One-heartedly take refuge in Amitabha Buddha of the Land of Ultimate Bliss. May His pure light shine upon me, may his compassionate vows save me. I now single-heartedly recite the name of the Tathagata (Amitāyus), attain rebirth for the Bodhi path.

The 31 Planes of Existence

人生最悲惨的事情就是死，可是全世界没有一个人能避免死。因此，要想自利利他的人，不能不早点考虑这件事。

The most tragic thing in the world is nothing more than death, but no one in the world can escape it. Therefore, those who want to benefit the self and others should have considered it early.

The "Infinite Life Sutra" says: "Because this Dharma has not been heard (referring to reciting the Name of Amitabha Buddha to seek rebirth in the Pure Land), there are 10 million Bodhisattvas have retreated from Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi (The Unsurpassed Perfect Enlightenment)!

Today is the birthday of Shakyamuni Buddha in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism (we celebrate it on the 8th day of the fourth lunar month).

Today is the birthday of Bodhisattva Manjusri (文殊师利菩萨）in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. 

When we mention the word meditation, a lot of people, particularly people who have no idea what meditation is, would think that it is very difficult. It may require one to sit still for a long time, and not think of anything. This is a common misunderstanding of meditation, particularly for a lot of beginners and outsiders.

When one mentions Buddhism, most people would think it’s just another religion. However, if one examines and studies the teachings of the Buddha, one will realise that it is not just another religion. In fact, it transcends religion and even the so-called philosophy.

The Buddha has taught many different types of meditation.

Meditation doesn’t have to be boring!

Many people think that to meditate one needs to sit quietly and do it in a particular way.

Many people in this busy world may be too busy to find time to meditate.

There are many ways to Nianfo, as we have discussed before.

Greed, anger and ignorance are the three main poisons in our lives and what makes us trapped in the cycle of Samsara (reincarnation) according to the Buddha, with anger being the most obvious one to display when we have it.