I do not need a wealthy father, but a father with beautiful Heart… Jendhamuni

Jendhamuni and Max

You may have thought I didn’t see,
Or that I hadn’t heard,
Life lessons that you taught to me,
But I got every word.
Perhaps you thought I missed it all,
And that we’d grow apart,
But Dad, I picked up everything,
It’s written on my heart.
Without you, Dad, I wouldn’t be
The person I am today;
You built a strong foundation
No one can take away…

By Joanna Fuchs

Today is the first anniversary of my father’s death. My wonderful father passed a way last year — Friday December 19, 2014. We love him and miss him more and more each day. My dad left us peacefully, knowing one day we will meet again. ~Jendhamuni

“Happiness or sorrow –
Whatever befalls you,
Walk on,
Untouched, unattached.”

~Dhammapada

Never forget the day I asked my grand uncle Venerable Dong to show me the lotus pond so I could see the most beautiful pink lotus flower I’ve been looking for, nearby my grandma’s house in Cambodia .

Venerable Dong, my 95-year-old grand uncle just passed a way today, November 23rd, 2015 at 1 P.M [1 A.M. US Eastern time]. Venerable is my late grandma’s little brother, the youngest child in their family. He was a very healthy Buddhist monk. But he had to leave us due to old age… ~Jendhamuni

Venerable Dong at the Pagoda in Cambodia

Every meeting led to a parting, and so it would, as long as life was mortal. In every meeting there was some of the sorrow of parting, but in everything parting there was some of the joy of meeting as well. ~Cassandra Clare

Venerable Dong with master Ven. Dhammathero Khon Sao, in Cambodia.

“We won’t say goodbye because true love never dies.” ~Unknown

Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good; that honor, courage, and virtue mean everything; that power and money, money and power mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil… ~Robert Duvall

My father’s graveyard

My father’s and little sister’s graveyard

My father just left us about an hour ago, peacefully. He’s very tired. He knew he would not make it since last Saturday. My father has been a very hard working man, a man with great patience, a man who does not like to speak more than a few words each day. A man who never failed to take care of his family and children, just like my grandma, his Mother. Nothing is permanent. This happened because of that. That couldn’t happen without this. Things happened for a reason, according to time and condition. At the end, all we can take with us is the good and the bad deed. Thank you so much for your spiritual support, your kind and caring words, your prayers and your presence. Yes, I will miss my wonderful father tremendously, but he will be forever in my heart. One day, I will meet him again…  ~Jendhamuni

My father is in critical condition right now.  He may lose his life at any time,
unless there is a miracle… He’s having a surgery again, right now. This is his
last chance. He got better yesterday, but back in critical condition earlier. ~Jendhamuni

Thank you so much for always thinking of me and always keeping my father and my family in your prayers. My dad finally opens his eyes. He cannot talk yet, but he can move and can hear us very well. Hopefully he will talk soon. We are waiting patiently to hear his voice again…  ~Jendhamuni