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On the pure land of Amitabha, birds and trees utter sounds of dharma, the vibrating strings of Sarasvati’s zither deliver beautiful melodies, and the celestial… Read More »The Resounding Melody of Liberation

More than 30 years ago, my father was in a critical condition due to a sudden brain hemorrhage. Being a beginner in Buddhism then, I’d… Read More »What My Father Had Taught Me

I ducked head first into the passenger’s seat and gave dad a bear hug. “There is nothing more reassuring than being in your car, dad!”… Read More »“Hop on!”

In the monastery, our alarm is the sound of a wooden mallet striking against a wooden board. To wake immediately at the sound of the… Read More »To Wake at the Sound of the Board

I was a timid child growing up. Whenever my mom didn’t pick me up from school on time, I’d cry all the way home. Terrified,… Read More »Panic No More

“It’s totally not worth it if I were to lose my wisdom because of all this dust!” That day, when I came across the pile… Read More »Let No Dust Alight

One night, as I was getting ready for bed, I noticed a note on my desk. “Do you think the others would want to know… Read More »An Unsolicited Friend

I grew up in Southern California. Although I’ve some rudimentary knowledge of Chinese, I still find parts of the language rather foreign. Needless to say,… Read More »You Raise Me Up

Many years ago, Teacher Zhen-Ru had encouraged us to study extensively in order to maintain the Buddhist teachings. Such practice is a common concern highly… Read More »Raise the Torch of the Teachings

The study of the Five Great Treatises is a mountain with steep steps to me. It is as though, whenever you push through the suffering… Read More »You will always be beside me