Master Jun Hong Lu’s Talk
Guan Yin Hall, Sydney, Australia
May 31, 2016
Guan Yin Hall, Sydney, Australia
May 31, 2016
LIVE BY THE PRECEPTS
When Buddha passed to Nirvana, his disciples knelt in front of him and asked: “Master, after you are gone, what are we supposed to do?” Buddha answered: “The Precepts will be your teacher."
As long as a person live by the Precepts, he will never be strayed. Cultivation of equanimity is essential to safeguarding our primitive heart, the one that is sincere in nature. You started off as a kind-hearted person, how did you become unkind afterwards? That is because you have stopped perceiving others with a heart of equanimity and became judgemental – “this person is bad, that person is good, this person is rich, that person has no social status.” All these will transform into ideology and the development of a mind that lacks equanimity. Little by little, it will be detrimental to the kind, compassionate heart of the Buddha in you.
As long as a person live by the Precepts, he will never be strayed. Cultivation of equanimity is essential to safeguarding our primitive heart, the one that is sincere in nature. You started off as a kind-hearted person, how did you become unkind afterwards? That is because you have stopped perceiving others with a heart of equanimity and became judgemental – “this person is bad, that person is good, this person is rich, that person has no social status.” All these will transform into ideology and the development of a mind that lacks equanimity. Little by little, it will be detrimental to the kind, compassionate heart of the Buddha in you.
Translated by Oriental Radio Practice Centre (Singapore)
Proofread by 2OR Secretariat
Proofread by 2OR Secretariat
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