Quest for True Happiness (English and Chinese).pptx
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A PowerPoint Presentation of the important Dhamma teachings to practice in one's quest to live a peaceful and meaningful life. The texts are in English and Chinese. For the Video, go to the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkDZGijD2gY (Other Hokkien Dhamma Talks can be found at the URL Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf1EfHzhEPxtoR2_N04wsW1caHmON3GLz )
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Quest for True Happiness (English and Chinese).pptx
- 2. 2 In a peaceful village nestled between rolling hills and tranquil rivers there lived a young woman named Maya. She was kind-hearted, compassionate and always sought the path to happiness. Yet despite her gentle nature, Maya often found herself plagued by feelings of discontent and unease. Determined to find true happiness, she embarked on a journey that would forever change her life. ๅจ่ฟ็ปต่ตทไผ็ๅฑฑๅณฆๅๅนณ้็ๆฒณๆตไน้ด็ไธไธชๅฎ้็ๆๅบ้๏ผไฝ็ไธไฝๅๅซ็้ ็ๅนด่ฝปๅฅณๅญใ ๅฅนๅฟๅฐๅ่ฏ๏ผๅฏๆๅๆ ๅฟ๏ผไธ็ดๅจๅฏปๆพๅนธ็ฆไน่ทฏใ ็ถ่๏ผๅฐฝ็ฎก ็้ ๆงๆ ผๆธฉๅ๏ผไฝๅฅน็ปๅธธๅ็ฐ่ชๅทฑ่ขซไธๆปกๅไธๅฎ็ๆ ็ปชๆๅฐๆฐใ ๅณๅฟๅฏปๆพ็ ๆญฃ็ๅนธ็ฆ๏ผๅฅน่ธไธไบไธๆฎตๆฐธ่ฟๆนๅๅฅน็ๆดป็ๆ ็จใ
- 3. 3 One day Maya heard whispers of a wise monk who resided in a remote monastery on the edge of the village. It was said that this monk held the secret to unlocking the true essence of happiness through the teachings of Buddhism. Eager to learn, she set forth on a path towards the monastery. Her heart full of hope as she reached the monastery, Maya was greeted by the serene and humble monk named Ajahn Bhavana. ๆไธๅคฉ๏ผ็้ ๅฌๅฐๆ่พนไธๅบงๅ่ฟไฟฎ้้ข้ไฝ็ไธไฝ่ชๆๅงไบบ็ไฝ่ฏญใ ๆฎ่ฏด๏ผ่ฟไฝ ๅๅฐๆๆก็้่ฟไฝๆๆไน่งฃๅผๅนธ็ฆ็่ฐ็็งๅฏใ ๅบไบๅญฆไน ็ๆธดๆ๏ผๅฅน่ธไธไบ้ๅพ ไฟฎ้้ข็้่ทฏใ ๅฝ็้ ๆปกๆๅธๆๅฐ่พพๅฏบ้ขๆถ๏ผ่ฟๆฅๅฅน็ๆฏไธไฝๅฎ้่่ฐฆ่็ๅงไพฃ ๏ผๅๅซ้ฟๅงๅทด็ฆ้ฃ (Ajahn Bhavana)ใ
- 4. 4 Ajahn Bhavana welcomed her with a warm smile sensing the yearning for happiness in her eyes. Maya shared her struggles with the kind monk expressing her desire to find lasting contentment and peace of mind. Ajahn Bhavana seeing the sincerity in her quest, offered her guidance. He spoke of the Four Noble Truths explaining that suffering was an inherent part of human existence but there was a way to transcend it. ้ฟๅงยทๅทด็ฆ้ฃ (Ajahn Bhavana) ็จๆธฉๆ็ๅพฎ็ฌ่ฟๆฅๅฅน๏ผๆๅๅฐๅฅน็ผไธญๅฏนๅนธ็ฆ ็ๆธดๆใ ็้ ไธๅ่ฏ็ๅๅฐๅไบซไบๅฅน็ๆฃๆ๏ผ่กจ่พพไบๅฅนๅฏปๆฑๆไน ๆปก่ถณๅๅ ๅฟๅนณ้็ๆฟๆใ้ฟๅงยทๅทด็ฆ้ฃ (Ajahn Bhavana) ็ๅฐๅฅน่ฟฝๆฑ็่ฏๆ๏ผๅๅฅนๆ ไพไบๆๅฏผใ ไป่ฐๅฐๅๅฃ่ฐๅนถ่งฃ้่ฏด๏ผ็่ฆๆฏไบบ็ฑปๅญๅจ็ๅบๆ้จๅ๏ผไฝๆไธ ็งๆนๆณๅฏไปฅ่ถ ่ถๅฎใ
