1-4 Our Energy Levels Can Influence Each Other
The spiritual energy of a few individuals can cancel out the negative energy of the majority of people. The term “cancel out” may not be accurate here. In fact, his energy field can influence those with negative energy, thereby preventing their energy from continuously declining, and helping them maintain or even elevate their energy levels. […]
1-3 We Can Elevate Our Energy Levels
In a high spiritual state, that is, in a spiritual state with a high energy level, one's lifelong conviction on values, worldview, life view, and life goals can be overturned instantly! Hence, this kind of leap can lead a person to undergo a complete transformation and attain spiritual rebirth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGGMlSF75t8&list=PLG59GFmZzsi7pB9PCk6UtD-1CJ2h0n_Tw&index=2&pp=gAQBiAQB After learning the authentic Dharma, […]
1-2 How Does Different Energy Levels Look Like?
Through education in society and family, some individuals might elevate, but the elevation is usually quite limited; a rise of ten or twenty points would already be considered impressive. Meanwhile, influenced by negative people and other negative factors, many people will decline. When they reach middle or old age, their energy levels will have dropped […]
1-1 One's Energy Level Is Determined by One's State of Mind
Today, we will talk about something that is out of the curriculum. It's not based on sutras. Yet, I feel that it is necessary to share with everyone, as it allows us to view spiritual practice from a new perspective. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8edhIHjKW0o&list=PLG59GFmZzsi7pB9PCk6UtD-1CJ2h0n_Tw&index=4&pp=gAQBiAQB The scientific community has already revealed that everything in the universe is essentially energy. […]
The Three Types of Suffering | The Suffering of Change
The Suffering of Change When faced with various types of suffering of suffering, human beings wish to remove or reduce them. While the suffering of suffering is temporarily removed or reduced, the Buddha referred to the change in feeling as the suffering of change. If this change in feeling stops, the suffering of change also […]
The Three Types of Suffering | All-Pervasive Suffering
After attaining enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, Buddha Shakyamuni expounded the truths he had realized for the first time. These truths are known as the Four Noble Truths: the truth of suffering, the truth of the origin of suffering, the truth of the cessation of suffering, and the truth of the path. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q88Ws92PdIU&list=PLG59GFmZzsi6_6yuBQcehhsu67It2q4zy&index=2&pp=gAQBiAQB The first […]
7-2 Being an Outsider
The most important moment in meditation is the instant you leave the cushion. When your practice session is over, you can jump up and drop the whole thing, or you can bring those skills with you into the rest of your activities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3fsIffgBbw&list=PLG59GFmZzsi5_M67QcRHXrv2Z2nORqAYg&index=8&pp=gAQBiAQB When you leave the cushion, do you still maintain awareness and mindfulness? […]
7-1 Practice Being an Outsider
One of the most memorable events in your meditation career is the moment when you first realize that you are meditating in the midst of some perfectly ordinary activity. You are driving down the freeway or carrying out the trash and it just turns on by itself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTy1hQ_uh1s&list=PLG59GFmZzsi5_M67QcRHXrv2Z2nORqAYg&index=9&pp=gAQBiAQB This unplanned outpouring of the skills you […]
4-2 We Do Not Really Love Ourselves
What we face every day is unpredictable. Things happen due to multiple causes and conditions, as we are living in a conditional and impermanent world. Mindfulness is our emergency kit, readily available at our service at any time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE2e3ir0nYo&list=PLG59GFmZzsi5_M67QcRHXrv2Z2nORqAYg&index=1&pp=gAQBiAQB When we face a situation where we feel indignation, if we mindfully investigate our own mind, […]
4-1 Watch Yourself Mindfully
Feeling is one of the seven universal mental factors. The other six are contact, perception, mental formations, concentration, life force, and awareness. These are the five universal mental factors: contact, attention, feeling, perception, and intention. They are the mental activities that arise during any cognitive process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJLmrzgV_B0&list=PLG59GFmZzsi5_M67QcRHXrv2Z2nORqAYg&index=2&pp=gAQBiAQB These five mental factors are the most common, […]