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Saturday Group Meditation 周六共修
Schedule 时间表 9:00AM – 1:00PM Meditation and Meal1:00PM – 1:10PM Zoom Meeting – Vandanā chanting and observance of the five precepts 念诵、受五戒1:10PM – 2:00AM Zoom Meeting – Sutta Study and Dhamma Discussion 经文学习、佛法讨论2:00PM – 4:00AM Meditation
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Vandanā Chanting Book is on Amazon
The Vandanā Chanting Book is now available for purchase on Amazon. Obtain a copy for yourself to join in our chanting event. Consider purchasing an additional copy to contribute to our meditation center and accrue merit. Pāli is the liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism. An ancient, colloquial relative of Sanskrit. The Pali Canon is a…
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The First Three Discourses (3) 初始三经之三
The First Three discourses given by Gautama Buddha at the beginning of his ministry: the Dhamma Cakka Pavattana Sutta 转法轮经 (SN 56:11), the Anatta Lakkhaṇa Sutta 五蕴-非我-相-经(旧译 无我相经)(SN 22:59), and the Āditta pariyāya Sutta 燃烧经(SN 35:28). SN 35.28 Ādittapariyāya 燃烧经 有一次，世尊与千位比丘同住在伽耶 Gayā 的伽耶山顶。在那里，世尊对比丘们说： “比丘们！一切都在燃烧。什么是一切都在燃烧呢？眼在燃烧，色在燃烧，眼识(cakkhu viññāṇa)在燃烧，眼触在燃烧，凡以这眼触为缘生起的或乐受、或苦受、或不苦不乐受，也都在燃烧。以什么燃烧呢？我说‘是以贪(rāga)之火、瞋(dosa)之火、痴(moha)之火在燃烧，以生、老、死在燃烧；以愁、悲、苦、忧、绝望在燃烧’。 “耳在燃烧…… 鼻在燃烧…… 舌在燃烧…… 身在燃烧…… 意(mana, will)在燃烧，法(dhamma, thoughts)在燃烧，意识(manoviññāṇa)在燃烧，意触在燃烧，凡以这意触为缘生起的或乐受、或苦受、或不苦不乐受，也都在燃烧。以什么燃烧呢？我说‘是以贪之火、瞋之火、痴之火在燃烧，以生、老、死在燃烧；以愁、悲、苦、忧、绝望在燃烧’。 “比丘们！如此了知，已受教导的圣弟子将出离(nibbinda, disenchantment)于眼，出离于色，出离于眼识，出离于眼触，出离于以这眼触为缘生起的或乐受、或苦受、或不苦不乐受；出离于耳…… 出离于鼻………
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Stages Of The Path
Nibbida (disenchantment 出离) and Virāga (dispassion 离欲) are considered proximate causes for Nibbana in Gautama’s teachings. These two concepts are frequently mentioned together in the Pali suttas as essential and direct conditions leading to the attainment of Nibbana. In the stages of the path to Nibbana, the practices of Samatha (tranquility meditation) and Vipassana…
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Saturday Group Meditation 周六共修
Schedule 时间表 9:00AM – 1:00PM Meditation and Meal1:00PM – 1:10PM Zoom Meeting – Vandanā chanting and observance of the five precepts 念诵、受五戒1:10PM – 3:00AM Zoom Meeting – Sutta Study and Dhamma Discussion 经文学习、佛法讨论
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Nirodha-dhātu 灭界
“只有从灭的随观才可以引心向灭，体验无所能住，关注每个看到的思维的结束。那个只能等到心可以自动导向诸法骤灭的情况下才可以看到灭界。” The term “nirodha” means cessation or extinction 灭, and “dhatu” means element or realm 界. Nirodha is often associated with the cessation of craving and desire, which is the third of the Four Noble Truths. It signifies the end of suffering (dukkha) when craving and desire are renounced. The Buddha taught that this can…
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The First Three Discourses (2) 初始三经之二
The First Three discourses given by Gautama Buddha at the beginning of his ministry: the Dhamma Cakka Pavattana Sutta 转法轮经 (SN 56:11), the Anatta Lakkhaṇa Sutta 五蕴-非我-相-经(旧译 无我相经)(SN 22:59), and the Āditta pariyāya Sutta 燃烧经(SN 35:28). SN 22.59 Anatta Lakkhaṇa Sutta 五蕴-非我-相-经(旧译 无我相经) 如是我闻。有一次，世尊住在波罗奈(Bārāṇasī)鹿野苑的仙人降临处(Isipatana)。在那裡，世尊召唤五比丘：“比丘们！”“尊师！”那些比丘回答。世尊说： “比丘们！色(rūpa)非我(anatta, nonself)。比丘们！因为，如果色是我，色不应导致病苦，也应能对色发愿：‘我的色要这样；我的色不要这样。’但是，比丘们，因为色非我，因此，色导致病苦，也不能对色发愿：‘我的色要这样；我的色不要这样。’ 比丘们！受(vedanā, Feeling)非我…… 想(sañña, Perception)非我…… 行(saṅkhāra, Volitional formations)非我…… 识(viññāṇa, Consciousness)非我。比丘们！因为，如果识是我，识不应导致病苦，也应能对识发愿：‘我的识要这样；我的识不要这样。’但，比丘们！因为识非我，因此，识导致病苦，也不能对识发愿：‘我的识要这样；我的识不要这样。’…
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Reincarnation into Different Forms of Life
The Jataka tales are a collection of stories about the previous lives of the Buddha, both in human and animal forms. These tales illustrate the concept of reincarnation and the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth (samsara) in Buddhism. In the Jataka tales, the future Buddha (then Bodhisattva) is depicted as being reborn into various…
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Saturday Group Meditation 周六共修
Schedule 时间表 10:00AM – 1:00PM Meditation and Meal 1:00PM – 1:10PM Zoom Meeting – Vandanā chanting and observance of the five precepts 念诵、受五戒 1:10PM – 2:00AM Zoom Meeting – Sutta Study and Dhamma Discussion 经文学习、佛法讨论 2:00 PM – 3:00PM Meditation 共修
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The First Three Discourses (1) 初始三经之一
The First Three discourses given by Gautama Buddha at the beginning of his ministry: the Dhamma Cakka Pavattana Sutta 转法轮经 (SN 56:11), the Anatta Lakkhaṇa Sutta 五蕴-非我-相-经(旧译 无我相经)(SN 22:59), and the Āditta pariyāya Sutta 燃烧经(SN 35:28). SN 56:11 Dhamma Cakka Pavattana Sutta 转法轮经 如是我闻。有一次，世尊住在波罗奈(Bārāṇasī)鹿野苑的仙人降临处(Isipatana)。在那裡，世尊对五比丘说： 「比丘们，有两个方式出家人不应该修行。哪两个呢？第一个是追求欲乐(kāmasukha, sensual pleasures)。因为这是低下的(hīna, low)、粗俗的(gamma, vulgar)、凡俗世间的(pothujjaniko, the way of worldlings)、非圣的(anariya, ignoble)、无益的(anattha saṃhita,…
Gautama Dhamma
The Teachings Lead To Liberation
Gautama Dhamma 