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Facebook and Buddhism

ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ដែល​មាន​ឋានៈ​ធំៗ​ទាំង​នោះ​ ភាគ​ច្រើន​បញ្ចូល​នយោបាយ​របស់​គណបក្ស​ខ្លះ​ នៅ​ពេល​បាន​​ឡើង​គង់​ទេសនា​ម្តងៗ​។ ជាង​នេះ​ទៅ​ទៀត គំរាម​កំហែង​ និង​តាម​ដាន​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ណា​ដែល​ចូល​រួម​​សង្កេត​តាម​ដាន​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ ​ដែល​មក​តវ៉ា​រឿង​វិវាទ​ដី​ធ្លី ព្រៃឈើ​ និង​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​ជាដើម​ ដោយ​សារ​ព្រះសង្ឃ​រស់​បាន​អាស្រ័យ​ឧបា​សក​ នៅ​ពេល​ឧបាសក​ទុក្ខ​ព្រួយ​គឺ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​តែង​តែ​ជួយ​អ៊ីចឹង​ហើយ​។ ឧទាហរណ៍ ដូច​កាល​ពី​ឆ្នាំ​ទៅ ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​លួន​ សាវ៉ាត​ ដែល​ចូល​រួម​ឃ្លំា​មើល​ការ​តវ៉ា​រឿង​ព្រៃ​ឡង់​ក៏​មិន​បាន​ដែរ គឺ​មាន​លិខិត​គណៈ​សង្ឃ​រាជ​ធានី​ហាម​វត្ត​នានា​នៅ​រាជ​ធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​ មិន​ឲ្យ​គង់​ស្នាក់​អាស្រ័យ​នៅ​ទេ​។ ​ពេល​ខ្លះ​ធ្វើ​ការ​តាម​ដាន​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ណា​ដែល​មាន​និន្នាការ​នយោបាយ​រក លទ្ធិ​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​ថែម​ទៀត​ផង​។

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ព្រះ​ពុទ្ធ​ឱវាទ​បាន​សម្តែង​ថា  «ធ្វើ​ល្អ​បាន​ល្អ ធ្វើ​អាក្រក់​បាន​អាក្រក់» ឬ​ពាក្យ​សាមញ្ញ​និយាយ​ថា «ដាំ​ចេក​បាន​ផ្លែ​ចេក ដាំ​ស្វាយ​នឹង​បាន​ផ្លែ​ស្វាយ»។ ពុទ្ធឱវាទ​នេះ គួរ​ត្រូវ​បាន​ពុទ្ធសាសនិក ទាំង​អស់​ចងចាំ និង​គោរព​ប្រណិប័តន៍​តាម​យ៉ាង​ខ្ជាប់ខ្ជួន ពិសេស គឺ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ ពុទ្ធសាសនា។ ប៉ុន្តែ​មិន​ដូច្នោះ​ទេ ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​មួយ​ចំនួន​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ខុស​នឹង​ពុទ្ធ​ឱវាទ​ជាច្រើន​ប្រការ​ ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​ការ​ប្រមាថ​ពី​មតិសាធារណៈ។

កម្មៗ​ប្រែ​មក​ថា​ «អំពើ​»​ អំពើ​ដែល​លោក​អ្នក​ធ្វើ ​លោក​អ្នក​តែង​ទទួល​ បើ​អាត្មា​ធ្វើ​ខុស​អាត្មា​ក៏​ទទួល​ដែរ​… មាន​តែ​ព្រះ​អង្គ​(ព្រះពុទ្ធ)​មួយ​ព្រះអង្គ​ទេ​គ្មាន​គ្រូ​បាអាចារ្យ​ណា​ ប្រដៅ​ព្រះអង្គ​បាន​ឡើយ…ហើយ​ឧបាសក​ឧបាសិកា​គួរ​តែ​កុំ​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ទៅ​តាម​ កាម​កិលេស​តណ្ហា កុំ​លួច​ប្រពន្ធ​គេ ​ត្រូវ​ចៀស​វាង​ឲ្យ​បាន​នូវ​ ស្រី ​ស្រា ល្បែង…។ នេះ​គឺជា​ធម៌​ដែល​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ទេសនា​ម្តងៗ​ដើម្បី​ប្រៀន​ប្រដៅ​ឧបាសក​ឧបាសិកា​ ចំណុះ​ជើង​វត្ត កុំ​ឲ្យ​ប្រពឹត្ត​អំពើ​អបាយ​មុខ​ទាំង​នេះ​។ សាសនា គឺជា​ផ្នែក​មួយ​នៃ​បាវចនា​របស់​ព្រះ​រាជា​ណាចក្រ​កម្ពុជា ហើយ​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​ដែល​កាន់​ និង​គោរព​សាសនា​ព្រះពុទ្ធ​ដ៏​លើស​លប់​គឺ​៩៦,៩​ភាគរយ នៃ​សាសនា​សរុប​។ ​(ជំរឿន​ឆ្នាំ ២០០៨)​ ដែល​មាន​ព្រះសង្ឃ​ជា​អ្នក​ដើរ​តួ​ជា​អ្នក​ប្រតិបត្តិ​តាម​ព្រះពុទ្ធ​។​ តើ​ព្រះសង្ឃ​សព្វ​ថ្ងៃ​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​អ្វីខ្លះ​ នៅ​ក្នុ​ង​សង្គម​ និង​បណ្តាញ​សង្គម​ហេ្វស​បុក​(Facebook)​?

