Making Merit News Today

Ugh how much longer do i have to sit here . Im just gonna do it. Im shut up. Stop talking pee my pants in your brain they wont even know. Bears, beets, battlestar galactica. Oh, my god, can we please literally go anywhere else . Silence the chatter. Bjork, bjork, bjork. Shut up, brain shut up gah [nicky blitz blast off] getting too close, better pull on back what if i travel the world, exploring what makes some places happier than others . Need a onetwo im looking at the ways that where we are. ...

Theyre no longer needed for either, but today, they wouldnt survive in the wild. so chanchai and his family maintain this sanctuary to allow them to live out their days in peace, which, when you think about it, is making merit on a colossal scale. - oh, thats so good. theyre so excited for the sunflower seeds. theyre hosing them up like a vacuum cleaner out of my hand. ok. all right. ok. [squeals] oh, thats-- thats a weird sensation. oh, my goodness. [elephant trumpets] but it was wonderful. tha...

To wash an elephant. this was sanuk, and making merit, and, like, 17 other lessons ive learned on this journey, all wrapped into one moment. and you know what? my brain was quiet. i wasnt questioning happiness. i was just enjoying it. it was a powerful day. were searching for bliss. can we find it with a handful of really simple ingredients? connection, warmth, nature, play. so far, you know, the thai people are really leading the way. [laughter] this is what heaven feels like!

- theres a concept in buddhism called making merit. its sort of like a karmic bank account. thais believe that doing good deeds earns them major points, redeemable in the present or a future lifetime. so around here, every kind gesture comes from within. - the use of the word heart, the word jai, has so many meanings. - jai dee, so, heart good. - hua jai, sook jai. - nam jai. - nam jai literally means water heart. - floats, you know? like, generous. - kindness. - yeah. - thai people lead with ki...