Buddhist Verses & Silent Readings For Reflection (静思语） - Part 6

[viethai]

人生最好的感覺是什麼，
不是一夜暴富，
也不是突然走大運。

而是自己努力了一段時間後，
原來堅持的都沒白費，
那些曾經擔心的，逐漸都有了答案。

生活總有低谷期，
也有很多的事與愿違，但是一定堅信：
所有的困難都是為自己而來。

山沒有變高，是心在退縮
別先退縮，因為，
自己心退的那一刻困難才會放大。

為了讓你看清，為了讓你改變，
為了讓你強大，別懊惱，別沮喪，
別放棄放平心態。

努力不一定成功但成功必須努力，
不努力連成功的機會都沒有。

那一刻，會覺得，慢慢都開出了花，
所有的事情都往自己想象中好的方向走。

這種心裡充滿欣慰的感覺，
努力默默的把事做到極致，
就是最好的感覺，一切都慢慢變好了。

 

[viethai]

夢參老和尚 | 這麼做，臨命終才有把握

念阿彌陀佛，你必須得定量定時。如果你不定量、不定時，你自己進取心漸漸就沒有。好比你一天定一萬聲，不論多忙、不論做什麼事情，在客堂也好、在大寮做飯也好，不論你做哪一門供養大眾僧的功德，你自己本修、就是你念一千聲佛，你一定要念完，那是你今天定的課程。

如果你這樣做了，一天如是，一個月如是，一年如是，你念個三五年，你就明白了。明白了你自己的心、能念的心跟所念的佛號——就是所觀想阿彌陀佛——漸漸能夠融為一體了。這樣才能說進修，到你臨命終時，你才有把握。

我經常給我們道友說，我說：你念佛也好，你修行也好，你下定決心，給自己定出功課來；定了，一定要做到底。

念佛不要泛泛地念，你一天或者念一個小時；完了這一個小時我念好多聲阿彌陀佛，定時定量。如果不定時、不定量，你漸漸就退墮了。

 

[viethai]

Before getting upset, pause for a moment and ask yourself:
Will this even matter in six months?
In a year?
In five years?

If the answer is no, then that’s your cue — let it go.

In Buddhism, this pause is called mindfulness — the space between what happens and how we respond. Most of our suffering doesn’t come from the event itself, but from how tightly we cling to it. A harsh word. A delayed message. A bruised ego. A momentary injustice. The mind grabs it, replays it, feeds it… and suffering grows.

The Buddha taught that everything is impermanent (Anicca). Emotions rise, peak, and fall — just like waves. When we remember this, anger loses its grip. What feels overwhelming today often becomes irrelevant tomorrow.

Ask yourself:

Is this worth my peace?

Is this worth carrying in my heart?

Will I even remember this when time has passed?

Most of the time, the answer is no.

Letting go doesn’t mean suppressing emotions or pretending nothing hurt. It means seeing clearly: this too will pass. And you don’t have to poison your present by dragging a temporary moment into your future.

Peace is not found by controlling life.
Peace is found by releasing attachment.

Choose awareness over reaction.
Choose wisdom over impulse.
Choose peace — again and again.

 

[AUTUMN&WINTER]

1 min Dharma talk. Namo Amituofo.

 

[viethai]

Don't stress too much.. this too shall pass..

 

[AUTUMN&WINTER]

Namo Amituofo.

 

[viethai]

南無阿彌陀佛
南無阿彌陀佛
南無阿彌陀佛
南無阿彌陀佛
南無阿彌陀佛
南無阿彌陀佛
南無阿彌陀佛
南無阿彌陀佛
南無阿彌陀佛
南無阿彌陀佛
🪷🪷🪷

 

[viethai]

治療癌症的經咒 - 《佛說療痔病經》（咒）
.
治癌咒、痔瘡咒：
怛姪他 頞闌帝 頞藍謎 室利鞞
室里室里 磨羯失質 三婆跋度莎訶
.
◎此咒亦可治癌咒、治痔瘡
治癌咒出自「佛說療痔病經」一定要背大家都不希望得癌症，也幫助別人不要有癌症。
.
願一切法界眾生離病苦！