- 5. 5 The path to happiness, he said, lay in understanding and accepting suffering, seeking the root causes and following the Noble Eightfold Path. Intrigued by the teachings, Maya committed herself to learning and practicing the principles of Buddhism. She studied the wisdom of compassion, meditation and mindfulness, allowing her to embrace life's ups and downs with equanimity. ไป่ฏด๏ผ้ๅพๅนธ็ฆ็้่ทฏๅจไบ็่งฃๅๆฅๅ็่ฆ๏ผๅฏปๆพๆ นๆบๅนถ้ตๅพชๅ ซๆญฃ้ใ็ ้ ๅฏนๆไนๅพๆๅ ด่ถฃ๏ผๅฅน่ดๅไบๅญฆไน ๅๅฎ่ทตไฝๆ็ๅๅใ ๅฅนๅญฆไน ๆ ๆฒใๅฅๆณ ๅๆญฃๅฟต็ๆบๆ ง๏ผ่ฎฉๅฅนๅนณ้ๅฐๆฅๆฑ็ๆดป็่ตท่ตท่ฝ่ฝใ
- 6. 6 Slowly she began to let go of her attachments and expectations, finding joy in the present moment. However, her journey was not without challenges. Maya faced moments of doubt, fear and impatience but with the gentle guidance of Ajahn Bhavana, she continued to persevere, understanding that the path to happiness was not always smooth. ๆ ขๆ ขๅฐ๏ผๅฅนๅผๅงๆพไธๆง็ๅๆๆ๏ผๅจๅฝไธๅฏปๆพๅฟซไนใ ็ถ่๏ผๅฅน็ๆ ็จ ๅนถ้ๆฒกๆๆๆใ ็้ ้ขไธด็ๆ็ใๆๆงๅไธ่็ฆ็ๆถๅป๏ผไฝๅจ้ฟๅงๅทด ็ฆ้ฃ็ๆธฉๆๆๅฏผไธ๏ผๅฅน็ปง็ปญๅๆไธๅป๏ผๆ็ฝ้ๅพๅนธ็ฆ็้่ทฏๅนถไธๆปๆฏ ๅนณๅฆ็ใ
- 7. 7 One day while meditating under a Bodhi tree, a profound realization washed over Maya like a gentle breeze. She saw that happiness was not an elusive destination but a state of being woven into the fabric of existence. By embracing impermanence and cultivating compassion for herself and others, true happiness could be found within. ๆไธๅคฉ๏ผๅจ่ฉๆๆ ไธๅฅๆณๆถ๏ผไธ็งๆทฑๅป็่ฏๆๅๅพฎ้ฃไธๆ ทๆ่ฟๆฉ่ถ็ๅฟใ ๅฅน็ๅฐๅนธ็ฆไธๆฏไธไธช้พไปฅๆๆธ็็ฎ็ๅฐ๏ผ่ๆฏไธ็ง่ๅ ฅๅญๅจ็ปๆ็็ถๆใ ้่ฟๆฅๆฑๆ ๅธธๅนถๅนๅ ปๅฏน่ชๅทฑๅไปไบบ็ๅๆ ๅฟ๏ผ ๅฏไปฅๅจๅ ๅฟๆพๅฐ็ๆญฃ็ๅนธ็ฆใ
- 8. 8 As the seasons passed, Maya's transformation became evident to all who knew her. Her once restless spirit was now filled with contentment and joy. The villagers began to seek her counsel, drawn to her newfound wisdom and tranquility. Word of Maya's journey and transformation reached distant lands inspiring many others to embark on their own quests for happiness. ้็ๅญฃ่็ๆต้๏ผ็้ ็่ฝฌๅๅฏนไบๆๆ่ฎค่ฏๅฅน็ไบบๆฅ่ฏด้ฝๆฏๆพ่ๆ่ง็ ใ ๅๆฌ่บๅจไธๅฎ็ๅฟ๏ผๆญคๅปๅ ๆปกไบๆปก่ถณๅๅๆฆใ ๆๆฐไปฌ่ขซๅฅนๆฐๅ็ฐ็ๆบ ๆ งๅๅนณ้ๆๅธๅผ๏ผๅผๅงๅฏปๆฑๅฅน็ๅปบ่ฎฎใ ็้ ไบบ็ๆ ็จๅ่ฝฌๅ็ๆถๆฏไผ ๅฐ ไบ้ฅ่ฟ็ๅๅฐ๏ผๆฟๅฑ็่ฎธๅคๅ ถไปไบบๅผๅง่ฟฝๆฑ่ชๅทฑ็ๅนธ็ฆใ
