Daily Buddhist Verses

• Realmonk

  22 Nov 08, 02:36

  Buddha is within ourself. Just need to realise ourself to gain enlightenment

• An Eternal Now

  22 Nov 08, 12:56

  Originally posted by Realmonk:

  Buddha is within ourself. Just need to realise ourself to gain enlightenment

  What is realising oneself?

• Realmonk

  22 Nov 08, 13:24

  To understand Buddha is with in oneself and to realise the Buddha inside oneself

  觉照

• Realmonk

  25 Nov 08, 01:03

  正信的佛教是什么？

   

  http://www.realbuddhism.com

   

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• cycle

  25 Nov 08, 19:44

  惭愧是人类��于禽兽的地方。

   

  ~ 佛陀

• cycle

  25 Nov 08, 19:50

  惭与愧，�说是�德��。一般人陷于��的罪�中，善根力�常薄弱，唯有惭愧的�善轻�，能使人战胜罪�，使善根显�而日趋于增进。

  ~ �顺导师
• cycle

  25 Nov 08, 20:35

  禅定必须离欲，欲到底是什么呢？微妙的五欲，�过是诱�情欲的因缘。内心一���环境的诱惑，所以呵责五欲。欲是习以�性，�境染著的贪欲。所以说： [ 欲我知�本，�以�想生，若我���，而�则�生] （法��）

   

  ~ �顺导师

   

   

• cycle

  25 Nov 08, 20:35

   

   

• cycle

  28 Nov 08, 15:39

  今天全世界的�怖分�，大概就是仇�最深的人�了，所以很�容易化解，我们能看出那个因很深远。所以，冤仇�能结，与人结仇是最愚痴的； 真正有智慧�明的人，与一切众生结善缘，结法缘，决定�结�缘。

   

  ~ 净空法师

• cycle

  2 Dec 08, 13:29

  [ �敬三�，学佛无� ]。若�到�场，�能礼敬三�，就��跟人谈修行。

  阿弥陀佛因地修行时为法�比丘，是个出家人。释迦牟尼佛放弃王宫��，也是现出家相。我们今天能�在这里�戒，念佛，也是因为出家人。

  出家人虽然有圣僧和凡夫僧之别，但我们�一视��，因为他们都有一件佛传下�的袈裟。所谓尊师��，若连出家人都�能礼敬，有何修行�言？尊�，礼敬三�。乃入门的根本�法。

   

  ~ 慧律法师

• cycle

  2 Dec 08, 13:38

  If you don't experience Shakyamuni Buddha's teachings in your daily life, it's of no more use than a picture of food to a hungry person.

   

  ~ Zen Master Daehaeng, No River to Cross  

• rokkie

  2 Dec 08, 13:42

  Originally posted by cycle:

  今天全世界的�怖分�，大概就是仇�最深的人�了，所以很�容易化解，我们能看出那个因很深远。所以，冤仇�能结，与人结仇是最愚痴的；真正有智慧�明的人，与一切众生结善缘，结法缘，决定�结�缘。

   

  ~ 净空法师

  
  the terrorist is a different case, they hate the west, because they have been treated unfairly, it's easy to say, let go , when you are not treated like them, and suicide bomber, interesting, i heard some of the suicide bomber actually undergo a some ritual, something like taking drug, like you feel like waking up in a paradise, you can get whatever you want there, then next day you wake up, you wake up in a real world, and you dare to do whatever thing you are asked to do, in order to go to the paradise garden again, 

   it's have nothing to do with religion

• cathykitty

  3 Dec 08, 01:05

  Originally posted by rokkie:

  
  the terrorist is a different case, they hate the west, because they have been treated unfairly, it's easy to say, let go , when you are not treated like them, and suicide bomber, interesting, i heard some of the suicide bomber actually undergo a some ritual, something like taking drug, like you feel like waking up in a paradise, you can get whatever you want there, then next day you wake up, you wake up in a real world, and you dare to do whatever thing you are asked to do, in order to go to the paradise garden again, 

   it's have nothing to do with religion

  
  yes, so to remove the root of terrorism, we need to work on the hatred tt these people have towards the western world... instead of condemning them, we must find out why they became terrorists... it's hard to change the views for our generation... but we can try to ensure that the younger generation doesn't feel the same hatred as those fr this generation...

  i don't agree that it is not related to religion. religion is what they use to justify their actions, no matter how misguided they are.

