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Your Blessings Conceal a Hidden Burden
"When you see another's gain, regard it as your own. When you see another's loss, regard it as your own. Do not expose another's faults; do not flaunt your own strengths."
ReadTao Te Ching: Cultivated in the World, Virtue Becomes Universal
The well-established cannot be uprooted; the well-embraced cannot be broken off. Cultivate it in the self, and its virtue becomes true; cultivate it in the family, and its virtue abounds; cultivate it in the village, and its virtue endur...
ReadEffective, Practical Methods for Clearing Away Distracting Thoughts
Methods for clearing the mind can be described in two contexts:
ReadKey Essentials of Refining Essence in Taoist Internal Alchemy
Since ancient times, Daoist practice has always advocated the dual cultivation of life and nature. There is a Daoist saying: "To cultivate life without cultivating nature is the first illness of practice." So what exactly are nature and ...
ReadHow Can Those Who Descended from Heaven to Undergo Tribulations Release Their Seals?
Long ago, a celestial being in the heavenly court was revered as Heaven’s Chosen One, destined to descend to the mortal world to undergo tribulations as part of their cultivation, and attain the supreme illumination. The ancients had a s...
ReadNan Huaijin on Bottle Breathing — "Strengthening the Lungs" Works Wonders
Bottle Breath strengthens the body and heals illness with swift, tangible results because within just four or five days it dramatically elevates and fortifies our lung function. As lung function improves, red blood cells throughout the b...
ReadThe Yellow Emperor's Yinfu Jing: Complete Text and Translation
In Chinese history, two books have long been regarded as heavenly texts. One is [The Yellow Emperor's](/ddjy_100/45.html) "Yinfu Jing" (Classic of the Hidden Talisman), the other Master Huangshigong's "Su Shu" (Plain Book). The Yinfu Jin...
ReadThe Southern Daoist Lineage's Secret of Restoring the Cosmic Source and Rejuvenation
The Qiankun Fanyuan Huichun Secret (Returning to the Source and Rejuvenating through Heaven and Earth) is a set of male cultivation methods secretly transmitted within our lineage. The practice is simple yet profoundly effective: after a...
ReadVenerable Gangxiao: The Threefold Measure Doctrine in the *Zongjing Lu*
Buddhist epistemology speaks of three measures. In common usage, these are direct perception (xiànliàng), inferential reasoning (bǐliàng), and sacred teaching (shèngyánliàng). The sacred teaching measure goes by several other names as we...
ReadA Brief Explanation of the Universal Gate Chapter of Guanyin Bodhisattva
Of all bodhisattvas, Guanyin has the deepest karmic connection with the people of our land. That's why so many households here enshrine her image. In Taiwan especially, nearly every family that offers incense and worship has a portrait o...
ReadNotes on Reading Master Yinguang's Writings
Venerable Master Huixing
ReadLectures on the Universal Gateway of Guanyin Bodhisattva by Master Xiandun
Venerable Xian Dun
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