Even Trangressors May Approach the Pure Land

They who promotes mental unrest
in all sentient beings is
destined for the Hells.
Let us hope when they depart
samsara, the loved ones
lefts behind are so devoted
to him that he escapes samsara
by practicing Buddha Recitation
of Amida's Name-that-calls accumulating
the good merits which result
in rebirth in the Pure Land.
All that sentient beings are
required do is Buddha Recitation,
with meditation providing
the set and setting conducive
to Buddha Remembrance.

The Eight Sufferings Don't Cure Hemmorhoids

Next time you go and meditate, please meditate on the Eight Sufferings.

For it may inspire you to become compassionate and wise.

You might even be inspired to preach the Buddhadharma to a person in need of relief from his suffering.

Because death is only a temporary escape due to the working of karma, it makes sense to prevent suffering to that people are inspired to listen to the Buddha's word and follow his teachings.

For in doing so, psychic suffering is cured.

Otherwise, meditation isn't worth the hemmorhoids.


(1) Suffering of Birth;

(2) Suffering of Old Age;

(3) Suffering of Sickness;

(4) Suffering of Death;

(5) Suffering of being apart from the loved ones;

(6) Suffering being together with the despised ones;

(7) Suffering of not getting what one wants;

(8) Suffering of the flourishing of the Five Skandhas. ( form, consciousness, feeling, perception, and formatio

The Ego Prayer (poem)

If the very nature of Being
is to become "I am",
what a challenge for someone
who foolishly chooses
Ego over selflessness!
For this person would sooner
choose having No-mind
over all the suffering
that Ego has brought to life
on this good earth.
So let this person lose
his hold over all clinging,
if only to let go of Ego.