XNUMX. Characteristics and methods of practicing at home
XNUMX. Characteristics and methods of practicing at home
When practicing at home, in terms of self-interest, you should focus on protecting the Three Jewels to cultivate blessings. In terms of mind, you can also experience things and practice your mind, and even seek a state of practice where you can understand your mind and see your nature, because Buddha-nature can be realized by any monk or monk at home.However, it is not easy to gain insight into the nature of the mind, so no matter which school you are majoring in, or whether you are a monk or a monk, you must take root from the foundation of keeping precepts and cultivating blessings.In terms of altruism, most of the time, it is necessary to cooperate with the Three Jewels and assist the society in matters related to spreading the Dharma and saving lives, rather than focusing on the charitable cause of the world, which is for the people of the world who have not yet set their hearts on learning Buddhism. That's good, lay Buddhist disciples are obliged to perform their duties as lay disciples and do what lay disciples should do. Of course, it's okay to do worldly good dharmas occasionally as they please. to do.
In terms of practice, because the laity must take into account family, work and social responsibilities, the Buddha said that reciting the Dharma should be the most convenient, the fastest achievement, and the least easy to go astray, whether walking, standing, sitting, lying, sleeping, or even daily work. I don’t leave the Buddha’s name in my heart, but to enter this state of free recitation of the Buddha, we must first start with the name of holding, and over time we will naturally be able to enter this state. ", which is the practice of "remembering the Buddha and reciting the Buddha" in the "Yuantong Zhang".The usual listening to the scriptures and the Dharma cannot be interrupted, because when practicing at home, the temptation to face the five desires and six objects is even greater. If you cannot arouse righteous thoughts through the practice of scriptures, you will easily and unconsciously fall into the pursuit of the world without knowing it. .If you have enough energy to practice, and you have established a firm right view of the Tao, you might as well work on your xinxing to experience the vast, bright, tranquil Dharma Realm in your true self. The scenery, by that time, is also in the red dust, but he has already lived in the Paradise of Elysium and then returned to the world of Saha.This state, everyone can hope to enter, no matter whether they are renunciations, whether they are rich or poor, rich or poor, but they must be determined and single-minded. Whether through reciting Buddha, meditation, and meditation, they can be in an instant, in a few days, in a few months. Within a few years, it can be expected to enter, there is nothing impossible, the key is to be down-to-earth, sincere and sincere step by step, to accumulate blessings and wisdom, to follow the kung fu of the three learning of precepts, concentration and wisdom, from the outside to the inside , Take in the six sense organs, and return to the place of tranquility and nirvana. At this time, you are qualified to be a spiritual teacher. As a layman, you can lead all beings to take refuge in the Three Jewels. Drinking water and thinking about the source, don’t forget where the Dharma came from, and more importantly, do your duty as a layman, stand in the position and attitude of protecting the Three Jewels and assisting the Three Jewels in inheriting the Dharma, and carry forward the Dharma, instead of standing on the top of the mountain, separate signs from the Three Jewels. If you are a monk, and you have the precepts and solemnity, you will be more complete in merit and karma.
In terms of practice, because the laity must take into account family, work and social responsibilities, the Buddha said that reciting the Dharma should be the most convenient, the fastest achievement, and the least easy to go astray, whether walking, standing, sitting, lying, sleeping, or even daily work. I don’t leave the Buddha’s name in my heart, but to enter this state of free recitation of the Buddha, we must first start with the name of holding, and over time we will naturally be able to enter this state. ", which is the practice of "remembering the Buddha and reciting the Buddha" in the "Yuantong Zhang".The usual listening to the scriptures and the Dharma cannot be interrupted, because when practicing at home, the temptation to face the five desires and six objects is even greater. If you cannot arouse righteous thoughts through the practice of scriptures, you will easily and unconsciously fall into the pursuit of the world without knowing it. .If you have enough energy to practice, and you have established a firm right view of the Tao, you might as well work on your xinxing to experience the vast, bright, tranquil Dharma Realm in your true self. The scenery, by that time, is also in the red dust, but he has already lived in the Paradise of Elysium and then returned to the world of Saha.This state, everyone can hope to enter, no matter whether they are renunciations, whether they are rich or poor, rich or poor, but they must be determined and single-minded. Whether through reciting Buddha, meditation, and meditation, they can be in an instant, in a few days, in a few months. Within a few years, it can be expected to enter, there is nothing impossible, the key is to be down-to-earth, sincere and sincere step by step, to accumulate blessings and wisdom, to follow the kung fu of the three learning of precepts, concentration and wisdom, from the outside to the inside , Take in the six sense organs, and return to the place of tranquility and nirvana. At this time, you are qualified to be a spiritual teacher. As a layman, you can lead all beings to take refuge in the Three Jewels. Drinking water and thinking about the source, don’t forget where the Dharma came from, and more importantly, do your duty as a layman, stand in the position and attitude of protecting the Three Jewels and assisting the Three Jewels in inheriting the Dharma, and carry forward the Dharma, instead of standing on the top of the mountain, separate signs from the Three Jewels. If you are a monk, and you have the precepts and solemnity, you will be more complete in merit and karma.