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Dharma Teachings
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Awareness in Everyday Life
Awakening is not confined to any particular place. It is not the case that realization can occur only within the meditation hall; every place affords the possibility of awareness.
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Living Chan on the Bodhisattva Path
What, then, do non-abidance and non-attainment mean? Non-abidance means not clinging or remaining attached. “Abiding” means lingering or dwelling.
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Samadhi in Daily Life
What we engage in is called “the way of the bodhisattva,” which means consistently carrying through one’s principles of practice.
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Anchoring Oneself in Purity Through the Discipline of Daily Practice
Daily practice is like a rope that binds the mind of an ordinary being, enclosing it within a disciplined boundary so that the mind can rest in integrity and ease.
The Four-stage Training
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The Avatamsaka Realm: The Unfolding of the Four-stage Training (II)
Therefore, at present we must cultivate bodhicitta ground by ground. To practice the Buddhadharma is to study and practice it through to completion; one must never waver or shift course.
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The Avatamsaka Realm: The Unfolding of the Four-stage Training (I)
From December 12 to 28, 2025, Ling Jiou Mountain held its annual Avatamsaka Dharma Assembly. It is a great delight that so many participants enthusiastically take part in this exceptionally auspicious and sacred gathering year after year.
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NEPL – Live with faith, aspiration, and abilities (II)
The senior students of the NEPL led and encouraged the new participants to embrace Dharma by starting with the six fundamental principles.
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NEPL – Live with faith, aspiration, and abilities (I)
From January 27-31, 2021, the Nagarjuna Education for Peace and Life held a program for youths. The organization takes the name "Nargajuna" in hopes of adhering to the wisdom of Bodhisattva Nagarjuna.
University for Life and Peace
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Loving Earth, Our Shared Mission
The University for Life and Peace and its Earth-centered educational paradigm are designed to advocate interdependent diversity and peaceful cohabitation. Our objective transcends mere institutional establishment as it constitutes a love-Earth movement.
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Awareness and Education for Peace in Life
Although we may not be able to achieve it right away, we must not give up. We must foster this collective understanding and commitment to learning—from infancy to old age—learning how life coexists and thrives through interdependence.
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The Beauty of Interdependent Diversity
The idea of the University for Life and Peace first came into my mind due to my hard life as a war orphan.
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2021 Online Winter School – “Immediate Decision”
On January 22, 2021, we held an opening ceremony for the 2021 Winter School of the University for Life and Peace.
International Events
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Systematic Buddhist Study and the Life Guidance of Dharma
On March 3, 2026, we visited the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture of Myanmar to pay a courtesy call on the Minister and to express our gratitude for the efforts undertaken in preparation for this grand award ceremony.
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The Grand Assembly of Aspiration Prayer: Benefiting Sentient Beings through the Three Jewels
On January 7, 2026, we traveled to the Kai Tak Arena in Hong Kong to attend the “World Peace and Prosperity: The Grand Assembly of Aspiration Prayer.
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Interfaith Dialogue at the Vatican: Fostering Religious Friendship through Love and Action
I believe that only through attentive listening, mutual understanding, and the cultivation of friendship among religions can conflict be transformed.
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Global Faith Leaders Summit - Using Love to connect Spirituality and Protect Ecology.
2023 Nov 6th & 7th, we are here in Abu Dhabi to participate in a pre-COP 28 Event, Global Faith Leaders Summit.
Events
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Abandon Non-Virtue, Cultivate Virtue: Practicing the Dharma and Flourishing Together
On February 24, 2026, after an interval of three years, we once again visited in Myanmar. Seeing the monks, shramaneras, and lay devotees whom we had not seen for a long time brought us great joy.
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A Family Grounded in the Dharma: Transmission of the Dharma and Faith
On November 29, 2025, on one occasion, I offered a blessing and testimony for a newlywed couple.
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Receiving and Upholding the Precepts: Finding the Path Across Lifetimes
On 15 November 2025, prior to the formal conferral of the five precepts of laity and the Bodhisattva Vow, I wished to offer a few words of encouragement.
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Upholding the Pure Precepts and Serving All Beings with Loving-kindness