Practice / Sādhanā
The duty of a Buddhist
Lecture by Venerable Master Hsuan-Hua
Why did the Dharma decline, because we don't practice, not really strictly observing the precepts, failure to achieve physical and mental purity genuinely.
The Dharma is a formless, shapeless, and incorporeal thing. Only because of human behavior that it can express its goodness, evil, beauty and ugliness. When sentient beings' hearts and deeds are towards goodness, and everyone abides by the five precepts and ten virtues, the world presents a peaceful atmosphere, and this is the spirit of the True-Dharma.
宣化上人：佛教徒的本份
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Are those with more desires further from Buddhahood?
Yes, people who are concerned about their image and constantly live in the eyes and opinions of others will indeed find it difficult to enter the path (attain enlightenment) in Buddhist practice.
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You can translate the teachings of the masters into the following concrete modern lifestyle attitudes:
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