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Master Nenghong: Why can’t you go up with the double plate? _Reasons for meditation and not being able to go up
Some people say that sitting cross-legged, but not cross-legged.Why can't you put it on?Because your muscles and bones are relatively hard, you need to practice the double plate, and you still have to be afraid of pain.You must know how to regulate your body, breathing, and mind. After you have adjusted it well, you will practice more and your heart will be softer and your muscles will become softer.
Han peopleTime: 2025-06-24
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The Sangha 23. The Great Tauta-Hajang Man (Chapter 5: The Dragon Elephant Man and Heavenly Master's Meaning )
The Sangha 23. The Great Tauta-Hajang Man (Chapter 5: The Dragon Elephant Man and Heavenly Master's Meaning )Venerable Ajahn Man Blidadat, the greatest forest Zen master of the 20th century, was born in 1870 in the Ubera Gadani City, near Laos and Cambodia.
Han peopleTime: 2025-05-05
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Master Zhenyuan replied: I have been studying Buddhism for a long time, and I will follow my nature whenever I encounter something. How to solve it?
Master Zhenyuan replied: How long have you been studying Buddhism for a long time? After a long time, you can’t handle things calmly. So I can only say that you rarely absorb wisdom from the Tripitaka.Once you have wisdom, will you be unsteady when encountering things? Another reason is that we are living in the habit of the six realms.To solve
Han peopleTime: 2025-04-27
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Venerable Agaman: Avoid lust
Venerable Agaman: Precepts YIN want ★Lust does not exist in any book, nor does it arise from any school, and no teacher has ever taught it! Lust exists in the hearts of men and women in love, and the same is true in the hearts of animals in estrus.The power of lust
Stories about quitting sexual misconductTime: 2025-04-12
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Meditation is not meditation
When Zen Master Huineng saw that his disciple meditated all day, he asked: Why do you meditate all day long? I practice Zen! The disciple replied.Meditation is not the same as meditation.But you don't often teach us to settle our mind that is easily lost, observe everything quietly, and tell me
Zen caseTime: 2025-03-13
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Haiyun Jimeng replied: What's the cold hands and feet when meditating?
Meditation in a room with a high temperature of 30 degrees, but gradually felt cool. After sitting down, I even felt a little cold in my hands and feet. I thought the temperature dropped a lot, but it was not.Answer: This is just a situation and has nothing to do with your specialized practice, but it proves that you have anemia. It's that simple, you don't know
Han peopleTime: 2025-01-27
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If you want to return to your true nature and change your physical body, you have to rely on meditation.【Teacher Nan Huaijin】
Now let me tell you why you need to meditate and practice meditation.Meditation and cross-legged practice have little to do with realizing the mind and seeing the nature.True understanding of the mind and nature does not necessarily rely on meditation, but it has an absolute relationship.If you want to return to your original pure face, you can further change this physical body
Manjushri Flowers BloomTime: 2025-01-23
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Venerable Degania: Mindfulness gains motivation
Get motivation for mindfulness (MINDFULNESS GAINS MOMENTUM) Degania Ashin Tejaniya When you are new to mindfulness practice, you have to remind yourself to stay aware of it often.At the beginning, you lose consciousness
Theravada figureTime: 2024-08-29
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Zen Master Longbotong: Special lecture on hand movements by Venerable Longbotong on June 22, 2011
2011June 22, 2011 Special lecture on hand movements by Venerable Longbotong: The afternoon of June 22, 2011 Location: Zhen'an Temple Translation: Some students of Mr. Deng Hongrong have participated in the movement and meditation taught by other teachers, and learned 14 movements. Now I want to worship Long
Theravada figureTime: 2024-08-28
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Venerable Dexiong: Examining the Main Practice of the Third Section 3 Basic Trilogy 3-5 Eliminating Obstacles
3-5Eliminate obstacles. Because the mind changes too quickly and the various troubles and habits accumulated by everyone since time immemory, some obstacles sometimes appear in meditation.Only by understanding the methods of dealing with obstacles and applying them well can you effectively overcome difficulties, overcome obstacles, and make meditative practices
Theravada figureTime: 2024-08-22
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Venerable Dexiong: Practice the first section of the first chapter of the practice of entering and leaving the breath and practicing breath 1-3 Forget the body
1-3Forgot to close your eyes gently, imagine that your body floats in the void, and is empty all around you, without all living things, without buildings, and without earth.Feel the body like a bubble, with only a thin layer of skin on the outside, and the inside is empty.Then feel
Theravada figureTime: 2024-08-22
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Venerable Daocheng: How to guide the scriptures by meditation
*Practice *How to go ◎Find a place that can be safely walking around for about 20 ~40 Don't be disturbed by the distance of the step.In a quiet place, it is better to be able to fight barefoot. ◎Stand straight, with your neck straight, look at the ground in front of you without squinting your eyes. ~6 Stepping place
Theravada figureTime: 2024-08-22
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Zen Master Ajah Cha: Hsuma Ajah Cha answered: I have been meditating for many years and want to try to practice high-level meditation from scratch or enter a state of complete integration?
