SHOW OFF MY OLD ESSAY III===> " VISIT SINT -JACOBSKERK CHURCH"

Sint- Jacobskerk or Sint - Jame's church is the one larges churches.
Most of the churches where I was visit are the same , there are some arts , paintings , statues , candles , chairs  and beautiful ceiling and most are gothic style. There are the different  of beauty and that depend on the age of the church. The artist and the architect who create that church. All of these can cause and bring the people come to visit the church.
Let me compare with the feeling when I were in the churches of Christianity and the temples of Buddhism should be better.
When I was visit the churches the impressive one thing make me like to touch are black brown wood things inside the churches , espicially the big statue that always in the middle of the church. There have many cupids and stairs around. I still do not know what is the meaning of this thing ( now I know that is the podium for the person , priest or father  who is go up stair to talking and to teaching for the people ) . This thing I feel impressive in the church. And the unimpressive thing in the church are the statue of body die of Christ , with the cross , with the cluster. These things can cuase me feel sad and sorrow there , also some painting about these sorrow things. Why do they like to stress and impress with these things ?
We should try to put away these things out of the churches. For me is not helpfull and joyfull with my mind when I have seen these things. 
Let me talking when go to the temples of Budhism .
Many Buddhas statues in different style there , buddhas sitting for meditation , buddha standing position , some flowers , the jars , the candles and the joss stick for using inside the temple. When I am inside the temple of Buddhism I feel like to release my problem , to make my mind calm and constant , I feel like to give and donate for , also the temple that is the place I feel much safely for me before.

As I can see that depend on the person what are you belief.

By  Pitchapa Chomduang

"OPEN HEART JESUS STATUE AT MY LIVING TOWN"

THE OLDEST PROFESSOR

This is the photo of Prof. Paul BRIOT he is 87 years old.
He came to FVG sometime for teaching. it is the second time so that I can take his picture. Just look at his age, 87 years old, as i knew in Thailand, someone who is that age might not be able to teach in unversities or  institute. The Belgians are quite healthy and long living even they already got retired but they would like to work. ^_^ . Some old people still have ability to work and I think that the most of them can still work even their age are reached to be gotten retired.  Here in Belgium have  a system for old people who relative could  not looking care for them when they get old age and can not safety to living alone they have to stay at the house for old people. The payment  was collect from when they were young and when  they were working. Some of them still have sons and daugthers but it difference from the family system in Thailand (specific in rural area). Most of  the gandfathers and grandmothers  still living with sons and daugther in law  or  daugther and son in law . They are looking care for each other , grandpa and grandma looking for grandchildren when father and mother go to work. There are quite difference family system from Belgium also some countires in Europe.

For example last weekend ( 25 April ) I went to joy and help some work at Buddharama Temple , Sint'Niklass. There was the Songran festival or the old Thai new year. At the temple I did some help in the kitchen , did cleaning the dishes , toilet etc. And I did offering some foods for the venerable monks to make the merit. On the day we have the tradition to respect for the older people , to asking forgivness from the older people. We did give honor for the old persons and also for the monks who is like the teacher of us.
But here in Belgium do not have that traditional everybody are the same level. Sometime students do not much respect the teachers or the Professor who give us knowledge, do not give honor for older people who have much experience in life before. And sometime when Thai people do the traditional here in Belgium for other it can make viewpoint that they are sycophant for them. Then I think it good to study some background the traditional each other countries very well.

LOVES ,

By Pitchapa Chomduang

ดอกไม้กับสิ่งเคารพบูชา

สิ่งเคารพบูชาเพื่อให้ลาภผลพูนทวีที่ร้านแห่งหนึ่ง

ที่ข้าพเจ้าทำงานอยู่

ดอกกล้วยไม้ "เอื้องผึ้ง"

