Karma or the law of causation is not a universal principle in the west, but it is becoming more well known. I became a Buddhist because I could never understand how the Christian God would allow bad things to happen to...
In holiness, the law of cause and effect cannot be ignored. Ordinary beings are tied up by the law of cause and effect. Expounding the Absolute Truth through the Heart Sutra -How to Realize Prajnaby H.H. Dorje...
…no matter what kind of Buddha-dharma one practices, Mahayana, Hinayana, Exoteric or Esoteric Buddhism, as long as it is about Buddha-dharma, one’s crown has to open up to be able to become accomplished. If not...
The first meaning is to enlighten oneself. That is, one is thoroughly enlightened such that the completeness of enlightenment is impeccable. Such a being is called an enlightened one. . . The second meaning is to...
To reach the great nirvana of no abiding, one must have thoroughly realized the prajna of emptiness being marvelous existence, truly recognized the state of supreme prajna, and not only realized the emptiness of...
Dream-thinking also refers to the four kinds of dreaming minds that are produced from the internal consciousness—arising, abiding, changing, and delusion. These four kinds of dreaming minds are like ropes that bind...
The ultimate nirvana that is referred to here in the Heart Sutra means becoming a Buddha. Once one forever leaves the four kinds of dreaming minds, one ends the five underlying grounds of affliction. Expounding the...
We finished Lesson 29 of DCB25 using “…Bodhisattvas rely on prajna-paramita, and thus their minds have no hindrance. Because there is no hindrance, they have no fear“ from the Heart Sutra. The...
When we realize the prajna wisdom that there is nothing to attain or obtain, we know that all the phenomena I just mentioned that living beings greedily crave are unattainable and unobtainable. We then have no fear at...