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The Tangible and the Intangible: Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
Insights on the Nature of Existence
Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju offers profound insights into the relationship between our physical bodies and the intangible spirits that reside within, guiding us toward the path of purification and ultimate awakening.
The True Value of the Spirit
Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
How do we measure the worth of our spirit? Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju explains that the value of our existence is not found in material wealth, but in the cultivation of our hearts and actions according to the laws of karma.
Facing Our Faults: Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
Recorded during the Third Session of the Thrice Yearning Ceremony
During the third session of the Thrice Yearning Ceremony, Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju provides profound guidance on how to confront our past faults, release the burden of karmic creditors, and walk the path of sincere repentance.
The Voice in the Wind: A Spirit's Journey to Deliverance
An Interview with Lu Yunrong, a Spirit of the Northern Taiwan Mountains
Lu Yunrong, a young girl who perished in a mountain landslide, shares her journey from the darkness of the earth to becoming a wind spirit, and her eventual deliverance through the compassionate chanting of Practitioner Su.
The Vital Importance of Daily Practice
Words of Namo Amituofo
Namo Amituofo explains that daily practice is not merely a routine, but the essential foundation for the continuation of one's Dharma Body and wisdom. Practitioners must avoid the trap of treating their practice as a chore to be made up, as this mindset creates defilement and triggers the laws of karma and cause and effect.
Teachings on the Illusion of Existence
Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
During the second session of the Thrice Yearning Ceremony, Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju offers profound guidance on the illusory nature of our existence and the path to awakening our true self.
Illuminating the Ten Thousand Dharmas
Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
In this profound teaching from the Thrice Yearning Ceremony, Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju illuminates the nature of reality, the laws of karma and cause and effect, and the path to true awakening.
The Natural Principles of the Universe
Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju explains how the natural world and our own bodies reflect the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way.
The Lifelong Lesson of Changing One's Personality
An Interview with Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs reflects on the heavy price of seeking external validation, the reality of spiritual attachments, and the necessity of transforming one's personality as a lifelong practice.
Cultural Shock and the Restoration of Ancestral Wisdom
The Twenty-First Letter of Venerable KaiLin
In this twenty-first letter, Venerable KaiLin addresses the profound cultural shift facing modern society, the crisis in contemporary education, and the urgent need to return to the foundational truths of the laws of karma and cause and effect.
A Message from Master Wei Chueh to His Disciples
An Invitation from the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre
Namo Amituofo has descended to this world to save all beings. We reach out to the disciples of Chung Tai Chan Monastery with an urgent message from Master Wei Chueh, who wishes to speak with his students once more.