International Buddhist Society: Recent Episodes
International Buddhist Society
Dharma talks and lectures on introduction to Buddhism, approaches to meditation, Buddhist values and more, presented by the International Buddhist Society from Richmond, BC, Canada. For more resources, visit our website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Why chanting is done in non-English language? • A brand new life and a brand new path • The sound of Chinese chanting • Becoming a tour guide of the temple
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The Eight Consciousnesses Vol. 1 - The 100 Dharmas – Lecture 10, in English. Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 八識 第10講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的網站：www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Achieving true happiness besides meditating • Accepting things the way they are and accepting change • The definition of happiness • The joy of meditation • Anger • Buddha's Delight
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The Eight Consciousnesses Vol. 1 - The 100 Dharmas – Lecture 9, in English. Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 八識 第9講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的網站：www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
•2015 Temporary Ordination and Eight Precepts Retreat • The relics of the saints • Pure-Meats practice before become a vegetarian • Finding one's past lives • Can I learn meditation from books?
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The Eight Consciousnesses Vol. 1 - The 100 Dharmas – Lecture 8, in English. Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 八識 第8講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的網站：www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The universal values • The parents and the guilt • Regret • Dodging attachment • Human Essence• Feel someone pushing while meditating • The balancing factor of Karma
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The Eight Consciousnesses Vol. 1 - The 100 Dharmas – Lecture 7, in English. Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 八識 第7講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的網站：www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The road to a spiritual odyssey • 2015 Temporary Ordination and Eight Precepts Retreat
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The Eight Consciousnesses Vol. 1 - The 100 Dharmas – Lecture 6, in English. Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 八識 第6講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的網站：www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Use meditation to help defeat migraines • The misery of I, me, my • Emptiness and inherent existence • Thousand Buddhas Surrounding the Vairocana Buddha • How could I relieve the discomforts of my meditation?
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The Eight Consciousnesses Vol. 1 - The 100 Dharmas – Lecture 5, in English. Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 八識 第5講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的網站：www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Most valuable experience on your recent trip • Buddha's teachings on "Anatta" • Gardening and killing • The Medicine Buddha • Change our posture while meditating • Walking meditation
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The Eight Consciousnesses Vol. 1 - The 100 Dharmas – Lecture 4, in English. Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 八識 第4講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的網站：www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Teachings to aid in meditation • The method of boxing • How can we let go?
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The Eight Consciousnesses Vol. 1 - The 100 Dharmas – Lecture 3, in English. Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 八識 第3講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的網站：www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Happiness and attachment • Benefits of meditating in Nature • Temporary Buddhist ordination & 8 precepts retreat • Why do we need to take Three Refuges to follow the teaching of the Buddha?
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The Eight Consciousnesses Vol. 1 - The 100 Dharmas – Lecture 2, in English. Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 八識 第2講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的網站：www.buddhisttemple.ca
The Eight Consciousnesses Vol. 1 - The 100 Dharmas – Lecture 1, in English. Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 八識 第1講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的網站：www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• What does "Namo" means? • How old is the temple? • Will we be reunited with deceased loved ones after death?
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Bodhisattvas also need to study and meditate • Abnormal sensations during meditation • Meditation helps kids as well • The objective of a Buddhist • Will a deceased person come back and trigger paranormal phenomenon?
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The last Pratyekabuddha • The Notes • Buddhist view on music • The 3 Realms • Do I have to be a vegetarian to be a Buddhist? • Do not photograph
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
Hands above table to eat • Karma about eating meat • Schools of Buddhism • Meditation is work • Disbelieve on "Life is Suffering" • Where do I start? • Eliminating Karma? • The big belly Buddha • Giving up eating meat? • Achieve Nirvana while alive • A child's dilemma • Definition of Success • The DVDs
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The benefits of meditation •Good, bad, and Duality • Avoid attaching to emptiness? • Is there any Buddhist teaching on the LGBT community?
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 28, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第28講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Asuras in Human Realm • The cause of rebirth • The right path of practice • Dependent Origination • Is there a creator god?
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 27, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第27講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Traveling bag • Karma, past, and future • English Dharma publications • The cause of Karma • Prajnaparamita • Dependent Origination: Paticcasamuppada
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 26, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第26講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Hell on Earth and our mind • Short-term Ordination • Wooden swords • Escape from Animal Realm
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 25, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第25講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The content person and the lazy person • Idol worshiping and statues • Five Contemplations • Everything originates from the mind • Pratiyakabuddha • Improving consciousness
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 24, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第24講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Buddhism in layman's terms • Within and without, peace and happiness • Arhathood
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 23, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第23講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• A book for beginners • Karma and its mechanism • Schools of Buddhism • Negative thoughts • Remembering past lives • Consciousness • Preventing
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 21, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第21講
The Heart Sutra - Lecture 22, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第22講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The order of forgiveness • Wisdom within • Confrontation of suffering • Stop wanting • Letting go and being complacent • Advice on happiness and suffering • Accepting and conformism • Self-compassion
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 20, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第20講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The poor • Wave and water • Om Mani Padme Hum • Noumenon and phenomenon • Essential practices for beginners
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 19, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第19講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Accessibility of lectures • the purposes and benefits of meditation • The Dharma • the method of 50/50? • Wisdom and Karma • Balancing the Karma • Burning incense • Causation and suffering
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 17, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第17講
The Heart Sutra - Lecture 18, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第18講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
SHOW LESS• One is in all and all is in one • Individual and collective Karma • Neutralization of bad Karma? • How to stop hating someone who's done you harm? • A daughter's dilemma and her atrocious family
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 16, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第16講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Filial piety and guilt • Negative personality caused by childhood tragedy
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 15, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第15講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Vegetarianism and Buddhism • Tibetan Book of the Dead • Compassion and loving kindness meditation
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 14, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第14講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Apply emptiness into action • Tantric method of Buddhism • Conscious and unconscious wrongdoings • the meditation practice we just did • the characteristics of different meditation practices
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 13, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第13講
The Heart Sutra - Lecture 12, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第12講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The origin of thoughts • Pain and suffering • Sleep and Enlightenment • Do guardian angels exist? • The monkey-mind
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 11, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第11講
The Heart Sutra - Lecture 10, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第10講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The questions from Yama • The Buddha Maitreya • Addiction problems ․ The symbolism of Buddhism • Defying gravity - Yogic Flying
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 9, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第9講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Can you come to our school and give a talk? • Teaching kids what is suffering and compassion • Dalai Lama and Goldie Hawn's compassion class for kids
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 8, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第8講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Duality • "Make the world around me better" • What is Nirvana? • Tried, but still unable to get it • Meditation equals emptying the mind? • Don't want to come back - Is that still a desire?