Dendrobium chrysotoxum

ที่งาน FloraCumLaude , Ghent

SHOW OFF MY OLD ESSAY II

New Motivation

Why I am switch to study at FVG and ask for resident card to continue to stay in Belgium as I was a scientist and born it area of Theravada Buddhism ( Thailand , Burma , Laos , Kampuchea and Ceylon ) ? And FVG available Shin-Buddhism and that is pure land Buddhism.
In general term to study about religions no need background what you were and your are it depend on you are interesting and the study can concern with your present life , pass life , next life and useful in future . To study religions do need fantasy , common sense and synthetical thinking then it really no need what background I am. And the point is this Faculty does start the course with bachelor for the first year , so it really do not need what my previous study is. Everybody can start the new thing in life!.
As I was a scientist before this is very good point for me to study about Comparative religions then I can do myself experiments about all religions with me. Then I can visit the Buddhism temples , Christianity churches , Mosque in Islam , Hindu temples, and other admire place also differently sect or the kind of that churches or temples visit too. If I have chance to go then I can compare and know are that place are different or not or the same. I do not have prejudice with when during visit there.
To compare the feeling when visit inside of those temples too. This is the way of scientific method searching for answer when I was a scientist before always compare start with 2 things when do the experiment in the laboratory.
As I am a Buddhist now just Buddhist do not divide Buddhism for me Theravada , Mahayana , Hinnayana , Shin , Zen , Tibetan or others for me is the same Buddhism!!! Please do understand this point very well. Buddhism have the same thing refuge are The Buddhas , the Dharma and the Sangha ( Three Jewels) . And Belgium have all of these kinds of Buddhism in the region then it good to be the advance study in future . And I am not only study in lecture class but also work in the real field for to get and joy with differently kinds of Buddhism here for good life experience for advance in the future .
FVG is the good Faculty because there is open for all religions come to joy together , there is differently from the most of course program study about religion in Europe as I know because they are more focus with Christianity and Bible ( Theology ). But FVG is not like that so many expert Professors from differently religions from abroad come to teaching there.

P.S. This was the essay I did write last 10 months ago.I had to write and did attachting with the appeal delivery by the lawyer . ( That I am understand the step ) because I get the problem to continue my resident card here in Belgium. Since it was following problem from the previous programm with Master of Rural Development(Erasmus Mundus). I am still waiting the respond and I am hopefully there will be the good justice and fair for me.

Amen ,

God bless ,
Dharma help ,



By Pitchapa Chomduang

COLOURFUL BIRDS ARE FLYING

Last Friday I was quit to be a nun for a few day because I still need to work and there was some friends from Thailand come to visit Belgium from the place where I went to work . I just would like to be the hospitality volunteer to be a guide for sightseeing in Brussels the capital of Belgium. And there were the same places I always visit when go to Brussels like Grand Place , Atomium ,  Mennekin Pis etc. To be the guide this time I see some things by chance because we forget to get off from correct metro stop at Heysel and we went to the end of metro number 6 to Koning Boudewijn stop then we had to took the same metro back one stop. And that can make me saw the COLOURFUL BIRDS ARE FLYING by chance on the top of station then we took photos and continue keep walking back to see Atomium.

I get one teaching from...

"Event you never mistake you will never see the COLOURFUL BIRDS ARE FLYING."

By Pitchapa Chomduang

KEYER

This kind of key can not make a copy because this is very special one and traditional one.
This kind of key can not use in Thailand because not easy to find the hole for this key and people there no use.
This kind of key have to continue to use and have to conserve for the future.

Please do understand the way Do not destroy and be the obstruction each others.

By Pitchapa Chomduang

บทความพิเศษ

"ประตูชัยที่ บรัสเชล"

