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…

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

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

Part V – 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 V) By Acharya Zhiguang At Namkha Dzong Retreat Centre in Spain on July 2015 4.2 Second practice: “One should…

Part IV – 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 IV) By Acharya Zhiguang At Namkha Dzong Retreat Centre in Spain on July 2015 (b) Introduction to Bodhichitta Teachings…