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Accomplishing a Life of Mutual Flourishing through Dharma
In today’s Information Age, it is often difficult to discern the correct path. The Buddhadharma teaches that “if the causal ground is false, its resultant fruit will be distorted.”
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Transcending the Sufferings of Samsara
The foremost purpose of practicing the Buddhadharma is to free ourselves from the suffering of samsara.
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The Non-abidance of the Mind
The view of practice is the Middle Way: it is not a matter of taking full delight in neither virtues nor non-virtues. Rather, our view is that “the mind does not abide in anything”—it does not fixate on any conditioned arising or changing circumstance.
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The Four Givings and Five Excellences
The “Four Givings” should be practiced together with the “Five Excellences”; in this way, our system of service can function smoothly and effectively.
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Contemplative Observation Throughout Daily Life
Only when there is contemplative observation within the flow of daily life do we perceive a simple self and live with ease and freedom.
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Work as Dharma Practice
Our guiding principle in life is that, “Life is the field of merit, and work is Dharma practice.”