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Be Clear-minded When Dying
At the last moment of death, how can we return to a spiritual base and not be afraid of death? Dharma practice is the answer.
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Lecture at the Henan Buddhist College
The Buddha had already expounded that the purpose of Dharma practice is to be free from suffering and to obtain the ultimate happiness.
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Pandemic Prevention through Contemplation
I hope that we could cherish our role as monastics. Think, we haven’t had the chance to propagate Dharma nor have we cultivated our practice properly. I hope that you could be mindful at all times.
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The Golden Rock, the immovable Buddha-nature
The Golden Rock (Kyaiktiyo) is one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Myanmar. A huge rock perched at the summit of the mountain for hundreds of years.
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The Source of Fortune
Whatever we do, say, and think in this life would are the karmic genes for future lives. Every being we come across in the field of merit.
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Know the mind, thoroughness to its origin
Along with the distraction from the internet and cellphone, we are becoming more confused than ever. It is hard to remain calm in that state, let alone to concentrate one-pointedly.
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Buddhism of Our Time
As time progresses, we must reflect on the relation between the modern age and Buddhism. Should Buddhism tag along with time or vice versa?
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The Peace of Folding Palms
As a matter of fact, folding palms is a way to stabilize our monkey mind so it returns to purity and stabilization. With a simple gesture like this, we start from ourselves to offer peace and stability to others.
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Mind to Mind
As the Buddha says, "While the mind is the Buddha, so are sentient beings."
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Light Up Our Mind and the World
What is the primary purpose of Dharma practice? It is to be free from cyclic existence.
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Compassion and Chan
Some wondered: What are the Ling Jiou Mountain’s spirit and essence?
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The Point of Dharma Practice
Many people wonder, “What exactly is Dharma practice all about?” The Buddha encourages us to explore the deathless life
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The University for Life and Peace – Fulfilling Chan and Manifesting Avatamsaka
The University for Life and Peace – Fulfilling Chan and Manifesting Avatamsaka The University for Life and Peace is more than just a concept.
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My Initial Aspiration
The idea of the Water, Land, Air Dharma Assembly emerged. It is a grand puja for the liberation of ghost beings. It went from a small puja to the annual assembly at the Taoyuan Arena.
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Ethical Disciplines - The Unsurpassable Bodhi
The foundation of Dharma practice is ethical disciplines.
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Pure Land vs. Saha
In this Saha world, Shakyamuni teaches us through all kinds of suffering. Without suffering, we wouldn’t know to practice Dharma.
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Year of Rat - Suchness without Delusions
The Lunar New Year Eve. Together, all the disciples gathered in the Hall of the Patriarchs and offered incense. We prayed to the lineage masters for the blessing so we can travel the path steadily.
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Grand Offering to Monastics in Myanmar
We held the annual grand offering to over 10,000 monastic members in Myanmar.
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Love Earth with Virtuous Intentions
We arrived in Indonesia. After a year apart, we had a wonderful gathering with the local students. Ling Jiou Mountain’s (LJM) first oversea center was founded in Indonesia.
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LJM’s Blueprint for Attaining Buddhahood：The Four-stage Training—Prajna
Prajna Stage (shamatha & vipashyana): mind in clarity, realizing Buddha nature, untainted wisdom
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2025 Spring Term Monastic Retreat—Luminosity and Emptiness, Manifesting the Trikaya
Padmasambhava taught extensively about the nature of the mind. One teaching points out that failing to realize this nature is a grave fault and great shame. It has always been present, yet we perceive it only as phenomena.
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2025 Spring Term Monastic Retreat—Selflessness of Primordial Awareness, Enacting Compassion Beyond Self-concern
Without contemplation, Dharma practice becomes impossible, leaving merely intellectual knowledge. However, knowledge itself is a conceptual mind that discriminates and attaches.
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2025 Spring Term Monastic Retreat—Phenomena Arising from Primordial Awareness, Boundless Compassion for All
To further explain this third level, it is the "original face" that has always been unchanging, even before our parents brought us into this world. This original state is what we must uncover.
