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(Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program)
BUDDHISTS SHOULD CULTIVATE BLESSINGS AND WISDOM ALONGSIDE BLESSINGS AND VIRTUE
Master Jun Hong Lu:
Buddhists should cultivate blessings and wisdom, alongside blessings and virtue. As only a blessed person will be able to come across Buddha’s teachings and only a person with good moral will be able to encounter well-doers and good advisors.
I often tell others, a merciful person is one who is always compassionate. On the other hand, a person who always holds on to hatred is someone who can never be merciful. “To disregard his own interests and welfare over those of others”, such is an altruistic state of mind.
As Buddhists, we should be concerned with our state of mind and equip ourselves with virtues. For without virtue, we shall fail in attaining such state of mind. Consequently, a person who often performs virtuous deeds is a person with a high state of mind. That explains why Bodhisattva urges us to be compassionate. It is for us to accumulate virtue. At all times, trust that all sentient beings possess the Buddha-nature and regard all as Buddhas of the future. At the same time, be strict to ourselves and do not allow ourselves to commit any mistake.
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