Lying, Do We Need to Do It

Some people tell lies for many reasons; to make them feel grand, to fit into groups or to allay fears of getting into trouble and of disappointing someone.

If You Do It, I Have To Do It, Too

Aunt Choop was the daughter of one of Luang Pu’s closest friends. She had the opportunity to help with the funeral for Luang Pu’s mother. She had always made desserts and offered the desserts and alms to Luang Pu. As soon as she learnt that Uncle Laum and Aunt La Aw would donate the land for the construction of the Memorial Hall of Phramongkolthepmuni, she promptly announced that, “ If you do it, I have to do it, too.” After Aunt Choop donated the land, she had been looking forward to the completion of the Memorial Hall.

Six Components of Skillful Application

1. Do things with precision 2. Give value to resources and raw materials

The Heart of the Family#3

The way to practice self – control is to be alert and to train oneaelf without exception, by giving oneself more knowledge, ability, and goodness everyday

False Friendship 4: The One Who Leads You Down the Road to Ruin

Basically, the one who leads you down the road to ruin likes persuading you to do bad, unnecessary, or useless things.

How to Control Your Mind

Knowing the mind by trying to focus on only one thought at a time seems like an easy task. But when you attempt to do this, you find that you cannot accomplish this goal immediately.

Being Happy to Give and Forgive

To be happy to give and forgive, we may start by giving happiness to ourselves. We can do it in a simple way by telling ourselves every morning right after we get up, “I will be happy today.”

Restraint from Drinking Intoxicants (6-2)

The 38 Ways to Happiness. The Sixth Group of Blessings. Blessing Twenty :- Restraint from Drinking Intoxicants.

I have a meditation room in my factory for the employees to chant and meditate. How can I make them more interested in Dhamma than the present time?

I have a meditation room in my factory for the employees to chant and meditate. Do you have any method to make them more interested in Dhamma than the present time?

Making Choices to Cooperate, Employ, or Coordinate with Others for Social development, Management, etc.

People who are enthusiastic, patient, and charitable do good things, and therefore these people are the ones with whom we want to cooperate.