ข้าพเจ้ามีงานประจำทำความสะอาดอยู่ที่เมืองหนึ่งในเบลเยี่ยม ทุกๆอาทิตย์จะต้องไปทำความสะอาดหนึ่งครั้ง ป้าสินเจ้าของบ้านใจดี ให้ค่าจ้างสูง ป้าสินเป็นเจ้าของร้านนวด มีพนักงานมากหน้าหลายตามาก ส่วนใหญ่ก็เป็นคนไทยทั้งหมด ร้านนวดแห่งนี้เดิมชื่อร้าน อินเตอร์มาส ( Intermass ) เน้นนวดผ่อนคลายแต่ผ่อนคลายยังไงไม่ทราบแน่ชัดได้  บางครั้งก็เคยเห็นแว๊บๆมีป้านวดพกถุงมาด้วย ข้าพเจ้าไม่ได้ทำงานที่ร้านนวดแต่ไปทำความสะอาดบ้านพักอีกหลังที่อยู่ต่างถนนออกไป แต่ข้าพเจ้าก็ได้รู้จักมักจี่กับป้าๆพี่ๆที่ร้านนวดแห่งนี้ ข้าพเจ้าก็เห็นว่าที่ร้านนวดแห่งนี้เป็นแบบสไตล์กันเองดีมาก อยู่แบบพี่แบบน้อง คุยกัน เล่าเรื่องไปมาหาสู่กัน ทำกับข้าวหม้อใหญ่ หุงข้าวหม้อใหญ่ไว้ ใครไปใครมาก็ตักกินได้ สบายสบายสไตล์คนกันเอง คนก็พูดตรงๆดี  ไม่มีเหลี่ยมไม่มีแอบซ่อน เวลาข้าพเจ้าไปทำงานหิวข้าวก็กินข้าวที่ครัวนั้นแต่หลังๆมาค่อนข้างน้อยครั้งเพราะข้าพเจ้าไม่กินเนื้อสัตว์แล้ว กับข้าวป้าๆพี่ๆส่วนใหญ่เน้นเนื้อไปมาก จุดเด่นที่ร้านนี้ก็คือสิ่งเคารพบูชาในร้าน เปิดประตูเข้าไปเจอโต๊ะตั้งเด่นเป็นสง่าอยู่คือ พระบรมฉายาลักษณ์ รัชกาลที่ห้า จุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว ตั้งเด่นเป็นสง่าอยู่ มีเครื่องบูชาคือ ดอกไม้ ธูป เทียน วิสกี้   นอกจากนี้ภายในร้าน ก็มีรูปคู่ ของพระเจ้าอยู่หัวและพระราชินีประเทศไทย องค์ปัจจุบันแขวนไว้ด้านบน และก็มี หิ้งพระ มีพระพุทธรูปเก่าแบบพม่าอยู่ เพราะป้าสินเป็นคนเชียงใหม่เลยได้พระพุทธรูปแบบนี้มาจากบ้านที่เมืองไทย  ที่เบลเยี่ยมมีร้านนวดเยอะ ไทยมาสซาสมีชื่อเสียงไปทั่วโลก เดี๋ยวนี้คงพอๆกับร้านอาหารไทย แต่ละร้านก็มีสิ่งเคารพบูชาหลากหลายตามแต่คนจะเชื่อและนับถือ บ้างให้คุณกับผู้นับถือ บ้างไม่ให้ตามที่เคารพนับถือแล้วแต่จิตศรัทธาแต่ละบุคคล


ล่าสุดที่ข้าพเจ้าไปทำความสะอาดเจอป้ากล้วย สาวใหญ่จากดอกคำใต้ พะเยา มาทำงานที่ร้านด้วย ปกติจะไม่เจอป้ากล้วยเพราะป้ากล้วยทำงานทำความสะอาดโรงเรียนแต่เพราะปิดเทอมว่างเลยมาทำพิเศษ ป้ากล้วยอู้เมืองได้กับข้าพเจ้าเพราะเป็นคนเหนือเหมือนกัน ป้าพูดห้าวๆแต่ตรงดีนะเข้าใจง่าย วันนั้นป้าทำกับข้าวอยู่ในครัว วานข้าพเจ้าให้อุ่นข้าวเหนียว และเลือกผักที่แช่ในตู้เย็นไว้นาน จะได้เอาออกมาทาน เพราะมีแขกมาแต่เช้าป้าต้องขึ้นไปทำงาน ถุงผักที่ป้ากล้วยเอาออกมาให้ข้าพเจ้าคัดและล้างมีผักหลายชนิด เช่น กระเพรา เหี่ยวปลายเน่ามั้ง ผักบุ้งจีน เน่าไปมาก กินได้แต่ก้าน โหระพา เหี่ยวปลายใบช้ำเหี่ยวไปมาก ผักชี สีออกเหลืองๆไปมากไม่ค่อยเขียวสดเท่าไหร่ ใบโคนๆก็เน่า  ผักที่สดน่ารับประทานที่สุดคือ สะระแหน่ ยังเขียวสด น่ารับประทาน ไม่ค่อยมีใบคัดทิ้งและเน่าเท่าไหร่
คัดผักเสร็จก็ปิดแก๊ส ตักข้าวเหนียวใส่กระติ๊บ
เก็บไว้ทานได้นานๆให้ป้าๆพี่ๆคนอื่นด้วย



