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THE 38 WAYS TO HAPPINESS: Orientation
Please Give Peace a Chance
Dr.Nobel's speech of peace
Dr.Nobel's speech of peace at the Dhammakaya temple
Meditation Alters Brain Structure
What will happen when I die?
What does your faith believe happens in the afterlife?
Suicide terrorist on general Buddhist view
What is the general Buddhist view on how a suicide terrorist, like the 9/11 terrorists who killed themselves while murdering innocent people, will likely be reborn? In other words, in which of the 6 'realms', i.e. animal, human, etc., will such a person likely be reborn and why this one and not one of the others?
Some people have compared the Bodhisatta’s renunciation of his life and someone committing a suicide. Please explain how the two are different.
Will you please tell us about the consequences of prejudice and show us how to get rid of it?
There are a lot of problems stemming from prejudice in Thai society today. Will you please tell us about the consequences of prejudice and show us how to get rid of it?
How to teach Dhamma to judges and civil workers?
I was assigned by the Civil Court Chief Official to teach Dhamma to judges and civil workers once a month starting in January. 2005 (B.E. 2548), and that troubled me because judges usually live in their own world. Everyone would like to dig deep into their thoughts and psyche. I would like to ask for Luang Phaw for suggestions how to teach Dhamma to this group of people.
What is the importance of blessings, and how one bestows blessings?
In Thai tradition, on important days like New Year’s Day, or other auspicious days, younger generations always pay respect and ask for blessings from their elders. I’d like to ask Luang Phaw the importance of blessings, and how one bestows blessings.
I would like to ask Luang Phaw why the Lord Buddha said “The Gift of Dhamma beats all other donations.”
Hearing Luang Phaw mentioned about Dhamma Dana (The Gift of Dhamma), I would like to ask Luang Phaw why the Lord Buddha said “The Gift of Dhamma beats all other donations.”
If donating blood gives us a lot of merits, will donating our body after we die to a hospital help us accrue even more merits?
Could you please show us the way to survive and have happiness in society?
In Thai society these days, it has changed a lot because everyone has to work for survival until you can hardly find a smile on anybody’s face. Could you please show us the way to survive and have happiness in society Sir?
People afraid to lose their minds because of meditation. How can we explain to them to understand about meditation more clearly?
There are many people who are afraid to practice meditation because they afraid to lose their minds. How can we explain to them to understand about meditation more clearly?
How is a fool is and what are the ill-effects from associating with the fools?
The first auspiciousness of life teaches us not to associate with the fools. First of all, I’d like to know how a fool is like, and what the ill-effects from associating with the fools are.
How should Buddhists carry themselves during the Buddhist Lent season so that they can achieve the maximum merit?
Some people think there shouldn’t be any resolution when making merit, because it is as if one is greedy or one expects something in return. How to correct this misunderstanding?
Some people think there shouldn’t be any resolution when making merit, because it is as if one is greedy or one expects something in return. I don’t know how to correct this misunderstanding.
What kind of knowledge does Buddhism provide for their benefit?
My students often ask the question that when other school subjects they study provide them with various types of knowledge regarding managing the Four Basic Requisites in their everyday lives, then what kind of knowledge does Buddhism provide for their benefit?
