How are you planting auspicious roots today?

Hui-neng says, “Planting auspicious roots means honoring buddhas wholeheartedly and following their teachings, respecting and venerating bodhisattvas and teachers, masters and parents, elders and worthies and carrying out their instructions according to their wishes; being compassionate toward all impoverished and suffering beings, remaining free of disdain, and providing them with whatever they seek that is within one’s power. This is what is meant by ‘planting auspicious roots.’ Practicing accommodation and forbearance toward all evil beings and welcoming them with gladness and without opposing them so that they in turn become joyful and abandon their barren hearts: this is called planting auspicious roots. Not killing the six kinds of beings, or swindling or belittling them, or defaming or insulting them, or abusing or striking them, not eating their meat and always helping them: this is called planting ‘auspicious roots.’”

Submitted September 07, 2020 at 07:16PM by tremblingtruffle https://ift.tt/3lYRele