Month: November 2013
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Diamond Sutra – Neither the past, the present nor the future mind can be found – 金刚经 – 过去心不可得,现在心不可得,未来心不可得
After learning that the Buddha possesses 5 eyes, which penetrate different levels of truth of this world, the Buddha explains how this penetration works. He explained, there are many worlds he sees, as numerous as the sands in the Ganges River, and there are many beings in each of these numerous worlds with different minds. Yet,…
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Website Maintenance completed – 网站维护完成
Dear readers/subscriber, lisiming.net has just undergone website maintenance, weekly online class and newsletter will resume this coming Sunday (Nov24) . Thank you for your attention and ongoing support! Blessings, Derek亲爱的读者, lisiming.net刚刚完成了网站维护,我们的每周在线课堂和通讯将会于本周日(十一月二十四日)继续。谢谢您的关注和支持! 平安, Derek
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Diamond Sutra – 5 eyes of the Buddha – 金刚经 – 佛陀有5眼
The Buddha has 5 eyes: 1) Human eyes – what we ordinarily use to see 2) Deva eyes – sight that transcend ordinary time and space 3) Wisdom eyes – mental/psychic discernment that aligns with truth 4) Dharma eyes – perception of one’s innate unchanging reality 5) Buddha eyes – perfect perception as the Buddha…
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Diamond Sutra – Real vs. Fake Bodhisattva – 金刚经 – 真假菩萨
We have learnt that there is no Buddha who “obtained” enlightenment, as enlightenment is beyond the notion of something that could be obtained by someone. In this section the Buddha furthers that there is no Bodhisattva who could save any beings. Why? Because the notion of “Bodhisattva” is absence in a real Bodhisattva when carrying…