When one does not understand death, life can be very confusing.

by Ajahn Chah

如是空有双离，以行六度万行，乃能利益一切众生

by 净空法师

一切存在都是暂时的， 一切暂时的存在都是各种条件和因缘构成的，合成的， 执着于建立在这之上的一切情感，感受，感知，色形，都是痛苦的（对五阴的执着） 超越一切，舍离一切，无执着于一切，包括涅磐这一概念本身也要被超越。

As human brothers and sisters, I have a feeling that deep down we are all the same human beings. Therefore, it is quite natural that when some human brothers and sisters suffer, then other brothers and sisters spontaneously develop some kind of sincere feeling or concern. At this moment I find this very much alive. I consider this a hope for the future.

by Dalai Lama

<佛说长寿灭罪护诸童子陀罗尼经>的21个功德利益:

1) 如果常念读，修持此经，可以得长寿乐，寿命达一百二十岁。

2) 听此经一句，千世罪业得以消散。

3) 常修持此经，受此功德力，不入地狱，升梵天报福 。

4) 此经功德力，能给受胎，出胎患病的婴儿去病消业。

5) 此经功德力，可使家境兴旺，衣食充足。

6) 身患怪病者，借此经功德，可得恢复。

7) 犯五逆重罪，如至诚忏悔，借此经功德力，可得消业。

8) 修行佛法的人，常修持此经，可得金刚不坏常身。

9) 如一个国家有很多人修持此经，国泰民安，风调雨顺。

10) 有贪官污吏，能至诚忏悔，受此功德力，可得平安，永守天禄。

11) 如有家宅不安者，借此经功德力，可得家宅安宁。

12) 家不和睦，父母为子女家事烦心等，受此功德力，会姻亲和顺。

13) 不孕不育的人，若能抄写，印刷，受此功德力，可得孕育，要男要女，可得随意。

14) 经商不利，吃喝嫖赌者，借此经功德力，可得顺利和改去不良习气。

15) 动物畜生如能听到此经一句，死后就转世人，天。

16) 残疾，痴呆等人，受此经功德力，转世不在复受。

17) 用此经超度亡灵，亡灵既时转世人天。

18) 城市，村镇，如遇干旱等各种灾难，借此经功德力，可消灾难。

19) 如得各种不治之症者，修坚此经，可得康复。

20) 受持此经，可避难产，保母子平安。

21) 常念此经，可得观世音和大势至菩萨接引，投生佛国。


更重要的是佛在此经中解说了十二因缘法，菩提心和六波罗蜜的重要性。


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A kind heart is one of the principal things we are trying to develop. If we run around childishly telling others, “I’m this religion, and you’re that religion. But, mine is better,” it is like turning chocolate frosting into garbage: what was delicious becomes useless. Instead, we would be much wiser to look inside ourselves and apply the antidotes to intolerance, pride, and attachment.

The true criterion of whether we are a religious or spiritual person is whether we have a kind heart toward others and a wise approach to life. These qualities are internal and cannot be seen with our eyes. They are gained by honestly looking at our own thoughts, words and actions, discriminating which ones to encourage and which ones to abandon, and then engaging in the practices to develop compassion and wisdom in order to transform ourselves. Invisible cities, mirages, dreams.

by Thubten Chodron

三乘，佛教概念。“乘”即是交通工具，“三乘”是指佛教的三种交通工具，象征运载众生渡越生死到涅槃彼岸的三种法门。其根据众生的根机而对应为声闻乘、缘觉乘、菩萨乘三种教法。

1) 声闻乘，即听闻佛声教而得悟道，故称声闻。因此知苦、集、灭、道，以此四谛为乘。

2) 缘觉乘，又作辟支佛乘、独觉乘。观十二因缘觉真谛理，故称缘觉。始观无明乃至老死，次观无明灭乃至老死灭，由此因缘生灭，即悟非生非灭。

3) 菩萨乘，又作大乘、佛乘、如来乘。求无上菩提，愿度一切众生，修六度万行，以此六度为乘。

提倡菩萨乘的僧侣轻视修行声闻乘、缘觉乘者，故称其为小乘，其修行所系统亦成为小乘佛教；又因菩萨乘兼顾自利、利他，而称之为大乘，故为大乘佛教。

汝听我偈曰：“吾本来土，传教救迷情。一花开五叶，结果自然成。”

by 达摩大师

人如不知足，就永远都在烦恼中。

by 证严法师

在<大方广圆觉修多罗了义经>，普贤菩萨为与会诸大菩萨及末世一切众生向释迦牟尼佛提了四个问题：

（1）修大乘者，闻此圆觉清净境界，云何修行？
（2）若彼众生，知如幻者，身心亦幻，云何以幻，还修于幻？
（3）若诸幻性，一切尽灭，则无有心，谁为修行？
（4）若诸众生，于生死中，常居如幻，曾不了知。如幻境界，令妄想心，云何解脱？ 　　

