Karuna Yoga

08/10/2026

有人說了一句讓你受傷的話，那一刻，心裡馬上有了反應。你感到難受，接著瞋怒生起，然後一個念頭出現：「你這樣對我，我也要讓你不好受。」

這是一個非常重要的時刻。

因為 kamma（業）不只是最後做出了什麼行為。佛陀非常重視 cetanā（動機、意圖、意向、意志），也就是行為背後那一念想要去做的心。

👉很多時候，事情是這樣發展的：
事情發生 → 產生感受 → 生起意圖 → 採取行動 → 不斷重複 → 慢慢形成習慣。

這就是為什麼正念如此重要。
它讓我們在感受變成行動之前，
多出一點空間。

有人侮辱你，受傷的感覺是真的，生氣也是真的。但是，報復並不是唯一的選擇。我們可以先停一下，可以先呼吸，可以先看看自己的心，然後問自己：「如果我現在跟著這個瞋怒走，它會把我帶去哪裡？」

第一個感受生起時，我們未必能選擇；但有了覺知，我們可以選擇接下來怎麼做。

這一個小小的停頓，可以改變一句話；一句話，可以改變一個行動；一個行動，可以改變一個習慣。慢慢地，我們的人生，也可以走向不同的方向。

Dhammapada > 33
⸻ 8 Oct. 2026

When someone says something that hurts you, immediately, something happens inside. You feel hurt. Anger follows. Then, a thought appears: “I’m going to hurt you back.”

This is an important moment, because kamma（業） is not only about what our hands finally do. The Buddha placed great importance on cetanā（動機、意圖、意向、意志）—the intention behind our actions.

Very often, the process looks like this:

Something happens → We feel → An intention arises → We act → We repeat → It becomes a habit.

This is why mindfulness is so important. It gives us a little space before the feeling becomes an action.

Someone insults you. The hurt may be real. The anger may also be real. But revenge is not compulsory. We can pause. We can breathe. We can look at the mind and ask: “If I follow this anger, where will it take me?”

🌿 We may not always choose the first feeling that arises. But with awareness, we can choose what we do with it.

This little pause can change a word. A word can change an action. An action can change a habit. And slowly, a different way of living becomes possible.

