Coming to take the precepts is coming to repent and reform. Repent for the negative karma created in the past, and cultivate blessings and wisdom of the future. Self-cultivate and guide others, so that the world will be at peace, and finally, everyone will realize Buddhahood.
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As the saying goes, an honorable person acquires his wealth through honorable means. Even more importantly, we need to understand how to properly spend our wealth.
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Do not gossip about others’ rights and wrongs. Rather, know what is right and wrong, and distinguish between what is pure and what is defiled. If you keep these ideas in mind, then you are a person who cultivates the Way.
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The meritorious virtues of the precepts will be with you at all times. After taking the precepts, even if you encounter adverse conditions and violate them, these meritorious virtues will always be there.
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The top priority in Buddhism is upholding precepts, which are like the law. Buddhist precepts require us to eradicate greed and anger from our actions and thoughts.
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To be born in this world means that you upheld the Five Precepts. To be born in the heavens requires that your mind is virtuous as well. This is stated in the Precept sutras. Now that you have returned to the monastery, you are practicing toward the realms of the Four Sages. Stand firm on this path!
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Lingyen Mountain Temple is a Buddha-making factory. You are wise after all, and have the virtuous roots that have brought you to the temple to take the precepts. The temple is a Buddha-making factory, but you need to be willing to undergo the carving. Carving involves being hit and chiseled with an axe. There is certainly suffering to be endured, but without enduring the pain of carving, how will you become a perfect Buddha statue that is revered by tens of thousands of people? All Buddhas take suffering as their teacher.
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As for each individual who takes the precepts, that individual will enjoy peace and happiness. The same applies to each family.
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