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The Power of Stillness: Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju offers profound guidance on the power of silence, the importance of guarding our speech, and the transformative path of chanting Namo Amituofo to purify the Body, Speech, and Mind.
The Still, Pure, and Waveless Heart
Teachings from Namo Amituofo
A profound teaching on maintaining a heart that remains still and pure, reflecting the truth like a calm lake, and how this state of mind leads to the realisation of one's true nature.
The Hidden and the Manifest: Teachings on Stillness
Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju provides profound guidance on how our emotional fluctuations disturb the beings residing within our bodies, and how we must transform these emotional entanglements into Dharma affinity to achieve true liberation.
The Art of the Still Heart: Teachings on the Rotating Mind
Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
A profound teaching on how the heart's tendency to rotate and fluctuate affects our practice, our health, and our path to awakening. Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju explains the vital importance of stillness in the journey toward the Western Pure Land.
The Stillness of the Heart: Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
A Discourse During the Second Session of the Thrice Yearning Ceremony
A profound teaching on maintaining a heart of stillness amidst the fluctuations of the world, and how the practice of continuous chanting leads to the transformation of karma and the attainment of Buddhahood.
Integrating into the World Without Moving the Heart
Words of Namo Amituofo
In the midst of our daily lives, how can we engage with the world while keeping our hearts perfectly still? Namo Amituofo offers profound guidance on the practice of maintaining inner stability amidst the shifting currents of impermanence.
Do Not Let Your Heart Be Moved
Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
To remain unmoved is a profound skill within the Buddha’s gate. When the heart is anchored in stillness, one transcends the turbulence of the world and the interference of karmic forces.
The Wisdom of Stillness: Stopping the Rolling Mind
Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju offers profound guidance on the nature of the 'rolling' mind—a state of constant agitation and turbulence—and how we may return to the stillness of our true nature through the practice of meditative concentration, equanimity, and purity.
Returning to Stillness: Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
Teachings from the Thrice Yearning Ceremony
Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju offers profound guidance on returning to our original nature through the practice of the Three Learnings of Precepts, Samadhi, and Wisdom.
Calming the Heart: The Path to Inner Stillness
Words of Namo Amituofo
When the mind is troubled, we must learn to calm it through the power of the Buddha-name. By stopping the mind's fluctuations, we can maintain the purification of our body, heart, and spirit and avoid the interference of karmic creditors.
The Stillness of the Heart
Teachings from Namo Amituofo
True spiritual practice is a matter of the heart. By maintaining a still and equanimous heart, we can transcend the cycle of karma and return to our original, true nature.
The Stillness of No Ripples: Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju
Guidance from the Thrice Yearning Ceremony
Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju offers profound guidance on maintaining a still heart, the dangers of internal turbulence, and the path to rediscovering one's true self through the practice of chanting Namo Amituofo.