At this time, you have to take a good, wise look at yourself. If, knowing that you have few virtuous roots and many karmic obstacles, you still do not practice strenuously to remove those obstacles, then when will you ever put an end to the cycle of birth and death? Keep this in mind! You must feel great fear of birth and death, and put in energy to practice diligently. Even though the process presents many difficulties, if you are willing to put in the effort, you will overcome them. Where there is a will, there is a way.

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標籤: #Buddhist cultivation #Eradicate karma #Karma #Karmic obstacles #The cycle of birth and death #Virtuous roots

Chanting Amitabha Buddha’s name is the best tonic for your wellbeing, as one chant of “Amitabha” holds complete virtues and merits.

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標籤: #Blessings and virtues #Buddha Recitation #Virtuous roots

Watching flowers blossom and wilt, you will be able to see the impermanence of phenomena, all of which go through creation and destruction. You will unfold your wisdom or you may become enlightened, re-identifying with your true nature. For example, there were those who heard the Dharma when Shakyamuni Buddha was on earth, and who followed his teaching of the Twelve-Links of Dependent Origination—they are called cause-awakened ones. Then there are those who are born into a world with no Buddha or Dharma to listen to. But through observation of impermanence, and of the creation and destruction of all phenomena, they become enlightened. These self-awakened ones have unimaginable roots of virtue from previous lives.

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標籤: #Cultivating merits and wisdom #Impermanence #Twelve Links of Dependent Origination #Virtuous roots #Wisdom