Master Yongning
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The Three Hun Souls and Seven Po Souls Entering Spaces
An Interview with Venerable Yongning
Venerable Yongning discusses the subtle dangers of attachment, the loss of the three hun souls and seven po souls, and how Practitioner Su’s guidance at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre helps restore the soul to its pure state.
The Light Within the Dust
An Interview with Venerable Yongning
Venerable Yongning reflects on the nature of worldly attachments, the necessity of shedding one's ego, and the transformative power of practice at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre.
The Path of Diligent Practice
An Interview with Venerable Yongning
Venerable Yongning discusses the profound significance of daily practice, the dangers of judgmental thoughts, and the necessity of maintaining a steadfast vow on the path to Buddhahood.
The Body as the Ultimate Testing Ground
An Interview with Venerable Yongning
Venerable Yongning discusses the necessity of overcoming the physical body and the ego to achieve true spiritual progress, emphasizing that the body is the primary site of both our trials and our potential for liberation.
The Sea of Emotion
A Teaching from Venerable Yongning
Venerable Yongning reflects on how emotional attachments act as heavy stones, dragging practitioners down into the sea of karma, and how the Dharma serves as the only driftwood capable of saving us.
The Path of True Obedience
An Interview with Venerable Yongning
Venerable Yongning reflects on the profound practice of listening—the art of obedience to the Dharma—and how the purification of every cell through the Buddha-name leads to true liberation at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre.
The Trap of the Habitual Body
An Interview with Venerable Yongning
Venerable Yongning reflects on how our daily habits and attachments create invisible traps that bind us to the cycle of rebirth, and why letting go is the only path to true liberation.
The Foundation of Growth: Teachings from Venerable Yongning
An Interview with Venerable Yongning
On April 8, 2019, Venerable Yongning shared these reflections at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre. Addressing the challenges of communal life and the necessity of maintaining a compassionate heart, the Venerable offers guidance on how to transform interpersonal friction into a foundation for spiritual growth.
The Buddha-Land
An Interview with Venerable Yongning
Venerable Yongning shares profound insights into the nature of the universe, the boundless compassion of Practitioner Su, and the transformative power of the Thrice Yearning Ceremony at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre.
Human Nature, the Body, and the Realms of Deliverance
An Interview with Venerable Yongning
Venerable Yongning reflects on the profound relationship between human nature, the physical body, and the spiritual realms, explaining how our internal state dictates our karmic reality.
The True Body and the False Body
An Interview with Venerable Yongning
Venerable Yongning, a monastic who sought deliverance at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre, shares profound insights on the nature of the physical body, the challenges of the human condition, and the path to spiritual awakening.
The Deliverance of a Distant World
An Interview with Venerable Yongning
Venerable Yongning recounts the extraordinary deliverance of a planet of animal-like beings, witnessing the boundless compassion of Namo Amituofo as Practitioner Su performs Chao Du across the universe.