21.08.25 : Brace, Brace, Brace! | Time Like An Arrow | 10 Lessons On Impermanence | Son Travel Parable | Purify Home Of Deceased? | D For Duality In The Sandman

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Buddhist Inspirations (since 1997)  THOUGHT  Brace, Brace, Brace! You can continue worrying forever by not bracing for that feared. Or you can stop fretting now by preparing for that dreaded. Stonepeace Read more...  QUOTE  Time Flies Like An Arrow 光阴似箭 光阴迅速，时序更迁，刹那刹那，一念不住。… 人命无常，荣华不久，急寻归路，免受沉沦… 净土宗十三祖印光大师 《示某比丘尼》 Time passes swiftly, with the seasons' sequence also with changes, from kṣaṇa to kṣaṇa, for one thought not abiding… [As] human life is impermanent, with its glory and splendour not for long, urgently seek the 'return' route to the Western Pure Land Of Ultimate Bliss (西方极乐世界), to avoid receiving of sinking [in suffering's ocean]. Pure Land Tradition's 13th Patriarch Great Master Yìnguāng (Guidance To A Certain Bhikṣuṇī) 相关教理 Related Teaching: 因无常迅速，急寻归西路 As Impermanence Comes Swiftly, Urgently Seek The Western Pure Land's 'Return' Route https://purelanders.com/2022/08/24/179-as-impermanence-comes-swiftly-urgently-seek-the-western-pure-lands-return-route 完整典籍 Complete Text: 《印光大师文钞菁华录》 Record Of Great Master Yìnguāng’s Collected Writings’ Essence https://purelanders.com/jinghualu Read more...  FEATURE  Top Ten Lessons On Impermanence 关于无常的十大教训 [1] Departure: Impermanence (无常) is about ongoing ageing (老), toward more sicknesses (病), and eventually death (死). In this sense, it might seem ‘depressing’. ▶ [2] Renewal: Impermanence is not just about decay, as it is also about renewal and rebirth (轮回), as its other side. In this sense, it might seem ‘uplifting’. [...] Read more...    EXCERPT  [78] The Parable Of With The Son Expecting Morning Travel From The Sūtra Of A Hundred Parables《百喻经》之与儿期早行喻 昔有一人，夜语儿言：「明当共汝至彼聚落有所取索。」 In the past, there was a person, at night speaking to his son, saying, ‘Tomorrow, I will together with you, reach that village. It has that we have to obtain, what we are searching for.’ [...] Read more...    EVENTS  [VEGAN CLASSES] @ ReJoyce NEW CLASS Mid-Autumn Special: Baked Teochew Yam Mooncakes (14 Sep 2025) Flavours of Tradition: Teochew Yam Mooncakes & Savory Yam Cake (20 Sep 2025) OTHERS Online Baking / Cooking Classes ****** VEGAN CAKES by ReJoyce Click Here For More  LETTER  Should Homes Of The Deceased Be Purified? 亡者的家应当洒净吗？ Question: Is it necessary to practise Buddhist chanting with ‘sprinkling of blessed water to purify’ (洒净) the home of the deceased? Answer: Some might believe in doing so to prevent the deceased’s consciousness from being attached, to thus haunt the home. However, there are two issues with such ‘purification’. [...] Read more...    MOVIE  ‘D’ For Duality In ‘The Sandman’ Destruction remarks to Dream, on their ‘Endless’ family members, each of whom embodies and expresses a quality, ‘There’s no such thing as a one-sided coin… Our sister (Death) defines life. Despair defines hope. Desire defines hatred. Destiny defines freedom.’ [...] 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.