- 9. 9 People from all walks of life came to learn from her and Ajahn Bhavana, forming a vibrant Community dedicated to cultivating inner peace and spreading kindness throughout the world. In time, Maya and Ajahn Bhavanaโs monastery became a sanctuary for seekers of happiness, a place where hearts were healed and minds were liberated from the chains of suffering. ๆฅ่ชๅ่กๅไธ็ไบบไปฌๅๆฅๅๅฅนๅ้ฟๅงๅทด็ฆ้ฃๅญฆไน ๏ผๅฝขๆไบไธไธชๅ ๆปกๆดปๅ ็็คพๅบ๏ผ่ดๅไบๅนๅ ปๅ ๅฟ็ๅนณ้ๅนถๅจๅ จไธ็ไผ ๆญไปๆ ใ้็ๆถ้ด็ๆจ็งป ๏ผ็้ ๅ้ฟๅงๅทด็ฆ้ฃ็ไฟฎ้้ขๆไธบไบๅฏปๆฑๅนธ็ฆ็ไบบ็้ฟ้พๆ๏ผไธไธชๅฟ็ต ๅพๅฐๆฒปๆใๆๆณไป็่ฆ็ๆท้ไธญ่งฃๆพๅบๆฅ็ๅฐๆนใ
- 10. 10 And so the story of Maya and her journey to happiness serves as a timeless reminder that true contentment lies not in the pursuit of external desires but in the depths of one's own heart. Through the teachings of Buddhism, she discovered the keys to unlock the door to happiness, a journey of self-discovery and Enlightenment that continues to inspire generations to come. ๅ ๆญค๏ผ็้ ็ๆ ไบๅๅฅน็ๅนธ็ฆไนๆ ๆฐธ่ฟๆ้ๆไปฌ๏ผ็ๆญฃ็ๆปก่ถณไธ ๅจไบ่ฟฝๆฑๅคๅจ็ๆฌฒๆ๏ผ่ๅจไบๅ ๅฟๆทฑๅคใ้่ฟไฝๆๆไน๏ผๅฅนๅ็ฐ ไบๆๅผๅนธ็ฆไน้จ็้ฅๅ๏ผ่ฟๆฏไธๆฎต่ชๆๅ็ฐๅๅฏ่ไนๆ ๏ผ็ปง็ปญๆฟ ๅฑ็ๅญๅญๅไปฃใ ๅฏ ่ ไน ่ทฏ ๅฏ ่ ไน ่ทฏ
- 11. 11 ๅฏนไธค้ฆๆณ็ป็ๆๆ Dhammapada Verse 273 Dhammapada Verse 290 ๆณ ็ป ็ฌฌ 273 ๅฅ Of all the paths the Noble Eightfold Path is the best; of all the truths the Four Noble Truths are the best; of all things, non-craving (Nibbana) is the best: of men the Seeing One (the Buddha) is the best. ๅจไธๅ้ไธญ๏ผๅ ซๅฃ้ๆฏๆๅฅฝ็๏ผ ๅจไธๅ็็ ไธญ๏ผๅๅฃ่ฐๆฏๆๅฅฝ็๏ผ ไธๅๆณไธญ๏ผๆ ่ดช๏ผๆถ ๆง๏ผๆๆฎ่๏ผไบบไธญ๏ผ่ง่ ๏ผไฝ๏ผๆๆฎ่ใ ๆณ ็ป ็ฌฌ 290 ๅฅ With Metta, Bro. Oh Teik Bin If by renouncing a lesser happiness, one may realize a greater happiness, let the wise man renounce the lesser, having regard for the greater. ๅฆๆ้่ฟๆพๅผ่พๅฐ็ๅนธ็ฆ๏ผไธไธชไบบๅฏไปฅ่ท ๅพๆดๅคง็ๅนธ็ฆ๏ผ้ฃไนๆบ่ ๅฐฑๅบ่ฏฅๆพๅผ่พๅฐ ็ๅนธ็ฆ๏ผ่่่่พๅคง็ๅนธ็ฆใ
- 12. 12 In the Quest for true Happiness and Peace ๅญฆไน ๅไฟฎ่ก็ไฝๆณ่ฏพ็จ่ฟฝๆฑ็ๆญฃ็ๅนธ็ฆไธๅๅนณ Cut the delusion of a Self. Reach out to others in need. ๆฉๆญ่ชๆ็ๅฆๆณใ ๅๆ้่ฆ็ไบบไผธๅบๆดๆใ Practice Contentment in your heart. Learn to count your blessings. ๅจๅฟไธญ็ปไน ็ฅ่ถณใ ๅญฆไผๆฐ็ฎไฝ ็็ฅ็ฆใ All conditioned things are impermanent. Do not crave and attach. Practice Letting Go. ไธๅๆไธบๆณ้ฝๆฏๆ ๅธธ็ใ ไธ่ฆ่ดช็ฑๅๆง็ใ ็ปไน ๆพๆใ Develop Compassion. Practice the Meditation on Loving-kindness. ๅนๅ ปๅๆ ๅฟใ ไฟฎไน ๆ ๅฟ็ฆ ไฟฎใ The End ็ป ๆ