Question: Amituofo’s (Amitabha Buddha) Pure Land is to be reached with his guided lotus...
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Six Precepts
There are in essence three precepts for liberation of oneself. One should restrain and rid the...
Nuturing The Bodhi Seed
欲长菩提苗, 光明照世间, 应当静观察, 诸法真实相, 不生亦不灭, 不常复不断, 不一亦不异, 不来亦不去. – 梵网经 (释迦牟尼佛) Desiring [to] nurture...
Don’t Spoil Your Teachers
Too much deference actually spoils the guru. — H.H The 14th Dalai Lama The problem with the...
Let’s Choose Compassion & Wisdom...
With the wish to safeguard my training, I need to work hard and safeguard my mind; If I’m...
Is Amituofo’s Pure Land Physically Far...
Question: Some say Amituofo’s (Amitābha Buddha) Pure Land is only figuratively said to be far...
Craziness Haiku
The truly wise seem truly foolish to the truly foolish.
Right ‘Craziness’ As Spiritual...
Wisdom shared appropriately, even if ‘crazily’, is skilful. Wisdom shared...
Purification Gem
清珠投于浊水， 浊水不得不清； 佛号投于乱心， 乱心不得不佛。 When a purification gem is cast into defiled water, the defiled...
Is Pure Land Sexist?
Question: Is Pure Land sexist? Answer: In his 35th Vow, Dharmakara Bodhisattva stated this —...
Truths From The Fictitious ‘Ruby...
Fantastical tales are fantastic ways to convey important truths. The movie ‘Ruby...
Why We Should Vow To Reach Pure Land
若有众生，If there are beings 闻是说者，who hear this [teaching], 应当发愿，they should vow [aspire] 生彼国土。to be...