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open to the Liao Fan would have benefited from the Vajra Sutra
public and free
of charge: Layman Liao Fan sat Liao Fan answered, just a common
face to face with Chan “Mr. Kong has clearly person.”
• Vajra (Diamond) Master Yun Gu for predicted the entire
Sutra lectures
“The merit accrued
three days and nights. outcome of my life. I
Fridays 7:45pm from doing
Chan Master said, “The have seen that the
to 8:45pm wholesome deeds
reason why common time of life, of death, of
can change destiny
Repentance/ people are unable to promotion, and failure
Buddha recitation from suffering to
become sages is are all predestined.
Saturdays 1pm to happiness, poverty to
because they have too There is no need for
2pm prosperity and a short
many discursive me to think about it or
life to longevity.
• Meditation for thoughts and false to desire anything.
beginners Conversely it alters
thoughts running That’s why I did not
Saturdays 2pm those who commit
to 3pm
through their minds. In give rise to a single evil.” The Chan
our three-day false thought.” Master is echoing the
Informal disussion meditation, I have not Chan Master laughed principle in the Vajra
on Buddhism observed the slightest
Saturdays and replied, “I thought Sutra that nothing is
3:00pm to wandering thought you were someone of fixed and “do
4:00pm from you. Why is this
remarkable skill. Now I wholesome deeds
Individual so?”
realize that you are with a pure mind.”
Highlights:
A body is not a body His first name is Cause and his last name is Effect
yet ……………. 2 Liao Fan of Ming name is Cause and his impartial, so there is
The Buddha did not dynasty managed to last name is Effect. He no need to contend or
save living beings 2
put down discursive has enabled me to fight for justice. My
thoughts for the quiet my mind. Why is friend will do the
How to empty people wrong reasons. If this so?” justification, needless
2 there is a replay of to say. I know that
“When I have a friend
the scene, here is whatever difficulties I
Meditation simplified Cause Effect working
how Chan Master faced is caused by
lesson 7 3 for me, I will be able to
Yun Gu would have myself; this is what my
quiet my mind because
Buddhism made easy been pleased. friend teaches me.”
I know that he will not
lesson 8 3 “The reason I have shortchange me so I He is my friend, my
Spontaneity, causes put down discursive always try my level guarantor, my body
conditions, karma 4
thinking is because I best. I know that guard and my knowing
have a friend. His first Cause Effect is advisor; all in one.
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