E00605

E00605

You should not expect gratitude for your actions. You should be thanking those who enable your charitable acts. Understand that acts of giving are dependent on there being those in need, and your cultivation of blessings is therefore dependent on these people.

專輯: Daily Dharma

標籤: #Avoiding evil #Buddhist cultivation #Cause and conditions #Cause and Effects #Emptiness #Giving #Kindness #The Buddha Way #The Great Compassion Mantra #True Nature #Vegetarianism

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E00608

Every cause has its corresponding effect. There must be a cause, to experience the effect. You must act in accordance with the Law of Cause and Effect! 
According to the Law of Dependent Origination, even the Buddha had to cultivate the necessary causes in order to become a Buddha. He was not a Buddha right from the moment he was born.

專輯: Daily Dharma

標籤: #Avoiding evil #Buddhist cultivation #Cause and conditions #Cause and Effects #Emptiness #Giving #Kindness #The Buddha Way #The Great Compassion Mantra #True Nature #Vegetarianism

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E00609

Everything has an order of occurrence—cause, time, and effect. This is a golden principle in Buddhism. Don’t try to rush things, as things done in haste often fall short of the preset goal; things will naturally ripen when the time comes. But if you do not have the proper causes and conditions, the desired effect won’t come regardless of how much time has passed. You must know this.

專輯: Daily Dharma

標籤: #Avoiding evil #Buddhist cultivation #Cause and conditions #Cause and Effects #Emptiness #Giving #Kindness #The Buddha Way #The Great Compassion Mantra #True Nature #Vegetarianism

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E00610

They are the same for both the secular world and beyond. In the secular world, some of us follow the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, which is the Way of the Sages. Beyond the secular world, we follow the Way of the Buddhadharma. Without perfecting the Human Way, the Way of the Buddhadharma will be beyond reach.

專輯: Daily Dharma

標籤: #Avoiding evil #Buddhist cultivation #Cause and conditions #Cause and Effects #Emptiness #Giving #Kindness #The Buddha Way #The Great Compassion Mantra #True Nature #Vegetarianism

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E00613

Cause and effect: you must first plant a good cause to give yourself a good effect. Response: you must first act with sincerity before the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will give you the response you wish for. You can’t clap with just one hand to produce any sound. Similarly, you must have faith and be relentless in your cultivation in order to receive the desired effect!

專輯: Daily Dharma

標籤: #Avoiding evil #Buddhist cultivation #Cause and conditions #Cause and Effects #Emptiness #Giving #Kindness #The Buddha Way #The Great Compassion Mantra #True Nature #Vegetarianism