Fate can be changed, and the power to do so is in our own hands. Once there was a man named Yuan Liaofan, who was originally named Yuan Xuehai and was a famous Confucian scholar in the Ming Dynasty. He pursued scholarly studies in his youth, but because his father wanted him to […]
If we do a lot of meritorious deeds, we will have blessings; if we listen to Sutra lectures and speak the Dharma, we will have wisdom. In the past, Shakyamuni Buddha “cultivated blessings and wisdom for three asamkhyeyas of eons, and planted the seeds for good appearance for a hundred kalpas”. And so he […]
When animals are killed, the hatred they feel produces a kind of poison. All animal flesh contains a kind of poison. This poison did not come into being in a single day, or even in one lifetime. It has been accumulating over many lifetimes. People have been murdering one another and brewing […]
A person\’s fate is flexible, not fixed. Everything is in his own hands. An ancient saying goes, A superior person is the master of his own fate.He determines his own destiny, and creates his own blessings.Calamities and blessings are not fixed;We bring them upon ourselves. Heaven, Earth, and Mankind are known as […]
Cultivation of the Way requires proper knowledge and proper views. You must not confuse right and wrong. You have to distinguish black from white clearly. Why does a person want to cultivate the Way? Because he wants to become a Buddha. How does one become a Buddha? The first step is to […]
Cultivation is not a one-day affair. Rather, we must cultivate in thought after thought,from morning to night, month after month and year after year. Even though you don’t notice a tree growing, day by day it imperceptibly gets bigger. After ten years or a hundred years, it can be made into good lumber. […]
Virtuous people have auras of white, while evil people are surrounded by darkness.Whether you do good or evil shows in your appearance. All the evil deeds I have done in the past,Came from beginningless greed, anger, and delusion,Created by my body, mouth and mind,I now repent of them all and reform. Due […]
A superior person knows how to determine his own fate.One can establish one\’s own destiny and seek one\’s own blessings. In the world, there are many things which you might think are good, but there are also bad things which occur within them. You might think you\’re very happy right now, but in […]
Ignorance causes ordinary people to function at the level of their emotions and desires, so that, in life after life, they spin around in the cycle of birth and death. Ignorance refers to greed, anger, delusion, pride, and doubt. These five kinds of evil karma make people muddled and crazy. Greed: One […]
\”One can never have enough of the qualities of kindness, compassion, joy, and giving －the more the better.\” Cultivators must develop the Four Unlimited Aspects of Mind. With these Four Unlimited Aspects of Mind, one will be able to teach and transform living beings, helping them to escape suffering and attain happiness. If […]