(XNUMX) If you decide to die with confidence, you will not be greedy to see through and let go

If we don’t really build up respect, even if we dedicate money and effort to do great protection in Buddhism, we also vowed to do a great Buddhist cause and do good deeds, but often the result is easy to create karma, and the foundation is not well established. , Everything I do is to satisfy my own greed, hatred, and delusion without being aware of it, so as long as there is a little bit of prejudice in my heart, my mind will not be quiet.

Then, what kind of life attitude will the person determined by the faith of the departed life have? What kind of reaction and change will there be? Especially when you don’t climb the fate, you will naturally be indifferent to fame and fortune. Recite Buddhism, peaceful and happy.This manifestation of this behavior is the real appearance of a Buddhist cultivator who "seeks for bliss and is willing to leave Saha." Unless there is a cause and a task, of course we have to happily give.

In addition, if there is a cause, there is a cause of becoming a monk, what does becoming a monk represent? Diligent practice, whole-body dedication, whole-hearted dedication, and whole-hearted sacrifice are the phenomenon of thoroughly seeing through and letting go, so unless there is no cause, if you exceed At the age of seventy, I’m afraid that if you want to become a monk, you won’t have that predestined condition. If you have enough abilities, good roots, good fortune, and predestined conditions, and the cause and condition of becoming a monk, of course, for a person who has already decided his faith in his demise, There must be no hesitation.

Just like when I went to this dojo, I went to the dojo, how to talk about visiting the dojo, because I studied Buddhism for a few years, worked as a layman for a few years, and devoted myself to the practice of treasure circulation, so I was more busy and busy during the holidays. Put this magic weapon everywhere, probably at the same time, at least seven or eight points at most. In addition to the circulation agency that I manage, there are several points outside. Like Sales, they often have to restock. , So it’s very busy during holidays. If there is a little entertainment, then visit the dojo to see if there are any new magic weapons.

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(XNUMX) Kind of good cause gets good cause and condition

Well, once, under such a cause and condition, fellow practitioners in the dojo, the very enthusiastic protectors, very enthusiastic about making it happen, introduced me to Master Zhidu.Well, the karmic relationship at that time was very special and very special, and I didn’t expect to become a monk. After talking to the master, everyone fell in love with each other and responded, especially because I had listened to the old monk teaching the Fa for nearly two or three years. They also devote all their efforts, using a comparative, relatively correct mentality, to practice generosity, so this blessing and fruitfulness will soon appear.

After meeting and talking with Master for less than half an hour, Master suggested that I become a monk and help me shave. Then there were some brothers and brothers who hadn’t been shaved. They were already committed to doing volunteer work for one or two years. It’s been two or three years, and they haven’t. Master hasn’t shaved them yet, so our karma is quite special. When Master mentioned it, my instinctive reaction was that I only asked Master if I could not shave them in the future. Be able to follow the old monk, and can you study the Fa and study with the old monk after the shaved.

Because I want to say that they are all from this family, if it is possible, because it was known at the time that the old monk had already sealed the sword, so if there is a cause, then it is actually a family, and the shave is the same everywhere. Innocent, I don’t know much about the situation of the Sangha group. Then when I heard a very satisfactory answer, the master said yes, then there is no problem immediately. Master said to shave, and I said yes, then when to shave, three days later, So this process is so fast, a cause and condition arises, and then it is consummated. That's the decision.

The reason for this is because before this, our renunciation has been very firm, and at the same time we have two or three years of doctrinal foundation, so when the realm is now, don’t hesitate, isn’t it the same as being a monk? Anyway. Our goal was to rebirth in the Paradise of Elysium, whether we were a monk or at home, we could do anything, the so-called mage, but at that time we didn't expect to be a mage or cleaning the toilet.

I didn’t even think about it at all. I cared about the details of my life. There was no specific way of life. Anyway, everything in this world must be put down sooner or later, and I must be ready to put it down at any time. I have been learning in life, constantly. She is learning to let go of all kinds of delusions, from the external financial, from the material housing, to the inner heart. Cultivation is to live such a life. 

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(XNUMX) Specialization is the manifestation of faith and wishes

So once we encounter a cause or condition that makes us more diligent, usually your intuitive reaction is a direct response, and you will never say, "Ah! Call me a monk." Normally you have already made a wish that you will devote yourself to the practice. ? How can you feel resistance when there is such a cause? If so, then you must be faithful. You have a little problem with your renunciation, so we can observe our faith and wish from here. Authenticity.

Because this is a monk, deciding to be a monk is a very good and easy way to check. You don’t want to be a monk. It’s very simple that you can’t let go of your hair, your five desires, your appearance, your family, and everything belongs to you. There must be at least one thing in the world, I'm afraid it's more than that, right?If you have determined that you are really focused on "seeking bliss," then everything in the world can be set aside, otherwise, how can you go?

Then why do you not want to be a monk as soon as you are given a test, but you are just called a monk before you die? Then your letter is true, it is very difficult for you to lie to yourself, and you still want Lie to the Buddha and Bodhisattva, so it is very simple, this test is very straightforward.

In addition, we must be very "professional" to become more and more specialized when presenting in this profession. We also talked about this part in particular a few days ago, because "specialization" can show our "sincerity". Only then can we meet the condition of "sincerity, deep heart, and aspiring heart." These three hearts are not only the conditions for high-grade rebirth. All three generations of nine products must have these three hearts. This It's the basic mentality.

Then we can say that specialization is very important. We can understand from an analogy. If there is a person next to you who is very dependent on you in character, whether you are family or friends, you feel that he is a whole person. I trust you very much, and my own life ability is relatively limited. If you need your help and your help, then you deeply feel that the other party is in such a situation. When he needs you one day, will you be right? , You will immediately help him first, and you will definitely let go of all the karma of all people, because you feel that he needs you most.

Amitabha Buddha is such a situation for us, the five evil worlds, sins, sufferings and ordinary people, so the Buddha statue of Amitabha is a standing statue. Generally, the Buddha is a sitting statue. The standing statue means that he is standing by and ready to come to save us at any time, so our hearts are the same. , If we say that our hearts are with the people around you, you are not very dependent on them, you are strong and independent, then you have a wide range of friends. If you are in trouble today when you have something to do, then your Will your friends be in a hurry to help you.

No, if this is the case, he will think "You have a lot of friends anyway", so he won't. It's not that he doesn't want to help you, but he is not in a hurry, he naturally won't be so anxious. , Because he thinks that you are still very capable, independent and strong anyway, and you have a lot of help, because you usually have a lot of good ties, you are not only dependent on him, so of course we will not be so close to him.

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(XNUMX) Sincerely specialize in dealing with the Buddha

Then we are going to "specialize" today, which is to establish a close relationship between us and Amitabha. Then when we are in a crisis, we can immediately get in touch with Amitabha. Then we usually do this work, we have to practice to make ourselves single-minded and relying only on it. Amitabha, when we truly trust Amitabha, we naturally will not half-heartedly want to look for the Medicine Buddha, or the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

This is a very subtle state of the heart. The more we rely on him, the easier it is to feel with him. This is a very natural phenomenon.That part is that we usually have to work harder. The more specialized you are, the more the other person can feel your needs. Then when you are in distress, the sensitivity is very fast. It’s not that Amitabha is not merciful. Why do others? Can be sensed, you can't sense.

It’s just that you don’t usually have such a relationship with Him, a "closely dependent relationship." If we usually do this, then naturally we can feel very stable in our hearts, under any circumstances. The induction can be immediately present, including when we encounter an accident, our hearts will be very stable in any situation, and our confidence will not be lost.