เขียนโดย พิชชาภา  จอมดวง

FOUR STYLE OF THAI TEMPLES IN BELGIUM

The Easter holiday this year from  5-16  April. Exactly Easter day on 4 April perhaps Jesus already come back but people never know. This holiday I was planing to read and prepare for the examination and do some report. But it always happen with me to have the chance to be a "nun" at the temple also myself looking for a chance to be sometime too. There are the father and son do ordain as a monk and novice at Buddharama Temple, Sint-Niklass. Following day two young girls and me as the nuns (3 nuns). To be the nun this time I have chance to help the work at Wat Thai Dhammaram Tempel for Songkran Festival Ceremony ( 11 April ) . Here in Belgium have 4 Thai temple let me talking about differently style of these Thai temples as I know. The one That I am often visit is The Buddharama Temple , Sint-Niklass. I think this is the country style of temple nearby the temple is big corn field and dairy farm with hightech automatic machine use in the farm I was visit few times , very good lacation outside the centrum. This temple still young and new one. The abbot of the temple often go to help some work at Wat Thai Dhammram , Waterloo.  The Wat Thai Dhammaram style is the market temple as I can see. Some people come to the temple for buy and sell products and stuffs which can not sell in the general super market. This can be one of sagacity to bring Thai people to know to see the temple in the beginning. Anyway think positive go to the temple better than go to pub ,bad cafe , sex massage shop etc. Also some people come directly to the temple to do merit and help the work for temple like Pitchapa ^_^. The third temple is Wat Dhammapateep in Mechelen this style of temple for social work course like Thai dancing course , Thai language course , Netherland course , Vipassana course. I sometime go this temple because the Phrabuddhamahachakkapa statue which green stone from China is locate there. And I think the people who respect this Buddha statue should be vegetarian following from mahayana teaching way. Last year I did help the nun (Fo Guang Shan temple in Antwerp)  to contact with the Thai dancers group to joy with Buddha birthday ceremony and the dance show quite professional one. The fourth temple I know in the beginning coming is Dhammakaya Meditation center in Antwerp . This style of temple is individual style from Dhammakaya Foundation in Thailand. The style of teaching quite different from other Thai temple here. If I can say I think look like practical to be the good soldiers in the future. And I think the other similar temple like Thai  temple here are The Iskcon Movement from Krishna  , Swaminarayan Mandir ( BAPS ) from Hindunism also they are be the foundations in Belgium too.


Just record for myself in advance different persons are different styles and different ideas.


By Pitchapa Chomduang

ONE SCENE OF MY LIFE IN BELGIUM

This story of my life was happen last 4 years in the first semester to study in Belgium.

