An effective dharma, even if it bestows merely a benefit as small as a drop of water, should be repaid with gratitude and never forgotten…As long as a heart of gratitude remains, everything can move forward, and all issues can be resolved. However, some people forget. Once they forget, afflictions return. By the time they recall what they once had and come back to learn the Dharma, it is already too late.
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Amitabha Buddha’s Compassionate Vows
Amitabha Buddha’s greatness lies in convenience, making the Dharma accessible, visible, and understandable—so that beings may grasp the power of His vows.
The Value of Life, the Value of Creation
How to manifest the value of lives? This is relevant to human beings’ lives. Holy Mountain Buddha Land is the life within lives. Without those who work with their hands, legs, and brains, there is no Holy Mountain Buddha Land.
Why is There Suffering in Life?
Many people understand that being born as a human being is very hard, so once it’s realized, what are the benefits of being humans? Ability to change. They can change a cause; they can change a consequence; they can change poverty; they can change suffering; they can change afflictions; they can change misery.
Dipankara Buddha: The Buddha’s Teacher Who Illuminates All Beings
After our Dipankara Buddha was born, the entire world was lightened up, shining upon the beings in darkness. Thus, He was venerated as “Dipankara Buddha.” This Buddha had the stability and would not be interfered by evils, demons, ghosts, or beings from other paths. His light illuminates every being’s heart. “Heart” is very important.
Master Padmasambhava: The Heart-Child of Shakyamuni Buddha
The Tibetan king invited Master Padmasambhava to Tibet; Master Padmasambhava spent his whole life there spreading the Dharma of Mahavairocana Buddha, his Nine Vehicle Great Perfection Dharma. Because of Master Padmasambhava’s power, it became a sacrad Buddhist place, and the school is called Tibetan Buddhism.