é™æ€è¯ Readings For Silent Reflection
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ÅšÄ�riputra, the light of that buddha is immeasurable and unimpededly illuminates the lands of the ten directions. It is for this reason that he is called ‘AmitÄ�bha.’
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Amitabha Sutra -
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REPENTANCE
All wrongdoing is like frost on the ground;
When the wisdom sun rises, it is gone.
This is why with all our hearts we must
repent the failings of our six senses.
— Samantabhadrotsahana Parivarta Sutra
All “Wrongdoing” is Fundamentally Empty
“Humans are not perfect beings; how can they be expected to live without transgression?” This ancient saying is a good place to begin this discussion. Like illness, transgression or sin is an inevitable part of human life. Hardly a day goes by when most of us don’t do something wrong; most of us violate the precepts of body, speech or mind almost constantly. A “normal” human life is full of lying, stealing, cheating, intemperance and excessive sensuality. Even if we learn to achieve some control over our bodies and mouths, most of us continue to violate the deeper sense of the precepts through improper thoughts like jealousy, anger, envy, resentment or greed.
This brief summary of the facts of life is not meant to encourage bad behavior! It is only meant to help us arrive at a balanced and reasonable appraisal of human existence. As we labor to understand and improve ourselves, let us always remember:
Bad karma is empty in itself,
A product merely of mind.
When the mind is quiet,
Wrongdoings are forgotten.
When the mind is forgotten and wrongdoings are quiet then both have attained emptiness;
And this is what is called true repentance.
— Avatamsaka Sutra
Our evil deeds of the past
are like clouds over the moon.
The decision to change
is like a torch in the dark.
— Adbhutadharma Sutra -
�事�为妙，�能解�厄;
处世善为�，善能增�报。
Patience is a magic way to banish disaster.
Kindness is a magic way to increase your merits.
~~by Venerable Master Hsing Yun
願大家都常�真心�善心���之心，增�增慧，消��難。 -
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