The Search for Happiness

 

The Search for Happiness

 

If they believe happiness is in the sea, they go to the sea.

If they believe it is in the mountains, they go to the mountains.

If they believe it is in the shopping malls, they go on a shopping spree.

If they believe it is about being rich, they devote their lives to making money.

Or, if they think it lies in being famous, they seek every means and measure to fight their way to fame.

 

What all these people find in common is that all the seas, money and fame in the world cannot help them when they are heart-broken, depressed or in pain. That even a mountain of wealth and possessions cannot fill the emptiness in their hearts. In facts, such things produce short-lived pleasure and inevitably stress and exhaustion.

The search for the most reliable source of happiness might be closer than you think. Since time immemorial, people of all ages, races and faiths have one thing in common – the search for happiness.

Fortunately, all human beings are blessed with the ability to produce self-sustaining happiness – the kind of happiness that only they themselves can produce and is completely independent of personal circumstances and external factors. That kind of happiness lies within them, and can be achieved through meditation.

 

Inspiration words from Phra Dhepyanmahamuni (Luangpor Dhammajayo), Abbot of Dhammakaya Temple.

From The little book of happiness, Dhammakaya foundation










 

Wat Phra Dhammakaya

 

 

Wat Phra Dhammakaya

 

Wat Phra Dhammakaya or Dhammakaya temple was established on Magha Puja Day, 20 February 1970 by the most venerable Phrathepyanmahamuni (Luang Por Dhammajayo), Master Nun Chandra Khonnokyoong and their disciples. With an initial fund of just 3,200 baht (approximately US $100), they invested selfless and immeasurable effort to transform 78 acres of rice paddies into a beautiful temple. From acidic paddy fields, a woodland was created to be a park for meditators called 'Soon Buddacakk-patipatthamm'. The temple is a symbol of world peace through inner peace. Wat Phra Dhammakaya received the “the Best Meditation Center Award 2013”

The idea of Wat Phra Dhammakaya originated from the great determination of the Great Master Phramongkolthepmuni (Sodh Chandasaro), the late abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen and the re-discoverer of long lost Dhammakaya meditation knowledge. He aimed to spread out this knowledge worldwide in order to extend the Lord Buddha's teachings and promote true peace on earth.

Wat Phra Dhammakaya was founded according to the four factors that contribute to the cultivation and development of virtues that were taught by the Lord Buddha. These include:

1. Pleasant location
2. Pleasant food
3. Pleasant people
4. Pleasant Dhamma

with the concepts "build a true temple, train true monks, and promote people to be truly virtuous".

 

 

References:
1. http://www.dhammakaya.net/about-us/dhammakaya-temple-history
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Phra_Dhammakaya
3. http://www.dmc.tv

 

 

Meditation for All

“The Middle Way Meditation”

Meditation is a mental technique to sustain focused attention to develop concentration, clarity and emotional positivity. In the past 30 years, interest in the meditation in western world has increased. Mindfulness made the cover of Time Magazine and this is not only one time meditation has graced the cover of Time (1). As stress has become a constant part of our daily lives, people seek for true happiness and inner peace. The best way to do this is by training mind through meditation practice.

 

 

Meditation practices are rooted in 2500-year-old Buddhist meditation practices. This ancient Buddhist meditation technique was inherited through religious practices. In Buddhist countries such as Thailand and Myanmar, religious and meditation practices are integrated into people daily life and culture. There are several meditation retreat courses in Thailand with “The Middle Way Meditation Program” being one of the best meditation courses for foreigners. This program is serving people of all ages, races, nationalities, religions and faiths with ultimate aim to promote peace and happiness in people’s lives and create everlasting peace in the world at large. The program offers 3 days, 7 days and 1 month courses with minimal charges if compare to the cost in the western country. The program was developed by Dhammakaya foundation with Luang Por Dhammajayo as a founder.

 

References:
1. http://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20030804,00.html