Then there is another situation, that is, if we establish this belief and wish, we will definitely be "specializing" in mentality, but in behavior, we will also like to recite Buddhism. This "specializing" does not mean that you just want Listen to the sutras, listen to the sutras more, of course, we can also listen to the sutras. We can study the Sutras of the Pure Land Method, but once our belief has been established, the normal response is usually to respond more and more to the Buddha's name, and the induction is more and more. The more familiar you become, the more you like to recite Buddhism. This part is also an inevitable response of nature.

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(XNUMX) Keeping the name and reciting the Buddha all day long without being mixed and uninterrupted

So how do we master this Buddha title? How can we chant this Buddha title without mixing and uninterrupted. Now that we have established the aspiration of faith, we should also start to make aspirations to specialize in it, to be truly honest, to be honest. Cultivating sincerity, then how to recite this Buddhist name? The simple suggestion of this method has two aspects. One is "holding the name all day long." Holding the name all day long means that as long as we have time, we will recite the Buddha name by name. The master told us about this practice.

We saw in the "Hua Yan Sutra" that there are many ways to recite the Buddha, "representing the Buddha, visualizing, observing, and holding the name." Then holding the name is the simplest and the basis. Today we will talk about two, one is " "Reality chanting of Buddha", one is "recognition of Buddha by name." Then the truth of Buddha chanting must also be done through naming. Our method is based on naming the master. After cultivating the name and becoming familiar, after the kung fu is proficient, the so-called kung fu is that we are not. Deliberately practice meditation, but we will naturally meditate for a long time, it will naturally produce samādhi.

We don’t have to deliberately practice the change that it will naturally have. Then if you hold the name to a certain extent, you will naturally come into the reality and recite the Buddha. The two are one, but we still focus on the name of the Buddha, so As long as we have free time, we have to extend it for a long time. Don’t read the morning and evening classes. Even the old monk teaches ten recitations a day, ten Buddha ten lessons, ten sentences at a time. "It’s easy to forget."

Don’t underestimate it and say that I read ten sentences at a time. It should be okay. It’s very simple. In fact, you may not be able to do ten sentences at a time in ten classes a day. You may often forget, because you haven’t developed a habit, so we can do anything. So, and the ten lessons of ten readings are actually the most basic homework recommended for those big entrepreneurs who are really too busy, because ten lessons a day can be scattered, and it also helps to achieve this "uninterrupted" function. , Then this is the lowest standard.

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(XNUMX) Deliberately cultivate the habit of holding fame all day long

If we have already believed that the wish has been determined, then we will naturally like to recite the Buddha. If we would like to recite the Buddha, then what appears is to hold the name all day long. Unless it is really inconvenient for you all day long, in fact, we will talk about another method of reciting the Buddha later. It’s true that you can recite the Buddha in two or six o'clock, and you can recite the Buddha. In short, whether it’s chanting aloud or meditation in the heart, we must raise the name of the Buddha whenever we have time to develop a habit. Since rebirth is the most important thing, of course "receiving the Buddha by name and naming the name" is one of our methods of rebirth.

Of course, we have to cultivate and be familiar with this Buddha name all day, and get familiar with this realm, so that we can get the blessing of this Buddha name all the time. The special merits in it are too great, and we know that it can not only eliminate disasters and avoid difficulties. , And then unknowingly realize the Buddha chanting and samādhi, the grade of the rebirth is relatively high, so there is no reason to not always want to mention the Buddha name, unless you forget that because you were not used to it at the beginning, and you have not developed the habit of reciting the Buddha. If you really want to start at first, we have to deliberately do it!

Because we didn’t have the habit of doing this homework at the beginning, we must "deliberately make our minds first" and tell ourselves: "I have now made a vow to ask for the birth of bliss, and then I will see through everything in this world and let go, and learn to see through and let go", the facts It’s not that simple to put it down. If you go and do it, you will know that it is not that simple. Don’t talk too loudly or talk too much, but you must always start. Then this beginning is that you have to make a wish first. , First tell yourself: "From today I will make a XNUMX-degree change and adjust my lifestyle and work and rest." That is to say, everything will be based on Buddhist chanting.

Except for necessary tasks that are really inconvenient to chant, or when it is inconvenient to chant silently, then it doesn’t matter to temporarily let go, because the practice of chanting the Buddha Pure Land Method in a name is convenient because you can recite it at any time, then this recitation It's not for practicing Kungfu, but for a person of our faith and wish to build, he must have a response. This is normal. If it doesn't, it means that there is a problem with your faith.

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(XNUMX) Meditation on the Buddha's reputation and uninterrupted

 
It is normal to often forget at the beginning. Then you must start to work hard to cultivate the habit of "rehearsing Buddha all day long", and then you will continue to receive the blessings of Buddha power during this process. The more you read, the more joyful you are. I think it takes a week and a half to develop a habit. You see, we need to eat, drink and play to develop habits quickly, right? The abilities of our beings are also incredible, but the ability to create karma is incredible and easy to respond to the five desires.

Then we turn it around, we turn it around and cultivate this habit of chanting. In fact, it is not difficult if you just wish to do it, you will feel that the effect will be quickly achieved. Why is it so fast?Because the merits of this name are incredible, the "Guan Sutra" says: "One Buddha name can kill eight billion kalpas of life and death felony." So any sentence has such a great merit to kill crimes, and it also has perfect goodness. The merits of the law.

So we don’t have to recite for a long time before we can feel this benefit. As long as you send a sincere heart, "Wish", you start to regard chanting Buddha as the most important thing. Once your mind is changed, you can recite the Buddha name with the correct mentality. Soon, maybe within three or five days you will develop a habit, and the Faxi that develops the habit will immediately surface. Obviously, you can try it out.

The other is the "contemplation of the Buddha", which is what I said about "rehearsing the Buddha in reality." The name "contemplation of the Buddha" is a convenient name for my way of reciting the Buddha. Silence means silence, that is, there is no sound. It is contemplation. Then we can learn this method first, but most people can’t do it right away, because this is the reality of Buddha chanting, which is also called non-phase meditation. It is generally difficult for us to understand reality and non-phase, so I use this "mind The angle of this state of mind is called "Talent Conception Buddha."

So how do you recite this "contemplation of Buddha"?It means that we usually walk, live, sit, and lie in our daily lives, and we can uninterrupted at any time. Then this is not another practice. It is the Bodhisattva's "Recitation of the Buddha's Yuantong Chapter", which says that "all the six faculties are taken, and the thoughts follow one another. "The so-called real-life meditation and non-physical meditation are the way the Dharmakaya Buddha recites.

Then the Bodhisattva with great momentum is the Bodhisattva of Waiting for Enlightenment. He is the Dharmakaya Bodhisattva. In fact, what he teaches is that "all the six faculties are captured, and the pure thoughts follow one another." It is the reality that the Buddha is reciting the Buddha without phase. Because there is no phase, I call it silent. , And there is no such image in the heart at all, that view is clear, in fact it is also "stopping view and double luck."

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(XNUMX) The tacit understanding of the Buddha is a way of feeling that the Buddha did not leave me

Then this will make it convenient for us to be uninterrupted. Except whenever we eat, sleep, or fall asleep, the Dharmakaya Master can continue to recite, so we can’t do things normally without obstructing, or how to say without obstructing. This view is to focus our mind on the things we are doing. This is the view, so the realm is clear. This is a bit like "Zhan in motion", that is, you can see every movement in motion very clearly. Clearly, it is Zen, so its artistic conception is very interlinked.

So in this case, no matter what we do while walking, staying, sitting or lying down, we can still use the Buddha's name without interruption. What is the state of this Buddha's name?There is no need to remembrance in the heart, no need to put a name or image of a Buddha, or a Buddha image. It is completely silent, but we clearly feel that the Buddha is in our heart. This is to say "Dharmakaya Buddha", which means " No phase".

"Near Buddha without form, recite Buddha with reality." Reality is a state of absence. Then you must be able to experience this realm. Then you can do it, but you can try to do it, because we can't always do it. We all recite Buddhism in name. We have to work, eat, and do anything. Sometimes, for example, if you are talking with others, for example, you are using a computer, you can’t talk to others and recite Buddhism while doing things. .

