◉ If we do not practice, but simply study; we just become Buddhist scholars.
◉ When we do not have enough time to mind ourselves, how do we have the time to mind others?
◉ I have awakened you 10,000 times but still you sleep! If you can listen and take this into your heart, then you are rare indeed.
◉ Our fear and worry over death arise from our strong attachment to our body.
◉ True happiness is not the comfortable or luxurious life that we are now enjoying. It is the contentment that can truly nurture our lives.
◉ Our lives should be like the strings of a lute. If the strings are too tight they will break. If they are too loose they will not play. They need to be balanced, as do we. This is to practice the middle way.
◉ Wandering thoughts and attachments are not within our innate nature; therefore, they can be discarded.
◉ There are at least three kinds of karma. Good leads us to the upper three realms; bad leads us to the lower three realms. But there is also a third kind; pure karma that leads us to the Pure Land. Pure karma is created when we interact with others, matters and things with the mind of purity, equality and enlightenment.
◉ The Cultivation Hall is the best place to calm our mind.
◉ We need to change our greed, anger and ignorance to sharing the same viewpoints or goals, observing the same precepts, living and practicing together harmoniously, not quarrelling, experiencing the inner peace and happiness from practicing together and sharing benefits harmoniously. when we accomplish these, we will feel lighter, more at ease, happier and healthier. This will in turn transform our environment.
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Source Of Information:
《To Understand Buddhism》, by Venerable Master Chin Kung, translated by Silent Voices, distributed by: Persatuan Penganut Agama Buddha Amitabha Malaysia, 90 & 92, Jalan Pahang, Gombak, 53000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.)
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