Because puñña/merit is focused on fostering actions that lead to a genuine happiness, its practice also teaches many important lessons ...
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Mendicants, these four people are found in the world. What four?
"Suffering may be inevitable but Amida’s vow liberates all beings, moving us to help fulfill that vow of bringing all to the Pure Land of joy, equality and freedom."
Reflections on suffering by Rev. Patti Nakai, retired minister of the Buddhist Temple of Chicago.
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https://higashihonganjiusa.org/2025/12/08/steeped-in-suffering/
Renunciation is an intention to keep things simple, an approach that supports ease of being, lightness of mind, and a wise use of energy. For example, meditation in solitude is strongly renunciate, and certainly this is a skillful intention.
~Ajahn Sucitto
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Blaming somebody else for your suffering is like having an itch on your head and scratching your bottom. Now you have two itches for the price of one.
~Ven. Ajahn Chah
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Restraint is a vital part of living a moral, civil life ...
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BDG news: Young Buddhist Association of Indonesia Joins National Dialogue on Borobudur Chattra Restoration
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The senior Venerable Bhalliya said this:
He has swept away the army of the King of Death,
as a fragile bridge of reeds by a great flood.
Victorious since his fears have vanished:
tame and steadfast, he has become quenched.
~Thag1.7
✨ We know only a fraction of what the Dhamma truly is ✨
🪷 Insightful wisdom from Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906–1993) 🪷
💛 What helps you look deeper into the teachings? 💛
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BDG on YouTube: Dharma Q+A with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: "I Don't Feel Like Doing Anything"
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🪷 Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906–1993) 🪷
✨ Although we call ourselves “Buddhists” and profess Buddhism, we haven’t yet realized the truth of Buddhism, for we are acquainted with only a tiny aspect of our own Buddhism. — Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906–1993) ✨
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✨ No one is too flawed or too late for awakening ✨
🪷 Encouraging wisdom from Master Huijing 🪷
💛 What helps you remember that practice is always possible? 💛
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BDG on YouTube: The Ordinary Buddhist: Frozen Nights
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BDG feature: Hey You . . . Whaddaya Want?
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🪷 Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Master Huijing 🪷
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BDG news: International Conference Adopts Delhi Declaration to Safeguard India’s Rural Buddhist Heritage
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Question: Is there a key feature of the Buddhist attitude to morality?
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BDG news: His Holiness the Dalai Lama Offers Prayers and Condolences for Victims of Deadly Storms Across Asia
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If we are practicing correctly, then life will always be new and interesting because we are always seeing more. We are observing nature happening in the deepest possible way. This is nature, experiencing nature.
~Sayadaw Tejaniya
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✨ Compassion is the seed of awakening ✨
🪷 Loving wisdom from Chandrakirti (c. 600–c. 650 CE) 🪷
💛 How are you watering the seeds of compassion today? 💛
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