Finally we come to the fourth peaceful practice, which is vow peaceful practice. The whole of Chapter XIV has been devoted to the four peaceful practices and this chapter comes right on the heels of the Buddha asking the assembled congregation for volunteers to spread the Lotus Sutra in this Saha World after his death. We could think of this chapter as an instruction by the Buddha on how to practice in the Saha world…
“The good omen I see now is like that of old. This is an expedient employed by the Buddhas. The present Buddha is also emitting a ray of light In order to reveal the truth of the reality of all things. Manjusri said to the multitude. All of you, know this, join your hands together, And wait with one mind! The Buddha will send the rain of the Dharma And satisfy those who seek enlightenment.”…
All right you have had a week of trying to be more fully aware of how much money your time is worth and how much time money is worth. How did it go were you able to keep to the meditation of associating the price you pay for some thing with the amount of time it takes you to earn that money? Last week I presented a hypothetical situation to you of finding money worth…
Portuguese translation appears after the English “…should not nurse jealousy against others, or flatter or deceive them. He should not despise those who study the Way to Buddhahood in any way. He should not speak ill of them or try to point out their faults….He should not disturb or perplex them by saying to them, ‘You are far from enlightenment. You cannot obtain the knowledge of the equality and differences of all things because you…
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