3. Cry of freedom: Elephant chained up for 50 years is rescued 'and WEEPS with …

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    Cry of freedom: Elephant chained up for 50 years is rescued 'and WEEPS with relief
    Tears: Raju visibly emotional as he is rescued
    Raju the elephant was beaten, abused and forced to go hungry until animal charity workers rescued him last week.

    For 50 years Raju the elephant was held in chains, beaten and abused – a pitiful site with his legs bleeding from spiked shackles and living on ­handouts from passing tourists, writes Sarah Arnold in the Sunday People.

    He was so hungry he would eat plastic and paper to fill his empty stomach. Video and full story

    http://leelavadeeflower.blogspot.com/2014/07/cry-of-freedom-elephant-chained-up-for.html


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  4. Lotus Pond… again

    Comment July 8, 2014

    Playing with little children in the Lotus pond. The little girl asked me to play
    with them in the pond, so I did. We had so much fun, and all our clothes got wet.

    Jendhamuni in the Lotus pond.

  5. The universe whispering…

    Comment July 8, 2014

    Within you rest’s the universal answer to every question
    that you could ever ask yourself. It’s been said that prayer
    is talking to God….meditation is listening. Can you hear
    the universe whispering to you?

    ~DavidJl

  6. Sensual pleasure…

    Comment July 8, 2014

    By Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

    When one ceases to crave for sensual pleasure and does not seek to find physical comfort in the company of others, the need for marriage does not arise. Suffering and worldly enjoyment are both the outcome of craving, attachment and emotion. If we try to control and suppress our emotions by adopting unrealistic tactics we create disturbances in our mind and in our physical body. Therefore we must know how to handle and control our human passion. Without abusing or misusing this passion, we can tame our desires through proper understanding.

  9. There are different kinds of love

    421 July 7, 2014

    There are different kinds of love, and these are variously expressed as motherly love, brotherly love, sensual love, emotional love, sexual love, selfish love, selfless love, and universal love.

    If people develop only their carnal or selfish love towards each other, that type of love cannot last long. In a true love relationship, one should not ask how much one can get, but how much one can give.

    By Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

  10. Sensual pleasure

    52 July 7, 2014

    When one ceases to crave for sensual pleasure and does not seek to find physical comfort in the company of others, the need for marriage does not arise. Suffering and worldly enjoyment are both the outcome of craving, attachment and emotion. If we try to control and suppress our emotions by adopting unrealistic tactics we create disturbances in our mind and in our physical body. Therefore we must know how to handle and control our human passion. Without abusing or misusing this passion, we can tame our desires through proper understanding.

    By Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

    http://leelavadeeflower.blogspot.com/2014/07/sensual-pleasure.html


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Live & Die for Buddhism

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Me & Grandma

My Reflection

This site is a tribute to Buddhism. Buddhism has given me a tremendous inspiration to be who and where I am today. Although I came to America at a very young age, however, I never once forget who I am and where I came from. One thing I know for sure is I was born as a Buddhist, live as a Buddhist and will leave this earth as a Buddhist. I do not believe in superstition. I only believe in karma.

A Handful of Leaves

A Handful of Leaves

Tipitaka: The pali canon (Readings in Theravada Buddhism). A vast body of literature in English translation the texts add up to several thousand printed pages. Most -- but not all -- of the Canon has already been published in English over the years. Although only a small fraction of these texts are available here at Access to Insight, this collection can nonetheless be a very good place to start.

Major Differences

Major Differences in Buddhism

Major Differences in Buddhism: There is no almighty God in Buddhism. There is no one to hand out rewards or punishments on a supposedly Judgement Day ...read more

Problems we face today

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Of the many problems we face today, some are natural calamities and must be accepted and faced with equanimity. Others, however, are of our own making, created by misunderstanding, and can be corrected...