(1) 佛答第一个问题：修大乘者，应当远离一切幻化、虚妄境界。

圆瑛大师认为‘远离’二字，即是修法，乃用止观之功，先止息攀缘，亡情息念，次观察诸法，虚妄不实。以此止观之功，远离一切幻化、虚妄境界。 　　

(2) 佛答第二个问题：修大乘者，不仅远离幻境，以幻心离幻境的‘幻心’，也要远离。以达到尘亡根尽的境界。 　　

(3) 佛答第三个问题：修大乘者，离了幻心后，还要离掉以知幻心的‘幻智’。离了幻心，若爱幻智，亦即心病，故复当远离。 　　

(4) 佛答第四个问题：修大乘者，离了幻智，心中若有一个离字（即空），也要远离。最后得无所离，即除诸幻。 　　

佛一口气说了四个离，离境、离心、离智、离空。层层剥尽，步步升高、由浅及深、行布分明、直到诸幻灭尽、寂灭现前。

既不著有，亦不着空。空有两边不执着，一切法不放在心上。境界现前，若无其事，心永远是平静的，永远是安乐的

by 净空法师

一个人该住什么样的地方，事实不在于地方的大小如何，主要在于个人胸襟的宽阔如何。一个胸襟宽阔如当沙弥的人，虽然席地而卧，却有法界在我一心的感觉；如果一个心量狭小，不满现实的人，即使住在摩天大楼里，也会感到事事不能称意。

by 星云法师

Mind creates both samsara and nirvana. Yet there is nothing much to it – it is just thoughts. Once we recognize that thoughts are empty, the mind will no longer have the power to deceive us.

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

三施

1) 财施，持戒之人不犯他人之财物，且以己财施与他人也。
2) 法施，能为人说法，使开悟得道也。 　　
3) 无畏施，一切众生皆畏死，持戒之人，无杀害之心，使众生无所畏也。

菩萨发心，又与二乘不同。他也见到三界的生死是太苦，可是他又见到三界众生与自身一样的受苦，於是发「大悲心」为本的菩提心。对有情所受的苦迫，生起同情心，怜愍心，以自利利他的方法为修行，以度生成佛为目的。佛法虽无量无边，归纳起来，不出此五乘法。学佛法，不出此五乘法，而五乘中以菩萨乘为高胜。


by 印顺法师

Question: Can one be attached to Buddhism? What should we do if someone attacks our beliefs and criticizes the Dharma?

Answer: Each situation must be regarded individually. In general, if we feel, “They are criticizing my beliefs. They think I am stupid for believing that,” we are clinging to our beliefs because we think, “These beliefs are good because they are mine. If someone criticizes them, they are criticizing me.” Such an attitude isn’t very productive and we’ll be more peaceful if we abandon it.

We are not our beliefs. If others disagree with our beliefs, it does not mean we are stupid. Being open to what others say is useful. Let’s not be attached to the name and label of our religion. We are seeking truth and happiness, not promotion of a religion because it happens to be ours. In addition, questioning the teachings is reasonable. The Buddha himself said we should check his teachings and not just believe in them blindly.

On the other hand, we should not automatically agree with everything someone else says. We should not abandon our beliefs and adopt theirs indiscriminately. If someone asks a question we cannot answer, it doesn’t mean the Buddha’s teachings are wrong. It simply means we don’t know the answer and need to learn and contemplate more. We can then take the question to knowledgeable Buddhists and think about their answers. When others question our beliefs, they are actually helping us deepen our understanding of the Buddha’s teachings by showing us what we do not yet understand. This inspires us to study the Dharma and reflect on its meaning.

by Thubten Chodron

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

by Dalai Lama

Bodhicitta refers to a state of mind in which the practitioner works for the enlightenment and good of all beings as if it were his own. It can also be defined as the union of compassion and wisdom.

We don't meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering.

by Ajahn Chah

知恩报恩为先，利人便是利己。

by 圣严法师

尔时世尊告诸大众。童子受胎。魔王波旬。即放四大毒蛇。六尘恶贼。止住其身。若一不调。命根即断。我有陀罗尼咒。善能增益诸童子寿。若有患苦。闻我此咒。一经于耳。无不除差。能令恶鬼四散驰走。即说咒曰。

波头弥波　　头弥提婢　　奚尼奚尼　　奚弥诸梨

诸罗诸丽　 侯罗侯罗　 由丽由罗　 由丽波罗波丽闻

制嗔迭　　频迭般逝末迭迟那迦梨　苏波诃　

佛言。是陀罗尼咒文句。若善男子。善女人。受持读诵。为一切受胎出胎病患童子之所演说。七日七夜。烧香散花。书写供养。至心听受。所有重病。前身业障。皆得消灭。

In meditation we can see through the illusion of past, present and future - our experience becomes the continuity of nowness. The past is only an unreliable memory held in the present. The future is only a projection of our present conceptions. The present itself vanishes as soon as we try to grasp it. So why bother with attempting to establish an illusion of solid ground?

