The first time I saw the egret up close, I was amazed, and it deserves to be a national protected animal!
We are not yet sages, and we may make mistakes, consciously or unconsciously, and get troubled from time to time, so one of the things we have to do every day is to reflect on ourselves. Every night before going to bed, do some introspection to check if you have made mistakes and whether you are troubled. want
Han charactersTime: 2025-05-28
Venerable Chongci replied: When we study Buddhism, we should reflect on ourselves, cultivate our own mind, and get rid of our troubles and habits, not with troubles for troubles and habits for habits. Don't do what happens if everyone doesn't kill, what happens if everyone becomes a monk, these almost ridiculous falsehoods
Han charactersDate: 2025-05-07
The 10th course of "Entering the Middle School" is the 19th lecture: the first classic assemblySpeaker: Master Shangming XiaxianOrganizer: Peking University Zen SocietyTime: May 30, 2009Evening Venue: Room 1114, Building 1, Science Department, Peking UniversityThe first classic assembly is first and foremost to say everything
Han charactersTime: 2025-05-06
Question addendum: There are people who seek peace in this world, and they are not at ease when they are greedy and pervert the law, but they want the blessing of the Buddha. There are those who seek wealth and wealth in the next life, and vainly try to exchange half a life of worship for three lives of wealth in the next life. Those who ask for things that cannot be obtained want to beg for them with incense. The Buddha said empty! How to see emptiness? Tantric self-cultivation, Zen
Han charactersTime: 2025-04-26
Disciple asks: There is a saying that the outer world is the manifestation of the inner world. If we see other people's problems, it's our own heart. For example, if I see that others are stingy, am I also stingy? Master replied: Yes! while
Han charactersDate: 2025-03-13
To be merciful to animals, in India, when people worshipped their gods, they generally killed animals as sacrifices. They believed that these sacrifices would please the gods. So the gods answered the people's prayers, gave them money, and gave them rain to plant. Buddha no matter where he came
Killing storiesDate: 2025-03-09
Guru's Teachings: If you can generate a solution to the method of cause and effect, then you will never create negative karma again, you will never do bad things again, and it will be easy to control your thoughts. It's hard to say if there is no causal solution. If a country or all the people in the world
comeuppanceDate: 2025-02-13
Speaking of dying soon, each of us should think for ourselves now, when will I die? The mother of the brahmin woman will soon die, and on what day will I die? Where am I going to go when I die? Will it go like the mother of the Brahmin woman?
Jizo Bodhisattva platformDate: 2025-02-10
In India at that time, when people worshipped their gods, they generally killed animals as sacrifices. They believed that these sacrifices would please the gods. So the gods answered the people's prayers, gave them money, and gave them rain to plant. Wherever the Buddha went, all
Zen public caseTime: 2025-02-09
There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south! Excerpt from Master Jingkong's lecture on "The Buddha Says on the Sutra of Amitayus" Number: 03-05-01 This time I came back from Singapore, and a fellow practitioner in Singapore told me that he was a businessman, and he said that business is difficult to do now, and the man is not obedient.
comeuppanceTime: 2025-02-08
Get up close! The ten most famous temples in Xi'an, the Daxiong Treasure Hall of the Great Ci'en Temple (Image source: Phoenix Buddhism) The Great Ci'en Temple: The Great Ci'en Temple is located in the southern suburbs of the ancient capital of Xi'an, and was founded in the 22nd year of the Zhenguan of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty (648 AD), which is the 22nd of the Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty
Talking about the Buddha and talking about Zen enlightenment lifeDate: 2025-01-22
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a big official named Tao Hongjing, who saw through the red dust, hung the official uniform and hat at the noon gate, and abandoned the official to live in seclusion in the mountains to cultivate immortals and learn the Tao. At that time, whenever Emperor Wu of Liang encountered a major national event, he went to the mountains to visit him and discuss state affairs with him
comeuppanceDate: 2025-01-08
How can a country that values the education of the next generation have insufficient energy and a weak foundation? Children! You must know that tall buildings are built little by little from flat ground; A hundred-foot tree grows inch by inch; People also grow day by day. at
The Venerable Master XuanhuaTime: 2024-11-25
This is the monk company during the anti-Japanese period, who was deceived by Japanese spies: if the country is not protected, how can the temple exist? During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wutai Mountain was the birthplace of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region, the first anti-Japanese democratic base behind enemy lines created by the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and was responsible for creating the border area
