The Dhammapada says:
"For a person forced on by his thoughts, Fierce in his passion and focused on beauty, Craving grows all the more. He's the one who tightens the bond (of suffering)."
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All the beings in this world are driven by their own lust and craving towards suffering, for they are ignorant of the consequences of unrestrained desire. This is the
Prison of Lust, and even people with very good karma cannot escape from it. The latest celebrity to fall into this self-created prison is Tiger Woods, our world famous golf player. Obviously Woods is one who has it all - wealth, fame, respect and a beautiful wife. But like most men, he can't resist other beautiful women, who would gladly sleep with him for who he is. So eventually his wife found out and gave him hell, causing Woods to crash his car trying to escape from her. Now, Woods have to cough out millions of dollars to pacify his wife and beg her not to divorce him; millions more to prevent his other lovers from doing a "kiss and tell" to the media. Shame, injury, loss of wealth, stress and frustration - these are the karmic fruits of his Kamesu Miccacara (sexual misconduct).
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Seeing the suffering that such deeds lead to, the wise applies mindfulness to lust arising in the mind, and does not let it go out of control. I hope that Woods will learn his lesson from this shameful episode.
Wat Wangprongke is the temple of LP Lah in Lopburi province. Above we see a statue of Phra Buddha Sothon.
A statue of the respected LP Lah.
The current abbot of the temple Ajarn Thon. He is a disciple of LP Lah and recently consecrated a batch of Leklai amulets.
The Ubosot.
Phra Ruang and Phra Leela images at the side of the Ubosot.
9-tier Leklai Phra Somdejs chanted by Ajarn Thon.
Python Skin Takruts made by Ajarn Thon.
Inside the Ubosot.
Group members having their photo taken with Ajarn Thon on my 2nd visit.