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

出家人虽不以躯壳为重，然亦不容不澈解于性，使灵魂离散也。欲悟性，必先强身，则躯壳强而灵魂易悟也。

by 达摩大师

接着，法会中的金刚力士也向佛说："世尊！如来说完此长寿灭罪护诸童子陀罗尼咒经之后，各大天王并其眷属，诸罗刹王，护法善神等，各各发心发愿，要护持读诵书写此经之人，供给所需，无令他欠缺乏少。我曾问大德婆伽婆说吉祥章句大神力咒，若有众生，在生之时一闻於耳，百劫千生都不会短命，而且得福寿无量兼无病苦。虽然有四魔在身，但不能逆乱作祟，还得寿命增长，可达一百二十岁。更能达到不老不死的境地，得不退转的果位。一切佛弟子若有苦患重病，得闻此咒，即可免诸恶鬼夺其性命。"金刚力士随即说咒：

多地夜他。旃达利。旃达啰毗提。旃达啰魔吽。 旃达啰跋帝。旃达啰不棃。旃达啰阇移。 旃达啰底＃。旃达吠咩。旃突喽。旃达啰婆啰吇。 旃达啰勿逢＃。旃达啰婆地移。旃达啰婆咩。 旃达啰佉只。旃达啰卢寄。薮婆呵。

佛说："很好，很好！金刚力士！你现在能说此护诸童子吉祥神咒，你将会成为一切众生之大导师。"

佛转对文殊菩萨说："文殊，你要知道这个神咒的威力，它是过去诸佛所宣说的，是为建立守护一切修行人。能增长人天寿命，能消除一切罪垢恶见，能护一切持经之人，增福延寿。"

 取自-佛说长寿灭罪护诸童子陀罗尼经【白话语译】

When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless, that it doesn't have any resolution, that this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much warmth and gentleness is there, as well as how much space.

by Pema Chodron

All people and things are interdependent. The world has become so small that no nation can solve its problems alone, in isolation from others. That is why I believe we must all cultivate a sense of responsibility based on love and compassion for each other.

by Dalai Lama

杯子扑落地,响声明沥沥,虚空粉碎也,狂心当下息。

by 虚云法师

涅盘四德

佛经《涅盘经》说佛有四德，即常、乐、我、净。

常、乐、我、净本来是四颠倒见，是指世人将 无常为常、苦作为乐、无我妄作我、不净为净。

而在佛法当中，所不否认的常乐我净，是指离於贪 嗔痴、出脱五阴后：解脱了无常的因缘，因而为常；无 有一切苦，是故称乐；无我可言，我亦无谓；离一切不 净，自然清净。因此常乐我净是「【涅盘】四德」，不 是世间特性。

So resolve yourselves. It's not just by sitting with your eyes closed that you develop wisdom. Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind are constantly with us, so be constantly alert. Study constantly. Seeing trees or animals can all be occasions for study. Bring it all inwards. See clearly within your own heart. If some sensation makes impact on the heart, witness it clearly for yourself, don't simply disregard it.

by Ajahn Chah

The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.

by Pema Chodron

We should learn to see everyday life as mandala – the luminous fringes of experience, which radiate spontaneously from the empty nature of our being. The aspects of our mandala are the day-to-day objects of our life experience moving in the dance or play of the universe.

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

无妄想时，一心是一佛国．有妄想时，一心是一地狱．众生造作妄想，以心生心，故常在地狱．菩萨观察妄想，不以心生心，常在佛国．

by 达摩大师

十二因缘的还灭门

一切众生，实是本来清净，由於过去一念无明妄动，便有行为造作，有行为造业便有入胎之识。有入胎之识便有现生之胚胎，有了胚胎便具备眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意等六根。出胎后，六根就会有六种触觉，有六种触觉便有六种感受。有感受便懂得爱，懂得爱之后，就会执着，极力去夺取，有所夺取，便会形成未来世之业因。有了未来之业因，就会领受来世之生。有生就必然会有老死，及一切忧愁悲伤苦恼。这就是十二因缘的顺生门。若是没有无明妄动，那里会有行为作业？没有行为作业，那里会有入胎之识？没有入胎之识，那里会有胚胎这个色身？没有色身，就不会有六根存在。没有六根，就不会有六种触觉。没有触觉就没有感受。没有感受便没有爱。没有爱就不会有执着夺取。没有执着夺取，就不会有未来生之业因，没有未来生之业因，就不会有未来世之生。没有生，就不会有老死，及忧愁悲伤苦恼。这就是十二因缘的还灭门。

