Showing posts with label Buddhism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buddhism. Show all posts
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Friday, August 24, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Understanding Buddhism
19 August 2012
By Bouawat SithiThe ultimate goal of Buddhism is to attain the state of nothingness or the state of no rebirth and no death called nirvana (Nibbana in Pali) through rigorous mindfulness meditation practice or Vipassana in Pali. A person who is taught and trained this way may gain a constant awareness of one's action and could do no wrong. The end of suffering is when all one’s desire and attachments are totally extinguished.
Lord Buddha taught us that we are master of our destiny and no one else. We create our own hell and heaven; therefore, we must watch our mind before we act. If we act with wholesome state of mind we create ourselves and others a heaven (peace), but if we act with unwholesome state of mind we create ourselves and others a hell (suffering).
Buddhism is not about them; it is about us.... it is about ourselves. It is not about changing the world to be better, but it is about changing ourselves to be better and it is about selflessness, unlimited and unbiased compassion and love. What people in the rest of world do, think, act and behave have nothing to do with us, but what we do, act and behave will affect and impact the people around us.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama: Peace Through Compassion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHJG41Q2VjY
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Faith Alive in Phnom Penh
Katherine Marshall
Senior Fellow, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University
Huffington Post
Aug. 1 was a special day in Phnom Penh (the capital of Cambodia), the start of Choul Vassa. Buddhist monks dedicate themselves for three months (during the rainy season) to their Buddhist practice, retreating to the pagodas. By tradition people visit the pagodas (also called wats) on this day with offerings for the monks, seeking their blessings. This year the festival came the day before high school exams and hordes of young people crowded the Somrong An Deth Pagoda outside Phnom Penh, as laughing monks poured pitchers of water on their bowed heads to bring them good luck. Music played, children ran about the sprawling pagoda grounds with its fanciful statues of gods riding chickens and serpents, and white clad head shaved nuns added their blessings.
Some 95 percent of Cambodia's people are Buddhist. "Nation, Religion, King" is Cambodia's national motto and it is one of the few world nations where Buddhism is the state religion. The religious world here, however, is not just about Buddhism. Freedom of religion is guaranteed and there's an extraordinary range of different faith traditions, mostly working on education and to help the poor and vulnerable, but also bringing their beliefs to Cambodia. Cambodia has ancient Muslim communities also, and a host of small but distinctive traditional indigenous religions. And Cambodia's Buddhism is recovering still from its near destruction during the Khmer Rouge period (1975-9) when most monks were killed or disrobed and many pagodas were destroyed.
But the religious marketplace is a story for another day. What piques my interest on this trip is how religion is lived in daily life.
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Should Cambodia build more pagodas or should she build more research centers?
កម្ពុជាត្រូវសង់វត្តបន្ថែម ឬមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលស្រាវជ្រាវ-មន្ទីរពិសោធន៍?
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
ប៉ែន មីរ៉ាន់ដា
The Phnom Penh Post
វត្តអារាម ជាទីសក្ការរបស់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរប្រមាណ ៩០ % ដែលកាន់សាសនាព្រះពុទ្ធ ដែលជាសាសនារបស់រដ្ឋ។ យើងកត់សម្គាល់ឃើញថា ចំនួនព្រះសង្ឃ និងវត្តអារាម កំពុងតែកើនឡើង ហើយការសាងសង់ ត្រូវបានយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ ដោយរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល និងសប្បុរសជននានា។
តែបើក្រឡេកមើលចំនួន និងទំនើបកម្មមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលស្រាវជ្រាវ និងមន្ទីរពិសោធន៍វិញ មិនមានការកើនឡើងគួរឲ្យកត់សម្គាល់សោះឡើយ។
ឈរលើគោលការណ៍អាស៊ានដែលនឹងបង្កើតសមាគមសេដ្ឋកិច្ចអាស៊ាន (ASEAN Economic Community, AEC) ត្រឹមឆ្នាំ ២០១៥ និងគោលការណ៍សកលភាវូបនីយកម្ម កម្ពុជានឹងប្រឈមការប្រកួតប្រជែងផលិតផលទាំងបរិមាណនិងគុណភាពនៅលើ ទីផ្សារតំបន់ និងពិភពលោក។ តើកម្ពុជា ត្រូវត្រៀមលក្ខណៈបែបណាខ្លះ ដើម្បីកែប្រែការប្រឈមឲ្យទៅជាឱកាស ពាណិជ្ជកម្ម និងសេដ្ឋកិច្ច? តើរដ្ឋាភិបាល ឬសប្បុរសជន ពាណិជ្ជករ គួរប្រើថវិកាខ្លះ ដើម្បីការសាងសង់មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលស្រាវជ្រាវ និងមន្ទីរពិសោធន៍វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រដែរឬទេ?
