1. Get used to smiling

    Comment

    Nobody needs a smile so much as the one who has none to give.
    So get used to smiling heart-warming smiles, and you will spread
    sunshine in a sometimes dreary world. ~Lawrence G. Lovasik

  2. In and out of our lives

    Comment

    People come in and out of our lives, and the true test
    of friendship is whether you can pick back up right
    where you left off the last time you saw each other.
     
    ~Lisa See

  3. The real lover

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    The real lover is the man who can thrill you
    just by touching your head or smiling into
    your eyes – or just by staring into space.

    ~Marilyn Monroe

  4. The sun will soon show its face

    Comment

    Remember even though the outside world might be raining,
    if you keep on smiling the sun will soon show its face
    and smile back at you. ~Anna Lee

  5. Pink lotus for you…

    Comment

    The lotus rises through the murky waters of ponds and lakes yet, when it blooms, it floats upon the surface, its petals shining and untainted by the mud from which it emerged.

  6. A mind that brings peace

    Comment

    Love is a mind that brings peace, joy, and happiness to another person. Compassion is a mind that removes the suffering that is present in the other. We all have the seeds of love and compassion in our minds, and we can develop these fine and wonderful sources of energy. We can nurture the unconditional love that does not expect anything in return and therefore does not lead to anxiety and sorrow. The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put ourselves “inside the skin” of the other. We go “inside” their body, feelings, and mental formations, and witness for ourselves their suffering. Shallow observation as an outsider is not enough to see their suffering. We must become one with the object of our observation. When we are in contact with another’s suffering, a feeling of compassion is born in us. Compassion means, literally, “to suffer with.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

    Jendhamuni and Buddhist nuns

    Jendhamuni and Buddhist nuns

     

  7. Remembering Grandma Kong Heang

    Comment

    Mrs. Kong Heang, age 95, passed a way on Monday October 22, 2012, in Rhode Island.
    Written by Mr. Kuy Sothon; Read by Jendhamuni Sos

  8. Flies off with the nectar

    Comment

    As a bee gathering nectar does not harm or disturb the color & fragrance of the flower;
    so do the wise move through the world. ~Buddha, The Dhammapada

    Flower in Connecticut

    Flower in Bristol, Connecticut

     

  9. The wind

    Comment

    The wind cannot shake a mountain.
    Neither praise nor blame moves the wise man.

    ~Buddha, The Dhammapada

    Nature and snow scene


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Khmer Tipitaka 1 – 110

 ព្រះត្រៃបិដក

ព្រះត្រៃបិដក ប្រែថា កញ្រ្ចែង ឬ ល្អី​ ៣ សម្រាប់ដាក់ផ្ទុកពាក្យពេចន៍នៃព្រះសម្មាសម្ពុទ្ធ

The Tipitaka or Pali canon, is the collection of primary Pali language texts which form the doctrinal foundation of Theravada Buddhism. The three divisions of the Tipitaka are: Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, Abhidhamma Pitaka.

Maha Ghosananda

Maha Ghosananda

Supreme Patriarch of Cambodian Buddhism (5/23/1913 - 3/12/07). Forever in my heart...

Samdech Chuon Nath

My reflection

វចនានុក្រមសម្តេចសង្ឃ ជួន ណាត
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Listen to Khmer literature and Dhamma talk by His Holiness Jotannano Chuon Nath, Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia Buddhism.

Shantidevas’ Bodhisattva vows

My reflection

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.

As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, so the wise are not shaken by blame and praise. As a deep lake is clear and calm, so the wise become tranquil after they listened to the truth…

Good people walk on regardless of what happens to them. Good people do not babble on about their desires. Whether touched by happiness or by sorrow, the wise never appear elated or depressed. ~The Dhammapada

Hermit of Tbeng Mountain

Sachjang Phnom Tbeng សច្ចំ​​ ភ្នំត្បែង is a very long and interesting story written by Mr. Chhea Sokoan, read by Jendhamuni Sos. You can click on the links below to listen. Part 1 | Part 2

Beauty in nature

A beautiful object has no intrinsic quality that is good for the mind, nor an ugly object any intrinsic power to harm it. Beautiful and ugly are just projections of the mind. The ability to cause happiness or suffering is not a property of the outer object itself. For example, the sight of a particular individual can cause happiness to one person and suffering to another. It is the mind that attributes such qualities to the perceived object. — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Nature is loved by what is best in us. The sky, the mountain, the tree, the animal, give us a delight in and for themselves. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Our journey for peace
begins today and every day.
Each step is a prayer,
Each step is a meditation,
Each step will build a bridge.

—​​​ Maha Ghosananda