golden sayingDate: 2024-11-15
In the harsh winter of Sanjiu, Master Silent was tortured by the Japanese army to extract a confession in Qixia Mountain, Nanjing, and there is a thousand-year-old temple that has protected more than 20,000 compatriots - Qixia Temple. This pure land of Buddhism, under the trampling of Japan's iron hooves, has experienced killing, adultery, and is in charge of peace
Knowledge of BuddhismDate: 2024-11-01
After seeing this story, you won't be angry when you meet unreasonable people One day, one of Confucius's students was sweeping the floor outside the door, and a guest came and asked him, "Who are you?" He proudly said, "I am a disciple of Mr. Kong!" "The guest said,"
Knowledge of BuddhismDate: 2024-09-07
Life Essay Each of us is a wave in the sea, no matter how self-righteous we are, love and hate, curse and fight with each other, after all, it is the silence of the sea. When we let go of the narrow concept of "I", the present is the universe of infinite time and space, with no beginning and no end
Han charactersDate: 2024-06-30
1 The Buddha told us that after a person dies, he should not move for at least eight hours, because his consciousness is not gone. Therefore, after a person has lost his breath, it is better to help him to recite for twelve hours, or at least eight hours. 2Let us pay attention to the remembrance of the dead,
To the Pure LandDate: 2024-06-30
The reason why humans always think that they are the masters of all things is that humans have a high IQ and thinking ability that animals cannot achieve, and they also use tools to meet their own needs. And this does not mean that animals are inferior to humans in every way. Instinctive experience of animals
Feng Shui knowledgeTime: 2024-06-25
With the improvement of people's living standards, people gradually began to pay attention to health preservation. About Bigu, I believe everyone has heard that it was originally a cultivation method of Taoism, and it gradually became a health preservation method after it was introduced to the people. Bigu can clean up toxins, tune
Feng Shui knowledgeTime: 2024-06-19
Generally, people who believe in Buddhism will release some animals every once in a while, in order to obtain certain merits, although there are merits in releasing animals, but these animals cannot be released, otherwise not only do not obtain merits, but also can cause an ecological crisis! 1
Feng Shui knowledgeTime: 2024-06-10
Once, when I went out to meet my neighbor's eldest sister, after a few words of greeting, she learned that my destination was very close to her, and sincerely invited me to go with her. Her enthusiasm was too much for me to refuse. We walked and chatted and soon arrived at the bus stop. I'm getting ready to pay for a ticket with change, big
Learn Buddhism and be usefulDate: 2024-05-02
Today is another day for more than a dozen students to get together. Walking along the gravel path and stepping over the small bridge over the stream, I vaguely heard the familiar sound of talking and laughing, and it seemed that I was late. Entering the private room, everyone looked at me in unison, and laughed in unison, "Say Cao Cao Cao arrived"
Learn Buddhism and be usefulDate: 2024-04-25
I am a Buddhist practitioner, and I had the privilege of attending the Dharma of Guanyin and Great Compassion in November this year, and the benefits I received are indescribable. If it can be summed up in one sentence, it is that the real Dharma is incredible! The blessing of Guanyin Great Compassion originated from the 3rd Dorje of Nam Mu
Learn Buddhism and be usefulDate: 2024-04-10
Recently, a layman asked why Buddhists can't keep pets! Many people may have thought about the topic of whether Buddhists can have pets! As a result, there are different opinions, some people think that they can be raised, and some people think that they can't! Buddhism in the end
Release Q&ADate: 2024-03-20
Q: What should I do if some animals die during the release process? A: The answers to many questions can be attributed to motivation. Motivation is crucial to practice, and it not only determines the outcome of practice, but also influences our opinions and pathways to a great extent
Release Q&ADate: 2024-03-18
Amitabha! Compassion to fellow initiates of liberation: In the past few days, some initiates have sent a short message asking me to send an article about the living habits of living creatures because they don't understand the living habits of living creatures
Release GuideDate: 2024-03-10
One day, when I went out on errands, I suddenly noticed a dying weasel lying on the side of the road, and many people walked by and ignored it. I wonder what if someone tramples to death? So I asked for a plastic bag from the roadside store and put it up. I'm worried about its guts
Learn Buddhism and be usefulDate: 2024-03-10
The first time I saw animal tears, I was almost stunned by that teardrop, and I thought that tears were only for humans. It is not until you actually see the tears of animals that you are shocked by them, and animals have a silent complaint that humans do not understand. The first tear is the first