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07/10/2026

🌿 你身邊的人，正在悄悄改變你的人生方向

有些朋友，跟他們坐一個小時，
我們可能帶回家的是非、比較與煩惱。

有些人，只跟他們談幾句話，
我們的心就變得安定、清楚、善良。

所以，修行不只是問：「我在修什麼？」

也要問：
「我經常跟什麼樣的人在一起？」

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第十四願・聲聞無數願

「設我得佛，國中聲聞有能計量，乃至三千大千世界眾生悉成緣覺，於百千劫悉共計校，知其數者，不取正覺。」

法藏菩薩發願：

極樂世界中的聲聞修行者，其數量廣大無量，難以計數。
Śrāvaka（聲聞），就是聽聞佛法、依教修行、走向解脫的弟子。

所以極樂世界不只是一個清淨的佛國，也是一個廣大的正法修行團體。

淨土不只是清淨的地方——也是清淨的同行。

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🪷 你親近什麼，心就慢慢靠近什麼

如果身邊的人每天談的是：
貪欲、比較、是非、瞋恨，
我們的心也容易往那裡走。

如果身邊的人提醒我們：
念佛、持戒、慈悲、正念、智慧，
我們也比較容易記得自己的方向。

一個人軟弱時，另一個人的信心可以支持他。
一個人迷失時，另一個人可以提醒他。

一個人生起驕慢時，另一個人的謙卑可以成為他的鏡子。

清淨的環境保護生活；清淨的團體守護我們心的方向。

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🌱 不要只找善友——自己也要成為善友

問問自己：
我的話，讓別人更平靜，還是更煩惱？
我的陪伴，讓別人更有正念，還是更加放逸？

朋友犯錯時，我是一起起鬨，還是善意提醒？

真正的善友，不是永遠說我們喜歡聽的話。
而是當我們偏離方向時，
願意慈悲地提醒我們回來。

不要只尋找善友——自己也要成為別人的善友。

成為那個讓別人想起：
慈悲、善良、正念與佛法的人。

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🙏 給已離世的有緣眾生

親愛的亡者與有緣眾生：
不要以為這條路只能孤單地走。

皈依佛。皈依法。皈依僧。

把心轉向阿彌陀佛，
轉向極樂世界的清淨聖眾。

放下：
「沒有人了解我，我只有一個人。」

讓清淨的願、佛號與正法成為你的依靠。
你不必孤單前行——轉向佛、法、僧，轉向阿彌陀佛與清淨聖眾。

🙏 南無阿彌陀佛 🙏

— 天崧師父開示 - 026

（10月7日2026）

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🌿 The People Around You, are Quietly Shaping the Direction, of Your Life

Spend one hour with some people,

and you return home carrying gossip, comparison, and worry.

Spend a few minutes with others,

and your mind becomes calmer, clearer, and kinder.

So spiritual practice is not only about asking:

“What am I practising?”

We should also ask:

“Who am I regularly be with?”

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Vow 14 — Countless Śrāvakas

Dharmākara Bodhisattva vowed:

The number of śrāvaka practitioners in Sukhāvatī will be vast and immeasurable.

A śrāvaka is literally “one who hears”—a disciple who hears the Dharma, practises it, and moves toward liberation.

So Sukhāvatī is not only a pure Buddha-land.

It is also an immense Dharma community.

Pure Land is not only a pure place — it is also pure companionship.

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🪷 What You Stay Close to, Your Mind Gradually Moves Toward

If the people around us constantly encourage

greed, comparison, gossip, and anger,

our minds can gradually move in that direction.

If our companions remind us of

Buddha recollection, morality, compassion, mindfulness, and wisdom,

we more easily remember our spiritual direction.

When one person becomes weak, another person’s faith can strengthen them.

When one becomes lost, another can remind them.

When pride arises, another person’s humility can become a mirror.

A pure environment protects our life. A pure community protects the direction of our mind.

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🌱 Do Not Only Look for Good Spiritual Friends — Become One

Ask yourself:

Do my words make others calmer or more disturbed?

Does my companionship strengthen mindfulness or carelessness?

When a friend makes a mistake, do I encourage it,

or gently help them see it?

A true spiritual friend does not always tell us what we want to hear.

When we lose our direction,

they compassionately help us return.

Do not only search for good spiritual friends — become one.

Become someone whose presence reminds others of

compassion, goodness, mindfulness, and the Dharma.

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🙏 For Departed Beings

Dear departed beings:

Do not think that you must walk this journey alone.

Take refuge in the Buddha.
Take refuge in the Dhamma.
Take refuge in the Saṅgha.

Turn toward Amitābha Buddha

and the pure assembly of Sukhāvatī.

Release the thought:

“No one understands me. I am alone.”

Let wholesome aspiration, Buddha recollection, and the Dharma become your support.

You do not have to walk alone — turn toward the Buddha, Dhamma, Saṅgha, Amitābha Buddha, and the noble assembly.

🙏 Namo Amitābha Buddha 🙏

— Dr. Tejawaro Mahathera’s Sermon on 07 October 2026

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07/10/2026

想像一下，如果一面鏡子，把曾經出現在它面前的每一張臉都留下來，很快地，它就再也照不清楚了。

我們的心，有時也是這樣。

有人讚美我們，我們一直記著；有人傷害我們，我們也一直放不下。美好的時刻過去了，我們想把它找回來；痛苦的回憶出現了，我們又在心裡一遍又一遍地重演。

但鏡子不一樣。

美麗的臉出現，鏡子如實映照；不喜歡的臉出現，鏡子也一樣如實映照。當他們離開，鏡子也不把影像留下。

這是一個很美的方式，
讓我們理解正念與覺知。
瞋怒生起時看見：「現在有瞋怒。」
悲傷生起時：「現在有悲傷。」
喜悅生起時：「現在有喜悅。」

我們不需要否定自己的感受，但也不需要把它變成：「這就是我。」與其說：「我就是一個愛生氣的人。」不如只是看見：「瞋怒現在生起了，它也會慢慢過去。」

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鏡子不抓住美好的，
也不抗拒不喜歡的；
只是如實映照，然後讓它過去。

