Q&A18: My Dharma practice does not seem to be very effective. What should I do?

Q: I often doze off during my Dharma ritual practice. Stuck in a cycle of progress and regress, sometimes I feel that I can’t achieve much in my practice and therefore lack the drive to carry…

Q&A17: What is the Buddhist View on Homosexuality?

Eminent Buddhist masters like Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

Different Paths, Same Destination—Interviews and Dialogues Transcending Sectarianism

Different Paths, Same Destination —Interviews and Dialogues Transcending Sectarianism Ekayana Culture The words of the Buddha Tathagatas are never false. There are no other vehicles, only the single Buddha vehicle. —The Lotus Sutra Contents Preface: All…

A DROP OF GHEE—Twelve Verses from the Lotus Sutra for a Fulfilling and Happy Life

A DROP OF GHEE —Twelve Verses from the Lotus Sutra for a Fulfilling and Happy Life Ekayana Culture About the Author Acharya Zhiguang was born Zheng Fu in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province of China. He became a Buddhist…

The Fourfold Path to Buddhahood—A Brief Commentary on the Sutra of the Four Practices of Bodhisattvas Spoken by the Buddha

The Fourfold Path to Buddhahood—A Brief Commentary on the Sutra of the Four Practices of Bodhisattvas Spoken by the Buddha By Acharya Zhiguang At Namkha Dzong Retreat Centre in Spain in July 2015 About the Author…

Questions & Answers

1. Question: Are the teachings in the Lotus Sutra about expedient means? Answered by Acharya Zhiguang: The Lotus Sutra surely contains teachings about “expedient means,” but it is not limited to that. It is about “opening…

how to best cultivate Merits and blessings

Question： Merits and blessings are the foundation of all the wordly and detached happiness and achievement, then how to best cultivate them? Answered by Acharya Zhiguang: All of us hope to obtain joy, happiness, merits and…

Part VII – A Brief Commentary on the Sutra of Four Methods of Practice of Bodhisattvas as Taught by the Buddha

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Part VI – A Brief Commentary on the Sutra of Four Methods of Practice of Bodhisattvas as Taught by the Buddha

A Brief Commentary on The Sutra Of The Four Practices For Bodhisattvas Spoken By The Buddha (Part VI) By Acharya Zhiguang At Namkha Dzong Retreat Centre in Spain on July 2015 Offering by three ways of…

Part V – A Brief Commentary on the Sutra of Four Methods of Practice of Bodhisattvas as Taught by the Buddha

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