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Walking The Path Is In The Mind 行道在心
Apr. 23 | 沙门行道，无如磨牛，身虽行道，心道不行。心道若行，何用行道？ — 释迦牟尼佛《四十二章经》: 第四十章 Śramaṇas walking the path, should be without those like milling cows, whose bodies although...
With Straightforward Minds Leaving Desires 直心出欲
Apr. 16 | 夫为道者，如牛负重，行深泥中，疲极不敢左右顾视，出离淤泥，乃可苏息。沙门当观情欲，甚于淤泥。直心念道，可免苦矣。 — 释迦牟尼佛《四四十二章经》: 第四十一章 Those...
Attain The World By Knowing Its Illusoriness 达世知幻
Apr. 9 | 吾视王侯之位，如过隙尘。视金玉之宝，如瓦砾。视纨素之服，如敝帛。视大千界，如一诃子。视阿耨池水，如涂足油。视方便门，如化宝聚。视无上乘，如梦金帛。视佛道，如眼前华。视禅定，如须弥柱。视涅槃，如晝夕寤。视倒正，如六龙舞。视平等，如一真地。视与化，如四时木。 —...
Bird In Vase
Mar. 27 | 鸟来入瓶中，以縠掩瓶口。縠穿鸟飞去，识神随业走。 《大智度论》 When a bird comes to enter a vase within,with fine gauze covered is the vase’s mouth.When the gauze is penetrated, the bird flies...
Return To Original Nature By Understanding The Path 返本会道
Mar. 20 | 博闻爱道，道必难会。守志奉道，其道甚大。 — 释迦牟尼佛《四十二章经》: 第九章 Widely listen to and treasure the path,as the path is definitely difficult to understand.Guard your aspiration for receiving the...
Hearing Slander But Not Debating 闻谤不辩
Mar. 12 | 古人云：「何以息谤？」 曰：「无辩。」 又云：「吃得小亏，则不至于吃大亏。」 余三十年来屡次经验，深信此数语真实不虚。 弘一大师《弘一大师全集》 Ancient ones say,...
Mind Like Bright Moon 心如明月
Feb. 28 | 吾心似秋月,碧潭清皎洁。无物堪比伦,教我如何说？ 寒山(文殊菩萨化身) My mind is like the autumn moon,in the green pool pure and shining clean.Without an object worthy as an equal, tell me...
Brightness & Darkness
Feb. 14 | 当明中有暗，勿以暗相遇。当暗中有明，勿以明相睹。明暗各相对，比如前后步。 石头希迁禅师 《参同契》 When in brightness within, there is darkness,but do not with darkness meet it.When in darkness...
Verse With Three Truths 三谛偈
Feb. 7 | 诸行无常，是生灭法。 生灭灭已，寂灭为乐。 释迦牟尼佛《涅槃经》 All phenomena* is impermanent,being rising and falling dharmas.*With rising and falling eradicated already,it...
How To Have More Peace
Jan. 31 | If you have the misconception that your life will be perfect, you will always be shocked by its up and down nature. If you expect your life to be up and down, your mind will be much more peaceful. Lama Yeshe (Make Your Mind An...
Eradicate Bad Minds
Jan. 24 | 境缘无好坏，好坏起于心。愚人除境不除心，至人除心不除境。既除矣，境岂实有？ 达境本空，便能素位而行。 不愿乎外，以所历位，无非无外之法界也。知皆即法界，自无入而不自得。 —...
One Same Buddha-Nature 同一佛性
Jan. 17 | 我肉众生肉，名殊体不殊，原同一种性，只是別形躯。 — 宋黄庭坚 My flesh and other sentient beings’ flesh,have names different but essence not different,originally with the same one kind of nature,only with other...
Verse For Wearing Precepts’ Robe 搭缦衣偈
Jan. 10 | 善哉解脱服，钵吒礼忏衣， 我今顶戴受， 世世常得披。 This excellent liberation garment,the patta* prostration and repentance robe,I now with my crown support and receive it,** in life after life, may I always attain draping...
Supreme Offering 最上供养
Jan. 3 | 是真精进，是名真法供养如来。 若以华、香、璎珞、烧香、末香、塗香、天缯、幡盖及海此岸栴檀之香，如是等种种诸物供养，所不能及； 假使国城、妻子布施，亦所不及。… 是名第一之施，于诸施中最尊最上，以法供养诸如来故。 —...