其實，我們可以學習用這樣的智慧，面對自己的心。清楚地看見，真實地感受，不必緊抓，輕輕放下。

Dhammapada > 32
⸻ 7 Oct. 2026

Imagine if a mirror kept every face that had ever appeared in front of it. Very soon, it would no longer be able to reflect clearly.

Our mind can be like this too. Someone praises us—we hold on to it. Someone hurts us—we hold on to that too. A beautiful moment passes—we want it back. A painful memory returns—we live through it again and again.

But a mirror does something very different. A beautiful face appears, and the mirror reflects it. An unpleasant face appears, and the mirror reflects that too. When they leave, the mirror lets them go.

This is a beautiful way to understand mindfulness and awareness. When anger arises, simply notice: “Anger is here.” When sadness arises: “Sadness is here.” When joy arises: “Joy is here.”

We do not have to deny what we feel, but we also do not have to turn it into: “This is me.” Instead of saying, “I am an angry person,” perhaps simply notice: “Anger has arisen, and anger will also pass.”

🌿 The mirror does not cling to the beautiful, nor does it fight the unpleasant. It reflects—and lets go.

Actually, we can learn to treat our own mind with the same wisdom. See clearly. Feel fully. Hold lightly. Let go gently.

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06/10/2026

🌿 不要只問還能活多久，更要問剩下的日子怎麼活

我們常常希望：活久一點。

但佛法還會問一個更深的問題：
「如果多給你十年，你準備怎麼活？」
多十年煩惱？
多十年計較？
還是多十年慈悲、智慧與利益眾生？

阿彌陀佛的第十三願，讓我們重新思考「生命」真正的意義。

第十三願・壽命無量願

「設我得佛，壽命有能限量，下至百千億那由他劫者，不取正覺。」

法藏菩薩發願：

成佛之後，壽命無量，佛陀慈悲教化眾生的事業也長久不斷。
因此，阿彌陀佛也稱為：
無量壽佛・Amitāyus

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🪷 無量壽，不是一個「我」永遠不死

佛教並不是說有一個永恆不變的自我，可以永遠存在。

身體因緣而生，
會老、會病、會變化，也終究會離開。

但一個人的智慧、慈悲與善行所帶來的影響，可以超越肉身的時間。

釋迦牟尼佛早已入般涅槃，
但直到今天，
他的佛法仍然在改變無數人的生命。

身體有它的壽命；智慧與慈悲的影響，卻可以超越身體的時間。

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🌱 生命重要的，不只是長度

有人活了一百年，
生命卻一直只圍繞著自己。
也有人生命沒有那麼長，
卻把慈悲、善意與智慧留在許多人的心中。

所以身體問：「我還能活多久？」

智慧問：
「剩下的日子，我要怎樣活？」

今天，有沒有讓一個人的痛苦少一點？

有沒有說一句讓人安心的話？
有沒有把智慧傳給下一代？
有沒有把時間用在修行、念佛、行善與覺醒？

不要只是為生命增加歲月——要在歲月中增加佛法。

當這個身體有一天離開，
我們真正留下的，
不只是照片、財產與名字，

還有：
我們曾經給過這個世界多少善意、智慧與慈悲。

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🙏 給已離世的有緣眾生

親愛的亡者與有緣眾生：

肉身這一段生命的時間已經完成。

曾經做過的善，可以隨喜。
曾經造成的傷害，可以真誠懺悔。
親人為你所修的善行與功德迴向，可以歡喜接受。

不要再執著已經結束的生命。

把心轉向阿彌陀佛。

身體的時間已經完成——現在，讓心選擇新的方向。

轉向無量光。
轉向無量壽。
轉向極樂世界。

🙏 南無阿彌陀佛 🙏

— 天崧師父開示 - 025

（10月06日2026）

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🌿 Do Not Only Ask How Long You Will Live — Ask How You Will Live the Time That Remains

We often wish:

“May I live longer.”

