Month: February 2014
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Diamond Sutra – perceive, see, believe, understand as such – 金刚经 – 如是知,如是见,如是信解,不生法相
When the Buddha about to conclude this sutra, he tested his student Subuti and asked: “when someone talk of the notions of self, others, living beings, and immortality, does s/he understand what i teach?” Subhuti answered: “no, because these notions too, are merely names and mental conceptualization, are not to be attached, and not to…
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US Tour April 2014
Derek is coming to the US again for a lecture tour this coming April! Check out his teaching schedule: http://lisiming.net/study-with-derek/us-tour-april-2014/ Don’t miss this rare chance to further your understanding and practice on Chinese Philosophy and Spirituality! Please register early to ensure availability. If you want to organize a workshop or schedule a private session with Derek…
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Diamond Sutra – the limitless universe – 金刚经 – 一合相
In advanced meditative state, one sees the limitless universe. Is this real? Is it the end? Some arrives there and claim it is so. The Buddha says in this chapter: despite of its magnificence and splendor, it is not the ultimate, as when we attach ourselves with it, we becomes and limits to it. Therefore…
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Diamond Sutra – Buddha can neither come nor go – 金刚经 – 无所从来,亦无所去,故名如来。
Tathagata in Chinese is “如来”, which means “as is”, or “as is originally is”. This “original is” is a state prior to all mentalizations and descriptions, and is beyond the descriptions of coming and going, sitting or lying, a he or a she, etc, which are identifications built on the notions of time and space,…
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Diamond Sutra – Bodhisattvas do not receive reward for their merits – 金刚经 – 菩萨不受福德故
There is virtue in practicing charity, which follows the law of karma (law of attraction); Ordinary people claims the virtue as theirs, which reinforces and continues the “self” and its way of life; Bodhisattva dedicates the virtue for the well-being, fulfillment, growth, transcendence, and liberation of themselves and all beings. * * * 不受不贪分第二十八 NO GREED AND…
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Happy Chinese New Year of the Horse! – 新年快乐,马年进步!
Wish all health, prosperity, happiness in this new year of the horse! For students, wish you great learning and leap in your understanding of your self and the world; For the meditators, wish you new break through and steady improvement in your concentration and awareness; For worldly practitioners, wish you success in all your relationships…