What is the greatest gift bestowed upon us? It is affliction itself. For it is precisely through afflictions that wisdom arises.
Time goes by real fast and impermanence is everywhere. Only through Dharma practice could we know how to live our lives to the fullest value.
In times like these, it is important to make positive connections with sentient beings and restore our inner peace. It is only when our minds are at peace then the world will be at peace.
There is a distinctive practice included in the sutra, which is the recitation of the 42-syllable Mantra of Avatamsaka.
The assembly is a means of purifying and transforming the vast reservoir of negative karma—accumulated over millions of years—that lies buried within the subconscious, much like untapped reservoirs of crude oil or veins of gold
As we live this life, none of us could be pardoned from the suffering of birth, aging, illness, and death. How should we prepare for the last moment of death? At that time, we must be ready to relax, let go, and most importantly, be grateful.