stole all my personal belongings, including my money and travel documents. I didn’t even have one penny in my pocket…
Me and Ms. Dy Saveth, a renowned Cambodian actress and the first Miss Cambodia (1959). She was born in 1944.
Jendhamuni and Ms. Dy Saveth
Jendhamuni and Ms. Dy Saveth
Jendhamuni and Ms. Dy Saveth
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. ~ Unknown
No such thing as ‘lucky day’ or ‘lucky color’ etc. in Buddhism.
Using well-spoken words, humility, contentment, gratitude and hearing the good Dhamma; this is the best good luck
The Buddha considered such practices as fortune telling, wearing magic charms for protection, fixing lucky sites for building, prophesizing and fixing lucky days to be useless superstitions and he expressly forbids his disciples to practice such things. He calls all these things ‘low arts.’
“Whereas some religious men, while living of food provided by the faithful make their living by such low arts, such wrong means of livelihood as palmistry, divining by signs, interpreting dreams… bringing good or bad luck… invoking the goodness of luck… picking the lucky site for a building, the monk Gotama refrains from such low arts, such wrong means of livelihood” by Venerable S. Dhammika
Source: http://www.buddhanet.net
A day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine. ~Unknown
Frown and you frown alone, but smile and the whole world smiles with you.
With 19 variations on the smile, including 16 produced by enjoyable emotions, smiling is an incredibly important part of our lives. Here’s how to develop your grin.
A smile always looks good. Feeling nervous about the beauty or appearance of your smile is unnecessary. Trust that your smile makes you look great.
A smile is professional. Smiling at work or during other professional occasions is not going to make you seem unprofessional. Quite the opposite, a smile will humanize you and make you appear more approachable. People will appreciate your recognition of their worth and of a job well done when you smile.
A smile makes you real. If you’re afraid of appearing vulnerable when you smile, accept that any form of vulnerability suggested by a smile is precisely what makes it such a powerful act. You’re opening yourself up to others and people will respond better to that than to a serious, unmoved demeanor. Moreover, a smile accompanied by an assertive personality will take care of any sense that people will use your smile to walk all over you! Continue reading
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