ជាដំបូង តួនាទីវត្តអារាមពិតជាសំខាន់ណាស់ សម្រាប់ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរដូចជា ការផ្តល់ពុទ្ធដីកា និងដំបូន្មាន របស់ព្រះសង្ឃ ដល់ពុទ្ធសាសនិក និងជាកន្លែងផ្ដល់ចំណេះដឹង។ វត្តអារាមក៏ជាទីស្នាក់អាស្រ័យ របស់និស្សិតបុរស ដែលមកពីទីជនបទដើម្បីបន្តការសិក្សាថ្នាក់ឧត្តមនៅទីក្រុង។ អត្ថបទមួយរបស់ Arnaldo Pellini (2004) ក៏បានបង្ហាញឧទាហរណ៍ របស់សមាគមវត្តអារាមក្នុងស្រុកស្ទោង ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ ដែលដើរតួនាទីជាសមាគម ថវិកា និងស្រូវសម្រាប់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ។ បើតាមស្ថិតិរបស់ក្រសួងធម្មការ និងសាសនា ដែលដកស្រង់ដោយសារព័ត៌មាន Xinhua គិតមកត្រឹមខែមេសាឆ្នាំ២០១០ មានវត្តអារាមចំនួន ៤៣៩២ និងព្រះសង្ឃច្រើនជាង ៥ ម៉ឺនអង្គ ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ បើយើងគិតពីសមាមាត្រភាគរយព្រះសង្ឃ និងប្រជាជនសរុប ១៣,៣៩៥,៦៨២ (NIS, 2008) គឺស្មើ ០.៤ %។
ម្យ៉ាងវិញទៀត ថវិកា ដែលត្រូវសាងសង់វិហារ និងកុដិ ក្នុងវត្ត នីមួយៗយ៉ាងហោចក៏ត្រូវចំណាយពី ២០ ទៅ ៣០ ម៉ឺនដុល្លារអាមេរិកដែរ ហើយបើយើងមានមហិច្ឆតាដើម្បីធ្វើទំនើបកម្មវត្តទាំងអស់ដែលមាន ស្រាប់ យ៉ាងហោចណាស់ក៏ត្រូវការថវិកាជិតមួយកោដិដុល្លារអាមេរិកដែរ។ ការសាងសង់ទៀតសោត ពពាក់ពពូនគ្នានៅតែតំបន់ជិតៗ ហើយតំបន់ឆ្ងាយៗ ជាពិសេសតំបន់ព្រំដែនដែលត្រូវការប្រជាពលរដ្ឋរស់នៅឲ្យបានច្រើន នោះ បែជាមិនសូវ មានទៅវិញ។
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Abhidhamma in Khmer and English
Dhamma Lovers,
Bouawat Sithi
https://www.box.com/s/fdb2d34f1d6def42bf1f
https://www.box.com/s/79e8e4c439ed856843f1
I would like to share this Abhidhammattha Sangaha with friends who I think would benefit from reading it.
I would like to thank Dhammacariya Ros Sophat and Dr. Thel Thong for their efforts in making Abhidhammattha Sangaha available in Khmer version.
This is probably the only complete and concise Khmer Abhidhammattha Sangaha that I have found on the internet.