But the Dharma asks a deeper question:

“If you were given another ten years, how would you live them?”

Ten more years of worry?

Ten more years of fighting?

or ten more years of wisdom, compassion, and helping others?

Amitābha Buddha’s Thirteenth Vow invites us to reconsider what “life” really means.

Vow 13 — Infinite Life

Dharmākara Bodhisattva vowed:

When he becomes a Buddha, his lifespan will be immeasurable, and his compassionate Buddha-activity for the benefit of beings will continue without interruption.

Therefore, Amitābha is also known as:

Amitāyus — the Buddha of Infinite Life

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🪷 Infinite Life Does Not Mean an Ego That Lives Forever

Buddhism does not teach that there is an eternal, unchanging self that continues forever.

The body arises through causes and conditions.

It ages, becomes sick, changes, and eventually passes away.

But the influence of wisdom, compassion, and wholesome actions can extend far beyond the lifespan of one body.

Śākyamuni Buddha entered parinibbāna long ago.

Yet today,

his Dhamma continues to transform countless lives.

The body has a lifespan. The influence of wisdom and compassion can reach far beyond it.

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🌱 Life Is Not Only About Length

Someone may live for one hundred years,

yet spend most of life centred only on themselves.

Another person may live fewer years,

yet leave kindness, wisdom, and compassion in many hearts.

So the body asks:

“How long will I live?”

Wisdom asks:

“How will I live the time that remains?”

Did I make someone’s suffering lighter today?

Did I speak words that brought peace?

Did I pass wisdom to the next generation?

Did I use my time for practice, Buddha recollection, goodness, and awakening?

Do not merely add years to life — add Dhamma to your years.

When this body eventually disappears,

what remains is not only our photographs, possessions, and name.

We also leave behind:

the goodness, wisdom, and compassion we gave to this world.

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🙏 For Departed Beings

Dear departed beings:

The time of this physical life has been completed.

Rejoice in the goodness you have done.
Sincerely repent of harm that may have been caused.
Gladly receive the merit dedicated by family and others.

Do not cling to the life that has already ended.

Turn your mind toward Amitābha Buddha.

The body has completed its time. Let the mind now choose its direction.

Turn toward Infinite Light.
Turn toward Infinite Life.
Turn toward Sukhāvatī.

🙏 Namo Amitābha Buddha 🙏

— Dr. Tejawaro Mahathera’s Sermon on 06 October 2026

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06/10/2026

下大雨的時候，我們常常怪天氣不好。但如果雨水一直流進屋裡，也許我們更應該看看：屋頂是不是破了？

佛陀在《法句經》中，用了一個非常簡單而深刻的比喻：
Yathā agāraṃ ducchannaṃ,
vuṭṭhī samativijjhati;
evaṃ abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ,
rāgo samativijjhati.

「就像雨水會滲入沒有蓋好的房子，欲染也會侵入一顆未經培養的心。」

接著又說：
Yathā agāraṃ succhannaṃ,
vuṭṭhī na samativijjhati;
evaṃ subhāvitaṃ cittaṃ,
rāgo na samativijjhati.

「就像雨水無法滲入屋頂修好的房子，欲染也無法淹沒一顆善加培養的心。」

這個比喻，其實和我們每天的生活很有關係。

我們不能阻止難相處的人出現，也不能讓所有誘惑消失，更不可能控制所有看到、聽到和遇到的事情。

我們不能阻止下雨，
但我們可以把屋頂修好。

怎麼修？
透過正念、持戒、如理作意、知足與禪修，一點一點把心照顧好。

當心受到良好的培養，美好的事物出現時，不一定馬上變成執著；不如意的事情發生時，也不一定馬上變成瞋怒。

外面的世界，也許還是一樣。不同的是，它不再那麼容易擾亂我們的心。

修行，不是要求外面的天氣永遠晴朗，而是好好照顧自己的心，讓它有能力經得起風雨。

Dhammapada > 31
⸻ 6 Oct. 2026

When heavy rain comes, we usually blame the weather. If water keeps pouring into the house, we should look at the broken roof sooner.