 

[viethai]

人這一生，
可以做好人，
可以做傻人，
千萬不能做小人。

可以做笨人，
可以做窮人，
唯獨不能做
心術不正的人。

 

[plaingrain]

治療癌症的經咒 - 《佛說療痔病經》（咒）
.
治癌咒、痔瘡咒：
怛姪他 頞闌帝 頞藍謎 室利鞞
室里室里 磨羯失質 三婆跋度莎訶
.
◎此咒亦可治癌咒、治痔瘡
治癌咒出自「佛說療痔病經」一定要背大家都不希望得癌症，也幫助別人不要有癌症。
.
願一切法界眾生離病苦！

感恩师兄的分享，碰巧我周围有些病患，希望发给他们后他们能受用。常言道：谋事在人，成事在天，佛陀既然教了那么殊胜的佛法理当就该好好地念咒语并交其健康给他力去治疗。然而，有时候再好的佛法会有众生不信耶，那个真的没有办法了。所以说：尽人事，听天命。

佛說療痔病經​

唐三藏法師義淨 譯

如是我聞，一時薄伽梵在王捨大城，竹林園中，與大比丘眾五百人俱。時，有眾多比丘身患痔病，形體羸瘦，痛苦縈纏，於日夜中，極受憂惱。時具壽阿難陀，見是事已，詣世尊所，頂禮雙足，在一面立，白佛言：「世尊！今王舍城，多有比丘，身患痔病，形體羸瘦，痛苦縈纏，於日夜中，極受憂惱，世尊！此諸病苦，云何救療?」

爾時佛告阿難陀：「汝可聽此療痔病經，讀誦受持，係心勿忘，亦於他人，廣為宣說，此諸痔病，悉得除爾。所謂風痔、陰痔、三合痔、血痔、腹中痔、鼻內痔、齒痔、舌痔、眼痔、耳痔、頂痔、手足痔、脊背痔、糞門痔，遍身支節所生諸痔、如是痔瘻、悉皆乾燥，墮落消滅，必瘥無疑。皆應誦持如是神咒。」即說咒曰：

「怛(dan)侄(zhi)他(ta) 頞(e)蘭(lan)帝(di) 頞(e)藍(lan)謎(mi) 室(shi)利(li)鞞(pi) 室(shi)裡(li)室(shi)裡(li) 磨(mo)羯(jie)失(shi)質(zhi) 三(san)婆(po)跋(ba)覩(dou) 莎(suo)訶(ha)」

「阿難陀!於此北方，有大雪山王，中有大婆羅樹，名曰難勝，有三種華：一者初生、二者圓滿、三者乾枯。猶如彼華乾燥落時，我諸比丘所患痔病，亦復如是，勿復血出，亦無膿流，永除苦痛，悉皆平復，即令乾燥。又復若常誦此經者，得宿命住，智能憶過去七生之事，咒法成就，莎訶。」又說咒曰：

「怛(da)姪(zhi)他(ta) 苫(shan)謎(mi)苫(shan)謎(mi) 捨(she)苫(shan)謎(mi) 捨(she)末(mo)泥(ni) 捨(she)苫(shan)泥(ni) 莎(sha)訶(he)」。

佛說是經已，時具壽阿難陀，及諸大眾，皆大歡喜，信受奉行。

 

[scheng1]

I went to Clementi Block 328 today. Happy to find that Polyart Aquarium has live crickets and live earthworms suitable for 放生 releasing lives. The box of earthworms cost $10.

Both crickets and earthworms are beneficial to plants.

NUS study found that crickets help to pollinate plants, and thus promote plant reproduction (meaning promote growth of fruits/food)
https://news.nus.edu.sg/nus-study-g...eir-relatives-are-unconventional-pollinators/

Earthworms are well-known for enhancing soil quality.

