é™æ€è¯ Readings For Silent Reflection
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An emotion is the body's reaction to your mind.
~ Zen Saying ~
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Always recite "Nanmo Amituofo".
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It's not that we have one karma account and that you're looking at the current running balance at any moment. The Buddha's image is of seeds planted in a field. We have many different seeds in our fields, some of which are ready to sprout right now, some of which will sprout in the future. Our present desires, our present cravings, are the things that help nurture certain seeds, help them to sprout a little bit earlier. So what you want to do is look at your desires. What are your desires right now? Where are your desires? What seeds are they watering? If you're trying to help someone else, what kind of desires do you want to inspire in them? You want to inspire skillful ones. And it’s the same in your own mind."
~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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The Buddha told Empty Space Treasury Bodhisattva, “Listen attentively, listen attentively. I shall enumerate them and describe them to you. Good men or women in the future may see images of Earth Store Bodhisattva and hear this Sutra or read or recite it. They may use incense, flowers, food and drink, clothing, and gems to give gifts and make offerings to him. They may praise, behold, and bow to him. Such beings will benefit in twenty-eight ways:
First, they will be protected by gods and dragons.
Second, their good roots will increase daily.
Third, they will amass supreme causes pertaining to sagehood.
Fourth, they will not retreat from Bodhi.
Fifth, their clothing and food will be abundant.
Sixth, they will never succumb to epidemics.
Seventh, they will escape calamities involving fire and water.
Eighth, they will never be threatened by thieves.
Ninth, they will be respected by all who see them.
Tenth, they will be aided by ghosts and spirits.
Eleventh, women who want to, can be reborn as men.
Twelfth, women who want to, can be reborn as daughters of national leaders and officials.
Thirteenth, they will have upright appearances.
Fourteenth, they will often be born in the heavens.
Fifteenth, they may be emperors or national leaders.
Sixteenth, they will have the wisdom to know past lives.
Seventeenth, they will obtain whatever they seek.
Eighteenth, their families will be happy.
Nineteenth, they will never undergo any disasters.
Twentieth, they will leave the bad karmic paths forever.
Twenty-first, they will always reach their destination.
Twenty-second, their dreams will be peaceful and happy.
Twenty-third, their deceased relatives will leave suffering behind.
Twenty-fourth, they will enjoy blessings earned in previous lives.
Twenty-fifth, they will be praised by sages.
Twenty-sixth, they will be intelligent and have keen faculties.
Twenty-seventh, they will be magnanimous and empathetic.
Twenty-eighth, they will ultimately realize Buddhahood. -
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One of the Bodhisattvas inside the Bodhisattva hall is Samantabhadra Bodhisattva.
He represents great practice, which helps us create more discipline in our daily life. He untiringly cultivates himself and applies the Dharma teachings for the benefit of all. The elephant that he rides on symbolizes the mind, since an elephant is considered to be the wildest of all animals when out of control and the most docile when trained.
Samantabhadra is also called the Great Conduct Bodhisattva, a name that reflects his practice of Buddhism through his famous Ten Great Vows. -
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