LUANG POO TUAD
(Statue of Luang Poo Tuad at Wat Prayong Gittivararam)
Also called “Luang Poo Tuad who transformed sea water into drinking water”
Gatha: This Gatha is usually chanted…
“The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. It should transcend a personal god and avoid dogmas and theology. Covering both the natural and the spiritual, it should be based…
Four sources of dreams
I. Thinking in the day carried forward even after one has cut off the awareness of one's surroundings.
II. Thoughts that arise through imbalance of elements in the…
dhutānga
(lit. 'means of shaking off (the defilements)'); 'means of purification', ascetic or austere practices. These are strict observances recommended by the Buddha to monks as a help to cultivate contentedness,…
MAKHA PUJA DAY
Makha Puja Day takes place on the full moon day of the third lunar month. This Holy Day is observed to commemorate two important events in the…
ASALHA PUJA DAY
ASALHA PUJA DAY is the day on which the Lord Buddha gave the first sermon, called Dhammacakkappavatta Sutta to the five disciples on the full-moon day of…
VESAK DAY
The full moon day of May is known as the Vesak Day. The Buddha was born, attained the Enlightenment and passed away on the Vesak Day. The month of May is known…
Eleven Benefits of Practicing Metta
"Monks, for one whose awareness-release through good will is cultivated, developed, pursued, handed the reins and taken as a basis, given grounding, steadied, consolidated, and well-undertaken,…