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Random Thoughts Over Brewing Tea

Life and death matter, as impermanence will strike soon When the poet Chen Zi’ang (661-702) of the Tang dynasty (618-907),...

A Mind in Chanting Keeps Leisurely Company with White Clouds

During the Song dynasty (960-1279), a lay Buddhist Shi Tianji in Yangzhou of eastern China focused on Pure Land in...

Being Vegetarian: An Exchange of Ideas

A few days ago, in the Five Contemplations Mess Hall of the International Buddhist Temple, we had a discussion with...

Ullambana

Ullambana, All Souls Day, is not only a festival to save the spirit of departed parents, it also reminds you...

Karmic Reward and Retribution

Violating a precept brings retribution in present life According to Records of Karmic Retribution, during the Jin dynasty (1115-1234), Han...

Sutra and Mantra Recitation Invokes Divine Grace

A Diamond Sutra-chanting ghost stays retribution Towards the end of the Qing dynasty (1636-1911), there lived Li Shu (1883-1954), a...

Abstain from Killing and Set Animals Free

The best way to eliminate karma is to let animals go back to nature. The greatest evil in this world...

Good or Evil, A Fleeting Thought Makes All the Difference

The Flower Adornment Sutra says, “If people want to understand all Buddhas in their lives past, present and future, contemplate...

Dr Sun Yat-sen’s Fortuitous Encounter on Mount Putuo

Buddhism advocates equality, fraternity, compassion and philanthropy.  -- Dr Sun Yat-sen   Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), leader of the 1911...

Fate Lies in Your Own Hands

People in general are more concerned about themselves than about anyone else, especially their own fate. Some assume that they...
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