Read | Download AcknowledgementsBefore beginning, The Thinkers And Writers For World Peace Organization would like to thank you and “Ahnumotanaboon” (share our merits) with every one of you who gave us support for this project, and assisted in planning, organizing and producing this work on how to build up Dhamma for people at all times.…
Read | Download Foreword“When the mind is clear, anything is possible.” Luang Por Dhammajayo Cleaning is fundamental to living a healthy life. Just as our body cannot become clean all by itself without our showering and scrubbing, our mind cannot become clear without our attempts to clarify it from time to time. Our body is…
Read | Download Universal Goodness The foundation of every type of creative work and every level of goodness What is Universal Goodness?Universal Goodness is the basic guide for proper physical, verbal and mental conduct. Whoever practices it can expect to meet with happiness and prosperity regardless of his gender, age, race, or creed. The reason…
Read | Download The Ten Jataka Stories The Narratives About the Buddha’s Past Lives and Pursuit of the Ten Perfections 佛陀本生十世 菩萨勤修十世波罗蜜的故事 Introduction 序言The Ten Jataka Stories are narratives about Gautama Buddha’s pursuit of Perfections in His final ten existences as a Bodhisatta. Each of these ten existences highlights the pursuit of each of the Ten Perfections.…
Read | Download Translator's PrefaceMany westerners may never have seen a Buddhist monk before — because monasticism is a way of life that leads neither to fame nor fortune — which are the factors which normally bring things to public attention. The more initiated might be familiar with Zen monks, with Tibetan La mas or…
Read | Download Translator's PrefaceThis book has been compiled and translated not exclusively from the written Thai version of Phrabhavana-viriyakhun ‘s “Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta”, but also from many subsequent renditions of the the same work given by the author in/training sessions for people of all walks of life, age ranges: monks and laypeople alike.l The content…
Read | Download PrefaceBuddhists often tend to disregard economics completely, because the monastic way of life idealized by Buddhism is economically very minimalist. Such neglect of comment concerning economic values is not warranted, however, because the Buddhist scriptures are in fact rich with advice from the Buddha regarding sound economic values and they are applicable…
Read | Download 1 PrologueMost people’s lives are preoccupied only with the pleasures of the senses, spending all day thinking about the temptations of eating, sensuality and power. When one’s intentions are impure, it leads one’s speech and actions to be impure making one selfish and a puppet to one’s emotions. The way of life…
Read | Download Message of Appreciation In the past, prior to the writing-down of Dhamma, or Buddhist doctrine, one had to attend certain schools of wise men that specialized in the particular Dhamma that one wished to study. At that time, the educational sys-tem depended entirely on an accuracy of recitation learnt from the teachers.…
Read | Download PrologueSiam before the turn of the century was a green and luxuriant land – a land of paddy fields with sparkling waterways chock-a-block with heaving river barges laden with rice destined for the royal capital. Society was at peace – the people gentle, forgiving and inextricably rooted in the Buddhist heritage that…