Or you are thinking while playing on the computer, you have to use your brains and you have to think. At this time, it seems that you are forced to interrupt. But if we use "concept of Buddha", we can not interrupt. Why?Because the state of the Buddha tacitly believes that "the heart does not need to hold a name at all, nor does the image with this name, or the image of the Buddha, all need not be." We only need to develop a feeling that "the Buddha is always in my heart. He did not leave."

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(XNUMX) Cultivate the sense of tacit conception of Buddha from reciting the Buddha in name

We learn to experience this feeling and put the Buddha in our hearts all the time. In fact, we also know that the Dharmakaya Buddha is ubiquitous and has never left our hearts. We can also understand this principle first. , Then after understanding the truth is to return to the truth, we still have to experience it, and attentively experience the feeling of the Buddha in his heart at all times. This is what we need to experience with the heart.

In the early days, you would recite the Buddha with a name. If you recite frequently and become familiar with it, you will feel that the Buddha is by our side at any time and has never left. At this time, you can practice "reading without thinking". You can do anything. There is no interruption, even when you talk to people and talk to people about things, you will feel that the Buddha is talking with you, you are talking to people, and the Buddha is talking with you with you. He has never left.

Like what, we can experience it like this, like this "Yuantongzhang" said: "Remembering Buddha and reciting the Buddha, like a mother remembering a child." Mothers care about their sons and children. This kind of caring heart is very strong, so we can imagine, One day when the time is up, I have to pick up the children from class, but I just happened to be late for a meeting with the boss today. I was late. At that time, my heart was more anxious and worried, but you were even more worried. You still have to continue to get things done. .

You have to be clear when you have a meeting, but think about it, we are also doing this thing, we must be very careful and careful to finish the current thing, but have we forgotten this child in our hearts?No, the child must still be in our hearts, right?Then replace this child with "Amitabha Buddha", we use this to experience, or when you first love, wow!I am afraid that it is stronger. The man and woman who are in love are dizzy. The married woman is also dizzy. One woman and one woman is married. This text is very interesting. So when you are dizzy, wow !It’s really that all the world is dark. There is only the image of the other person in our eyes and hearts. He is always hanging in our hearts. You can experience it like this. If you really feel this, replace him with "Amitabha "This is the "Buddha of Mindfulness."

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(XNUMX) Meditation on the Buddha can achieve the effect of cessation of contemplation and double destiny

The reality of reciting the Buddha does not hinder it. You can recite it all the time. Only then can we achieve uninterrupted time between two and six o'clock. We are really proficient. Dharmakayas and others are reciting the Buddha even when they sleep, so we can do it now. As long as you are awake, you can really do it uninterrupted between two and six o'clock. That is really bliss. It will feel like you are a Buddha, and the Buddha is with you. He is one body. You do anything Buddha. Being with you, that kind of feeling is very stable, you will feel very auspicious in all aspects, because the Buddha is with you, this benefit is too much.

And we will indeed become more and more kind to this Buddha title, more and more happy, more liking, closer and closer, the sensitivity is getting stronger and stronger, so this part is worthy of our study, but don’t worry about it. Oh, it doesn’t matter if you can’t do it, because we mainly recite the Buddha by name, but I just want to introduce it to you by the way, because many intellectuals, he thinks "recognizing the Buddha by name" he seems to be very uninteresting.

So if you practice using this reality to recite the Buddha, not only will it be convenient and not hinder doing things in life, but you will also feel a sense of accomplishment, because this is the same as other sects’ meditation, the cessation of Mahayana. "Guan Shuang Yun" is the same. To say the same means that they have entered the realm of Dhammakaya. It is the same. Before entering, it is even more extraordinary than Zen's Sanhuatou.
Why, our mindfulness can focus on what we do anytime and anywhere; our mind, so this is to take all six senses, take all six senses, take back these six senses, and put them on the things we are doing right now. , So we can do things better, and the quality and efficiency of the things we do will definitely be many times better than when we didn’t recite the Buddha without cultivating the "contemporary conception of the Buddha."

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(XNUMX) Conceiving the Buddha is suitable for reciting the roots 

So when you concentrate on doing things, because your heart is quiet and there is a Buddha in your heart, this is "pure thoughts one after another." The so-called pure thoughts means no distracting thoughts. No distracting thoughts does not mean that there are no delusions, but you have no other thoughts. Knowing that the Buddha is in your heart, only the Buddha is the purest one. Therefore, we can truly achieve "Pure Thought Succession" by using "Non-Phase Recalling the Buddha" and "Talent Conception of the Buddha". This is the state of the Bodhisattva's realm, which is always in his heart. Don’t leave the Buddha. This is the method of chanting Buddha practiced by the Dharmakaya master. Then we can also get into it. Let’s start with the practice of chanting the Buddha with a name.

So our practice does not hinder doing things, but if the Zen ginseng head is different, the Zen ginseng head also needs to take six roots, so where is the six roots taken, it is taken on the head, just like a cat Catch the mouse, the cat catches the mouse, it will stare at its prey without blinking, so your entire six roots are completely focused on your head. At this time, if you go out, you are likely to be hit by a car. When you walk You may also accidentally hit a wall, fall and stumble upon something. It is possible that this is not a joke. There are some examples in Zen Buddhism, and they are often mentioned in Koan.

It's the same with scientists in the world. They are inventing something, Newton, etc. These scientists, they often forget to sleep and eat, everything is forgotten, like Edison or who, they even forgot his wife. As soon as he left the house and left his wife forgot to drive the car, things like these ridiculous things could happen, because they were too focused on one thing, and he couldn’t take care of the functions of “stop” and “view” at the same time. .

We believe that the Buddha is okay. We can focus this mind on what you are doing, and then take into account the Buddha’s name without renunciation, so that there will be no hindrance. Then if you practice "Vipassana Zen", it is also necessary, because you want to be inward. Vipassana, introspect your own delusions, so your six senses are dwelling in your Vipassana and aware of your delusion. This is your situation. Then you have to sit still. There is a very You can only practice this Fa in a quiet place, and this is inconvenient.

The practice of tantric practice is more troublesome. It also requires a lot of offerings and rituals. You have to learn a lot of methods, and the most important and more difficult thing is that you have to meet a truly qualified guru. It’s even more difficult, and the practice is less suitable for our root nature, and it’s more difficult. Then this tacit conception of the Buddha, it seems that we will find it difficult when we first hear it. Of course it’s not easy. This is the realm of Dhammakaya, but We can learn, and when we slowly enter this state through chanting the Buddha without knowing it, we can use it very well in our lives. If you want to participate in the narration, it is not easy to meet this condition.

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(XNUMX) Be famous and proficient in natural and tacit concepts of Buddha 

In contrast, this method can be worthy of our encouragement to do our best. This is also one of our goals for enlightenment in Buddhism. Holding the name is the simplest. It is also the master of the name. If we honestly hold the name, we can believe and wish to live. There is absolutely no problem, but this "contemporary conception of Buddha" is completely untouchable, that is, if you recite the Buddha by name, after you hold the name to a certain extent, he will naturally become involved.

But today, we are also sharing with you the method of "contemplating the Buddha", that is, the method of reciting the Buddha with the "truth and formlessness". This is when I personally banned my foot from chanting the Buddha this year, and of course I also used the foundation of more than ten years of teachings. , I used to study with everyone the Bodhisattva's "Yuan Tong Zhang" recitation of the Buddha. At that time, I didn’t have such a profound experience of the method of "taking all six faculties and purifying thoughts one after another". I just focused on reasoning, because We still have no way to take six shots!

