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Posts tagged with "threefold refuge"
Apr. 24 | The path to enlightenment
begins with taking refuge
and ends by becoming refuge.
Apr. 6 |
Question: Is it alright for ‘Buddhists’ who had taken the Threefold Refuge in the Triple Gem (of the Buddhas, Dharma and Sangha) to totally immerse themselves in other ‘spiritual’ groups, with essentially different (i.e. non-Buddhist...
Nov. 5 |
Question: If I hesitate taking the Threefold Refuge and committing to the Five Precepts, am I belittling their importance? Will I ever be ready?
Answer: It might be so, that there is ‘belittlement’, especially if you already think so....
Oct. 3 |
First, be inspired by the Triple Gem
to take refuge in the Triple Gem.
– Shilashanti
As the Pure Land Tradition’s 13th Patriarch Great Master Yìnguāng (净土宗十三祖印光大师) taught in his ‘Third Reply Letter To Layperson Gāo Shàolín’...
Aug. 30 |
Worldly teachers will let you down,
but the world-transcended Buddhas’
pure blessings will never let you down –
thus should you take refuge in the Buddhas.
Worldly teachings will let you down,
but the world-transcending Dharma’s
perfect...
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 –...
Jun. 6 |
It all seems so stupid,
it makes me want to give up…
– Shame: First half of chorus
(Depeche Mode)
The classic 1987 Depeche Mode concert anthem, ‘Never Let Me Down Again‘, is about a debatable ‘best friend’, who is taking...
Apr. 18 |
Being the fundamental source
of physical kindness in our lives,
our parents should first to be repaid,
by sharing the Dharma learnt with them.
– Shilashanti
As recounted by the Pure Land Tradition’s 2nd Patriarch Great Master Shàndǎo (净土宗二祖善导大师)...
Jan. 1 |
Question: Can we take the Threefold Refuge and receive the Five Precepts on behalf of deceased loved ones?
Answer: While going through the above ceremonies, we can think of ourselves as doing so with departed loved ones (or even all beings). However,...
Dec. 19 |
依止佛陀,
依止正法,
依止圣僧,
乃真皈依。
Reliance upon the Buddhas,
reliance upon their true Dharma, and
reliance upon the Arya Sangha* [who teach it],
is thus true refuge [in the Triple Gem].
*Noble (Holy) Sangha: The fourfold...
Oct. 4 | Take refuge in the Buddhas
and eventually also
become one of the Buddhas.
Take refuge in the Dharma
and eventually also
become one with the Dharma.
Take refuge in the Sangha
and eventually also
become part of the Sangha.
Jun. 27 |
Question: Is it alright to get pets to take the Threefold Refuge in the Triple Gem? Although all sentient beings have Buddha-nature, can animals understand refuge?
Answer: Getting animals to take refuge is done in the hope that there might be some...
Oct. 24 |
Question: Is there a right attitude we should have when relating to Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, the Dharma (the Buddhist teachings), the Sangha and Dharma teachers?
Answer: What mentioned above included the Triple Gem (Buddhas, Dharma and Sangha),...
Feb. 20 | This article was submitted to, and published in the April-June 2014 issue of Nanyang Buddhist, the magazine of Singapore Buddhist Federation.
We should respect all beings,
even helpful humans, gods and ghosts.
However, Buddhists only take refuge
in the...
Jan. 19 | The Buddha’s refuge in the Dharma
even after enlightenment, is itself a Dharma lesson,
to always take refuge in the Dharma.
– Stonepeace | Get Books
A friend shared a phone group message about her long-time Buddhist relative, who recently...