Polyart Aquarium in Clementi opens 24 hours.

 

[scheng1]

Namo Amituofo.

The sight of monks walking somehow makes people want to give. The Americans have the desire to give, and their culture is to offer flowers. To quote Buddha's word “A gift given with a pure heart is greater than gold.” May the merits of giving by the Americans help them become peaceful, wiser and happier.

In Buddha's day, the beggar was willing to go hungry for a day because he had the desire to give.

In the city of Sāvatthī lived Sunita, a poor street sweeper who owned nothing and felt unworthy among others. One morning, while the Buddha walked through the marketplace on alms round, Sunita found a small handful of rice—the only food he had for the day. Though torn between his own hunger and the desire to give, he chose to offer it to the Buddha.

The Buddha received the rice with kindness, saying: “A gift given with a pure heart is greater than gold.” From that moment, Sunita’s life began to change. His act of selfless generosity became a symbol of the truth that it is not the size of the gift that matters, but the purity of intention behind it.

 

[plaingrain]

The sight of monks walking somehow makes people want to give. The Americans have the desire to give, and their culture is to offer flowers. To quote Buddha's word “A gift given with a pure heart is greater than gold.” May the merits of giving by the Americans help them become peaceful, wiser and happier.

In Buddha's day, the beggar was willing to go hungry for a day because he had the desire to give.

In the city of Sāvatthī lived Sunita, a poor street sweeper who owned nothing and felt unworthy among others. One morning, while the Buddha walked through the marketplace on alms round, Sunita found a small handful of rice—the only food he had for the day. Though torn between his own hunger and the desire to give, he chose to offer it to the Buddha.

The Buddha received the rice with kindness, saying: “A gift given with a pure heart is greater than gold.” From that moment, Sunita’s life began to change. His act of selfless generosity became a symbol of the truth that it is not the size of the gift that matters, but the purity of intention behind it.

Watched this lovely clip in full. Thought I'll share it in my social networks because the tale is really endearing. Thank you and have a good day, may your good karma shine the light forward for you and may you be at peace. Cheers.

 

[waterbright]

After the banishment transaction was imposed on the followers of Assaji and Punabbasu—requiring them to leave their residence—they did not comply. Instead, they cursed and reviled the monks who had imposed the transaction. So the Buddha had the monks impose a further saṅghādisesa offense on them to give them one more chance to mend their ways. The Canon does not record whether the affair was ever resolved.

The Buddha continued legislating rules, major and minor, for many years. Some of them were included in the Pāṭimokkha, many were not. Those not included there were gathered in other sections of the Vinaya, called the Khandhakas. As the rules grew in number, some of the monks found them overwhelming. In response to the honest complaint of one such monk, the Buddha affirmed that all the rules had a consistent set of principles underlying them.

On one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Vesālī in the Great Forest. Then a certain Vajjian monk went to him and, on arrival, bowed down to him and sat to one side. As he was sitting there, he said to the Blessed One, “Lord, this recitation of more than 150 training rules comes every fortnight. I cannot train in reference to them.”

“Monk, can you train in reference to the three trainings: the training in heightened virtue, the training in heightened mind, the training in heightened discernment?”

“Yes, lord, I can train in reference to the three trainings: the training in heightened virtue, the training in heightened mind, the training in heightened discernment.”

“Then train in reference to those three trainings: the training in heightened virtue, the training in heightened mind, the training in heightened discernment. As you train in heightened virtue, heightened mind, & heightened discernment, your passion, aversion, & delusion… will be abandoned. You—with the abandoning of passion, the abandoning of aversion, the abandoning of delusion—will not do anything unskillful or engage in any evil.”