បច្ចុប្បន្ន​នេះ​ បើ​មើល​ទៅ​ទី​វត្ត​អារាម​ណា​ដែល​មាន​ការ​សាង​សង់​រចនា​ប័ទ្ម​ទំនើប​ស្អាតៗ ប្រណីតៗ​ សូម្បី​កុដិ​ព្រះសង្ឃ​នោះ​ ខ្លះ​ក៏​សឹង​ធំ​ជាង​វិហារ​វត្ត​ល្មម​ផង​ ហើយ​តុប​តែង​ស្អាត​ណាស់​បំពាក់​សុទ្ធ​តែ​ឈើ​ប្រណីតៗ​ និង​បរិក្ខារ​ត្រជាក់​។ វត្ត​ណា​ដែល​ល្អៗ​ទាំង​នោះ ​គឺ​ភាគ​ច្រើន​សុទ្ធ​តែ​មាន​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ដែល​ពូកែៗ ខាង​ស្រោច​ទឹក ខាង​ទស្សន៍ទាយ​ដំឡើង​ជោគជតារាសី បញ្ចូល​មន្តអាគមន៍​គាថា ហើយ​អ្នក​ធំៗ ​បាន​ឡើង​បុណ្យ​ស័ក្ត​លឿន​ណាស់​ ខ្លះ​កាន់​តំណែង​មិន​ត្រឹម​តែ​រាប់​ឆ្នាំ​ទេ​គឺ​រាប់​ទសវត្សរ៍​ទៀត​ផង កាន់​បាន​យូរ​ណាស់​។​ នេះ​ជា​តួនាទី​របស់​ព្រះសង្ឃ​ដែល​តែង​តែ​ជួយ​ប្រោស​ព្រំគ្រហស្ថ ​អ៊ីចឹង​ហើយ ​បើ​ទោះ​បី​គ្រហស្ថ​ទាំង​នោះ​ប្រកប​របរ​ទុច្ចរិត ពុក​រលួយ​លក់​ជាតិ​ ឬ​ក៏​មាន​បាត​ដៃ​ប្រឡាក់​ឈាម​ក៏​ដោយ​? ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ដែល​ពូកែៗ​ទាំង​នោះ ក៏​ឡើង​បុណ្យ​ស័កិ្ត​លឿន​ដែរ​ប្រៀប​ដូច​ចៅហ្វាយ​ឡើង​បុណ្យ​ខុន​ឡើង​ ស័ក្តិ។​ ពេល​និមន្ត​ចេញ​ក្រៅ​ម្តងៗ​គឺ​សុទ្ធ​មាន​ត្រា​ព្រះ​សង្ហា​ថ្នាក់​ជាតិ​នៅ​ ពី​លើ​ចីវរ និង​មាន​អង្គរក្ស​ឆ្វេច​ឆ្វាច​ទៀត​ផង​ នៅ​តែ​ថ្ងៃ​ដាក់​រថយន្ត​សៀរ៉ែន​នៅ​ខាង​មុខ​ទេ​។​ ប្រសិន​បើ​មាន​ញោមៗ​ធម្មតា​ណា​មក​និមន្ត​ទៅ​ឆាន់​សង្ឃ​ទាន​នៅ​ឯ​ផ្ទះ វិញ​គឺ ​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ​ធម្មតា​និមន្ត​ទៅ​បាន​ហើយ​អាត្មា​ជាប់​រវល់​ណាស់ ​តែ​បើ​ញោមៗ​ណា​ថ្នាក់​ធំៗ​ ឯក​ឧត្តម​ លោក​ជំទាវ​ ឬ​ក៏​ឧត្តម​សេនីយ៍​និមន្ត​ទៅ​ដំឡើង​រាសី​ ឬ​ក៏​ឆាន់​នៅ​វីឡា​វិញ​គឺ​និមន្ត​ឡើង​ឡង់​គ្រីស័រ ឬ​ឡិច​ស៊ីស​ទៅ​ភ្លាម​។ គិតៗ​ទៅ​សូម្បី​តែ​សង្ឃ​ក៏​មាន​អង្គ​ខ្លះ​កាលីប​ៗ​ដែរ​ កុំ​ថា​ឡើយ​តែ​ឧបាសក​នោះ។​

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Posted by: | Posted on: February 3, 2012

Cambodian authority and Decho must use the prowess of Dhamma or law, not the prowess of personality, to protect Cambodian citizens

Op-Ed: luonsovath.blogspot.com

It is a tragedy while the government and their leaders have been bragging on economic growth, national development, peace and prosperity after the dark cloud of civil war and brutality ended, many bottom-line people like the residents of Borei Keila have continuously been humiliated by such “development rhetoric”. Listen to the video clip below, a woman said “is this the development in the age of Decho?”. It is shameful for Decho to be heard like this. Hence, this plague has happened every where around the world, not only Cambodia, if the top leader is not having proper conduct and moral attitude in the Dhamma. Dhamma means rule of laws, not rule of personality. As our observation remarked, our Decho has always proliferated his personality to judge and decide all issues happening in Cambodian society.

