By Venerable Master Tze Cheng
Adding different syllables behind ‘a’ to form various combinations changes its effect. From this we can see that all phenomena work in the same way. Different arrangements produce changes, but they do not change its essence. All phenomena arise interdependently from the syllable ‘a’, and finally return to the syllable ‘a’.
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Did you know that having a smile on your face could solve most of your problems?
Generally speaking, have you noticed that people will not fight with you when you have a smile on your face? If someone appears angry and tries to hit you, just smile and apologize. Say, “I’m sorry. It’s my fault!” Even the biggest dispute can be resolved that way.
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Cultivating virtue not only brings peace and happiness to us but also to everyone and to the whole world.
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By Venerable Master Tze Cheng
Just as in our self-nature, there are originally no such things as karmic obstacles. It is because delusive thoughts are like wind that causes delusive thoughts to arise in our self-nature and cause us, to do various deviant actions which become karmic obstacles.
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By Venerable Master Tze Cheng
May the pure sound of our chanting of the Flower Adornment syllables fill the entire Saha World. And even go beyond the Saha World and permeate the worlds of the Ten Directions with fragrance.
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By Venerable Master Tze Cheng
Karmic obstacles will be like a virus. When you want to practice, the virus will strike, making you very tired, giving you all kinds of ailments. To enter the Way as a cultivator, repenting for our karmic obstacles is truly the very first step we must take.
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By Venerable Master Tze Cheng
The problem that most easily arises during Bodhisattva practice is becoming attached to phenomenal appearances. That is, when living beings treat you with respect, you are floating in the air, whereas you become afflicted when living beings are disrespectful to you. However, these are simply their phenomenal appearances; they do not represent their original nature.
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By Venerable Master Tze Cheng
In the 80-chapter version, the final verse in Chapter 80 praises the meritorious virtues of the Buddha. It says: “Even if empty space could be measured, and wind could be tied up, the Buddha’s meritorious virtues could never be fully illustrated.”
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By reciting Mahayana sutras to eliminate your karmic hindrances, it won’t be very difficult to uphold the precepts. Without reducing your karmic hindrances, it will be difficult to uphold the precepts. You only know that you have to eat to nourish your physical body, but you should know that it’s even more important to nourish your Dharma Body by reciting Mahayana sutras.
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By Venerable Master Tze Cheng
In Bodhisattva practice, we need to observe that living beings are inherently pure in nature; it is their false thoughts drive them to act in such a way. By thinking in this way, we nurture our mind of great compassion. We will not forsake any living beings, because we understand that all living beings have karmic obstacles. We will not be afflicted by, or form attachments to, phenomenal appearances. Consequently, we will achieve effortless self-mastery in our Bodhisattva practice.
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