Sutra of Infinite / Innumerable Meanings

The Essence of Infinite Meanings

Reference book :

The Essence of Infinite Meanings – Shih Cheng Yen  《無量義經偈頌》

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Reference Note :

Introduction -3 Fold Lotus Sutra

Innumerable Meanings Sutra – Wikipedia

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J Krishnamurti Quote – Meditation is the whole of life

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Revision on 4 Noble Truths and Noble 8 Fold Paths :

Summary Mind Map (web clickable version) https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_khfacCQ=/

Summary Mind Map (PDF version)  https://broteoh.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Teaching-of-All-Buddhas_20210106.pdf

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Reference YouTube :

當妳的業障在減輕!有五種表現,看看妳身上有幾種! Manifestation of Bad Karma Reduction. 

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Reference YouTube :

當妳的業障在減輕!有五種表現,看看妳身上有幾種! Manifestation of Bad Karma Reduction. 

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10 Oct 2021

Lesson 55 The Essence of Infinite Meanings (1)

PDF : Updated Sharing on Lesson 55 The Essence of Infinite Meanings

Finishing 3rd Lesson of the Sixth Patriarch’s Platform Sutra

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Sharing / Question by : Sis PG

Only when we go through the life difficulties we will see the true dharma

The affliction that we suffered emotionally will show us the stage of cultivation that we are going through. If we dont cultivate properly ahead of whatever that can afflict us. We are going to suffer greatly.

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Sharing / Question by : Ms Lee, Bro Chin How, Sis Poh Lian

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Sharing / Question by : Sis Tammy & Sis Poh Cheng

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Sharing / Question by : Mrs Lee, Sis Poh Lian, Sis Mun Yuen, Sis Alicia 

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Sharing / Question by Sis Poh Cheng, Sis Yoon Chun & Bro Chin How

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Constantly engage in our cultivation; It is the utmost and foremost important.

The moment you are aware that u are not AWARE, is the moment you are AWARE! That is to be ATTENTIVE “Awareness of inattention is Attention”.

First build the Faith, then continue with a good Daily religious routine to anchor your cultivation

Having affinity with higher beings is different with connecting within to ones nature.

The transformation that arise in one’s cultivation, just listen to the sharing and then let it be.

Don’t try to KNOW! (Don’t go create attachment)

Sharing / Question by Bro Chin How & Dr Jayanta

(Above outline summary was prepared by Dr Jayanta)

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Transformation of Sis PG

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Sharing / Question by Sis Christina, Sis Stephanie, Sis PG & Sis Alicia

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Commented on What does “Mind enter Sati” mean YouTube

Sharing / Question by

Bro Song – Without thought you are mindful

Bro Chin How – YouTube Big Data analysis

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Sharing / Question by Sis Poh Cheng on her housemate experience with Covid 19

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Majjhima Nikāya 8 Sallekha Sutta

 

Majjhima Nikāya 8 Sallekha Sutta : The Discourse on Effacement

Pdf download : MN8 Sallekha Sutta

The 8 attainments are not abiding in effacement and not enlightenment. These are pleasant/peaceful abiding. They are conditioned states; not a free mind.

1) effacement (eradication) –  detailed 44 sub divisions purification of sila (sila visuddhi)

2) inclination of mind – purication of mind/content of consciousness (citta visuddhi)

3) avoidance – purification of views to arise the right views ( ditthi visuddhi)

4) the way leading upwards -purification by knowledge  & vision of what is path and not path (magga magga nanadassana visuddhi)
*purification was taught in HS
7 stages of purification*

5 the way of extinguishing/quenching – via the 3rd turning bhavannamaya panna – wisdom borne of meditative training; direct seeing

2 approaches to liberation – panna vimutti deliverance through wisdom and ceto vimutti through concentration > release jhana> vipassana

Sharing / Question by Sis Poh Cheng & Sis PG on Sallekha Sutta

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Sharing / Question by Sis PG & Sis Alicia

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What is conscious mind?

Listen to your heart

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Bro Chin How about old age n sickness. Bro Teoh adviced how to overcome lot of unpleasant dreams.

Sis Tammy, how to overcome sinus by developing awareness from anapanasati.  Sign of Sati as able to hear her own snoring during her sleep.

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Sharing / Question by :

Sis Eng Bee : Anguttara Nikaya (5.196) Dreams and Sallekha Sutta

Sis Elsie : Meditation reporting

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Krishnamurti ‘Silent/Quite Mind’ Quote

Sharing / Question by :

Sis Alicia : 3 turning of Noble Eightfold Path

Sis Padmasuri : Mahayana prayer “Repenting and walking the Bodhisattva Way”

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Sis Mun Yuen about her thyroid and how she could applied Dharma in her work

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Sis Padmasuri about the ability to aware her egoic mind

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Bro Song noticed he has no more or very little chattering mind in the past few weeks and also has no more negative thought to his colleague that used to have aversion with.

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Sis Alicia about she able to chant 普门品 (Pǔ Mén Pǐn) through heart.

Sis PG about how she reacted to her sister passing and the driving journey experience back to Penang to attend her sister funeral.

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Sis PG shared about the important of understanding how the mind function and the important of the Bodhisattva Vows. Sis PG also shared about how she reacted over the whole incident of her sister passing.

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Sis Elise share

Sis Alicia

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Sharing / Question by :

Sis Eng Bee

Sis Padmasuri

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Sharing / Question by :

Bro Song

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Sharing / Question by :

Sis Alicia