You do not have to master all sutras; as long as you uphold the precepts, all devas and dragons will respect you. The merits from upholding the Five Precepts and cultivating the Ten Wholesome Deeds are inconceivable and precious.
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Commemorate the Birthday of Venerable Master Miao Lien
I have endured some hardship and also delayed my practices as a result of establishing monasteries. But if doing this can enable millions of people to receive blessings and be liberated from suffering, why would I not do it?
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Buddha Recitation is just like Buddha creation. You continuously chant the Buddha’s name: Amitabha Buddha, Amitabha Buddha. This is like sculpting your own Buddha statue in your heart one stroke of the chisel after another.
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Do not insist that chickens, ducks, fish, and pigs are born to be eaten by human beings. This is bullying! You should know that even if the creatures you are eating are not your relatives from past lives, they are all Buddhas of the future. They all have the Buddha Nature; it is just that they created negative karma and fell into the animal realm. When their retribution is over and they cultivate the Buddha Way, they will certainly realize Buddhahood in the future.
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When applying this to chanting the Buddha’s name, the level of inner peace attained depends on our effort. We must chant the Buddha’s name even more, as our grave karmic obstructions accumulated over many past lives are like a chronic illness that cannot be cured with only one or two treatments. Attaining Buddhahood requires persistence and effort.
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The Buddhadharma transcends and saves the world, but you need to give up your secular sentiments to practice it. Buddhist principles and secular sentiment are poles apart. Everyday sentiments are only useful for secular situations. So when practicing Buddhism, you must first let go of them.
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When we give to afflicted sentient beings, we are nurturing our compassion—the compassion to relieve others of poverty.
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Participating in the pilgrimage can eliminate karmic hindrances and nurture blessings and virtues.
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Facilitate the temple construction with utmost sincerity
We can cultivate with our mouths; we can also cultivate with our minds. The Buddhadharma states that everything originates from the mind. You might not have the physical strength or monetary wealth, and you might not have time to cultivate, but you are able to contribute mental effort. Mental effort is the true source which will facilitate all causes and conditions; as long as you bring forth genuine, utmost sincerity, you will succeed. Realizing Buddhahood depends on making a single determination with utmost sincerity. You might think that realizing Buddhahood is the most difficult. If one single determination, made with utmost sincerity, can lead to the realization of Buddhahood, it is certainly possible to accomplish a monastery by making a single determination with utmost sincerity as well.
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The primary goal of taking part in repentance services and seven-day Buddha Recitation retreats is to seek wisdom. With wisdom, you will know what you can and what you cannot do—you will understand the fundamental principles of the Buddhadharma: the precepts.
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