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Awakening is Liberation: Non-duality of Non-existence and Existence

Awakening is liberation. By awakening to our primordial awareness, we break free from all forms of attachment. My Dharma practice focuses on awakening to primordial awareness, and this practice is available to everyone.

Global Faith Leaders Summit - Using Love to connect Spirituality and Protect Ecology. 

2023 Nov 6th & 7th, we are here in Abu Dhabi to participate in a pre-COP 28 Event, Global Faith Leaders Summit. 

The 42-syllable Mantra of Avatamsaka

There is a distinctive practice included in the sutra, which is the recitation of the 42-syllable Mantra of Avatamsaka.

Be grateful when dying

As we live this life, none of us could be pardoned from the suffering of birth, aging, illness, and death. How should we prepare for the last moment of death? At that time, we must be ready to relax, let go, and most importantly, be grateful.

Dealing with Flu Outbreak

Student: It seems that the flu is coming back again, what practices could we do to dedicate?

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. 

Purification with Contrition

By practicing the Water Repentance, the intention to contrite arises. We can see the faults in our actions. Next, we can resolve the conflicts with others through sincere contrition.

That One Thought

Heaven or hell exists in one thought. Likewise, the difference between Buddha and ordinary beings depends on one thought.

Due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-2019), LJM is taking the following precautions

Due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-2019), LJM is taking the following precautions

A Bright Future Ahead

January 22nd, 2019, was the closing ceremony of the Winter School of the University for Life and Peace. My sincere thanks to the participating professors and students.

Vairotsana Guan Yin and Tara

Today at LJM, there are the Tara statue and a Vairotsana Guan Yin statue from Mt. Putuo in our shrine hall. Guan Yin safeguards and guides us to see the clear light nature of the mind.

Pervasive Manifestation of Guan Yin

Guan Yin (Avalokiteshvara) has the greatest connection with us. Sentient beings in places flourished with Dharma are closely connected with Guan Yin.

Guan Yin - Protector in Crises

Together, let’s aspire and accomplish the compassionate Dharma door of Guan Yin. By reciting the mantra, let’s dedicate the merit for world peace and the welfare of beings.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Chan, the simplicity of living

Chan is the primordial awareness, the origin. What is it? Within oneself? Do we have it? Are we “primordial”?

Ecology, Our Companion in Peace

Ecology is the foundation of our interdependence, a true companion to life itself. Every plant and tree must be nurtured and cared for.

Chan, the Quintessence of Reality

Chan practice constitutes the methodical comprehension of one’s mind. Through The Four-step Technique of Peace Meditation and subsequent proficiency, practitioners attain insightful understanding of their mind.

Chanting the Great Compassion Mantra to Connect with Spiritual Ecology-The Spiritual Ecology Series

“Spirituality is ecology and Ecology is spirituality” is our viewpoint from which we comprehend how all things exist and we learn to respect the value of all lives, we tolerate the inclusion of space for others, and we show Love in sharing achievements.

To Perceive the Essence of Spirituality by Practicing Chan-The Spiritual Ecology Series

To help all the people on Earth, it takes the consolidated effort of everyone to do things that benefit both the Earth and the people.

Compassion and Chan, Practice Wholeheartedly-The Spiritual Ecology Series

Buddhas and our patriarchs have all left behind solid examples of keeping a balance between physical labor and religious practice in daily life.

Planting Trees to Protect Our Water Resources-The Spiritual Ecology Series

Spiritual ecology is also concerned with the protection of water resources. Mainly, it's about making sure there is enough clean water, and most importantly, allowing no contamination when protecting water resources.

Loving the Earth with Veganism-The Spiritual Ecology Series

'Loving the Earth with Veganism' is highly hopeful of being actionable and deliverable with religious communities as the messengers to lead by example.

Environment-minded Buddhists-The Spiritual Ecology Series

Buddhists are naturally environment-minded, as our lifestyle itself has been a manifestation of environmental activism long before all the crises.

Live a Frugal Lifestyle-The Spiritual Ecology Series

Thus it's obvious that we'd be best advised to acquire the proper mindset for a simple and frugal lifestyle. Excessive consumption or downright senseless waste are counterproductive sins we denounce.

Harmony for All through Religion-The Spiritual Ecology Series

Everybody leaves sooner or later except for faith. Faith nurtures the virtue in us, which in turn makes it a matter of course that we serve without automatically expecting any returns.

Stop War, Abolish Nuclear Arms-The Spiritual Ecology Series

War destroys communities and causes deaths and casualties besides collateral damages. Nuclear war inflicts hundreds/thousands of times that much destruction of a cosmic magnitude and can wipe out ecology as we know it.