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2025 Spring Term Monastic Retreat—Contemplative Awareness on Emptiness to Embrace Complete Ease
We often speak of letting go, but ignorance strengthens our attachments. That is why Buddhism teaches the solution of realizing the buddha-nature within every being.
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2025 Spring Term Monastic Retreat—Uncovering the Unchanging Primordial Awareness through Contemplation
Starting from February 17, 2025, LJM commenced the annual Spring Term Monastic Retreat. This year, we welcome returning students from Germany and Austria. Their journey from such distant lands is truly precious and commendable.
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2021 Spring Term Monastic Retreat– Chan Practice to the Pure Land of Peace
Through Chan practice, we can uncover the source, the spirituality, the original face.
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2021 Spring Term Monastic Retreat – Realizing with the Mind
Spring Term Monastic Retreat –with Chan practice, we can realize our mind or our original face.
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Chan, the simplicity of living
Chan is the primordial awareness, the origin. What is it? Within oneself? Do we have it? Are we “primordial”?
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2021 Spring Term Monastic Retreat – The Awakening Bodhicitta
As long as we exert in practicing Chan and observe precepts vigilantly, we can return to our origin through Chan.
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The Notionless Nature of Mind
A retreat is a type of absorption. It gives us a chance for our chaotic mind to be calm and serene for a moment.
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2021 Spring Term Monastic Retreat – The Original Face of Awareness
Chan practice is all about returning to our original face.
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The Mind Transmission
The spirit and essence of Ling Jiou Mountain (LJM) is none other than “Chan”
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Stay Happy
How can we maintain a positive attitude in a busy life? Well, there's an excellent method, which is Chan practice.
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Tea Chan Q & A
How can I combine tea and Chan for practice?
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Summer Term Monastic Retreat – Abiding in the Original Face
Ten-day of Summer Term Monastic Retreat was concluded on June 17th, 2020.
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Authentic Practitioner of Compassion and Chan
Every one of us is to be an authentic and compassionate practitioner.
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Summer Term Monastic Retreat – Putting Afflictions to Rest
From June 7th – 17th, 2020, monastic members of Ling Jiou Mountain (LJM) entered a ten-day retreat at the beginning of summer.
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Spring Term Monastic Retreat – Uncovering Awareness through Peace Meditation
We are endowed with human life, awareness, and the opportunity for Chan practice, we're very fortunate.
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Spring Term Monastic Retreat – Immeasurable Love in Emptiness
Some people say that it is boring to be in emptiness if one sits and meditates for too long. They don't know what to do! The reason behind boredom is the lack of compassion and love.
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2020 Spring Term Monastic Retreat – Ending the Epidemic with Chan Practice
Chan practice leads us to a stable spirituality. It is free from phenomena and compounds. By returning to the state of spirituality, we can fully experience it. In the perception of emptiness and clarity, we'd find the stability of life.
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2020 Spring Term Monastic Retreat – Rediscovering Spirituality & Innate Love
Let us return to simplicity, the nature of spirituality. We can do this by sitting meditation. Retrieve our spiritual navigation so we can take lead in our own lives instead of being steered away by the materialistic world.
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2020 Spring Term Monastic Retreat – Real Sitting, Mind Settling
Monastic members of Ling Jiou Mountain (LJM) entered the annual spring term monastic retreat.
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2019 Fall Term Retreat – Gateway to Dzogchen
From September 2nd – 11th, 2019, monastic sanghas of Ling Jiou Mountain (LJM) entered the Fall Term retreat, a ten-day course of diligence. The Four-step Technique of LJM’s Peace Meditation is our primary Chan practice.
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European Chan Program - Our Innate Teacher
Throughout the course of Dharma learning and Chan practice
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European Chan Program – Safeguarding Our Mind
During the Chan session, a student asked, “What is the most important thing in life?” Most people would think about family, life, making money right away as the means of survival.
