Introduction: In the Contemplation Sūtra (观经), Śākyamuni Buddha taught that those who...
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[6] How Amituofo Saved My Life
5th March 2003 diary entry: “On 28th October 2001, I [Lucille (her real name protected...
Chán And Pure Land’s Fourfold Explanations《禅净四料简》
《禅净四料简》Chán And Pure Land’s Fourfold Explanations(Brief On Chán And Pure...
How a Chicken Went to Pureland
The Master’s [Xu Yun] age was sixty-four years in the cyclical year Kuei Mao...
How to Cure Drowsiness & Transform Laziness
Remedies to Rid Drowsiness for Practice Summarised below from the Capala Sutta, the...
Medicine Master Buddha And Amitābha Buddha’s Connection...
Despite there being as many countless Pure Lands (净土) as there are Buddhas (佛陀)...
100 Million of 100 million
末法亿亿人修行， 罕一得道； 唯依念佛， 得度生死。 –《大集經》 In the Dharma Ending Age, when 100 million of 100...
Pure Land Reflections on the Platform Sutra Poems
Pure Land Reflections on the Poems: It is relatively difficult to directly attain...
The Parable Of Two Rivers And The White Path 二河白道喻
《观经四帖疏》摘录: Excerpt [From] ‘Commentary [On The] Contemplation Sūtra [In] Four...
[5] How I Joined the Pure Land Path
I started practising Vajrayana Buddhism in 1982. Not long later, I received initiations...
[4] Yet Another Wake-Up Call
One morning (between the end of April and early May of 2008), I was suddenly awakened...
[3] A Welcome Breather
Hello, My thoughts on the three day Pure Land retreat: This was my first time...
[2] Amituofo’s Wake-Up Call (2)
Inspired to share after reading sister Keira’s experience, here is an account of...
Should I Chant Silently, Loudly or In Between?
Reciting the Buddha-Name to Rein in the Mind In buddha-remembrance through reciting the...
[1] Amituofo’s Wake-Up Call
Something strange happened last morning. I was suddenly awoken by what I first thought...
Pure Land Principles & Practice
Excerpt: … those who like to advance lofty and wonderful propositions, such as...
Even Those With Mental Ailments Should Be Mindful Of Buddha
Due to the ease, mindfulness of the name of Amitabha Buddha (Amituofo) can be practised...
Pure Land Practice ‘Vs’ Samatha & Vipassana...
Pure Land Vs Samatha Practice on Deathbed The practice of Samatha meditation on the...
[1] Experience of the ‘People’ of Pure Land
While some accounts of Pure Land experience might seem fantastical, requiring a leap of...
Advantages of Pure Land Practice
Due to its great beauty and relative simplicity in practice, while not compromising the...