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The Merits of Sincere Offerings to the Buddha (Part 1 of 2) July 28, 2015

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The Merits of Sincere Offerings to the Buddha (Part 1 of 2) July 28, 2015

I told you yesterday about one story that I didn’t like because the Buddha allowed the monks at that time to eat meat as long as they don’t see the animals being killed, as long as they don’t hear the animals crying while they’re being killed, as long as they know that it’s not killed for them. What I mean is, monks should have compassion, should make a good example of love, kindness, compassion.

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The Merits of Sincere Offerings to the Buddha (Part 2 of 2) July 28, 2015

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The Merits of Sincere Offerings to the Buddha (Part 2 of 2) July 28, 2015

When he opened his mouth to speak, the first sentence he asked was, “Beloved Mother, is the Buddha still in our world?” “The Buddha is still here in the world with us.” And then the just-born baby spoke again: “I would like to invite the Buddha and all his reverend monks to our house to make offerings.” And the father was very, very pleased. He came and said to the Buddha, “Blessed Buddha, Our fam

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Sharing Precious Buddhist Stories: “The 500 Merchants and The Benevolent Layman” (Part 1 of 3) August 1, 2015

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Sharing Precious Buddhist Stories: “The 500 Merchants and The Benevolent Layman” (Part 1 of 3) August 1, 2015

I don’t encourage renunciation or going to the forest and all that. It’s just that it really helps. Because I know it’s difficult for you, all of you to do this kind of thing. I cannot keep encouraging the things that are impossible for you to do, almost impossible all the time. So, you just do your best. But the Master power will always help. It’s the sincerity also that’s important. In this worl

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Sharing Precious Buddhist Stories: “The 500 Merchants and The Benevolent Layman” (Part 2 of 3) August 1, 2015

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Sharing Precious Buddhist Stories: “The 500 Merchants and The Benevolent Layman” (Part 2 of 3) August 1, 2015

“In 1998, before I went to America, one day during meditation, I saw you push our Earth, the whole planet Earth. The next morning, my son told me, ‘Mom, the television just broadcast that the Earth has just escaped a catastrophe. It should have collided with a piece of a star.’ People won’t be able to figure out the reason planet Earth was saved like that. They wouldn’t know it was you. You did ev

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Sharing Precious Buddhist Stories: “The 500 Merchants and The Benevolent Layman” (Part 3 of 3) August 1, 2015

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Sharing Precious Buddhist Stories: “The 500 Merchants and The Benevolent Layman” (Part 3 of 3) August 1, 2015

Not officially become a monk but your heart, becomes detached from whatever is not permanent is this world, detached from whatever is not conducive to your spiritual elevation. Then, you will also gradually or quickly become Arhat or even higher-Buddha. If any monks come to me and say that if they want to study with me, then I will forbid meat immediately. Any kind of monk is supposed to be a symb

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Buddhist Stories: “The Buddha's Past Life and His First Five Disciples” (Part 1 of 2) Aug 2, 2015

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Buddhist Stories: “The Buddha's Past Life and His First Five Disciples” (Part 1 of 2) Aug 2, 2015

You have to always consider other people. Not because you sit on a nice place and then you don’t want to move, no matter who dies. That’s not nice. Capiche? (Yes.) I don’t like that. In Heaven, people will not let you in if you don’t let somebody else who needs to come in. It’s a bad karma, understand? There is a bad karma. Actually, laughter is good for the atmosphere, just some people don’t thin

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Buddhist Stories: “The Buddha's Past Life and His First Five Disciples” (Part 2 of 2) Aug 2, 2015

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Buddhist Stories: “The Buddha's Past Life and His First Five Disciples” (Part 2 of 2) Aug 2, 2015

There are many in the Buddhist sutras; there are many nice stories. This is one of them. One time, the Buddha in maybe Varanasi, at that time, the Buddha was staying in that garden. Ananda kneeled in front of the Buddha and asked, “Please, World Honored One, how come the five persons have such a great merit to become your first disciples?” So the Buddha said, “At one time, a long, long time ago th

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Buddhist Stories: “The Merits of Saving a Life” (Part 1 of 2) August 3, 2015

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Buddhist Stories: “The Merits of Saving a Life” (Part 1 of 2) August 3, 2015

But in the mountain where I was, where I told you no electricity, no water, and difficult reception for telephone. So sometimes, if I send you some SMS and there’s some, dictation failure, dictation mistakes, then don’t mind. If you understood, then it’s okay. Because my telephone is so small, and if I forget and push the wrong button, all gone! Oh my God, all gone! I’m telling you, what all I hav

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Buddhist Stories: “The Merits of Saving a Life” (Part 2 of 2) August 3, 2015

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Buddhist Stories: “The Merits of Saving a Life” (Part 2 of 2) August 3, 2015

Once, the Buddha was in a country called Rajagariha (modern Rajgir) in another garden, the Bamboo Garden. In that country, there were court officials like the second prime minister of that country. He was very, very rich, but he didn’t have any children. So of course, the lady of the prime minister, after pleading with the god, not too long after, she was pregnant, of course, and then gave birth t

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Buddhist Stories: “500 Blind Beggars” (Part 1 of 2) August 7, 2015

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Buddhist Stories: “500 Blind Beggars” (Part 1 of 2) August 7, 2015

At that time, in the country called Vaisaali, there were 500 people who were beggars. They were blind and beggars. When they heard, somebody told them that the Buddha appears in this world, is a very rare thing. Anyone who happens to meet the Buddha, whatever sickness, will be healed. So, the 500 blind beggars, discussed with each other and said to each other, “Why don’t we go together to the Budd

