From Master Zhuhung (Eight Chinese Pureland Patriarch): The Pure Land Master T’ien-ju said this: These days followers of Zen look down upon those who cultivate Pure Land...
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The Best & Worst That Can Happen
Charles Dickens opened ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ with this – ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.’ Now could be such a time too. What is the...
Universal Encouragement to Practise Buddha Mindfulness
Teaching by Master Zhuhong (Eighth Patriarch of Chinese Pure Land Buddhism) Studying Buddhism is not a matter of adornments and formalistic practices: the only thing that is...
How to Handle Stray Thoughts During Buddha Mindfulness
When practising mindfulness of the name of Buddha, once one knows one has strayed away, return to the name immediately. Even if the mind has been away for a whole hour...
Life is Already Hard Enough
Life is already hard enough, to motivate us to make the best of it – to reach Pure Land. Life is already hard enough, to not urge us to make it worse – to go to Hell by killing...
Buddha Mindfulness in the Dhammapada
Here is an inspiring incident behind a famous verse, which highlight Pure Land principles to some extent: Dhammapada Verse 2 (Matthakundali Vatthu): Manopubbangama dhamma...
Is Pure Land Within or Beyond Samsara?
Question: Is Pure Land within or beyond the six realms of existence? I asked two Buddhists, who gave me different answers. Answer: Pure Land can be seen as both within and/or...
Three Acts of Merit vs Mindfulness of Buddha
(Shouldn’t Pure Land Practitioners Practise Beyond Mindfulness of Buddha?) Question: On the answers given at Should Purelanders Just Practise Buddha Mindfulness?, they seem...
Should Purelanders Just Practise Buddha Mindfulness?
Question: Do Pure Land practitioners need to engage in much Dharma study (learning), contemplation (reflection) and (general) practice (including meditation) [闻思修]? Or will...
Can We Go Pure Land Now?
The truth is, Amitabha Buddha’s Pure Land can be reached instantly – provided that the appropriate provisions are in place. Both in the ancient days and modern times, there are...