Later on, that monk trained in reference to heightened virtue, heightened mind, & heightened discernment. His passion, aversion, & delusion… were abandoned. He—with the abandoning of passion, the abandoning of aversion, the abandoning of delusion—did not do anything unskillful or engage in any evil. — AN 3:85

 

[viethai]

照顧好念頭
夢參老和尚

照顧好念頭，就是往出離的道上走，這就是修道。修道要按佛所教導的，從早上一起來就看好你的心，讓它不做惡，念念緣念三寶，不要忘記佛的教導，要經常念佛，念佛要在心裡念，不是口念，不是出聲才是念佛，心裡默念，想佛所做的事，這也是念佛。念經，知道佛的故事，佛沒有自己，他想到的都是眾生，你也要這樣學，要利益眾生。不要說傷害人家的話，乃至於不要做傷害別人的事。凡是能幫助別人的事把它擴大，想要整人，害人，對人不利的事，盡量把它縮小，不要罵人，投入是非。讓別人受污害。不要說假話，對任何事都要誠懇，真實，這就是防護好你的口業。身體不殺，不盜，不淫，這就是做好身業。心裡再不起貪嗔癡念，你的識也消淨了，你還不能離苦得樂嗎?這就是修道了。

 

[viethai]

࿐ 不糾纏、不回應、不共業࿐

不糾纏、不回應、不共業——
選擇把能量留給自己。
不是所有的話，都值得回應；
不是所有的爭辯，都需要參與。

裝聾作啞，
不是懦弱，而是智慧。
當惡意的能量來襲，
最好的方式不是迎戰，
而是讓它隨時間流逝，
因為它無法停留在你不回應的地方。
當你忍不住想開口爭辯時，
停下來，想一想：
這值得嗎？
這會讓我的人生變得更好嗎？
然後，把嘴閉上，
轉身去做真正對自己有價值的事。
因為你的時間、你的能量，
應該用來成就更有意義的未來，
而不是困在無謂的消耗裡。

我的生活中遇到來自原生家庭的否定，
或是遇到家庭關係中的不被尊重。
有的人有的話或許傷過我，
但是我開始堅強，過好我自己。

對於那些只會消耗你的事與人，
最好的選擇就是——
不糾纏，不回應，不共業。

 

[viethai]

The Sound of One Hand
A young monk went to his Zen master and said,
“Master, you taught me that the sound of two hands clapping is noise. What is the sound of one hand?”
The monk struggled for days.
He listened to the wind, to dripping water, to birds, to silence.
Still, no answer satisfied him.
Finally, exhausted, he returned and bowed deeply.
“I hear nothing,” he said.
The master smiled.
“Now you are listening.”
Meaning (Buddhist lesson)
True understanding is found in direct experience, not words
Silence and solitude sharpen awareness
Awakening happens when the mind stops grasping
Emptiness is not nothingness—it is clarity.

#usa #buddhism #fblifestyle #california #buddism #fblifestyletyle #newyork

 

[viethai]

有的人總喜歡把壞情緒掛在嘴邊，
心裡不順就亂噴，
甚至故意說一些狠話、絕話。

可是要知道，話一出口，
就像潑出去的水，
遲早會濺到自己身上。

嘴有多壞，命就有多苦，
人活一世，嘴就是你的風水。

沒口德，罵人、諷刺、
說風涼話，看似一時爽快，
其實是在給自己積怨氣、斷福氣。

嘴上佔了便宜，心裡卻失了人心，
不要覺得是脾氣，
其實是在透支自己的福氣。

一個人的嘴，就是一個人的命，
嘴巴積德，說點溫暖的話，
別人記住你的好，機會自然會靠近你。

嘴巴積怨，天天罵罵咧咧，
只會把福氣都趕跑，它能幫你，
也能毀你，別小看幾句話的力量。

所以，想要改命，先學會修口德，
養一張富貴嘴，說善意的話，
留溫暖的情，才是真正的福氣之道。

 

[viethai]

The true purpose of any religion should be simple and clear:

To control yourself,
to live in harmony with all living beings,
and to not criticize or harm others.

Anything beyond this is secondary.

In Buddhist teaching, the focus is never on controlling the world — it is on mastering the self. The Buddha said that conquering one’s own mind is greater than winning a thousand battles. A religion that teaches control over others but ignores self-discipline has lost its direction.

