27.10.25 : Rely On The Dharma | External Vs Pure Path | Suffering From Disadvantages | Planting Parable | Misbehaving 'Monastics' | Eye For An Eye

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Buddhist Inspirations (since 1997)  THOUGHT  Verses On Reliance On The Dharma 依法偈 佛虽教吾人，依法不依人， 诸多凡夫人，依人不依法。 The Buddha, although having taught us, to rely on the Dharma and not rely on the person, a great many ordinary persons however, rely on the person and not rely on the Dharma. 因闻痴人说，一二小善法， 愚人直依人，后学大恶法。 Because of hearing an ignorant person speaking, one or two minor good Dharma teachings, foolish persons directly relying on this person, later learn great evil 'Dharma' teachings. 相关教理 Related Teachings: 以何依止为正法？ What To Rely Upon As True Buddhist Teachings? https://purelanders.com/2018/10/10/what-to-rely-upon-as-true-buddhist-teachings 四依论解 Commentary On The Four Reliances https://purelanders.com/2018/10/10/commentary-on-the-four-reliances Read more...  QUOTE  External Vs Pure Land Path The external paths offer worldly promises of perhaps better health with more wealth, although all have to die, without a cent kept. The Pure Land path offers spiritual promises of definite immeasurable life with boundless treasures, for all to have Ultimate Bliss, without a cent needed. Stonepeace Read more...  FEATURE  [4] With Suffering From Disadvantages For Correcting Faults 以吃亏改过 4、吃亏：古人云：「我不识何等为君子，但看每事肯吃亏的便是。我不识何等为小人，但看每事好便宜的便是。」 [4] Suffering From Disadvantages: An ancient person said, ‘I do not recognise who are noble persons. Only seeing if for every matter, they are those willing to suffer from disadvantages, they then are thus. I do not recognise who are small persons. Only seeing if for every matter, they are those fond of taking advantages, they then are thus.’ [...] Read more...    EXCERPT  [82] The Parable Of Comparing Planting In The Field From The Sūtra Of A Hundred Parables《百喻经》之比种田喻 昔有野人，来至田里，见好麦苗生长欝茂，问麦主言：「云何能令是麦茂好？」 In the past, there was a savage man, who came and arrived in a field. Seeing good wheat sprouts growing lushly, he asked the wheat master, saying, ‘How are you able to cause this wheat to grow so lush and well?’ [...] Read more...    EVENTS  [ NEW CLASSES ] Mao Shan Wang Durian Cake (8 Nov 25) Flavours of Tradition: Savoury Mee Sua Yam Cake and Yam Rice (16 Nov 25) Guilt-Free Indulgence: Sugar-Free Chocolate Cake (30 Nov 25) [VEGAN CLASSES] @ ReJoyce Online Baking / Cooking Classes ****** VEGAN CAKES by ReJoyce Click Here For More  LETTER  How Should We Regard Misbehaving ‘Monastics’? Question: If we come across someone dressed like a Buddhist monastic, behaving in clearly non-monastic ways, how should we regard this person? Answer: There are 5 points to note on this: [1] First, we should know that this person might not even be a real Buddhist, much less a real Buddhist monastic. [...] Read more...    MOVIE  An ‘Eye For An Eye’, With One Another Blind? Unfortunately, due to imperfections of human-created justice systems, that immoral is not always deemed illegal. If so, what if there is an unrepentant criminal who ‘gets away’ with a terrible crime, due to a legal loophole? What if there is a victim who is indignant, who pines for justice? In the Buddhist perspective, things become morally murky if there is vengeance craved, mixed with fear and hatred. [...] Read 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🙏