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Practice176 min

The Guanyin Compassionate Grove Collection

Master Hongzan

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Death9 min

Venerable Da'an's Collected Dharma Talks: End-of-Life Care

When the eighth consciousness departs at the moment of death, the suffering is unbearable. Most people cling to life and fear death, unwilling to leave this world and wishing to live a few more days, yet they have no choice but to go. Th...

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Practice2 min

In the Eyes of the Buddha, All Sentient Beings Are Buddhas; There Is No Mark of Sentient Beings to Be Grasped

We ordinary beings are entirely mired in delusion and confusion. Whatever we perceive and understand manifests through the lens of our unenlightened minds. When looking at Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and all sentient beings, we see only ordin...

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Practice3 min

Guiding Sentient Beings Through Unfavorable Karmic Conditions

In guiding violent and evil beings, beyond considering their own good roots, you must also take into account one crucial factor: the karmic connection between you and them.

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Tradition2 min

Ordaining as a Monk to Repay One's Father's Kindness

During the Tang Dynasty, there was a man surnamed Xie whose father earned his living by fishing. One day while out fishing, he accidentally fell into the water and drowned. After his father's death, Xie pondered: "My father accrued heavy...

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Philosophy4 min

Meat-Eaters Sever the Seeds of Great Compassion and Buddha-Nature; All Sentient Beings Will Turn Away from Them on Sight

You teach sentient beings in the world to cultivate samadhi, and then to sever the taking of life. This is called the second definitive, pure, and luminous instruction of the Tathagata, the Buddhas of the past, and the World-Honored One.

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Pure Land4 min

Pure Land Practitioners Can Also Recite the Great Compassion Mantra

We need to develop a deeper understanding of the merits of the Great Compassion Mantra. Each day we recite the Great Compassion Mantra, which appears in the Sūtra of the Great Compassion Dhāraṇī of the Thousand-Handed, Thousand-Eyed Aval...

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