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 7, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第7講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Adjustment of the body, breath, and mind • Thank you and Leigh for the meditation class • What happens to your spirit after you take your own life? • Richest man • Meditating while upset
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 6, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第6講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The Meaning of "Namo Amituofo" (Namo Amitabha) • Mind running wild • I tried to focus, but my mind won't do it
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 5, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第5講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The Five Elements of meditation • Challenging questions and Prajnaparamita • Ego and Nirvana
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 4, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第4講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The Birth and Enlightenment Day of the Buddha • The way people eat food • The trip to Mae Salong, Thailand
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 3, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第3講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The vicious cycle of Anger, worrying, and not being good enough • Freeing animals belonging to someone, is that stealing? • When do we know we are on the way? • Buzzing sensation while meditating
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 2, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第2講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The Karma of reincarnation as an animal • How to get rid of negative thoughts during meditation?
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The Heart Sutra - Lecture 1, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 心經 第1講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• GMO concern • Fall asleep during meditation • Beyond the constraint of the body? • Helping a dying patient • Buddhist Temple's videos • Helping a cancer patient spiritually
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Who Am I - Lecture 4, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 我是誰 第4講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Can discrimination be good? • Why don't we remember previous lives? • Gratitude and the building of the temple • Psychedelics and consciousness • Lucid dreaming • Vipassana meditation • Om Mani Padme Hum
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Who Am I - Lecture 3, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 我是誰 第3講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Why shave hair to become a monk or nun? • The story of Ajahn Siripanno
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Who Am I - Lecture 2, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 我是誰 第2講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Temptation and coconut tarts • Namo • Thank you • The announcement of the enlightenment • Purifying Karma
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Who Am I - Lecture 1, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 我是誰 第1講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Temple's donation to the food bank • Predetermined destiny • Malicious religions • Ways of seeing through the illusion • Different stages of awakening • Eyesight
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Meditation and Consciousness – Lecture 10, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 - 靜坐與意識 第10講 - 觀成法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Transmitting positive energy to others • Cause and effect • Doing good deeds in the name of the passed
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Meditation and Consciousness – Lecture 9, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 - 靜坐與意識 第9講 - 觀成法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Bowen island meditation centre • The mind of the past and future
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Meditation and Consciousness – Lecture 8, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 - 靜坐與意識 第8講 - 觀成法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Where should one choose to live? • Not to hate evildoers • Believe or not to believe? • My stroke of insight
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Meditation and Consciousness – Lecture 7, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 - 靜坐與意識 第7講 - 觀成法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Fear of death • Enlightenment in simple terms • Trip to Asia • Career path • Wooden paddles
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Meditation and Consciousness – Lecture 6, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 - 靜坐與意識 第6講 - 觀成法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The fear before an examination • The difference between thought and consciousness • Shame • The ending of desire • Nirvana and Enlightenment • The ultimate goal • The irritation of sound and smell • Doubt
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Meditation and Consciousness – Lecture 5, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 - 靜坐與意識 第5講 - 觀成法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Consciousness stays • Karma and the unpunished • Cleaning bad Karma • Using Mala to say the prayer
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Meditation and Consciousness – Lecture 4, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 - 靜坐與意識 第4講 - 觀成法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Meditation class • Wooden plaques • Reborn in the Pure Land • Living with equanimity and not attaching
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Meditation and Consciousness – Lecture 3, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 - 靜坐與意識 第3講 - 觀成法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• What is neutral Karma? • The Eightfold Path • The truth of rebirth • Buddhism and intuition • Saying bad or good, is that judging? • Direct experience and indirect experience
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Meditation and Consciousness – Lecture 2, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 - 靜坐與意識 第2講 - 觀成法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• How to react to negativities from others? • Volunteering in a hospital • The Buddha and Jesus Christ • How to keep an open heart and mind to the opposite? • Differences between responding and reacting • Neutralization of Karma
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Meditation and Consciousness – Lecture 1, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 - 靜坐與意識 第1講 - 觀成法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Guidance on how to deal with a person's death • How to walk out from depression
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12 Dependent Origination- Lecture 10, by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 十二因緣 第10講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Meditating with eyes open? • The method of entering the Pure Land • Going to the Pure Land without knowing its existence? • The mechanics of circumambulating • The chanting during circumambulating • Amazing experience in this class • In Vitro fertilization
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12 Dependent Origination- Lecture 9, by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 十二因緣 第9講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Is this a realm of suffering? • The state of Nirvana • The meaning of the word "Suffering"
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12 Dependent Origination- Lecture 8, by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 十二因緣 第8講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Good and bad, cause and effect • There is nothing to be attained • The quality of someone's intention
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12 Dependent Origination- Lecture 7, by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 十二因緣 第7講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• How do you know when to stop meditating? •Do the Hell and Ghost Realm trap beings forever? • Abortion • A man on death row and his organ donation
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12 Dependent Origination- Lecture 6, by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 十二因緣 第6講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Om Mani Padme Hum and Namo Amitabha • Why is there a heaven realm without suffering? • The black sash and the brown sash
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12 Dependent Origination- Lecture 5, by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 十二因緣 第5講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Where is Pure Land? • The path to the Land of Bliss • Theravada versus Mahayana Buddhism