The Buddha used this simple and beautiful image in the Dhammapada:

Yathā agāraṃ ducchannaṃ, vuṭṭhī samativijjhati;
evaṃ abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ, rāgo samativijjhati.

“Just as rain enters a poorly roofed house, desire enters an undeveloped mind.”

And:

Yathā agāraṃ succhannaṃ, vuṭṭhī na samativijjhati;
evaṃ subhāvitaṃ cittaṃ, rāgo na samativijjhati.

“Just as rain cannot enter a well-roofed house, desire cannot overwhelm a well-developed mind.”

This is very practical.

We cannot stop difficult people from appearing.
We cannot stop temptation from appearing.
We cannot control everything we see, hear, or experience.

We cannot stop the rain. But, we can repair the roof.

How?
Through mindfulness, sīla, wise attention, contentment, and meditation.

When the mind is well trained, pleasant things can come without immediately becoming attachment. Unpleasant things can come without immediately becoming anger.

The world may be exactly the same. But the way it enters our heart becomes different.

Practice is not about controlling the weather. It is about taking good care of the house.

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05/10/2026

🌿 黑暗再久，
也抵不過一盞燈被點亮。

想像一個房間，
已經黑暗了一千年。
當一盞燈被點亮時，
黑暗需要再等一千年才能消失嗎？

不需要。

光一出現，黑暗就開始退去。

這就是阿彌陀佛第十二願——無量光帶給我們的希望。

第十二願・光明無量願

「設我得佛，光明有能限量，下至不照百千億那由他諸佛國者，不取正覺。」

法藏菩薩發願：

成佛之後，光明無量無邊，遍照廣大無數的諸佛國土。

因此，阿彌陀佛就是：
無量光佛。
這份光明，不只是外在的光。
它也讓我們想到佛陀無量的智慧與慈悲。

普通的光，讓我們看見周圍。
佛陀的光明，讓我們看見生命的真實。

看見無常。
看見執著帶來的苦。
看見瞋恨不能止息瞋恨。
也看見——

解脫是可能的。

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🪷 不要讓最黑暗的一天，決定你的一生
一個人也許曾經犯錯。
也許迷失很多年。
也許生命曾經跌到最低點。

但這並不表示：
「我永遠只能這樣。」
過去的業有它的因果，不能假裝沒有發生。

但今天這一念，
仍然可以選擇新的方向。

過去可以說明你為什麼走到今天
但不一定要決定你下一步往哪裡走。
沒有任何眾生，應該永遠被生命最黑暗的時刻所定義。

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🌱 光一直在，但心門也要打開

陽光可以遍滿天空，
但如果房間的窗戶一直關著，

裡面仍然是黑暗的。

問題不是太陽不照。

而是窗戶還沒有打開。

信心，打開一扇窗。
懺悔，打開一扇窗。
正念，打開一扇窗。
念佛，也打開一扇窗。

無量光一直照耀——修行，就是學習把心打開。

然後，也讓自己成為別人的一盞小燈。

在迷惘中，給一點理解。
在瞋恨中，給一點寬恕。
在孤單中，給一點陪伴。
在絕望中，給一點希望。

不要只是抱怨世界太黑暗——用自己的生命，先點亮一盞燈。

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🙏 給已離世的有緣眾生

親愛的亡者與有緣眾生：
如果你感覺自己在黑暗中，
不要害怕。

不要認為：
「我犯過太多錯，佛不會接受我。」
無論過去發生了什麼，
現在都可以放下恐懼，
把心轉向阿彌陀佛。

憶念佛號：

南無阿彌陀佛。

無論黑暗持續了多久——現在，都可以轉向無量光。

🙏 南無阿彌陀佛 🙏

— 天崧師父開示 - 024

（10月05日2026）

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🌿 However Long the Darkness Has Lasted, One Lamp Can Change Everything

Imagine a room that has remained dark for a thousand years.

