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Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju offers profound insight into the nature of the self, guiding us to look beyond the physical body and the illusion of the ego to find our true nature.
A profound teaching on the balance between active diligent practice and the wisdom of following karmic conditions to achieve liberation.
Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju explains why practitioners often encounter drowsiness and mental wandering when they first begin their practice, using the metaphor of a lake to illustrate the process of clearing away internal defilements to reveal one's true nature.
Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju explains the profound necessity of purifying one's personality to the point of nothingness to realise one's true nature.
A profound teaching on overcoming the habits of the ego, resolving karmic interference, and returning to one's true nature through the power of repentance and compassion.
Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju explains the nature of our true self, why it remains hidden, and how we can finally uncover this precious treasure through the guidance of Namo Amituofo.
Teachings from the First Session of the Thrice Yearning Ceremony
Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju offers profound guidance on the practice of 'Nurturing the Inner Nature,' explaining how we can peel away the layers of worldly desire to reveal our original, luminous self-nature through the grace of Namo Amituofo.
Insights from the Thrice Yearning Ceremony
Growth is the elevation of one's Body-Mind-Spirit, while development is the outward expansion of one's influence. Before one realises their true nature, one must focus on internal purification and the dissolution of karmic obstacles.
A Discourse Recorded by Venerable Fa Hui
Namo Amituofo explains the profound difference between worldly seeking driven by karma and the spiritual path of the practitioner, which focuses on inner purification, the transformation of the self, and aligning with the Universal Principles, Truth, and the Right Path.
Words of Namo Amituofo
Namo Amituofo offers profound guidance on the true meaning of awakening, explaining how to transcend the cycle of confusion and return to one's original nature through the practice of Precepts, meditative concentration, and wisdom.
To let go of the self is to serve all beings. To use the body is to engage in True Cultivation, seeking to rediscover one's original self-nature. Namo Amituofo guides us through the difficult process of shedding the false ego that keeps us trapped in the cycle of rebirth.
In this profound teaching, Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju explores the state of 'No-Mind'—a path to liberation from ego-attachment and the key to rediscovering our true self-nature.