Author Archives: Sensei Mui
On Being Pro or Con
Whether one takes or advocates a vaccine or does not is irrelevant to the Path to liberation in so far as the physical act is meaningless. It is the attachment or aversion to the vaccine that actually and significantly matters. … Continue reading
Each One of Us Is In His Own Samsara, It Is Nowhere Else to be Found
The expression “Each one of us is in his own samsara, it is nowhere else to be found” is rooted in Buddhist philosophy and reflects the understanding of samsara, the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, from an individual perspective. … Continue reading
If You Seek Enlightenment, You Have Failed
from The Great Image Biography compiled by Yudra Nyingpo Then Vairotsana requested instruction from a wise Chinese mendicant, yoginī, and hermitess, who said: If you seek enlightenment, let go of striving. If you seek to watch the mind, focus on … Continue reading
Original Enlightenment Pure Land and the Primal Vow
In the first volume of the Collection of Passages on the Land of it Peace and Bliss [by Tao-ch’o] we read: One might ask, “If all sentient beings have the Buddha nature, and as each of them from ancient times … Continue reading
Everything Matters
One of the problems of teaching Dharma int the United States is that not many people here actually speak English. They speak something similar to but not precisely like English. Let’s look at the word “meaning,” for example. As a … Continue reading
Celebrating Amitabha’s Power
The power of Amitabha Buddha, also called Amida Buddha, is a fascinating and important topic in Buddhism. Amitabha Buddha is one of the most popular and widely venerated figures in Mahayana Buddhism, and is especially revered in Pure Land Buddhism. … Continue reading
Harsh Truths You Need to Accept
To Live a Happy Life The Dhammapada tells us that. All beings seek happiness and fear pain and death. This seems obvious on the face of it, but we act as if it weren’t true. We look for happiness in … Continue reading
Creating Peace By Letting Go
When speaking of emptiness there seems to be a distorted sense of what that term means. It often comes across as some incredibly deep metaphysical reality separate from the day-to-day humdrum of modern ‘civilized’ being. It’s an easy belief to … Continue reading
Persistent Erroneous Beliefs
“What more does the community of bhikkhus expect from me, Ananda? I have set forth the Dhamma without making any distinction of esoteric and exoteric doctrine; there is nothing, Ananda, with regard to the teachings that the Tathagata holds to … Continue reading
Fear Is Born From Arming Oneself.
A life filled with negativity is not created by bad luck or circumstances. It is created by a negative mind and beliefs. This mindset and belief was created by conditioning and habits of thinking both conscious and unconscious. If you … Continue reading
Fists Full of Sand 