With the merits and virtues you obtain through going on this pilgrimage, you can nurture those blessings and virtues which you lacked in the past and eliminate karmic offenses.

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Since human beings cannot live in solitude, we must follow the Middle Way: be open to those who are not passionate, but more reserved toward those who are overly passionate.

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The Buddha also teaches that once we become rich, we must actively give back to help the poor. Wherever there are people in need, we give our help. Giving seems to benefit others, but in fact, it is like farmers sowing seeds in a field, which will lead to harvests. Our contributions are seeds sown into the field of merits and virtues. If we want to have peacefulness, comfort and wealth, we must give.

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Impartiality eliminates conflict! Bias is the cause of disputes.

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Prostrating to the Buddha is the best exercise for the whole body. It can make you healthy, eliminate your karmic obstacles, and increase your blessings and wisdom.

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“One moment of meditation can be greater than the making of seven-jewel stupas that are as numerous as the sand grains of a river. The stupas will decay away, but one moment of stillness can lead the mind to enlightenment.”
Deep concentration comes from meditation. So without meditation as the foundation of your practice, how can you ever achieve deep concentration?

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True Nature is the fundamental substance or body of all things. It manifests infinite phenomena according to causes and conditions. Such infinite phenomena make up the Ten Realms, which include Four Realms of Sages and Six Unenlightened Realms. The Truth at the Buddha’s level is the Buddha Nature. From the human’s perspective, the truth becomes human nature. The fundamental substance of the human mind is the ultimate nature—the Buddha Nature—which does not change; but the human mind does change in accordance with causes and conditions.

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It is inevitable to have some attachments now. It is okay, as long as you do not become too attached. Do not get carried away about what is right and wrong, as this kind of attachment is a suffering.

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Buddhism teaches the Law of Dependent Origination; as long as conditions are ripe and you act accordingly, you can achieve anything. On the other hand, if the conditions are not ripe, you will not get whatever you wish for. Everything is governed by this Law, which is the Law of Cause and Effect. You reap what you sow; this is a clear fact.

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We gain blessings when we take a loss. But we reduce our blessings when we take advantage of others. The Law of Cause and Effect never fails.

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