静思语 Readings For Silent Reflection

• Dawnfirstlight

  6 Mar 15, 09:40

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  6 Mar 15, 09:42

  

  佛說四�二章經 The Buddha Speaks the Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters
  
  第三�一章：心寂欲除
  
  佛言：有人患淫�止，欲自斷陰。佛謂之曰：若斷其陰，�如斷心。心如功曹，功曹若止，從者都�。邪心�止，斷陰何益？佛為說�：欲生於��，�以�想生；二心�寂�，�色亦�行。佛言：此�是迦葉佛說。
  
  
  Chapter 31: A Still Mind Extinguishes Lust
  
  A man plagued with incessant lust wished to castrate himself. The Buddha told him, “Rather than castrate yourself, you should curb your mind. The mind is like a commander; when the commander halts, so will his subordinates. If you cannot cut off lascivious thoughts, what is the use of castrating yourself?” The Buddha recited the following verse:
  
  Desire arises from thinking,
  
  Thinking arises from conception and discernment.
  
  When both aspects of the mind are still,
  
  There is neither form nor action.
  
  The Buddha said, “This verse was spoken by Kashyapa Buddha.”
  
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  To work with changes now, in life: That is the real way to prepare for death. Life may be full of pain, suffering, and difficulty, but all of these are opportunities handed to us to help us move toward an emotional acceptance of death. It is only when we believe things to be permanent that we shut off the possibility of learning from change.

• Dawnfirstlight

  6 Mar 15, 09:43

  

• Dawnfirstlight

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• Dawnfirstlight

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• Dawnfirstlight

  6 Mar 15, 09:51

  �嚴法師 108 自在語】(第一集)
  
  108 Adages of Wisdom by Master Sheng Yen, Part I
  
  Work quickly, not anxiously; mind and body relaxed and
  unbound.

  

• Dawnfirstlight

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• Dawnfirstlight

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• Dawnfirstlight

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• Dawnfirstlight

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• Dawnfirstlight

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• Dawnfirstlight

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• Dawnfirstlight

  6 Mar 15, 10:02

  

  The Buddhas of the ten directions have compassion and thoughts for sentient beings just like the way a mother thinks of her son.
  
  �方如�， 怜念众生，如�忆�。

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  6 Mar 15, 10:04

  Always recite "Nanmo Amituofo" _/|\_

  

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  6 Mar 15, 10:11

  

  There is a famous saying: “If the mind is not contrived, it is spontaneously blissful, just as water, when not agitated, is by nature transparent and clear.” We can compare the mind in meditation to a jar of muddy water: The more we leave the water without interfering or stirring it, the more the particles of dirt will sink to the bottom, letting the natural clarity of the water shine through. The very nature of the mind is such that if you only leave it in its unaltered and natural state, it will find its true nature, which is bliss and clarity.

• Dawnfirstlight

  6 Mar 15, 10:12

  

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  6 Mar 15, 10:15

  

  Someone who is angry is someone who doesn't know how to handle their suffering. They are the first victim of their suffering, and you are actually the second victim. Once we can see this, compassion is born in our heart and anger evaporates. We don't want to punish them any more, but instead we want to say something or do something to help them suffer less.
  
  -Thich Nhat Hanh

• Dawnfirstlight

  6 Mar 15, 10:17

  {无穷般若自在由心}
  
  命由己造，相由心生。
  
  世间万物，皆是化相。
  
  心�动，万物皆�动。
  
  心��，万物皆��。
  
  �亦禅，行亦禅，语默动�体安然。
  
  一花一世界，一�一如來；
  
  春來花自�，秋至�飘零；
  
  无穷般若，自在由心。

  

• Dawnfirstlight

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• Dawnfirstlight

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• Dawnfirstlight

  6 Mar 15, 10:34

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  6 Mar 15, 10:35

  

  先转我们的想法�能改行为。
  
  In order to change our behaviour,
  change our way of thinking first.

• Dawnfirstlight

  6 Mar 15, 10:36

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  6 Mar 15, 10:39

  If one has great blessings, there's no need to be afraid of calamity.