the collected works of venerable master chin kung
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THECL[ECTEDWRKSFVENERABLEMASTERCHINKUNG
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BuddhismsnEducionTheALiving:HusonTheAofLiving:DsTUndesndBuddhism
TheTheeReugesShTlksoVenebeMseChinKungTheImmubii0CusendEfecTheSuin:GeneHesndSeeneMindsTheTenRecioionMehd
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CHAPTERNE
THECAUSEFURCHAICWRLD
TdlsscieiesinTiwonndeIsewheeinhewdehebn0mIphenomennhh0s
nbeenwinessedbeeeiheinheWesheEs.SmeWeseneshvepedicedhheendofhewoldwiIloccuinIgg9ndhChiswiIIeun0e0hfoudgemenDo.Eseneshve
lsopedicecimpendingclisseshesimiohosepedicinsinheWeshendiffeence
beingheimemewhichissomeweneoseSomeheseencienpphecieswhichweshouIdnopcemuchimponcen.
Hweveifweviewouenvinmen0beciveIYwewileIizehhisw0IdiseIindonge.
EnvinmenlpoIuionhosbecomeseiuSpobIemndn0whumnkindhsfinlbegunundesndheneedopecingouenvinment
HowevehepbemomenIospiiupoIIuionismnimesmoeseiushnhfheenvion
menThisishesucewoIdliIshnmnYpepeeoizeTheChinesehveosingllEcucinismsesseniesbishnin0inis
ledesndispepe.iIFocenuiesheChinesehvewsbeievecinhepimcfeclucin
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whichiscnsideedhef0undi0nfpeceuncpspeussocie.Ipovideshesuin
myidfsociliIsncledshewchngingonelssufeinginohppiness.EdUcinhossngimpconhenionndispepIe.MoeoveeemenYschoisheoundionhebsic
buiIdingblckinneducoinssem.
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CHAPTERTW
BUDDHISMASANEDUCATlN
Buddhismoicicme0Chinin67ADTheEmpehclsenspecienvosoIndiinvieBuddhismnksoc0meChinechBudclhismwhichinhpeiodwsegdedsneclucionssemndnseigin.Rege-fulIbuwohundedesghepcicef
8udclhismhckennmeeigiuscdeTheef0ehepupsehisolkiscechis
misundesndingbleclingusbckheoiginfmBucldhismsughb8uddhShkmuni.
TheGheBuddhIsTeching
BuclclhismisBucldhShkmunilseclucoi0nlssemwhichissimiIhofCnfuciusfoboh
pesenedsimilviewpinsndmehods.ThegBuddhiseducinisoinwisdm.InSnskihengugencienncliqheBucldhiswiscomwscIIedlAnuo-smk-smbhdillmening
hepeecuimewisdom.The8uddhughushheminbeciveupcice0cuIivinwschievehisuimewisdm.Hefuhe
ughushevenehshepenIIeIizehissefulimewisdomsiisnininsicpof
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unuensmehingneboinsexenI.Hwevemsushvebecmeconusedh0ughgeneImiscncepinsndheefoee
nobeoeoizehispeniI.TheefoaifwebekhoughhisconusionwewiIIeizehisinin-sicpunueThusBuddhismisneduc
i0nssemimedegininguownininsicno-ue. IoIsoeochesbsoueeuiYwhichsemmedmBuddhoIsecogniionhsenien
beingspssesshisinnoewisdomndnue.Theefeheeisn0inheendieencemng
beingsEveYneisdifeennwbecusewehvelosuuenuendhvebecmecnfusedhedegee0wisdomexhibiedbindividusde
pendsonhedegeecleIusinndhsnohingdowihheuenueheindividuI.TheBud-
dhlsechinghepsus0elizehinnepe-ecuimewisdm.WihwisdmwecnhensveIIoup0blemsndun.sufeinginohppi
ness.Dueulckowisdmwepeceiveviewncbehveooishndhussuehec0nse-
uencesevokeclb0uinc0eccions.fwehvewisclmuhughsviewpinsondbehviwibec0ec;hwhencnwesufewhenhee
enoicnseuencessueom?fcusewewillbehppFomheewecnseehsu-
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eingiscusedbdelusionndhesoucehp-pinessisu0wneIizinowisdom.
TheC0e0heBuddhisTeching
TheBuddhsechingc0ninsheemIpins:discipinemediinndwisdm.Wisdmisheglnddeepmediincnceni0nishecuciIpcessowdchievingwisdom.Disci
pinehughobseinghepecepsishemehdhhelpsoneochievedeepmediion;wisdmwiIhenbeelizednu0.BudclhIsenieechingsscnveedinhesusneveede-
pomheseheepinsBuddhismencm-pssesheeniecoIecinowksbBudclhShkmunindiscledheTipikThiscnbe
cssiiedinheecoegoies:suvinpecepsulesndsscmmenieswhichemphsizemediindiscipinendwisdme-specivel
heBucldhisEducinognizininChin
BucdhiseducinisbsedniipiesisheChinesecuue.PiheinducinofBud-
dhismChinfililpiewshepiIscieondwssupp0edbhewisemenofncien
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Chin.When8uddhism0nksmIndi0cmeChinoondseddiscussBuddhismwihgven
menoicilsiwsimmedieppoenoeveY-nehBuddhismsh0ednumeussimilnieswihheindigenousCnfuciondiins.CnseuenIhegovenmenembcedhemondeuesedhhem0nkssYinChinpemnenI
TheiswomnkswhcmeChinMonncChulnweeeceivedbheIHngLuSiiiwhichisecluivIenupesenFeignMinisYo
SeDepmen.iISilIwsclesignedsminisYofhegovenmen.TheChieH0nguSiisequivIenofeignminiseSeceYSe.
HweveHong-LuSiculdnIeceiveeignguessempilnde00IIwhem0s
pemnenIheEmpedclednheminisYiBi-M-SiIokechgeBuddhiseducin
iginIIhellSillhdnhing0dwihempIebumeeden0edminisYheimpeicun0wiclenoesempeinconempoChinese.Sheeweewminisiesinchgeoeducion.TheiIiBulmngedbhePnmeMinisewosin
chge0he0diinCnfucineclucinlss-em.Thisgnizinseedhesmeunci0nuniheeII900Is.AsheEmpehdgiveneno
mussuppoheBiSilBuddhiseducion
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pidIYspedhughouChinInmninsncesihdevenexceededheeseduce
pepIehnhecliinIeduc0inssemoMLiBu.IlCnsequenIheem0n0hvebeenoCnucinoMnucinschIineveYviIIgebuheewSlSilleveVwhee.AginheBuddhis
IlSiIlempIeusedbeneducoinolinsiuinnddidnpemeigiousceemniesolIun
likewhooenkespIceinconemp0VempIesnowds.
AnoheimpnmissinheiginIMSiwssunsIi0n.hescoefhensoinef
ishodoimgineod.DuinghesevenhcenuVhemusmnkXun-Tsunghdsupe-visedsixhundedschlsinsunsionPio0his0mnknmedKumoohdnsloin
eom0obououhundedsch0Is.TheeehelSiIIwosIgegovenmengnizion.Uno-unoeiwoscompeelnsomedin0oplceodeIwihSupesii0nndspiisunclwhun
clecesgo.seduci0nchceisicsIdisppeedwhichwsuIegeuI.
heFouCuenTpes0Buddhism
Tdhee0eupesBuddhiSmbeing
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pcicedFisheeisheeIigiusBuddhismwhichcnbewinessedinempIeshughuTiwn.
Howevehisd0esnepesenheelBuddhism.SecondheeishecodemicBuddhismbeing
ughinmnunivesiiesdwheeweseeBuddhismbeingeeclpuelsphiosophYncdemicpusuiespeciinpn.Thisisnoex-cIBuddhiseclucineihe.Thidndhemos
ununeoisheIdegeneoionoBuddhismincuI.ThishidpeofBudclhismiSmuch
m0edmgingohepubichnhefiswopesFinllheeishecliinBuddhismheechingsoBuddhShk0muniinisueessencewhichisveYoeinoudndge.
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CHAPTERTHREE
HEAUTHRISWNEXPERIENCEWITHBUDDHIS
WhenIwsoungsudeninlnIingIdiclnobeieveinneigion.lwenochuchwihsomecIssmesenbuChisini.AhjghIiecloundesndiIc0uIdnoindwoc-
cepi.Mvoieeligi0nhimewsIslmbecuseisemphsiswsnmIpincipesndehicsondlhoughhhiswsemongelig-ins.WhenIencuneedBuddhismbckhenhe
mnksween0veVconvincingThee0eIculdnoccepBuddhismeihendiwsheonele-sisedhemsIws0ounghoimend
hdnomeuepciione.AeIivedinTiwnIhedPoessDng-MeiFngwhowshenmousphiIosphendpess0heNi0nToiwnUnivesi
Hvingbec0mendmieohisIwoehimoeeskingboukingclssfomhimheunivesi
Pessngwsoninhisfieshime.HeinvieclmehishusendoldmellNowdsinschopofesssdncikepoess0sndsudensdnocikesudenseihe.Ioucmeoheunivesindexpecensmehingouwi
besedisoppinedllWhenhechisIws
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peupsesinceheh0dbosicIIYp0uedcodw-eovempIns.Finhelclme:llWeIIwh
clonucomemhouseeveYSundndlwilgiveoupesonlinsucionwh0us.lIIc0uId
nbeievehhewssocompssinewdsmelIenedbouphiIosophiesPessoFnglssmIbleinhisIieIiving0mnenne.Thiswsexemepeciousome.Hein0ducedhe
philsphiesoheWesChinqlndindinlBuddhism.HeughmehBuddhismishepinncehewodisphiIsphndhipviceshegeesenomenhumni.Whheld
mewssciningndsonIelizedhBud-dhismcninedsmehingmgnificen.IsedovisiheemplesinTipei.H0wevehemnksImeinhoseempesuscouIdn0ceYexpIinBud-dhismonineecuIskepicIikeme.Hwevehemonksemuchbeeineching8uddhism
d.ThenIsemfissighonShn-D0SiwhichwsogeempleinTipeiwihvscIIecion
sus.DuinghpeiodimehewidepubIic0-ionndcicuin0BuddhisbookswosveVe.Them0nksoSh0n-DoSiweeexemeIkindme
SheollowedmeobT0wmonohepeciusndesus.Thiswsgeohelpome.
SoneIsedIenBuddhismseiusII
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wsunemeeMseZhongiHewsoweIlccmplishedEseicpcii0newhugh
ndguidedmeinmsudndpcice.uslikeM.Fngheughmewh0useveYweekfheeesuniIhepossedwo.IhenwenTo-
izhngoIIowM.BingNneendsedsudingnclpcicingwihhim.
BuddhismisspeciIkindoknwedge;iisneligi0n.Indeodeiveuebenei0miwe
hveundesndisuenue.hveheumsespecBuddhismndlbelieveBuddhShk
munibeheoemoseduc0inhehisoYofhewId.HewsusIikeCnuciusinhhe
ugheveY0neielessIndwihoudisciminin.
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CHAPERFURTHEETHDGYANDSM8SMFTHE
8UDDHISEDUCATINASYSTE
TheC0ninuingEducionSsemoTeches
Thecninuingeducinsseme0cheswsisesbishedbBuddhShkmuniMn
ohissudensweeweccmpishedundehisin-suci0nEveehesesudensweessigned
oechodifeenplcesninem0nhsInIndiheinsesonunsommid-Apiomid-ulSinceiwsinconvenienve0ndechduing
hoseheemnhslhesudenswuIdcomebckomeewihheBuddhoeceiveddiinleochingsndoIenomech0heinclssdis
cussins.ThiswscoIedhesummeeendipleswhoiscuenIknownsconinuingeducineches.hemodencninuingeducionIssemisnecessiedbhedvncemeninechnolgHwevewen-ivehundedYes
g8uddhhdeoddopedhisideinbinginghissudensbckddii0n0lechings.
TheAuBuddhisTeching
BuddhisechingisuIIisicexpessi0ns.I
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wsiginlneducinwhichcmbinedwhwseuivendlsmuseumndschss
em.TheeeheIlSilIcmbinedhediionIschollibndmuseum.InncienChinqhediionlschIssemw0snunivesI.Mssu-
denswenollSiIlosudbecuseiusulhdcmpeecIIecionfbkssimi0dYlsIibY.ThecoIIecinsincIudedn0nIYsusbusmsevekindfpubicoion.hem0nksweemiIiwihBuddhismCnucinismToism
ndncienChineseexs.Theweecpbefnsweinguesinsndweewellvesednvioussubecs.CnsequenlBuddhisinsiuinsbegnokeoveheeducinImijsinChin
picIBuddhisbuiIdingseexpessins0whichecIedlIExpessinsfBuddhismH0w
eveBuddhndBdhis0vsuesd0n0epesenpheismhew0ship0mehnnegd
Echsueseesinspiewisd0m0nd0wokeninginechfusTheIsepesenceoinspecs
Buddhismwhichemindpciinesfhep-icuI0pice0chingFexmpIeGuonYin
BdhisvhemsppuIBodhisvoinChinepesensIninieCompssin.WhenweseehissueiemindsusppIcmpssionwhen
de0Iingwihhewodispependsuundings.
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Hwevepeplenwod0swshipGunYinBdhisvsgdndpheeIieSueing
ndeimineobsces.Thisisosupesiiusviewndmisc0ncepinbecusepepIeogehechhesueseexpessionsocncepsinBuddhism.
Buddhischiecueissn0isicexpessi0nwihheempIelsmincuIivinhIbeingsimiIoolgemeeingechinghI.Fmhe
exeiippeshvewsiesbuheeisonlnesoVinside.Theexenlwsiesepe-senlbsoIueuhllheueeIififendhe
univesendMeIiveuhllwdIviewssilIcIoudedwihdeIusion.TheineisinglesVilIuseshbohehesmeuh.ThedeIudedhewppeodisincnddifeen;h0weveo
heenlighenedheenendhesme.InhecenefhemincuivionhIIheeeheesuesneBuddhndw8dhisvs.
BuddhepesensheuenueheunivesendhumnIiewhichiscIIedlBuddhnuelIuemindBuddhlIisnsledmSnskind
menssmenewhis0lIenIighened.TheBuddhsueepesensuiginIenlighenmenondheBdhisvossuesepesenheppIicinouiginIenIighenedmindAIIheepe
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seninsnclppici0nsoeininiendcnbeclossiiedinowocegoies:wisdomndpcice
F0exmpIehePueLndSchIp0sespecoheBuddhndwBodhisvsheWesen
Pdise.Amiobh8uddhIninieiendlnfinieLighepesensheininieenIighenmenhisnininsicpunue.BodhisvsGunYinndDShiZhiGeSenghoMhshmoppespecivelp0cmpossinwih
kincnessndgeowisdm.Weshudbec0mpossionendkindowdlbeings.uhughsviewsondbehvishudbeinhehn
emoionIemi0nIbehovispels0ubIe.TheefoeweshoudneheBuddhndBd-
hisvssgds.BuwiIIheheIpus?YeshewiIlbp0vidinguswihheknwedgeohwpo-ecusevesfmdeusinheebobininge
esemsueingncewehveenedhebckgundheisiccomp0nensinBuddhischiecuemusicndsueswewilIg0in0nenichedexpeiencewhenpingvisidiinBuddhisempIe.