取自-佛说长寿灭罪护诸童子陀罗尼经【白话语译】

<金刚经> 全称<金刚般若波罗蜜经>，一卷，印度大乘佛教般若系经典，后秦鸠摩罗什译。以金刚比喻智慧之锐利、顽强、坚固，能断一切烦恼，故名。

此经采用对话体形式，说一切世间事物空幻不实，实相者即是非相；主张认识离一切诸相而无所住，即放弃对现实世界的认知和追求，以般若智慧契证空性，破除一切名相，从而达到不执着于任何一物而体认诸法实相的境地。

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Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.

by Dalai Lama

非形亦非影。　挂碍怎么生。　达摩因此义。　故为可安心。

by 虚云法师

Just consider...Suppose we came to possess a very expensive object. The minute that thing comes into our possession our mind changes...'Now, where can I keep it? If I leave it there somebody might steal it'...We worry ourselves into a state, trying to find a place to keep it. And when did the mind change? It changed the minute we obtained that object -- suffering arose right then. No matter where we leave that object we can't relax, so we're left with trouble. Whether sitting, walking, or lying down, we are lost in worry.

by Ajahn Chah

菩提心与六波罗密多 :

‘我现在再为你说一真实道，你应当思惟守护一念。一念者，即是菩提心，菩提心者，又名为大乘心。因为众生根性不同，故诸佛菩萨分别说为三乘。

你应当念念常勤守护这个菩提心，切勿令其忘失。纵使色、受、想、行、识五阴炽盛、地水火风四蛇吞噬。贪瞋痴三毒发作，色声香味触法等六贼入侵，以及一切妖魔来恼害，你都不能动摇改变这颗菩提心。有了这颗菩提心，你的身体就有如金刚坚；心，就有如虚空一样，别人难以破坏。

菩提心坚固，即能得无上正等正觉，即是具常、乐、我、净涅槃四德。有了涅槃四德，生老病死，一切地狱便与你绝缘。

这样，无常杀鬼自然不会追捕你归案。’

普光正见如来说完，虚空中的鬼差使便想：听世尊所说的法要，地狱也会变成莲花池一样清净。我何不舍弃此鬼境界？

於是，他便对是颠倒女人说：‘你证得圣道之后，勿忘来化度我！’

接着，普光正见如来再对颠倒女人说：‘我已为你说了十二因缘法，现在再为你说六波罗密多，亦即是菩萨所修的六度，何谓六度？

第一、要广为布施，布施能度悭贪。
第二、要坚守戒律，戒律能度毁犯。
第三、时时忍辱，忍辱能度瞋恚。
第四、常行精进，精进能度懈怠。
第五、勤修禅定，禅定能度散乱。
第六、深明智慧，智慧能度愚痴。

六度具足方能到达彼岸，缺一不成。还有一首过去诸佛成佛之偈，你应当喜欢奉行。’

偈曰： 诸行无常， 是生灭法。 生灭灭已， 寂灭为乐。
 
摘自<佛说长寿灭罪护诸童子陀罗尼经> / (白话语译)

因为菩萨不但求自己成佛，也愿一切有情得度，为大智、大悲、大愿、大行的合一。对人天乘说，大乘是出世的，也是入世的，是世间法与出世间法的统一，到达更高的完成。

by 印顺法师

Compassionate action involves working with ourselves as much as working with others.

by Pema Chodron

菩提心 :

菩提心是“阿耨多罗三藐三菩提心”的简称。

“菩提”二字，是古印度的梵语，译成汉文的意义为“觉”，即是成佛的意思。

菩提心的本体即是利益一切众生、让他们获得如来正等觉果位的希求心。

菩提心是成佛的心。发菩提心，就是发无上正等正觉之心，也就是要发“上求佛道、下化众生”之心。

Banishing all hope and all fear, rest in the diamond-like certainty that the primordial simplicity of awareness is itself Buddhahood. That is the way of perfect bliss, in which all the qualities of enlightenment will flourish without effort.

by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

如来藏

如来藏即一般所称之“佛性”，它具有常住、妙明、不动、周圆与神妙真如之性质：常住是不去不来；不动是不生不灭；妙明是寂而常照；周圆是周遍圆满无所不包；妙真如性是真如能生万法，能生一切妙有之性质。

武帝问："如何是真功德?"

答:"净智妙圆，体自空寂。如是功德，不以世求。"

by 达摩大师