The Infinite Life Sutra is one of the most important teachings of Pure Land Buddhism.
The sixty excerpts, introduced as the essence, were identified and highlighted from the Infinite Life Sutra based on today's problems in our society. These excerpts focus on morality and the principles and truths of causality, in an effort to explain the root causes to today's problems and seek to end sufferings in our society.
Read the excerpts. Get inspired, learn, and practice them; make a vow to reborn in Amitabha's Pure Land, and constantly be mindful of Amitabha Buddha as your daily practice!
May the merits and virtues accrued from this work adorn the Buddha's Pure Land, repay the Four Kinds of Kindness above, and relieve the sufferings of those in the Three Paths below.
May all those who see and hear of this bring forth the heart of understanding and compassion, and at the end of this life, be born together in the Land of Ultimate Bliss.
In August 1993, Venerable Master Chin Kung gave an eight-hour lecture series titled "Essence of the Infinite Life Sutra" at Ta Kioh Buddhist Temple in San Francisco, USA. The lecture series consist of sixty excerpts that were identified and selected by him from the sutra. Now the excerpts were compiled and translated from his lecture notes which becomes the text "Essence of the Infinite Life Sutra". See the foreword by Master Chin Kung that introduced the essence of the Infinite Life Sutra. Our teacher, Venerable Master Chin Kung, is an eminent monk in the Pure Land School of the Mayahana Buddhism. Learn more about our teacher.
Belief, sincere vow to be reborn in the Pure Land, and chanting of "Amituofo", are the ticket to board the vessel of enlightenment.
Every sentient being is able to change evil to kindness, delusion to awakening, suffering to happiness, disaster to good fortune.
Every day is a good day; every minute is a good minute; every person is a good person; every matter is a good matter.
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 human beings possess the power of mind to change our living environment and collectively restore our world to harmony!
Watch the video above, "Restoring World Peace--Water Knows". In this 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, under the natural disasters happened on earth, and the tragedies humans suffered. Water manifest the power of our mind. If we change the state of our mind, the environment will change accordingly!
This website content is re-posted from the texts "Going Home to the Pure Land" and "Essence of the Infinite Life Sutra". An ebook is available at Site References. For those who are interested, the complete sutra text of the Infinite Life Sutra (in Chinese language) is provided on the "Sutra in Chinese" page.