There was one Thai student in Ghent University . She was study the same program Master of Rural Development . I was contact with her before come to Belgium . I was asked her everything about how the study would be in Belgium. And in Thailand she work with the queen , and also she very much love Thai monarchy. I was asked her many things before coming to study in Belgium then I was very good prepare and bring many things from Thailand to study and living in Ghent. I do not know much about her personal story but I know she is very weak with study here also , very low point with this program. But she is very good mark in Thailand and she was AFS student who was living in America one year then she very good in English.
And I do not know what did she do during study one year in Ghent before I come. But when I was coming she went to brought me from the airport to Ghent and guide me many things for living in Ghent , after that she left to study in Berlin. She also Buddhist , hang the Buddha in her neck and very much love The king and she was also was working in Thai restaurant where I was working also. Other thing I know that she quite drink a lot and she look like man or look like tom boy ... from This is just story about another Thai student who came before me one year...most the same me except I am more look like Thai girl , nice and beautiful one.
Then Pitchapa come to Belgium with another Thai boy student also the same program IMRD .
I will specific with the previous coordinator who already left the job here .I will tell the story how come he lost the mind to me...and that main cause made me vacant during study and sometime something link to me.
In first month I look very fresh and much enjoy my life here. I was enjoy , active , went to study everyday. And I always feel thinking to him like to go his office , like to see him , yes he quite handsome that time.( many months ago I met him by chance at Antwerp Station he is not the same then I am understand exactly The teaching from Buddha story “handsome is not certain once day become ugly” ) but now I certainly understand how come all of these feeling also.
I was very much confident and active but when you always get activate mind day by day and everyday ,,, how should it be ?
I was strong mind and strong girl and have much energy in that time and he can not easy force my mind ,,, sent a soul from him to me..
I remembered that first come when I meet him he always want to shack hand with me. But I also have something protect me here , because I always pray and always be good girl , there will have something protected us here if there is something strange I do not accept. This thing I still do not understand quite clear. Then he could not force my mind easy same like others people then he try to activated everyday then my mind become weak and also I feel like him , always thinking of him but he still could not force my mind to speak un till the Day of party. I was recognized now because on that day I drank some wine and a bit drunk. It did stated from that day he can make me speak from what he want and also I think he can took off the soul with me from that day because he had to go to China and Thailand following and there were many thing before with to go to Thailand he was ask me about my country and I guide he so many things. I was guide him to know my institute in Bangkok , guide him to know my friends , and my nice friends in Bangkok also nice with him , and be a guide for him in Bangkok during he was there. Then comeback to me I think he took off soul with me here before he leaving from Belgium. During one month he was in China and Thailand. I was very much like fallen in love with him , very much thinking of him, look like crazy with him and did start for much vacant during study. I could not follow in class. This thing I do not specific only with him that could be other reasons and other thing too. But I remembered that on that time I was very much like crazy fallen in love , crazy thinking of him that I was thinking that I love him but now I am understood since I meet you “ it not the real thing” I am much misunderstand about this kind of good feeling. I know now why he was not respond my love that time.
He had many girls like me around him. I was unclever girl and when he back to Belgium I still good feeling with him and feel like he also love me . It was good feel and good feel . Do you know how he did and still do now. He also took off his mind or soul (I still do not understand === >I am a bit understand now that is contact with third eye or we call world energy which much popular for people now ) The case with my friends there in Thailand when I talk and chat with my friend in Thailand same like and I feel like chat with him and up till now she still but I do not good feeling like him with the same. He went to my friend room and also did like I told you say some sentence or special word with mobile phone and I think this thing took off his soul to her. He can force my friend to do, he can see with my friend there , that why when I talk with her same like talk with him and I really feel that. On that time I was nervous when I read something and saw something I always thinking something negative and I feel much scare and very weak then I become weak and weak and much nervous with my mind. I can not good read and remember can easy to understand and remember and there was Thai boy student was looking and took care for me . He was be a tutor for me and I think this boy also he take off his soul with him when I close this boy same like close with him. I think till now he still there. Un till the period of Exam come I still force to read and like to go for exam but it look like not thing in my head. I went to do only the first day of exam and I was much headache and could not write answer because I could not remember then I did and write that " I was vacant and sick I can not answer I will do the second chance of exam."( something like this ) the after that day Prof. and him asked me to see and asked me what the problem. I told the same I could not good reading and remember . I like to stop and drop for study. I was ask him before but he had told me I should try and follow the courses that I can do. And on that day after had talked with Prof. and him that he showed me get something out from my head that feel very clear in my mind and feel like it was something heavy in my head and it get off . I feel like have much energy and feel fresh I back to my room feel like want to read for second day of exam but it only first day from second day after something get off I feel weak and nervous again. I could not sleep continue 3 days and The climax night before second day of exam after I did not sleep for few day then I was weak and weak I had to sleep after I sleep I heard the so loud voice in my mind and head. I thought tomorrow I must go to the temple if I did not go I would have the chance to be real crazy girl . I did not told Thai boy that I will go the temple. I prepare everything then morning come. I took the tram to train station.
I got a phone from office from his assistant where am I ???, why don't you go for exam ??? and She give telephone to him. After his call there was strong wind go inside my ears. He follow me to temple and finally I can go to meditation center in Antwerp( later I visit many temples in Belgium) .

