Month: December 2013
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Diamond Sutra – Way to Enlightenment – 金刚经 – 成佛之路
The highest truth and the way to it is revealed in this chapter. If we adopt an open mind and examine carefully what being said, we can see that what the Buddha suggests here – cultivate selflessly all good virtues – is no different from the core message of the founders of all other world’s…
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Diamond Sutra – there is really no Dharma to gain – 金刚经 – 得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提,为无所得
In a typical learning process, we receive some information, digest it intellectually or follow it experimentally, then it become part of us as an integrated part of our life. Very often, we consider it a gain after we learn something. However, in this sutra, after telling us that there is really no Dharma to teach, and…
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Derek’s Approach – update – 教学方案 – 更新
No self is the Dao, no self and no “no self”; Proper awareness is the Buddha, and there is no such thing as proper awareness; Charity is the Superior Man, who proceeds in middle of Confucianism Daoism and Buddhism. 无我就是道,无我无无我; 正觉就是佛,正觉非正觉; 布施是君子,儒佛道中行。 http://lisiming.net/study-with-derek/dereks-approach/无我就是道,无我无无我; 正觉就是佛,正觉非正觉; 布施是君子,儒佛道中行。 http://lisiming.net/zh/study-with-derek/dereks-approach/
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Diamond Sutra – Are we living beings? Are we not? – 金刚经 – 彼非众生,非不众生
After learning the highly profound yet seemingly paradoxical teachings from the Buddha, Subhuti couldn’t help but ask the Buddha, based on our limited wisdom, can we as living beings develop faith to accept and follow these teachings? The Buddha, possessing the perfect 5 eyes which penetrate all truths, see that there is the potential of falling…
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Diamond Sutra – there is really no Dharma to teach – 金刚经 – 说法者,无法可说,是名说法
There is really no Dharma to teach, said the Buddha. Does it sound familiar to Chapter 1 of Laozi’s Daodejing (whatever spoken is not the real and everlasting Dao)? If the two masters met, i imagine there will be a smile of mutual recognition! But the Buddha put it out more seriously in this chapter,…
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Diamond Sutra – Is there merit? Is there no merit? – 金刚经 – 福德有实,福德无?
In chapter 8 of this Sutra, the Buddha said blessings of sharing this Sutra far surpass that of any worldly offerings. Is it really so? Can we acquire this great merit or huge blessings for sharing the wisdom of this Sutra? The Buddha continues in this chapter: if the real merit can be described, it…