Maxim 1 The Founding Master said, “The study of any science has limits to its use, but if you learn how to make the mind function, this study can be utilized without a moment’s interruption. Therefore, mind practice becomes the basis for all other studies.” Today's dharma words 2024.01.24
Maxim 2 The Founding Master said, “A practitioner of the Way seeks to know the mind in order to achieve freedom of mind, to understand the principle of birth and death in order to transcend birth and death, and to understand the principle of transgression and blessings in order to control them as one pleases.” Today's dharma words 2024.01.23
Maxim 10 The Founding Master said, “Those who have made a great vow to the great Way should not hope to accomplish it quickly. With quick steps one cannot walk a long distance; with an impatient mind one cannot achieve the great Way. That tall tree is the result of a small shoot growing for many years without decaying; buddhas and bodhisattvas are the result of accumulating merits over a long period of t.. Today's dharma words 2024.01.20
Maxim 11 The Founding Master said, “There are two Māras hindering great practice. The first is, ignoring one’s own spiritual capacity, one stops progressing by denigrating and giving up on oneself. The second is, satisfied with a modicum of knowledge, one stops progressing by being proud and haughty. Without getting rid of these two hindrances of Māra, one cannot accomplish great practice.” Today's dharma words 2024.01.20
Maxim 12 The Founding Master said, “A person who has lost all hope is someone whose physical body is still alive but whose mind is dead. Even a villain who has committed murder, robbery, or sexual misconduct, if he turns his mind around just once, may still become a buddha or a bodhisattva. But for a person who has lost all hope, there is nothing that can be done for that person until his or her mind bec.. Today's dharma words 2024.01.19