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静思语 Readings For Silent Reflection

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  If you encounter things that do not go as you wish, immediately push your mind to this one sound, the buddha-name, and quickly focus on reciting it. Turn the light around [onto the source of your own awareness] and reflect back. [Think to yourself:] “[In essence] I am an inhabitant of the world of Amitabha Buddha. Why then do I have the same views and consciousness as a worldly person, creating feelings of anger and joy one after another?”
  
  Elder Master Zhu Hong
  
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  The Dhamma is beautiful and it will totally change the focus and values of your lives. Throughout the years you can slowly change your life style to a simpler one and tasting a little bit the benefit of the practice and the potential of stability and peace of mind will encouraged you to dedicate more time and focus to the Dhamma and to try to understand more and be kinder to oneself and others.

• Dawnfirstlight

  4 Oct 16, 20:27

  �怕念起， �怕觉迟
  
  Greed, anger and delusion are afflictions common to everyone. However, if you are aware that they are diseases, their power should not be overwhelming. They are like thieves who have broken into the house. If the owner mistakes them for members of the household, all the valuables in the house will be stolen. If, on the other hand, he recognizes the thieves as such and immediately chases them away, his valuables will be safeguarded and he will be at peace. In this connection, the ancients have said:
  Fear not the early arising of thoughts [greed, anger, delusion, etc.]; fear only the late awareness of them as such.
  
  
  Patriarch Yin Kuang

• Dawnfirstlight

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• Dawnfirstlight

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  I have no desire to argue with anyone,
  I choose to walk away because I just want peace.
  Don't waste time on arguing, worrying etc.

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  4 Oct 16, 20:43

  

  When happiness is in the heart, everywhere looks pleasing to both the eye and the mind.
  When Buddha Dharma is in the heart, the world is full of virtuous people and good affinities."
  -366 days with Wisdom
  Venerable Master Hsing Yun

• Dawnfirstlight

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• Dawnfirstlight

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  Your Buddha Recitation is not earnest because you have not learned to recognize the Saha World as a place of suffering and the Western Pure Land as a realm of joy. You should think thus: “It is difficult to obtain a human rebirth, it is difficult to be reborn in a ’central land,’ it is difficult to hear the Dharma and even more difficult to encounter and learn about the Pure Land method. If I do not recite the Buddha’s name singlemindedly now, once the ghost of impermanence arrives, I am bound to descend upon the three Evil Paths in accordance with the heavy evil karma of this life or of past lives, subject to long periods of suffering, with no liberation in sight.” If you keep these thoughts constantly in mind, you will awaken and be earnest.
  
  Patriarch Yin Kuang
  

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• Dawnfirstlight

  4 Oct 16, 20:54

  There's no lacking of suffering in this world.
  Don't keep grasping the past sufferings and refuse to let go.
  Let go of all sufferings of the past.
  
  - 17th Karmapa.