You must cherish your blessings. Practice giving and make concessions when working with others. If you can practice giving and leave the advantages to others, you will earn blessings.
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I urge you to stop killing to avoid suffering the retributions! By being vegetarian and thereby accumulating virtues, your future generations will enjoy wealth, nobility, and longevity.
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What is the mind of great compassion? It is our conscience. What is a Buddha? The mind is Buddha. Buddha is the mind—our conscience. It is the starting point of our journey towards Buddhahood. Cultivate myriad good deeds until you can bring forth great compassion. That’s when you can achieve Buddhahood.
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To perfect the cultivation of great compassion is to become a Buddha. Which Buddha? Amitabha Buddha. What does Amitabha mean? Infinite wisdom and infinite life. At that stage, you will realize the state of non-arising and infinite life.
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In order to do well in your self-cultivation, you need the right supporting conditions. That is why you need to build up your virtuous roots, blessings, and virtues by supporting the Three Treasures, as well as helping to build and protect monasteries. When you cultivate, you should also hope that others will have the opportunity to cultivate. By doing so, you will accumulate merits and virtues. When you become accomplished in your merits and virtues, you will eventually perfect your blessings and wisdom.
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When you help others, you are benefiting yourself as well. This is why you should not ask for appreciation; rather, you should be grateful. If there were no one you could help, there would be no way for you to cultivate blessings and wisdom.
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Do not think that chanting and prostrating are forms of sufferings, for you should know that no suffering is greater than that of illnesses.
Do you fear the agony of illness? If so, then you should make the most of your time when you are healthy and cultivate with diligence, call forth your fear of illness and cultivate with vigor. Once you are on the path of liberation, your negative karma will be eliminated, and you will no longer be tormented by the sufferings of poor health.
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Cultivators should be able to practice in both active and quiet environments. If you only like quietness and fear activeness, how then could you participate in an active environment for big Dharma events to draw in many sentient beings? If you only like activeness and fear quietness, how then could you attain the stillness of Samadhi and achieve the concentration and wisdom that lead you to liberation? You should make use of both means. Don’t dread the solitude when it’s quiet; use it effectively to cultivate and build your meritorious virtues. Likewise, don’t become irritated when you are in an active environment; use it effectively to benefit others and build your blessings and wisdom.
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