Cherish Your Blessings 知福、惜福

Once upon a time, there was a king who was depressed all day long, so he sent his minister to seek for ways to happiness. One day, upon arriving at a poor village, he heard a farmer singing happily. 從前有個國王,整日鬱鬱寡歡,於是派了個大臣四處找尋快樂的方法。有一天,大臣走過一個貧窮的村落時,聽到一個農夫快樂地歌唱。

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Let Go of Your Grasp 放下

A hiker waded through the mountains and accidentally fell into a deep valley. In a very dangerous moment, he grasped the tree branches on the cliff with both hands and temporarily saved his life. 遊人跋山涉水, 一不小心, 掉進深谷。慌亂中, 他雙手死命地抓住崖壁上的樹枝, 暫時保住了性命

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The Hand that Gives, Gathers 能捨才能得

A farmer received some good quality maize seeds from his relative, he was not sure if the maize seeds could really increase the yield, so he made a trial on a small piece of his own farmland. 一位農民得到親戚送來的一些玉米良種,但他不確定這種子是否真的能提高產量,便先在自家的地裏試種了一小塊。

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The Bodhi Light 心中的明燈

A blind man visited his friend and had a good chat into the night. When the blind man was ready to go home, he asked his friend for a lantern to light up the way home. 一位盲者拜訪朋友, 相談甚歡。入夜天黑, 盲者臨走時, 向朋友要一隻燈籠照亮回家的路

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20211102 Dizang Hall Ground-Breaking Ceremony 地藏寶殿灑淨動工典禮

2021.11.02 Dizang Hall Ground Breaking Ceremony 地藏寶殿灑淨動工典禮 2021年11月2日上午十時半,加拿大五台山地藏寶殿灑淨動工儀式正式舉行。距離今年9月18日加拿大五台山觀音寶殿灑淨動工僅僅45天時間。 自2019年10月5日,加拿大五台山大雄寶殿落成暨開光典禮後,加拿大佛教會湛山精舍曆經一年多的籌備、規劃、設計、申請、審批、簽約等過程,雖然道路曲折,但終於克服困境,迎來這曆史性的時刻。爲預計明年底對公衆開放,各項工程都在緊鑼密鼓、井然有序地進行中。 上午十時半,似天龍八部護佑,加拿大五台山上空祥雲瑞氣,蔚爲壯觀。加拿大佛教會會長、湛山精舍住持達義大和尚在工地現場主持地藏寶殿開工灑淨儀式。祈願三寶慈力加被,龍天護法,善心護持,道場興隆,正法久住。 灑淨儀式前一天晚上,爲了韋陀菩薩順利安坐,達義大和尚只能在太陽落山後親自上陣指揮。雖然冒著凜冽寒風,然師父手中的電筒光卻照得一方光明,正像加國佛教帶給北美民衆的一道光亮。雖僅僅是這一小片光明,必將迎來明日朝暉似錦。 與此同時,五台八景十六點之一的山神土地廟也舉行了灑淨儀式。 2025 Ullambana Festival 加國五台山盂蘭盆節孝親感恩供僧功德圓滿 Wutai Shan Canada Beam-Raising…

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