Venerable Ajahn Cha replied: Very good, this is a beneficial spiritual training.If you have wisdom, you will not be attached to meditation.This is like wanting to sit for a longer time. It is of course a good exercise, but true practice has nothing to do with posture. It is to directly observe the heart.This is
Theravada figureTime: 2024-08-16
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Zen Master Ajah Chan Cha: Venerable Ajah Chan Cha answered: I still have many distractions, and when I want to stay awake, I have many delusions.
Ajahn Cha answered ∶Don't worry about this.Try to settle your heart in the present moment.No matter what thought arises, just look at it and let it go. Don’t try to get rid of delusions. At this time, the mind will naturally return to its original state.Don't distinguish between good and bad, hot and cold, and fast.unmanned
Theravada figureTime: 2024-08-16
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Master Faqing: How should you breathe during meditation to be more helpful for meditation?
May I ask: How should I breathe during the meditation process to be more helpful for meditation? Master Faqing: For Buddhist meditation, at the beginning, it is enough to count breaths.That is to say, your consciousness should follow your breathing, only pay attention to your inhalation and exhale.But
Han peopleTime: 2024-08-10
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Ajahn Cha: People seek merit everywhere, but why can’t they always ask for it?
Ajahn Cha: People seek merit everywhere, but why can’t they always ask for it?It is better to seek the way to eliminate evil than to seek merit. Now, people seek merit everywhere, and seem to always stay in Bapeng Temple for a short time during the journey back and forth.Some people are in a hurry, and I even have to do with him
Common peopleTime: 2024-07-11
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Does it take a long time to win back your ex-boyfriend?
Different people have different lengths of time to win back their ex-boyfriends. It doesn’t have to take a long time to recover or a very short time to recover them. It’s best to be able to recover them, and you don’t need to care about the length of time.In addition, to win back your ex-boyfriend, it is mainly to
Feng Shui KnowledgeTime: 2024-07-09
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It is very necessary to choose a day for demolishing old houses and building new houses, which will bring good luck to your family.
We often say: A successful life state is that you have a suite in the city and a villa at home. If you have nothing to do, you will have a holiday for yourself, go home often and relax in your pastoral life.Therefore, many poor children who go out from small places usually earn money in the city
Feng Shui KnowledgeTime: 2024-06-21
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The venerable who concentrates on listening to the Dharma
The Buddha, a venerable who is focused on listening to the Dharma, told the monks: The Buddha has great compassion and wants his disciples to understand the profound meaning of the method of chanting Buddha. Just like the father repeatedly warned his children, hoping that their children can achieve something.When chanting Buddha's name with concentration and diligence, it is like staring intently
Buddhist scriptures storiesTime: 2024-06-18
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Master Xuanhua: The Biography of the Ten Great Disciples of Buddha ─Master Mahamaudgalyayana
Biography of the Ten Great Disciples of Buddha ─The Master Maha Maudgalyayana, the old monk, said that he was filial to save his mother, Mulian monk, and the wish to escape from suffering. The grand event was to lift the upside down Dharma banquet to offer to the sages and wise men. All sentient beings can save the Hungry Ghosts from prison. The first magical power of the Arhat in Myanmar is left.
Han peopleTime: 2024-05-01
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What are the precautions for meditation?
