é™æ€è¯ Readings For Silent Reflection
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All sentient beings who hear of the Pure Land Dharma method should believe thus now: the Saha world is extreme suffering, while the Western Pure Land [of Amitabha Buddha] is ultimate bliss; our karmic obstacles of many lifetimes are deep and heavy, and without [Amitabha] Buddha’s power to help us, it will be extremely difficult to transcend the Saha world; if we seek rebirth in Pure Land, we shall be reborn there in this very life; and if we recite the Buddha’s name [Amituofo], he will definitely receive and gather us in with loving-kindness and compassion.
Therefore, with resolute single-mindedness, Vow [Aspire] to transcend the Saha world, just like a prisoner desires to leave jail without the slightest fondness or attachment towards it; Vow to be reborn in the West[ern Pure Land], just like a guest longs to return to one’s homeland. How can there be any thought of procrastination? From now on, as your time and ability allow, with utmost sincerity, you should single-mindedly uphold [recite] the sacred name of Amitabha Buddha [Amituofo]. Whether speaking or silent, moving or still, walking, standing, sitting or reclining, greeting or serving guests, putting on clothes or eating, ensure that the Buddha never leaves your mind, and that your mind never leaves the Buddha.
– Great Master Yin Guang -
When venerating the Buddhas in clean places, you may recite either aloud or silently. In dirty places (such as washrooms) or in circumstances that do not call for reverence (such as sleeping or bathing) you should just recite silently. To recite aloud when reclining is not only disrespectful, it is also fatiguing and may lead in time to illness. Silent recitation brings the same blessings and virtues as oral recitation, as long as it is distinct, earnest and not subject to distractions.
Patriarch Yinguang -
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To all of you here today, disciples and others, whatever plane of existence you are in, I respectfully offer [this teaching] to you: all of you must wholeheartedly invoke the buddha- name, and seek birth in the Pure Land. I hope that Buddha’s compassion will extend down specially to you, and gather you in and save you.
Patriarch Zhuhong
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I've heard people say, "Oh, this year was a bad year for me."
"How come ?"
"I was sick all year, I couldn't practise at all."
Oh! If they don't practise when death is near, when will they ever practise ?
If they're feeling well, do you think they practise ?
No. They only get lost in happiness.
If they are suffering, they still don't practise.
They get lost in that, too.
I don't know when people think they're going to practise ..... No Ajahn Chah 58 -
Any life is directed to the death..
Aging escorts you to the death..
Life is short..
Nowhere in this universe, who can hide from the death..
The wise one who sees this truth,
Gets rid of the sensual bliss, hoping to stop the birth..!
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Impermanence is a principle of
harmony. When we don’t struggle
against it, we are in harmony with
reality.
~ Pema Chodron ~ -
The mind is agitated by either the environment
or the body. Be watchful of body and mind
to maintain a peaceful and stable mind.
Master Shengyen�108 Adages of Wisdom】IV -
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