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Tag Archives: buddha
In the Present and the Future
If sentient beings are mindful of Amideva and recite his Holy Name, without fail they will see the Buddha in their present and their future lives. —Sutra of the Samadhi of Heroic Advance
Posted in Pure Land
Tagged Amideva, buddha, Holy Name, Sutra of the Samadhi of Heroic Advance
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Aloneness and loneliness
Being alone can be wonderful, but not if we feel lonely. Especially during the holidays, we can feel isolated and unloved, ignored and unimportant. It can feel as if the flow of social intercourse has passed us by —or worse, … Continue reading
Posted in Q&A
Tagged afflicted emotion, and sorrows, blame, blessing, buddha, Buddha nature, challenges and rewards, company, conceptual proliferation, deep introspection, different paths, drama of duality, drama of relationships, elaboration, faithful lover, filial child, finality of death, four life stages, ignored and unimportant, inner light, interpretation, intimacy, isolated and unloved, kind parent, lamenting, learning, natural migration of loved ones, om amideva hrih, our own mortality, patterns of a previous life-stage, peaceful transition, place and time, possible or desirable, production, purposeless time, real or apparent ingratitude, reality as it is, reasonable or adequate responses, resentment, self-inflicted curse, shame, similar values and spiritual interests, situational fact, social intercourse, spiritual friends, transcendence, true friend, withdrawal
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Amideva Sutra, 2nd section
“Also, Shariputra, in Amideva’s Land of Ultimate Bliss, there is always heavenly music playing. Moreover, the ground is made of gold, and flower petals float down from the skies six times every day. Early every morning, the inhabitants gather the … Continue reading
Posted in Sutra
Tagged Amideva’s Land of Ultimate Bliss, Amideva’s teachings, animals, awakening, buddha, Ch. Amituo jing, devotion, dharma, Five Roots of Goodness, hell, hungry ghosts, jivamjivakas, Jp. Amida-kyo, kalavinkas, Kumarajiva, Noble Eightfold Path, parrots, peacocks, Sangha, sharikas, Sukhavativyuha sutra, the Five Powers, the Seven Factors of Enlightenment, three unfortunate realms, white egrets
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Test the Dharma
Without melting, beating, weighing and polishing a yellow metal, one should not take it for gold. Likewise, without analysis one should not accept the Dharma as valid. —Buddha Shakyamuni
Smash the citadel of doubt
Whether you are going or staying or sitting or lying down, the whole world is your own self. You must find out whether the mountains, rivers, grass, and forests exist in your own mind or exist outside it. Analyze the … Continue reading
Posted in Dharma View
Tagged buddha, citadel of doubt, Daikaku, distinctions vanish, the Buddha is yourself, the limitless
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The present is sufficient
They sorrow not for what is past, they have no longing for the future, the present is sufficient for them: hence it is they appear so radiant. —Shakyamuni Buddha, Samyutta Nikaya
Posted in Dharma View
Tagged buddha, no longing, no sorrow, radiant, Samyutta Nikaya, Shakyamuni, spirituality
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Noble friends
Let us associate with friends who are noble, energetic, and pure in life; let us be cordial and refined in conduct. Thus, full of joy, we will make an end of suffering. —Shakyamuni Buddha, Dhammapada 376
A mind of good will
Even if bandits were to carve you up savagely, limb by limb, with a two-handled saw, those among you who let their hearts get angered even at that would not be doing my bidding. Even then you should train … Continue reading
LOSAR Refuge Ceremony
Yesterday, at the Dallas Meditation Center’s LOSAR celebration, more than 50 Dharma students accepted Refuge for the first time, or renewed their vows! I wish to express my gratitude to the founder and director, Brother ChiSing, and the wonderful DMC … Continue reading
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Tagged Accomplished in True Knowledge and Conduct, Body of Compassion, Body of Glory, Body of Truth, Brother ChiSing, buddha, dharma, directly visible, eternal, Fully Awakened, immediate, Inconceivable Activity, Inseparable Qualities, Knower of the World, meditation center, non-dual wisdom, not subject to time, One Gone to Bliss, Perfectly Enlightened One, personally experienced, Pure Body, Pure Mind, Pure Speech, Refuge, REFUGE CEREMONY, relevant, Sangha, Teacher, Teacher of Gods and Humans, Unsurpassed Leader of Beings to Be Tamed, vow renewal, vows of Refuge
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