Then why did I realize this year? It’s because I recite the Buddha all day long. I take the name of the Lord, but when I recite the Buddha all the time, I am doing things, planting vegetables, sweeping the floor, and then when we eat and dine, we all think of asking Speaking of the title of Buddha, because this year is mainly focused on the practice of reciting the Buddha with no footsteps. Of course, I hope that I will continue to recite the Buddha at any time, and there is no external interference, so the time for chanting the Buddha is very long.

Then the time of chanting Buddha is very long. When chanting, the mind naturally calms down. When we are calm, we still have to do things. Then we are suddenly aware of the situation when we are doing things. Suddenly I became aware that the Buddha seemed to have not left in my heart. Although I am not chanting Buddha right now, that realm suddenly appeared. So let us realize that this "stopping and vipassing" can be double luck.

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(XNUMX) The tacit understanding that Buddha does not interfere with walking

When we do things, the Buddha's name can not be distracted. Even when we are thinking and talking, we can clearly feel that the Buddha is now in our hearts and has not left, and this thing is useless. The verbal expression is very specific, but the cause of the inspiration of this realm is that after we have been reciting the Buddha for a long time, you will naturally be alert to suddenly detect it in one of your actions of walking, staying, sitting and lying, hey!Buddha is with you.

It is like saying that we are concentrating on doing something, but when we are concentrating on it because our mind is quiet, we suddenly have a delusion when we are concentrating on doing it. What is this delusion?It's not a bad delusion, but a sense, hey!The Buddha was with me. It is a good delusion to have a delusion, oh!Amitabha, the feeling of Amitabha is not necessarily a name or an image of a Buddha, but a feeling and a feeling.

When this kind of feeling arises, it can be in this movement and stillness, and in this practice, it can produce a state of harmony, which can be carried out at the same time, and we can naturally feel it. Then, in this case, we are in this daily life. Life does not hinder our way of doing things. Buddha chanting can reach this state in this way. In the end, you will feel it, and you will experience what our sutras say "reading without thoughts, and reading without thoughts."

Mindfulness without thoughts, thoughtfulness without thoughts, thoughtfulness without thoughts is what we just said, we are not thinking, we are doing things, focusing on doing things, without thoughts, our six senses are focused on the situation of doing things. , But you can also feel that you are still reading in your heart, but there is no sound and no image. This is "reading without thoughts."

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(XNUMX) Meditation on Buddhism is a way of assisting non-stop non-pure land majors

After listening to this, everyone has an impression. After you become familiar with this name, you may also enter in this life unknowingly. Maybe it doesn’t take three years, it doesn’t take three years, and you can pass in all three years. The state of chanting Buddhism and Samadhi is one, and it is also a kind of fixed state. Of course, the depth of that fixed state is different. Each person's situation has different depths and depths, but you will be aware of it, hey!You have entered such a realm.

Then you will be more comfortable with your practice. It is not a certain time before you can start chanting, and you can truly achieve uninterrupted, uninterrupted kung fu chanting, and our kung fu and realm can be improved, even though we die. You don’t have to improve your realm right now, but wouldn’t it be better if you can improve?Of course, this is the result we hope to see, so we are here to introduce this method to everyone, "rehearsing the Buddha in reality, and reciting the Buddha in the absence of form."

Well, the name contemplation. Contemplation is easier to understand because it clearly illustrates the current state of our "representation of the Buddha." Silence means that we have no thoughts inside, and meditation means contemplating our external environment clearly. Use this You can learn to read the Buddha in a different way, but how do you learn it?That is to say, whether we have time to do our best, we still need to concentrate on sitting and reciting the Buddha, the practice, the sound, or the non-voicing, and we still focus on this.

But when you are doing things, when you are talking to people, when you are thinking about problems, these are not convenient, and it is not convenient for you to recite Buddhism. You can take this time to practice and see and talk to others. Halfway through, or if you watch TV, many people watch TV for a long time. When watching TV, you can recite Buddhism by the way and try it. Don’t concentrate on watching TV so much. Do a delusion, hey!See if the Buddha is still in my heart, and experience it.

One day maybe soon you will realize that no matter what you are doing, you will find that, really, the Buddha is with you, and this is a state of feeling, it is not necessarily a specific image, or It’s the appearance of the six-character Hongming name. Let’s take a look. It doesn’t say that this is still our righteous behavior. The same way our Zhengding proprietors specializes in meditation is to recite the Buddha.

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(XNUMX) Buddha chanting can purify the seeds of the three poisons

If you can directly enter this realm to recite Buddha, then this time is of course higher than that of holding fame. This "reality, visualization, observing, and holding fame" is the highest realm of Buddha recitation, so fame is the best. Simple, it is difficult to visualize and visualize. Basically, you need to have a little qualitativeness. If you don’t have qualitativeness, you can't observe at all. Pay attention to the Buddha statue or the world of bliss. The thought ran away in less than five seconds. You have no choice at all. There is no way to practice in meditation, that is, only to "respect the name of Buddha" we can practice.

But chanting the Buddha by name and recitation to a certain extent is expected to fit into the reality, so you have to recite more. From morning till night, you should be honest and faithful. The meaning of doing meditation is not practicing meditation, but chanting more. Please recite as much as you can. For those who want to live in the Pure Land, of course you are mainly reciting the Buddha. What else is more important in the world than reciting the Buddha, unless it is inconvenient and there is no time, then I just talked about it, and there is no time. There is no reason to find any more excuses not to practice. You can learn to think about the Buddha silently. This is to help us to be more diligent and uninterrupted, the Buddha's name is uninterrupted.

Since we can die from the five evils and ten evils, as long as we have enough faith and desire, we can die. Why do we need to practice and recite the Buddha like this? Why do we have to take all six faculties, and the pure thoughts follow one another. We just talked about this, except for those who are truly faithful. It must be natural that there will be such a reaction, and there is another reason for this natural reaction, which is because the karma seeds in the Alaya Consciousness since the beginning of our tribulations are good, evil, and evil. There are more.

Most of them are evil, so we reborn as human beings. This humanity is not pure. It can prove that there are more seeds of the three poisons in our Alaya Consciousness, so we are now, although we have aspired to rebirth, rebirth As long as everything is consummated, we haven't died yet, so we are trying our best to transform the three impure seeds with the purest seed of chanting Buddha. This has this effect and is necessary.

So in terms of cause and effect, the Huayan Sutra teaches all things to be created by the mind. If we don’t do this purification work to transform the seeds, the seeds in the Alaya Consciousness are very unclean, in case we accidentally return them. If we haven’t passed away, we’re not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case, if this letter is not true, then we will follow our more polluted seeds, and follow this karma to circulate and fall into the third. So now it’s also necessary to purify as soon as possible. The most complete method is to use the Buddha's name, which is the purest.

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(XNUMX) Relying on Buddha power to purify karma

For example, in some other sects, it is to practice meditation, and it is also purifying seeds, but the realm of meditation is not Buddha's name. For example, the Hinayana practice of the Southern Buddhism is to observe the breath, and to observe the breath, it can breathe. Focusing on the six faculties to produce concentration, but without the blessing of Buddha, one is the Kungfu of elementary school and the other is the Kungfu of Ph.D. That can't be compared.

So of course we have to purify this seed through chanting. It is safer to prevent the more unclean seeds in our Alaya Consciousness from starting and presenting first. In case we encounter impermanence at the moment of death, we are not careful. With the circulation of this karma, the circulation of the seeds of turbid evil and the circulation of the seeds of evil is very troublesome.

We also know that all dharma is idealism, so especially when we are chanting Buddha, we often think about the Buddha in our hearts, so we will create something, do the retribution of the Buddha, and all dharma is created by the mind. This is the "Hua Yan "The Sutra" tells us, so we think about Buddha all day long, and retribution is to become a Buddha, and now we are becoming a Buddha. Then all day long thinking about a Bodhisattva is to be a Bodhisattva. When thinking about the five desires, we will reincarnate in the six realms.