"Journey to the West: The Edict of Farewell to the West" by Yang Xian of Yuan Dynasty: "The capital was severely drought, and the altar was built to pray for rain.When Xuanzang was meditating, it rained heavily for three days."The so-called "mediation" here refers to the Buddhist practice of sitting down and bringing the mind into meditation. It is a method for monks and Taoists to practice meditation.That is, double
Buddha answeredTime: 2024-02-05
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Khenpo Dazhen: Is burning incense and worshiping Buddha, chanting scriptures and meditating doing good deeds?
When you encounter something, you remember Buddhas and Bodhisattvas?Beginners should be wary of these "misunderstandings" in practice Introduction Learning Buddhism is to change our habits and eliminate our various troubles. Therefore, beginners should be wary of these common misunderstandings and problems in practice, and practice diligently.
The story of Buddha's original lifeTime: 2024-01-16
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“What is the misunderstanding between grinding bricks into mirrors and meditating to become a Buddha?—Reading the story of Master Huairang and Mazu Dao
Many practitioners like to practice Zen and meditate, thinking that as long as they work hard, they can become enlightened and even become saints and Buddhas.Is this right?Let’s take a look at this widely circulated Zen case, and perhaps you can understand the true meaning of practice.Mazu Daoyi is Zen
Buddhist storiesTime: 2023-12-27
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Time: 1970-01-01
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Buddhist Cause and Effect Story: The Venerable earnestly enlightens his younger brother who has become greedy, but the result is...
The younger brother of Venerable Maudgalyayana saved thousands of wealth and was as rich as a country;But he was very stingy and refused to give charity at all. He was still not satisfied with the stock of gold and silver.I just hope to accumulate energy every day more than a day.After Master Maudgalyayana learned about this situation, he
Buddhist Stories: Cause and Effect StoriesTime: 2023-12-13
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Buddhist story: Character story: Master Guangxing: Why is the first person to be saved by Buddha, Venerable Chen Ru?
Our teacher Shakyamuni Buddha practiced Taoism in the mountains for the immortal who forbeared humiliation countless kalpas.Once, I encountered a king who went to the mountains to hunt and chased a fleeing beast.When the king met an immortal, he asked the immortal, where did you see the beast running?The immortal who endures humiliation wants to
Buddhist Stories: Character StoriesTime: 2023-10-13
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Buddhist Story: Character Story: Master Guangxing: Will Buddha get angry _The story of Buddha getting angry at Venerable Rahula
Will Buddha still get angry?This is for sure.Buddha will get angry, but Buddha's anger is not anger, it is a kind of love that cannot be achieved by hatred.This is like when our parents are angry with us, not hatred, but their parents are towards us
Buddhist Stories: Character StoriesTime: 2023-10-13
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Buddhist Story: Buddhist Stories: Kings offer sacrifices to the Venerable
The king offered sacrifices to the venerable traitor said: Buddhism is sought from respect.If you have a little respect, you can eliminate karma and increase your blessings and wisdom.All sentient beings flow through the six realms, all of which are caused by the six poisons of greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance, doubt, and evil views. Therefore, they can only be re-viewed and illuminated by practicing.
Buddhist Stories: Buddhist StoriesTime: 2023-09-20
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Khenpo Dazhen: Do people who have practiced for a long time still need to learn and practice the preliminary practices?
Khenpo Dazhen: Do people who have practiced for a long time still need to learn and practice the preliminary practices?Do people who have practiced for a long time still need to learn and practice the preliminary practices?Dazhen Khenpo answered: Don’t deceive yourself, don’t decorate practitioners.Many people reluctantly learn to practice the preliminary practices of rare human body and impermanence of life, that is,
Common knowledge of BuddhismTime: 2023-09-03
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Khenpo Dazhen: What is the reason why the body and mind have not changed after studying Buddhism for a long time?
Khenpo Dazhen: What is the reason why the body and mind have not changed after studying Buddhism for a long time?Question: I have been studying Buddhism for a long time, but in my daily life, I am still worried when facing the situation, and my body and mind have not changed at all.I don't feel like I've made any progress.Master, I am studying
Common knowledge of BuddhismTime: 2023-08-24
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Those who hear the Buddha, those who hear the World Venerable, those who hear the Tathagata, and those who hear all wise will have the merits that are greater than that of countless!