Hwevenowdosmnpepednundesndhemeningndeochingsof8uddhism.The
miskehemuiepesen0ions.8dhisvs5signpIheismWhpeopIeoiI0undesnd
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ishefchhesuesinBuddhism0eechingidsndnos0uesg0ds.AlBuddhsnd8dhisvsepesenunuendcuIivinofviue.
Wehoveininiec0pbiIiieswihinuuenuehoconnbeexpessedbiusnesingIeem.Theeewehovemulipeepesenins;in
sncecpbepesndmYhvemniesnhishebusinesscdsshwhisheposiionsondccompishmens.TheBuddhndBdhi
svosoe0cuolepeseninshenuewihinuseves:Buddhsinuuenue
mindndheBodhisvsinouviuecuIivo-in.WeoIlpssessheseuoiies.lunilwe
comeeoizehemeoningBuddhissmbIismwiIweppeciehesphisicinndcmpIee-
nessiseducin.TpicISillbuildingseed.Theishll0lSiishehII0HevenIGudinsIso
knwnosDhmP0ecs.Siuedinhecene0hehIIfocingheondoisMilePuSoMoie8dhiSvwhisepeSenedbheim0gehehisicIm0nkBuD0iMiLePuS0hsobigsmiIehcnveYsheidehindeuIen
BuddhismneshouIdIenbecheeuIndcue0usIl.HeIsohosohugebeIhepesens
oinessIexibiIiYimpiIipiencendIe-
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nce
SondingbesideMiLePuS0ehefouHev-enGudinsDhm0Pecs.The0esm-
bIicgudinshepciinesheBuddhisw.Whmdhepec?Thepecusb
eminclinguseduceuselves0nclseguodheppeknwedgewhichweshulden.Echgudinpsdifeen0spechughcin.
TheE0senDhmPec0hcinguesmblizesespnsibiIindsegudsheeITiVwhichmenshluseespnsibefu
seIvesumisciendhecounYosowhoIe.Ifechuspefmsuduieswelfufilling
ubIig0inswesuppechohendusevessweTheSuhenDhmPoecoh0dingswdsmbizespgessondechesusdiligence.
Heemphsizesheimponcecons0nIcuIi-vingnddvncing0uviuewisdmond
knwIedgendimpvepemnceinu-sevesnduduies.ThisissimiIConfucinidesdilseimp0vemen.
TheWesenDhmPoecohoIdingdgonsnkesmbizescompehensivevisinndknwIedgeginedhughexposue0hewIdHeepesensheneedo0penouees0
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obseenuendmneinewhoweseendIennd0disinguishgdmi.TheNhen
DhmPoecoholdingnumbeIIsmboIizescompehensivesudnceningBhechwYs
opciceondhowochieveheg0Isinespn-sibiiYuIilImenndselimpvemen.Ashen
cienChinesehvesid:Tedenhousndboksndovelenhousndmies.Weedoginmeknwedgendvelbseem0e
effecive.Wewilhenbebeimp0veuselvesndpemuduiesmseffecivel.
TdopepIevisiheHIoDhmPoecsbunincensepsoendefowesndui
pingpecinndseY.hisissupesiion.AlheciIiiesimgesBuddhndBochisvs
nconfeingsmoceeechingsclesignedinspie0umindondwisdm.hesoseeoemindusheimpncebeingenighenedinseodfdeudedviuusinse0dodevied
pueinsedfp0luedTheseeheheepincipIesBuddhisechingndpocice.
MehdsfPcicingBuddhism
ThewsinpocicingBuddhismenumeusbueighuh0usondEchphisdifeen
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fmhehesbuuimeleclsohesomegoIs:enlighenmenppehughsndview
poinsndpui.AssuchphseeuIwih-unebeingsupei0oheohePeopIehovedieenobiIiiesondIevelsooccmpishmen.Fuhemoehee0mdieenenvionmensnclshuldch0sephmossuieclhem.Wecn
chosenneheheeglscnceneupciceon.WhenwechieveonneohemhehewowiIcmenu.
TheeeenschIsopciceinChineseBuddhismZensesseshepusuiohepefecceomindenIighenmen.ThePueLndndTi
benBucldhism0V0nschoIsessbininghepuemind.heschlsconcenoehei
pociceonppehughsndviewp0ins.RegdIess0whichmehd0scholnechsesheledhesmeuc0meInohewdsncewebecmeexpeinnemehdwewiIbe-cmenexpeinoImeh0ds
Thepuihewdc0mesmnindividuoIsinnepui.Wihpuemindmindwihudisciminionochmenhigheevewis
d0misesinwhichhewoIdundusnuocomesinohmn.BeciingheBuddhlsnmemedi0ingeciingsusm0noSnd
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PcicinginccodncewihBuddhlseochingnewioinenlighenmenp0peh0ughsnclviewp0insndpuiomindhusbec0mingvoidf
IdeIudedh0ughs.nheohehondoneis0IlYnhew0ngphifnechnsBuddhlsnomeinheh0peg0iningp0mion0weIh.h0iseIiginndsupesiinndigoesginsheechingShkYmuniBuddh.
How8uddhisTemin0ogllIusoeshoBuddhismisnEducion
Budclhismisheeoching0BuddhShkYmunishewsisounde.WecIHimheiginoechelIusIikeheChinesec0IConuciushe
llGeoessgeondecheIlTheeIinshipbeweenBuddhndouseIvesiseche-sudeneionshipwhichisneigiusinnue.IneligionheeisnoechesudeneIionshipbu
hpenchidmsese0n.AbuwenesgoIgoveseiesflecuesinFu-RenCohoicUnivesiYondughinheThmsMnsef0nesemese.Ioldmsu
denswhweemoinpiessondnunskee-ugeinheBuddhnd0IenBuddhismwelI.
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TheeisobsueInoc0nicbeweenBuddhismndeIigi0noneisechesudenndheohehe-son.Ifhepiessndnunsweepocice
8uddhismndinunbndnheiowneligionIbeIievehevenBuddhwuldnccephemfiisginshumnehicsdiscdhep0enfoheecheTheeoeeIigiusIIweswiIbenei
ifhepociceBuddhism.AswepocicewewiIlinheuewisdomoknowexcwhoHe0venisikendwiIIbebIedecidewhenndhwwewnghee.ThusBuddhismisw0ech-
ingsiechesushwegoinuuewisdm.Whenmonkisc0IedMHe-ShngIlheiseuivlenhepincipoindlSschheishedieceducionsegies.Aohec
uImembeseeocheswhexecuehepincip0lseducinIsegiesndcs0Iem0deIsfohesudenslbehvindspeech.YIeeochePofessoFngconsnssuedmeh
8uddhismisoneducion.LoeinmsudiesohesusIeimedhissemenhBuddhismishe
pinncehewodswisdm.IpvideshegeeseniYmen0humnkindlhveexpen-encedheunsupssblelobeingeeomoIicinsdeusionsondwndeinghoughsM
bodndmindecIen0ndpue0oeseI
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mhehppiespes0ninhewodheefeIfeeIindebedoPoessoFng0wihouhimIw0ud
nhovelenedBuddhismnw0udIhvesuchcompIeehoppinessdeivedf0mpcicingBud-
dhlseoching
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CHAPTERF|VETHENTEGRATN
CNFUClANlSMANDBUDDHISM
BudchismsuccessfuImegedinChinesecu-ue;hebecomeinsepbe.ThebsiccncephhesheisgiveupneIswnineesheskef0hesConucinismnd8uddhismdv
ceheenhncemenndgliicinoiipi-eheespecnclcevoinnindivicuoheipensndeches.iiIpieisml
eemeninccompishingwoIdpece.Whiseducion?IishemeningndhevIuehumnieheeoinshipsbeweenhu-
mnbeingssweshsebeweenhumnsncheunivese.Conucionechingencompsses
heeminpoinsFisiisimp0noundesndheeli0nshipbeweenhumnsncehisisunde
soodwewilenoovepeopeSecondiisimponundesndheeionshipbeweenhu-
mnsndhevenoncehisisundes0dwewillenespechevenlbeingsncspiis.ThiciisimpnundesndheeIinshipbeween
humnsndheenvinmen0ncehisisundesodwewiIIIenokeceoheenvinmen
nd0ppecieevesingehingundus.
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TheeeusudieswihinC0nucineochings:viuespeechskillseningIivingndhe.TheechingofviueishecoeoConfucinism;i
isbsIuecucilwihum00iYndppecnducwebecmeselfishndcncenedonIYwihusevesheexpensescieY.Suchbe
hviconesuinwldchs.TdYueducinhsshemphsis.SchlsnechskilIshesupeficindnhe00educin.Whenheoisoenishokeshe0undinsocieYndc0useshechshweeexpenencingod0.EIemenschooseikeheo0oeducion:unihighshighschoIsndcolegeseheIwesondeves.TechescnseochingiIiIpieYuchiIdenseYospssi-b|e.
BIoking0hewChinesechcesweeceedwecnnobudmie0unceso!shighIeveIwisdm.WehnkhemhvinggivenussmehinghoissvubIeondexquisie.TheChi-
nesechcelpieYIembceshespinoBuddhismndhefundionoeducionsiiscmbininhechcesMoIdllndMson.il
Nwdspepekbouhegeneiongopbeweenpen5ndchidenwhichissomehingdiinlomiIiesdidnhve.nheChinesedi
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ionnooneohendsonneuni;gndfohes0ndgndsnsec.eIpohesme
cninuum.ThisisuniueconcepWesenes-enskwhChinesepeopep0espec0onces-
ssincewebeknwhem.Theemembncef0unces0sishefundinConfucinismndBuddhiSmwhichishesouceh0mnins-
ciendpeceinhewodTdeveYonelongsw0ldpecebuweneec0sfmhe0undioniipiebini.Budclhismemphsizesuncndiinc0mps
D
sin00senienbeingsinheunivesendbe-ond;inhepspesennduue.Thecninuum
imendspceisinsepobleomnesefWeAeA0neEniV.nedesninchisexensive
c0ncepineligionlThusCmenellneheennmes8uddhS0ndsonenlighened
beingwhichisubsicnuencshees-senceoheunivesendhumnie.Thiscncepis
embdiedbheChinesechcelIpieIInclhenmeoAmibhoBuddhinhePuendSchl.Thenmesmbedieenbuhemeningse
hesme:uncncionloveollbeingshsupssesspcendime.
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TheFiveHumonRelinships
ConucinechingsebsednivehumneionshipsheundednmlpincipIes.ThefivehumneIi0nshipsincudehosebeween
husbndwiepenchicsibIingsfiendsndpo-iicoeodesndhepubIic.Husbndwieepe-senshesm0esondhemosinimeciceo
humneinshipsusidehesmlIciceisheexendedfomiwhichincludesheelionshipsbe-weenfhendsnndhsemnghesibingsusidehefmiheeiss0ciewhichincuclesddiinleionshipsbeweenheindividulndhisedendcicIesfiendsWenwenlkb0uheneeduniepeople.InncienimesheChinesehdnuseohewodunieIheivehumneoionshipscefineheunionoflpe-
pe.EveYnenhisehiSoubohe.Echise-spnsiblehehe;pensbeingcmpssin-esnsndcughesbeingiiIoheipenssibingsncliencsbeingespecfuIeoch0he.
Inhiswhecunndispepeeledpefecunion.heeIionshipsbeweenpeopesclefineespnsibiliies0moneohehe.
EvenehshiswndunclespnsibiiuIilI.
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ThePciceoCnucinismndBuddhism
HumnbeingscliefmnimsbdheinghumnelinshipsnclbsicmoIpincipes.The
pciceoConucinismisbsednhvingsinceendpopehoughscoecbehviwe-ognizednchm0niusfmindcunYnd
peceo.ThisisidenicIheviewsofBuc-dhismwhichsoemphsizespcicingndIeninglllsosmgeneinghe8oclhicimind
llBodhilisSnskiw0dmeningenighenmenEnIighenmenmensnwkenedlmindIissimihesinceehughndpopemindoclvocedbCnfucionismAChinesegovenmen
0ficilceinedsinceivewe.HenedhSinceimenshvingnsingehughIITheewiben0sinceislongsheeoecuped
houghswndeinghughsevenheise0fsingIehugh.Hisdeiniionisidenichoo
BuddhismTheSixhPoiochHuiNengncesoidlIhepuemindcnoinsnohinghee0ec0ecsnodusllHwevepeopeingenehveofwndeinghughs.Howcnonebeidfhesewndeinghoughs3TheConucinnsweis
ll0igh0ginsupisingdesiesnclochievewis-dom.Thispocicewssesseclinheelemen0V
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sch0IofheCnucinssem.BuddhsidseveingIIdesiesisosplwomesnd0ubes
TheCnucinEIemenYScholSYsem
InhepsheChineseeIemen0YschooIsudensweewellinedgud0ginsheupnsingdesies.Schsemphsizedininginsudenls
cnceninndwisdm.SudenSsedschoIheogesevenThesedwihheie0chesndnwenhmeduinghlidYs.Theweeughhececwine0cwiheveVdYIie
ndheppemnneooendheiechesndeldeschomeS.Thiswscolledheeducionmlpincipesb0sednhumnelinships.WhenhechiIdenwenhmehew0ulclheneheipoensondsibIingswihiIipieY
ndespec.Fomhegesseven0weIvesudensweeeuiedomem0izendecieuenhencien
exs.Thee0chewouldisseecmeiIswhichconinedhepundwiSdmsgesndsinsnclhenencugedhesudensoedndeciehemeiup0onewhundedimesdChiclenwudhvesc0eedh0ughsiheYweenssignednsk5ocl.Thepupse0
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eciingwosocusheimindsohhewouIdevenu0boinpuemindconcenoi0nndwisdm;evenh0ughhemYnohveunde
s0dhemenings.H0wevehecuTeneducoin0sseminexisencesinceheRevIuino
,IIeiminedhiswhusnd-Yelddii0nnddpedheweseneducion0Issem.This
chngeuponcIseexminoi0nIedsnehefmdenChinoIssciolpobems.
TheCnucinTiSchoSsem
AhegehieenchidenweesenTischoIsheeweenIunihighschsinn-
cienChinTischoolemphsizedhenlsisnddiScussinfhemeissudensh0doed
memoizedineemenschl.TheechesweeexpesinheiiedsndwuIdcncenenhfiedhoughuheieniecee.EchfhemughsmIcsswihenowenYsudensnd
heecuesweenonecessiIgiveninhecss0omwihexbo0ksDuinghpeiodIheex-
boksweepinedinheunivesIom:wenw0dspec0umnndencoumnspepgewih
nspceinbeween.TheomwssnddoheeniecunYegdessofhepublishe.B0h
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echendsudensmemizedheexb0kssweIhheevenknewexcIwheehesud
meisweeIcedSinceeveVhinghdbeenmemizedeieheewsnneedfbksfeeemenYschI.
eches0enookheisudensnieldipsobclenheiknwIedgendexpeience.AsheVveIedknowedgewsimpedohemIonghew.Thusheipsweewihouexboksce
sinsbucc0mpniedwihwineondodndiIedwih.Thesudensw0uIdendohe
needsoheeche.TheeoeshecncudedheivelsohemnbeuifuIplceshecusewouldcosesweII.FomnendingToischolwshemosoulimeoheiives.
