Complete Buddhist College in Life

 June 23rd is the graduation date of Lingjiu Mountain’s Three Vehicle Buddhist College. That day, the college organized a united friendship tea ceremony where students discussed about their thoughts after two years of studying. And I also have some words of encouragement for everyone there....

After listening to their thoughts, I felt that these students were both spoke truefully and understood appreciation. Life is Real, this is Buddha Dharma. Drips and drops of life experience are wisdom. What is wisdom? It is about appreciating life. Because sentient beings are rations that allowed us to succeed. Buddha’s rations are sentient beings. From Bodhisattva’s Path to becoming Buddha is target to all sentient beings. Today, by listened to everyone’s appreciating heart indicates that education is successful.
Here are some students’ thoughts, which I want to share with our readers.
I have brought home the joy and the change within me from learning Buddha Dharma and shared with my family the joy of dharma. I also become more appreciative to my parents and teachers.
Originally, I thought of my life in black and white. After two years of Buddha College, I saw sun and moon. That is because I have carried out Master’s Dharma in my life:
To have Buddha Dharma is to have a method. Patience is Compassion
Living in a community, it is important to remember Master’s Dharma:
Subjugate one’s mind and not subjugate the environment. A smooth mind create a smooth environment. Adjust one’s mind according to one’s wish
I grow beyond from being not able to adjust in environment.
Originally, I planned to study at Buddha College with hope of balancing my life. However, after learning for two years, I found out that I have received far greater than I expected. The area I experienced most deeply is the study of Master’s nirvana cultivation method. And my biggest breakthrough is that now I can breathe deeply. I can complete morning lessons in nowadays. In addition, the most surprisingly is that I can hear the sound of nirvana.
From students’ feedback, we can see that after two years of studying, everyone has changed a lot. It is because by learning Buddha Dharma that allowed us to possess unlimited potentials, and unending strength. In current lifetime, we tumbled through the red dust, and to tumble here can be considered a good karma. Especially learning within this group, one’s personal growth is very fast. In two-year of sanitation, we validated Buddha Dharma in our life and transformed our problems in order to let us become more rich and plenty. That is what we called, Life is about Cultivation; Work is a field for growing happiness. After graduating from the college and in future no matter being in a monastery or at home, we hope everyone can continue to form a bridge between the past and the future and to develop the effect and the benefit of Buddha Dharma. No matter in any occasion, the most important thing is to have Buddha Dharma. This is also our life. With life, we can have better living, better wisdom, and greater explosive force for doing good deeds.
Do not forget; maintain Great Compassion Mantra is the heritage of our mountain. Each day, one has to recite 108 times.  One also has to study Diamond Sutra, to established more positive karma and to frequently retrospect oneself. These are about awakening and enlightening. And more importantly, everyone still has half a year of internship which I hope to be used to purify one’s will through service and devotion in life.
Lastly, wishing everyone’s internship to be successful, joyful, and without hindrance or obstacles.