When cultivating, you should bring forth a great sense of shame and utmost sincerity. You cannot just talk the talk without taking action. Your cultivation must be seen in your actions when standing, sitting down, and sleeping.
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It is said: “Precepts are the foundation of unsurpassed Bodhi.” It is also said: “As a thousand-foot tower depends on its foundation, so attaining Nirvana depends on the precepts.” The construction of a skyscraper is contingent on a solid base; to realize Bodhi, we must observe the precepts. They are that important! Since everyone here has vowed to receive the precepts, you have received limitless blessings and merits.
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True Nature is the True Mind. It has no shape or form, and it is the Absolute Truth! Nevertheless, the Absolute Truth is still related to the Law of Dependent Origination, which explains the Conventional Truth. The True Mind has neither shape nor form, but it also manifests every shape and form. The Absolute Truth is emptiness. The Conventional Truth encompasses all temporary phenomena. The Buddhadharma speaks of the universe as boundless. True Nature is free from arising and ceasing, which means it is without beginning and without an end.
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Buddhism teaches us to be guided by our Buddha Nature. We will treat all sentient beings with respect and assist all in eradicating their suffering such that they attain happiness. By reforming our narrow-mindedness, we will be rewarded with the eradication of our own suffering and the attainment of happiness. The Buddha teaches us to bring forth our Bodhi resolve to benefit others with selflessness on any given occasion. This is in accordance with Prajna, which contains the unsurpassed and profound wisdom that can be applied to all circumstances, keeping us safe and peaceful, enabling us to be accomplished in blessings and wisdom.
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We should be broad-minded so that we will have a harmonious family that prospers. If everyone can respect each other, this harmony and prosperity can extend to our society, the country, and the world, and all will prosper.
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To truly cherish yourself, you need to awaken the Bodhi Mind and practice the Bodhisattva Path. That is how you can benefit all sentient beings, bringing peace and joy to you and others, attaining Buddhahood in the end. This is how you truly cherish yourself.
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In your practice of the Bodhisattva Way, you might not have the chance to speak the Dharma, and you might not have sufficient circumstances to guide all sentient beings. In that case, everyone should work together to complete the monastery, and allow countless beings to come and practice. In doing so, we cultivate myriad practices and gradually adorn us with all kinds of blessings and virtues. At that time, even if you do not wish to become a Buddha, you will be given that title automatically.
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Making impartial offerings to the Sangha yields great blessings
If you make an offering to ordinary monastic practitioners with an impartial mind, the virtues you will accrue are no different from the virtues of making an offering to a Buddha. It is their own business if they are accomplished in their cultivation or not. You are simply respecting them as a member of the Sangha Treasure who wears the Buddha’s kasaya robe. It is not that easy to wear the kasaya robe. You should know that in a few kalpas’ time, you won’t be able to see any monastic practitioners in the world.
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Offering without the mark of self and other; the way of practicing equality in Buddhadharma.
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Without forbearance, it would be even more difficult to uphold precepts or to practice giving. We must learn to endure hardships in order to accomplish our cultivation and attain Buddhahood. Only when we have perfected forbearance are we able to attain liberation and Nirvana.
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