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2013_Guanglun Class Opening Ceremony Class Tutor's Speech January 2013, 1
Speech by the tutor at the opening ceremony of the Guanglun class

Hello, fellow initiates, today is January 2013, 1. So far, most of the fellow initiates have spent nearly ten months of preparatory courses in dynamics and clubs together. Today is finally the day when the Guanglun class officially starts. Say goodbye to the predictions made in 1. We have lived through a life of death and rebirth together. We feel that our group also has a special sentiment that once shared difficulties. I hope everyone will learn together in the future. You can all intersect with Dao, take commandments as the foundation, and achieve Dao Karma together. Don’t let down this rare common learning cause and fate.

There were XNUMX people who originally signed up for the Guanglun class, but because most of the people on the Internet are not people who want to come to learn Buddhism, they must first be assessed and deleted one by one, and some who want to pass the time or come to gain popularity. Those who are prepared for future use, or who have not yet possessed many virtuous roots... must be eliminated first to ensure that the Taoist style of our class is clean, so there are only fifteen fellow practitioners who have survived so far, although it seems that it is only fifteen. , But there are already a large number of people. In the Sutra of Immeasurable Life, it is said that "the world of bliss is easy to go and there is no one." Why is there no one (fewer people can go)? Because most ordinary people are the body of less kindness and more three poisons, so the law is easy There are very few people who can go through cultivation.

In the past, when I was studying at the Yuanxiang Buddhist Research Institute in Taiwan, where both hardware and software are quite high, there were only seven graduate students in the class. The teachers in the institute were doctoral professors invited from several universities and research institutes recognized by the Ministry of Education and added us. The dean and the dean have a total of nine professors to teach us these seven graduate students, and our general class is also at the level of a research institute, because what we teach is a course in the first generation of Buddha, of course, it can meet the conditions for becoming a Buddha. There are even fewer fellow practitioners. This condition does not refer to secular ingenuity, but to good roots, virtues, and sincerity.After laying the foundation of this pre-class preview, most of the practitioners have been able to meet the standards of Liuhe Jingli's view and understanding, precepts and fellow practitioners, and the standard of speaking and non-comprehension. This is also a rare sight in other dojo groups. In the past three years, fellow initiates must continue to cultivate many good roots and virtues, especially in the implementation of sincere and respectful heart. If this root is not solid, then it is false to say that they have true faith and aspirations, and they will not be able to die in the future. Pure land, because the heart is not true.

In the future, we will teach every month to memorize the two verses of the general essays and one verse every week to follow the teacher's line-Buddhism disciple rules, and then cooperate with the various teachings and explanations in the usual posts. I will give them to the same The online time and homework set by the practitioners are very loose. This is to cope with the inconveniences of practicing at home, but I still hope that everyone will continue to improve and encourage themselves to continue to the standard of practice for monks at home. To devote more effort to the study of the Guanglun class, you must not be less, thinking that this is enough for now, because the changes in our body behavior represent the strengths and weaknesses and true and false of our true beliefs, so we must learn from the facts. The changes in our body and behavior are used to test our Taoism, so as to ensure that we can truly become a Buddha in this life. Don’t think that you will be able to become a Buddha by taking this assurance class. My assurance is also. One prerequisite is to have true faith and aspirations. If there is no true faith and aspirations, then the Buddha cannot guarantee your rebirth. Therefore, my responsibility is to provide you with a path of spiritual practice that can decide to become a Buddha in this way, and I myself will also. Leading everyone on the road, but sincere faith in aspirations still has to depend on you. In other words, whether you can decide to die, the most important thing lies in yourself, and neither I nor the Buddha can do anything about it.

My personal expectations for the teaching of this class are actually not high, because it is really not easy to meet someone who can teach the Fa. If in the future there are really one or two people who can inherit the thoughts of good guidance that I teach and become mine. Dharma, then this is considered rare. In the past, Chinese masters passed on Dharma, and it is not easy to pass one or two people in their lives. For example, Tiantai Sanluhuisi only teaches four wise masters, but if it really is like a wise master If you are, then it will be able to reinvigorate the Taoist style. This is the expectation of my professor's wide-ranging class. So at present, it seems that the fellow practitioners in our class do not yet have anyone with such a magic weapon. I hope everyone will show great interest. In the future, being able to be born in the blue is better than blue. The responsibility of promoting the thought of good guidance will be passed down through the teaching style of our Guanglun class. I believe that you all have this potential and can do better than me. As long as you are truly big-hearted, Everyone can do nothing without enlightening the wisdom and virtue of the Buddha-nature.

Finally, I exhort everyone to voluntarily change their habits in the future. After the class starts, I will not drink to everyone as often as I used to. This will not only hurt my vitality, but also violate the precepts. If I do not listen to the precepts three times, I may just persuade you again. I will settle complaints. Of course, I will not do such thankless things. So in the future, apart from the fact that the practitioners have violated the law and the rules, I will correct them, and I will look at the situation of my personal habits. The treatment will no longer be as severe as it was when the foundation was laid, but we must first remind everyone that good times are more difficult to cultivate. Without a stern stick, if you encounter some compliments occasionally, then everyone should be more vigilant. Don't take the compliments seriously. All the compliments are just to encourage you to improve a little bit. No matter how you cultivate, the three poisons of ordinary people are not really sanctified. In the future, everyone should be self-aware.

The above is simple to give you some advice. In this good day of the school opening ceremony, I also wish you all future Buddhas to be able to take up their responsibilities straightforwardly, as the Amitabha envoys, always remember the grace of Buddha and teacher, and truly implement the virtues in every moment. At a certain time, so that oneself can continue to grow the roots of true goodness and true goodness from it.

Nammo Amitabha! Immeasurable light and immeasurable life!

Written on the first day of January XNUMX in Taitung Jingzong Fasting Association, Buddha Shi Renjing Heshi

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