It is very sad to see anyone suffering without any knowledge of Dhamma that might help to relieve their pain. Seeing or hearing about such suffering should be...
Dear Mark, It is depanding on your intention and volition that creat your kamma. Doctor or who ever perform the euthanasia should have proper attention that to...
... Dhamma ... meditation ... death. ... personally one ... by Dr. U ... http://www.aimwell.org/Books/Mahasi/Problems/problems.html#Euthanasia ... on his ... ...
Dear Venerables, Havin been without religion for nearly 12 years, after turning away from the one i was born into, i now feel enlightened, but how can i know...
Dear Anne Marie I always advise parents that the best way to teach their children about religion is to live according to its principles. Children tend not to...
Dear Venerable, Im Eileen from Singapore. Can you explain to me about expectation? In Buddhism i know that we should not have any expectation on others....
There is nothing wrong with your expectation. It is normal for a person with family life. You just need to learn how to communicate with each other. ...
Khammai Dhammasami
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(1) I've nothing special to elucidate the EXPECTATION. (2) As far as I understand, a) Buddhism never reject expectation; yes, we may expect; b) doing something...
Dear Venerable, Thank you for the explaination. I got a better understanding. How to due with emtoinal when they arised cos i find it quite hard to control...
Venerable Nagasena, I write to you from Serbia.After more then 12 years of study Bengal vaisnavism I met Buddha Dhamma via books of first bhikku from ...
Dear Dragoslak, As for me, I became interested in practice by reading books on the subjuce: PRACTICE. Please, try my way. Yours friendly and in the Dhamma, ...
... There are many who disparage study and book knowledge, but practice without a proper understanding is unwise. Study, practice, and realisation are all...
Dear Vens, As a practising Buddhist, I would like to know how one could know for sure that one has attained stream-entry? Are there special experiences that...
I think the answer is that it is not easy to know for sure in the absence of a Buddha to confirm it because excessive conceit is always a possibility. However,...
Those with young children might find this animated life of the Buddha useful. I have linked eight short videos from YouTube with a synopsis of the story and...
Phra Yuttadhammo has written a php script to sort a word list by Pali alphabetical order. I thought some members might find it useful. Input can be either...
Dear Bhante, I read the following paragraph from a Buddhsim Book. Parajika Rule No. 2: Should a bhikkhu intentionally steal or take what is not given, even if...
... Answer: No, I very much doubt it. The Buddhist Monastic Code says: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/bmc1/bmc1.ch04.htm\ l#Pr2 d....
Dear Friends, I am an old monk not very well and I am shocked what I see, I did apply for a Visa to go to Burma and to my big surprise it was granted. I Am the...
Friends: You Can Do Something! Here is what U can do right here & now 4 Burma: 1: Please sign appeal to the UN Security Council to protect the people of Burma!...
Dear Group Friens, I have recently come across an old Manuscript from a family heirloom, which has been with them since 1819. The present owners know nothing ...
Dear Venerable, I understand that Myanmar now is having some protests over the gov issue. My question is can Monks involve in the protest? Why is it so? is...
Dear Venerable Sir, I am discussing with friends above topic and like to consult you about a possible misunderstanding. Caution is claimed ( not trying to be...
"But this mindfulness of breathing is difficult, difficult to develop, a field in which only the minds of Buddhas, paccekabuddhas and Buddhas sons are at home....
You can find a detailed reply to this question by Bhikkhu Gavesako on the WebSangha forum. http://www.forum.websangha.org/viewtopic.php?t=783 Another topic...
Dear Venerable Pesala , thanks for your answer and the link you provided (http://www.aimwell.org/Books/Ledi/Anapanasati/anapanasati.html ) I remember that the...
... wrote: D: I remember that the list does not favor discussions BP: The format of this list, and its lack of support for Unicode Pali makes any discussion...