Right  now I am switching to study about Comparative study of religions and I have many chance to visit inside the temples , the churches , the mosque. I have to read and study many religions . I think I am stronger than before and much more understand what have been happening with me.And I need more time to read and more familia with these thing with me because sometime still headache and feel not good. For usefull with myself and others we must have religions and existence in the world.


By Pitchapa Chomdaung

THE MIRACLE OF 5000

1. About  5000 Bath the left of money in Krung Thai Bank ( KTB สาขาห้าแยกพ่อขุนเชียงราย) . I still have some money in book bank in Thailand with usefull with Debit VISA before there was much money in the beginning but now about 5000 left. This debit VISA card is very usefull for me when I much need urgent to spend money then I can ask my father in Thailand transfer money to this bank then I can withdraw with International ATM in Belgium.
This is quite miracle thing happen for me.

2. Jesus Feeds 5000
13 When Jesus heard the news about John, he left there in a boat and went to a lonely place by himself. Thepeople heard about it, and so they left their towns and followed him by land. 14 Jesus got out of the boat , and when he saw the large crowd, his heart was filled with pity for them , and he healed their sick.
15 That evening his disciples came to him and said, " It is already very late , and this is a lonely place. Send the people away and let them go to the villages to buy food for themselves."
16 "They don't have to leave," answered Jesus. " You yourselves give them something to eat!"
17" All we have here are five loaves and two fish, " they replied.
18" Then bring them here to me ," Jesus said.
19He ordered the people to sit down on the grass; then he took the five loaves and the two fish , looked up to heaven , and give thank to God. He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20Everyone ate and had enough. Then the disciples took up twelve baskets full of what was left over. 21 The number of men who ate was about five thousand, not counting the women and children.

22 Share idea : This story was happen 2010 years ago
nowadays the leaders of many foundation in religions not allow to show magic or use miracle for people and followers.

3. The text 5,000 Chinese characters is TAO TE CHING the teaching from LAO-tzu.
Taoism under the T'ang : 618- 907. Many of the T'ang emperors are noted for their lavish patronage of Taoism. Because the imperial family and Lao-tzu shared the surname Li , the former traced its genealogy back to Lao-tzu and proclaimed him the ancestor of the dynasty.
And copy of Tao-te ching were sent to the king of Tibet and a Sanskrit translation was completed at the reques of the sovereign of Kashmir***.

*** Encyclopedia of religion page 296 TAOISM : An Overview.


Information knowledge By Pitchapa Chomduang

4.มณฑลกุ้ยโจวพบต้นก้งถงกว่า 5,000 ต้น
สถานีวิทยุซีอาร์ไอรายงานว่า เมื่อเร็ว ๆ นี้ ที่อำเภอจือจินมณฑลกุ้ยโจว ทางภาคตะวันตกเฉียงใต้ของจีนได้พบต้นไม้ก้งถง(Davidiainvolucrate)ซึ่งเป็น ต้นไม้อนุรักษ์ระดับชาติที่หายากมากในโลก จากการสำรวจเบื้องต้นคาดว่าจะมีกว่า 5,000 ต้น บางต้นมีอายุประมาณ 800 ปี

ต้นก้งถง (Davidiainvolucrate) ได้ชื่อว่าเป็น"หมีแพนด้าแห่งพฤกษชาติ" มีอีกชื่อหนึ่งคือ "ต้นนกพิราบ" เมื่อโตเต็มที่จะสูงกว่า 20 เมตร มีคุณค่าต่อการวิจัยทางวิทยาศาสตร์

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MOTHER AND CHILD

This is the very popular stutue here in Belgium because Roman Catholic is the main religion of Belgium then every city here in Belgium have this style of Statue or painting in the church.  Also there is one big church in Sint-Niklass City . In front of a church always be the palce for police car parking. I go to Sint- Niklass very often but still have no chance to enter this church. Always pass by and go directly to  Buddharama Thai tempel at Gentstraat 90. I hope next time I will have chance to visit inside once.

The under photo is the doll name "ERNIE"  I do not know how come for the name of the doll look like this doll is very much popular in Belgium. The name of the doll make me thinking to one of the teacher  at FVG . He is also name "ERNIE" ^_^.