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Why Should We Stay Away from People with Heretical Views
We now turn to the second guideline. Do not associate closely with heterodox brahmins, Niganthas, and their ilk; nor with those who compose secular literary works; nor with those who praise and extol non-Buddhist texts; nor with adherent...
ReadYou Must Learn to Grasp the Underlying Principles Within Concrete Matters, or You Will Only End Up with Pointless, Fruitless Asceticism
Fundamentally, every offering placed on the altar serves a symbolic function; within each tangible form lies an underlying principle.
ReadReciting This Sacred Name Has the Broadest Reach, Is Easiest to Take Up, and Is the Most Straightforward Practice
All Mahayana Pure Land sutras present the diverse array of practices for rebirth in the Pure Land, which vary widely in their form. Holding the Buddha’s name is one such practice.
ReadWith Wholehearted Diligence, Other Forces Can Respond to You
Using this metaphor, "When a person cultivates with wholehearted diligence, seeking the Way without ceasing, the fruit will surely ripen, and no wish will go unfulfilled." Please pay attention, everyone: this "wholeheartedness"—the supre...
ReadBecause of Inner Non-Seeking, Wealth Can Come Effortlessly
This is the core teaching of the Lotus Sutra. Why is the poor son able to "integrate the Provisional Teachings into the Ultimate Truth" and inherit all the wealth of the wealthy elder? The key lies in "attaining without seeking" — this i...
ReadContinuously Committing Acts of Theft in Your Heart Leads to the Complete Loss of All Your Merit
Teachings of All Buddhas
ReadQuotations from Venerable Daan's Blog — The Sudden and Perfect Dharma
The Infinite Life Sutra tells us that because they failed to trust the Pure Land Dharma Door, as many as a hundred million practitioners of the common great vehicle path turned back from their pursuit of anuttara-samyak-sambodhi. Why did...
ReadMaster Da'an's Blog Sayings Collection — Embracing All Three Capacities
The method employed for universal and impartial liberation is known as "embracing the three categories of faculties." These three categories refer to the three types of beings according to their faculties: those of superior, intermediate...
ReadWhat Are the Merits of Attaining Buddhahood?
Everyone! Today we have spoken of cultivating through three great asamkhya kalpas, saying that a person has attained Buddhahood. But what are the Buddha's merits? Consider: when a person practices giving, in a future life they are reborn...
ReadThe Land of Bliss is a splendid, pristine environment
The first vow is known as the "Vow of Universal Purity and Solemnity", which describes the Land of Bliss as a splendid, pristine environment. Let us look at the scripture text; please join your palms in reverence:
ReadEven if you can't practice Zen, you still need to learn to slow down
In this fast-paced era, we are all accustomed to rushing, and Buddhist practitioners are no exception: we race to hit our quota of Buddha-name recitations, and rush to make progress on our practice tasks. When we see others fluent in sut...
ReadHow Great Is the Merit of This 'Da'an'?
"All fears, I grant them great peace." Friends in the Dharma, can you grasp the vast merit of this "great peace" we discuss in the Amitayus Sutra?
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