◉ Do not irritate others, become embroiled in disagreements or allow any conflict to continue.
◉ Deep concentration is not being attached to external forms. It is to remain in stillness and serenity.
◉ Originally, we were Buddhas. But now we are deluded and have temporarily lost our original self-nature, our original Buddha-nature.
◉ If we can correct just one fault every day for three years, we will become virtuous and achieve a higher level of awakening.
◉ What is the difference between ordinary people and Bodhisattvas? Bodhisattvas correct their faults every day until they become Buddhas. Ordinary people do not yet realize their faults.
◉ If our minds are pure, compassionate and kind, we will never encounter illness or disaster.
◉ We would do well to stay away from crowded and noisy places because they give rise to obstacles that disrupt our purity of mind.
◉ We start our practice from the still mind, the mind of tranquility, the mind of purity.
◉ Mara is something that comes to torture us, to interfere with our practice. How many of us can resist? How many of us can remain unaffected? Only by practicing self-discipline, deep concentration and wisdom can we remain unaffected.
◉ When we are mindful of the Buddha, with every thought to benefit others, we are Buddhas for that moment. When we are mindful of Mara, with every thought to benefit ourselves, we are Maras for that moment.
◉ Read the newspaper, listen to the television only for work-related information. Let go of everything else. It is all illusion, all unreal. Only purity of mind is real.
◉ If we do not wish to be affected by others or circumstances, we would do well to practice purity of mind. Purity of mind is to remain in the stillness, the state of no wandering thoughts.
◉ Awakened beings see with wisdom eyes, the eyes of purity, equality and awakening. Ordinary people like us see with human eyes, the eyes of emotion that give rise to love and hatred.
◉ Our mind needs to remain in serenity. Our body needs to continue in movement.
◉ When our mind is at its purest we will recover our innate abilities and be able to hear the quietest sounds and see the least visible light.
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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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