So now, we should not only try to buy time to think about the Buddha, but also actively avoid thinking about the five desires. Otherwise, you will continue to create this six-path reincarnation karma every day, because our ten thousand dharma is the only mind. If you don't want to be good, you want to be evil, so you can't do it if you don't recite the Buddha, and you can't do it if you don't recite the Buddha all the time.

Not to say, oh!We have to do this to be able to be reborn. This is not the case, because we don’t need to practice Kungfu, but we need to be purified. We will still need to purify the three karma when we are reborn in the world of bliss. Of course, at that time, the realm of Buddha's blessing was very high. It's incredible, it's basically equivalent to a Buddha as soon as you die. We have no way to think about it, but in front of our eyes, we still have to do the work of purification.

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(XNUMX) The tacit understanding that the Buddha is a naturally arising perception

Because if you don’t do it, you won’t advance or retreat. If you don’t purify it, you will continue to deepen the contamination. Our mind is always creating the realm of Dharma, and the ten thousand dharma is ideal, so if you don’t create this realm of Dharma, you will be This is the principle of creating a three-way and six-path Dharma realm, so we must step up and extend the time of chanting Buddha, because it is really inconvenient in work and life at present, so that you can continue to recite the Buddha at two or six o'clock throughout the day. That's why I will introduce this "rehearsal of the Buddha in reality and the concept of the Buddha silently."

Although we can’t do it all at once, we can try to do it. At least when we don’t have time to recite the Buddha, we can also strengthen the opportunity to recite the Buddha. Sometimes we can still think that the Buddha is in our hearts now. Then you think After you get used to it, you will find that in your days, your mind is actually thinking about Buddha from morning to night. You will naturally find that you have this state, and it’s not difficult. We can use it at the beginning. Some are skillful to imagine.

When you first fell in love, you didn’t think about each other all day long, you also thought about eating, and you would be separated just after the appointment, and you didn’t even think about it for a moment, but that kind of thinking is very dangerous. Just like talking to the head, you may accidentally go wrong. Then let us recite the Buddha. It will help you without any hindrance. Because you have Buddha in your heart, it is more stable and pure, so it can help you do what you are doing right now. Better, it has blessing power and will not make you confused.

why?Because our mind is focused on our six faculties, on this place where you are doing things, the object is in the outer world, not in our inner Buddha's name. We don't need to see if it has a Buddha's name, whether it has a Buddha image, no need. Our attention is not within us. If it is within us, it is the same as the huatou. Your heart is in the huatou.

Or it can be said that like this Vipassana Zen, your mind is inwardly, observing the ups and downs of this delusion within you. Of course, if you don’t have attention to the external environment, it is easy to be dangerous. Yes, our attention is on each and every action of "walking, staying, sitting, lying". That is because we have Buddha in our heart, which helps us to be more calm, more concentrated, and more focused. Everyone should experience everything well, so it is necessary to learn.

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(XNUMX) Believe in the boundless vitality of Buddha's name

Next, we will talk about the part of "BXNUMX: Consummation and Fruitfulness" in the "Authentic Division". We have selected a passage from the "Blessed Life Sutra" and we will learn: "When I was a Buddha, the light was boundless, and the ten directions were everywhere. , Surpassing the Buddhas, better than the sun and the moon, trillions of times, if there are sentient beings, see my light, touch their body, be uneasy, be kind, and be kind to our country in the next life. If you don’t take it, don’t take it. Enlightenment." This paragraph is a paragraph in the "Forty-Eight Vows", which explains the establishment of faith in rebirth. This paragraph of scripture talks about Amitabha's vows, one of the results of our rebirth.

But before the present, we can show this retribution, which is "be uneasy, be kind, and be kind to our country in the next life." When the light of Amitabha Buddha is received by us, you can take care of it and touch it, "If there is All sentient beings, see my light and touch your body.” Our body and mind will feel at ease, and then we will be kind and benevolent at the moment. This is what we said before. If you really receive the blessing of Buddha, your heart It will soften, soften body and mind, and be kind-hearted. In the next life, our country will make a vow for life.

In fact, we can hear this method now, and after listening to it, we can really make a vow. In fact, the Buddha light has already blessed us in advance, and Amitabha arranged it for us, and then after making the vow, of course, the blessing of Amitabha will continue. Then this Light represents energy. Here we will introduce a scientific example to prove that this Buddha is a state of light and has power.

Just like what we said before, the name "Amitabha Buddha" is alive. Why do we reciting this Buddha name can produce a lot of merit and can solve all things, including rebirth, possession of ghosts and gods, and sickness. All kinds of diseases, including emergencies, are really effective, because he is a living thing, he is a living thing, he is not only a term.

If you believe it, you can feel it. This Buddhist name is better than ten thousand police officers. When you are in a hurry, you can recite the Buddha. The police can't compare with that strength. If you call him, the thief will run away. Come, sometimes you will encounter this kind of situation. When you are in a hurry, it’s useless to find anyone. It’s useful to recite this Buddhist name. So we must find a way, believe it, and use such good resources.

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(XNUMX) The Pure Land Dharma can only be trusted if it has sufficient roots and merits.

Here is a scientific empirical evidence for everyone. At our National Taiwan University, National Taiwan University is one of the top XNUMX universities in the world. This year it has already been squeezed into one of the top XNUMX universities in the world. Then the principal "Professor Li Sichun", he is not a disciple of the Buddha. It is very difficult for this intellectual to convert to Buddhism, including the professor "Fang Dongmei" and the teacher of our old monk, who has taught Buddhism and enjoyed it all his life, saying that studying Buddhism is the highest enjoyment of life.

His old man also converted before his death, so it is really not easy to take refuge. Those of us who convert have super good roots. We are not ordinary people. They are quite destined to Buddhism. On the contrary, these intellectuals are not so good roots. Profoundly, it took a lifetime to make a wish to take refuge at the end of life.

The same is true for our old monk. How can the old layman "Li Bingnan" persuade him? He also lectured on "Hua Yan" by himself until eighteen years before he was saved by Samantabhadra. I saw it, wow!It turns out that Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Manjushri Bodhisattva and others like Bodhisattva with enlightenment are seeking the Pure Land of Survival. He no longer dares to look down upon him. Only then was he really willing to recite Buddhism from the bottom of his heart. It's easy to believe that these are all obstacles to intellectuals, obstacles to knowledge, and so on.

This principal, of course, he has so far. He has done scientific experiments to prove it, and then he has truly believed in this incredible power. He has also proved that there is a spiritual world, that is, there are these gods in other dimensions, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. He himself already believes these, because he has to believe it through his own experiments, but he still hasn't converted to Buddhism, so depending on the multiple karma, he already believes it.

Then I’ll give him an example now. His lecture is also circulating on the Internet. You can watch it if you have a reason. You can watch the videos on the Internet such as "The science of human potential confirms the existence of the spiritual world." Then his experiment is It has been done for nearly seven years. When he was giving this lecture, he said that he had done it for about seven years. This is an experiment to find people with special abilities in mainland China to do a "finger test".

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(XNUMX) The immeasurable light is the appearance of the Buddha


The finger test is to use the fingers to see and recognize characters. In fact, all six of us can interact with each other. This is a normal situation, but because we don’t have this function, we will find it strange. Fingers can be used as eyes and ears can be used as well. If you use your eyes, you can help each other. If your eyes are busy, then you don't have time. Just ask your fingers to help it read characters. All of these are okay, and all six of them can be used mutually.

There are some supernatural powers in the mainland, he has this skill, and he can use his fingers to recognize words. There are many of these people, and they have been tested thousands of times. They have indeed proved that this supernatural power is true and the supernatural power is true. Then in the process Later, after listening to other people’s suggestions, he also began to test these names and characters about Buddhism. Usually when they test the characters, if they test ordinary characters, he will directly recognize the characters with his fingers. His eyes are covered, but A screen will appear in front of his eyes, just like the screen of a TV, and when his finger recognizes a word, that word will appear on the screen as it is.

