Heart Sutra

Approaching the Heart Sutra in terms of Time: 12 links of dependent arising

In this video, Master Sheng Yen explained the verse, " No ignorance and also no ending of ignorance, until we come to no old age and d...

心经 Heart Sutra

观自在菩萨,行深般若波罗蜜多时。照见五蕴皆空,渡一切苦厄。舍利子,色不异空,空不异色,色即是空,空即是色,受想行识,亦复如是。舍利子,是诸法空相,不生不灭,不垢不净,不增不减。是故空中无色,无受想行识,无眼耳鼻舌身意,无色声香味触法,无眼界,乃至无意识界。无无明,亦无无明尽,乃至无老死,亦无老死尽。无苦集灭道,无智亦无得。以无所得故,菩提萨埵,依般若波罗蜜多故,心无罣礙,无罣礙故,无有恐怖,远离顚倒梦想,究竟涅槃。三世诸佛,依般若波罗蜜多故,得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。故知般若波罗蜜多,是大神呪,是大明呪,是无上呪,是无等等呪,能除一切苦,眞实不虚。故说般若波罗蜜多呪,卽说呪曰:揭谛揭谛,波罗揭谛,波罗僧揭谛,菩提萨婆诃。

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Master Sheng Yen: The Purpose of Life is to Contribute

I enjoy learning from Venerable Master Sheng Yen on Buddha's teaching. He dedicated his life to propagate the Dharma. Thanks to technology, even though I never met him in life, I learnt so much from his sharing of the Dharma taught by Buddha more than 2500 years ago.

There are many beautiful quotes by him and I agreed with him. 

The purpose of life is to contribute which makes your life more meaningful. 

Even in death, he wanted to contribute by requesting that his ashes be used as fertiliser for plants.

Last year, I took about a year off and travelled solo and read books that I wanted to read but I didn't feel immensely happy. Time flew by very fast when you just spend the time to do what you want and just spending the time for yourself. I felt emptiness and I asked myself what is the purpose of my life. Why didn't I feel happy when I have all the time to do what I always wanted to do which was to travel and eat? 

After the break, I have a better idea of what is happiness. Happiness is to help others whenever you can with your abilities and talents.

Quotes by Master Sheng Yen

面对它,接受它,处理它,放下它


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