Indian Commandments

What do you really want in your life?

Any sensible person will say they want happiness. But what is happiness? Most people only understand happiness in terms of the material things that give them pleasure, some kind of thrill or excitement. That is considered happiness.

My Story

Why did “God” create so many religions?

Answer From Ven Dr K Sri Dhammananda:

Silence

In Search of a Guru

By Gurugavesaka

I love being a Buddhist not because some say it’s the best religion in the world; in fact, some don’t even consider it as a religion. I love being a Buddhist simply because its just a way of life according to the teachings of the Buddha. There isn’t an old dude in the sky whom you have to be afraid of for doing naughty things. You reap what your sow, everything boils down to cause and effect; in a word, karma—you are what you are today because of your past deeds, and the state of your future being and welfare will depend on what you say, do and think now. It’s as simple as that but is it really? It all seems quite easy to understand the teachings of the Buddha, beginning with the Triple Gem, the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. However, as I delve deeper into Buddhism, I realize it’s not as easy as I first thought it was—simply because understanding the Dhamma is not quite the same as realizing it!

Dalai Lama on Happiness

Giving Up?

YVK: Letter from death row - my greatest hope

Sabahan Yong Vui Kong, 21, is on death row in Singapore for drug trafficking. Malaysiakini is publishing Yong's final letters to Yetian, a member of the Save Vui Kong Campaign, in the next few weeks as he faces death.

   
May 26, 118:23am

Today I would like to talk to everyone about my hopes, and about a friend who is as close to me as my own brother.
Actually, when I first entered prison, 'hope' was something that I thought of often. At that time, my hopes included:

Kindness