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THE SUTRA ABOUT THE DEEP KINDNESS OF PARENTS

THE SUTRA ABOUT THE DEEP KINDNESS OF PARENTS
AND THE DIFFICULTY OF REPAYING IT

(Filial Piety Sutra)

Translated by: Upasika Terri Nicholson

Reviewed by: Bhikshuni Heng Tao

Edited by: Bhikshuni Heng Ch'ih and Upasika Susuan Rounds

Certified by: Vene

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Nothing is ever Worth Clinging to!

Friends:

Nothing is ever Worth Clinging to!

A certain Bhikkhu once asked the Blessed Buddha:

Venerable Sir, how should one know and see, in order to eliminate all
ignorance and to facilitate the emergence of real and true knowledge?

Bhikkhu, whe

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Not Killing produces Peace ..

Friends:

Not Killing produces Peace ..

http://youtu.be/6HFqhHKCtqc

Back-2-Basics #1 = No Killing => Peace!

http://youtu.be/6HFqhHKCtqc
Avoidance of all Killing of any Being is the most Basic Buddhist training rule #1
http://What-Buddha-Said.net

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Sense Seclusion produces Peace!

Friends:

Sense Seclusion produces Peace!

Since sensual pleasures, variegated, sweet and delightful, agitate the mind
with their varied forms, thus seeing danger in the streams of sense pleasure,
one should wander alone, solitary as a rhinoceros

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Devotion in Buddhism

Devotion in Buddhism

by
Nyanaponika Thera
© 2004–2012

The Buddha repeatedly discouraged any excessive veneration paid to him personally. He knew that an excess of purely emotional devotion can obstruct or disturb the development of a balanced char

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Meditate That Cold Away

Meditate That Cold Away

Practicing meditation or exercising might make you sick less often

By Harvey Black

Meditate That Cold Away

The Best Science Writing Online 2012

Showcasing more than fifty of the most provocative, original, and significant

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Repay kindness to parents

Repay kindness to parents

"If there were a person who carries his father on his left shoulder and his mother on his right shoulder until his bones were ground to powder by their weight as they bore through to the marrow, and if that person were to

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Om Mani Pad Me Hum - Sanskrit

Om Mani Pad Me Hum - Sanskrit

ॐ OM Meditation ॐ
Imee Ooi - Om Mani Padme Hum (Beautiful Chanting)
http://forestofthefaie.ning.com/group/buddha-daily-oms/forum/topics/om-mani-pad-me-hum-sanskrit-om-meditation-imee-ooi-om-mani-padme-

Om Mani Pad Me Hum

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Daily Practice - The Shrine Room

Daily Practice - The Shrine Room

It is best to start with practices which are common to all Buddhist traditions for every-day observance.

It is usual, among the more wealthy lay Buddhists, to have a small room set aside for their daily devotions,

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From this point on you really know.

From this point on you really know. This is called the pinnacle of Zen, the sovereignty of Zen. It is also called knowledge of what is knowable; it produces all the various states of meditation, and anoints the heads of all spiritual princes. In

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7 Zen Habits of Highly Efficient Minds

7 Zen Habits of Highly Efficient Minds

Zen habits are simple lifestyle habits that have the potential to radically alter the efficiency of our minds and the potential of our lives. We can easily integrate these habits into our daily routines to kee

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Setting into Motion the Wheel of Dhamma!

Friends:

Setting into Motion the Wheel of Dhamma!

Buddha rolled the Wheel of Truth in Isipatana Deer Park, Sarnath.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmomEJ_eXbw

Isipatana at Sarnath is the site of the famous Migadaya or Deer Park near Benares (V

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JAPANESE BUDDHISM

JAPANESE BUDDHISM

This is a brief introduction to Buddhism in Japan focusing on the main schools in Japan and terms the student is likely to encounter in the course of readings for HUM 310 Japan. It is not intended as a comprehensive look at Budd

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A Father who became a Mother

A Father who became a Mother

SOREYYA, A MAN OF NAME AND REPUTATION, was already the father of two sons. One morning, as he and a friend were on their way to bathe in a nearby river, they happened to pass a monk whose
glowing complexion kindled des

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Meditation and it's reward

Meditation and it's reward

What is meditation and why is it that so much emphasis is being placed on meditation, now in this present time and also back in those days of the Buddha. What role does does meditation play in our strive for liberation

Started by Melodie Munro

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Cambodian Buddhism

Cambodian Buddhism
by Bruce Sharp

The dominant religion in Cambodia is Buddhism. Buddhism originated in India, sometime between 6 and 4 B.C. There are two main forms of Buddhism. The older of these forms, Theravada Buddhism, is practiced extensive

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Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar • 360° Aerial Panorama

Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar • 360° Aerial Panorama

http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Shwedagon-Pagoda-Myanmar

This panorama can be opened in several different resolutions. High resolution panorama with the best quality is about 7 Mb

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Non dualityPosted by: An Now

non dualityPosted by: An Now

2008

non duality Posted by: An Now

(The following is written by Ajahn Amaro on the teachings of Non-Duality, Anatta and Emptiness by Buddha, as well as being a great description of Stages 5 & 6 of Thusness/PasserBy

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Letting Go of the Past with Mindfulness Meditation, Part 2

Letting Go of the Past with Mindfulness Meditation, Part 2

Posted on October 31, 2012 at 4:25 pm

By Charles A. Francis

Letting go of the past can be quite a challenge for many of us. Pleasant memories lure us back to happier times in our lives,

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Buddhism and Devotion

Buddhism and Devotion

By Barbara O'Brien, About.com GuideOctober 22, 2012

The truth is, all schools of Buddhism are devotional. Some are more so than others, of course. But even in Zen, which according to western popular culture is not noticeably r

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