But once he measured the word "Buddha light", the picture only showed the word light, and there was also a strong light. What did that mean? The word Buddha itself is light. He measured it like this The word test has been tested hundreds of times, and it has exceeded the experimental proof. According to the scientific standard, that is, it is confirmed that there is such a thing. The word Buddha stands for light. What he appears is not words, not the presentation of ordinary words. It is a state of light.

Their final conclusion is: "As long as it is a sacred word, no words will be produced." He also tested that the word for Buddha was broken apart, and a human word followed by a phr to split it into two words. The same is that the word is broken. It doesn’t work. It must be the word Buddha. He also measured it in Sanskrit, and the word "swastika" is also auspicious and radiant. He also measured the Buddha, Bodhisattva, and Bodhisattva. He also measured it to show this Guanyin Bodhisattva, He Wearing a white-robed Guanyin.

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(XNUMX) Believe in the boundless vitality of Buddha's name

Next, we will talk about the part of "BXNUMX: Consummation and Fruitfulness" in the "Authentic Division". We have selected a passage from the "Blessed Life Sutra" and we will learn: "When I was a Buddha, the light was boundless, and the ten directions were everywhere. , Surpassing the Buddhas, better than the sun and the moon, trillions of times, if there are sentient beings, see my light, touch their body, be uneasy, be kind, and be kind to our country in the next life. If you don’t take it, don’t take it. Enlightenment.",ThisThe paragraph is a paragraph in the "Forty-Eight Vows", which explains the establishment of faith in rebirth. This paragraph is about the vow of Amitabha Buddha, one of the results after our death.

But before the present, we can show this retribution, which is "be uneasy, be kind, and be kind to our country in the next life." When the light of Amitabha Buddha is received by us, you can take care of it and touch it, "If there is All sentient beings, see my light and touch your body.” Our body and mind will feel at ease, and then we will be kind and benevolent at the moment. This is what we said before. If you really receive the blessing of Buddha, your heart It will soften, soften body and mind, and be kind-hearted. In the next life, our country will make a vow for life.

In fact, we can hear this method now, and after listening to it, we can really make a vow. In fact, the Buddha light has already blessed us in advance, and Amitabha arranged it for us, and then after making the vow, of course, the blessing of Amitabha will continue. Then this Light represents energy. Here we will introduce a scientific example to prove that this Buddha is a state of light and has power.

Just like what we said before, the name "Amitabha Buddha" is alive. Why do we reciting this Buddha name can produce a lot of merit and can solve all things, including rebirth, possession of ghosts and gods, and sickness. All kinds of diseases, including emergencies, are really effective, because he is a living thing, he is a living thing, he is not only a term.

If you believe it, you can feel it. This Buddhist name is better than ten thousand police officers. When you are in a hurry, you can recite the Buddha. The police can't compare with that strength. If you call him, the thief will run away. Come, sometimes you will encounter this kind of situation. When you are in a hurry, it’s useless to find anyone. It’s useful to recite this Buddhist name. So we must find a way, believe it, and use such good resources.

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(Twenty-three) reciting the Buddha with a name and feeling the Buddha's immeasurable merits and benefits

Then, the professor, because intellectuals are not easy to make a conclusion immediately, and asked him, a man with magical powers, to ask his spiritual teacher, because he is doing the test, they can all. Communicate with people in the spiritual world, including this professor who has also communicated with people in the spiritual world many times. They are also called masters. With this supernatural power, he will have some spiritual masters to teach them something.

During this process, Professor Li had personally asked his master in the spiritual world a lot of questions, so he fully believed that there were experts in the spiritual world, and then for this matter, the matter of King Samantabhadra, he specially asked them to do this. People with supernatural powers came to ask his master if this is really the case. Later, his master replied, "It is true." Samantabhadra is the king of bodhisattvas.

Then all of these can increase our confidence and explain the power of the Buddha name, the sacred words, this name represents these saints, especially the name of Buddha Amitabha. This is what he is willing to bless, as long as his name is located, He uses his name to attract sentient beings, and the name represents him. When we call the name, we can follow Amitabha, and then we can be born into the world of bliss by this name.

This name can help us solve all things, eliminate disasters and avoid disasters. All things use the name as a medium, so we have to treat this name differently. It is not an ordinary name, it has It's such a powerful function, everyone must believe it, this is proved through experiments.

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(Twenty-four) believe that the strengths and weaknesses of the heart to survive will be different ways

Okay, then let’s look at "BXNUMX: Obtain the Tao after believing." After believing and gaining the Tao, there will be some changes. What we were talking about before was a change of "body, mouth, and mind" in life. Here Let’s summarize him into three parts. In the outline, we will divide it into "Sergeant Way", "Senior Way" and "Second Way". That is to say, we can summarize it into three parts to show that we are willing to advance. The intensity of the start is different.

We believe that the more truthful and earnest we are, the part of the way we correspond to, that is, the motivation will be stronger. It belongs to the part of the "sectarian way", and you will naturally seek to become a monk and practice self-interest. Altruistic Bodhisattva acts.

The other is the second level "Sergeant Way". You will devote yourself to protecting the Dharma at home. This Dharma is what we said a few days ago that you will follow the Dharma. It is not a superficial effort with some selfishness, that is not counted, it is truly sufficient. Those who believe in vows will definitely respect the Three Jewels, as the Dharma protects the selfless and unrequested support. We will talk about more specific methods of practicing the bodhisattva way later.

The third type is "secrets." You are weaker in this belief and your own karma is also heavier. Who are the people who have turned evil into good and their behavior has changed, that is, you originally created karma all day long. Gangsters, terrorists, etc., then at this time you have a karma confession and a letter of vow to survive, so of course you can’t have the good fortune, and immediately go to protect the Dharma, but it’s hard to tell if you Some people have such a great heart. Some people have a great power when they turn their heads. Maybe they have a desire to become a monk, but if they don’t have such a strong heart, it is summarized in the "corporal law." Part.

The three parts explain that after the letter is established, one of his levels is different. According to his motivation, his power of change, and the strength of this change, it can be divided into these three parts. I gave you an introduction to the "Authentic Division" part and the main points of the outline.

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(XNUMX) Practicing the path of Bodhisattva in the realm of the bodhisattva path

Next, we will continue to study this part of "A Three: The Way of Victory Bodhi". "Vision of Righteousness" is not an ordinary way of Bodhi. The realm of "Buddhist Way of Victory" is to attain emptiness. The realm of the great bodhisattvas of sex, the bodhisattva path that they cultivate is called "the way of the bodhisattva", then this realm is: "For example, to save sentient beings is to save with luck, without saving, without saving, without saving", this realm is Very high.

We can also study and try to learn how to hold the bodhisattva according to this realm. Generally speaking, the bodhichitta refers to the secular bodhichitta, which is the intention of ordinary people when doing the six degrees and ten virtues. In fact, those intentions are all. It is impure, so it is called secular bodhichitta. It has no merit. Without merit, only some blessings can be achieved. Therefore, if we want to achieve merits in the blessings, we must learn "Successful Bodhicitta" and send "Successful Bodhicitta" "Come on the way of Bodhisattva.

That is to say, when our faith is established, we will learn this part with you in detail. The main point is to explain: "After the Buddha cultivator has established confidence in rebirth, after the major course is completed, it is not just to close the door and do a self-employment. Han.” But then we will start to be a bodhisattva on earth and practice the path of Bodhisattva, and not only to develop secular bodhicitta, but also to study harder and practice the path of Bodhisattva in accordance with the "sacred bodhichitta".