• rokkie

  4 Dec 08, 13:05

  Originally posted by cathykitty:

  
  yes, so to remove the root of terrorism, we need to work on the hatred tt these people have towards the western world... instead of condemning them, we must find out why they became terrorists... it's hard to change the views for our generation... but we can try to ensure that the younger generation doesn't feel the same hatred as those fr this generation...

  i don't agree that it is not related to religion. religion is what they use to justify their actions, no matter how misguided they are.

  
  sometimes you don't distinguish whether it's related with religion. I don't believe all of the suicide bomber, all have deep understanding about religion, as i said, there are some techniques to train these people to be attacker, anyway many religious people are blind, they will not listen to what other said.

   

   

• Kaaurz

  7 Dec 08, 00:02

  Eight verses for training the Mind

   

  By thinking of all sentient beings

  As even better than the wish granting gem

  May I always consider them precious.

   

  Whenever I go, with whomever I go

  May I see myself as less than all others, and from the depth of my heart

  May I consider them supremely precious.

   

  May I examine my mind in all actions

  And as soon as negative state occurs,

  Since it endangers myself and others,

  May I firmly face and avert it.

   

  When I see beings of negative disposition

  Or those oppressed by negativity or pain,

  May I, as if finding a treasure,

  Consider them precious, for they

  Are rarely met.

   

  Whenever others, due to their jealously,

  Revile and treat me in other unjust ways,

  May I accept this defeat myself,

  And offer the victory to others.

   

  When someone whom I have helped

  Or in whom I have placed great hope

  Harms me with great injustice,

  May I see that one as a sacred friend.

   

  In short, may I offer both directly and indirectly

  All joy and benefit to all beings,

  My mothers and May I take secretly take

  On all their hurt and suffering.

   

  May they not be defiled by the concepts

  Of the eight mundane concerns

  And aware that all things are illusory,

  May they, ungrasping, be free

  From bondage

• cycle

  9 Dec 08, 15:45

  问： 什么是修行？

  答： 修行就是修掉我们ä¸�好的æ€�想，言语和行为， 我们平时脑筋会胡æ€�乱想，现在修行了，我们的æ„�念ä¸�胡æ€�乱想，æ„�清净了，心也清净了。 

   

  ~ 圣开法师

• cycle

  10 Dec 08, 13:45

  佛法的主�方法，在观察现象而探求他的因。现象为什么会如此，必有所以如此的原因。佛法的一切深义，大行，都是由于观察因缘而�现的。佛世所谈的因缘，�其广泛，但�其简�。

   

  ~ �顺导师， [佛法概论]

• cycle

  10 Dec 08, 15:06

  因缘的类别

  一 ï¼Œ  果从因生： 现实存在的事物，决ä¸�会自己如此，必须从因而生，对因å��果。在一定的æ�¡ä»¶å’Œå�ˆä¸‹ï¼Œæ‰�有[法]的生起，这是佛法的基本概念，也就ä¾�此对治无因或邪因论。

  如è§�一果树，å�³çŸ¥å¿…ç”±ç§�å­�，肥料，水分，温度等ç§�ç§�关系，此树æ‰�能æˆ�长开花结果，决ä¸�是从空而生，也ä¸�是从别的è�‰æœ¨é‡‘石生。ä¸�从无因生，ä¸�从邪因生，这å�³æ˜¯å› ç¼˜ç”Ÿã€‚因缘是很å¤�æ�‚的，其中有主è¦�的，或次è¦�的，必须由ç§�ç§�因缘和å�ˆï¼Œæ‰�能产生æŸ�一现象。佛法ä¾�此因缘论的立场，所以å�¶ç„¶è€Œæœ‰çš„无因论，ä¸�能æˆ�立。 

   

   

  二 ï¼Œ 事待ç�†æˆ�： 这比上一层è¦�深刻些。

  为什么从�因必生出�果？这必有��必然生��的�则。世间的一切，都楯�这必然的�则而�立，这是属于哲学的。佛法�称此必然的�则为�性，�之为[ 法 ]。

  举一明白的例�，[ 生缘死 ]，这有生必有死，本然的，必然的，普�的原�。

  生者必死的原则，è°�也逃ä¸�了。为什么一定è¦�死？就因为他出生。既然生了，就ä¸�能ä¸�死。一切因果事象的所以必然如此，都有他的必然性，å�¯è¯´ä¸€åˆ‡äº‹è±¡éƒ½æ˜¯ä¾�照这必然的ç�†åˆ™è€Œç”Ÿç�­ï¼Œæˆ�å��。这必然的ç�†åˆ™ï¼Œæ˜¯äº‹è±¡æ‰€ä¾�æˆ�立的，也å�³æ˜¯å› ç¼˜ã€‚   

   

   