Iniwnhosewheinheieighiesnineiesmhveexpeiencedhiskindeducin.
MleecheM.LeeheninhisnineiescudsiIIpplmeishehdmemizeclineemenYschoIwhenwiingices;neeencemoeilsweeneededThiSwshemehodheusedc
cluiehe0iginwisdmhcmesmhepuemind.Wihhepueminduewisdomises.Hvinguewisclmiskn0wpesnlspsnduue
ndlsundesndheIwscusendeec.neshoudnudgehingsbheippeonce
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buknwndundesndhwevenscomeobu.hewisd0mofknowingnhingemph0sizedinBud-
dhismisheoiginowisdomnIwhennehspueminclwhichcninsnhingwiIIheIsknweveVhingwhenheisincnocwihheexenlwodTheefoehep0cicingondsucingo
BuddhismbeginswiheliminingIhoughsin0de0binpuemind.
Ahismodemehinko0uchidenwhespuesoinncenndunc0n0minedinheihinkingwhichiswhiisbesuchiclens
leningBuddhismeinchiIdhdWihiIeef-ochidenconuIndesiIbenefimi.The
expeiencesofopesnwihpuemindoesodieennclp0undhn00dinoYpes0ncnulppeciehem.
WodPeceCnbeAchievediheMindondBdeWelinedheFmiisWeII-unondheCounYisWelg0vened
AuepciinewiIkeephimseffombeinggeedngYignonnd0gnwoclohesndhisenvi0nmen.Ionehsn0heeemensusmeninedhenheisneihesinceenppe.
Sinceindppehughsndviewpins0ehe
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b0sisfoininghemindApesonwihpuemindndbdwiIInobecmeil.WesueomillnessesbecuseumindseileclwihwondeinghughsndwTieshedeived0mgeedngeignnce0ndoognce.
AsmenionedeiesinceinclppehughsndviewpoinsehebsisopuiingonelsmindApuiiedmindeds0puiiedbodndnullpesnwibecmeimmunemilness;huseIizedpcii0newoudnevegesei0usil.Me0veiopes0nisdeemined0folwhephBucIdhheoshewiIIndieinhecnvenionlmnne.AconveninIdeoh
mensopesndesnoknwexcwhenhewilIevehiswIdnwheehewillgewds.nhehehnduepciioneswih
cnidenceinhemselvesndinAmibhBuddhwh0cuIiveinccdncewihBuddhisech
ingswibecpbecnlingbohheimelevinghiswdncbeingbninheWesen
PueLndThisisneiheunusuon0fiYIebuhesimpleuhondcnbechievedbcuIiving
hepuemindndvwingechheWesenPueLondTheefoeneneedsundesndh0wimpooniisbeeeowoiesndochmens.
EveBuddhisshudmininpuemindnd
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bod0limeseingeveYnendevehingwihequindcompsue.nhenwuldhe
mibeinhmnhesocieinuniondhewdpeceIVongewuIdwehovefeuds
c0nicsows.hepecendhppinesswhichwewish0dwuIcnongebedeom
WdpececnbechievediwecombineCn-ucinismndBuddhisminueducionIssem.
TheEighBsicC0nfucinMolPincipes
ilipiecompossionloveuswhinessespnSibiIipecencleuliehe
eighb0sicConucinmooIpincipIesondeep-esenedbfuBdhisvsin8uddhism.DiTsngWngEhSoeKisighbBdhisvepe-sensililpie0ndheefehe DiTsonSu IS
knownshe FiiIPievSu Thisisbecusei
echesfilioespec0bhpensndecheswheboheciuIimpninBucdhismnd
Conucionism.Toenelspenswihfiipiend0espececheseheinneviueso
humnnoue.ThegoBucldhisechingis0useIizeheuenueohemindwhichcnnlbechievedbdiscveingisviuusnuewihuwhichnewiInevebecmeenlighened
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GunYin8odhisvsmbolizesc0mpssinndepesenskindnessndI0ve.WenShuShii
MnusiBclhisvsmb0izeswisd0mndepesensfihndII.PuXinUnivesWhSmnbhclB0dhisvosmbizesgeovowsnclpuinghe8uddholsechinginpc-iceincIuclingiIipiecompssionndwisdom.
Heepesenspeceondeuoi.Wihc0mpssinndwisdmnecngeneemeis.T0enI
meisisbuiIclupnhe0undionofecluindpuihisishegeoesen0menhumnkindTcuivemeisinchidhodgeneemeisin
middlegendenImeisinoldgeedescibeclinChinesesuhviuendbeu.newhensmeiinocgeiscIedhecmpIee
pes0nwhichissimiIoBucldh.WemusunclesondhoBuddhsndBdhisvsen0gds
buhem0speecondhppiesbeingsusIenm.
WisencessinChinngevkedhesepin-cipleslngogbee8uddhismwsincIuceclhee.BucdhShokmuniCnuciusndMencius
nevemebuhehdidenicolcncepsndeochingmehds.ThwosuIocoincidence
ndsissidinChinesellHeeswudhvesimilviewssidinheWesGemindshinkIikell.
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CHAPTERS|XTHEBUDDHAlSTEACHINGSAREREVERYNE
Recensudencmemeondskedhwpocice8uddhism.TheonsweisheuUnive-slVwsoBuddhsndBdhisvs:
SenienbeingseinnumebeIvow0hephem;Aflicionseinexhusibe
Ivowoendhem;Ws0pciceebundess
Ivw0msehem;EnlighenmenisunsupssbIe
Iv0woini.
Thepohesisdoubesinssisinghembekhoughdeusinndbecmewkeneclhenhewibebleinuehppinessnclevesueingbehindln0dehelpIbeings
escpemsueingneshuldbegodcuiv-excellinginmlnclccemicchievemens.AcuivcnIeonbuphlclinghepeceps
guclginshmucnsecluencesceecbspeechbclnclmincli.e.wclsdeedsnd
houghs.BeecompehensiveIeninghoweve
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iisnecessYculivegodviuebending0ufIicinsincIudinggeeddngeign0ncendgncesheYehesoucesoIdesiesnddeIusins.Tuewisdmsesomculivionofhigh
mchceomopuenndiscimino0Vndcmpssi0noemindndn0omkn0wedgeginedmbks.WihupuemindheknwedgeginedIedsdeviedviews.TheefoeheispiiYinpcicingBuddhismisopunfYou
mindnclcuffIlochmensenoneusws.WihhepuemindwecnheneIeceveYhingcIeIndknwoIIhusoininguewisdmndenIighenmen.
BuddhismisoeveneegdIessogendegeccupi0nninliYeigion.EveYnecnenondpciceBuddhismfoiishee0chinguIimepefecwisdmTheeisneed
BuddhlsechinginlIpsohewdH0weveiisnesonuueBuddhisechesThedii-
cuYieswihhefchmospe0pIeconnenunceheiwdlYomendwehwhich0ehemobscIesinIening0ndpcicingBuddhism.WihupuemindheeisnwulYundesondBuddhlsechingsondeoizehec0uses
oIhepbemsinhiswdeonwhiIewihouviuemeisndgdc0uses0ndcndiins
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p0ciionescnnoindgdechesTheefel0Iw0Ysencouogeungpciineseslvesve0ucunndhewd
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CHAPTERSEVEN
THEKEYTTHEGREATESTTREASURE
RecenlwehveesbishedPueLndeningCeneinheUniedSes.Thegis0inducehediionChinesecuueoWesen-
esndohephempciceBuddhism.unces-sinvenedhemospeciousncimeessvehice:
cIssicChinesengugeclledWen-YenWenindeonsmihenciencuue0uuegen-
eionsndus.WihhispoweuvehiceweconedhepubIicions0CnuciusoMenciushoweewienwenivehundedesg0.Be
cuseuncesseizeclhongugewouclbechngingfomimeoimeheusedhiscssi
cChineseIongugeopssonheiwisdomhughsskillsndexpeiences.lisnodifficu0
leonWenYenWen.M.Leejmeochehsughushesece0ecinghecssicln
guge;oneonIhsecieuenIichopesncienChineseieoue.Indeowieincs-sicoChineseneneedsmemoizeonehunded
chpes.WihhiskeWen-Yen-WenwecnhveccessondIen8uddhismndoncienChinesewisdmf0heloesnsIions0heBuddhissu-
sweeinhiscIssicInguge.AI0ngwihhe
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puenondisciminingndcmpssionemindwecnhusunIockouuIimewisdom.
IhveencougedpciionesoedheIni-nieifeSuqwhichiswieninosimpefomfhiscssicChineselnguge.ThepublicshouIdesiIundesndEighpecenofiscnen.Thee0eneighchpesinhisc0mpiinoheIninlelifeSuqwhichiscseohemunhM.
Leeequiedusomemoize.ThisisgdwseninghiscssicoIChinesenguge.Ae
edingondmemoizinghissulbelieveheewiIbenomoebscIesinedingheBuddhisSus.ls0ngIugen00npciionesbuIsWeseneswh0wnoeonheChineseculuendBuddhismmemizeichpesWenen-WenheInfinieLieSuWihwoheeesoeff0onecnboinhekeoexpoehewndesooncienChinesewisdmndhesomeimensmheBuddhissuosinnels
ownpiveesue.WihuhiskeYhvinglhesec0lecinssusndncienChineseIie
uewouIdbeuiefoheeisnenYinoheesu.
ElemenVSchooliSheFundion0HppinesS
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LdiesndgenIemenpensndsudenseemenYsch0olisheundi0nohppinessin
humnIieheoohec0unVIsuuendheceke0fhefuuescie.Youhvemde
suchconibuionshisgeesoskinhumniendsocie.IismosmeningulndvubIeoscienuuecpobIendviuusouh.IwudIikeexendmgiudenclhighese
specouIwishollouinnepecendhp-piness.MeveYnehovegehehndps-
pei!
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lIEducoin-ThefieldosudY
cncenedwihechingondIeningll-THEAMERcANHERITAGEDIcTINAR
BuddhismisneducinbuuIivingenvinmenndus.TheBuddhoechesusoecog
nizeuseves;uhughsspeechondcionsndheconsequencesheevoke.osimpnIheBuddhwonsuseseuoiginI
ndcmpIeewisd0m.Hee0cheshoeveYnepossesseshebiIiYincompeeundesnd-ingIiendheunivese0ndiisonIbecouse
delusionh0weeunbIeeIizei.Weoebindedbdiscimininw0ndeinghoughsndchmensnd0gehenginIpueminduseI-nue.nhiswwehvecusedu-selvesmuchunneededsuenng
TheBuddhoosechesusviewuenvinmencIe0I.Envi0nmenees0hepe0ple
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mesndbecswecmeocsseveVd.WhenouheseeemdisciminVhughsnclchmenswewiIIbebIeovieweveYhingcIenddeIwihhempp0pie.Thusweconiveinhmnwihhes0ndsuc-
ceedinuende0vos.WhdidheBuddhmenwhenheughuscuive?Hisinenwsm0inIidusfu
deusionsndchmens.IwedewgeheheSixPincipespcice0ughbheBuddhqwew0uIdnYendupwihhepcicegiving.Giv-
ingsimpIYmensIegIwecnIegoougeedngeign00ncend0gncehenwewouldoIwsdwelIinpuimindfwecnIeg
IIdiscimininswmesndchmenshenwewoudoinpeocespiiuIibeionhelh
ndngevi.wecnegfuownviewsondwkgehehebeneif0heshenwec0n
chieveh0m0nwihheshm0nYinscieYnduimeIwoIdpe0ce.FomhisweconseehhemoinpocicefheBuddholsechingsis
nne0hehngivingWhenBuddhShkmuniwosinhewdhen0nusedwdse0chbumode0nexmpIehimself00Illivingbeingso0Iow.HeegdesieswdIenmensmeondweoIhIed
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heiele-homepes0nHeIivedliesim-pIicipuimind0ndbodnclhppiness.-dinYpeoplemighseehissbiendmiseble
buhisis0ncueheiIockunclesndingnewihwisdomwoudviewhingscieenI.ThewisewouldseeheBuddhlsIiesneuelib
einhppinessndulilmen.TheBuddhdoesnhveuselessh0ughsdiscimininsch-
menswiesHweseheis!Heccdswihllcondiinsndemneswisdmineve
hughndcinechsenienbeingsinhiswd
TheBuddhsIiveives0wisd0mwhiledinpeoplelivelives0fflicinBudclhShkomunilsechingsshwushowchngeolicedivesin
nesfgeowiscomomheseecheswewieonhw0eseheulimenclcmpeewis-d0mndobiliies0ouse-nue;0wingus
inuehppinessndp0spei.ThisisheBud-dhlsEducin
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lnuwolddoheeeeosoudie-enpesofBuddhism.TheisisheuhenicBud
dhismheeducionoundesndingheueeiliendheuniveseiginIughbBud
dhShkmuni.UnuneIheuhenicedu-cionisenddiicuencunenwodYs.heeminingpesBuddhismemeoessdis
oionsoheiginIechings.ThesecondpeisheeIigiusBuddhism.iginlBuddhismwsnoeiginbunowihosbe-cmene.Wecnnongedenhheeiso
BuddhiseiginbecouseeveYwheeweokespeciIinAsiiisclisploedseligi0n.UnlikehemonseiesinhepswhichheIdeighh0ucossespedoondpovidednheeighhousselfcuivi0nodlsBudchisemplesnoInge
uphdsuchpesevencefheBuddhIsTechings.Todweminseepe0pIemkingof
eings0heBucdhsuesndpoingobessingsndgdoune.Inhisw0Buddhismhs
beenwngIchngedineIigi0n.ThehidYpeBuddhismishephiIsphiclsudYheBuddhlse0chings.Mnunivesiies
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doecusesonhesud8uddhisSuscnsiceingheechingssophisph.hecn-enheBuddhlseduciniScucom
peeunivesiknwedgendwisdom.Philosophisnne0fisc0uses.ussiiswngecgnizeunivesissingecuseiislsin
pp0pieohinkondlimiheBuddhlseducionnlphiIsph.The8uddholseducinconhepuses0veupbIemsomfmiIYdiiculiesohege0issueoifenddeh.The
Buddhlseochings0epo0undndvsndechusheuhsoiendheunivese.Ishud
nbemiskensnophisphY.TheuhYpef8uddhismweseeinuw0IddishedevinndexenisBuddhismThisisnexemeIunounoedisoinwhichnYcmebeinheposhi0Yes.ReIigius
8uddhismencugespeopebedecenndphilsphicoI8uddhismpusuesuhneihecusemuchhmosocieY.HweveiBuddhismischngedindevionndexenoIisphusingheweknesshumnnueche0ndhm
livingbeingsdisubinghepecendsefsciehenhisconvesinhsgone.Thespeechndcionshesedevinndexen
phscnbeveYocivendenicingne
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shulcbeveYcefusnobemisedbhesedevinwYs0egeingiwouIdbele.
ThesefoupesBudclhismexisinus0cieodweshuIdecognizehemowhhee
ndhinkceusowhichwismsbeneficil0usndhe0newewilIuimeIoIlow.
