1. Finally I'm home again

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    Biggest crowd ever at the Opposition Leader Sam Rainsy's public forum today. The most successful forum in USA. Many supporters came from very far a way, some came all the way from Canada, Florida, South Carolina, and California. The hall was full, not enough space to sit. Many participants had to stand.
  2. Everyone wants a perfect ending

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    Everyone wants a perfect ending. But over the years I’ve learned that some of the best poems don’t rhyme, and many great stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, or end. Life is about not knowing, embracing change, and taking a moment and making the best of it without knowing what’s going to happen next. ~Marc and Angel
  3. What kind of killing does Buddha approve?

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    Buddha answered: there is only one thing: Anger

    As the Dhammapada says,
    If there’s no wound on the hand,
    that hand can hold poison.
    Poison won’t penetrate
    where there’s no wound.
    There’s no evil
    for those who don’t do it.

  4. Sunshine warms the gentle Earth

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    Sunshine gentle on my face,
    Sunshine, caressing, gentle, kind,
    Sunshine traveling, through endless miles of space,
    Sunshine forever on my mind.
    Sunshine warms the gentle Earth,
    Sunshine warms the seven seas,
    Sunshine chases sorrows, welcomes mirth,
    Sunshine does its very best to please.
     
    Poem title: Sunshine
    ~Written by Juan Olivarez
  5. I’m here again

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    Fame, power, and wealth can never put a smile on my face. Sitting flat on the grass, feeling some dirt from my Mother Earth, under shade of the trees, while watching a golden sunset, is my true inner peace. Seems like nothing else in this world interest me….
  6. You never know what people are going through

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    Nobody is perfect, and nobody deserves to be perfect. Nobody has it easy. You never know what people are going through. Every one of us has issues. So don’t belittle yourself or anyone else. Everybody is fighting their own unique war. ~Marc and Angel.
  7. The wings of hope carry us

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    Hope is a bird 
    With wonderful feathers 
    Sits on the boughs of the soul 
    And sings the song of how to be remain alive

    It sings when the dream breaks 
    It sings when overturn the ships 
    You are at the bottom and
    Far away is the beach
    At that time it teaches you
    How to ride from bottom to top 
    How to swim to reach to the beach 
    How to rebuild the broken wings of your dream

    Then you get an energy inform of a wind in the tune 
    To be alive strongly better than before
    And it will continue to sing till you want to listen.

    Poem title: Hope
    ~Written by  Abdul Wahab


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