In this week’s Sunday class, we explored profound spiritual concepts that touch upon the essence of life and our journey towards wisdom and enlightenment. The discussion centered around the idea of “1 heart” and “2 gates”—a powerful framework for understanding our existence, the nature of suffering, and the path to true security. ### 1
Two most important relationships in life. Without these two wisdoms, the awakening heart will not appear. 1. **Relationship with our self** – Observing self-being to become aware of the eternal truth of life. By doing so, we can free ourselves from blindness and suffering and become wise and kind-hearted to ourselves and others. 2. **Relationship
[ 動禪涅槃 ] Moving – Meditation Nirvana You can listen here: 生為動，命是禪。 Life is moving; Living is Zen. 所有生物以動為生。 All living things live by moving. 不動而亡故稱動物。 Animals mean the motion of objects because they will die once moving stops. 欲動為本，體動為形。 Desire is the root; Action is the form. 情動故群聚，意動成所思。 Emotions join all life gather
Causation Discussion ☺️🙏🏼 Brooke: Causation is a system of cause and effect. And that system, it’s not one to one. Many causes create many effects, which create a whole web of causation. Tim: Causation. Every cause has an effect, and every effect is a new cause, and so on. Sifu explained it in quite a
Essence: 1 Heart, 2 Gates 1 Heart There is one eternal heart—no beginning, no end. It’s pure, and in that purity lies true security. 2 Gates The first gate is the Blind Gate. It’s connected to the limitless web of causation and illusion, the “I.” In this gate, we experience all kinds of suffering, but
Spiritual Will How do we know if we are living in spiritual will or not? The only way to tell if you are living in spiritual will is through discipline. Intention is just a possibility—the seed is there, but it doesn’t mean it’s growing. However, the possibility is always present. Spiritual will can only become
Dharma Joy Appearing Dharma joy appearing You cannot get dharma joy. Dharma Joy only appears when you let it go. If you think there’s something to be greedy for, you don’t understand Dharma. If you think that there is something to let go, then you don’t truly understand that life is illusion. Observing self-being is
Three Eternal Dharma Truth 三法印 諸行無常 All the appearing forms of dharma are constantly changing. 諸法無我 Change cannot change itself; change comes from others. Because it comes from others, there is no individual self, but it can still appear. That’s why it’s an illusion. 涅槃寂靜 The essence of dharma remains calm and unlimited, cannot be
In this post: In my Buddhism class on Sunday, Sifu explained the word “Dharma” and how to describe the system of life. He used the phrase “Dharma Net.” To understand the Dharma Net, we will discuss the following: – Dharma as a system for turning blindness into wisdom. – Dharma as encompassing many smaller systems—space,