When one lamp is lit,

does the darkness need another thousand years to disappear?

No.

The moment light appears, darkness begins to disappear.

This is the hope within Amitābha Buddha’s Twelfth Vow — Infinite Light.

Vow 12 — Infinite Light

Dharmākara Bodhisattva vowed:

When he becomes a Buddha, his light will be immeasurable and illuminate vast numbers of Buddha-lands.

Therefore, Amitābha is:

The Buddha of Infinite Light.

This light is not only something external.

It also points us toward the Buddha’s boundless wisdom and compassion.

Ordinary light shows us what is around us.

The Buddha’s light helps us see what is true.

We see impermanence.
We see how attachment creates suffering.
We see that hatred cannot finally end hatred.
And we see that—

liberation is possible.

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🪷 Do Not Let Your Darkest Day Decide Your Whole Life

A person may have made mistakes.

A person may have been lost for many years.

Life may have reached its lowest point.

But this does not mean:

“This is what I must always be.”

Past kamma has consequences; we cannot pretend that nothing happened.

But in this very moment,

we can still choose a new direction.

Your past may explain where you are — but it does not have to decide where you go next.

No being should be permanently defined by their darkest moment.

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🌱 The Light Is Shining — but We Must Open the Window

Sunlight may fill the whole sky.

But if every window remains closed,

the room stays dark.

The problem is not that the sun refuses to shine.

The window has not yet been opened.

Faith opens a window.
Repentance opens a window.
Mindfulness opens a window.
Buddha recollection opens a window.

Infinite Light is always shining — practice is learning to open the mind to receive it.

Then become a small lamp for someone else.

Bring understanding to confusion.
Forgiveness to hatred.
Companionship to loneliness.
Hope to despair.

Do not only complain about the darkness of the world — light one lamp through your own life.

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🙏 For Departed Beings

Dear departed beings:

If you feel surrounded by darkness,

do not be afraid.

Do not think:

“I have made too many mistakes. The Buddha will not receive me.”

Whatever has happened in the past,

you can release fear now

and turn your mind toward Amitābha Buddha.

Recollect the Buddha’s name:

Namo Amitābha Buddha.

However long the darkness has lasted — you can turn toward Infinite Light now.