“Manjushri, if there are good men and women, they will give them a hundred delicious foods and subtle clothes every day, and obtain the six powers and eight liberations of Arhats throughout the sand;There are also good men and good women who give a Pratyekabuddha in one day and offer them as above, which is better than the merits obtained by the predecessors.arts
Merits of reciting Buddha's nameTime: 2023-08-20
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Sodaji Khenpo: It’s enough for people to keep doing good deeds. Is it necessary to spend a lot of time learning and mastering Buddhism?
Sodaji Khenpo: It’s enough for people to keep doing good deeds. Is it necessary to spend a lot of time learning and mastering Buddhism?Question: Sometimes I think that as long as people keep doing good deeds, is it necessary to spend a lot of time learning and mastering Buddhism? Sodaji Khenpo: Many
Common knowledge of BuddhismTime: 2023-08-19
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The mechanism and function of "mediation" in Taoism
Meditation "also known as cross-sitting and meditation. It is a basic practice method in Taoism and has the same functions as meditation, meditation and "cross-legged sitting" in Buddhism.Cross-sitting is divided into natural plates, single plates and double plates, which were first evolved from the ancients' scattered sitting and kneeling sitting.
Vegetarian CompassionTime: 2023-08-18
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Ajahn Cha answers questions about practice
ask ∶I practice hard, but there seems to be no news yet.answer ∶There is no need to seek anything in practice. Anyone who seeks liberation or seeks enlightenment will become an obstacle to liberation. This is very important.You can make progress day and night, but if you still have a desire, you will never get
Beginner knowledgeTime: 2023-08-10
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Master Ajahn Cha: Why are we born here
Master Ajahn Cha: Why did we live in this rainy period?Is itI was physically weak and physically discomfort, so I came to the mountain to breathe some fresh air.People come to visit me, but I cannot receive them as I used to;My voice is almost gone.
Beginner knowledgeTime: 2023-08-10
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The Elder Sariputra
Sariputra, one of the two great disciples of the Buddha, has profound wisdom and noble nature. He was originally a Brahmin. He met the majestic and solemn Venerable Ashishi one day, and from then on his life took a big turn... Preface One of the two great disciples of the Buddha was in Srilan
Beginner knowledgeTime: 2023-08-09
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Venerable Mahakasyapa replied: Do people have a next life?
After the Buddha died in the twin Saha tree of Kushinaga, at that time, the great disciple of the Buddhist sect, known as "the Buddha gave way to half a seat", was living in the rain.At that time, the news was blocked and the traffic was all about two legs. It was only after the Buddha's Nirvana that the news reached Mahaya seven days after his rebirth.
Buddhist caseTime: 2023-08-08
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Khenpo Dazhen: What are the key points of meditation?
Khenpo Dazhen: What are the key points of meditation?What are the key points of meditation?Answer: You need to practice meditation slowly. If it really doesn’t work, relax and relieve it.Take your time, don't force yourself.All of these are practiced, and those that are cultivated are not practiced or cultivated in a short time.
Common knowledge of BuddhismTime: 2023-08-05
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Khenpo Dazhen: What should I do if someone touches meditating and feels uncomfortable?
Khenpo Dazhen: What should I do if someone touches meditating and feels uncomfortable?When I was touched by someone while meditating and chanting mantras and visualizing, I felt very uncomfortable. What should I do?When meditating, be in a quiet place.There is an external silence and an internal silence.Inside
Common knowledge of BuddhismTime: 2023-08-05
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The story of the reincarnation of Dangqudemba's master
Gensong Chenglin Qujie Jiacai Rinpo, in 1957, was recognized as the reincarnation of Dangqudeba by the second generation Jiang Yang Khyentse Qujirozhu, and later confirmed by the Third Clan Sakhyentse Tudendon Qujie Jiangcuo and Sakya Khanbu Nangwenqu Peisongbao.Current in Chamdo Vala, Tibet
Cause and effectTime: 2023-08-03
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Khenpo Dazhen: Is it enough to start listening to the Dharma repeatedly from the four external practices?Do you still need to meditate?
