1. Flight Attendant Forces Child To Urinate In Seat

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    A mother says her 3-year-old daughter was forced to urinate in her seat
    because a JetBlue flight attendant would not let her use the bathroom.

    The Daily Caller, June 15, 2014

    A grumpy flight attendant demonstrated her lack of parenting skills when she forced a child to urinate in her seat.

    Jennifer Deveraux was travelling with her two daughters when the exceptional customer service occurred on a JetBlue flight. Flight 518 was delayed on the tarmac at John F. Kennedy International Airport in N.Y. on Monday, waiting to fly to Boston, CBS Boston reports.

    One of Deveraux’s daughters, Summers, needed to use the bathroom, and began to cry. When her mother tried to help her to the bathroom, a flight attendant refused to let them stand up, forcing the child to urinate on herself and the seat.

    “She snapped at me, ‘No sit down,’” Deveraux said.

    Deveraux attempted to stand up again to clean up the mess, and the
    flight attendant yelled at her a second time. “And I said, ‘please give
    me a break. My daughter had an accident because you wouldn’t let me take
    her to the bathroom. After I clean it up I will sit down.’ She turned
    around and reported it to the pilot,” Deveraux said.

    The pilot then turned the plane around and took it back to the gate, announcing over the intercom that there was a non-compliant passenger on board, and they would be brought to security.

    Thankfully, an off-duty pilot sitting two seats in front of Deveraux realized how ridiculous the situation was and convinced the crew to let her stay.

    Deveraux wrote to JetBlue to inform them of the phenomenal service. “I want an apology and I don’t want them to do this to any other family. I want this behavior to be stopped,” she said.

    “It wasn’t about bad customer service at that point, it was about bad human decency. My daughter was sitting in a pool of urine and I couldn’t do anything about it,” Deveraux said. “And as a mom it just broke my heart.”

    JetBlue released a statement saying they will reach out directly to Deveraux. The airline also replied to a tweet asking about the incident.

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  2. Wear a smile — one size fits all

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    A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive
    without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the
    memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he
    cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he cannot be made
    rich by it. Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen,
    for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given
    away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of
    yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.

    ~Author Unknown

  3. Love is the flower of life…

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    We’ve got this gift of love, but love is like
    a precious plant. You can’t just accept it
    and leave it in the cupboard or just think
    it’s going to get on by itself. You’ve got
    to keep watering it. You’ve got to really
    look after it and nurture it.
    ~John Lennon
  4. Living in the moment

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    Peace comes from living in the moment and looking for the good in others.
    Peacefulness comes from facing our fears and letting them go – trusting that
    things will turn out all right. Peacefulness is also a way of approaching conflict
    with others so no one is made wrong. Everyone wins because we then work to
    find a peaceful solution.

    Source: Inspirational Quotes

  5. Lullaby to elephant

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    Very beautiful and heart-touching song…
    There’s no denying the strong bond between Lek and Faa Mai.
    Watch and listen to Lek’s lullaby to a snoring Faa Mai.


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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