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12 Dependent Origination- Lecture 4, by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 十二因緣 第4講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• International Buddhist Temple ordination ceremony special
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12 Dependent Origination- Lecture 3, by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 十二因緣 第3講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Why can't people get along? • The shrine of a general • Carrying Karma to the next life seems unfair • Daily meditation techniques • Meditation that transcends physical limitations • Fear of Flying • My past life • A Mother's concern
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12 Dependent Origination- Lecture 2, by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 十二因緣 第2講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Forgiving a loved one's betrayal • Why are humans attracted to things that cause suffering? • Mental garbage • Monk and nun's meditation • Death, time, and the Pure Land
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12 Dependent Origination- Lecture 1, by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 十二因緣 第1講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• How does the mind work? • Sangha member's meditation • Seven days retreat • Chanting during meditation or not? • Dying while asleep • A dying mother's story • Saturday meditation class • Predestination, causality, and Karma • The Six Syllable Mantra
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Nine Stages of Training the Mind - Lecture 12
By Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 九住心 第12講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Where do I go when I die? • It's all about love • Love without attachment • Retreats • Enlightenment, suffering, and the Land of Bliss • The Buddha and his enlightenment • Nirvana
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Nine Stages of Training the Mind - Lecture 11
By Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 九住心 第11講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Does being Buddha equal emptiness? • The trip to Hong Kong • The buffalo emancipation program in Thailand
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Nine Stages of Training the Mind - Lecture 10
By Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 九住心 第10講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Between money owed and friendship • What if someone deliberately deceives you? • Human interactions and misunderstood compassion • Causality and emptiness
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Nine Stages of Training the Mind - Lecture 9
By Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 九住心 第9講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The new format of the sutra lectures • The Six Realms and the Asuras • Precepts, concentration, and wisdom
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Nine Stages of Training the Mind - Lecture 8
By Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 九住心 第8講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• What to do after one has done mistakes? • " We vow to take on the sufferings of all sentient beings", why? • Yoga and Buddhism • Pilgrimage tour to follow the footsteps of Buddhism in India • Proper way to pray and worship in a temple • Is thinking about and preparing for death being negative?
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Nine Stages of Training the Mind - Lecture 7
By Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 九住心 第7講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Free information that shows teachings for beginners before one becomes a believer • Buddhism's view on the future of the Earth • Praying for the deceased • Cultivate the connection to the Buddha through devotion • After taking the Five Precepts
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Nine Stages of Training the Mind - Lecture 6
By Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 九住心 第6講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Does Buddha bond to Karma? • What are dreams? • Devastating world and the Earth • Does Arhat remain in the world by choice? • Enlightenment and the body • Relationship between Karma and emptiness
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Are human relations stopping us from achieving Nirvana ? • Reducing problems and achieving peace of mind • Losing sight and the past life • Buddha's ten names and "Teacher of gods"
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Nine Stages of Training the Mind - Lecture 5
By Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 九住心 第5講
Nine Stages of Training the Mind - Lecture 4
By Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 九住心 第4講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Marriage, human relations, and having family • How can I rise above all problems and live in peace? • Losing eye sight and past life Karma • Is the Buddha a teacher of God?
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Nine Stages of Training the Mind - Lecture 3
By Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 九住心 第3講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The Sutra on Amitabha Buddha • A smart career choice • Serving others in Buddhist practice • Beyond Saturday's meditation class • The Land of Bliss and one's destination • Pure Land and the ultimate enlightenment
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Nine Stages of Training the Mind - Lecture 2
By Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 九住心 第2講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• What is self, no-self, and wisdom? • Smart man, wise man, and dumb man • What is sexual misconduct? • Gossiping and idle chatter in office
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Nine Stages of Training the Mind - Lecture 1 (Prelude - Six Syllable Mantra)
By Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple
觀成法師 主講 英語 九住心 第1講 (六字大明咒)
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The CT shooting • The White Tara and the Green Tara • The meaning of "Tuttare" • Why chanting for 108 times? • The difference between Pali and Sanskrit
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A Bodhi Moment: Buddhist's Climate Control – Episode 9, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Hong Ci at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 – 菩提時分： 第9集 – 弘慈法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Meditation means keeping the mind blank? • Family tree and Karma • Terminal disease and euthanasia • A story of a man lingering in his deathbed • Life support, to pull or not to pull the plug? • Being successful in business and spiritual life
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A Bodhi Moment: Patience – Episode 8, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Hong Ci at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 – 菩提時分： 第8集 – 弘慈法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Suddenly itchy • The black robe and brown sash • Realms of reincarnation • How can I explain to people why I don't eat meat? • Compassion towards animals • The future of human diet will be vegetarian • Contentment of peace of mind
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A Bodhi Moment: Fear and Fearlessness – Episode 7, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Hong Ci at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 – 菩提時分： 第7集 – 弘慈法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• How effective is Karma? • Is it okay to have intentions and desires without attaching? • Will good Karma also delay enlightenment? • Car accident because of bad Karma? • Live in honesty and purity • Will attachment affect the outcome? • Adam and Eve
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A Bodhi Moment: Guard Our Senses and Live a Happier Life – Episode 6, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Hong Ci at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 – 菩提時分： 第6集 – 弘慈法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• "Non-self" and the Five Skandhas • The meaning of taking refuges
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A Bodhi Moment: Mindfulness - Compassion – Episode 5, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Hong Ci at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 – 菩提時分： 第5集 – 弘慈法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Vinnana • Namo Tassa Bhagavato • Om Mani Padme Hum • Gratitude towards you, the temple, and the Sangha • Between speaking the true feelings and speaking flattery • The mantra after meditation • Why we are here?
