Archives Dhamma 102
AllChoosing Virtuous Friends and AssociatesEmotional IntelligenceIntegrity in Conduct and the Principles of Wholesome SpeechMerit-Making and Unwholesome KammaMiscellaneousPrinciples of Decision-Making and Mental TrainingPrinciples of Self-Care in Times of Illness and the Preservation of One's PossessionsProfessional Advancement for Both Superiors and SubordinatesRespect and EmpathyThe Art of AdmonishmentThe Benefits of Propagating BuddhismThe Development of Good HabitsThe Development of Knowledge Alongside VirtueThe Resolute Cultivation of Wholesome ConductThe Role of the Family as a Kalyāṇamitta (Virtuous Friend) Toward Children
How Does One Train to Correct One’s Habits?
Correcting each unwholesome habit is by no means easy — yet the effort must be made regardless. However much or little progress one is able to make, one must continue striving persistently, and in time all such habits will be…
Cleanliness and Order Must Be Trained from Infancy
If one wishes to raise a gem of a child, one must establish standards of cleanliness from the time the child is still an infant lying in the cradle. Remember this well: the reason children do not turn out well…
Extinguish the Fire Before the Wind Takes Hold
Fire and wind share a peculiar relationship: wherever fire ignites, wind will invariably follow. At first, the wind may not be particularly forceful — but as the fire grows, the wind intensifies, fanning the flames into a rapid and fierce…
Observe What Is Good and Adapt It for Your Own Use
“Observant borrowing” means this: when you witness someone delivering a Dhamma talk with skill — dividing the content into well-structured passages at precisely the right moments, drawing upon causes, reasoning, and apt analogies of various kinds, in a manner that…
Wherever You Are, Do Not Be Indifferent
Whether living at home or at a temple, there are two types of presence: 1. Living as a lodger 2. Living as an owner Whoever lives as a lodger — upon seeing something dirty or cluttered — will think…
Principles and Practices for the Purity of Body, Speech, and Mind
When the temple was first being established, the Master Nun said: “Trust me — cleanliness and order. We will build this temple with 3,200 Baht, and it will succeed. Do not worry — it will certainly succeed.” Why would it…
Habit Is More Important Than Knowledge
For academic knowledge is merely a tool to be wielded by habit. One who possesses good habits will naturally direct their knowledge toward beneficial ends. One who possesses poor habits will inevitably direct their knowledge toward harmful ones.
Habit as the Controller of Kamma
This world operates under the law of kamma — that good deeds bring good results, and evil deeds bring evil results. Since this world is governed by the law of kamma, habit serves as the mechanism that directs one’s kammic…
Habit as the Foundation of Individual Decline and Prosperity
Regardless of one’s level of education, and irrespective of whether one’s parents are influential or wealthy, if one possesses good habits, one will bring prosperity to whatever family, establishment, company, or country one is a part of. Such is the…