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Buddhist Stories: “500 Blind Beggars” (Part 2 of 2) August 7, 2015

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Buddhist Stories: “500 Blind Beggars” (Part 2 of 2) August 7, 2015

See, even though some people say that the humans here have very little love, but whatever love you have, you love it all. You give it all to me, and that’s important. It is not how much you have. It’s the best you give. Just like in the Bible. And because of these kind of people, I still have faith in humanity, that I could still help them, that they could still listen a little bit even with waxed

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Buddhist Stories: “The Monk With The Golden Coin” (Part 1 of 2) August 26, 2015

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Buddhist Stories: “The Monk With The Golden Coin” (Part 1 of 2) August 26, 2015

“Ananda, you should know,” the Buddha said, “In the past life, from this life, counted backward, it’s 91…” “Not 91 lives, but 91 eons ago. There was a Buddha who came into the world, descending to the world, named Vipasyin. He used the Truth teaching, the merciful Dharma, to guide all the people on the planet, and liberate them. The number is impossible to count. At one time, this Buddha Vipasyin

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Buddhist Stories: “The Monk With The Golden Coin” (Part 2 of 2) August 26, 2015

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Buddhist Stories: “The Monk With The Golden Coin” (Part 2 of 2) August 26, 2015

“Obeisance to the World Honored One. Bhiksu Celestial Flower in the former life did what kind of virtuous deed or merit, so that even when he was born, there were flowers from the sky, flying down, making offering to him to celebrate his birth? And then when he wanted to make offering to the Buddha, all kinds of beds, and seats, and beautiful jewels, furniture appeared, and even delicious food, de

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Buddhist Stories: “500 Beggars” August 17, 2015

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Buddhist Stories: “500 Beggars” August 17, 2015

All of the stories that I read to you are for you to practice. Yes, to remember, to encourage you to meditate. Not just a fun story, for you staying here, and laughing. Of course it's good that we relax while learning. But it’s serious. Relax, but serious. You must remember all that, and you must continue reading, listening, so that at home, you keep yourself in the same path, in the straight area

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Master Tells Jokes and Buddhist Stories: A Monk Called Celestial Jewels (Part 1 of 2) August 29, 2015

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Master Tells Jokes and Buddhist Stories: A Monk Called Celestial Jewels (Part 1 of 2) August 29, 2015

It’s about a wedding. A little girl attended a wedding for the first time in her life. The little girl whispered to the mother and said, “Mom, how come the bride is dressed in white?” So the mother said, “Yes, because white is the color of happiness. And today is the happiest day of her life.” Ha! You bet. That’s the only happiest day of her life. I think, I think, I think. I think. After that it’

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Master Tells Jokes and Buddhist Stories: A Monk Called Celestial Jewels (Part 2 of 2) August 29, 2015

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Master Tells Jokes and Buddhist Stories: A Monk Called Celestial Jewels (Part 2 of 2) August 29, 2015

One day, when it was a little bit more relaxing, and not too much work, I, Ananda, “I” means Ananda, would like to know this background of the Celestial Jewels. So I came in front of the Buddha, prostrated to him and said, “Obeisance to the World Honored One. Please tell us what kind of good deed that Celestial Jewels Bhiksu sowed in the former life so that now, when he was first born, he already

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Buddhist Stories: The Past Lives of the First Five Disciples (Part 1 of 4) August 14, 2015

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Buddhist Stories: The Past Lives of the First Five Disciples (Part 1 of 4) August 14, 2015

“‘Praised be the World Honored One, the five persons under Kaundinya, the five persons with him, what did they do in a former life in order to have thus merit that they became your first and foremost disciples? Please tell us.’ So the Buddha said, ‘Ananda, you should know. These five people in their former life, they ate my flesh first. And then they became healthier. Because of that, in this life

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Buddhist Stories: The Past Lives of the First Five Disciples (Part 2 of 4) August 14, 2015

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Buddhist Stories: The Past Lives of the First Five Disciples (Part 2 of 4) August 14, 2015

“‘Praised be the World Honored One. What did your World Honored One do in former lives that now you have such a merit, that you have 84,000 stupas and very high like that for you. Please can you tell us?’ ‘Ananda, I will tell you. A long, long, long time ago, there was a king of a very big country named Clear-Seer. He ruled over 84,000 small countries. At that time there was a Buddha who appeared

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Buddhist Stories: The Past Lives of the First Five Disciples (Part 3 of 4) August 14, 2015

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Buddhist Stories: The Past Lives of the First Five Disciples (Part 3 of 4) August 14, 2015

"‘Oh, sorry, yesterday my father went out for alms and then in the evening, it was so dark in the night coming back home, I worried about the tiger and the wolf, so I pushed him to go faster. Unfortunately, my father tripped and died. I was so scared, I ran home alone.’ So the Buddha said, ‘OK, OK, I know you don't have this wicked heart. In the former life, it was the same because in the former l

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Buddhist Stories: The Past Lives of the First Five Disciples (Part 4 of 4) August 14, 2015

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Buddhist Stories: The Past Lives of the First Five Disciples (Part 4 of 4) August 14, 2015

Doesn’t mean (that) courage means you will fear nothing. It’s not like that. You’re born with a human mind. Human physical. You do things sometimes you know it’s impossible. It’s not, almost impossible or it’s difficult, but you try. For the sake of others, you try. So, if it’s not fearful, then it’s just your hobby, it’s different. You want to do something, you like it so much and you do it. It’s

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