Making impartial offerings to the Sangha yields great blessings
If you make an offering to ordinary monastic practitioners with an impartial mind, the virtues you will accrue are no different from the virtues of making an offering to a Buddha. It is their own business if they are accomplished in their cultivation or not. You are simply respecting them as a member of the Sangha Treasure who wears the Buddha’s kasaya robe. It is not that easy to wear the kasaya robe. You should know that in a few kalpas’ time, you won’t be able to see any monastic practitioners in the world.

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Offering without the mark of self and other; the way of practicing equality in Buddhadharma.

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Without forbearance, it would be even more difficult to uphold precepts or to practice giving. We must learn to endure hardships in order to accomplish our cultivation and attain Buddhahood. Only when we have perfected forbearance are we able to attain liberation and Nirvana.

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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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To get there, we must abide by the Buddhadharma. By following secular or Confucian teachings, we will still remain in the Six Paths, endure indescribable suffering, and never find liberation.

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We must also cultivate merits and virtues through performing wholesome deeds. Not only will we benefit others, but ourselves as well.

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Do what you can to build Lingyen
Do not say, “The economy is not doing well right now; it is not easy to make a living. How could we have money to build a temple?” Building a temple certainly requires money. However, all kinds of praise and other spiritual support are also needed. Simply contribute according to your abilities; no one is asking you to do anything so difficult that it seems impossible. The Buddha taught us to work to the best of our abilities!

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