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THEARTFLVIlGSELECTEDPASSAGES
uginsudingBuddhismispenupouwisdm;inhisg0Iweculivepuif
mind.InodlssocieugeesobscIeseTVdinewsppesndmgozinesheseI
conincnenshcnpIueouminds.enencugepepenecIisen0hese
hings.Whenuheseeemheseun-neededlicinswecniveechdinpecendhppiness;huswingumindseun0
puiY.WihnundeudedmindonewiseemesIiecIeemoedeepIndfhehnhes.Thisisbecuseseedndconcenedmindis
mindwisdm.ThekeincuivingheBuddhlsechingsishvingseedndconcened
mind.InpcicinghePueLndmehdpuiomindisofemosimpnce
ThelninieieSugechesusculivepuieuIindenlighenmen.8eingminduIfheBuddhiscuivinghebveBuddhAmibhispuiYeuIindenIighenmen.Whenweeciehe8uddhlsnmeweeeminded
hesequiies.InChinBuddhismcnbedividedinen
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schls.AsidemhewSmIVehiceschswhichhoveoIe0ddecIinedheeighem0ining
schIsbeIngheGeoVehice.Tw0sch0IsZenndShingeneheBuddhdsechingshughhemehdIEnIighenmen.IlTheYseekhegeenlighenmenundesndhe
hemindnduncveheseI-noue.UsuIhselessecpobiIiiesbecomeenlighenednhei0wnhvemuchdiicuinechingheigIshughhismehdThusocuiveheZenScho0lequieshighleveIwisdmbiIiYond
considebYpuemindWihuhesenewoudhveos0eningomhebsis0BuddhShkYmunilsechings.
ThesudoheseechingsisoheIpesbIishppeundesndingndviewpoins;hushemehod0MPopeViewsndKnowIedgellisusedheeoeneheBuddhlseochings.TheeefouschsinhiscegYinToiShinShouFoShi
ngndSnLwun.Thepociionesohesesch0Issudndf0lIowheeochingsoBuddhShkmuniocoTecheienoneousviews
hughsondcins.ospepIeecopbIeoeninghismeh0dbuiisIongouneYsuchsgingscho0.nemusso0meIemenYschIhengduoIIdvncegdebYgdeo
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uniohighhighschooIndcoIIege.Infinishing0negodene0inshebeneihsingIegde.TheinIwschlsehePueLndndheEs-
enc.hesesessheimpncefcuIivingpunYmind;husheimehodopcicingheBud
dhiseochingsishughpui.Pepelc-pobiIiiesegdesSbwhehehe0eineIIigen
IessblecnpcicehePuendSch.Alc0npcicendsucceedincuivingPueLnd
meh0dnhehehondheEseicSch0ole-uieshighlevepu0mindmkingiveYdiicuechinment
ThedifeencebeweenhecuIivi0nfpuiinhePueondSchIondheEsoeicSchis
hhePueLndSchoIechesusocuivepuimindwofmplluinwhileheEseicSchechesuscuivepuimindinhe
midsfp0Iuinheleinvvessebeingimmesedinpouinbunbeingcnmined;
nuIhisseisodiicu0mospeopeoin.
TuewisdmisesfompuimindhushewisdmspkeninheBuddhlsechingSisn0
ined0medingondsudingb0ks;hewisdmwe0infomeodingondsudingisonlwdIknowledgendn0uewisdm.
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TuewisdmisheuncinouseIfnue.usen0ueiscmpeewihininiewisdomvi-uesndbiIiies;u0iieshepesenineveY
0nelsseIf-nuendweneedknowhwobnnghemu.
BuddhollisPuiYEu0liYondEnlighenmen.TheBuddholsechingscnbesummizedinen
simpIephses:
ueSinceiVwdshes
PuiindWinEquli
ineveMhingwesee
PPeUndeSndingf/ifeondmeun/verse
Cmpssininhelpinghesnwlseuneminoond
uncndiIno/woy>
SeeThughheuhfimPemonence
leG
fowondenghughsondochmemSAineedmfmindondsp
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AccdWihCndiinsglngwihhesiuinBeinduIBuddhAmibhfwinghisechngsndvwingbebm
nhePueLnd
TheisiveepesenheBuddhlshendheviueso0use-nue.Pesenweoeun-
bleocompleeImniesheseculiiesclue0uIckcuivingheIeive.Diligenpc-iceisneededbingouheseviuesofheBud-
dh-nuewihinus.TheuimegoIinleningBudchismishegePefecion.InlwkslieBudcIhsnd
Bdhisvscs0emdelsllpeopleoow.Sucenshe8uddhcnbegoodexmpesohesmiieshfIowheBuddhls
echingscnbehveinwhiswhbeingheem0demiies.foneissisuclenhennelsschIwkcnducndheh
becmenexmpeonelscssmes.ThisisbeingsuclenoheBudclh.Ingingowokunningbusinessonecnbe0em0deIl
businesspesns00w.ThuseveYhinginhe8uddhdhmcnbenumbene.Aomiclweinginpefecwisdmishem0sc0nenu-
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nendhppYmiIinhewdBuddhismisheeducoionwisdm;iencmpsseshingsondexceedshebundiesbeweencunies0ces0ndeIigins.SinceBuddhismisoneduc0inlIwesoIeIigionsoeweIc0me
ndcnIenndcuIivehiseducinofuewiSdm.
InheVisuIizi0nSuqheTheeCndiinseheundinculivininBuddhismUpn
peecingheTheeCndiinsnewiIhvecom-peewisdmg0dfune0ndviue.
Theiscondii0ncnsissfupcicesbsednheundmenIm0shumonkind:
l)2}3)
8eingiIi0lupensRespecingechesndedesBeingc0mpssineondn0kiIing0nivingbeingndF0l|wingheTenGoodCnducs
ThesecndcndiinconsissheepcicesbosedncuIivingheseI:
5)6}7)
TkingReugeinheTipleeweIsAbidingbYpecepsuIesndcusms
CnducinguseIvesinp0pe0nddigni
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iedmnne
ThehidcndiinconsissffupciceswhichIIowhepocicesBoclhisvs:
8GeneingheBdhimind,Deepbeievinginhew0Cusend
EecI0ReciingnduphocingheMhnsus
ndIIEncouginghesnhephEnIigh-
enmen.
AogeheheseeIevenpcicesechhovingispooundondvsmeningneedsobepuo
useinevedIiefheehe0undin0heninees0echingsgivenbBuddhShkmuni.
GeoVehicIeBuddhisminChinocnbeepesenedbhegeB0dhisvs0heFouFmous
Munins.FisisEohTesueBodhisvoiuhuMuninepeseningilipiendespec.SecondisGuonYinGeCompssionBodhis0vofPuuMouninepeseningcompssionThidisMnlushiBdhisovWuiMunoinepeseningwisd0m.FouhisUnivesWhBdhisv
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EmeiMuninepeseninguep0cice.TheseougeBodhisvsepesenhecoecuIivo-ionAsbeginneswese0ningomEhTesueBodhisvfheehisheIieof
Ilivingbeings.BecusehegeehnuueslbeingsndisheesuYfIlhoispeciousheBudclhusesiepesenoumindgundll
mindeohuuemindoiginIn0ueiscm-peewihininiewisdomviuusbiIiiesndens;wemusknwhow0penhisesuYindeo0inisbenefis.EhTesue80dhisvechesusbeililupoensndespecuIouechesinhesepcicesiesheke
openingheesuuse-nue.heieIdiipieisvos.upensh0veshwnusgekindnessinbingingusupndin
educoingusheeeweshudnnnuueheigingb0diesbuweshudlsnuueheispiiuweIl-beingndmindshusheIpinghemo
behpp:hisispcicingiipie.RegodinghepciceiIiIpieweshudsiveodoubesinIivingupoupenlsex
peci0ns.Whenhewishus0begdpesonsndbeneiscieweshouddos;oc0h-ewisewudbeuniiI.FchilclengingschIiwoudbeunfiIiI0dopooinschw0kcus
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ing0nelspensobewITiednddisppined.IwoudbeuniIiIinelsconducwspooi
nelshehwspionewosdisespecuInelsechesocuIdngeIngwihhes.Aeeching0duhdondeneingscieiwuIdbeuniIioIobeebeiouswdsnelsboss
ounbe0co0peewihcwkescusingneIspensowoYFmheseweeIizehowvShefied0fcuivoingfiIiIpieeoIisnd
h0heenieBuddhdhmisocuoiuseoch-ingheWFilioPie.InBuddhismhepefec-infiipieisoncmpIeeduponechingheUnsupssedEnighenmenoBuddhhod
Nwdshumonkindh0sbeenseiuspoluedinheh0ughsviewsspiindbdhusledingoheppence0mnsngeilI
nesses.Theo0cuseiInessnddiseseisp0lui0n;ifnelsboclndmindepueonewiln0fi0gwoId.Tonbec0meiIgowoldisue
hoppinessndgoodf0une.Tooinhisgowenlneedolenndcuiveccodinghe
Buddholsechings.Inuw0d0dwhee0odshvebeenpouedbpisonsweshouldhbcmpssinoc0mpossionishenid0eo0Ipisons.Aulcmpssinehecnneulizepisns.The
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BuddhoncesidMEvehingoisesfmhemindilThuspueequIondenIighenedmindhe
nouIIbingsheIh0nelsbod.WhenweeciemoningndeveningceemniesinnofheBuddhndBdhisvimgesiisussifweweevowingbidebYheiech-ingsighinheipesence.ningeciincs
semindepeveningusfmfgeingheBuddhlsechingsondemindingus0cc-cdinginhecusehed.Eveningeci-iniseecin0hedIspocicecheckingseeiweced0ccodingheBuddhlsechings.wedidhenwecnwkevenhdeneximeinhenweneede0mseekinge-
newouselvese0chd.nIbpcicinginhiswcnuebeneisbeined.M0ningnd
eveningeciinsehemsbsicpcicesinleningBuddhismIisnecessooemind0usevesechdndeecnde0m.
newh0wishesbecomesudenheBuddhshoudisIen0mIieBodhisvbeeknwninAmeicsllTheHppBuddhllieoB0dhiSvepesenshemosbsicc0n-diionsnecessVbecmeBudclhissmiingceondbigheepesenedbhisbigbe.AheBuddhim0gesseeoemindusohe
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echingsnden0id0Isogodsowship.MTheHppBuddhlIechesus0givensenndisciminingmindndobehpp;husbeingbIeeneheBuddhWo.
TheconenheBuddholse0chingsisinfi-
nieIpundndvs;neisunbespekoilIfheessenceiisunoh0mbIe.Undersnclingicnbinggehelp0uIivingwok
ndinecingwih0Ilpeplemoesndis.Buddhismulsup0sseshebundiesfnionoliYcendeIiginiencmpsseseveYhingTheBuddhdsechingisulpefeclcmpIee
educin
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CHAPERFURTAKIlGREFUGEINTHETRPLEEWES
TkingReugemens0eunnde.WhenwekeeugeinheBuddhweeeuningm
oudeludedse0mindndeingup0nnAwkenedEnIighenedmind.Whenwekeeuge
inheDhmweeeuningmdevinviewsndeIingup0npopeviewsndunclesnding.WhenwekeeugeinheSnghweoeeuningompluinnddishmnndelingupn
PuilindndheSixPincipesivinginHmon.TkingefugeinheTipeeweIsesoeshecompeewisd0mndbiiies0ouSeIue.WewiIIinPuiEu0IiHnesFeedomCompssinndvellJueH0ppiness.
The8uddheweI
BuddhisSnskimeoningAwenessndEnIighenmen.WhenwekeeugeinheBucldhwev0weun0mbindihnddeusinnd
eIuponUndesondingndAwenesSswIie.ImgesheBuddhseesemindeusopcicewenessndundesondingnde
nobecs0woship.Psoingndsh0winge
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specwdsheseimogesoeonIwsc0uneITgncendcuIivehumiIiY.ThisiskingeugeinheBuddh
TheDhmoewe
DhmomensPpeUndesndingndViews.DeIusinhsbsucedusfmseeingheuecepepIendheeIiYbehindmes
ndobecs.Thishscuseduskliendheuniveseindisoednddevinwo.WhendeIusionisceecnclouminclsepuenexenwegiveisewisdm.WihwisdomweebIeseeIpependmesc0mpeencclel.Whenouheos0epuewec0nseehe
pspesenncIfuue.nIwhenweh0veceseenheWhecnuviewpoinndUndesndingbecnsideedPpe.
heBucldhlsmindispuewihuhesighespIui0hndheeeseesevehingcle0lndenieI.WecneIuponheSusecdedechingshe8uddhbecusehespeken-ieIheuhsheBuddhhsseenTheech
ndshwushewinPuioMindseeliendheunivesem0scendbecmeIuslikeheBuddhs.Whenweencunesuswe
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shoudimmedieIbinghmindoespecndeminduselvesculivoeRighUndesndingndViewsThisiskingeugeinheDhm.
TheSngheweI
SnghmenspuindhmnTodlswdisfiledwihpIIui0n;pluionfmindspii
viewsndbcl.EvenheehndhemspheeehzdpuedThe8ucldhugh
TheenvionmenchngesoccoclingohemindWeshuldeunfmIhesepuionsndeI
up0npuiofmindPuiMindishekesv-ingouEoh
Theeiss0gedishmninouwod0domngspousesfmiiesiencsscieiesnccounieswhichhsbughusmuchsueingndmn
disses.TheBuddhughus0eluponheSixPincipesLivinginHmnesobishhmoni-useIionshipsmong0hesncl0useves
Snghlseesgupffoum0epesnswhpciceheBudclhlsechingsndbiclesbheSixPincipeivinginHmnY.Thisincucleshemnksndnunswemencune.Whenweseem0nksndnunsweshoudimmedi-
eIgiveise0mincl0puindhmn.This
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bheBuddhoeumondeyeumingmdeusnsnd
eyingupnAwenessndUndesnding.
bheDhmeunndeyeuningmeneusvewsnd
eyingupnPpeViewsndUndesoncling
bheSngheunndeyeuningmpunnddishomony
ndeyingupnPuiMinclndheSixPincipesHmon.
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BDHISATVAWAYINEVERYDAYLFE
ImusbeveYiesomedhesmekindowkeveYdndespeciIIohomemkesI
seemssinecnnobeeeomh0usehldchoes0singedondmonege0u
bledbheiduies.HoweveiweconenochngeuwoIookinghingswewiIbeblepef0mucheswihgeo.
MuchhepoblemishoodinVpeopeevemuchoochedoheMseIhehinkllm
doinghiswok;p00memsoied;whshoulddohishem3ThemoehehinkhiswYhe
moeflicedhebecomeIfweweeIe0nheB0dhisvoWheWoUndesndingndEn-ighenmenndv0wunivesIhelplivingbeingshen0uviewpoinwoudbemuchdifeen.
InfwingheBodhisvPhheishingweIenishePciceGiving.Bseinghe
mihomehehomemokeB0dhisvisoedcuivingGivingGivingincIudesheGiving0WeIhheGiving0fTe0chingnclheGivingof
FeesSnessTheGivingofWeIcnbedividedin0ueweoIhndinneweh.FexmpIe
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oueweIhees0mkingm0nefoufmiIYndpvidingheme0nslivingInnewelheesusingouphYsicIenegndwisd0msup-
pumi.ShepcicegivingcnbecmpIeedpefecIh0me.
