Buddha's Teaching 3

     
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The Importance of Studying Buddhadharma
"The Mahayana path must be completed with four characteristics: Moral discipline, which is the cause of not being distracted; Hearing, which is the cause of not being ignorant; Contemplation, which is the cause of ascertainment; and Medi-tation, which is the cause of parting from defilements. Hearing, contemplation
 
and meditation referred to as the three wisdoms do not arise without each relying on the preceding ones.
     
The Tripitaka which is confirmed to be truly the Buddha's words and the Shastras composed by Acharya Nagarjuna, Vasubandhu, Shantideva and Chandrakirti, as Buddha intended, are the doctrine of the Buddha. Knowing that the Buddha's doctrine is very difficult to find, that it has a grand purpose and that it is not going to remain for long, it is appropriate, for all those who have devotion, to listen and practice."

"The root of Samsara is self-grasping and the antidote for that is the wisdom of apprehending selflessness which is expounded only by Buddha. The profound methods to obtain liberation and omniscience are also taught by Buddha alone.

Emphasizing on meditation preceded by hearing and contemplation, and having the base of morality, is the Buddhist tradition."

"If you listen well to the Dharma you will gain understanding, and as a result you will have delight in engaging in the practice, and thereby all your purposes will be accomplished."

"All of human life is exhausted in preparations and everyone dies while making preparations. Since preparations do not even end at the times of death, enter into virtuous and useful preparations for the next life."

"After understanding: what is the cause of attaining Buddhahood; what is the path which facilitates one to attain enlightenment; what are the characteristics of the resultant Buddhahood; what are the subjects that beginners should practice; and what are the indispensible Dharmas and how should they be practiced; then one should practice as much as one can."

"Whatever the study may be, when you become accustomed to it, it will become easier and it will produce delight in your mind.
Not only will it produce delight, it will also accomplish any task with ease. By having heard the dharma, you understand what needs to be understood, you abandon the things that needs to be abandoned, and you cultivate the things that need to be cultivated; so it is certain that you will obtain that which needs to be obtained."

     
H.E. Khenchen Appey Rinpoche
Founder, The International Buddhist Academy, Nepal