Dear Dharma friends,

I have the privilege and honour to follow His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa and Shamarpa's guidance, and became a Buddhist monk in Bodhgaya in 2007. Subsequently I was given the task to set up and run the Bodhipath Buddhist center in Taichung in 2008, the aim of the center is to spread Buddha dharma teaching, learning the bodhisattva way by adopting the Bodhisattva's attitude, develop wisdom and practice to experience a clear and unobstructed nature of mind.

I have also started producing TV programs about Dharma teaching on Taiwan Dharma TV station since 2012, the topics cover teaching of Karma Kagyu lineage, Bodhicitta and other Dharma knowledge.


In 2013 I was assigned to be responsible for Dharma practice and teaching by Karmapa and Shamarpa in our new monastery in Hualian, Taiwan; from 2014 regular puja and events will be organised in both monasteries in Hualian and Taichung, including regular Nyongye practice (thousand arm chenrezig fasting program) White Tara Retreat as well as other retreat programs in the pipeline.


With pleasure I am producing these DVDs for distribution and sharing, I would appreciate any comment or feedback you might have for future improvement. In this trouble time we are most fortunate this auspicious teaching come to light, may the precious teachings radiate and flourish, may we bring forth our full effort together to work for a better future.

You are also welcome to visit our Google Blog: http:/bodhipath07.blogspot.com


2011年2月15日 星期二

42.《生死事大~2》 "Life and Death - Part II"

出家的目的是為了求解脫,修行人一心想了脫生死,尋求早日開悟,預期的追求心態卻又往往成了新的障道因緣。原始佛教或小乗行者的心態是未了生死如喪考妣,所以一心追求「寂滅」,小乗的極果為阿羅漢,「所作已辦,不受後有。」已經超凡入聖,但佛眼看來,雖已了脫生死,若不迴小向大,世間只是少了你一個人。

The purpose of joining any monastic order is to seek liberation from the cycle of life and death and become enlightened.  But one's expectation to pursue such a state of mind becomes a new obstacle on the path of Enlightenment.  Theravada Buddhism or Hinayana monks' mentality toward liberation is outstanding; they single-mindedly pursue "Nirvana".  The utmost attainment for Hinayana practitioners is to obtain arhathood - as said that "such an attainment prevents the influence of further obstacles".  This particular state of being already surpass our commoners' state of mind.  However, eventhough they have severed the tie to birth and death, they lack in cultivating Bodhisattva's wish to benefit all sentient beings.  Thus, just one person is saved in the eyes of Buddhas.