Whenweduhousew0kwihcend-gnizeuhme0becIenndnehisisbingingcomIhemil0ndodmiinf0m0u
neighbs;hisiscuivinghePcicePecepbseion.AbidingbpecepssimpYmensbidingbuleS-uIeshecunYs0cieYndminddoingevehinginong0nizednd
ppewo.Endunceindoing0ucheswihucmplinoigueiscuIiv0inghePcicefP0-ience.Inseekingimp0vemeneveVdYhopinghomTwls0inmenwiIexceedhf-
dIsiscuIivoingheP0ciceDiIigence.npef0mingnelsviusduiesdoibusiImininingpuendundeIudedheiscuivinghePcice0fConcenininPui0findbeing
pmdiscimin0inghughsnd0chmens.FmwihinpuiYmindnewiIIgiveisewis-domndwiIIbefiIledwihinnepe0cendhoppi-
nesshisiscuIivoinghePciceoWisdm.ThuswihueundesndingwewiIdiscovehheseSixPinciplesCuiv0edbBdhisvsGivingPe-
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cepsbseinPienceDiIigenceCncen-ioninPuiMindndWisd0mcnbepcicedopefecininheeveYdcsodusingsweepingwshingndc0king
ncewehvepefomed0uduiesweIlwebecmeemdelshmem0kes0vehewldndnexmpIeImiIiesIIow.Thus
noncnweheIpouneighbsbuexendeclwecninIuences0ciehecunYndevenhewdinposiivew.F0mhiswecmesee
hindusingsweepingwshingondckinghmemkeB0dhisvisculcoVinguhegevwhepingIIivingbeings.ThisisuYbeingosudenoheBuddhSiwecnc0nem-
pIe0uduies0sdescibedbovewewiIIbeiIIedwihpeocendhoppinessinuwok.Hwhen
cudnYhingubeus?ThemsimponocoinIeningndcuIi-vingheBuddhlsechingsishonebebIe
pciceheminevedIie.UndesondinghiswewuIdbebIepciceheSixPincipesCuIi-
vedbYBdhisvsuwkndice.ABdhisvin0wIks0IiewheheppeingsmonwmnedechidcuIivesbIivinguphishewnespnsibiIiies.CuIivi0nndIiving
e0nehisisheIieoenIighenedbeings.
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Buddhismisneducionnooeligion.Wedonow0shipheBuddhweespechimsoeoche.Hisechingsenbeus0levesufeing
ndinuehppiness.
lisbesoepeopIewihespecnclsinceibeingespnsibIefuocinsndceuwhenhndling0helsp0pe.Bec0nse-vivewihspeechndcinsovidhming
hes.
Iisbesshowougiudehosewh0hvesh0wnuskindnesssuchospensechesndevenscie.EveY0neinhescieisinedependenndineeled;wecnpociceg00ddeedsoephem.
H0wmonpepeecognizehekincnessshownbpoens3UsuIIYpeplednoeizeuniIhehemseIvesbecmepensIseheip
ensWeconshwug0iudehughpcicingfiliIpiebbeingesp0nsibIecnsideendc0mplinoupoens.
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TbepcnenndhppYpesnIsbeehnbeingnewhisnchwmedndfIicedwihgeed
Buddhismisechingwhichshwsushw0IivehppuIiIIingndcnenIife.
TueL0veisundiscimin0ingunchingnduncndiino;wecnshoehislovewih0II
beings.ThisiscIedcmpossion.
wewishbingpe0cehew0IdweneedsbchngingoueoneuswoYs.Wdpecesemsminnepece.
ug0IinsudingheBuddhlsechingsndcuIivinisincmpeeundesnding
fiendheunivese.
BecnsideendkindinY0uspeechTpudwnonhepesonisonIpvinguwnTgncendckseconidenceohes.
ieissh0ondgiIewhn0cuivekind-nessinsedfcmmiingcswhichcusehmIivingbeingsndnese|?
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Cuivingviueisokeepkindhespekkindw0dsonddkindcsbenei0hes
Wisepesnsconohb0eeingsoginooss.InhiswhecnsnIdweinheIof
possessinggepecemind.
Thep0inpcicinggiving0ndchiYisooskegeeclhedignncendoITgnce
Whenhepingohesweshoudhinkboubeneiingheeniescieevenhewodinsedoflimiing0uhepusheoneswel0ve.
Expndingheb0undiesouceohesmkesouiveSmoemeningfuueedomnd
hppiness
The8uddhlsechingseoechingwisdm.ivingBudclhismisofilouliveswihumoswisdmndhppiness.
lnIcicumsnceswemusiseecuponuseIves.ConuciusoncesidllDongiveh-eswhou0used0ndesiell.Thisisechingus0keephumne0ndsinceehe.wewon0hessmieuswemusissmiIeohes.In
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deingwihmeswemusnseekpesonIginbushudwkhepubicwee.
Auecuivdesnoseehe0uIsofhes.Whenwehinkoheslusibecmesu0wnIicion.EvenehsheigdondbdsidesbuwemusenkohegdpinsofhesndsiveespecIbeings.
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ULYI,95
BuddhisminsucsushwivehppYndfuI-iIingives.IwsnsmiecoChinin67ADncl
sincehenhosspedndluishedhughuhecunY.Hwevenhinghhsbeenpssed
dwnIngpeiodcnbeexpecedoexpei-encesmedisinndBuddhismisnexcepion
iginBucldhismwsBuddhShkYmunilsechingpeecinenlighenmenollsen-ienbeingsinhenineeIms.Unoun0eIve
heIswoheehundedessmebegnoegdioseliginTheninhepswenYhiesibeg0nobeviewedosphios0ph.
Hwevehemsdiss0usIIisisdisionbYsmeincutThesehveseiouslmisedpeope
wmheiginoechingsIfwecmmiou-seIveshepciceweneedoceIuncle
sndexocIwhheBuddhughus.AfewYesginSnFnciscIgveIki-ledTUndesndBuddhism.llUnuneldue0heonendhhouimecnsinIwsun
0bIeeboeosmuchsIhdwned0.ThensevemnhsIe.DovidZhenginvied
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me0Mimi.HebhhsedndpvidedheEng-Iishnsli0nmsevendecueseiesonBuddhismieclMTUndesndBuddhism.TheksweevicleopedohimendepublishedTundesondheBuddhisechingsis0uisnd
m0sbosicess0n.PcicingBudchismndn0knwingwhhegolsecneduce0upociceoblindsupesiion.
FisheBudclhisuechendnogodBodhisvse0usenicIssmeswihwhomwesheequsus.Buddhismisneduci0n.
Whodesiech3TheBuddhlso-nineesfechingeecdedssuos.ThesehvebeencmbinedwihsucmmeniesbgeomseshoughouhisoYindensececincIIedTheBuddhisCnonwhichheeeovehivesionsinexisence.Theseechingsexplinheuhb0uiendheunivese.Lieeesus
ndheuniveseefes0ouivingenvinmen0ndbenc.Whismoeeevnhnoundesndheelionshipbeweenheunivesendus2
SeveIe0sgIwsIecuingopoessosheUnivesiiesoBeingIIning0ndiling.Upn
eninghBuddhismis0neducinmucliencewssnishedThenwe0soglIeneclhoheeweenehundedsevnpesss
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cossChinsudingheechings.Thisisgooclsign.We0ughischngeupecepi0nsnd
undesndhenuefhisunsupssededuci0noulbeneiomi.
TheBuddh0dushnenlighenedpesnisonewhocompeeunclesondsbulieondhe
univese.ABuddhisbeingwh0ispeecen-ighenedwhiIeBodhisvccdingoMseXuonTsungisnowkenedsenienbeingllThe
eemenhodifeeniesusomBuddhsndBdhisvsishesoeoconsciousnessoenIigh-enmen.EnighenedbeingSeeendinde-
pendeninnenvinmenwhiIeween.TheChinesehveosinglWhenoneisconsicedbsocie0neisunbleocccdingoonelswiI.
FoinsncemoseveYonewishesomkeouneinhisIieimebuook0unclhowmnpe
pelsdemshvecucomeue?Buddhissushvepvidecluswihmehodsochievewhevewewish;osheIhoungnclhpp
swes0endheccIeofbihncldeoh.PingoheBuddhsBclhisvsospiissimpdesnd0i.
Thesushveughushew0okecnloudesin.lweIowheechingswecn
hvewhwewish.HoweveiwefiIo
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chieveougooIiisbecuseweeihehveppiechewngmehdmisinepeedhemeningswihinhesus.Buddhismisechingfwiscloms0nIwisdomcneslveupblemsndulilI0uwishes.
Howdweginwisdm2IvnYpepIewhgewupinoumdensciewuIdogeeh0wisdomisginedminmion0kn0wIedge.TheBuddhldusheppsie!HeughushwisdomisIedwihin0useInue;idesn
cmemheuside.Upnechingenlighen-menheSixhPichZenMseHui-Nengepedohisechehwisd0missmehingwepossessndhiisinne.ugodounecpbiIiondwisd0m0ecomplee;nne0hemcnbeboinedexenl.TheBuddhechesuslkhemwihinumindupuemind.TheeeBuddhismisosuclheinnese.
Eliehiseg0uppesssmshemfmheUnivesi0TiwnndheCenI
EducionRese0chCeneeuesedmeknheDimondSuAIhughhdnecuednhissufoIm0swenesIgdlYc-cepedheinviin0snppouniYleveuueBuddhiss0ecueseiesoidheminheisudies.
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TheDimondSugisuonimponpooMhnpociceoswelshecoeoZenpc-ice.Iconcenesonheundesndingowis-
dom.DueohedvocionZenlsFifhndSixhPiochshissubecmewideknowninChinveivehousndeighhundedwdsinenghiisoopooundomospeopIeocompleeunde
sndTheehvebeensevehundedexplno-ionscmmenieswienonhissuonehough0uChinesehisoV.EolieinhiscenuVM.
Wei-NongingwhspenoessudinghissuwewhhsbecomeweIIedcmmen
Y.Hecmbinedheessencebohhencienndcuencmmenoies0mokeiesieopeo
peoundesndhesundhusheuemeningsliendheunivese.
TheDimondSuike0hesusconinshepinciplesondmehdsochieveenighenmentIwecnmSehepinciplendcuivewihcn
fidencewewibecomeenIighenedegdless0hemehdwechose.Hweveiweenochievingimp0vemeninoudoiIpcicehenwemushoveveokedhepincipIesndmeh-
dshesuFmne0sIhvebeenlecuingnhePueLndmehd.SmeneskedmeTeche
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ouhvebeenspeokinghePuendechingsslngwheounwecuingnheDi-
mgn-L1g?ilWhenYuhinkbuiheDim0ndUigheAmibhoSundheInfinieLieSu
eIhesmeinhheencugeusecieheBuddhisnmewihuonchmeninF
deobebnin0heWesenPueLnd.IwedidnIedhvehighdegeefwisdmgdosmeisndgdc0ndiionswewouIcln
hvechsenhePueLndSchoIsupcice.WhenIwsoungIm0dehemiskehink-inghhissch0lwosnohigheveIpcice.
FunoeImegdecheswhiedcn-vinceme0fisimpnce.Silwsunble
cmpIeelccepi.ThecnficlenceIn0wpssesscomesmhvingecuedonheAvmsk
FweAd0nmenSu0 fseveneenes.IeIlshwMonusiBodhisvSmnbhdUni-veslWhBodhisvMieB0dhisvheneIeveIsenighenedBdhisvsSudhnndhei-heespiiuIguideslunedhePueondSch0oIinheend.AsIbecome
c0nvincedisimpnceIsoedsudhePueLndsus.IeizedhpcicinghePueLondmehdwscuIhehigheseve8ud-dh0Sh0kYmunilsechings0nd0IIheBuddhs
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inheendiecinsshesveohepIIsenienbeingschieveenighenmen.
IhveecuednheDimndSuheninieLiendheyisuizionsusThelecn
cenedwihheighndppewofIivingTheDim0ndSuspeksohepincipIewhilehelniLnie ifeSundheyisuIizi0nSuspekhespeciicsinpcicend0inmen.M.WeiNong
ingemphsizedhnewhocuIivespoIninnewisdmshudchnhenmefBuddhAmibhindebeboninohePueLnd
PciinesneedcmpIeeundesndheBuddhlsechingsbecuseheleduspeeceespiiedndpospeousivingIwemisin-
epeheechingshenwewiInobeneiomhem.WhieBuddhismemphsizeshepincipIesi
pusmoesessnupcice.I0upciceiIsofoIwhesepincipleshenwehvemissedhepin.
TkeheDim0ndSu0oexmple.Asibe-ginsheBuddh0kesusinhisdiIIie.Thisisun-ike0heM0hYnsusinwhichhewulde
IeseodinIigh0hebeginninghisIk.HwevehisIkisIIbouevedie!EveYcinheBuddhh0s0kenh0seveedhisviuesnd
meisduehiscmmimenpcicingBuddh
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hdhughinfinieIieimes.AvmSokFoweAdnmenSu elIsThehushneisIndoIis0ne.neeesm0esubecexmpedeSsingis0neociv-iYeingisonohe.F0mhemmenwedecideobeginoup0ciceiIheimewechieveEn
ighenmenumenseccumuIednde-veoIedhughuefsndcommimen.Di
civiies0ehewoopcice;howevemsuscnnseehis.Whn?8ecuseulckfwisdm.SubhuineheBuddhlsmoinsudens
expinedius.WeIgeupeveYmoningdessndeo.Whdwehveshwhis?
Infinieieimescmmiingmisdeedsndhee-suInsufeingsdueincecundesondinghepupseieonduenvinmen.
BuddhsndBodhisvsshowusheondhececw0iving.IweundesndheDi
mndSuqwewiundesndeveYhing0undusndinheunivese.Beingswh0dundes0nde
cIedBuddhsondBdhisovs:hosewh0dn0ecIIed0din0YpepeWe0Ipssesshec
p0biiiesBuddhsbuweeempiIYsndhveg0enwh0wep0ssess.ThisiswhYwemuspciceIenhwIiveuIives.PocicingBuddhismme0nscecingueneushoughs
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ndcinsinudiIives.Th0seuswh0unde-sndcusonhe0hepbIemwhichmensweocusncoecingouhoughswhileohes
cusonheicions.BnIcoecingoucionswemYginsmeimpvemen;h0wevehiSis
similnkingcehebnchesndIevesoeewhilenegIecingisoos.ThemseecivewspoinedouinheDimnclSu
iscoecuhoughsboockinghesoIIhiSwngeneous.
WheheguideinesfpcicingBud-dhism?BuddhShkmuniIclusheeheTheeeningswhichepecepsuIesc0ncen-
inndwisdm.PecepseellwingIfheBuddhlsechingsnoushebsicfive0en
peceps.TheIs0incIude0IIwingcusmsulesndIwswheevewee.ow-bidingpe0pIe
hvececonsciencesheimindsepeceundheconmeesiIconcenewheeos
pe0pewhofenbekheIwegeneIun-bleoconcene.heeoef00winguIeSndobeinglwsenblesuschieveheconceninhl0wsusouncvehewisdmhwe
leodpossess.ThePmSu0heSixhPichHui-Iengispisew0hishigheve0wisdm.Wecn
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undesndwhheSixhPoicholdhismsehhe0engeneedwisdm.Wenhehe
hondoengeneeicinHechievedhishighIeveIbecousehismindw0spue.umindsefilledwihicionschmensdisciminingondwndeinghughs:oIlcusesfeincnoin.T
IehiscuseeuiesusocenseumindsohesepoIluns TccmpishhisBuddhShkmunigveushee-meni0nedhee
guideineswhichesoconinedinhemfinieieLigheuIlilewhichis TheBuddhSbeoks
heIninieLieSuAdnmenPuivEoulindEnIihenmenheM0h0vnSch0I puiYefespeceps;equiYees0deepcncenin;enighenmeneeswisdm.TheseeIsexpessedsheTpIeewesepeseninge-speciveheSonghheDhomndheBuddh
PIesedonomiskehephsiclimgesfheTipleewesheiueessenceTheDim0ndSuceIeIsusnewhseesimgesooneseIhehumnbeingsIbeingsndifeisn0Bod
hisov.IIInhewdslokingbeY0ndphsicspecsishececwoundesndheseguidelines.
