Career The way a Bodhisattva engages in their career is different from that of sentient beings. Sentient beings pursue careers that are grand, lofty, profitable, and well-known, seeking places that attract more attention and recognition.
Understanding, Enlightenment, and Realization Understanding belongs to the wisdom of language, Enlightenment belongs to the wisdom of observation, and Realization belongs to the wisdom of ultimate reality. Understanding is the result of names, forms, and distinctions; Enlightenment is the embodiment … (Continue Reading)
What should practitioners pursue? If we are not accustomed to a pure environment and have not yet valued liberation, it indicates that we are still unable to let go of the worldly things our hearts desire. You can go back … (Continue Reading)
Compassion and Wisdom § There are two types of compassionate masters in the world: the motherly type and the fatherly type.
A phenomenon occurs within you Disease is a phenomenon that occurs within you, regardless of what kind of phenomenon it is; it is merely a phenomenon. Pathologists, doctors, or even you may assign various names to this phenomenon, but you … (Continue Reading)
How to Break Free from Cause and Effect Are you still resenting cause and effect? Have you glimpsed the mysteries of cause and effect? Below, I share a timeless story passed down through the ages to help you understand: refrain … (Continue Reading)
Pure Land, Zen, and Esoteric Buddhism Buddhism originally had no sectarian divisions, but in the process of liberating sentient beings, different teachings emerged due to the varying capacities of sentient beings. These different teachings formed their own characteristics and thus … (Continue Reading)
The Awakening Before and After What is the difference between the awakening before and after? A drop of water looks at the ocean, and the ocean looks at a drop of water.
Among a hundred types of contemplation, impermanence is the foremost. The Buddha opened the teachings by first discussing impermanence. Why is that? Impermanence is known to all ordinary beings and externalists, as well as to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Impermanence … (Continue Reading)
Reminders on the Path of Practice 1 On the journey of practice, if you are unclear about where you are and what situations you are encountering,
Emptiness Observation, Still Observation, and Inner Observation Emptiness observation, still observation, and inner observation all contain the character “觀” (to observe). The meaning of “觀” is to look. To look means to directly use one’s eyes without relying on excessive … (Continue Reading)
A lamp at the center of ignorance No matter what kind of child you have, he is not the cause of your suffering, your thoughts about him are the cause of your suffering.
Walking on the Stable Path of the Eightfold Path 1 The Buddha’s Eightfold Path, is a safe and stable path for the mind. By stepping onto it, your heart will not encounter troubles, nor the causes of troubles; you will … (Continue Reading)
Grasp a single word: “Ming” If you don’t want to complicate your practice, just grasp one word. That word is “Ming.” Ming means to clearly know in the present moment, to be aware at all times, no matter where you … (Continue Reading)
Learn from the Buddha, and refrain from gossiping. Gossip is a kind of mental diet, but it is a poor one. When the mind engages in gossip, it consumes food that is dull and uninteresting. The result of consuming such … (Continue Reading)
To understand the method of liberation from afflictions. Where is liberation? The moment when afflictions transform is liberation. Who seeks liberation? It is sentient beings who seek liberation. So, who are these sentient beings?
Obstacles to Practice and Methods of Overcoming Them There are two main obstacles to practice: the afflictive obstacle and the cognitive obstacle. The afflictive obstacle refers to our inner attachments—attachment to things, attachment to feelings, and craving for favorable conditions;
Fourteen Ways to Release Life Without Spending Money 1. Eating vegetarian and encouraging others to eat vegetarian is a way to release life without spending money.
So at ease 1 Humans have various doubts, which fundamentally arise from not having the wisdom of non-self. If one attains the wisdom of non-self, who doubts and who questions again?
The Body Contemplation People in the world are closely connected to their bodies, and the body has almost become the central axis of existence.
Reciting the Buddha’s name or mantras, awareness and thoughts It is difficult to maintain awareness during daily activities, often slipping into the illusions of consciousness. Therefore, reciting the Buddha’s name or mantras is used to awaken right mindfulness.
Illusions are not to be despised; this is their wonderful utility. Some people describe that upon awakening, they realize everything is an illusion, and thus feel pessimistic and world-weary, believing life is meaningless, like a dream, and that living has … (Continue Reading)
Clearing all the stories of your life Q: How can the profound insights of Mahayana Buddhism be integrated with the practice of observing the body and mind as they truly are? In fact, all insights in Buddhism are the “conclusions” … (Continue Reading)
Cultivating an Equanimous Mind To cultivate a mind of equal and unbiased compassion, we must view every sentient being equally, rather than being particularly kind to some while being especially dismissive of others.
Chanting the Buddha’s name is observing the mind; a pure mind is the Pure Land. Some say that in the age of decline, it is prudent to take chanting the Buddha’s name as guidance and to return to the Pure … (Continue Reading)
Time stopped Last Sunday morning After getting up, I suddenly noticed that the clock on the wall had indeed stopped.
Finding Yourself Everyone is themselves, so there’s no need to learn from others,
How should the heart be cultivated? When one renounces worldly life to cultivate the heart, how should the heart be cultivated? It is to have no discriminating mind; a pure heart is a Buddha. As we interact with people from … (Continue Reading)
Karmic obstacles and blessings are that simple. At the five-foot round table workstation, the assistant manager, team leader, and a senior sister were folding cloth. The three of them exchanged ideas and communicated during work, while the junior disciple joined … (Continue Reading)
Cultivation is not for becoming an immortal or a Buddha, but to meet oneself…
The Path of Cultivation in “Emptiness” At the end of any life, we come to understand the principle of “success and failure are ultimately empty,” seeing life through the lens of death. Since when a person dies, everything is “empty,”
Many chronic diseases are almost impossible to cure completely. According to doctors, the best approach is to manage them through diet control. In other words, control is the best treatment, such as for diabetes, gout, hypertension, and so on.
“The Importance of ‘Knowing’ and ‘Understanding’ Sometimes seeing is not believing…
The Matter of Light and Shadow Gate In life, you will always encounter some people who will tell you: I can see ghosts, I can see deities, or I can sense certain things about you.
It turns out that a “kind heart” is more powerful than “feng shui”! Here’s a story to share with everyone: when one harbors good thoughts, they can manifest good karma. Instead of spending money to change feng shui, it’s better … (Continue Reading)