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Grace vs. Works
The question whether salvation (liberation, enlightenment) results from grace or effort arises in many faith traditions. The dispute is perhaps best known to us in its Christian manifestation as the debate of ‘grace vs. works’, but it is also present … Continue reading
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Sealing the Six Realms
By the power of accumulating negative actions from beginningless time Through the force of anger, sentient beings experience the suffering of torment and despair. May all be free from suffering and the causes of suffering. May all embrace happiness and … Continue reading
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Transfer of merit
By the blessings of the Lord of Compassion and the Lord of Powerful Means, may all beings in Temporary Nirvana, afflicted by attachment to peace, hear the Holy Name. May they take perfect refuge in the Lord of Boundless Radiance … Continue reading
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The Holy Name
There is no praise higher than the Holy Name, No confession more heartfelt, No offering more pure and full, No request for instruction and guidance more urgent and persistent, No loftier aspiration, and no dedication more complete and extensive. om … Continue reading
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From this day forward
I, from this day forward, Will observe Pure Land practice* exclusively. I ask only that when I die, I may be born in the highest grade, So that upon seeing the Buddha and hearing the teachings, I may at once … Continue reading
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One moment
The very moment of remembering the Buddha Is the very moment of seeing the Buddha And the very moment of becoming the Buddha. The very moment of seeking birth in the Pure Land Is the very moment of attaining … Continue reading
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The Easy Gate
I generate the great mind of enlightenment In accordance with nature, And having generated it, cultivate great practices. From among the various Dharma gates I choose the one that is easiest to enter, And easiest to successfully traverse. … Continue reading
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Resonance with the Buddhas
If I do not think of universal liberation, But seek only to benefit myself, Then I am deficient as to the principle of the Great Way. If the mind is not pacified, How will I generate the Great Mind of Enlightenment? … Continue reading
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To be born in the Pure Land
Kunchen Dolpopa’s Prayer for Birth in Dewachen Reverence to Lokeshvara! I prostrate to the Unsurpassable Subduer, The One who has Passed Beyond, the Foe Destroyer, The Fully and Perfectly Enlightened Buddha, The One of Boundless Life and Light, The King … Continue reading
Advice from Master Shan Tao
One should not outwardly manifest the aspects of being wise, good, and diligent while inwardly embracing vanity and falsehood. Greed, anger, evil, falsehood, deceit, and pretension have a hundred facets. Their evil nature, difficult to eradicate, is like snakes and … Continue reading
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