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A Bodhi Moment: Buddhism – Suffering and Self-Compassion – Episode 4, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Hong Ci at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 – 菩提時分： 第4集 – 弘慈法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• English speaking meditation and Dharma talks • Bring pets for blessings and ceremony • Vegetarian pets
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A Bodhi Moment: Buddhism – Science of the Mind – Episode 3, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Hong Ci at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 – 菩提時分： 第3集 – 弘慈法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Why men and women are segregated • A Buddha creates no Karma • The four buddhas and the two warriors
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A Bodhi Moment: Happiness – Episode 2, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Hong Ci at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 – 菩提時分： 第2集 – 弘慈法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Violence, hatred, and suffering in the world; how to keep compassion from turning into despair for the world?
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A Bodhi Moment: My Story – Episode 1, in English.
Lectured by Venerable Hong Ci at the International Buddhist Temple
英語 – 菩提時分： 第1集 – 弘慈法師 主講
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Incense during meditation • Major commonalities between Buddhism and others • Focusing a monkeying mind • When to bury or cremate? • The legitimacy of sutras • 48 thousand volumes of Buddha's teaching • Manifestation and duality
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Buddhist Morality: The Five Precepts - Lecture 6
Lectured by Venerable Hong Ci, at the International Buddhist Temple
弘慈法師 主講 - 英語 - 五戒 - 第6講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• How did you decide to become a monk? • The history of the temple • The famous origin of the wooden stick
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Buddhist Morality: The Five Precepts - Lecture 5
Lectured by Venerable Hong Ci, at the International Buddhist Temple
弘慈法師 主講 - 英語 - 五戒 - 第5講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The definition of a Buddhist • Being successful in business while building good Karma • The book: "The Diamond Cutter" • The duration of being ignorant
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Buddhist Morality: The Five Precepts - Lecture 4
Lectured by Venerable Hong Ci, at the International Buddhist Temple
弘慈法師 主講 - 英語 - 五戒 - 第4講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Living in a hell realm while on Earth • The origin of the Universe • Studying sutras with a logical mind • Can a nonhuman being be a Buddha? • God and Nirvana • How long does it take to reach Enlightenment? • Marriage and Buddhism
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Buddhist Morality: The Five Precepts - Lecture 3
Lectured by Venerable Hong Ci, at the International Buddhist Temple
弘慈法師 主講 - 英語 - 五戒 - 第3講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Pratyekabuddhas • How to help someone out of physical violence? • 12 Dependent Originations • The Alaya Consciousness
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Buddhist Morality: The Five Precepts - Lecture 2
Lectured by Venerable Hong Ci, at the International Buddhist Temple
弘慈法師 主講 - 英語 - 五戒 - 第2講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The meaning of taking the Three Refuges • Partner for life? • Mudra and Mantra • What is Dharma? • Sangha and their shaved heads • The beginning of human kind • Three sentences of the meaning of life • Two lions at the gate
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Buddhist Morality: The Five Precepts - Lecture 1
Lectured by Venerable Hong Ci, at the International Buddhist Temple
弘慈法師 主講 - 英語 - 五戒 - 第1講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Gender roles of the Sangha order • Buddha's view on euthanasia • Negative emotions and Meditation • Mantra Chanting
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Trip to Hong Kong • Practise without laziness • Quote on the wall • On the right path and changing the world
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How to Meditate – Lecture 40 (Summary), in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第40講 - 觀成法師 主講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi • Memory of reincarnation • Cooking class for vegetarians • Inner knowing of reincarnation • Reincarnation and the eternal existence of energy
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How to Meditate – Lecture 39 (Summary), in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第39講 - 觀成法師 主講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Sending joy and happiness to those who are suffering • Liking, hating, fear, and past lives • Practising self-compassion
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How to Meditate – Lecture 38 (Summary), in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第38講 - 觀成法師 主講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The 5 contemplations while eating • Why are genders separated during meditation? • What is a dream? • How to pray for those who passed away? • Does meditation help people with mental health illness?
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How to Meditate – Lecture 37 (Summary), in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第37講 - 觀成法師 主講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Does awakening or enlightenment emphasize what is likely to come? • Reincarnation of animals • The attachment to families • Female figures of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva • Homework after meditation class • Who created us? • Tapping of the stick • Why do men go first?
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Tapping stick • The differences between enlightenment and awakening • Chanting during meditation • Using Om Mani Padme Hum to stop monkeying mind • 49 days from the point of death to reincarnation, is that correct?
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Are compliments considered to be flattery? • Chanting the Great Compassion Mantra • Is this a miracle? • Calm the mind • Faith, doubt, shamelessness, and duality • How can you truly forgive if you can't forget?
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• How to get out of Animal and Hungry Ghost realms? • What happened to rioter's mind • The Dhamma Brothers and their efforts • Do murders or sexual offenders go to hell realms? • How to predict living and dying?
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Consciousness and intuition • Negative seeds in Alaya Consciousness • George Gershwin and his past life talent • Why the Heart Sutra is greater than all mantras?
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Between happiness and being jobless • Do you remember your past lives? • Supernatural power and the precepts • books for beginners • Five Skandhas
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• "Where are you going? I am already there!" • Buddhism program at UBC • Asking questions • Understanding our mind through meditation, how so? • Daily morning meditation • Live a green life as a Buddhist • Relationships and Buddhist practice • Ego and competitive life style on Earth
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Following Buddha's teachings while being a Christian • Hitting the ground with stick • Finding Nirvana by logic? • Regret for past deeds and worrying about the future
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The black robes and brown sash • Dharma Talk during the lunch • Sacred Buddhist text and the creed to follow
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• It's difficult to grasp them all • The meaning of the Medicine Mantra • The prayers • Books for learning mantras
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Following the Buddha and affiliation to the temple • Defining sexual misconduct according to Buddha's teaching
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The difference between Tibetan Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism • Circumambulation and hand positions • Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, and the Five Skandhas • Rebirth • Is the six paths of reincarnation a reality? • Buddhism and Taoism
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• How to donate lunches for meditation class? • Why the Five Skandhas are empty?
