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Buddhist Stories( 顯中釋 ): Angry Buddha
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From "Being Peace" by Thitch Nhat Hahn. I am doing my practice and you keep on shouting my name over and over! The gentleman smiled at her and said: "I just called your name for ten minutes and you are so angry. You have been calling Amitabha Buddha's name for more then ten years now; just imagine how angry he must be by now! Blind Men and an Elephant. Evil-Doer Suffer Here and Hereafter. Knowing people is assuredly not easy. Retaliation Does Not Lead to Peace. The Irony of Samsara. Two Ducks and a Turtle.
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Buddhist Stories( 顯中釋 ): The Attachment
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Two monks were returning to the monastery in the evening. It had rained and there were puddles of water on the road sides. At one place a beautiful young woman was standing unable to walk across because of a puddle of water. The elder of the two monks went up to a her lifted her in his alms and left her on the other side of the road, and continued his way to the monastery. In the evening the younger monk came to the elder monk and said, "Sir, as monks, we cannot touch a woman? Blind Men and an Elephant.
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Buddhist Stories( 顯中釋 ): Dining with General
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One day, an Army General invited the Buddhist Monk I-hsiu (literary, "One Rest") to his military head office for a dinner. I-hsiu was not accustomed to wearing luxurious clothings and so he just put on an old ordinary casual robe to go to the military base. To him, "form is void". As he approached the base, two soldiers appeared before him and shouted, "Where does this beggar came from? You do not have permission to be around here! At the dinner, I-hsiu sat in front of the table full of food but, instead...
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顯中釋部落格（ Articles）: Importance of Motivation
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How do we create good motivation? 1 Motivation, in essence, is a thought in our mind with an intention to carry out a certain task. There are three types of motivation when we listen, teach, or practice the Dharma: Good, Bad, and Neutral. Neutral Motivation - This kind of motivation is a mere flow of an intended action with no insightful knowledge of the benefits from listening to the Dharma teaching and practice. 1 Inverted Jug 2. Leaking Jug 3. Impure Jug 4. Full Jug. Five contemplation at meal. Learn ...
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Buddhist Stories( 顯中釋 ): THE STORY OF TWO LOVERS
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THE STORY OF TWO LOVERS. This is a dramatic love story from the Buddhist Sutra. ACT I - Magic Pearl from the Dragon King of Ocean. Once upon a time, an Indian King had two sons. One of them was very kind and compassionate, and the other was very mean and evil. For simplicity, we will call them the Good Heart Prince and the Evil Heart Prince respectively. ACT II - The Fight between the Two Princes. After my father's death, I will be the King of the richest kingdom on earth! Back to the crime scene, some B...
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顯中釋部落格（ Articles）: The Heart of Interdependent Origination
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The Heart of Interdependent Origination. I The twelve individual constituents of Interdependent Origination which were taught by the Sage are wholly included in three: afflictions, actions and suffering. II The first, eighth and ninth are afflictions, the second and tenth are actions, and the remaining seven are sufferings. Thus the twelve factors are included in three. VII Hence, there is nothing to be denied and nothing to be affirmed. See the real rightly, (for) one who sees the real is released.
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顯中釋部落格（ Articles）: Do not afraid of defilement; Fear with not being mindful
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Do not afraid of defilement; Fear with not being mindful. Deficiencies in their lives, the setbacks become more pronounced and can even be magnified. They are likely to forgo cultivation with the misconception that striving for perfection would be. Best Way to Release a Captured Animal. Don't afraid of defilement; Fear with not being mindful. Five contemplation at meal. Group cultivation generates great power. Harmony of a Sangha. How to read the spirit of the Buddha from a statue? I Have a Dream.
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顯中釋部落格（ Articles）: Best Way to Release a Captured Animal
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Best Way to Release a Captured Animal. Why do we want to release a captured animal? What should be our motivation to release it? There could be many reasons, but the most common and important reason is to free them from the suffering they experience when they are killed. When you physically release an animal of course you free that animal from being killed, but at the same time you ignore the conditions that will result in killing the next one. Research has shown that vegetables are healthier then meat f...
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顯中釋部落格（ Articles）: I have a dream
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I have a dream. I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. Go back to Mississip...