Take Education for Step One-The Spiritual Ecology Series

From Practicing Spirituality to Arriving at Ecological Awakening-The Spiritual Ecology Series

When we return to the origin of spirituality to immerse in the power of an all-knowing awareness, we will tangibly perceive the Earth as a living community.

Joining Forces with Religion-The Spiritual Ecology Series

The origin of all lives stems from the innate spirituality that intersperses all lives for interconnections that link all together and hardly ever break down.

The Principle of a Symbiosis-The Spiritual Ecology Series

In my early childhood, I unfortunately had to witness war and the suffering people had to endure. Oftentimes I reflected on the reasons war breaks out, and always ended up yearning for lasting peace.

Learning from the Wisdom of the Aboriginal People-The Spiritual Ecology Series

Within the time-honored wisdom passed down through generations of aboriginal peoples, a wealth of invaluable civilizational laws are preserved, representing precious assets of human civilization.

Learning from the Demise of Ancient Civilizations-The Spiritual Ecology Series

Cross-disciplinary domain research findings have time and again asserted that the cyclic development of civilizations on Earth almost certainly pre-dated the oldest of our time by more than tens of millennia, or even longer still.

Eradicate the Five Poisons, Return to Spirituality-The Spiritual Ecology Series

The Five Poisons - Greed, Hatred, Ignorance, Arrogance, and Doubt - that preoccupy most people are the root cause for all our sufferings besides giving rise to ecological crises.

On the Path to Sustainability-The Spiritual Ecology Series

The deterioration of the environment demands not just environmental protection for the exterior, but also attention to the awareness of its root cause.

Spiritual Ecology's Dharma Spirit-The Spiritual Ecology Series

The pursuit of Dharma ultimately returns us to the origin of spirituality to finally realize that all forms of existence stem from one source called “the community of life”.

Nowhere Is Inaccessible to Spirituality-The Spiritual Ecology Series

Home-coming as a Dharma term refers to returning to the abode of Tathagata, which is also the dwelling of spirituality. The homestead of spirituality usually remains unattended until we reach the stage of awakening.

Spirituality Is also Known as Love-The Spiritual Ecology Series

Spirituality is Love as well because there is no spirituality without it. Love applies to everyone and everything, it is all-encompassing in other words. Our endeavors in protecting ecology yield a lot more efficiency in the presence of Love.

The Soil of Awakening-The Spiritual Ecology Series

Dharma has it that all things, i.e., all phenomena, are the creation of spirituality.

Spirituality Is a Cognitive Awakening-The Spiritual Ecology Series

To say that ecology and spirituality is one can be referred to as stating that all people have a cognitive capacity. What, then, is cognition?

Spirituality Equals Ecology-The Spiritual Ecology Series

Spirituality equals ecology and vice versa. Ecology and spirituality are each other's spit image, and all forms of existence originate from spirituality. 

Treat the Root Cause with Spiritual Ecology-The Spiritual Ecology Series

The bulk of ideals of environmental protection focuses on the symptoms instead of the root cause - which to us means we need to resort to spiritual ecology that necessitates a different mindset...

Prioritize the World of Sentient Beings-The Spiritual Ecology Series

If the world remains humankind-centric, man will inevitably do as pleased and that is not right. Instead of allowing man the stage center spot, giving it to the world of sentient beings makes an appropriate and necessary change.

Stop Inflicting Damage on the Earth-The Spiritual Ecology Series

Increasingly and year-on-year, the Earth's environment deteriorates and not much time is left for fundamental changes to be achieved. Catastrophes follow one another, until the whole world crumbles and falls apart.

Ecology Is about Interconnectedness-The Spiritual Ecology Series

Ecology is a diversified symbiosis and an inter-reliant equilibrium. It is not a purpose-built mechanism, and its diversity is natural. If there were no plants, trees, or other forms of substance, there would be no ecology to speak of.

The Earth Is an Organic Structure-The Spiritual Ecology Series

"The Earth Is an Organic Structure" in Spiritual Awakening Embracing Ecology (part of "The Spiritual Ecology" Series by Master Hsin Tao)

A Beautiful World - Universal Harmony

Everyone else is I and vice versa. All is me and I am all. This is the Realm of Avatamsaka.

Who are you? Chan Master Hsin Tao’s Journey of the Mind

Master Hsin-tao Talks On Mahāyāna Buddhist Meditation

Ling Jiou Mountain Myanmar Life and Peace Project