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How To Know Who Is Not A Buddha
Jul. 11 | 因地不真， 果招纡曲。 – 释迦牟尼佛 《楞严经》 [With the] causal ground [or direction] not true [at the start, the] fruit [or effect] attracted [will be with] twists and turns, [away from the true goal]. – Śākyamuni Buddha (Śūraṅgama...
The Easiest Ways To…
Sep. 27 | If even perfect Buddhas and great Bodhisattvas express themselves humbly in thought, word and deed, who are we as ordinary beings to be proud? – Shilashanti The easiest way to carry clothes is to wear them. The easiest way to carry food is to eat them. The...
Why We Should Ask & Answer Dharma Queries Well
Jul. 4 | Ask well to be answered well. Ask better to be answered better. – Stonepeace In the last line of ‘[The] Twenty-Third [Light] Precept [Against] Arrogant [And] Biased Speaking [Of The Dharma]’ (第二十三憍慢僻说[轻]戒) in the ‘Brahmā...
Can Lay Buddhists Teach Buddhism?
Jun. 6 | Question: Should only monastics teach the Dharma? Answer: From the book ‘The Buddha and His Disciples’ by Venerable S. Dhammika is a section that can answer this question – ‘It is often mistakenly thought that it is the job of...
How Two Journeyed Into Darkness & Light
Feb. 11 | The first step of learning is to recognise evil, so as to avoid evil. Without this first step, what learnt might be evil. Her Journey Into The Darkness Of Delusion Since young, she was taught by her seniors that her guru (spiritual teacher) is equal...
Four Kinds Of ‘Spiritual Teachers’ (Gurus) To Avoid
Dec. 21 | Seek good enough teachers who lead to the perfect teacher of Amituofo, in the perfect school of his Pure Land, to be a perfect student of his, to be a perfect teacher like him too. – Stonepeace | Books According to Jigme Lingpa, there are four...
Rely Only On Those Superior In Morality & Understanding
Oct. 11 | People degenerate by relying on those inferior to themselves; By relying on equals, they stay the same; By relying on those superior, they attain excellence; Thus rely on those who are superior to yourself. If you rely on whomever is superior – thoroughly...
Are You Waiting For Your ‘Guru’ To Find You?
Sep. 13 | 当来之世，经道灭尽， 我以慈悲哀愍，特留此经 ，止住百岁。 其有众生，值斯经者，随意所愿，皆可得度。 – 释迦牟尼佛 《无量寿经》 In the world of the future, when the paths of the sutras [to enlightenment]...
A Checklist For Bad Gurus (Spiritual Teachers)
Sep. 13 | Good students appreciate being corrected of their mistakes as they are good students. Good teachers appreciate being corrected of their mistakes as they are also good students. – Shilashanti If a fresh banana leaf is wrapped around a piece of old...
6 Reflections On Departure From ‘Buddhist’ Cults
Aug. 30 | Swiftly avoid evil yourself. Swiftly do good yourself. Swiftly purify yourself. – Stonepeace | Books [1] Question: Ironically, the constant reminder not to slander the ‘Dharma’ and ‘Dharma teachers’ is why many in cults do...
Why Denounce Precept-Breaking ‘Buddhist Teachers’?
Aug. 9 | 吾般涅槃后， 汝等当恭敬， 波罗提木叉， 即是汝大师。 –《佛所行赞》 （马鸣菩萨著） After my Parinirvāṇa [i.e. of Śākyamuni Buddha], you and others should have reverent respect, for the Prātimokṣa [i.e....
Who Should We Learn The Dharma From?
May. 5 | 依本师所说， 依祖师所解， 依佛言祖语， 依法不依人。 Rely on what our fundamental teacher Sakyamuni Buddha taught. Rely on what the [Pure Land] Patriarchs accordingly explained. Rely on the Buddha’s words and the [13] Patriarchs’...
How Should Dharma Teachers Protect Dharma Students?
Mar. 28 | Without names, so that timeless lessons can be universally learnt, the below is based on an actual incident. Case There was a public Dharma talk with many misconceptions shared. A teacher, having taken the reasonably calculated risk of recommending...
We Are Still Buddhists, Not Yet Buddhas!
Oct. 24 | Just as it is swiftest to master a worldly skill by enrolling in a good school to learn from a good teacher, it is swiftest to master the transcendental skills to Buddhahood by entering the most recommended [Sukavati] Pure Land to learn from the best...
