Enduring the hardships in this world won’t give you ultimate peace and happiness. It will bring you more suffering. You will encounter difficulties when you practice Buddhism, but they will lead you to liberation. Suffering is inevitable in both secular matters and transcendental cultivation. You should seek out challenges if they can lead you to liberation.
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Things do not go as you wish because in the past you envied and obstructed others’ endeavors.
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One little soybean makes a lot of soy milk. It gets turned into tofu which is white and juicy. You can fry it, deep-fry it, boil it and it all tastes good. Why kill pigs and slaughter cows and sheep? Mad cow disease epidemic, Swine influenza, SARS… For your own safety, be vegetarian. Even the rarest seafood cannot compare.
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When you lead others, use praise and encouragement to replace criticism, aiming to protect and nurture their good roots, blessings, and virtues. That way, others will become joyous and will be eager to work.
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Anyone who practices Buddhism while staying true to the precepts and chanting the Buddha’s name will be able to attain the Buddha Way. Similarly, thousands and millions of people who cultivate and practice Buddhism will all be able to achieve enlightenment. If you haven’t already attained Buddhahood, this just means that you haven’t perfected your cultivation and practices. You should discipline yourself and carry on cultivating.
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If we can help others comprehensively and establish positive karmic relationships, we will enhance our wisdom and accumulate merits; we will feel free and be genuinely happy in any situation.
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If you put more effort into the cause, the effect will naturally change correspondingly in its sweetness.
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When you practice Buddhism, you should be mindful of your actions. When your actions are pure, impure or perverse thoughts won’t arise. You should also keep your thoughts pure, because when you purify your thoughts, your body won’t crave the Seven Emotions and Six Desires
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Doing good or bad deeds depends on a single thought. If you are deluded in one thought, there will be no limit to the wicked deeds that you can do. However, if you change your bad behavior, you will be able to accomplish any of the Four All-Embracing Virtues and Six Paramitas. You will thoroughly be a good person. You only have to pay attention and change your thoughts.
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White rice or brown rice—which is more nutritious? A meat-based or plant-based diet—which is healthier? I hope that all you wise people will think about this carefully! Show kindness with your mouth by being vegetarian; by doing so, all lives will be lengthened. Acting in accord with the Buddha’s mind will bring you good children and grandchildren. You will enjoy eternal auspiciousness and prosperity.
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