1. Peace brings us Tranquility

    7 December 6, 2013

    Peace brings freedom that we crave,
    From great stress, it shall save.
    One main thing, it does assure,
    We'll feel at ease and secure.
    Peace brings friendliness and joy,
    It is sacred, not a toy.
    Rooted deeply in respect,
    Justice something, must protect.
    Peace brings us tranquility,
    Along with much needed – stability.
    Sense of quiet, and goodwill,
    Peace is serene and very still.

    Poem title: Peace Brings
    By AnitaPoems.com


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  3. Mandela in a similary meditative mood as Gandhi

    21 December 6, 2013
    Anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela appears to be in a similary meditative mood as Mahatma Gandhi depicted in painting at top on October 15, 1990 in New-Delhi where Mandela is on an official state visit. (FILM) AFP PHOTO/P. MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images)

    South Africa’s first black president Nelson Mandela has passed away at his home in Johannesburg at 95.

    The anti-apartheid icon was elected President in 1994 after South Africa’s first multi-racial election. On February 11, 1990, then South African President Frederik Willem de Klerk lifted the 30-year-old ban on the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party, and Nelson Mandela walked out of Victor Vester prison, near Cape Town, after spending 27 years behind bars as a political prisoner for his resistance to the largely white, ethnic-Afrikaner National Party’s apartheid policies.


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  4. A poem for Mother Earth

    11 December 6, 2013
    Dear Mother, I bow down before you with utmost respect and the clear awareness that you are present in me and that I am a part of you. You gave birth to me and provided me with everything I needed for my nourishment. You gave me air to breathe, water to drink, food to eat, and medicinal herbs to heal me when I was sick. Because you gave birth to me once, I know that you will continue to give birth to me again and again in the future. That is why I can never die. Each time I manifest, I am fresh and new; and each time I return, you receive and embrace me with great compassion. You are the great Earth, you are Terra, you are Gaia, you are this beautiful blue planet. You are the Earth Refreshing Bodhisattva1–fragrant, cool, kind, and pure. You are infinitely beautiful. You have the great capacity of receiving, taking care of, and transforming everything; including filth of all kinds, poisonous fumes, and even radioactive waste. Time is with you to do this work, and you will do it, even if it takes a million years. You have numerous children; millions of species, amongst which the human species is just one. Many of us humans, blinded by greed, pride, and delusion, have been unable to recognize you as our Mother. That is why we have caused so much suffering to one another and have damaged your health and your beauty. We know that you have enough energy to embrace and transform our mistakes.

    ~Thich Nhat Hanh


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  5. Peace is Kind

    8 December 6, 2013

    Since the day of your birth,
    We have hoped for peace on earth.
    You can help, by doing your part,
    We know you can, because you're smart.
    For peace to happen, we cannot fight,
    Help each other, and be polite.
    When there's a problem, let's just talk,
    Sometimes peace just needs a walk.
    All you need to spread the word,
    Get some help from your dog or bird.
    Peace is something you will find,
    Start with yourself, and be very kind.

    By AnitaPoems.com


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  8. The need for happiness, for peace of mind

    76 December 5, 2013

    There are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language, or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others. We need to understand our environment and our relationship to it. We need to fulfill certain inner hungers: the need for happiness, for peace of mind — for wisdom. ~Swami Kriyananda

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  9. Kindness deepens the Spirit

    24 December 5, 2013

    Those who make compassion an essential part of their lives find the joy of life. Kindness deepens the spirit and produces rewards that cannot be completely explained in words. It is an experience more powerful than words. To become acquainted with kindness one must be prepared to learn new things and feel new feelings. Kindness is more than a philosophy of the mind. It is a philosophy of the spirit. ~Robert J. Furey 


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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