TheBuddhepesensenIighenmen.TheDhmsmb0Iizedbsu0sepesenshe8ud
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dhlswisdomviuendppeundesndinglifendheunivese.TheSnghepesenspuihesixsenseshvingnopoIuin.TheTheeewesebeingenIigheneclndnodeudedpopend
ndeviedpueondn0pIuedWhenwekeeugeinheTipeewesweequesguidncemM0nkoNunegdingpuieuind
enighenmen.Iisimp0noundesndhishebeginningf0upcice.Weneedouse0n
wkenedmind0pefominoudiIives.TheDhmcomesomheselnuewihin.Thegooheleningpocessisoinduuesenc0
egoofouincecse0fmindThisincoecsemindisembiIedinnonsopushhoughs.WhenweegofIouwndeingnddisciminingh0ughsouuesewilsucendshenwiuewiscl0m.n
h0ughhepcessocnceninndpuiicoioncnwisdomouishT0occmplishhishePue
ndSchuseshe8uddhNmeChoningMehdwhieZenusesdifeenmehd.Eve
pcicehosisownmehdccompishhesmegooenighenmen.AIws0pcice
eequoI.BudclhSh0komuniughusinnumeobews0fpocice.Iisupuschsehene
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hiscmpibewihhedephu0nueeveIfochievemenndmnne0fIivingRegodIesshepcicewechseheheebsicguideIineseenIighenmenighndppehoughsndpui.
Wehve0beexemelceuIivingin0uime.The Sun0mSueIsushweoenw
ivinginheDhm-endinggewhenpIIuionfbohhemindondheenvionmene0heiwostTheeoecunlessnumbesdevied
hinkingechesinhisimewhoeceinggechos.Iiscucihoweusehesnddsough
bheBuddhodisinguishbeweenpopenddevied
ThePueLndsusechushws0upocicewihheTheeCondiinsTheseheehvebeenheoundinBuddhhdhoughueeni.ABuddhsShBuddhhdischievedh0ughonnenininienumbe
mehds.HweveevemehodecluiesheTheeCndii0nssfundinThisissimiIbuiIdinghouse.Nmehwmnhusesweebuid-ingechequiesgdfundin.TheFisCndiionincIudes:
Shwingespecondcoeoonespoens
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Lisenin9ceundespecingech-esndeIdesShowingcmpssionbnokiingndFoII0wingheTenGoodConducs.
lwecccodinghenwewilIbenefiomhisFisCndii0n.ThepciceFiiIPieis
shwingespecnclcingnelspensTheundin0ChineseciviizinhsbeenbuionfiiIpieswsBuddhisminndiTheChinesechcellXioolImensfiipie.The0ppo
mens0d0gewhieheboompmeonsson.Whenhewepugeheigivesushe
meoning0oneeniIisvsIexpnsivendneve-enclinglspeksohegenei0nsbefeusndofh0seofI0w.
Ihvememnweseneswhskedmeb0uheChinesediinpingespecn-cesoshedidnevenknowobu.Thedidno
undesndholfifeisIusoneeniwihnobeginningndnoend.nBucldhismcncYfiipieopefecion.
BeingiIi0ldoesnosimpmenkingcoeopoensinncilligesbe0ndhheIpinghemcuIiveheimindshigheeveIoivingndwisclom.BudclhShkmuniulligin
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echeoughhisus.Iucinssuchsnd0ingweIschon0IlowinguesndiseningoechesnogeingngwihnendseI0ives
ocwkes;geneInivingupupoenlsexpecoinsw0nhemhenwehvednepiliIpie.Inohewdsmokingoupens
hppispfiipie8umsimpnIYnouniIweechhesoe0Buddh0h0dwiIwe
pefecIfuIfilIfilioIespecoupensnd0nces0s.
ThesecondpheisCondiinisfIowingndespecingechesndedesnhisY-nineesechingBuddhShkomunish0wedus
h0wocoecIiveuIives.Fol0winghisechingsshowsouespecohim.
ThehidpoheFisConcliionisculivingcompossionndnkilingTheeisbigdifeence
beweenIvendcmp0ssin.Lvecmesmeeings;compssincmesomwisd0m.veis
unsbenduneIibe.Weml0ves0mene0-dobunomoT0w.WhensomeneeIsush
heshel0vesohesuswewudd0welInokeioseiousI.Hwevecmpssinis0o-
evebecuseiisbsednhewisdmhispoheueminduoiginseI.Iisnoboseclnemi0nWecnsobshwingcompssinnd
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kindnessooumindkeepexpndingunilweincIucleeveYsenienbeinginheendiecins.
DevelpinghisevelocmpssinisnhephecuIivinhwiedusenighenmen
ThefuhpfheiSCondiinincIudeSlwingheTenG0dCnducs.TheseenokiIingselingsexuImisconducingbusivelonguge
beingesseducivewodsgeedngeignonce.TheisheeediscipIinesohebdhenexouediscipineshemuhndhelsheeedisciplinesohemind
newhoflwsheTenGoodCnducsinheidiifeocuiesosolidoundoi0nfseIfculivoinTbeuhuundesnclinghepinci-
pesises;h0wevepuingheminopcicee-cluieshighevewisdm.Theeiss0melexibiiinpcicingheTenGodC0nducswhichiswhheguidncegclechendheencu-
gemenouewcssmesopociineseesseniinheIpingusinenlighenmeninhislifeime.Thisiswhheespecndsincei0wdsouechesoncedesepoheunclinndpeeuisieucuivin.
HvingchievedheFisC0ndiioninhisoeowilIhvepsiiveeeconnelspospeindwebeinginbhhehumnndheheven
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wIds.ThesuscoIIhosewhcc0mplishhisllg0dmenndgdwmenIlbec0useheYeedoccephee0chingsndfIwhepecepsinpuimind.
TheSecndCndiinis:
AbidingbkingefugeinheTipIeewesfhe8uddhDhomndSnghFollowinghepecepsIwsndcusms
ond
Behvinginodigniiedndppemnne.
hvediscussedheseeIieinhiskTheThidCndiionis:
GeneingheB0clhimindDeepIbeIievinginhewCusend
EecReciingnduph0dingMhonsus
ndEncuginghesdvncenhepoh
oen|ighenmen.
IngeneingheBodhimindonecommisnechievingulimeenIighenmen.Enighen-sechievingulimeenIighenmen.EnIighen-meneespeecndcompeeundesnd-
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ingieondheunivese.Iwecnnoeochihenwecnle0sbincIeundesnding0i.
ThesecndpheThidCncliionisdeepYbeievinginhewoCusendEec.NhingisbeVndhisIw.AI0helwsinheuniveseevIveoundi.HwevenecnconIonels
wncusendeec.Howconhisbedne3Theeisnhingwecndboupscusesonce
hehoughcinhsbeendnebuweconconhelondiion.llFcuseogeneen
eeccndiionhsexis.Bconolinghecicumsncecondiiononepevenshecusemcminginoeec.FoexmpeifwepIceo
seecono0ckiwiInog0w.Howeveiwepniineiesilwheehesunshinesndwei
ceuhenicngow.ncewelenhow0cnoIhecondii0nheneveYhingwewishcnbebinedKn0winghisondcing0ccdingwewilbeibeoedomgingsicknessncl
hecceofbihnddeoh.AldhmosoegeneedbhemindFexmpewhcoespesonbecomeoIc3When
pesnechesceoingeheoshesshinkingId.llIhvespkenwihonumbefBuddhis
dcsb0uwhpeplebec0med.The
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geedwihmehwhenpeopeoew0kinghedonhinkbouIdge.HoweveofehehvebeeneiedewesheloksifheweewenesoIde!Wh3Reiedpe0pIewho
enIngewkingshinkingeveYclobubecomingdAfewhiehesogemoepidlndhenbecomesick.ncehegesickheshinkingbugoingohehspiI.Ahiscmebou0mwncleinghughs.
HowevehisisnhecsepepewhosuccessupciceheBucdhNmeChningMehodMeeoche.Bing-NnLeelivedo
beninesevenesodbukedmoeikesevenHecookedhimsendwshedhisownches.ounilhisIswoesclidheccepnce.Hewshehhdsngvoicendwsgivingecuesupunilwweeksbeehe
pssedw.Wh?Hedidnhinkbousicknesso0cge.WewiInogesickiwedonhinkbougeingsickwewilnogeiwedn0hink
bouodgendwewiInodieiwedon0hinkb0udeh
Budclhismp0videshepincipIesmehdsndpcices0occ0mpIishhis.TheivingcnbemseedoncewefuIundesndndpcice
Buddhism.Iechesus0mininhelhmind
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Aheohmindceeshelhbd.Asicknesscmesmp0lui0nnchewsplluinishhemindTheBuclchcledhispluionheTheePoisons0fGeedAngencllgnoonce.Be-
weenheplluionoheenvionmenndhofumindhwcnwenogesick?HoweveevenwihhewspoIIuinounduspesonwhis
fee0fheheep0isnswillnobecmesick.AlheBuddhsndBodhisvsseexompessobeingscnseehwemivehpppospe-
usondpeeclives.SeeinghispeopewiIwnfolIw0uexmple.Weesupposedobee
modelsfscie.HweveifpepleseeBuddhissivingmisebleIienoonewilwon0lenmUS!
ThemoeweundesndheBuddhIsech-ingsheheowewileceiveomhem.To
compehenclhepooundmeningwihinneneeds0pciceeones.UndesndingndcuI-ivioneeuIlimp0nincompemening
echoheooinevendeepeundesonclingncculivinAchievinghis0newiIexpeience
ueinneondpece.Iween0expeiencingsome0fhisooncleinsedfiledwihwieshenweneedokegodlkouseIves
seewhehenoweepcicinginccodnce
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wihheechings.Ininduwheehepbemliesndceci.DinghisppeYwewibenheighphoBudclhism.
Regdess0fhesiuinsweencouned-vesev0obekeepocusedndconceneonchievingenIighenmen.ThefiheevisishoSuclhnhclinheIoweAcl0nmenSuepe-senedpeopIef0mwIksifep0YedbfifY-heeenighenedBodhisovs.Thisshowsush
pepeonpoessincnbecomeBuddhBdhisv.Wednhvechnge0uobheenvinmeninwhichweivebucnpcicewheevewee.hebeneisbeginheminuewe
scoecouhoughsndcins.Wewuddoweolive0uIiveswihcIemindndobepopeinhughondci0nnobeingempecbeneousinfuences.weebledohishennmewhichmeh0dwecho0sewewilbeueowesheBuddh.Asoudihinkingbecomescleeoumindwibe-
comepueenbinguslivehppiepeceulnduIfilingives.
WhenIhedofsuggesionmclebheleM.inuiXiousehenmePuendBuddhis
LeningCeneinsedohediionnmeoempeIhoughiwsppopiefocllssci-
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e.BuddhismhsIwsbeenowdhinkingnobckwdhsdpedoexisingculuesndlociies.WhenBudclhismiscmeoChiniook
nspecsheChinesecuIueTheempIeshodChineseppencehemonksnclnunsc0hingwsinheChinesesle.Ifheempeshcfl-
lwedIndindesignheChinesewouIdnhvewnedenesuchoeign0okingplce.The
echingsweeinepeedinwhenbeclheChinesepeopemegehemin0heidil
iveshusheweeecliccepedheDimonclSuoeIlsushnhingispemnenwhiehe
nIouIc explinshevehingshuIdcc0dwihhemindsosenienbeingsAhisis
emindusoccodwih0ccondiins.AIk0neimeinimiheeweeuieewBuddhisswh0weewesenes.Ildhemh
Buddhismhdneoicilcme0AmeicTheskedwhlhclsidhwhenBuddhismws
veYppuIinAmeic.skedhemlHveueveseenBuddhissueswiheueshesem
bewesene2llThebieflhughbouindeizedhwhIhdsidwsue.WhenBuddhismspedoChinpicuesndsuesof
BuddhsondBdhisvscl0pedChineseeuesInpnhehvepnesefeuesThe
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smeppiesThindJibends0n.BuddhsndBclhisvsdnh0venneixedppenceheheppeinhefmhism0sccepblendcmbefheIocIpeop|e
FuhemeBuddhismdpsokenhespecshelc0Iculue.InAmeicqYpicIBuc|dhisempIeneeds|ok|ikeheWhieHusendnoikediinChineseempIe.WhenAmeiconsseeChineseempehewuIdhink0isoeignncmighnfeecmbegingin.
Hweveihebuildings0klikeheWhieHusahewouIdgoinuninviedIDounohinkhhew0uIdbehpposeeBuddhsndBodhi-s0vswihwesenfeues?TheYceinIwuld
WeneedemembehBuddhismisneducion.AsispedshughAmeiciwillkeonmewesenppenceussididwhennclionechesboughiChin.qwheei0konoChineseppe0nce.AsBuddhismd0psnewcuuesiwilemincuTenwihheimeshusp-
peoingmepepe.hsewhccepiwilbebeppIheechingsinsoIvingheipesnswelSSciIpbIems.ASBuddhiSmisoc
cepediwilbingpecendp0speih0sepepesweIos0hewhIewIdUndesnding
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hiswiIlhepusobeginucuIivoin.AehePueLnclLeningCenewsi-cilIesobisheclFiveGuideIinesweeseupo
pcice:
TheTheeCndiinsTheSixPincipIesfHomn
TheTheeeningsheSixPomiosoPinciplesond
TheenGeVwsoUniveslWohBod-hiSv
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TheseFiveGuidelinescnbingushppinessndp0speiifwemkehempofucloil|ives.
TheSixPomisoPincipes0neoheseFiveGuideinesepesenhesixgolshBodhisvos
pocice.Theegivingpecepspiencediigencedeepconcenionndwisd0m.Ahme
mokewhdipe0mshesmechoesonccnsonlcmpIinsbuhemwilindhwihhisiudaheshehsceedoceindesinwihinhecclefbihndcleh.nhehe
hndi0neiswkenednddeveshimseloheseoccompishingheSixPincipIesheesulswiI
bequiedieen.
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oexmpehePincipIe0Givingischievedwhennekescefhemiwihwisd0mond
ielesslb.ThePincipefPecepsischievedwhennesespiiiesnclpushingsincde;
hePincipefPiencewhenoneinceosespiencewhilewking;hePincipleDiigencewhenoneiesimpveclil;hePincipleoC0ncen-inwhenneisnngeecedbexen
csndhePincipeofWisdmwhenneisce-mincled.Apueminclhsnochmensheefoeinevegesiednhehehnd
puedmindbecmesesiiedwihuhvingdingmuchThedifeenceliesinhewwehinkwhenhischngesswilheesus.Wheeveone
isowkowihfiends0necnsiveoochieveheSixPincipIesCuivinisnbeingsepedmfmiIsciebuispeecedwihinnels
cliIIienewhouknwshowculivec-cumul0esininiegodounendmeis.