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Is enlightenment permanent? • Chanting Buddha of Medicine to help someone
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How to Meditate – Lecture 36, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第36講 - 觀成法師 主講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Special Edition for Ching Ming Festival (Ancestry Remembrance Festival): Six Paths of Reincarnation
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Ksitigarbha Hall construction • Reclining Buddha statue • The origin of life according to Buddha's teachings • Meditation in the pavilion
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How to Meditate – Lecture 35, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第35講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 34, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第34講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 33, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第33講 - 觀成法師 主講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Is there a Buddhist ceremony for marriage? • Get older, get more suffering, and become wiser? • Is Karmic debt and reward predetermined? • Helping others to understand Karma • Ways to deal with anger • Evening meditation class
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Differences between necessity and desire • Reluctant to ask • Should we stop using animal products? • Sixth realization with living in poverty
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How to Meditate – Lecture 32, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第32講 - 觀成法師 主講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Men and women's seating • The large reclining Buddha • Self-nature and Karma
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• The monk painting behind you • Non-duality • Is there a purpose of ego?
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How to Meditate – Lecture 31, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第31講 - 觀成法師 主講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Spider over the sidewalk • Suffering but refuse help from others • Proper ceremony for the deceased • Om Mani Padme Hum and being vegetarian
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Fabric softener and group meditation • A healthy way to look at death • The monkey mind and meditation
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How to Meditate – Lecture 30, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第30講 - 觀成法師 主講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Faith practice, detachment of senses, and the heaven of lapis stone • The morals behind euthanasia • Passing away while worrying about loved ones • Randomness, chance, and accidents in the universe
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• What is a Buddhist's belief on organ donation? • Emancipation of sea and land lives
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How to Meditate – Lecture 29, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第29講 - 觀成法師 主講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Whose Karma was that from? • Catastrophic events and the fragility of life
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Preventing self from judging others • The nature of consciousness • Consciousness and the universe • A pure heart • Connected minds • Telepathy and consciousness • The object of mind during meditation
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How to Meditate – Lecture 28, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第28講 - 觀成法師 主講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Buddha's teachings towards women and children • Not judging others • A private consultation • Differences between feeling pity and true compassion • The purpose of meditation
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Honest people, bad people, and the purpose of life • Helpers of the meditation class
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How to Meditate – Lecture 27, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第27講 - 觀成法師 主講
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
• Sharing food with people next to you • Buddhist's definition of sexual misconduct • Why walk fast during walking meditation • Five hindrances in meditation
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The following topics were raised and addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
· Thank you, I have became a happier person · Why do we chant for people who have passed away? · The trip to Hong Kong. · Why are there more women in the meditation class than men?
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How to Meditate – Lecture 26, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第26講 - 觀成法師 主講
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The following topics were raised and addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
· Traumatic childhood and Karma · Defending self and Karma · Clear thinking and the second part of meditation.
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The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode,
- Dharma talk publications
- Between parents and kids
- Chanting when someone has passed away
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The following topics were discussed in this episode,
- The merits of chanting Six Syllable Mantra
- Dealing with someone who hurts you
- How to keep concentrated during meditation?
How to Meditate – Lecture 25, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第25講 - 觀成法師 主講
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In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- In the Sutra of the Great Extinction of the Dharma Spoken by the Buddha, the Buddha said that there will be an increase in evil as time passes, and Buddhism will soon cease to exist. People would be less compassionate, and it will be eventually hard to find goodhearted people, maybe two or three in every million. Why is that? Why does the world head to such a direction?
- How do we know that Arhats exist? Do we see them? How do we know that reincarnation exists?
- Buddhism seem to emphasize compassion. Don't love, kindness and awareness need to come before compassion?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- Would you please explain the use of the wooden paddle before and during meditation?
- Why was loud music allowed to be played last week during the Seniors Day? Is it a good way to teach old people Buddhism?
- I have a friend who has hinted about suicide. What is the Buddhist view of this kind of action or contemplation? What words of wisdom can you offer to someone who hears this from a friend?
- Is it possible to believe and to not believe?
- What would you tell to a person who does not believe in reincarnation?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- When a person dies, where would he go? Is it the end of him?
- Can you give some insights into how Buddhist practise might counter or eliminate a bored state of mind?
- Why do Buddhist monastics shave their heads?
- Buddhist Sutras are so complex, with layers and layers of entities. Did Buddha go through all of them, or did he experience them all?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- Are there any other days for meditation, if I would like to come more often?
- Should we follow the Hinayana approach? Do you advocate for Hinayana Buddhism?
- You've mentioned the idea of Conceptualization and how it relates to how our minds work. Could you talk more about it?
- In the Eight Realizations Spoken By the Buddha, it's said that the five aggregates aren't the ego, but aren't they all ego-based?
How to Meditate – Lecture 24, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第24講 - 觀成法師 主講
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In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- Most of the time, most of us are either thinking about the past, planning, or worrying about the future. What can one do to eliminate these bad habits? It is sometimes a challenge to stay in the present after a long day at work or at school.
- Is "True-self" an observer of the truths? Who is the thinker behind the thoughts then?
- It was mentioned in one of the lectures that the universe will eventually come to an end by contraction - what does it mean?
- If one would like to help with future expansion projects of the temple, but cannot help financially, is there anything one can do?
