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【Golden Words from Grand Master Sheng-Yen Lu】 His Holiness Living Buddha Lian-Sheng Sheng-Yen Lu Imparts the meaning of "Five Strengths".

The Five Strengths:

1. 【Strength of Faith】 Deepening the Root of Faith, dispelling evil beliefs and doubts.

2. 【Strength of Effort】Deepen the Root of Effort, dispelling the sloth of the body.

3. Strength of Mindfulness】 Deepen the Root of Mindfulness, dispelling all aversions

4. 【Strength of Concentration】 Deepen the Root of Concentration, dispelling all delusions and distractions.

5. 【Strength of Wisdom】 Deepen the Root of Wisdom, dispelling all ignorance and temptations of the Three Realms.

The Buddha once said:

The attainment of Buddha status is from upholding the precepts and maintain the purity sincerely.

The attainment of Buddha status is from firm faith and cultivate diligently.

The attainment of Buddha status is from making a great vow to monastic / unwordly life to achieve supreme enlightenment.

The attainment of Buddha is status from treating others equally and not choosing karmic.

The attainment of Buddha status is from serving His Guru and beseeching the dharma.

The attainment of Buddha status is from being compassion and equanimity.

The attainment of Buddha status is from being diligence to achieve liberation.

The attainment of Buddha status is from being able to continue even when it is hard to go on and release or let go when it is hard to let go.

The attainment of Buddha status is from understanding the everything and universal cognition or wisdom-knowledge of all beings and all things in their general and particular aspects (omniscience).

Buddhists must have 【Firm Faith】！

With faith there will be understanding, with understanding resulted in practicing, attainment is a result of practicing. When successful in both understanding and practicing, true attainment will be achieved.

Liberation means attaining the state of the Tathagata (beyond all coming & going) , understanding of neither coming nor going (eternal like Dharmakaya), impermanence,  conform at ease with absolute liberation!

《Extracted from the writings of Living Buddha Lian-Sheng Sheng-Yen Lu》

♟ Translated by: TBSky News Translation Group (Ji Qian)
♟Translated from: 【盧勝彥尊者金句】聖尊蓮生活佛盧勝彥教導何謂『五力』？

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