IncncusinhemosimponpincipesheBudchlsechingsehvingpui0mindhoughseeinghughueeoiIeinggoociwTiesndchmensnclseingllsenien
beingswihuIhe.MoueonndpociceheAivingllshuiveswibehopponcfuiing.
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guesin.Howdwepuif0umindssowecnemin0eveoung3
Answe.Thisisgduesi0n.Thesuseushnhinghohsphsicoimgeisunel.
Wecnpplusehesephsicimgesbuwecnnfsechmenshem.Achmensceeimpuiin0uminddeeingusfmchievingenIighenmentThisoppiesoms0
pciceinBuddhism.EvenhePuendSchwhichmngeeisheesiespciceeuies
h0Ihughnewhwishes0bebninhePueLndcnkeheieminingkmwihhemhecnnohvenexisingwiesoch-
mens.Theeepesonwihwiesch-menscnnonscendhecce0bihndde0h.iebecmeshdeswepsshughheccesofebih.
Eieinhisklspokeoiilpie.UpuniIgg5heonlochmenhodewosmnineneecm0hewh0ivedinChinWhenImewihhebueneseieinHng
KngIpesucledhepciceheBuddhNmeChningMehodWhenIspkewihheonheeephnesevee5ogshesilIhdsong
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chmensohesonsndgndchiden.NunilegodidshefinIegooIchmens.SheoIdmehshehdseenBuddhAmibh
wicendGunYinB0dhisvonce.nddii0n
shehdpioknowledgewhenshewoudbelevinghiswldnM2gI9,5shepssedonndwsbonin0heWesenPuendAheu
nepeopeweeweoodingwndplesingeunmiIignce.HecmpexinppeedsimiIo0hofIivepesonAeeighclosheb0clwssilIso.Uponhecem0i0n
m0ehnheehundedshi0eIicsweeound.AIhisisevidencehshehdbeensuc-
cessulb0ninohePuendInCOnClUSiOnOnCeweeidOfwOTieSndchmenswecongo0heWesenPueondwhenevewewish.Bminoiningpuenn
disciminingc0mpssionendkindhenehodshekeoeminingouhfu.
Quesin:WhdsmeBuddhissexcudeheivepungenvegebes0mheidie2
Answe.SmeBuddhisswhoIowsicdied0noeheivepungenvege0bles;nionsg-
icchivesgeenni0nsndIeeks.TheBuddhsid
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poducehomnesEenwhemecheIiveledingonebecomeiibendessbeocncene.PIeoseundesndhohison
h0ppensifouehemingeuniies.Theeisnop0bIemiom0cleem0unisusedoc0k-Ing
Thesmeppies0coh0lndinxicnsIn-xicincnbecincusingeneousbe-
h0vi.TheBuddhwnedpeopleoginscohoinxiconsoguideheminhevoidnceocommiingmisdeedsdueoinoxicoionTheeoehepecepshheBuddhseohedepend
up0nheenvionmenondhesiuionhweoeIn
usocieisdieen0mh0BuddhoShkmunils.IheweeeppeinhiswdI
omsueheBuddhw0uIdencougeheuseogiOsimpIbecouseiconbeusedcuesomedisesesespeciIIungdisese.
MnesgIwsechingoheEsenBuddhisCIlege.Duinghpendweunduh0oewhesudensh0dlungdiseses.D.Tngwh0wosonehepfess0ssuggesedh0
heuseg0ice0men.Heodusneven
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hhdhppenedinChins0meimeogo.Apienwsodbhisdcohdueohisendsge
TBheonhclheem0nhsoive.ThepienIsmiwssoldoIehimhvenYhinghe
skeclfowihnecndiin;hheivedpomhisfmi.HisomilheeoebuiIom
himoliveinvegebegdenndceIiveeclmes0himeveYd.
nhgclengewgemoungoic.DueohisisoIionncboed0mheiedhegicwonddiscoveedhheenI0edheseofi.S0onheglicbecmemesnckhim.Theem0nhsIehewssilivendm0nhsf
ehhewsbecominghelhiendhehie.Hisfmiundisngendhinkingheehdbeenomisdignsisokhimbckohehospil.
Thedcowss0nishedwhheswondimmediegheedgupofspecilissoinves-igehispienlscseFinIheouncuiwosheg0ichcuedhedisese!F0mhenn
mnmedicinesoungclisesehvebeenmodewihgic.RegeullwhenD.Tngsuggesed
hhosesudensusegicemenhissuggesi0nwsnccepedThesudenscidnwonvilehepecepsevenhoughheiilnesswscongious.Thee0epecepshve0be
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fexibIendc0nsideenvinmen0cndiins.Nwdsm0sevehingwee0suchsmeishondevenvegebIescn0inseihechemicls
peseiveswhichehmuIous.nddiinweeseeingmendm0epepewihdiseses
hhvenpeviusexisedEvenheoseomeisdieennow.Yesgchicksndpigesweeisedinhepensheweehoppieondhecedhesefhe
me.Nownimlseisedinnwspcewihnoplocem0veD0ouhinkhe0e
hpp?heodhiniwnhepigeseinecedwihchemicIsshegowmecluick.
Theiliesponisnsixmnhsonclhechickens0nIIivesixweeks!EvenvegebesondginsenoexcepionsbeingcnminedHwcuclwengesick2
Theeoegicisgo0dushoughiishmuIoueeswhenkeningecluniies.
gL1DTheBucldhooughusnkibuwhsh0udweclbuinsecssuchsmscuies
ondies?
Answe.TheBucldhnonlughusop-ecInimsbuIspns.EvenpInshve
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ivesndg0wwihdigni.Theeeunlessheeisbsouen0spceus0wIkundhemweshoudnseponhembecousehbehvioisdisespecuIndninsuohepIns.
NomlwheneeissIshumnheeiseespii.nncienimesmnksenIivedin
mouninhus.Theedsbe0ehecueeobuidhehuhewoudespecuIeIoheiin-eni0nndskheeespiimoveose
pce.Thismehdconbeppiedinsecs.IndeokeepouhousesnclenvionmencIenndoumihehwecnsndinn0sueofheBuddhBdhisvheedYsbeoe0u
cionsndskheinsecsmove.Somepe0pIewhohvedonesowihsinceeondkindheshve
eceivedg0odesus.
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TclYweseenincesingnumbeopeopleundhew0dsingopociceBuddhism.
HwevenomnpeopleulundesndwhBuddhismis.heeoehisbecomesveimponpicWhexcisBuddhism?Weneed0
undesndiceIBucldhismisomsviuousndpeeceducincliecedbheBuddhowdssenienbeingsinhenineeIms.Howcn
weeIhBuddhismisoneduci0n3FiswecnelIomhewwecllBuddhShkmuniou
lIiginTecheilhheishefundeoBudclhismndh0weoehissudens.Fmhisiisvep-
penhheBuddhndwesheechesudeneinshipThisisonloundineducin.
lBuddhismishisechingwhhenisheBuddh?8uddhisSonskiwoclmeoningwisdomnclenIighenmen.HowevehiswisdmisnhewIcllwisdmwehinkd.BdISpeking
heBuddhdswisdomishebiIi0uimelpe
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eclnccecIcmpehendheueeliflienclheuniveseinhepspesenndfuue.newhhspeceivedhiSwisdomiscled8ud-dhBuddhShkmuni0ldusholsenienbeingsincudinguseIvespssesshisinnewis-d0mndbii.ThusBucldhismegclsIbeingseu.AIhughweeecluiniginpesenwecnn0seehisbec0useeveonelswisdomncl
biIiiesdie.
InuscieheeehsewheineIigenndhsewhoenhsewihgeobilindhsewihess.H0wdhesehingscmebueTheBuclch0clushheedueo0uving
degees0delusion.uinnoewisdom0ndbiiieseempiIosduehisdelusionbuenuIpemnenlos.fwecnbekh0ughhisdelusi0nhenwewibebeecovehese
biIiies.Theeoehe8uddhlsechingsshwushowoidousevesfdeusinnduncoveuinneobiiies.
lisensedinMohnsushhe8udclhclidn0diecIhepsenienbeings.Thenh0wdosenienbeingsbecmeBudclhs2Bhemseves.TheBucdhonIssissfmhesidebex-piningheueeIifhwwedeIudeuseves
AfeeIizinghiswecliIigenpuhisechingsin0
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pciceoinenighenmenfueeli.WehenbecmeBuddhs8uddhShkomunicIeI
expIinedhbecomingBuddhisinblebsenienbeings.
FmhiswecnseehBuddhismiseoch-ingH0weveechecnnIeduceusbou
hepincipeseIIusohisheexpeiencesinpcicendinmenndsuggesviousmehods
oouinmen.heesuIimeIdependsupnus.Weeheoneswhoneed0beenhusisic
nddiIigenin0deoinchievemen.nceweunclesndhBuddhismisneducionwe
wiIgiclegdheBuddhosue0che.FomhisweundesndhinppeWoPlceswed0noegclheBuddhBodhisovimges
sgodsobew0shippedWemkefeingsoheseimgeswesns.Fisoemembend
epougiudehisuIgeeducionwhichwehvesfounoelenc0uneedndccepedinhislieime.
he0peningveseosusssiveYwe;llIisexemedificuoencounehisechinginini
nieens.ThedebgiudeweweheBud-dhissimi0heemembncewhichsmeChi-
nesehvewdheincess.WeeecnouiginsfwihouhesencesswewuIdnexis.
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Thesecncleos0nwemkefeingshe8uddhisoowheexmpesofheviuous.BudclhShokmuniwsnoclinVpes0nikeus;ehew0sbIe0bewkenedndbecomeBuddh
WhisheeosopusfomchievinghissweI?Theeehepicuessues0he8uddhsee
emincIuseveVmomen0dvncediigenYwdshisgoI.Theimgesenbeegdedsgdsooblecs0supesiion.
InBudclhisWPcesheimgesoBuddhosndBodhisvshvemnppences.Thishs0eneclhemiscncepionhnnisBudclhismeIigionbunehw0shipsmuideiiessweI.lndeedBuddhsndBdhisvshvemn
nmes.FoexmpleinheTipikheeisheTenThouSndBuddhNmesSuwhichgivesusove
wevehusndBuddhlsnmesndevenmenmeso8dhisvs.Wheheesomn
BuddhsncBodhisvs3Wihinouoigin-noueheeexissinfiniewisdomviuousndis-icbiiieshcnnobecmpeeIepesenec
bmeeonenme.IissimioohighIccm-pishedpesninpminenposiin;hishebusinesscdcuIdh0venumeousies.
ThenmesoheBudclhsepesenhecmpIeeinnendviuusbiIiieswihinuSef
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noueAhe8dhisvnmesepesencuivoi0nodiffeenviues.Theiginbiiieswihinouse-ndueeininiebuempoiIIs.Wih0u
genuineculivi0nwewin0beble0uncvenhem.AIlheBuddhondBdhisvnmes
en0neohehonouselvesnceweunclesndhiswewilelizehhighIeveoisVepe-
sensheslesheBuddhlsechingsex-ompescupuesndpicuescnexpesshe
DhmUndesondingheuemeningheseimgeswilhelpusginheuebenefisfhe
8uddholsechings.lfBuddhismisneigi0nwhisin0henophilosph2Inphisophheeisb0hsublecndnbec.InMohnBuddhismheeisno
clieencebeweensubecndoec;heYoeone.hismeningisvepfoundnddiicuI
undesncFoexmpegemsesiclllUiizinggodomuensiIsIIuensisegoldllAehegldndheuensihesmehingdife-
en3Fmheioppenceshekikewdi-feenhings.H0weveomheicmp0siionwe
eIizehheehesme.WeneedpundinuiivecompehensinouIundesndheei0ie0ndheunivese.AIfheMhnSusoexpIoinhisc0n
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ceponcluh.WewilshehesmeviewpoinswihheBuddhwhenweulundesndnd
ceecgnizehisuh.dinYpepelikeweedeludednwhwBecuseweseeeveYhinginpp0siinohehenoknwinghineieveVhingiscuInendnwo.
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wIclheeoesomeveineigenndwisepe-pesuchsscienissphisphesndeIigiusIedeshehoveechedhigheelizoionh0nmospepehve.HwevehughheYmhveechedceinIeveIoe0IizionheBud-dhwuIdn0ecognizeheiknwledgeoshe
ppeenIighenmenbecusehehvenseveedheiicionsThesiIdweIInheighsndwongsfohesongeedngeignncend
gnce.ThesiIhbwndeingdisciminoVh0ughsondchmens.lnhewdshei
minds0enpue.Wihouhepuemindnomehwhighheeveoeoiz0inneechesiissilnhepopeenighenmen.
n8uddhismhes0ndodppeenighenmenishepuemindmwhichwisdomises.IishewishoIlBuddhshweinhisppeen
ighenmen.ThisisheeveIodegeefnAhnclissimiencingunivesioennun-degduedegee.TheefeAhBdhisovndBuddheiIessimiIdegeesofenIigh-enmeninedinBuddhism.hosewhochieve
ppeenIighenmenecledAhs.AhsdnohveilIusYomisIedinghughsndview-pins.ThedndweIlnheighs0ndw0ngsofhesnh0ughsfgeedngeign0nceo
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Tgnce.FomhiswecncmpehendinuiivelYhediffeencebeweenBuddhismndwldIeduc-in.F0mheBuddhqweleonheueechings
ndpopeenighenmen.nwihhisppeenighenmencnweescpesueingsbinuehppiness.Ashumnbeingsweundegohe
sueingsbih0dogesicknessncldehWed0ninwhweseekoep0edwihou
vedonesndindusevesinhepesencehsewhomweesenevenhe.Weesu
undedblhesesueingswihnppoenwobeinguIfee.nIfeIeningBucldhismwiwebebeoechgenuineIibein
TheEweAd0nmenSuexpins0usMAIlsenienbeingspssesshesmewisdomndviu-uscpbiiiessheBuddhbuheseuIiieseunoinbIeclueowndeinghughsndchmens.lIThiscleexpinshe0cusefoupbems.PcicingBuddhismisccdwih
heechingsoheBucldhoiduswndeingdiscimininghoughsndchmens.Thuswe
uncoveoupuemindinungivingiseuewisdmwhichisppeenighenmen.Theef
BuddhsndBdhisv0swouldnecognizeheineligenndwldIwisd0msi0ckshepue
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mindhepopeenIighenmen.Up0niningppeenlighenmenwehvehebiIiYn-scendheencessccIesbihnddehn
meninhebiisveevedp0bIems.WheheIkingbuheBuddhdseducionowldIeduciniisesseniooundesndhecncepdeIvingcleepinonemehdindeinchievemen.ThisisespecioIIsinBud
dhism.newhoulwishes0IeoneecivelneedslI0wonneechendpciceonYonepohensuesm0ohI0une.Whenfow-ingwecheswihwdieenphswee
b0undbecmeconfusedswhichphoke.Evenwsef0lIwingheeechescches
usTsee.Wihueochesweecughcosssee.TodlsoungpepeikeeonlbuiingodesuIThepbemieswihbeingcughhosecssseescnuseds
whichwoke.TsucceedondinochievemeninpcicingBuddhismweneedfIIwusoneeochendcncenenusnemehd
Wh0ishischievemen?TuechievemenisiningpuemindUp0nchievingsmede-
geepuemindwewiIIhveeweIici0nsondhusninceseinuewisdmen0bIingussve
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pobemsinhiswdndbendWihouhisuewisclmheeisnwusIvepblems.Theeoeuewisd0misesseniinedinghpp
ncluliIIinglifenb0descIeicnheIpusoslves0cielsp0bems
TodYheeemninelligenpiicinswhhoughheweevesmobuhveendedup
bingingheicunieshebinkdisseswelspuingheiciizensh0ughmuchmise.Whisheesonohis2Theseedeshvenoseveedheioicinsdisciminingndwndeing
hughsndchmens.CnseuenYheifiscnsideoinisheiownbeneiheiselchmen
TheBuddhughusinuewisdombfisbekingeeofouwnviewpinsWihouhiswisd0mwecoudmisinepehemeningswihin
heIvhonsuos.Ifweebeop0mheselishmindhenuebenefiswiIdeinielbee
ceivedWihppeenIighenmennwhenwehven0egsefchmenwillwebebeodieenieuemseppeomdeviedighomwngndbeneici0mhmu.Wih-oubekingh0ughu0wnviewpoinswewiln
hvehesebiIiies.0mhisweundesndheeissnddheppeenIighenmen.
