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Jan. 25 | Preaching about karma
without practising accordingly
creates worse karma.*
* By being a negative example
instead of an expected good one.
Dec. 5 |
只看好样子…Only looking at good examples… – 净土宗十三祖印光大师 – Pure Land Tradition’s 13th Patriarch Great Master Yìnguāng
Someone shared a testimonial on how a person gave up...
Sep. 5 |
恶人转多,
如海中沙。
– 释迦牟尼佛
《佛说法灭尽经》
Evil persons will multiply to be many,
like sands’ number within the ocean.
– Śākyamuni Buddha
(Sūtra In Which The Buddha Speaks Of The Dharma’s Complete End)
According...
Jul. 18 |
我观是
阎浮众生,
举心动念,
无非是罪。
– 地藏菩萨
《地藏经》
I see that of these
Jambudvīpa sentient beings [here],
with their raising of minds and moving of thoughts,
none are not with transgressions.
– Kṣitigarbha...
Jun. 27 |
The cause of right Dharma
learnt gives rise to
the effect of right Dharma
practised and realised.
– Shilashanti
Is it so, that with when we are keen to learn and practise the Buddha’s teachings (i.e. the Buddha Dharma), there will be obstacles?...
Jun. 25 |
Question: I hope to be able to come to Dharma class, if not strapped by work again. Time is running out, but I seem to have no choice but to choose working over learning.
Answer: If being too busy recurs too often, there might need to see if it makes...
Jun. 20 |
Much spiritual insurance
does create
enough material insurance.
– Shilashanti
Someone asked if monastics buy health insurance. Well, I do not know who did, if any, while there can be many reasons why others did not – such as due to not knowing about...
Jun. 13 |
Sincerity is needed
to master any worldly skill,
much more spiritual skills.
– Nowanden
A Dharma friend shared that a mutual friend (who is an acquaintance), who used to sing Buddhist songs, had recently given up on Buddhism. My reply was this –...
May. 31 |
Much though he recites the sacred texts,
but acts not accordingly,
that heedless man is like a cowherd
who only counts the cows of others –
he does not partake of the blessings of the holy life.
Little though he recites the sacred texts,
but puts the...
May. 16 |
Question: It is unfortunate that there are some persons, who like to tell others that they are staunch ‘Buddhists’, when their behaviour is far from good. What should we do?
Answer: The truth is that there are bad examples in every religion. The...
May. 3 |
诸佛念念念众生…
All Buddhas, from thought to thought,
[who are] are mindful of all beings…
– Shilashanti
According to the ‘Rajjumala-vimāna’, there was a servant’s daughter in Gayā, who was scolded and physically...
May. 3 |
‘Come Kalamas. Do not go upon what has been acquired by
[1] repeated hearing; nor
[2] upon tradition; nor
[3] upon rumor; nor
[4] upon what is in a scripture; nor
[5] upon surmise; nor
[6] upon an axiom; nor
[7] upon specious...
Apr. 18 |
Much though he recites the sacred texts,
but acts not accordingly,
that heedless man is like a cowherd
who only counts the cows of others —
he does not partake of the blessings of the holy life.
Little though he recites the sacred texts,
but puts the...
Jan. 8 |
Learn the Dharma thoroughly.
Practise the Dharma fully.
Share the Dharma generously.
– Dharma Saying
Dec. 19 | All the time
in the world
due to (endless) rebirth(s)?
Ever less time
in this life
due to (impending) death!
How many more times
do you wish to assume
you have enough time?
May all be diligent
to learn and practise
the Dharma… in time.