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Words of Encouragement to Disciples
Chan Master Sheng Yen |Read more of: Words of Encouragement to DisciplesBelieve in the Buddha, learn the Dharma, respect the Sangha;
Triple gem is the bright lamp of ten thousand generations.
Uplift the quality of mankind;
Establish the pure land in the human world.
First, understand grace and the repayment of grace;
To benefit others is to benefit oneself.
To make one's best effort is the highest virtue;
Don't create difference between one another or argue for more or less.
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Is the View of Practice More Important than Practice Itself
Chan Master Sheng Yen |Read more of: Is the View of Practice More Important than Practice ItselfPublished with permission and lightly edited from Chan Magazine. Spring 1994 11-15.
Shifu, I have a question. A Chan aphorism says, "The practice is important but the view of practice is even more important." It seems to me this is a contradiction of Chan because any view I hold must be subjective and a distortion of truth and therefore an obstruction. If the ego goes away in the experience of… -
People Talking in a Big Space
Anonymous |Read more of: People Talking in a Big SpaceI felt very much at home sitting around the fire on the first evening, happy I'd come and ready for the retreat. I'd taken a bit more care than usual to prepare myself with additional meditation and tried not to arrive too tired. My wife and I have had a lot of sadness in the last few years, which has beaten us down, and the retreat was a chance to emerge from this. I also wanted to explore the…
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