诸恶莫作,
诸善奉行,
自净其意。
是诸佛教。– 释迦牟尼佛 (法句经)
Of all evils, do not do them.
Of all good, practise them.
With self-purification of the mind,
These are all Buddhas’ teachings.– Sakyamuni Buddha (Dharmapada)
Grievance In One Lifetime (一世冤)
[1] Do good, which creates good karma,
[2] which finish ripening in this life,
[3] leading to suffering from created bad karma.
[4] Repeat [1]-[3] in this life, and the next.
Grievance In Two Lifetimes (二世冤)
[1] Do good, which creates good karma,
[2] which finish ripening in the next life,
[3] leading to suffering from created bad karma.
[4] Repeat [1]-[3] in the next life, and the next.
Grievance In Three Lifetimes (三世冤)
[1] Do good, which creates good karma,
[2] which finish ripening in the life after the next,
[3] leading to suffering from created bad karma.
[4] Repeat [1]-[3] in the life after the next, and the next.
Liberation In One Lifetime (一生解脱)
[1] Learn and practise mindfulness of Amituofo [Amitabha Buddha].
[2] Dedicate merits to reach his Pure Land at the end of this life.
[3] Progress smoothly and swiftly towards perfect Bodhisattvahood there.
[4] Manifest Buddhahood in Samsara to guide others to Pure Land.
Even good is not good enough;
we need to become pure,
or we will still be trapped by good and evil.– Stonepeace | Books
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