Therefore, it is divided into two parts: "self-interest and altruism". At the same time, this part is also very clear and specific guidance on how to arrange the practice of the way of life and the way of bodhisattva in our daily life. Benefit and altruism. The part of self-interest is what we just said about reciting the Buddha all day long. We will know those who have established faith in rebirth. It’s not enough to set a time for reciting the Buddha sooner or later with homework. It’s not enough to recite and worship Buddha. Of course you We can start from this, but our real goal is to recite the Buddha all day long. This is what we should do. Since you have enough faith, unless you don’t have one.

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(XNUMX) Using emptiness to act altruistic industries

Then the part of "altruism", practicing the four repercussions of perfection into the world, cultivating all the four reflexes, six degrees, and ten aspirations with emptiness, is actually "cultivating all good dharma and cutting all evil dharma", but the difference is Where is "holding with emptiness", then how to hold with emptiness? We still don't have a clear mind, we haven't got into emptiness, don't understand, right?It’s okay. Let’s learn a concept first. Maybe one day you will come in suddenly.

And this is also the part of our "Pure Land Sutra" to learn, that is, in the "Blessed Life Sutra", "Virtue Zun Samantabhadra is the second", this is the world of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, according to his realm to hold the "Pure Land" Confucian Classics, this is the practice in the Confucian Classics of Infinite Life.

Let’s study this paragraph of "the method of entering the void without phase and wishing." This passage is also called the "three liberation doors." This is the Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and even the Dharmakayas participating in the meeting. Virtue, all of them are held in the realm of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, the great Bodhisattva.

Therefore, it can also be seen here that we recite the Buddha and follow the path of the Bodhisattva. Not only are we not self-conscious, but we are also the most outstanding human bodhisattva in the path of Bodhisattva. Then how do we do it?To truly be a true Bodhisattva and to be seen by others, then they will believe that we are not a man, and be seen by others.

Let’s understand first, let’s learn the principle of the name and form first, "the three ways of entering emptiness, unwilling, unwilling, etc." In fact, this is also a three-in-one, and one contains three. This is your "entry into emptiness", or "Entering Wuxiang" or "Entering Wuwang", as long as you enter one door, you will have three at the same time. This is the state of the Huayan Sutra.

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(XNUMX) Do not cling to the profession of Bodhisattva 

So "the gate of emptiness" is from the perspective of the principle, that is, from the perspective of the principle, and from the perspective of emptiness, we also mentioned it a few days ago. We must know that all dharma is non-self-nature. It’s a state of emptiness. This is from the "empty door." If you realize that all dharma is empty, all phenomena we see, some phenomena are actually emptiness, it is essentially empty, you Enter the empty door, which is to see the nature of the mind.

"Entrance into the non-phase" is to look at from the perspective of the "phase", that is, from the point of view of the nature, that is, when you are engaged in the phase to see the reality, you will immediately see it, you will not be written by this phase, and you will think Yes, you will see that it is actually formed by an illusion of the harmony of causes and conditions, and the harmony of all conditions. It is not real. If we can generate this awareness of the perception from a certain degree, we will not be deceived by this illusion. Then you have entered the door of no phase!

If you don’t understand, you have this state. We all beings, and we see everything. Therefore, we are ordinary people. People who are enlightened will not only think that you are such-and-such people. He only sees the "earth". , Water, fire, wind", see "greed, hatred, ignorance", and then see what else, see "pure Buddha nature" also in it, emptiness, everyone has Buddha nature, this is called enlightenment A person, he will not be in the picture and be deceived by the picture, so if you tell an enlightened person that you love him for a lifetime, he will never believe it.

He will not cling to the voice or this illusion. Your expression seems very sincere. In fact, don’t be fooled. You know exactly what Chu Ordinary is like. Then he won’t blame you, because you think it’s true. Yes, that’s why you are so sincere, but in fact it will change. Maybe it’s true in the next moment. So you deceive people, you deceive ordinary people, but the enlightened people will never be deceived by you. , Because he has entered the door of no phase, he will not be in phase.

Then "the door of no wish" is also called "no action", that is, if we enter the door of no wish, no pretentiousness, and enter this state, we will not be able to save sentient beings, and we will not be attached to it. I don’t even have a wish. What do you say I wish to save sentient beings? No, I didn't make a vow, then did I save sentient beings if I did not make a vow?Have!

For example, "Amitabha Buddha made XNUMX vows and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva made ten vows. Did they make vows? Yes! Did they practice these vows? Yes! They are doing it, but do they have it in their hearts? The feeling of making a wish, no! There is no feeling of saving sentient beings.” If we get into this realm, then we will be at ease. It is difficult for these sentient beings to save. It is very difficult for you to find trouble all day long. It is very difficult for you not to be angry. Then you If you don't feel that you are saving sentient beings, then you will never be tired or tired.

You have to enter the world of Samantabhadra, so that you can never retreat, and you will never get tired. You don’t even have the idea of ​​saving sentient beings. This is the realm of the most complete bodhisattva, the highest, so we It is necessary to learn this realm, so that we can be liberated right now.

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(XNUMX) A pure heart's generosity repays greatness

Let me cite some specific examples. How do we practice generosity in our lives? We use this "three liberation gates" to practice generosity. Just like the "three-wheeled body emptiness" that we usually hear, it also enters emptiness. To do charity with emptiness.

Usually we donate. The impression that we donate XNUMX yuan may be remembered for a lifetime. In this life, who I have paid to, how much money I donated in which dojo, and how much money I support a mage, I remember clearly. There’s no time for this, right, the "three rounds" are the people I donate. I don’t think I’m donating, the target, and where I donate to the target, I don’t have any attachments in my heart.

Even how much money I donated, this item and amount, I don’t care about it. Everyone knows that you’re not an idiot when you’re doing it. Everything is clear, but then I put it down immediately, just like a mirror. We’re doing it. At that time, it was as if these scenes were all clearly seen in front of the mirror, but after the thing was done, there was no trace of cleanness in the mirror, and this was "nothing."

You are creating three-wheeled bodies with emptiness, and you are not attached to anything you are doing. Then you are doing charity with emptiness and the realm of the three liberation gates. There are boundless and boundless merits, you did not ask for it, because you are not doing it. The concept of generosity, of course you are asking for nothing, you will not ask for rewards, right?

We always remind fellow practitioners that we don’t ask for rewards before we can truly feel the rewards, and we will have merit. This is the truth. There is no contrived action by ourselves, no thoughts of seeking rewards, and when our hearts are pure, we are responding to the realm of Dharma. Ah, as much as the Dharma Realm is, our merits will spread, and our blessings will be so great that we can feel so much blessings.

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(Twenty-nine) emptiness to keep precepts and generosity can not be seen

Therefore, you must know how to use your heart. You also donate XNUMX yuan, and you use the attachment, demanding, and understanding mind to give. Then what is your reward, at most XNUMX or XNUMX, Buddhism gives away one. Wanbao doesn't have your share, this one who is willing to give up is boundless!It is to use the "three liberation gates", to use the "three-wheel body emptiness" to cultivate, and you will be able to feel the merit and blessings of giving up one's worth.

So it is necessary to learn, this is not difficult, in fact, as long as you do it, you will have a certain experience, just whether you have a great enlightenment, and a small enlightenment, at least from the beginning of the small enlightenment, so next time you are doing it, we must always develop The habit of practice regards it as our homework. We have to realize the homework of emptiness. Then again and again, you will find that you are more and more able to experience the feeling of selflessness, and you will realize that emptiness becomes your reality. The merits of cultivation.

When we are holding the precepts, we must also learn to use the state of emptiness to keep the precepts. Without the form that I am holding the precepts, if I have the precepts of me now, it is usually easy to develop arrogance and feel that I am amazing. I am now cleaner than you. I have given the five precepts. I’m different from you. I’m already a bodhisattva. You haven’t had any intentions yet. It seems that you’re different. In fact, even though they haven’t received the precepts, they have cultivated them a long time ago. It’s possible for people to be better than you, and for past students to cultivate better than you, so don’t focus on the aspect. Try to do your best to take it for granted, so that some mistakes that follow will not occur. 

