ฝึกสมถะ(fùk sà-mà-tà)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] live simply; be ascetic
to train oneself to live simply and modestly, avoiding luxury
Examples
หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateหาเงินhăa ngernหาเงินhăa ngern[to] earn money; [to] make moneyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทั้งชีวิตtáng chee-wítทั้งชีวิตtáng chee-wít1whole life; lifetime2for [sb]'s whole life; throughout lifeตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ชีวิตเรียบง่ายchee-wít rîiap ngâaiชีวิตเรียบง่ายchee-wít rîiap ngâaia simple lifeและláeและláeand (coordinating)ฝึกสมถะfùk sà-mà-tàฝึกสมถะfùk sà-mà-tà1[to] practice samatha; cultivate mental calm2[to] live simply; be asceticอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt1provincial; out-of-town2upcountry; outside the capital
After working to make money his whole life, he now wants to live a simple life and practice modesty in the countryside.
2VerbC1
[to] practice samatha; cultivate mental calm
to practice samatha meditation, training the mind to be calm and steady
Examples
ทุกเช้าtúk cháoทุกเช้าtúk cháoevery morningคุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ใช้เวลาchái way-laaใช้เวลาchái way-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1[to] estimate; approximate2approximately; about3estimate (noun)4moderate; modest (archaic/literary)ครึ่งkrêungครึ่งkrêung1half (50%)2half (modifier)ชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of timeเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฝึกสมถะfùk sà-mà-tàฝึกสมถะfùk sà-mà-tà1[to] practice samatha; cultivate mental calm2[to] live simply; be asceticทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]จิตใจสงบjìt jai sà-ngòpจิตใจสงบjìt jai sà-ngòp1calm; tranquil (in mind)2calm mind; inner peaceก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toวันใหม่wan màiวันใหม่wan màia new day
Every morning, grandmother spends about half an hour practicing samatha meditation to calm her mind before starting the day.
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ฝึกสมถะfùk sà-mà-tàฝึกสมถะfùk sà-mà-tà[to] live simply; be ascetic