Dharma Talks
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佛傳故事之二:佛陀住世時的印度社會
很多人都以為今日學佛的人,是逃避現實,消極厭世,這實在是誤解了學佛的本義。佛陀所以出家修道成佛,一方面當然是為了解救自己生死苦惱的問題,但另一方面是為了救濟被壓迫的人民。我們如果知道救主釋迦牟尼佛住世奮鬥的經過,一定就會明白他實在是一位偉大的慈悲的革命者。
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佛傳故事之一:序言
釋迦佛告訴我們:奇哉!奇哉! 釋迦佛告訴我們:一切眾生皆具如來智慧德相! 釋迦佛告訴我們不能證得的原因是:唯有妄想執著。 釋迦佛告訴我們如何證得:若離妄想,一切智,自然智,即得現前。
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Vegetarian and Civilization
Vegetarian and Civilization Once we have a clear definition of civilization in our hearts, we naturally understand what kind of actions, speech, and thoughts align with civilization. Now, let’s talk about vegetarian diet. Why does it seem that no matter what topic we discuss, it always leads back to vegetarian diet? Because vegetarian is the beginning of all positive change. It is the beginning of kindness, the start of abstaining from evil, the path to liberation, the foundation of spiritual practice, the gateway to wisdom, the means to dissolve negative karma, the starting point of personal growth, the return to our true nature, the end of suffering, and the pursuit…
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What is Civilization?
What is Civilization? What is civilization? When people discuss civilization, the definitions that come to mind must be diverse, but it is certain that they all consist of beautiful and positive words. Civilization represents development and progress. Civilization is certainly not barbaric or backward. Humanity hopes that its cities and nations become increasingly civilized. In fact, when each individual progresses and develops, the entire Earth becomes more civilized. Civilization exists in every aspect, from the smallest details to the grandest scales. The improvement of an individual’s behavior is also civilization, just as the fate of humanity and the elevation of Earth’s dimension are also aspects of civilization. Below, I will…
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The Middle Way and Noble Eightfold Path
The Middle Way and Noble Eightfold Path AUG/26/ 2023—AUG / 27/ 2023 Hello everyone, welcome to our Dharma talk at Great Thunder Meditation Center. If we divide Dharma cultivation into three parts,it would be precepts, samadhi and wisdom. The purpose of the precepts is to cultivate the concentration of thoughts and mindfulness, helping people attain the samadhi by keeping the precepts. The samadhi’s function is to cultivate the consistency and stability of thought, to accomplish the amend of thoughts, to rise the wisdom beyond the world’s insights, which is finding the own wisdom in samadhi. Therefore, it can be seen from this that the purpose of practising Dharma is not…










