1. How can you stay on the love road?

    Comment

    Whenever you feel a spark of annoyance, turn it around and find a trait
    for which to be grateful.  Think of petty annoyances as a spark from a
    broken match that hits a carpet. Leave it alone and it will simmer and
    leave a mark. Stamp it out immediately and it’s gone.

    In some ways walking the love road and starting with gratitude,
    forgiveness, and appreciation is like cleaning out closets, desk
    drawers, or tackling a pile of papers. You feel better and you sleep
    better with the clutter cleared away.  With the gratitude plan, you are
    essentially clearing out feelings that keep your relationship from
    thriving. The ultimate goal is to create a mindset for unconditional
    love.

    By Rita Watson
    Psychology Today

  2. Passions and Desires…

    Comment

    We find ourselves with high aspirations but with
    no time to attain them. Meanwhile, the great troop
    of passions and desires, selfish motives and ambitions,
    make war within us and with others and, they pursue
    us till the time of our death. All these forces must
    be tried, conquered, subdued and used.

    ~Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

  3. Let yourself be open…

    Comment

    Let yourself be open and life will be easier.
    A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes
    the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt
    in a lake is almost unnoticed.

    ― Buddha

  4. Passions and Desires

    102

    We find ourselves with high aspirations but with no time to attain them. Meanwhile, the great troop of passions and desires, selfish motives and ambitions, make war within us and with others and, they pursue us till the time of our death. All these forces must be tried, conquered, subdued and used. 

    ~Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

    http://leelavadeeflower.blogspot.com/2014/07/passions-and-desires.html

  5. Keep smiling!

    Comment

    I’m a little behind, with everything!
    But need to get a little beauty sleep first
    so I can make the delicious smoothie
    for glowing skin when I get up!
    Visit more friends later.
    Till then, keep smiling!

    ~Jendhamuni

  6. Pure Love…

    Comment

    Pure love has nothing to do with the body. It binds
    and unites the soul of the lover with the soul of beloved.
    But, pure love does involve tremendous amount
    of self-sacrifice, it may cause great pain, but pure love
    always culminates in everlasting bliss.

    ~Source Unknown

  7. Think After You Act

    Comment

    Whatever action you have performed by body, speech
    or mind, think: “Was this action harmful to myself
    or to others or both? Did this action produce suffering?”
    If it was harmful, avoid doing it.

    ~Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda 


Live & Die for Buddhism

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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