13.12.25 | Forward & Upward | Vegetarian-Eating | Top 10 Buddhist Faith | Macaque's Handful Of Beans | Dementia & Pure Land | White House Effect

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Buddhist Inspirations (since 1997)  THOUGHT  Forward & Upward The key person to push yourself forward and upward is yourself. — Stonepeace Read more...  QUOTE  Vegetarian-Eating 蔬食 蔬食卫生，肉食伤生， 杀时恨心，其毒非轻。 Veg(etari)an-eating is healthy [and hygienic], while meat-eating harms those living. When killing with the hateful mind, its poison is not light. 勿贪吃肉，吃了须还， 还的时候，真个可怜。 Do not greedily eat meat, as after eating, there must be returning. When returning, it truly is pitiful. 净土宗十三祖印光大师 Pure Land Tradition's 13th Patriarch Great Master Yìnguāng Read more...  FEATURE  Top Ten Kinds Of Buddhist Faith 十大佛教信念 [1] There Is Buddhahood: Have faith that… the historical Śākyamuni Buddha (释迦牟尼佛) has attained Buddhahood (佛果). [2] There Are Many Buddhas: Have faith that… as the Buddha realised, there are immeasurable other Buddhas too, such as Āmítuófó (阿弥陀佛: Amitābha Buddha), who also represents all Buddhas together. [...] Read more...    EXCERPT  [88] The Parable Of The Macaque’s Handful Of Beans From The Sūtra Of A Hundred Parables《百喻经》之猕猴把豆喻 昔有一猕猴，持一把豆，误落一豆在地，便舍手中豆欲觅其一，未得一豆先所舍者鸡鸭食尽。 In the past, there was a macaque, holding a handful of beans, by mistake dropping one bean on the ground, then giving up the beans within his hand, desiring to seek that one. Yet to get the one bean, first with those given up by chickens and ducks completely eaten. [...] Read more...    LETTER  How To Prevent Dementia And Still Reach Pure Land Despite It Question: If I get dementia, will I still be able to reach Āmítuófó’s (阿弥陀佛) Pure Land (净土)? Answer: The first thing to do is to prevent getting dementia physically by noting these medical tips: https://moonpointer.com/new/2018/04/dementia-from-meat-dairy-eggs, so as to eat and drink healthier this way: https://thedailyenlightenment.com/2016/10/how-should-all-aspiring-for-buddhahood-eat-and-drink/, according to the Buddha’s highest teachings. [...] Read more...    MOVIE  'The White House Effect' Affects You 'The White House Effect' affects through the greenhouse effect, to create 'your house's effect'. When there is weak political will, may we have strong personal will, to turn things around in time, now. Read more...  EVENTS  [ NEW CLASSES ] Strawberries & Cream Cake (27 Dec 25) [VEGAN CLASSES] @ ReJoyce Online Baking / Cooking Classes ****** VEGAN CAKES by ReJoyce Click Here For More Get TheDailyEnlightenment Telegram: https://t.me/tdegram Get Purelanders Telegram: https://t.me/purelanders Get Stonepeace Telegram: https://t.me/stonepeace The Daily Enlightenment TDE-Weekly is a free independent Buddhist inspiration e-newsletter. You can support us by contributing articles, running costs and encouraging friends to join. Contributions, suggestions and queries are welcomed at tde[@]TheDailyEnlightenment.com. The copyrights of the articles belong to the authors. 🙏南无阿弥陀佛🙏Namo Amituofo🙏