Dharma Talks
How to Eat, Sleep, and Wear Clothes
Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
Eating is a very important matter in everyone's life, as are wearing clothes and sleeping. It seems to me that since eating, wearing clothes, and sleeping are the most fundamental aspects of our lives, we should learn how to do these things properly. In that way we won't be wasting our energy. When we eat, we shouldn't eat too fast. We shouldn't get nervous because if we do, then we'll suffer from indigestion and all kinds of stomach complications.
Mastering Oneself
And Not Being Mastered By Others
In this time when diseases and calamities are occurring everywhere, we must apply ourselves diligently to cultivation in order to transform violence and disasters into peace and auspiciousness. If we fail to cultivate seriously, we tend to become psychologically unbalanced when the climate is abnormal, and then there will be problems. Therefore, during a period of great change, Buddhists should be especially diligent in their cultivation, reciting the Buddha’s name more, or reciting more mantras or Sutras.
How Lucky We Are to Hear Guanyin's Name in the Saha World
Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
Within Buddhism, Guanshiyin Bodhisattva holds a very important position. Some people say that Guanshiyin Bodhi-sattva is Chinese and some say he is a Westerner; some say the Bodhisattva is male and some say female. But now I am informing all of you that Guanshiyin Bodhisattva is neither Chinese nor Western, neither male nor female. Well, then, where does he come from? He fills empty space and pervades the Dharma Realm; he is in every place and yet not in any place. He appears according to what kind of body is needed to save each particular category of beings.