LiberationDate: 2024-03-07
What kind of animal is the dolphin that the noble wild and cute Frank desperately wants to rescue? Let's listen to another beautiful story about dolphins. In Chile, South America, there is a small island of Chanyara, and the waters of the island are inhabited by a group of peace
Origin of releaseTime: 2024-03-05
In June, Jinan rescued stray animals large band charity performance Jinan cross music, please take out one percent of your love, rescue the stray animals around you Large band charity performance time: late June 2007 Venue: Quancheng Park Park Club all ticket income and on-site
Origin of releaseTime: 2024-03-05
Before the Spring Festival Gala, the animal protection organization learned that Guo Pei, the royal costume designer of the Spring Festival Gala, used seal skin when designing clothes for Dong Qing. There was a lot of opposition from animal organizations. That's it, Guo
Origin of releaseTime: 2024-03-04
In Xiaguan, the most contact with animals is the flower and bird market and pet market, the reporter came to the Zhuhai flower and bird market, the new flower and bird market in the north district to visit, and found that some of the shops selling animals have many ornamental parrots, fish, turtles, and small hamsters
Liberation ritualsDate: 2024-02-29
Xu Xun of the Jin Dynasty, the word Jingzhi, was a native of Runan (now Runan County, Henan Province). He lived in Nanchang, and when he was a teenager, he liked martial arts, was good at archery, and loved tenant hunting. One day he went out into the field and shot a fawn. The doe took pity on her beloved son, and unyieldingly, rushed to the fawn with her tongue
Buddhist storiesTime: 2024-02-13
Numerous studies tell us that our intestinal cells are the fastest renewing cells throughout the body, shedding them every three days and being replaced by new ones. These fast-updating cells need to absorb large amounts of nutrients in a timely manner. The most needed nutrient for intestinal cells is a type called ding
Vegetarian regimenDate: 2024-01-15
More than 2,500 years ago, Shakyamuni Buddha Nam Mu preached under the Bodhi tree, knowing that all sentient beings in the Dharma realm have immortal Buddha nature; The Buddha-nature of sentient beings is the same as that of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Nan Wuqiang Buddha preached: All living beings have been us since the beginning of the eon
Learn Buddhism and be usefulDate: 2024-01-01
How many times in life will there be a pavement next to the road that is a full step higher than the road, and he is not even a year old. He had two thin calves, but at the moment these two calves did not obey the call, and they were always trembling but the master of the two legs
Other storiesDate: 2023-12-28
Introduction: The true meaning of yoga vegetarian food is not whether there is meat in pots and pans, whether it is an auspicious time, but the concept of yoga vegetarian food lies in the mind, if you uphold the good heart of yoga concept of compassion and joy, there is a 'vegetarian' in your heart, so all kindness and virtue are included in it! only
Vegetarian nursing studentsDate: 2023-12-27
Karma example 3 is my surname Chen and I live in Chiayi. Recently, after listening to some stories about the terrible retribution suffered by killing animals, I felt that I could not forget them for a long time, so I wanted to write them down as a warning to the world. The first piece: is a four
Buddhist Stories: KarmaTime: 2023-11-27
Clever Killing Eagle Last year we were on a trip to Peru and got lost in a small mountain village in the Andes. We searched everywhere and finally came across a wooden house by the river. The owner of the cottage, named Rohr, runs a trout farm in this desolate place, he tells
Buddhist Stories: Animal StoriesDate: 2023-11-10
A puppy saw a few rats stealing his master's food, and walked over. When the leader of the big rat noticed that the puppy was coming, he jumped on a stool as high as the puppy, and said to it, "Don't be nosy, the puppy is half sitting in front of the mouse, crooked."
Buddhist Stories: Bestiary TalesDate: 2023-10-27
One afternoon in the spring. There was a dog named Xiaobai, sniffing the dirt as he walked on the silent road. The narrow road is sandwiched between two long hedges, and the branches have sprouted green buds, and in the middle of the hedges, there are still some cherry blossoms scattered and so on. Xiaobai along the tree
Buddhist Stories: Bestiary TalesDate: 2023-10-27
Khenpo Sodaji: I saw his selfishness and unlawfulness, so I turned a blind eye to it Q: I work in the media. When I listened to Khenpo's lecture on "Relying on Good Knowledge," I had doubts. Now there are some people who are dressed in the garb of a guru, but we are already there
Common knowledge of BuddhismDate: 2023-08-31
Back in my hometown, I stumbled upon a large spider web above the chicken coop in my yard. From childhood to adulthood, the cobwebs are very small, and the webs are particularly fine and soft. But this time it was different, the net was quite large, and the net was beautifully woven and regular
Learn Buddhism and feel itDate: 2023-08-29
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