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Brian Taylor has been a Poet and Philosopher in Cornwall, England and the Far East.
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LIGHTING CANDLES
“If I make merit by doing goodand share it with others,how much will I be left with?” “All of it.” “How can that be?If I have a hundred bahtand share it with you,how much will I have?” “Fifty.” “How so?” … Continue reading
TALE OF A CHAIR
In Ban Pho,fifty years ago,Ah Koh Lai the widowfilled her heartand saved five thousand baht.Pressing her hands together in salutation,she resolved to make a donationfor the benefit of allto Wat Krathum Uposatha Hall. * She sent her granddaughterto Saochingcha where,by … Continue reading
Posted in Bamboo Leaves
Tagged abbot, Brahmin Swing, Buddha, Buddhism, burglars, Dhamma Chair, donation, merit, monks, Morality, Patimokha, precepts, sermons, Uposatha, Wat Krathum
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MAKING MERIT
“There’s nothing either good or badbut thinking makes it so.” And riding on that apophthegm,to lower worlds they gountil the pain compresses themand makes them scream out, “No!” There is some truth in points of view,that what seems good to … Continue reading
Posted in Blondin
Tagged apophthegm, Blondin, fruit, good actions, intend, me, merit, points of view, tree, Truth, you
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ECONOMIC CRISIS
BE SMILE DENTIST advertises down onSoi Anuman Rajadhon.Next door Anglo East Surety Brokerinsures diamonds and gemstones.Having struggled with the world’s economic crisis,faced with a shortage of government bailout schemes,Anglo East has decided on a fundamental solutionand invited ninety-nine monks to … Continue reading
Posted in Bamboo Leaves
Tagged bailout schemes, Bamboo Leaves, broker, Buddha, chanting, demons, dentist, dhamma, diamonds, Economic Crisis, exorcised, government, merit, monks, new robes, offerings, precepts, sangha, temples, Thailand
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