To take refuge in the Three Treasures is the first step of practicing Buddhism. You should practice according to the Buddha’s teachings! Doing so will liberate you from endless sufferings. What’s more, infinite Dharma joy and wealth of meritorious virtues are waiting for you. You will also be able to transcend the human and heavenly realms, be free from the suffering of transmigration in the Six Paths.
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How do we start doing only good deeds and none of the unwholesome ones? We start by being aware of the karma from our body, speech, and mind. We have to abide by all the rules and must not kill, steal, or engage in sexual misconduct.
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Confucians have the “Three Hundred Etiquettes and Three Thousand Protocols.” Buddhists have the “Three Thousand Rules of Deportment and Eighty-thousand Regulations,” and there are even more regulations in the eighty-four thousand Dharma teachings. All these we should learn diligently.
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The Ch’an Sect teaches people to identify with their original nature, while Buddha Recitation requires people to reach single-mindedness. If you cannot run your daily lives in accordance with the Dharma, there is no way you will be able to recognize your original nature or attain single-mindedness, which can only be achieved when you practice in accordance with the Dharma.
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The Buddha brought the Dharma to this world. By cultivating in accordance with the Dharma, we can cast away the impurities and attachments of the secular world, thereby attaining purity and the wisdom of a sage.
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The scriptures of the Water and Land Dharma Service are the essence of all the teachings of the Buddha. Every passage of the scriptures embodies immeasurable meaning.
The scriptures teach us that this world is full of uncertainties. Not only should we renounce them, but we should also seek the true benefits from the Dharma.
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