1. We owe everything to Mother Earth

    105

    The Earth is what we’re talking about, accepting the earth, not owning or possessing the Earth, but the Earth just as it is, abused, exploited, and despised, and rejected, and plowed, and mined and shat on.  It’s still the Earth and we owe everything to it. ~ W.S. Merwin

    Photo source: Keefers animation

  2. Good and Evil

    1

    Good people only die physically, names live eternally.

    Bad people only live physically, names die eternally.

     

    H.H. Chuon Nath

    Unofficial translation by Templenews TV 
    ប្រភពរូបថត  Photo Courtesy ខ្មែរស្រឡាញ់យុត្តិធម៌

  3. I’m here

    75
    I smile not because I don’t have a problem,
    but my problem is too little
    comparing to the suffering of my people, my nation,
    and many others in this confusing world.
    Therefore, I learn how to let go and enjoy every breath I take.
  4. Your Duties 

    504

    Support your mother and father,
    Cherish loved ones and children.
    This is a blessing.

    SAYINGS OF THE BUDDHA 
    by Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

  5. Respect the Elders 

    295

    For one who ever honours and respects the elders,
    four blessings increase – age, beauty, bliss, and power.

    SAYINGS OF THE BUDDHA 
    by Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

    Photo source: Keefers animation

  6. Art of Talking

    360

    Speak the truth not untruth, 
    Say what is pleasant, not unpleasant; 
    Speak what is true, not false. 
    Speak only words that do not bring remorse 
    Nor hurt another. That is good speech indeed.

    SAYINGS OF THE BUDDHA 
    by 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