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neeveIbovehepopeenighenmenisheEqundPpeEnighenmen.EuImenseuheBuddhbunehvingbecme
Buddh.ThisleveishighehnhfonAh0.heequndppeenighenmenequiesusbeokhughnedegeefignonce0innede-
geeDhmbd.AhispinhewYweviewheeIiiendheuniveseisveYcIseh
heBuddh0s.newhchievesheequIndppeenIighenmenwuldbecledBdhisv.
TheFlweAdonmenSuexplinsheYonelevelsoBdhisvsIwhichh0vehese
evelsoenIighenmen.AebekinghughheveYsdegeeoign0ncepeecingwisdm
ndenighenmenonechieveshelPefeCmp/eeEn//ghenmenIhoisBuddh0hdTheefeBuddhqB0dhisvondAho0ecm
moniesn0speciicnmespecificpesn.TheoeiIessimih0seDcal0seo
Gcu0edegees.FoexmpeinhenmeGuoninBdhisvGuonYinepesensgecmps-
sinondkindness.Theile0fBdhisvissimi0MsesDegee.PesenIpepehvemiscncepinsobouBuddhsndB0dhisvshinkinghesenomesespeciicbeings.Thednounde
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sndhheseiesee0nbeingwhpos-sesseshosechceisics.8uddhBodhisvqwhenddednmeissimpefeingospe-
ciI.Fomheininsicnue0f8uddhismweeIizehupuposeopciceisoSeekwisdom.InZenhisgiscledInpusuiofcliomind0seeinnelsse-nueInohew0dslCompIee
Enighenmen.lIInhePuendSchIhisiscedneMindUndisubedThePueLndSchoisuniqueinhn0nldweseekhve
neMindUndisubedbuoIs0seekbihin0heWesenPuendhisisunike0heschooswhichel0n0nelswnsenghocuivininseekings0IeIneg.hePuendmehdhsw
g0shcnbechievedinonelieimenewhisvemiliwihheInfinieieSundundesdisechingswoudbeeeodub.ThefuIliIehissuevesheglsfoupcice: he8uddhSbeksfheInfinieiesUf Adonmen PUiV EuIiv0nd Enihen-
menheMhvnSchooI.nfinieifenddonmenewhoPuendpcIinesseeknnieifeefeshemeisndviuesnes
peecsef-nue.AdnmenefespeeccompeewisdmwihgeesenduiIImen
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Puequoiondenighenmenehemehdsheheewosfpcice.Upnining0nY0ne
heeeinedfheschsBud-dhismnnesupssheseheewspocice.
TheZenSchouseshewkeningph0echhegeenighenmenndinhecioseeinnelsuenue.Buddhisschs0hehnZensesshepciceofundesndingo
popeviewpinsuniIechinggecompeeuncesnclingThePueLndSchnheohe
hndc0ncenoesonhepuemind.ApesonwihpuiomindwiIlnulbenncisciminingnclwkenedAnwkenedpesonwiIInuYhove
pueondnn-clisciminingmind.TheouechsenmbedieenbuIIechhesmegoInZenpciceiisexpessedslobiningci
minclndseeinginnelsuenue.llDifeenschosmusedieennmesbuheesusheIeve0hesoefhindehe
some.Theee0ciicizenoheschIswouldbeslndeb0hhe8uddhndheDhomAlhesemehodsweepsseddwnousomBud-
chShkomuniChsingonphwiIenbeus0inchievemen.Howcnweshne
mehodisbeehnnhe3Fmhesedifeenmehdsweiusneedknwhwochose
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henemehdhismssuibeusndouIeve|.
Fisiheevelhemehdwechseweebeondusmkingidificupcicewew0uId
nsucceedesiIwihhmehodSecndineedsobesuibendconvenienoumnneoivinghidineedsbecmpiblewihmod
ensociebecusewecnnsepoeuseIvesmsocieohehumnbeings.Theefeweneed0cnsidehesecswhenchsingumehodofcuIivi0n
Hweven0mewhichmehdnepcicesiisesseniIobeidoseIf-viewp0innd-chmeninodebinhebeneismpc-ice.esalikesomonhoveexpeiencedhe
geespuinhepcicewillhvebeeninvoin.Smepciioneshveehevenofeesopcicehehvechievedviunh
ingevenhepineelinghoheweebeebefoehepocicedIseemedsifhem0ehepcicedhewsehefe.Alhiscmesmhvingchsenmehdhwsunsuiobehem.Thisissimi0cho0singnunsuible
miinscho.Whenwecho0semhoisnsuieduounclinndbiIiwehvenex-emediicuimeYingsucceedChsing
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heighmmkessudingmucheosieswewiIlhvemuchbeechnceosuccess.The
smehinggesf0pcicingBuddhism.Ifwednknowuownc0pciwecnesuselves.
LikemseIexomple.AfeedingmnMohnsushughmseincopbenchievemen.Iw0nedveYmuch0sevemwondeingdiscimin0inghughsndch-
mensbuwsunbe.FinIIchsehePuendmehodinchievementIdoesnequienebecmpIeeidobuhesup
pessheSehindnces.AsI0ngsweebIeosuppessIIfIici0nswecnsiIbeboninohe
WesenPueLondconYing0veouexisingkmThismehdsuismeveweIIndhusishowIchosei.PeviusIYhdiedZenheTechingSchoIsheEseicSchIndhepcice0I-
lwinghepecepsbucudnoechchievemenwihhem.ThusIcmebckhePueLndmehdndwhIeheedIdelveddeeplinohe
BuddhNmeChningMeh0dwhiIecnceningsIeIonecuingnhePue0ndsus.These
emexpeiencesmdecdesfpcice.
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AeweundesnccIeheg0heBud-dhlsechingswewiIviewhesusdifeen.Thesesuse0neohewodlsgesieY
clecins.IbeIievehwhencnsideinghengeIlcdemiqnnehemsupssBud
dhism.TobinhebeneismhisvscIIec-i0niisnecessYusknwndundesndhe
essenceofiscnenwhichisheueeoIiYIDhmheueelilifendheunivese.Lieefes0useves.UniveseeesheIivingenvi
onmenhsuundsus.lwuIdbeincoeceBuddhismsnbscndbscueening
h0hdnhingodwihudiIives.Evewdinhesu0closeeloesooudoiYiving
uhemeiisdeiniensupesiinHwndwheedwes?FcnveniencehepefecininhemehdsoheBuddhls
echinguseshighevelceoiviYBuddhismwhusnclesghdIedYokennisicphFex0mpelheBuddhlsnomesndscupuesepesenuviuusnueinn0euIiieswisdmviuousobiIiiesndisicens.AII0heBdhisvlsnmesnd0msepesen
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0ucuivinviue.Theinsucushwoppheechingsinudiivesbinguouviu-
usnuesowemeceiveBuddhismlsbeneis.InChinesevohno8uddhismougeB0dhisvsepesenouodeopcicendIevechievemen.TheisisEhSeBdhis-v.WheheweehinkingfwodIYechingshedhmoBuddhism;nhingcnbeccm
pishedwihuheehopIceofexisence.Theexisencehumnscnnbesepedfm
ugeehsweeIup0ni0suiv0l.WheheoodcI0hingIivingwokinglelonhep0ducion0heIndhusheininiees-
ueshohegeehencompsseseseemingIendlessousouse.ThewdMehllinhe
nmeEhSoeB0dhisvepesenshehindndhew0dllsemensesue.
TheBuddhlsechingsguideusoisshepcicem0umindsuuenueencom-possesheininiewisdomoncviuusbiiieshenodifeenmhseofBuddhsBdhi-svs.Hwevediseemssiwehvels
0uinnewisdomndviuousbiiiesTheBuddhodush0IIhesequoliiesen0uIIsiusneuncveedlnhepesenmmenweendIess
immese0usevesinwndeingdiscimining
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h0ughsnclchmenswhichhveesuedinhisempYssofbiliiesHoweveinsideheuemindnwncleingh0ughsexis.Imindhswndeinghoughshenhminclisflsene.
WeiginIpssessedhisuemindspcicingBuddhismissimpIecoveingiTheee0uisg0IinpciceisuncovendI0okhees
ueinumind.lnhewodsheBuddhlsechingsdnseekomheusidebuhe
heseekomwihinusefnue.EhSeB0dhisvepesensiliopie;husheEhSeSuqisbufiilpieobsic
cncepheveYnew0uddweosm.hekindnesshupenshveshwnbgiving
usIifendnuuingusisbenddescipinT0beiIilndkeceoupensisnullub-sicesponsibii.Nnd0weneedokece
ofheimeilneedsbufheispiiulieoswelMeveweneednuueheispiionsus
ndushisishehclesll.Penswishheichidenohvesuccessuceesbehvewe
ndbeespecedbcuennduuegeneoions.In0hew0dswewouddowelocin
mnnewhichwilImkehempudfus.Thee-feheuIimendpeecchievemen0fiIiI
pieisbecmeBucclh.Webeginupcice
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f0mhee0nclexpnduiIipieYndespecincIude0lIsenienbeings.
ThesecndBdhisvqGunYinepesenshecuivionfgecmpssinndkindness.Wh0ishemeningmkingeingsGunYin
B0dhis0v?IisoemindushwewuIddweIelIpepewihgecmpssinndkind
nessuseuncndiion0IvendcoehepIsenienbeings.
Thehid8dhisvM0niusiepeSenswis-dmncli0nIeemindingushwhenwepc-iceondinecwihhesweneedfulfilIuiidueupnwisdmndinIennemion.TheuhBdhis0vqheGeSmon-bhclUniveslWhepesenscingouhecuIivoinuhfullppIingfii0piecmpossinkindnessndoionleinoudilYlives.WhenwepefecchievehewUnivesIWhY
BdhisvwebecmeBuddh8uddhismechesushwoIiveinhmnwihheueeo
ioIifeondheunivese.InohewdswewudIivepefecndwondeulIivessimilhseof
BuddhsndBdhisovos.Thisisheueuimendpeech0Y0n0eching.
TopciceBuddhismwesb:
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2}3)
BeingfiIiIndespecfuwodpensechesndeIdes
HvinghegeocmpssinemindNuuing0uhinkingondwisdomnd
Bdeningoumind.
Alh0ughinsecluenceheIscnbepcicedsimuneuslsechencmpssesheoh-
es.FexmpebeingiiIpensincludescompssinondkindnessesningndwisdm.Wisdmincludesbeingililjcompssionendkind
ncewehveogenelundesndingo8ud-dhismhowdoweppIi0oudiIiving?Fiswe
needoknowwhechBuddhondBdhisvepesens.Iweclonhen8uddhismwouldbeeclucedsupesii0nondwewuldnoeceiveisuebeneis.AlIBuddhissusc0ninheseuli-
ieschooceisicsndhews0pcice;heefoeeningonnesuwibeenugh.We
needoknwhowundesndndpplYheechingseeciveI.
UsuoIinhecene0heminhoempleheeesuesoneBuddhndwBodhi-svswhichepesenousenuend0igin
eni.ThewBclhisvosepesen0uviu0us
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biIiieswihinuseIf-nue;neisundesndingondheheispocice.IheBuddhinhemic-deisBudclhShkmunihenhewfiguesoneihesicehimwiIbeIvnIusindUnivesIW-hBclhisvsepeseningwisdomndppIicinespecive.Thusundesndingnclpcice
ecombinedinone.IhehoIhsheheesges0fWesenPueLndwihBuddhAmibhinhemiclceepeseningse-nuehenhewfigues0neihesidefhimwibeGunYinnd
GeSenghBdhisvs.TheespeciveIep-esencompssinndwisd0mcompeesmblizingheininiewisdmndviuuscpbiliies.TheefeweginseehBuddhismiseoching
Theeep0undechingswihinhenmesfheBuddhosondBodhisvsexompIehe
nmeBuddhShokmunielsushepincipIesfheBudclhIseducionllShkmenshumni
ndkindness.IlMunimenspuiomind.Theechings0hesewouiiesedvcoedbe
cusepe0pleinuwdckcompssionndkindnessndeensefish.MeveIlsenienbeingsIckpui0mindconsnldweIIinginwndeinghoughsgeedngeignoncend
ognce.AnB0dhisvwhbec0mesBudclhinhiswoIdwilbenmeclShkmuniech
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usheemedfoupbemsnceheepeseninsoBudclhondBodhisvosouesoeun
clesclinuiiveusbkingohemwewillpeeclcompehenclhegool0heBuddhIseochings.
Whenweenehefishl0wopceheHllHevenlGudinswewilseehesue
IvieBodhisvsuoundedbhefouHeovenGudinsinhemidcehehl.vie
BdhisvknwninhewessheHppBuddhqhshugesmiIeepeseninguIness.His
gesm0chepesensenomousolenceondbod-mindednessechingusoinecwihoh-esndmeswihobenn-discimining
ndoIeon.Nex0himefouHeovenlGuodinsDhmPoecswhoechushowopoecouseves.
TheEsenDhmP0ec0smblizesuiing0udundesponsibiiechingushe-
godIessposiinweneedouiIouduies.HeishodingueinhishndThesingSheinsumensh0udnobe00ighesehewillbek;
noshouIdhebeoIoosehewinpYweI.Whenpopediusedndblncedheinsu-
menwilplbeuiuIIcIeIsmbizinghoweneed0kehemiddIepohwheninecingwih
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Tespependobecs.Whenechofusulfilsouespnsibiiiesncobiginshowcouldheninnopospe?
TheSuhenDhmPoec0smboizesim-povemennddidvncemen.Nonldmesneedbekenceoppopie;coninu0usimpvemenlsoneedsbesugh.In
hisighhndheSouhenDhomPoechlclsheswcl0wisd0mnclinhisefhndingsm-
bizinghepefecionwisdomshwingushoweneedusewisdminseekingimpvemen.Theswdsmbizes