- When we are at vegetarian restaurants, many of them serve chicken soup, fish soup, steaks, etc., is it okay if we eat them?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following question from the audience,
- Our population is always growing, and we have many more people on earth every year. How can we all have had a past life? How can we all have reincarnations?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- I've heard that people sometimes are reincarnated to repay their debts - what about those whose debts are being repaid? Do they have to be reborn too? If I die with someone owing me money, can't I just forgive it? I don't want to have to come back just to collect some cash.
- What does living in the present moment mean?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- When there is suffering, what should we do? Does chanting Sutras help? Which Sutras should I chant?
- Once a mother was forced to choose between her two children in a Nazi Germany concentration camp. The child she picks will live, while the other must die in the gas chambers. What should the mother do according to Buddhism?
- The iron creatures in the Avici Hell that perform the torturing of those who committed bad Karma, are they considered sentient beings? If so, then would these creatures be reborn in Hell themselves, because of the bad deeds they have performed?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- What is the meaning of the banging of the wooden paddles before the beginning of the meditation and during walking meditation?
- What is the purpose of announcing the names of the people who donated the lunch, if charity is supposed to be anonymous?
- It seems that the Diamond Sutra emphasizes on the importance of selflessness. As a beginner student, what can one do or think to serve as the stepping stone to reach the ultimate goal of selflessness?
- What is the meditation of the four line stanza? Isn't one supposed to think of nothing when he meditates?
- What are Asuras?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- If we do good, or what we think are good, who decides where we go after death? Who is our judge?
- What are dreams? Should we take them seriously?
- How can we be reborn if we are "nothing"? And if there's nothing, why do we have to go to Nirvana?
- Why shouldn't we have a mind from the past?
- What do we do when we feel fear and anxiety?
- What is the meaning and purpose of taking the vow of silence? How long should we go for?
- How was the first human created?
How to Meditate – Lecture 23, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第23講 - 觀成法師 主講
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In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions raised by the audience,
- Why do I have to use two hands to eat (at the temple)?
- What is the video camera for (during the Q&A session)?
- How does one assist a friend who is in suffering? For example, when the friend is dying of cancer, or being rejected by others.
- What do you think of God?
- If I understand correctly, we must let go of all our desires to find peace. Is love a desire then? If so, how do you let go of it? What do you do when your mind yearns for it?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following topics for the audience,
- The importance of giving and generosity
- Can Buddhists eat butter or drink milk?
- Are all objects around me unreal? Are they just illusions in my mind, including other people?
- What are the 32 Physical Attributes?
- Do you have any advice for someone who would like to integrate daily meditations into a busy life? Often I have to travel. My workload changes all the time, and sometimes it consumes me.
- Why do I have to recite the Buddha's name?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- After death, what becomes of us? Why are humans put onto the earth? Are you truly happy?
- Can you please explain the Skandhas (i.e., the Five Aggregates)?
- Does Buddha reincarnate as women?
- What are dreams? Is it another world, or just a subject that we've been thinking about during the day? There are moments in my life that are totally familiar and are repeated - what are they?
- What is your ultimate goal?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- If there is reincarnation, why do we have more people in the world every year?
- What are the three poisons (i.e., greediness, hatred, ignorance)?
- How can you avoid mental afflictions if someone is continuously and purposely hurting you?
- You spoke of absolving oneself of the ego, personality and life. How does one resolve the transcendental and the relative? That is, how can one be in the world without an ego?
In this episode, the Venerable introduced the following topics to a volunteer group visiting the Temple,
- Why is it important to leave the cycle of reincarnation?
- What are the six realms of existence according to Buddhism cosmology?
- What should we do to build up wholesome Karma, so that we can reincarnate into the wholesome realms?
In this episode, the Venerable answered the following questions raised by the audience,
- Introducing the the book Ten Thousand Miles Without A Cloud.
- How early should a child be taught Buddhism? How best to introduce the teaching and practice?
- What does the activity of releasing sea lives encompass? What does not to kill mean? The Diamond Sutra said, "there is no object to be obtained", does it mean the whole world is an illusion?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- Why do men and women sit separately in the meditation and eating areas?
- What is the profound meaning of Emptiness? In your case, what do you do to break the ice of anger? How can you see the emptiness of anger? When I feel my anger, it controls me.
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- What should we expect during the upcoming three-day retreat?
- A lot of paradoxes exist in Buddhism, so there are also lots of questions and yet no answers. I would like to thank you for your teaching and for such a wonderful opportunity to hear the Dharma and experience some aspects of the temple life.
- Would it not be better to reincarnate into a life of suffering, in order to realize the true nature of Samsara?
- What are your thoughts on being an organ donor after one's death? Should there be a waiting time before doing this?
- What are The Five Contemplation While Eating? (continued)
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- Is it true that the Buddha and his disciples were not vegetarian. They had to ask for food on alms round and therefore had to eat anything that was given. Some gave meat and non-vegetarian food into their bowls.
- If you are trying to explain Buddhism to someone, but he is reluctant, what should you do? Do you persist or stop?
- What is the Buddha of Medicine Ceremony?
- I'm not as wise as Subhuti, and even though I've been practicing for over a year, I have not been successful with quieting the voice in my head. What do you suggest me to do?
- If future, present and past are semantics in representing the concept of time, does it mean that they don't exist?
- What are The Five Contemplation While Eating?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- What is the Venerable's opinion regarding chanting Mantras while doing exercise such as walking on the treadmill or cycling a stationary bicycle?
- Why do we pray or say prayers?
- Is seeking Enlightenment being selfish?
- Along with daily meditation, what Sutras or prayers would be beneficial to practice daily to cultivate one's wisdom?
Then the Venerable shared his recent experience participating in a Light Opening ceremony, and speaking to factory workers in Canton. He also introduced the Vipassana meditation, and the differentiation between love and compassion.
