Parents sometimes need to show filial piety toward their children. Understanding the true meaning of filial piety fosters a healthier and more harmonious parent-child relationship. As Parents, Sometimes We Must Tolerate In a family, if the parents do not know how...
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Three Types of Offspring According to Karma in Buddhist Perspective – Venerable Thich Phap Hoa
The Buddha taught that there are three types of offspring based on their behavior and how they respond to their parents' guidance. Understanding these types can offer us insight into the nature of our relationships with our offspring and help us recognize the karmic...
Why the child who cares most for their parents is often overlooked? – Venerable Thich Phap Hoa
In life, there are times when we put in so much effort for our parents, caring for them, trying to meet their needs, yet they don’t seem to acknowledge or care for us in return. But ironically, the one who causes them distress or trouble may receive their attention...
karmic debt between parents and children – Venerable Thich Phap Hoa
Children are the old karma, the old debts of ours. There are two possibilities: one, they come into our lives for us to repay the debt to them; and two, they come to repay their debt to us. Whether we are repaying the debt or they are repaying ours, it is all karma....