May all the beings be at peace and happiness,
Bouawat Sithi
https://www.box.com/s/fdb2d34f1d6def42bf1f
https://www.box.com/s/79e8e4c439ed856843f1
Thursday, July 05, 2012
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Samdech Chuon Nath: Namasakar and Eight precepts
ធម៌នមស្ការព្រះរតនត្រៃសង្ខេប និង សមាទានឧបោសថសីល ដឹកនាំសូត្រ/សូធ្យដោយ
សម្ដេចព្រះមហាសុមេធាបតី ព្រះសង្ឃរាជ ជួន ណាត (ជោតញ្ញាណោ) កាលពីសម័យដើម
Thanks to Ven. Pannapadipo Sophal Pat for putting together this most beautiful chanting, by our Heroic Buddhist Monk. I feel as though Samdech is still with us while listening to this.
May All Beings Live in Peace and Happiness...
Monday, June 04, 2012
Interview with Ven. Hok Savann - សម្ភាសព្រះតេជព្រះគុណ ហុក សុវណ្ណ
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| Ven. Loun Sovath monitoring the protest of Boeung Kak Lake children |
Radio Free Asia
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| Ven. Hok Savann |
ព្រះអង្គក៏បានទាមទារឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញ រួមទាំងគណសង្ឃទាំងអស់ត្រូវប្រកាន់ខ្ជាប់នូវសីលធម៌ថ្លៃថ្នូរក្នុងនាមជាប្រទេសគោរពព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនា និងជាប្រធានអាស៊ាន ដែលមិនត្រូវធ្វើបាបពលរដ្ឋរបស់ខ្លួនឲ្យរងទុក្ខវេទនាខ្លោចផ្សានោះឡើយ។
សូមអញ្ជើញលោកអ្នកនាងស្ដាប់កិច្ចសម្ភាសន៍តាមទូរស័ព្ទរបស់លោក តាំង សារ៉ាដា ជាមួយព្រះតេជព្រះគុណបណ្ឌិត ហុក សុវណ្ណ ដែលមានសេចក្ដីដូចតទៅ៖
Ven. Hok Savann, Ph. D., from the Khmer Pagoda in Montreal, Canada, said that monitoring by Buddhist monks during peaceful demonstration and strike is not contrary to Buddhist rule.
Ven. Hok Savann demands that the Phnom Penh regime and the Buddhist clergy upholds good order as a Buddhist country and as the chairman of ASEAN. Cambodia should not inflict hardship on her people.
Please listen to the phone interview by Taing Sarada with Ven. Hok Savann:
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Poem: Place of Religion - សាសនានៅត្រង់ណា?
Poem: Place of Religion
A poem composed by Huong Sovann, read by Jendhamuni Sos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8aL5U1Nfvs
Monday, May 21, 2012
Asian-American Week: Bronx House Provides Cambodian Community With A Place To Pray
By: Shazia Khan
Bronx.NY1.com
To mark Asian-American Heritage Week on NY1, the station revisits communities it has covered over the past two decades. NY1's Shazia Khan filed the following report on Cambodian New Yorkers in the Bronx.
On a residential block in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx, a two-story house serves as a house of worship. The Khmer Buddhist Society is a home away from home for many Cambodian-American Buddhists living in the borough.
"We live in the Bronx and we want to meet each other in the Bronx," says worshipper Davin Hun.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Happy Mother's Day
Mindfulness of Our Parents’ Kindness
I was born through much toil.
I was nurtured nine months in the womb
and was suckled three years at the breast.
My bottom was dried and my diapers were changed.
I was fed delicacies while they toiled bitterly.
Only then was I able to grow up.
They hoped only that I might glorify
and carry on the family name
and continue the ritual offering to our ancestors.
But now I have left the home,
and am gratuitously called a disciple of Shakyamuni
and have dared to assume the title of Shramana.
I neither offer delicacies to my parents
nor sweep the ancestral graves.
While they live, I cannot take care of their physical needs;
after they depart, I cannot guide their souls.
In this world, I have thereby hurt them greatly,
and as they leave this world, I am of no real help.
To cause them such a double loss is a serious offence.
How can I possibly avoid the consequences!
