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Buddhist Inspirations (since 1997) |
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Tilt Haiku |
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Be not balanced
between good and evil;
be tilted towards good.
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Be Horses And Bulls, Before Dragons And Elephants 先牛马，后龙象 |
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欲为诸佛龙象，
先做众生牛马。
— 佛教格言
If desiring to be as all Buddhas' dragons and elephants,
[to take on great responsibilities],
first be as sentient beings' horses and bulls
[to serve them].
— Buddhist Saying
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Some Physical And Mental Benefits Of Eating As Vegetarians 吃素之身心利益 |
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It should be known that of those in water and on land, the flying and submerged, all sentient beings have our same minds of spiritual brightness and awareness. Only with past evil karmas deep and heavy, causing their shapes and bodies to be different, with their mouths not able to speak. (须知水陆飞潜诸物，同吾灵明觉知之心。但以宿业深重，致使形体殊异，口不能言。) [...] |
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EVENTS
[VEGAN CLASSES] @ ReJoyce |
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Desire Little And Know Contentment 少欲知足 |
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Human desire is boundless. There is no limit to it. The classic manifestation of desire is money. There is no end to our pursuit of it. If there is something we want, we save our money in order to acquire it. But once we acquire it, we soon want something else or something better. And so we desire more and more money… But we do not live for money. We live to work hard at what we want and to contribute to society, not to amass money. It is when these things are reversed that I think life feels empty... [...] |
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How To Transform Our Five Poisons? 如何转化五毒？ |
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Once, two pickpockets joined a group of laypersons on their way to Jetavana Monastery, where the Buddha was teaching. One listened attentively and soon attained stream-entry. The other, however, only with the intention to steal, managed to steal a small amount of money. After the occasion, they cooked at the house of the second thief, whose wife mocked the first thief, by saying that he is so wise, that he did not even have anything to cook at his own house. [...] |
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‘The Hunt’ For A Crazy Lady |
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Once, two pickpockets joined a group of laypersons on their way to Jetavana Monastery, where the Buddha was teaching. One listened attentively and soon attained stream-entry. The other, however, only with the intention to steal, managed to steal a small amount of money. After the occasion, they cooked at the house of the second thief, whose wife mocked the first thief, by saying that he is so wise, that he did not even have anything to cook at his own house. [...] |
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