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(XNUMX) Practicing forbearance with emptiness

When cultivating forbearance and humiliation, you must pay special attention, "All dharma can be achieved by forbearance." Therefore, we must study harder. If you don’t know how to not learn, then you will not be able to achieve true merit by cultivating any dharma. It's been a long time, wow!The fire burned out for nothing, so I must learn how to cultivate forbearance, how to cultivate?The highest level has to be "unbearable". Unbearable does not mean that I will break out next, Dong Wei Tiao, no!This is our misunderstanding of this term. What does the so-called truly intolerable mean? I don't feel like I'm tolerant at all. This is called intolerable.

It's not that Dongwei Tiao (I can't bear it anymore), I can't bear it now!I'm telling you, you should be careful, calculate the ledger, there is a thought in your heart that you need to calculate the ledger, this oh I tell you you don't laugh, maybe you are like this, nine out of ten, ten Nine of them are like this. It’s okay. It’s okay. It’s okay. It’s okay. In fact, every time he accumulates in his heart. One day, he won’t be able to bear it, and he can’t bear it. It’s a general ledger, so when it bursts, the power is very strong It’s big, the fire is particularly vigorous, so we must learn, we still have to learn, learn how to cultivate patience with emptiness.

When we are forbearing, we have to remind ourselves not to have the kind of attachment that I am to endure. Of course, this is very difficult and not easy, so we have to bring up contemplation, and contemplate that all phenomena are emptiness, which is originally emptiness. If you have to realize that this phenomenon is emptiness, you will naturally be able to practice all the six degrees, ten wishes, and four shots in the realm of emptiness. You will not be attached to any kind of so-called good practice, oh!You have merit, you are cultivating merit, all of which are pure and pure in your heart.

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(Thirty-one) Reaching the Buddha without being diligent

Therefore, the "suffering, emptiness, impermanence, and non-self" that we learned a few days ago also briefly mentioned that the Prajna Sutra told us about emptiness, which is to establish this concept of emptiness for everyone, so we continue to learn from life. The easiest way to realize it is to recite the Buddha by reciting the name of Buddha. After reciting it, you will naturally get into emptiness, and because this emptiness is through reciting the Buddha, it is also called "rehearsing the samādhi."

You can enter that realm, then this moment, in fact, when you enter that realm, you can say that you are really a great bodhisattva who has come again by wishing. You don’t have to wait until after you die, and go all the way and then run. Come back, no, you are the incarnation of the Bodhisattva right now, even as we said before: "When you recite the Buddha, you are when you are a Buddha, you are when you become a Buddha." It is possible to do it. Mind and mind, then you are the incarnation of the Buddha. There is no difference, but you should not be attached. If you are attached, there will be no emptiness. Then you are not a true Bodhisattva or a true Buddha!

You can do it in this state, but it’s not that simple to practice. It’s not as simple as you think about it. It’s a simple way to recite Buddhism from morning till night, and develop the habit of chanting Buddhism from morning till night. There are so many benefits. First of all, you can stop creating karma and subdue your troubles right now. Our beings, ah, the defilement habits since the beginning of the tribulation are so incredible. If you want to stay down, don't say anything.

How difficult is it to stay down? The scripture tells us: "It's like breaking a forty li torrent." This waterfall as long as forty li can be washed down by powerful hydroelectric power, such a strong current. It can be said that it is impossible for you to cut it off. With our karma so strong and our troubles so heavy, it is impossible to rely on our strength to hold it down.

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(XNUMX) To learn the spirit of Bodhisattva's specialization

So only by developing the habit of reciting the Buddha, you naturally don’t have to subdue your worries, and you won’t get up at all. This is a very clever way, a very clever way to subdue the worries and then break them off, then develop the habit of reciting the Buddha. It's also very simple. As long as you really make a wish and start doing it, you can get used to doing it quickly. We find it difficult to recite the Buddha all day because we didn't make this wish. Think about it, everyone.

It’s not difficult for us to develop a habit. In our daily life, for example, we are used to getting up every day. We may adjust it in one week. It’s that simple. It’s that simple for you to develop the habit of reciting Buddha all day long. If it’s convenient for some people, like the elderly, if you don’t have any special tasks, you’d better close the door to recite the Buddha. The young people should be more motivated and practice the bodhisattva way in daily life as we are talking about today. Then recite as many Buddhas as possible.

When doing things, concentrate on doing things but don’t let go of the Buddha. He is still in your heart. If this is the case, you are also reciting the Buddha all day long. You can take the six faculties without doubt, without intermingling, and without interruption. It can be mentioned to be held in daily life. In fact, this realm is indeed. We finally understand it now. It is only this year that we are really sure. I am sure of this. And suddenly I understand this "all taking six faculties, purifying thoughts one after another." The realm is indeed the Dhammakaya, and the Great Bodhisattva is the Dhammakaya.

Then you don’t need to practice in the practice of Buddhism. Of course, it’s impossible to ask you to recite the Buddha in the realm of Dhammakaya. How could it be possible to take all six roots. The practice of "Yuantong Zhang" is only auxiliary, not our pure land method. It doesn’t matter if you can do as much as you can and can’t do as the major of the sect. This was joined by Master Yinguang. He joined him for his purpose. He wants us to learn the major of Bodhisattva from the beginning of our mind to becoming a Buddha. They are all reciting the Buddha, learning from him, not from his realm. We can't get into his realm!You "take all six roots." You can't take pictures until you die.

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(Thirty-three) Keep a reputation in the two or six hours of learning

We are now introducing everyone to practice in life. You are not really able to concentrate so much, but it will be effective, and it can help us to develop in daily life, because you have to work, if you can not work then You can also close the door to recite the Buddha, that's okay!It's also very good!Because we have also learned that the "Yuantong Zhang" like the Da Shizhizhi Bodhisattva is actually the practice of the self-reliance method, and the realm is the realm of the Dhammakaya of the Dharmakaya Bodhisattva.

Because it was originally a chapter in the Shurangama Sutra, it does not belong to the Sutra of Pure Land. It is only drawn from it as an aid and blessing for our Buddhist practitioners who cultivate the Pure Land. So how to accept the "Yuan Tong Zhang", I only really understood this year, there is no need to make it a major practice, because we can't do it at all, right, and it is not our "Pure Land Scriptures" Amending the law.

It is the Bodhisattva who relies on his own strength. Of course, he also has the blessings of Buddha power in the dark, but he achieves tact through self-reliance. We must see this clearly that there will be no contradictions. We have to What I learn is the specialization of the Bodhisattva of Great Momentum. Among the three Western holy sages, he shows his method. He is specializing, showing wisdom, showing one depth. In other words, one who is deep is truly wise. Guanyin Bodhisattva is showing compassion. .

This part is a special step to introduce you to the "Shengyi Bodhi Path". The intention is mainly to hope that we can have the spare capacity to improve the state as much as possible. Then this improved state can not only recite the Buddha in life, but also try to achieve it in the middle of two or six o'clock. Uninterrupted, and we are doing everything including the four shots, six degrees, and ten wishes. We can greatly improve all good and bad things. Not only can merits be improved, but also merits can be improved, so this part is also I hope that fellow practitioners will try their best to hold on to it, maybe you will become enlightened if you are not careful.

This is not difficult and not impossible. The method is very simple. You should recite the Buddha faithfully and with a name, and when you recite, you have to keep your mind in mind. Don’t say that I’m going to start reciting the Buddha diligently. I will notice that I’m chanting the Buddha every day. Wow!Now there is no emptiness anymore. We just said: "Reading without thinking, do something, do it without doing it." If you want to learn this, you will feel very comfortable.

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