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- In The Sutra of the Eight Realizations of the Great Beings, it is written that “We vow to bear the burden of countless sufferings on behalf of all sentient beings.” How do we do this?
- Some religions do not allow the dead to be cremated. They believe that the spirit gets burned up. Does it matter once the death has occurred if the body is cremated or buried?
- I'd like to volunteer as a tour guide next summer as the temple. Does the temple have training programs for volunteers?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- Did Buddha discover that there were so many levels of the human existence on this earth?
- Did Buddha write all the Sutras? Or did his disciples write them? If so, were they accurately recorded?
- The deluded thoughts of our parents that bring us to this world - are they good or bad thoughts? They give rise to our reincarnation, but also give us the chance to practice for Enlightenment.
- How does a person know that he's enlightened? What difference does he feel?
- What's the name of the book about a monk travelling to India to bring Sutras back to China?
How to Meditate – Lecture 22, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple.
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第22講 - 觀成法師 主講
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In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- Can we trust politicians in the world?
- Why are onions and garlic not used in the cooking in Buddhism?
- Are people that are in war-zone countries or others that suffered from terminal illness already in Hell realm? Or, are they where they are due to past Karma?
- What should I do if my spouse is not on the spiritual path with me?
- Can females become monks or abbots?
- Do monks and nuns usually find enlightenment?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- What do we come to the temple for?
- How to connect properly with the Thousand-hand Bodhisattva?
- How can Buddhism affect and help to heal the lives of homeless people?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- Does Karma of our parents affect our own Karma? Or are we the only one that's responsible for our Karma?
- Has anyone got the Six Powers? Who are they?
- This was on the news. A mother in Hong Kong has two daughters, aged 18 and 22. She is a very protective mother and loves her daughters very much. One day, the 22 year-old didn't come home for a night, and they got into an argument the day later. The mother was so mad that she beat the 22 year-old with a pan. The 18 year-old saw this and called the police. The mother was imprisoned, and had to serve a sentence afterwards. What kind of Karma is this? The mother was a good mother and everything she did was for the benefit of her daughter. Why did she get sentenced?
- In The Sutra of the Eight Realization of Great Beings, it is said to overcome the four demons, and be free from the prison of the five aggregates, and the three realms. What are these four demons?
- In Zen Buddhism, when we do things in total awareness, it's considered as Dharma practice, while an action done distractedly with only half our attention is considered as just another worldly action. Can one be engaged in Dharma practice but multitasking at the same time?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions,
- Even though, we work to know ourselves through meditation, what about losing oneself in a group or through dancing? Losing yourself in music or a group of people can also bring bliss. Is this bliss different from that from meditation?
- We spend our lives acquiring knowledge. It seems ironic that knowledge would cause us trouble, and how we have to let it go to achieve Nirvana.
- It appears that a simpleton has an upper hand in achieving Nirvana, since he's not able to think much or he's not pressing for worldly possessions.
- If we are to rid ourselves of all desires all the way to the point of knowing No-Dharma, then are we to rid ourselves of desires to attain Nirvana as well?
- It was mentioned that there should be no judgement in mind, yet, deciding whether an action is good or bad requires active judgement. What should be the guidelines for this judgement?
- Does sitting with bare feet facing the Buddha's statue show disrespect?
- Venerable, can the temple organize cooking lessons so that those interested can learn how to cook temple-style vegetarian dishes?
- A friend of mine who has been coming here for many years told me that, when he has to make a important decision, he always asks Buddha by shaking the bamboo sticks in one of the halls here, and he always got the right answer. What is your opinion about this?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- I read in the newspaper that there was a Buddhist monk who meditated for his whole life, and he in turn emptied out all his emotions. However, because of his meditation, he no longer feels anything for his mother who he used to be very close to. Both he and his mother were very depressed, thus he monk chose to see a psychiatrist. Upon researching, the psychiatrist concluded that meditation is both beneficial and unbeneficial, in that it can cause depression and distant yourself from your loved ones, and therefore creating harm.
- Since all the souls are being reincarnated so many times, where do new souls come from?
- If Buddhism is the study of the mind, then how can one be sure that in the process of analyzing the mind, we are not feeding its egoistic tendencies?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience,
- How do we know if reincarnation exists? Are concepts like reincarnation and Karma similar to Heaven and Hell in Christianity as moral guidance?
- Can you explain the difference between Pure Land and Nirvana?
- Can you please explain the meaning of "Om Mani Padme Hum"?
- Is it possible for beings in the animal realm to go up to Nirvana? Or must they go to the human realm first?
- What kind of help can you get from Buddha without you doing something to achieve your goal? For example, if you have sickness, you need to go to the doctor, not only doing good deeds, meditation, and having faith.
- I hope that I'll not have to be reborn again. But in case I do, is there anything I can do in this lifetime to help ensure that I can be reborn in the Buddhist surroundings, so that I can quickly get back to the right path?
The following questions were addressed in this episode by the Venerable,
- I read in the book you handed out a few weeks ago, that the Buddha Conservation Sutra has stated that a student of Buddhism should not start to learn Mahayana Buddhism without learning Theravada Buddhism. What do you think?
- Besides the Ego, what else is reincarnated with us? Is Ego our essence and identity?
- Venerable, you are teaching us concepts like non-ego, non-passion, but when we go outside to the world, we have to face and deal with our needs that come with the old age. How can we find the middle point where we can find these two things not in conflict?
- It's a real story. A young girl was very beautiful. With good Karma, she married to a millionaire, who is a very nice guy. But she became greedy and treated people around her very badly. What's happening to her? Is he changing her Karma? Can good people become bad?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions raised from the audience,
- Can you explain what the Bodhisattva's precepts are?
- How does Buddhism explain the origin of life? In other religions, they explain God created all humans and living things.
