We have been studying the three discourses included in “Learning from Buddha,” first in North Carolina at the Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center and now In Stockton at the Northern California Spanish Sangha. I realized that I did not emphasize the introduction to that text that explains the above photos and contains the eleven principles provided by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III that are our guidelines on how to cultivate ourselves to become Buddhas! They are the essence of what the Buddha taught. CLICK to read the entire introduction that explains the transformation of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III shown in the above photos and this teaching from the Buddha Master.
In the introduction to H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha’s book “Learning from Buddha,” the Buddha Master tells us that we should:
Stay far away from feudal superstition, strange or heretically induced phenomena, evil masters, deceivers, heretics within Buddhism, evil teachings, and evil books. Strictly abide by the precepts and disciplinary rules of Buddhism. Take great compassion as your foundation. Do not do anything that is evil. Do all things that are good. Give up self-interests and benefit others. Patiently endure insult and adversity. Practice humility. Purify your own mind. When encountering living beings, regardless of whether they are handicapped, sick, or healthy, treat them all equally as family members. Know that all phenomena are governed by cause and effect. Good causes result in good retribution. Good retribution yields good fruit. Good fruits enable one to acquire true dharma. Relying on the dharma, one can achieve perfect good fortune and wisdom. Then one can step into the state of accomplishment, break away from the sufferings that living beings experience, end transmigration through birth and death, and accomplish the perfect enlightenment of a Buddha!
These eleven principles are our guidelines of how to cultivate ourselves to become Buddhas!
These same principles were also posted in this BLOG on May 8, 2018.
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