The Fruit Of Karma

[ThaiPauly]

So there I was yesterday in Surawong bookshop in CM looking for a book on meditation when this Ozzie says to me "Have you read this book" He sort of came out of nowhere.. we started a conversation...I said I had read this book and that book ..but not the one he indiated to...So I decided that I would buy it.

I am SO GLAD I DID... I have read solidly for 7 hours today and to say I feel slightly enlightened would be an understatement.. written like a novel it covers everything.. I have never had such good dialouge with my Wife (a devout Bhuddist) reagarding my queries.

If you HAVE NOT read this book I really suggest you do.. I am still in the early stages of my conversion to the Faith and have a long long way to travel before I achieve my personal goals regarding faith etc...

Was it Karma that this Guy was standing behind me while I was perusing which book to buy?

I am eager for answers .. even though I expect in time I will find my own.

Edited due to miss-spelling of the bookshop

TP

[eddmun]

I presume the book was called The Fruit of Karma? Who was it by?

[ThaiPauly]

Sudassa Onkom

[camerata]

Apparently, it's the "novelization" of the life and teachings of Luang Por Jaran, who is pretty famous in Thailand. I have some videos of his talks.

[Austhaied]

Was it Karma that this Guy was standing behind me while I was perusing which book to buy?

Yes it was.. We all have the signs around us 24/7 to help and guide us, unless you have stored up enough bad karma.. Through following the eightfold path and never straying to far from it then you will be guided to another dimension, one that only people who have destroyed all cravings will only ever know.. When you realise this path the world takes on another truly different face.. I have visited the temple in Singhburi where Mrs Suchitra Onkom has been taught vippassana meditation by Luang Por Jaran, truly a fully enlightened being. His presence is awe inspiring..

[chownah]

ThaiPauly wrote: "Was it Karma that this Guy was standing behind me while I was perusing which book to buy?"

I believe the Buddha said that one of the imponderables (things that are unknowable in our everyday existence) is the exact working out of Karma. I guess this means that you can never really know for sure...

Chownah

[ThaiPauly]

There is a kitten sitting on my shoulder as i write this at 4.30 am...she should NOT be here..but she was dumped out of a car right in front of me 8 hours ago...even climbed onto the tire of my truck.. what could I do? I had to take her home..I have called her Karma.. becuase that is what I believe happened to me.. i was supposed to get this cat.. I never wanted one....but. short of just dumping her at the local Temple.she will now have a good life as part of our family..Is this Karma? I think so

PS.. She is ugly as Sin, looks more like a bat with a Hitler moustache.

But she is a being...and I feel it is my Duty to care for her.. I have a beuatiful Golden Retriever and they will be a miss match. but I believe I am doing the right thing by not casting her out.

Makes me feel GOOD

[meadish_sweetball]

You can name rename your dog DOGMA to match.

[meazumith]

Apparently, it's the "novelization" of the life and teachings of Luang Por Jaran, who is pretty famous in Thailand. I have some videos of his talks.

Hi, I was googling 'Fruit of Karma' and I stumbled on this forum. I was wondering if you could share some of Ajahn's videos. It'll be fantastic to know more about him and his monastery too. I'm pretty keen to go visit one day.

[meazumith]

Austhaied said on 2006-06-16

"... I have visited the temple in Singhburi where Mrs Suchitra Onkom has been taught vippassana meditation by Luang Por Jaran, truly a fully enlightened being. His presence is awe inspiring..."

Hi Austhaied,

Can you tell me more about the temple and Mrs. Suchitra? How did you arrange your travels to the monastery? did you have to inform them in advance etc. etc.

Thanks!

Cheers.

[camerata]

Apparently, it's the "novelization" of the life and teachings of Luang Por Jaran, who is pretty famous in Thailand. I have some videos of his talks.

Hi, I was googling 'Fruit of Karma' and I stumbled on this forum. I was wondering if you could share some of Ajahn's videos. It'll be fantastic to know more about him and his monastery too. I'm pretty keen to go visit one day.

The videos were lent to me but they are in Thai. They are Dhamma talks given by Luang Por rather than films about him and the monastery. Even the Thai who lent them to me found them difficult.

[fabianfred]

The book "Fruit of Karma" is a translation into english by the author of the original thai book 'sat lok yoom pen pay taam kamm'

the author Suddasa Onkom (pen name for Suchitra Ronruen... now Suchitra Onkom) has been a student of Luang Por Jaran at Wat Ampawan, Singhburi for more than thirty years.

She writes in the bi-monthly magazine 'Kulastri' and each of her novels is published there until complete, whereupon they are printed as books.

The Thai book 'sat lok yoom pen pay taam kamm' was her first about the life of Luang Por.... from her many attendances at the temple and from hearing Luang Por relate his experiences, also the fact that Luang Por kept detailed records in diary form of every experience he thought worthy of note to help teach others about the laws of karma and their effects. So the books, although in novel form, are based on factual real-life experiences. The novelised form makes for very easy and enjoyable reading, with what is a serious subject, and in its usual doctinal form can be hard to understand and assimilate.

This book was of 80 chapters in Thai... but only the first 20 chapters were translated at first to become the book "Fruit of Karma".

The next 20 chapters were later translated and the latest version of "Fruit of Karma" part 1.... now includes the first 40 chapters.

For those who read Thai... get the full book...

Sudassa Onkom then continued with the story by printing two prequels called "Makaliphon" and "Nariphon"...then sequels... "Watr Jackr chiwit"... "kwaam long nay songsaarn"... and the final part is just coming out in 'Kulastri' so has yet to reach book form.

an excellent series... from which I learned much about the intricacies and workings of karma, and Thai Buddhism in general.

[khaojao]

u will find the online version of another of the series called "law of karma" in the webbie below

http://www.geocities.com/piyapane/

there are more than 15 of this series translated to english and even more in thai.

luang por encourages laity to chant the following. there is a story write-up in the physical book. unfortunately this is the closest i could find to an online version.

http://geocities.com/buddhology/bahoong.html

Edit : to put in second URL

[DrFisher]

This is one of those questions that can only be answered by you. Depending on your school and thought of Buddhism it could be Karma or not.