- When we talk about ten kinds of wrongdoing, three with the body, four with the speech, and three with the mind, we mention frivolous speech. What is this? And how does it generate bad Karma?
- What is the difference between a Sutra and a Mantra?
- As a parent, I would like you to give us some advice or suggestion of how to help the next generations, especially the youth, to build up a healthy spiritual life.
- Can meditation help to get rid of emotion pains from the past?
The Venerable addressed the following thoughts raised by the audience,
- My daughter is suffering from ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), and the doctor told her that the day will come that she will be trapped in her own body. As parents, we've found out that she has asked her doctor if he will assist her with euthanasia. He refused. What can we do to talk her out of it? And how can we find out why we have all this suffering?
- Speaking of sacrifices and the practice of charity, what is Buddhism's view on the use of animals for medical research? Some say that sacrifices can lead to benefits for the entire mankind, but some say animals' lives are no less significant than humans.
- Will there be any meditation retreat in the future?
- The four fallacious notions: Ego, Personality, Being and Life, seem to be the same thing, what are the differences?
- Why can some people see and interact with dead spirits and others cannot?
- No question. Just to say thank you to the temple, the Master, and the Sangha for us to have the opportunity to practice.
How to Meditate – Lecture 21, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. F
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第21講 - 觀成法師 主講
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In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions raised by the audience:
- In our efforts to let go our ego and leave our self-centredness behind, do we risk losing also the good aspects of ourselves, such as our morals that have been firmly rooted in our ego, self, and personality through our upbringing?
- I want to achieve the wisdom of the Third Eye like Subhudi did. What is the Third Eye? How many lifetimes will this take me?
- What's the meaning of the very last stanza of the Meal Time Chant?
- If everything in the universe is created by self-nature, why is it also said that nothing is created? If self-nature was originally at its purest, how can it give birth to all these realms and sentient beings?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions raised by the audience:
- What is the difference between wisdom and intelligence?
- If nothing is real, then why should we still pay respect to Buddha's lectures?
- Does all Karma cause us to reincarnate, including good Karma?
- If we perform good deeds but without attachments, can we avoid accumulating Karma?
- Is intention important when giving, or is that just Ego attaching to expectations?
- Buddhism teaches people not to tell lies; does this principle still apply if people choose to tell lies in order to protect others from being hurt by the truth?
- How can one handle insect infestation?
The Venerable addressed the following questions raised by the audience in this episode:
- Is there any beginner's guide to the school of the study of the consciousness?
- Please explain non-conceptualization.
- It is difficult for ordinary people to achieve the purity of the six senses. But the 6th patriarch Dharma master of the Chinese Zen (Hui-Neng) said, "You already have that Buddha-nature in you, just go and become a Buddha." Why is that?
- The Buddha said that all things are impermanent. Is Enlightenment therefore also impermanent? Can one fall back into ignorance and rebirth after having attained Enlightenment?
- How can we put self-esteem and non-egoistic thinking together without falling into attachment?
- What is sexual misconduct in Buddhism?
- If I don't protect my Ego from others, will I not give them opportunities to hurt me?
- How to explain the phenomenon of the "Sacred Relics"?
- What is the significance of the Lying Buddha?
- How do you comment on Jesus? Is he a Buddha?
In this episode, the Venerable answered the following question raised by the audience: I know the talk and the theory are true, but practice is so difficult that when I come back to the real society, I am not getting rid of all the worries and sufferings. He also shared and explained a famous poem written by the Zen Master Shan-Tao:
"One day, when death arrives,
Then I know, life is but a dream;
Nothing can be carried with the journey,
Only Karma follows wherever you go."
In this episode, Venerable Guan Cheng discussed his attachments and non-attachments to the temple he built, and answered the following questions:
- Should one attach to Dharma?
- How do we know there is reincarnation and karma?
- Why does the sutra suggest to offer alms to one who does nothing, thinks nothing, practices nothing and manifests nothing?
- Does one need to become a monk or nun to stop reincarnation?
- Since Arya Avalokitesvara said he won't rest until everyone is saved, does that mean we will eventually be saved?
- Is the total number of sentient beings in the universe fixed?
In this episode, the Venerable explained the disintegration of the human body and consciousness at the time of death, and the Buddhist view towards birthmarks and reincarnation. He further illustrated the definition and characteristics of Emptiness (i.e., Śūnyatā), and the Buddha's view towards impermanence. Finally, he answered the questions of how one should start about making positive impacts to the world, as well as ways of handling sleepiness during meditation.
In this episode, the Venerable examined the concepts of suffering and happiness, mindfulness and the method of meditation through chanting Amitabha's name in Buddhism. He also explained the origin of human desires, and the path to cultivating a good life.
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions raised by the audience:
- What is the significance of floor hitting before a meditation session?
- How do we know if there is a place called "Pure Land"?
- What does "transferring merit" mean in Samantabhadra's 10 vows?
- Why does one put the tip of the tongue on the roof of one's mouth during meditation?
- Why should Buddhist practitioners avoid eating garlic and onions?
In this episode, the Venerable told the story of the old Mrs. Chu, who had been a volunteer at the temple for 23 years, and how she passed away peacefully at the temple two days prior to this talk.
How to Meditate – Lecture 20, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第20講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 19, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第19講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 18, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第18講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 17, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第17講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 16, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第16講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 15, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第15講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 14, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第14講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 13, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第13講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 12, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第12講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 11, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第11講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 10, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第10講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 9, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第9講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 8, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第8講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 7, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第7講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 6, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第6講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 5, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第5講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 4, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. F
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第4講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 3, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. F
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第3講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 2, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. F
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第2講 - 觀成法師 主講
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How to Meditate – Lecture 1, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. F
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英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第1講 - 觀成法師 主講
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