I contemplate in this way:
I must always cultivate the Buddhas’ Way through hundreds of kalpas and in thousands of lives and save living beings everywhere thoughout the ten directions and three periods of time. I will rescue my parents in not only this life but my parents of every life. I will take across not only one person's parents but everyone's parents.
~Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
Source: http://online.sfsu.edu
Friday, May 11, 2012
Please help keep an eyes on certain deviant Buddhist monks
If a man's thoughts are muddy,
If he is reckless and full of deceit,
How can he wear the yellow robe?
Whoever is master of his own nature,
Bright, clear and true,
He may indeed wear the yellow robe. Buddha
Dear Respected Venerable and Dhamma Friends
Please help keep your eyes on Buddhist monks who watch love movies, karaoke, sexual movies and share obscene photos online. Many of them do this on Youtube and Facebook. These types of monks are not the true followers (disciples) of Lord Buddha. They are fake monks. They are creating very bad images for Buddhism and the community. Many Buddhist have already lost trust on them, including myself. They need to get disrobed (leave the monkhood) in order to do so. Please take down their info as much as you can and report them to the abbot of the temple they reside for step 1. As far as I know, many abbots are watching love movies and karaoke as well. Please do not support Buddhist monks who are violating Buddhism rules. Monks are supposed to be spiritual and role models to laypeople. We worship them because they are wearing orange or yellow robes that represent Lord Buddha; because they can do what many ordinary people cannot do. Monks should spend time studying Buddhism, practicing compassion and meditating to cut down craving, lust and unlimited desire not entertaining themselves with movies, karaoke, games, sexual images and chatting with girls about love. Please pass this message around. It's time to stand up and give them the lesson.
We as laypeople, as Buddhists, bring food to the temples to monks, hoping they could dedicate these food to our love ones, our ancestors who have already departed from this earth. How could these fake Buddhist monks dedicate such thing to our ancestors, our love ones? Only pure monks have the ability to do so. Fake monks only have the ability to draw your money into their pockets by sweet talking. Please stay away from sweet talk monks as well.
Our country would be at peace if many pure Buddhist monks exist…
Lord Buddha left his palace, his wealth, his beautiful family to be a beggar, to cut down the craving and unlimited desire. Many Buddhist monks these days are walking the opposite path. They ordained to get rich, ordained for power and fame.
Respectfully,
Jendhamuni Sos
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Uposatha Sutta: The Observance
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu © 1997–2012
Alternate translation: Ireland
I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying in Savatthi at the Eastern Monastery, the palace of Migara's mother. Now at that time, the Blessed One — it being the observance day — was sitting surrounded by the community of monks. Then Ven. Ananda — when the night was far advanced, at the end of the first watch — arose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, stood facing the Blessed One with his hands placed palm-to-palm over his heart, and said to him: "The night, lord, is far advanced. The first watch has ended. The community of monks has been sitting here long. Let the Blessed One recite the Patimokkha to them." When this was said, the Blessed One remained silent.
Then a second time, when the night was far advanced, at the end of the second watch, Ven. Ananda arose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, stood facing the Blessed One with his hands placed palm-to-palm over his heart, and said to him: "The night, lord, is far advanced. The second watch has ended. The community of monks has been sitting here long. Let the Blessed One recite the Patimokkha to them." When this was said, the Blessed One remained silent.
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Respected Venerables
Dear Compatriots,
Enjoy Vesak and thank you for watching.
Templenews TV
Dear Compatriots,
Vesak: The 2600th Anniversary of the Buddha’s Enlightenment at UN HQs
Video: The United Nations Vesak and the 2600th Anniversary of the Buddha’s Enlightenment at the United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York United States of America on Monday the 14th Waxing Moon of Visakha B.E.2554, May 16, A.D.2011 Year of the Rabbit
Watch video: http://www.templenews.org/2012/05/07/vesak-the-2600th-anniversary-of-the-buddhas-enlightenment-at-un-hqs/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejRdHwjqELs
Enjoy Vesak and thank you for watching.
Templenews TV
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