The Five Vehicles and One Buddha-Vehicle People vary in their background, interests, levels of understanding, sharpness in mind, and objectives in studying Buddhism. Therefore there is no single school of teaching to satisfy all. For those who cannot understand the sagely and ultimate Dharma, Buddha dharma provides them with the […]
Understanding Chen Yen Sect (Part 2/5) The Three Wheels of Buddhism The Buddha’s teachings are classified into three, known as the Three Wheels. The first wheel is Hinayana, which aims at personal liberation. The second is Mahayana, which extends Buddhist liberation to other people with universal compassion. The third wheel […]
Deciphering the Lotus Sutra Commentary by Master Hsuan Hua (Chapter 1 – HS 1.1) Quotes in the Lotus Sutra: Thus have I Heard Master Hsuan Hua’s Commentary: The Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra contains twenty-eight chapters. The first chapter, “Introduction,” narrates the causes and conditions leading up to the speaking of […]
10 Happiness Practices From Around the World It’s the little things in life. SUCCESS Staff September 14, 2017 Life isn’t easy, but over thousands of years of human civilization, people across the world have developed philosophies and strategies to cope with the stressful times and to navigate the trials of daily life. […]
Shutei Mandala of Nichiren Shu Nichiren Buddhism is a school with great internal diversity. Within Nichiren Buddhism itself, there are numerous sub-sects, the most well-known of which are Nichiren Shu, Nichiren Shoshu, and Soka Gakkai. To understand more about differences among Nichiren Shu, Nichiren Shoshu, and Soka Gakkai, you may […]
Understanding Chen Yen Sect (Part 1/5) Names ‘Chen-yen’ [真言] is the pronunciation of two Chinese words [真] and [言], which means ‘true’ and ‘word’ respectively. Literally, Chen-yen means ‘words of truth’. It means it is the true words of the Buddha. This school is considered as the third and final […]
Gosho Study #1: The Strategy of the Lotus Sutra Employ the strategy of the Lotus Sutra before any other. “All others who bear you enmity or malice will likewise be wiped out.[1]” These golden words will never prove false. The heart of strategy and swordsmanship derives from the Mystic Law. […]
Personal Experience: Multiple Belonging by Gene Reeves I believe we are called today . . . to move beyond our own tribalisms, our racial and ethnic and national and class smallness, and let our vision of human wholeness become a basis for a more genuine community, a model of […]
Understanding San Lun Sect (Part 2) Double Truths All Buddhist teachings are induced by the Double Truths, i.e. Real Truth [真諦] and Common Truth [俗諦]. The Real Truth, i.e. Paramartha-satya in Sanskrit, refers to the correct dogma of the Real Mark of Middle Way, which is beyond words and perception by human beings. […]
10 Quotes from Albert Einstein Do you know who develop the famous equation between energy and matter, E = mc²? Yes, he is Albert Einstein, the most influential physicists of the 20th century who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. Albert Einstein didn’t speak until age four […]