Khenpo Dazhen: Is it enough to start listening to the Dharma repeatedly from the four external practices?Do you still need to meditate?Question: Is it enough to start from the four external practices to listen to the Dharma repeatedly? Do you still need to meditate? Answer: When listening, thinking and practicing, you must first listen, then think, and finally you must practice.Meditation
Common knowledge of BuddhismTime: 2023-08-02
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Buddhist characters: The Master of Fool
In the Buddha's time, there was a Brahmin layman in the city of Sherova, India. Although his wife gave birth to many children for him, she died shortly after giving birth, which made him very troubled.Once, his wife became pregnant again, and
Cause and effectTime: 2023-08-02
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Buddhist story: Being injured by mistake and still respecting the venerable --Buddhist Learning Network
There is a seven-year-old who is injured at first sight. `The boy, because of his father's earnest wish, cut his hair into a novice monk.Before ordaining, the boy gets a meditation instruction.When he was ordained, he focused on the object of meditation because of his concentration and goodness in his previous life.
Buddhist storiesTime: 2023-07-30
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65Is it necessary to burn the top, burn the arm, and burn the finger?
Is it necessary to burn the top, burn the arm, and burn the finger?According to the original Buddhist scriptures and the precepts of monks, any damage, harm, or abuse of one's own body is not allowed by the Buddha.As for the Indian ascetic heretics, they use fire, water, knife, and various ways of self-abuse to make themselves
《Master Sheng YanTime: 2023-07-29
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Is it necessary to burn the top, burn the arm, and burn the finger?
Is it necessary to burn the top, burn the arm, and burn the finger?According to the original Buddhist scriptures and the precepts of monks, any damage, harm, or abuse of one's own body is not allowed by the Buddha.As for the Indian ascetic heretics, they use fire, water, knife, and various ways of self-abuse to make themselves
Common knowledge of BuddhismTime: 2023-07-28
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Buddhist story: Living Buddha of Kingsoft: Chapter 22: Meditation and entering into meditation are scared and guarded
Chapter 22: Meditation and meditation, scared the guardian's living Buddha, and was arrested for no reason, and was detained in a detention center. There was a guardian in charge of the supervision. Others must be very panicked, but the Jinshan Living Buddha felt that it was a very interesting thing, and it was another opportunity for him to save his life.
Buddhist story: Living Buddha of KingsoftTime: 2023-07-27
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The Ten Great Disciples of the Buddha - Venerable Rahula - The First Secret Practice
(1) Rahula, the beginning of the novice monk, was hindered by Chinese translation.Luo Shi explained that the mother's womb was covered by the fetus for six years, so she was named after it.He is the son of Prince Siddhartha and Yasudharra.There are two statements about his birth, one said that Siddhartha gave birth to him at the age of nineteen (547 BC).
Buddhist sectTime: 2023-07-24
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Khenpo Sodaji: It is very necessary to recite the [Saintly Liberation Sutra] every day to the deceased.
Today we will continue to talk about the "Saints and Great Liberation Sutra".The "Saint Great Liberation Sutra" does have great merits, so why do you say this?I think it is because of history, or maybe it is because no one has preached this aspect. With various causes and conditions, many Buddhists understand this sutra
Manjushri Flowers BloomTime: 2023-07-19
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Khenpo Dazhen: If you have physical defects, can you meditate and will it affect your rebirth in the Pure Land at the end of your life?
Khenpo Dazhen: If you have physical defects, can you meditate and will it affect your rebirth in the Pure Land at the end of your life?Question: I have a hunchback. Can I straighten my meridians during meditation? I would like to ask how the master can correct it? Will hunchback affect my reaching the Pure Land? In addition, my lumbar spine 4 and 5 sections and
Common knowledge of BuddhismTime: 2023-07-19
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Master Haitao: What should I do if I am drowsy when I meditate and recite scriptures?
Master Haitao: What should I do if I am drowsy when I meditate and recite scriptures?Q: What should I do if I am drowsy when I meditate and recite scriptures?Answer: Everyone can doze off, so if you feel drowsy when meditating and chanting scriptures, stand up and walk around quickly, and continue to chant Buddha's name and chant scriptures when you are energetic.I think doing homework
Common knowledge of BuddhismTime: 2023-07-17