THE PRACTICES & VOWS OF THE BODHISATTVA SAMANTABHADRA
(THE AVATAMSAKA SUTRA, CHAPTER 40)
Ten Great Vows
Read the 62 Sutra Stanzas narrated by the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra to all beings in the ten directions. It is a poetic summary of the entire sutra text of the "Practices and Vows of the Bodhisattva Samantabhara".
The Youth Sudhana Meets his First Teacher (Avatamsaka Sutra, Ch 39)
The Ten Great Vows extolled by Bodhisattva Samantabhadra in Chapter 40 is the last and longest chapter of the Avatamsaka Sutra. The Avatamsaka Sutra has been described as the epitome of Buddhist thought, Buddhist sentiment and Buddhist experience, and is quoted by all schools of Mahayana Buddhism, in particular, Pure Land and Zen. It is important to learn about the journeys described in the next-to-last Chapter 39, where the main protagonist in that chapter is the youth Sudhana.
Seeking Enlightenment, Sudhana visited and studied with fifty-three spiritual advisors and attained the equal of the Buddhas in one lifetime. When he was born, myriad treasures suddenly appeared in his father's home. Thus the name "Sudhana" or "Good Wealth".
Read the excerpts of Chapter 39, the Youth Sudhana Meets his First Teacher, and learn about the invaluable advice Sudhana had received from his first teacher.
The Ten Great Vows extolled by Bodhisattva Samantabhadra in Chapter 40 is the last and longest chapter of the Avatamsaka Sutra. The Avatamsaka Sutra has been described as the epitome of Buddhist thought, Buddhist sentiment and Buddhist experience, and is quoted by all schools of Mahayana Buddhism, in particular, Pure Land and Zen. It is important to learn about the journeys described in the next-to-last Chapter 39, where the main protagonist in that chapter is the youth Sudhana.
Seeking Enlightenment, Sudhana visited and studied with fifty-three spiritual advisors and attained the equal of the Buddhas in one lifetime. When he was born, myriad treasures suddenly appeared in his father's home. Thus the name "Sudhana" or "Good Wealth".
Read the excerpts of Chapter 39, the Youth Sudhana Meets his First Teacher, and learn about the invaluable advice Sudhana had received from his first teacher.
Restoring World Peace -- Water Knows
All Phenomena Arise from the Mind
Our Environment Changes According to our Mind
The Buddha teachings state, "All phenomena arise from our minds; our environment can be transformed by the mind. Believe it or not, each of us possess the power of mind to change our living environment and we human beings collectively can restore our world to harmony!
Watch this video below, "Restoring World Peace--Water Knows". In the video, modern scientists have demonstrated very clearly how our state of mind affects the environment -- the causality of our mind and the environment.
By conducting countless experiments on the water crystals, scientists discovered that water can read, water can smell, water can listen and watch, and feel. Water can receive and reflect the messages of human thoughts through the shapes and contents of the water crystals. Water knows!
See for yourself how water knows the human expression of love regardless of languages, understands the natural disasters happened on earth and the tragedies humans suffered. Water manifests the power of our mind. If we change the state of our mind, the environment will change accordingly.
Watch this video below, "Restoring World Peace--Water Knows". In the video, modern scientists have demonstrated very clearly how our state of mind affects the environment -- the causality of our mind and the environment.
By conducting countless experiments on the water crystals, scientists discovered that water can read, water can smell, water can listen and watch, and feel. Water can receive and reflect the messages of human thoughts through the shapes and contents of the water crystals. Water knows!
See for yourself how water knows the human expression of love regardless of languages, understands the natural disasters happened on earth and the tragedies humans suffered. Water manifests the power of our mind. If we change the state of our mind, the environment will change accordingly.
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Read a summary of the video transcript.
Watch the video Does Water Have Memory?
Watch the video Our Mind . . . Water Knows
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