🙏 Namo Amitābha Buddha 🙏

— Dr. Tejawaro Mahathera’s Sermon on 05 October 2026

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05/10/2026

04/10/2026

🌿 修行最難的，
不是開始，而是一直走下去

很多人不是沒有開始修行。
而是——開始了很多次。

今天很精進，明天又放逸。
今天願意原諒，明天瞋心又回來。
今天開始念佛、禪修，過幾天又停了。

所以真正重要的問題，不只是：
「我有沒有走上這條路？」

而是：
「我能不能一直走下去？」

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第十一願・住定證滅願

「設我得佛，國中天人不住定聚、必至滅度者，不取正覺。」

法藏菩薩發願：
往生極樂世界的眾生，安住於正定之聚，修行方向不再輕易退失，最終必定趣向究竟解脫。

極樂世界的殊勝，不只是讓我們得到一時的安樂。

♦️更重要的是：
讓覺悟的方向變得穩定。

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🪷 不要只追求一次很感動的修行

一次很深的禪修體驗，會過去。
一次法會的感動，會過去。
一個特殊境界，也會出現、消失。

真正重要的，是：
感動消失以後，你還走不走？
順境時念佛，逆境時也念佛。

有人讚歎時修行，
沒有人看見時也守戒行善。

有特殊感受時精進，
沒有任何特殊感受時，仍然繼續。

「決定」不是人生從此沒有困難。
而是即使困難出現，
我們仍然知道自己要往哪裡走。

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🌱 不要只靠感動，要建立穩定

每天留一點時間給修行。
親近善知識與正法道友。

有人提醒自己時，先聽，不要急著防衛。

心亂了，再回來。
退步了，再開始。
跌倒了，再站起來。

修行不是靠一次偉大的時刻完成，而是靠一次又一次回到正確的方向。

信，給我們方向。
行，讓我們穩定。
智慧，引導我們走向解脫。

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🙏 給已離世的有緣眾生

親愛的亡者與有緣眾生：
如果心仍然迷惘、徘徊，
現在可以給自己一個清楚的方向：

我皈依佛。
我皈依法。
我皈依僧。
我願往生極樂世界。

不要再讓瞋恨、恐懼與執著帶著心到處徘徊。

憶念阿彌陀佛，
讓心安住在清淨的願上。

徘徊的心因沒有方向而受苦；清楚的願，讓心知道要往哪裡走。

🙏 南無阿彌陀佛 🙏

— 天崧師父開示 - 023

（10月04日2026）

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🌿 The Hardest Part of Practice Is Not Starting — It Is Continuing

Many people have begun spiritual practice.

The problem is that we begin many times.

Today we are inspired; tomorrow we become careless.

Today we forgive; tomorrow anger returns.

Today we begin chanting or meditating; a few days later, we stop.

So the important question is not only:

“Have I entered the path?”

It is:

“Can I continue walking?”

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Vow 11 — Certain Progress to Liberation

Dharmākara Bodhisattva vowed:

Beings born in Sukhāvatī will be firmly established in the right spiritual direction, will not easily fall away from it, and will ultimately progress toward final liberation.

The greatness of Sukhāvatī is not merely that it provides temporary happiness.

More importantly:

The direction toward awakening becomes stable.

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🪷 Do Not Seek Only One Powerful Spiritual Experience

A beautiful meditation experience will pass.

The inspiration of a ceremony will pass.

Even an extraordinary spiritual experience may appear and disappear.

The real question is:

When the inspiration disappears, will you still continue?

Remember the Buddha in happiness,
and remember the Buddha in difficulty.

Practise when people praise you,
and keep the precepts when nobody is watching.

Practise when you feel something special,
and continue when nothing special happens.

Certainty does not mean that difficulties disappear.

It means that even when difficulties come,

we still know the direction in which we are going.

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🌱 Do Not Depend Only on Inspiration — Build Stability

Keep some regular time for practice.

Stay close to wise spiritual friends and the Dharma.

When someone corrects you, listen before becoming defensive.

When the mind wanders, return.
When you fall back, begin again.
When you fall down, stand up again.

The path is not completed through one great spiritual moment, but by returning to the right direction again and again.

Faith gives direction.
Practice gives stability.
Wisdom leads toward liberation.

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🙏 For Departed Beings

Dear departed beings:

If the mind is still confused or wandering,

give it one clear direction:

I take refuge in the Buddha.
I take refuge in the Dhamma.
I take refuge in the Saṅgha.
I aspire for birth in Sukhāvatī.

Do not allow hatred, fear, and attachment to keep the mind wandering.

Remember Amitābha Buddha,

and let the mind remain with this wholesome aspiration.

A wandering mind suffers because it has no direction. A clear aspiration gives the mind somewhere to go.

🙏 Namo Amitābha Buddha 🙏

— Dr. Tejawaro Mahathera’s Sermon on 04 October 2026

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03/10/2026

🌿 好好照顧身體，但不要把自己困在身體裡

年輕時，我們怕自己不夠漂亮。
年紀大了，又怕皺紋、疾病與衰老。
我們花很多時間照顧身體，

卻很少問：
「這個身體，究竟要拿來做什麼？」

阿彌陀佛的第十願，
給我們一個很深的提醒。

第十願・不貪計身願
「設我得佛，國中天人若起想念貪計身者，不取正覺。」

法藏菩薩發願：

往生極樂世界的眾生，雖然有身體，卻不會執著身體為永恆的「我」或「我的」。

這不是叫我們討厭身體。
也不是叫我們不照顧健康。

♦️真正的智慧是：
照顧身體，但不要執著身體。

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🪷 身體不是敵人，也不是永恆的我

我們對身體常走向兩個極端：

一個是崇拜身體——
「我的價值就是我的外表。」

另一個是厭惡身體——
「我討厭自己變老、生病、不完美。」

佛法走的是中道。
這個身體既不是永恆的我，也不是我的敵人。

它由地、水、火、風四大因緣和合而成，一直在變化。

我們可以照顧它，卻不能命令它：

「不要老。」 「不要病。」 「不要死。」

照顧身體——但不要要求無常的身體變成永恆。

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🌱 在歸還身體以前，好好使用它
既然身體終究要歸還自然，
今天就讓它做一些有意義的事。

