Through a question and answer series, Venerable Master Miao Lien describes the practices and methods necessary to create beneficial causal conditions that eventually lead to superior conditions for existing within, up to and including emancipation from suffering and becoming a Buddha. They are disarmingly simple, requiring no special talent or ability beyond the simple intention to perform them earnestly. The hardest part is faith in the method, a stumbling block that impeded some of the greatest Dharma Masters of the past. Even though the ability of past Dharma Masters may have been far in excess of our own, being able to accept and practice the Pure Land teachings is no more difficult to grasp for ourselves than it was for them. It is the most egalitarian of all the Buddhist schools by being equally within reach for all people regardless of whether they are of high or low capacity. So, it is in the spirit of accessibility and inclusiveness that it is being presented to you here in this short book.
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Dispelling Doubt in the Sea of Dharma
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| Publication Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 77 |
| ISBN | 9781989516058 |
Content
- How do I focus my practice on the Pure Land method?
- Does this mean that no matter which Dharma method we follow, we should transfer all the resulting merits toward rebirth in the Western Pure Land?
- Faith is very important in cultivating the Pure Land method. How deep should our faith be? What can be considered perfect faith?
- Is the Western Pure Land created by the mind?
- People chant the Buddha’s name in hopes of being reborn in the Western Pure Land. Although the great compassionate Amitabha Buddha would like to take us all there, many people have yet to achieve this. Why is that the case?
- If the Three Sages of the Western Pure Land come and take me to the Western Pure Land when I pass away, for sure I will get there, What if only Guan Yin Bodhisattva Shows up?
- Really? Is it indeed so wonderful?
- How should I properly prostrate to the Buddha and chant the Buddha’s name? Does it require visualization?
- What about the pace of chanting?
- The sutra says that one can attain single-mindedness after chanting the Buddha’s name for a day or up to seven days. However, I am still not good at chanting after completing a Seven-Day Retreat. How can i Have any attainment within a time limit?
- When I go home after a seven-day retreat, how should I continue my practice?
- …..More…..