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The爬achingsOfGreatMasterYinGuang
潘仍診罕蠻分罕蠻q﹡R颼粥隅1﹡＄B仍D冽閎矜驥■﹡p邂罕怨邂罕邂6鯛
WhetheroneisalaypersonorhasleRthehoIneli化,oneshouldrespecteldersandbeharInoniousto thosesurroundinghin1·Oneshouldendurewhat otherscannot,andpracticewhatotherscannot achieve.Oneshouldtakeothers,difficultiesunto
oneselfandhelpthen1succeedintheirundertakings. Whilesittingquietly,oneshouldofienref>ectupon one,sownfaults,andwhenchattingwithfTiends,one shouldnotdiscusstheriglltsandwrongsofothers.In everyactiononen1akes,whetherdressingoreating, fiDIndawntoduskanddusktilldawn,oneshouldnot ceasetorecitetheADITABHABuddha,snaIne.
AsidefiDInBuddharecitation,whetherreciting quietlyorsilently,oneshouldnotgiverisetoother
iⅢprop已rthoughts.Ifwanderingthoughtsappear,one
shouldiInInediatelydisInisstheIn.Constantly Iaintainahun1bleandrepentfUlheart;evenifone hasupheldtruecultivation,oneshouldstill比elone,s practiceisshallowandneverboast.OneshouldInind one,sownbusinessandnotthebusinessofothers.
OnlylookaRerthegoodexaInplesofothersinstead ofbadones.Oneshouldseeoneselfasn1undaneand
everyoneelseasBodhisattvas.Ifonecancultivate accordingtotheseteachings,oneissuretoreachthe WesternPureLandofUltiInateBliss.
HoIaget0AIitablla!AIitablM!