Mettavalokanaya_International_Buddhist_Magazine_September_2019

Do you
need
happy?….
If you want to happy, you need to
plant the karmic seed of happiness.
Gradually accumulating virtue and
acts of kindness raise a kind heart and
do kind deeds. Let it all start from giving
then you will find yourself becoming
happier and happier. From the time we
begin studying Buddhism our state of
mind should start to show corresponding
changers.
If we stop pointing the finger at
others we will be surrounded by many
kind and harmonious people. When we
are walking on the path of bodhichitta
we will be more and more similar to
bodhisattvas, thus becoming more and
more popular amongst people.
Don’t use Buddhist Dharma as a
magnifying glass, always picking on the
shortcomings of others. Just focus on
your own shortcomings and problems,
correcting them one by one. Truly reduce
your pride and learn to be modest.
Don’t talk about the business of
others and don’t look at the mistakes of
others. Most important is to constantly
observe your own mind daily. All
Dharmas are impermanent, one’s life
and a precious human body are also
impermanent. Therefore, utilize the
leisure and endowment of human
life, albeit brief and impermanent, to
The President of Life TV,
Abbot of Hong Fa Zen
and other Monasteries in
Taiwan
Most Venerable
Master Hai Tao
Taiwan
“The mind start
to show the
true”….
diligently cultivate. Never look for an
excuse to procrastinate.
Desirable or undesirable karma
can both be altered, and this is also a
reason for which we practice Buddhism.
Change the cause and conditions, then
the resulting effect can change. Realize
that all suffering arises from various
karmic forces within our minds. In order
to cease suffering and attain bliss, one
must watch over the mind, give honest
credence to the law of cause and effect
and have boundless compassion towards
living beings.
If one attempts to posses all that
one fancies, reject all that one hates and
fret over gains or losses, this not only
causes vexations, but also creates karmic
causes for descending into the cycle of
reincarnation. Visualize yourself reciting
the Buddha’s name in a place where
there is the most suffering. A lotus flower
blooms with each recitation of Amitabha
Buddha and living beings are able to gain
deliverance. Recite the Buddha’s name
without separation from Bodhicitta, so
the recitations do not become apathetic
numbers.
A kind heart like a piece of fertile
ground, if there is no sowing of seeds,
irrigation and tending the soil it will be
covered with weeds. Therefore, wisdom
and compassion can’t be just kept in
the heart, we must take action for
the purpose of benefiting oneself and
others.
Merit is not something anyone
can pass on to you, it can only be
accumulated by yourself. The wisdom
taught by the Buddha is like a method
of cultivation for great harvest taught to
the farmers. It is not enough if we only
know the method, it needs us to take
action in cultivating our own land.
Do not forgo practicing good deeds
that are considered minor. Good deeds
in the from of mindfulness or in efforts,
regardless of however minuscule are
seeds that may be nourished through
cultivation into significant merits that are
hundreds of thousands times greater.
Buddha Dhamma is an absolute
truth; believe in cause and effect, so you
can know the truth and accept it. Know
the truth about the universe, so we can
repent sincerely. Eradicate all that is bad
and do all that is good; be deliberate in
your behavior and what you are saying
and have a wonderful and good life.
The way you treat others is a
reflection of the way you treat yourself,
because the Master of our lives are
not deities, geomagnetic omen or the
eight characters of a horoscope; it is
our behavioral reaction which comes
from our patterns of behavior, the way
of speaking and the way you treat others
those all led by our heart.
Only when we have achieved
wisdom will we realize that all the things
we were chasing after in the past were
all troubles brought about by ourselves.
All the worries and sufferings that we
experience are all brought about by
ourselves.
A simple thought of wholesome or
evil, when amplified by the omnipotent
network of the internet, surly would have
influence over countless numbers of
people; thus the karma in consequence
could be unimaginable. Therefore,
maintaining a wholesome frame of mind
while going on line is the particular
importance.
Our body is servant to our heart.
It can commit either good or bad deeds.
You can make use of this body as a tool
for liberation or it can plunge you deeper
into samsara. Please take advantage of
all your existing opportunities to meet
your guru and practice dharma.
The reactions of your body are
reflections of your thoughts. Always
keep a compassionate heart and your
life, your body and the world will follow.
There will always be surprises
in your life, so forgive those who are
different and ease your burdens. Aspiring
to change others leads to dissatisfaction
and misery.
Effective advise should begin with
caring words. However, words alone,
regardless of how skillful it could have
been said, would be useless if your
advise was given without all due respect
for the self-esteem of others.
Impermanence governs the world,
whilst bygones are bygones forever.
Being born as a human is extraordinary
and then it is equally precious to have an
opportunity for the learning of Buddha
Dhamma. But, it would be a pity to forgo
this opportunity of a life time to immerse
oneself in the drift of mundane pleasures
everyday.
If the course of life is compared
to a road then the Buddha’s teachings
are like a roadmap showing the way to
arrive at the shores of safety and felicity.
The key is whether or not we follow the
directions and cultivate diligently.
In order to deliver and save all
living beings, we must first let go of
weighing pros and cons for ourselves.
The exemplification of compassion is to
always have consideration for others,
understanding their needs and their
current situations, while gently guiding
them step by step with warmth and
kindness.
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