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Destiny Transformed by Amitabha Buddha

Posted on July 27, 2026July 27, 2026by Teahouse

A poem by Master Huijing celebrates how the direction of our finite life can be changed through simple faith in a Buddha’s promise

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Past Causes + Present Conditions = Karmic Results

Posted on July 24, 2026July 24, 2026by Teahouse

Master Hujing discusses causes and conditions and how causality explains Buddha-invocation and rebirth in the Pure Land

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Do Not Resist Amitabha’s Compassionate Liberation

Posted on June 7, 2025June 7, 2025by Teahouse

Only our own doubt stands in the way of complete salvation in the 18th Vow of Amitabha Buddha

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Learning the Buddha Dharma Begins with Learning to be Happy

Posted on February 11, 2025February 9, 2025by Teahouse

According to Pure Land Buddhism, happiness is our ultimate and worthiest goal in life

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Wonderful Metaphors in the Pure Land School

Posted on February 7, 2025February 7, 2025by Teahouse

How is the compassion of Amitabha Buddha like the moon? Think of the warmth of the moon’s light

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Honen’s Guarantee: Reuniting amidst the Pure Land’s lotus buds

Posted on October 28, 2024October 28, 2024by Teahouse

The bodhisattva’s vision of rebirth in the Pure Land looks forward to benefiting all beings after emerging from divine lotuses

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Pure Land Practice as Pastoral Care: An interview with Dr. Ernest Ng

Posted on October 17, 2024October 17, 2024by Teahouse

Conversations with speakers at the “Religious Chanting, Art Therapy, Buddhist Counselling, and Brain Entrainment” conference at The University of Hong Kong, October 2024

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Magicae Mysterium: Our World of Awe and Gratitude

Posted on September 25, 2024September 25, 2024by Teahouse

Welcoming and embracing experiences of awe can strengthen our sense of gratitude, humility, and fulfilment

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Exhorting the Karmically-Connected to Hear the Buddha’s Compassionate Deliverance

Posted on August 31, 2022August 31, 2022by Teahouse

What does “exhorting” mean when it comes to the Buddhas teaching us?

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Like Snowflakes Falling into a Burning Furnace, Doubts About Rebirth Are Instantly Eliminated

Posted on August 29, 2022August 31, 2022by Teahouse

The furnace of burning away doubts about rebirth in the Pure Land

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