Jendhamuni - Buddhism and inspiring quotes

Samdech Chuon Nath

Comment December 3, 2015

វចនានុក្រមសម្តេចសង្ឃ ជួន ណាត – Desktop version

Khmer literature and Dhamma talk by His Holiness Jotannano Chuon Nath, the Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia Buddhism.

នាទីអក្សរសាស្ត្រខ្មែរ ដោយ សម្តេចព្រះសង្ឃរាជ ជេាតញ្ញាណោ ជួន ណាត

His Holiness Jotannano Chuon Nath has been the King of Khmer literature. He was born on March 11, 1883; passed away on September 25, 1969. His Holiness is forever my role model and inspiration. I learn my native language, Khmer via the teaching of His Holiness (his audio lecture and his Khmer dictionary)… My great master H.H. Maha Ghosananda was the student of H.H. Jotannano Chuon Nath. Maha Ghosananda was also the Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia Buddhism… H.H. Maha Ghosananda was born on May 23, 1913; passed away on March 12, 2007. No one will be able to replace our two great spiritual leaders… ~Jendhamuni

Ven. Aggadipo Ly Van, chief monk at the Glory Buddhist temple gave me this book.

His Holiness Jotannano Chuon Nath with the late King Norodom Sihanouk and Uoch Ek

His Holiness Jotannano Chuon Nath – King of Khmer literature. He was born on March 11, 1883; passed away on September 25, 1969.

His Holiness Jotannano Chuon Nath in Burma.
Be a Master

Comment November 30, 2015

Master your senses,
What you taste and smell,
What you see, what you hear.

In all things be a master
Of what you do and say and think.
Be free.

Are you quiet?
Quieten your body.
Quieten your mind.

By your own efforts
Waken yourself, watch yourself,
And live joyfully.

Follow the truth of the way.
Reflect upon it.
Make it your own.
Live it.
It will always sustain you.

~The Dhammapada
Sweet Simplicities

Comment November 30, 2015

These red and golden dreams so fresh breeze by,
And then they help my worry to decrease.

Sweet stars a glowing in the sky so dark,
They shine and give an everlasting light,
Their winks to me give out a brilliant spark,
My frown does fade; I see their love so bright.

Sweet sunsets grace the heavens in a breath,
And sweep smooth paint across the sky so blue,
To make a fantasy so free from death,
The colors of delight perfect my view.

The beauty of nature each day is grand;

My heart does dance with warmth upon the land.

~Janna M. Landry
Light travels faster

Comment November 30, 2015

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until they speak. ~Steven Wright
Desire, anger and stupidity

Comment November 30, 2015

Desire, anger and stupidity–
Engaging in those creates karma that is non-virtuous.
The fruit of non-virtue is experienced as suffering.
Free of attachment, free of aversion, and without stupidity–
Acting within those states creates karma that is virtuous.
The fruit of virtue is experienced as happiness.

— Shantideva
Complete awakening

Comment November 30, 2015

The cultivation of bodhicitta is to wish for true, complete awakening for the welfare of others.
— The Ornament for Clear Realization
All beings have been our mothers

Comment November 29, 2015

When we have acquired an awareness of the fact that all beings have been our mothers, and when this awareness is constant, the result will be that when we see meat, we will be conscious of the fact that it is the flesh of our own mothers. And, far from putting it in our mouths and eating it, we will be unable to even take it into our hands or smell its odor. ~ Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol

“When we bring mindfulness to the dinner table, it suffuses the rest of our life as well. We become more sensitive to the well-being of animals, of the environment, and of ourselves and our families. We are more aware of the choices we make in all areas of our life. We enjoy food more, know that, while the obtaining of even plant foods necessitates some suffering, the amount and kind of suffering is dramatically reduced when we leave meat off our shopping lists and out of our kitchens. We become more aware of how meat consumption feeds violence and anger.” ~Kate Lawrence
Three ways of killing

Comment November 29, 2015

There are three ways of killing that we, as Buddhists, have to restrain: either by directly killing, indirectly killing, or rejoicing to see others be killed. Not only does this apply to human life, it should be also extended to all living beings. ~ Zen Master Thich Thanh Tu
I once met…

Comment November 27, 2015

I once met the richest man on Earth. He was a beggar who slept under a bridge, but he’s rich because he had God. ~Unknown
Compassion without attachment

Comment November 27, 2015

Compassion without attachment is possible. Therefore, we need to clarify the distinctions between compassion and attachment. True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason. Because of this firm foundation, a truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively. Genuine compassion is based not on our own projections and expectations, but rather on the needs of the other: irrespective of whether another person is a close friend or an enemy, as long as that person wishes for peace and happiness and wishes to overcome suffering, then on that basis we develop genuine concern for their problem. This is genuine compassion. For a Buddhist practitioner, the goal is to develop this genuine compassion, this genuine wish for the well-being of another, in fact for every living being throughout the universe. — Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

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Shantidevas’ Bodhisattva vows

Should anyone wish to ridicule me and make me an object of jest and scorn why should I possibly care if I have dedicated myself to others?

Let them do as they wish with me so long as it does not harm them. May no one who encounters me ever have an insignificant contact.

Regardless whether those whom I meet respond towards me with anger or faith, may the mere fact of our meeting contribute to the fulfilment of their wishes.

May the slander, harm and all forms of abuse that anyone should direct towards me act as a cause of their enlightenment.