Self-control is not suppression. It is awareness.
It means watching your thoughts before they become words,
and your words before they become actions.

Living in harmony with all beings is the natural outcome of understanding interdependence. When you see that your happiness is connected to the well-being of others — humans, animals, nature — cruelty becomes unthinkable. Compassion becomes practical, not performative.

And true spirituality does not need criticism to survive.
It does not grow by attacking other paths.
It does not prove itself by causing fear or division.

The Buddha taught Right Speech: speak truthfully, gently, and only when it reduces suffering. If words create harm, ego, or superiority, they are not spiritual — no matter how religious they sound.

Religion should soften the heart, not harden it.
It should create humility, not arrogance.
It should reduce suffering, not justify it.

If a belief system helps you become calmer, kinder, more responsible, and more respectful of life — it is fulfilling its purpose.

If it makes you angry, judgmental, or cruel — it is time to question not others, but the way it is being practiced.

True religion begins within.
And it shows itself through compassion in action.

 

[viethai]

࿐表面佔了小便宜，但會從你的健康、兒女的福報找回來࿐

貪小便宜很損福報，小便宜指的是哪些呢？有個人以前改過年齡和姓名，而且早些年領到退休金。但改了後，發現運氣開始不好。問我為什麼？我說，其實天道是公平的，你雖然少交了很多錢，甚至幾萬塊，但這個錢是哪裡產生的，其實你命中的其他福報，比如健康、兒女的福報就少掉了。這就是人太聰明瞭，想找法律的便宜，結果反而損了福報。

還有個人，找理由去辦殘疾證，為了享受許多優惠。其實他孩子也不是殘疾，但因為他一念的自私，反而他孩子也越來越不好了。這也是聰明反被聰明誤。像有些地方，本來不是貧窮，卻申請貧窮救助，以為能得到便宜，結果反而越來越貧窮。

為什麼會如此呢？人一旦想要貪小便宜時，他就是貧窮的磁場，就無法富貴起來。你哪怕給他多少錢，他都無法富貴。古人說，救急不救窮，又說給你一升米是恩，一斗米是仇。窮是因為他命中福報本來不足，你給他過多了，反而增加他的貪小便宜念頭，又損他福報。所以不救窮，要救急。所以諸位，做善事也要有智慧。沒有智慧只會害他。

歷史上有個富人，真正有智慧的做善事的。有次發生災荒，很多人都沒得吃。他想要賑災，不是直接拿錢給老百姓，而是發起了修水利工程。你只要肯勞動，都會給你吃的。因為你發錢給他，救急可以，但救窮卻不行了。要讓他去勞動，他就有福報。這個是一等的智慧的人。

還有個故事，有個乞丐來乞討，他母親就讓乞丐把東牆的磚頭搬到西牆，然後拿錢給他，再來一個乞丐，就讓他把西牆的磚頭搬到東牆。他母親這麼做，就是讓乞丐能發現勞動的價值，這個是幫助他改變。

有個笑話講，兩個人死了到閻羅王那裡，閻羅問，有兩種人給你選擇，一種是大家都給他吃的用的，一種是努力為人做事的。一個人選擇了第一種，閻|羅王說，好的。結果一投胎，就做乞丐去了。總喜歡別人給便宜，就容易感召乞丐命。

很多人抱怨社會不公平，其實天道以他最公平的方式在運作中，沒有不公平。你看到不公平，是因為不夠有智慧。就簡單從錢財上，為什麼有人能發財，有人貧窮。其實發財的人，自然有他的福報。

但如果錢財來路不正，他暫時來了，過不久，生一場大病，財就沒了。你要長遠的看，起碼看三十年。縱觀歷史長河中，你放大了看，就發現一切是公平的。古人講，謀名利當謀萬世名。賺錢要能賺萬世，那才是真功夫。如果錢財不正，你留給兒子，兒子守不住，也敗壞了。所以，現在人很急躁，希望大家能沈下心來。

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