To become a Buddha, we need to cultivate the Four All-Embracing Virtues and Six Paramitas. To be reborn as a human, we need to uphold the Five Precepts. To be born in the heavenly realms, we also need to follow and cultivate the Path of Three Virtuous Thoughts. We will fall into the Three Lower Realms if we break the precepts as a human.
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If living being remember the Buddha and mindful of the Budddha, certainly they will see the Buddha now or in the future.
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If living being remember the Buddha and mindful of the Budddha, certainly they will see the Buddha now or in the future.
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With money, we can build a temple; with the Dharma, we can guide all sentient beings to practice Buddhism. These are the two types of giving: giving of wealth, and giving of Dharma.
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We chant the name of Amitabha Buddha to become Amitabha Buddha—the mind is Buddha. We chant the name of Guan Yin Bodhisattva to become Guan Yin Bodhisattva—our mind is Guan Yin. This is not being arrogant or unrealistic. Our original, inherent nature is the same as that of the Buddhas. Do not give up on this nature; it is too precious to surrender.
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Everyone has taken the Five Precepts, which are like the foundation to a high-rise building, and the base of a wall in a mansion. Now that you have taken the Five Precepts, it is as if the base of the wall has been laid down. Upon this foundation, in the future you can work on building skyscrapers, jeweled pagodas—a seven-story jeweled pagoda, 81-story jeweled pagoda, 108-story jeweled pagoda, 84,000 countless jeweled pagodas. I hope everyone will make a great resolve!
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We should know that “it is still possible to temper the effects of natural calamity while it is impossible to alter the consequences of man-made disaster.” If we do not behave ourselves, there will inevitably be troubles and disasters. So, we should sincerely chant Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s name and pray for the country’s safety and world peace. As long as the country is safe, sentient beings can be guided and liberated. Without peace, when can sentient beings be freed?
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If there is anything I would like you to learn from my life experience, it is to be grounded in humility and fulfill the responsibilities of your role.
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Sincerely chanting Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s name and prostrating to the Bodhisattva will cleanse your mind of lust and desire.
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