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European Chan Program - Sculpting a Buddha with Nothingness
We traveled to Reichersberg in Austria for another 7-day Chan practice.
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European Chan Program – Rediscovering Our Nature
The same evening, we took off to Benediktushof right away. The retreat began sharp at 7:30 pm. Seeing so many familiar faces, I was touched by our German students' determination to learn about Chan.
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European Chan Program – Q&A Part 1
We completed the 3-day Chan program at Berghof, our first stop of the European Chan Program. Participants had a keen interest in Chan practice along with many questions. On this concluding day, we took some time for Q&As.
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European Chan Program – Freeing Spirituality
Chan practice in Europe. Our first stop is to hold a 3-day Chan in Berghof, Germany. On the first day, we were touched by the first spring snow. It signified auspiciousness for our European program.
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Spring Term Retreat Moon-like Mind, Chan-like Nature
Sitting meditation, what are we sitting for? It is to “sit to realize”. Sit to see our Buddha nature or original face.
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Spring Term Retreat - My Spiritual Journey (2)
Transform our mindstream with purity. “Our true nature is emptiness”. Habituate ourselves with this in mind. Look at our true nature without any ideas or clinging.
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Spring Term Retreat - My Spiritual Journey
Wisdom can be uncovered through Chan practice. What kind of wisdom? Omniscient wisdom. In order to reach such a state, one must start from terminating distracting thoughts and worries.
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Chan Practice - Serene Sound of Mind
We have been leading a Chan practice session with pro-fessors and students of the 2019 Winter School every evening.Chan practice allows us to rediscover our space of mind.
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Transmutation Dawning Awarenes- Master Hsin Tao’s journal collection from 2010 retreat
Besides the contemplation on suffering, emptiness, impermanence, and egolessness, we must cultivate an altruistic intention towards people, animals, even tables and chairs.
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A Friend in RetreatDawning Awareness- Master Hsin Tao’s journal collection from 2010 retreat
Life is too short, impermanent, and transient. We should optimize it to accumulate meritorious conditions and wisdom.
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Passing on Dharma Dawning Awareness- Master Hsin Tao’s journal collection from 2010 retreat
Tonight, I reminded the students about the Buddhadharma that we’ve learned. It has been passed down from Buddha Shakyamuni for over 2500 years.
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Reflect in Subtlety Dawning Awareness- Master Hsin Tao’s journal collection from 2010 retreat
As my monastic students began their retreat, I’ve asked them to keep up a journal reflection about their Chan practice
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Offerings from the Cloud Dawning Awareness- Master Hsin Tao’s journal collection from 2010 retreat
Today was also the first day of the Grand Tsok Offering. Interestingly, the cloud formed into the shape of an offering tray with a tint of pink. Like a red lotus in the sky, it was an auspicious day.
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Realizing Primordial Awareness
Chan practice in order to familiarize the practice of prajna wisdom. Our contemplative awareness will enhance the power of prajna wisdom.
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Mindful Clarity and Seeing Nature
Ling Jiou Mountain holds a Fall Term monastic retreat that lasts for ten days. This offers an opportunity for attendees to bring back their mindfulness through Chan practice.
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Listen – To Rediscover Our Nature
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Concentration and Clarity – Entering the Pure Land of Emptiness
We will be holding the next Chan practice retreat at Benediktushof, Germany.
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“Egolessness” - Discovering the Power of Mind
In order to have a comprehensive understanding of emptiness, one needs Chan practice.
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Contemplative Analysis to Emptiness
Here at Stift Reichersberg in Austria, we held a 7-day Chan practice retreat.
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Rediscovering the Light of Our Heart
Our heart is originally the true form without form, but it starts springing into action and taking on forms in following the whims of outside things and human emotions.
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Chan is Letting Go
when we practice Chan , let us not be so concerned about our precious little selves, being afraid of this pain here or that pain there.
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ling-ting-wu-sheng
If we want to find our enlightened nature, that which is unborn and never dies, we have to start from seeing through the things in our outside environment.