Welcome to Bonus Track

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Welcome to the place of the year where you love me , love me , where you longed for me . Welcome back to another bonus track . Welcome back to another bonus track . On June 8 , 2025 , we had an auspicious day , an auspicious ceremony

Amitabha Buddha Eye-Opening Ceremony

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. That is , the eye-opening ceremony for our new statue of Amitabha Buddha . Amitabha Buddha is the Buddha presiding over pure land realms , heavenly worlds , if you will , also known as the Buddha of Limitless Lifespan , the Tomancic . The eye-opening ceremony is an installment , or an enshrinement of a new statue . For us , that auspicious day was Sunday , june 8 , 2025 .

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Such ceremonies are , on various levels , elaborate , complex and so tend to take longer . Albeit , what is seen during the ceremony itself is a tip of the iceberg , nonetheless , they do take longer . As is the tradition , the Sunday services are followed by a Dharma talk , what we call a Bob

Your Presence Is Not Coincidental

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Moon , and so , following a unique ceremony such as the eye-opening , ie needed to be succinct in what is said afterwards . Succinct , of course , is frequently a trap , on the account that it could either be over-simplistic or too concentrated . Nonetheless , I thought perhaps people who were either unable to join us for said ceremony , they could kind of vicariously if we will perhaps give another listen to what was said . This is today this bonus track ? What are three ? I asked Puddha Dharma Sangha . They answered Frequently in the sutras we find these lines those who have planted good seeds in the past cultivated good deeds , etc . Etc . Etc .

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Your presence here today is a sign , is not coincidental . You

Warning Against Pride and Self-Doubt

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didn't happen to be here today . You may think so . That's simply because you are unable to trace the twists and turns of causalities , the threads that weave the tapestry we call life . Nonetheless , I say unto you you have planted many good seeds in your past and so you are here today , present for this auspicious occasion . Among you , there are lotuses in various stages of growth and enlightenment . There are more than 1200 of you here today , present to our incalculable various Buddhas and bodhisattvas presiding . There are dharma guardians . There's dancing and heavenly music rejoicing . There are great masters of the past present in approval .

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Behold , behold every molecule of your whirling , every fiber of you being electric . Behold the synaptic explosions of your brain throwing sparks of stars onto the unblemished firmament . Behold the kaleidoscope of the various dimensions interweaving , dancing , birthing . The kaleidoscope of the various dimensions interweaving , dancing , birthing , dying , creating and recreating worlds , permeating worlds , microcosms and macrocosms . Behold the fragrant perfume .

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A word of warning the seed planting isn't over . Beware , should you , in your pride , say to yourself but of course , of course , I'm here , I have done many a good thing , planted many a good seeds . Such pride will rot the soil . Beware , should you think to yourself insufficient and say to yourself but I've done many a bad thing , planted many a bad seed . Such self-doubt will rot the soil .

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If your heart is the soil , if your heart is the soil and your good actions are the seeds , what then are the Buddha

Buddha, Dharma, Sangha as Cultivation Elements

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, dharma and the Sangha ? Any gardener knows that you need fertile soil and a good seed , and the sun , the rain and the wind . The Buddha is the sun . Your wisdom is the sun . Your wisdom is the sun , the darkness and ignorance dispelling sun . The Dharma is the rain . The rain of the teachings falls on all indiscriminately , without judgment or prejudice . The Sangha is the wind , it is movement , it is the teachings put into action . Each and every one of you is therefore well equipped with the fertile soil of the heart , the viable seeds of good action , the wisdom sun of the Buddha , the nourishing rain of the Dharma and the nurturing wind of the Sangha . Thanks for watching .