  三，  有ä¾�空立： 这更深了。果从因生的事象，å�Šäº‹å¾…ç�†æˆ�的必然ç�†åˆ™ï¼Œéƒ½æ˜¯å­˜åœ¨çš„，既是[ 有 ]的。凡是存在的，必须ä¾�空而立。

  如�是�存在的，��能�为存在的。

  如造一间房å­�，房å­�既是存在的。但房å­�的存在，è¦�从ç§�ç§�çš„ —— 木，石，瓦，匠人等因缘å�ˆæˆ�，这是果从因生。房å­�必有æˆ�为房å­�的基本原则，如è¿�å��这房å­�的原ç�†ï¼Œå�³ä¸�能æˆ�为房å­�，这就是事待ç�†æˆ�。房å­�å¿…ä¾�空间而建立，如此处已有房å­�，那就ä¸�能在å�Œä¸€ç©ºé—´å†�建一所房å­�，这譬如有ä¾�空æˆ�。 

  �如凡是有的，起�必是没有的，所以能从众缘和�而现起为有； 有了，终究也必归于无。

  从因果现象，一步步地�深处观察，就�现这最彻底，最究竟的因缘论。

   

  ~ �顺导师， [ 佛法概论 ]

• An Eternal Now

  12 Dec 08, 14:34

   

  Teisho is not always a talk about some great Zen master, or Buddha Shakyamuni’s sutras, or Rinzai’s lectures. Rinzai himself says, “Don’t take my teisho” — don’t hold to my teisho. OPEN YOUR OWN EYES! Everything is a living sutra. Every day you are (Bang!). Each deed is a living sutra. Picking up a cup, drinking water — nothing else. As the Bodhisattva’s Vow says, “In any event, in any place, and in any moment” — now! — none can be other than This! This! THIS! There is no need for Buddha’s teaching, or some brilliant exposition. This is best.

  ~
• An Eternal Now

  29 Dec 08, 20:04

   

  The Bright, Boundless Field
  
  The field of boundless emptiness is what exists from the very beginning. You must purify, cure, grind down, or brush away all the tendencies you have fabricated into apparent habits. Then you can reside in the clear circle of brightness. Utter emptiness has no image, upright independence does not rely on anything. Just expand and illuminate the original truth unconcerned by external conditions. Accordingly we are told to realize that not a single thing exists. In this field birth and death do not appear. The deep source, transparent down to the bottom, can radiantly shine and can respond unencumbered to each speck of dust without becoming its partner. The subtlety of seeing and hearing transcends mere colors and sounds. The whole affair functions without leaving traces, and mirrors without obscurations. Very naturally mind and dharmas emerge and harmonize. An Ancient said that non-mind embodies and fulfills the way of non-mind. Embodying and fulfilling the way of non-mind, finally you can rest. Proceeding you are able to guide the assembly. With thoughts clear, sitting silently, wander into the center of the circle of wonder. This is how you must penetrate and study.

   

  ~ Zen Master Hongzhi Zhengjue

• An Eternal Now

  31 Dec 08, 18:52

  
  Subject and object from the start
  Are no different,
  The myriad things nothing
  But images in the mirror.
  Bright and resplendent,
  Transcending both guest and host,
  Complete and realized,
  All is permeated by the absolute.
  A single form encompasses
  The multitude of dharmas,
  All of which are interconnected
  Within the net of Indra.
  Layer after layer there is no
  Point at which it all ends,
  Whether in motion or still,
  All is fully interpenetrating.

  
  - Zhitong (d.1124)

• An Eternal Now

  4 Jan 09, 18:50

  The task of any useful spiritual practice is therefore to dismantle cherishing the thoughts, opinions and ideas that make up the false self, the self that is seeking. This is the true task of both meditation and inquiry. Through meditation, we can come to see that the only thing that makes us suffer is our own mind. Sitting quietly reveals the mind to be nothing but conditioned thinking spontaneously arising within awareness.

  
  

  —Adyashanti

   

• cycle

  7 Jan 09, 18:58

  学佛的本身，就是培养智慧。

  �于佛法的内容�看，有戒，有定，有慧；说施，说�，说勤； 在在都是�我们从学习中培养智慧，从修养中得到觉悟。

   

  ~ 白云禅师

• cycle

  7 Jan 09, 19:03

  �对烦�，从中获�觉悟，是转�。

  综�所知，�以圆满智慧，是增上。

   

  ~ 白云禅师

• cycle

  8 Jan 09, 19:45

  ��是觉悟的��，於烦�生起时，�对烦�，予以认识，於中有所�现； 通常说是 [ 知�了] 一些什么，这所谓知�的就是�现，它的�字便����。

   

  ~ 白云禅师