How to Observe the Five Moral Precepts

How to Observe the Five Moral Precepts
Meaning:
Lay devotee: Venerable Sir, I request for the five moral precepts together with the Three Refuges. Out of compassion for me, please administer to me the five moral precepts.
Bhikkhu: I will recite the following. Do repeat after me.

Komārabrahmacariya Sila

 

Komārabrahmacariya Sila means Brahmacariyapañcamaka Sila. Komarabrahmacariya Sila means the noble morality of unmarried youths who abstained from all sexual acts in observing five moral precepts. For ladies, it is called Komāribrahmacariya Sila. The way of undertaking to observe this precept is the

The Seven Factors of Enlightenment

 

The Paliword Sambojjhaæga is a combination of two words, Sambodi and Aæga. Samodi means normally "enlightenment", but in this context it also means the through knowledge of the Dhamma, the through knowledge of the objects of meditation, which are nāma and rupa. The Paliword Aæga means "factor". So the factors of Enlightenment mean components of through knowledge of mind and matter (Dhamma).

Pa Auk Sayadaw - Minfulness of Breathing - (Ānāpāna) Meditation Instruction

 

The Most Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw Bhaddanta Acinna

The Most Venerable Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw Bhaddanta Acinna, also commonly referred to as "Pa-Auk Sayadaw" ("the Sayadaw"), is the Abbot and principal teacher of Pa-Auk Tawya Forest Monastery, Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar. "Sayadaw" is a Burmese honorific title meaning "respected teacher."

Sakka's Questions(Vipassanā)

Vipassanā

Sakka-panha Sutta (DN 21) -- Sakka's Questions (excerpt). Sakka, the deva-king, asks the Buddha about the sources of conflict & hostility, and about the path of practice that brings them to an end. This discourse ends with a humorous account about Sakka's frustration in trying to learn the Dhamma from other contemplatives. It's hard to find a teacher when you're a king.

Homage to Him, the Exalted One, the Worthy, the Fully Enlightened One.

Homage to Him, the Exalted One, the Worthy, the Fully Enlightened One.
Homage to the Blessed One, Accomplished and Fully Enlightened.
Homage to the Blessed One, the Consummate One, the Supremely Enlightened One.
Homage to the Blessed One, the Perfect One, the Fully-Enlightened One.

UN Secretaries General Collection

 

Do you know all of them? They were/are UN Secretaries General. According to Wikipedia, the Secretary-General of the United Nations or sometimes abbreviated UNSYG, is the head of the United Nations Secretariat which is one of the principal organs of the United Nations. They also acts as the de facto