静思语 Readings For Silent Reflection

• Dawnfirstlight

  14 Oct 13, 18:53

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  14 Oct 13, 18:58

  Recite "Nanmo Amituofo" to liberate from rebirth, or your trip to the human realm is wasted.
  
  念佛了生死，��会�人间白走一趟。
  
  请常念“å�—无阿弥陀佛”_/|\_

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  14 Oct 13, 19:00

  One act of pure love in
  saving life is greater than
  spending the whole of one’s
  time in religious offerings to
  the gods.
  
  ~ The Buddha ~

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  22 Oct 13, 18:29

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  22 Oct 13, 18:30

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  22 Oct 13, 18:35

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  22 Oct 13, 18:38

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  22 Oct 13, 18:41

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  22 Oct 13, 18:43

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  22 Oct 13, 18:44

  1. You don't have to argue with karma because karma never make mistakes.
     You don't have to argue with fate because fate is the best and fair judge.

     
     

     
• Dawnfirstlight

  22 Oct 13, 18:45

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  22 Oct 13, 18:50

  It's ok that we do not know where we came from but we must know where we will be going to.
  
  �知从哪里�，当知往哪里去。

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• Dawnfirstlight

  4 Nov 13, 18:58

  2 main sufferings "desire to have" and "afraid of losing what we have".

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  4 Nov 13, 18:59

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  4 Nov 13, 19:06

  Besides life and death, other matters in your life are all small matters. There's nothing (materials) in your life which were brought by you to this world, likewise you are unable to bring anything (materials) in your life when you leave this world.

   

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  4 Nov 13, 19:07

  The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something - usually ourselves.
  
  ~ Pema Chodron ~

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  4 Nov 13, 19:10

  We can't bring our wealth into the coffin but wealth can bring us into the coffin.

  世间财　��爱　拼死忘生都�该　石崇豪富今何在　亿万金银无处埋　须当戒　莫贪财　�如收拾礼金� (礼�无阿弥陀佛) _/|\_

  

   

• Dawnfirstlight

  4 Nov 13, 19:13

  Abandon wrong. It can be done. If it were impossible to do, I would not urge you to do so. But since it can be done, I say to you: "Abandon wrong."
  
  If abandoning wrong brought loss and sorrow, I would not urge you to do so. But since it conduces to benefit and happiness, I urge you: "Abandon wrong."
  
  Cultivate the good. It can be done. If it were impossible to do, I would not urge you to do so. But since it can be done, I say to you: "Cultivate the good."
  
  If cultivating the good brought loss and sorrow, I would not urge you to do so. But since it conduces to benefit and happiness, I urge you: "Cultivate good."
  
  ~ The Buddha ~
  (Anguttara Nikaya I.58 )

  

   

• Dawnfirstlight

  4 Nov 13, 19:15

  Real peace will arise spontaneously When your mind becomes free Of attachments, When you know that the objects of the world Can never give you what you really want.
  
  ~ The Buddha ~
  
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  The one who strives to satisfy sensory organs..
  Be thrilled when he is capable of it,
  Thinking, I received what I wanted the most..
  But when he unable to continue with it..
  Weeps like, having a spear in the chest..
  
  死去执�，活出自在�

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  4 Nov 13, 19:19

  If you have no satisfactory teacher, then take this sure Dhamma and practise it. For the Dhamma is sure, and when rightly undertaken it will be to your welfare and happiness for a long time.

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  4 Nov 13, 19:24

  Accumulate merits is better than accumulate wealth.

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  4 Nov 13, 19:35

  Hurt yourself
  holding a sword's blade!
  Who's to blame?
  
  – Buddhist Saying

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  12 Nov 13, 20:11

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  12 Nov 13, 20:13

  

• Dawnfirstlight

  12 Nov 13, 20:14

  1. While you are still living in this world, try to attend Dharma talks or Puja; don't waste time attending all those concerts. Don't wait till you leave this world, you had to ask others to help you write tablets to attend Puja.