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Spiritual Will – How do we know if we are living in spiritual will or not?

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 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 (Three Marks of Existence)

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

Dharma Net: The Complete System of Life

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,