Amituofo
Standards for Being a Good Student and Child (A Guide to a Happy Life) Chapter 3 “Being Mindful in Daily Life” In the first chapter titled “Respecting and Loving our Parents at Home,” we were taught the proper conduct on how to talk to and behave in front of parents, and what our correct attitudes Read More …
Standards for Being a Good Student and Child (A Guide to a Happy Life) Chapter 2 “Interacting with Others Away From Home” We began this lecture series with the first chapter titled “Respecting and Loving our Parents at Home.” This chapter teaches us the proper conduct on how to talk to and behave in front Read More …
Standards for Being a Good Student and Child (A Guide to a Happy Life) Chapter 1 “Respecting and Loving our Parents at Home” Introduction This is the first of seven lectures based on an ancient Chinese book called Di Zi Gui, or in English it translates to “Standards for Being a Good Student and Child.” Read More …
This is the translation of a lecture that I recently attended by Venerable Master Chin Kung. It is the first of a series of lectures on the Infinite Life Sutra. I apologize in advance if the translation from Chinese to English misrepresents his original intent. ——————————————————————————————————————- Infinite Life Sutra (Part 1) The chanting of Amituofo Read More …
Contrary to popular opinion, Buddhism is not a religion. With a religion, there is a deity, like a God, that has disciples that exist in a parent-child relationship. Buddhism is an education where there is a Buddha and his students that exist in a teacher-student relationship. Buddhism is all about wisdom and understanding of life Read More …
My introduction to Buddhism is described in greater detail on the About page of this site so I will not duplicate it here. But I do want acknowledge two people who are instrumental in introducing me to Buddhism and my decision to dedicate the remainder of my life to learning, practicing and lecturing about the Read More …