昔有一猕猴，为大人所打，不能奈何，反怨小儿。In the past, there was a macaque, by a grown-up that beaten. Not able to cope...
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Verses On Reliance On The Dharma 依法偈
佛虽教吾人，依法不依人，诸多凡夫人，依人不依法。The Buddha, although having taught us, to rely on the Dharma and not rely...
External Vs Pure Land Path
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[4] With Suffering From Disadvantages For...
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昔有野人，来至田里，见好麦苗生长欝茂，问麦主言：「云何能令是麦茂好？」In the past, there was a savage man, who came and arrived in a...
How Should We Regard Misbehaving...
Question: If we come across someone dressed like a Buddhist monastic, behaving in clearly non...
Ten ‘Trigger’ed Thoughts
[1] Triggerability: Although the trigger might seem ‘easy’ to pull, with those...
Teaching On Cause And Effect 因果教
念佛是因，成佛是果。念佛成佛，不离因果。 佛教格言 Mindfulness of Buddha is the cause, accomplishment of Buddhahood is the...
Straightforward Mind 直心
直心是菩萨净土，菩萨成佛时，不谄众生来生其国。释迦牟尼佛《维摩诘经》 The straightforward mind is Bodhisattvas’ Pure...
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