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Let me help you
Sometimes on my way home from work, I would see a woman walking with her 7-8 year old son, carrying a lot of stuff and taking her son to the karate class. I figured the latter as he was always dressed in his karate outfit. I had often seen her and being a mother myself, felt that it was so courageous and sacrificial of her to walk in the hot Southern sun everyday, making sure his son’s needs were met. One day I stopped by the curb and asked them to hop in. I told her that I wouldn’t mind giving them a ride and that they don’t have to…
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The Sutra of the Medicine Buddha
I recited the Sutra of the Medicine Buddha for all sentient beings that are suffering, and for them to quickly leave suffering and attain happiness and peace. I was inspired to do this by following other people’s example. I hope others who are reading this will be motivated to do the same. Reciting the sutra made me feel somewhat productive, in that I was doing something good for 20 min instead of something bad (although I had wandering thoughts). Thank you Rev. Heng Sure and Friends!
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Ep. 10 – The Six Guidelines, Final Part
Master Hua Emphasized one set of teachings above all others – The Six Guidelines. These guidelines, based on Precepts, guide one towards cultivating the Mind Ground. By watching one’s mind as a gardener tends to crops, one can begin to practice skilful discrimination of certain virtues and attitudes that encourage stillness of mind. In this episode, we learn Master Hua’s views on intoxicants in the context of his Guideline of “No Pursuit of Self Benefit.” This concludes our exploration of the Six Guidelines with Rev. Heng Sure. The Sixth Guideline was a repetition of Guideline 4 – No Lying. The repetition was deliberate; it was added by Master Hua to…
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Ep. 9 – The Six Guidelines, Part 4
Cause & Effect, or Here Comes Karma Now from Rev. Heng Sure's CD Paramita: American Buddhist Folk Music
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Ep. 8 – The Six Guidelines, Part 3
Featuring a tracks from Rev. Heng Sure's 2009 CD, Buddhist Stories of Awakening, "The Nun Subhasa and the Playboy."
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Ep. 7 – The Six Guidelines, Part 2
Master Hua Emphasized one set of teachings above all others – The Six Guidelines. These guidelines, based on Precepts, guide one towards cultivating the Mind Ground. By watching one’s mind as a gardener tends to crops, one can begin to practice skilful discrimination of certain virtues and attitudes that encourage stillness of mind. In this episode, Rev. Heng Sure explains the Guideline of “No Greed.”
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Ep. 6 – The Six Guidelines, Part 1
Master Hua Emphasized one set of teachings above all others – The Six Guidelines. These guidelines, based on Precepts, guide one towards cultivating the Mind Ground. By watching one’s mind as a gardener tends to crops, one can begin to practice skilful discrimination of certain virtues and attitudes that encourage stillness of mind. In this episode, Rev. Heng Sure introduces these guidelines, and goes into depth with the First Guideline of “No Fighting.”
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Transferring merit to national leader
After reciting the Earth Store Sutra, I transferred the merit to the elected leader of our country, President Trump, that he might have the wisdom and compassion to lead our nation well.Although, a tiny drop in the water, I felt moistness in the air on that hot, dry mid-summer day.
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Ep. 5 – Master Hua The Meditator
In today’s episode, we hear from Rev. Heng Sure about Master Hua’s approach to meditation, and what it was like to receive his unique form of guidance, which was the result of tried and true, centuries-old teachings. Please visit our website and go to this episode page for a link to download the free Meditation Handbook Rev. Heng Sure talks about in this episode.
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Ep. 4 – Master Hua The Writer
In this episode, we find out from Rev. Heng Sure that Master Hua was a prodigious writer, and his way with words has roots all the way back to his days as a teenager in Manchuria.