讓雙手去布施。
讓雙腳走向需要幫助的人。
讓嘴巴說真實、善意的話。
讓眼睛慈悲地看眾生。
讓耳朵耐心地聆聽。
讓這個身體恭敬禮佛、念佛、行善。

不要只問：「我的身體好不好看？」

也問：
「我有沒有用這個身體，做一些真正有價值的事？」

在把身體歸還大自然以前，先讓它成為一片福田。

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🙏 給已離世的有緣眾生

親愛的亡者與有緣眾生：

過去的身體，已經完成它這一段生命的工作。

不必害怕安葬或火化，
也不必因過去的物品被整理、移動而不安。

可以在心中輕輕地說：
「透過這個身體，我曾經生活，也曾經學習。現在，它的工作已經完成了。」
感恩它。
然後放下它。

不要一直回頭看過去的身體，
把心轉向阿彌陀佛，轉向無量光，轉向極樂世界。

身體還能使用時，好好照顧它；它完成使命時，感恩它——然後放下。

🙏 南無阿彌陀佛 🙏

— 天崧師父開示 - 022

（10月03日2026）

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🌿 Care for the Body — but Do Not Become Imprisoned by It

When we are young, we worry that we are not attractive enough.

As we grow older, we fear wrinkles, illness, and ageing.

We spend so much time caring for the body,

but rarely ask:

“What am I going to use this body for?”

Amitābha Buddha’s Tenth Vow gives us a profound reminder.

Vow 10 — Freedom from Attachment to the Body

Dharmākara Bodhisattva vowed:

Beings born in Sukhāvatī will have bodies, but they will not cling to the body as a permanent “I” or “mine.”

This does not mean hating the body.

It does not mean neglecting our health.

Wisdom means:

Care for the body — without clinging to it.

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🪷 The Body Is Neither Our Enemy nor Our Permanent Self

We often fall into two extremes.

One is worshipping the body:

“My value depends on how I look.”

The other is hating the body:

“I hate becoming old, sick, or imperfect.”

The Dharma teaches the Middle Way.

This body is neither my permanent self nor my enemy.

It arises temporarily through causes and conditions and the four great elements—earth, water, fire, and air.

It is always changing.

We can care for it,

but we cannot command it:

“Do not age.”
“Do not become sick.”
“Do not die.”

Care for the body — but do not ask the impermanent to become permanent.

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🌱 Use the Body Well Before Returning It

Since one day this body must return to nature,

use it meaningfully today.

Let your hands give.
Let your feet walk toward those who need help.
Let your mouth speak truth and kindness.
Let your eyes look with compassion.
Let your ears listen patiently.
Let your body bow to the Buddha, recollect Amitābha, and perform wholesome actions.

Do not ask only:

“Does my body look good?”

Also ask:

“Am I using this body to do something truly worthwhile?”

Before returning the body to nature, turn it into a field of merit.

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🙏 For Departed Beings

Dear departed beings:

Your former body has completed its work for this part of the journey.

There is no need to fear burial or cremation, or to become disturbed when former possessions are moved.

You may gently say:

“Through this body, I lived and learned. Now its work is finished.”

Thank it.

Then release it.

Do not keep looking backward toward the former body.

Turn your mind toward Amitābha Buddha, Infinite Light, and Sukhāvatī.

Care for the body while it serves you. Thank it when its work is finished. Then let it go.

🙏 Namo Amitābha Buddha 🙏

— Dr. Tejawaro Mahathera’s Sermon on 3 October 2026

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