Buddha has been known as an Enlightened personality, but Buddha has never claimed himself as the central personality in deciding and determining any controversial issues. Dhamma and Vinaya which have been well promulgated for public use is the guideline, the tool for proper decision making and substantial rule for every one regardless of their status, entity or tendencies etc. However, Cambodian Buddhists are sadden and sad when their top leader has been using personality to judge and make a decision with all things. Recent public talk of Decho about ordering his Ohna colleague to arrest the violators inside his company who shot innocent protesters in Kratie because of their curiosity on the land grab, is not right on the proper practice of the Dhamma or the rule of law. Decho must follow the rule of law, he couldn’t use his prowess to overlapped or undermine the existing law.

Cambodian law has solemnly condemned and punished those who committed violence and perpetrated illegal activities. Cambodian authority and Decho must use the prowess of the Dhamma/law, not the prowess of personality, in order to stop humiliating our own race and innocent Cambodian citizens.

Posted by: | Posted on: February 2, 2012

Cambodian children are the young seed of Cambodia whom need special care and nurturing


To celebration the end year of 2011, Mr.Sophoan Seng, Khmer Youth Association of Alberta, CanCambodia, team-works and generous members, have initiated to help kids at two places in Cambodia in Siem Reap Province of Angkor Wat the Great.

First group of photos are illustrating Mr.Chanroeun Pa and his teams are distributing note-books, scarfs, shampoo, soap, detergent, dry Mii Yeuong noodles, study tools and cash to many kids who have been survived by the rubbish dump. Their living condition has been affected by rubbish environment which is located in remote area: no school, hospital and other amenities. Many kids and families have been moving here in hope for the career of SCAVENGING. Many generous, journalists and NGOs have stepped in to help them release suffering. Some donations offered, wells dug, and we hope that many other plans are on the row. If you wish to spare your heart and love, please do that…the location is following: Phum Tropaeng Thom, Tropaeng Thom Commune, Prasat Bakong District, Siem Reap Province.

Another group was led by Mrs. Chann to distribute note-book, pencil, pen and 500 riel cash to 500 students of primary and secondary school in Phum Dong-het, Khum Kok-thlok Krom, Jikrieng District, Siem Reap province. The school has located in the middle of four villages: Phum Dong-het, Phum Konsaeng, Phum Robieng and Phum Anlong Tro-orn at about 7 km north of national road number 6 at the Domrey Chlong point. During the civil war, this location was ravaged by the factional fighting between the Khmer Rouge armies and Vietnamese armies. The typical career of people here are farmers.

Thank you very much for your kind sharing and hospitality. We expect to receive your extending heart and love for those kids more in the future!!

Posted by: | Posted on: January 26, 2012

Cambodia needs to see real change

Thank you very much Dr. Peang-Met for raising up this very important controversial debate. In Cambodia as people have been embedded by non-independent mass media including the unalienable traumatic past of war and genocide, the group of stability and stomach need, has been conveyed by majority. However, Buddhists who have learned and experienced deep understanding of the teachings see that the highest goal of Buddhism is “liberty”, not “the four necessities”. In practice, Nama (liberty) and Rupa (four necessities) must be equal and in balance.
In Vipassana meditation, practitioners cannot get into the Dhamma stream if one cannot balance Nama and Rupa. Socially and politically observing, Cambodia is not in the stage of any thing identical to these three stages.  Scandals of non-independent judicial system, economic development through poor evictions, non-independent mass media, rampant corruption from tops to bottoms, political autocracy, favoritism and cronyism etc. have been lingering on the murky stage…do we see Cambodia is in the pathway of engineering in development and stability, engineering in creating liberty, or engineering in balancing of both social commodities?
PACIFIC DAILY NEWS
Jan. 25, 2012Cambodia needs to see real change

A. Gaffar Peang-Meth

Many readers emailed me following my series of articles on replacing Cambodia’s dictatorship with a democratic form of government. As many emails contained similar concerns, I have grouped those with similar themes and will use this column to deal with two.

I agree with readers who argued that what Cambodia needs — “first and foremost,” as a respected Khmer reader and author put it — is for the people to have “a filled stomach and stability.”
My “teachings” in this column mirror the substance of the “Introduction to Government and Politics” manual I wrote during my tenure at the University of Guam — that most of the world’s nation-states aspire to some common goals by giving government the task of providing for independence (free from outside control), stability (order and security) and economic and social well-being for all citizens. Cambodians should aspire to nothing less.
The fundamental philosophical conflicts between Western and Eastern civilizations — the West believes in the individual and his/her basic rights and freedom first; the East believes in the community and its security-stability first — have evolved.
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