The human condition affects us all. As we journey through life, we face birth, aging, sickness, and death, each bringing significant challenges. How can we better understand our human condition? What can we learn from it?In Buddhist Encounters: Finding a Home in the Human Condition, Dr. Lewis R. Lancaster explores the essence of our existence, addressing the internal conflicts and external pressures exacerbated by the post-pandemic and AI era. Through the lens of Buddhist teachings, he seeks answers to these timeless issues, reflecting on the very dilemma that concerned the Buddha himself.
◎多一位贵人多一条路,带你认识光中极尊、佛中之王的阿弥陀佛! ◎One more noble person, one more path, can lead you to know Amitabha, the Supreme Lord of Light and the King of Buddhas! ◎色欲、烦恼、忧郁,你办不了的全交给弥陀办! ◎Luxury, worries, and melancholy, all that you can’t handle are left to Amitabha! ◎观世音菩萨都拜阿弥陀佛做老师了,你还在犹豫甚么! ◎Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva has worshiped Amitabha as his teacher, why are you still hesitating! 作者早期信仰地藏菩萨,家中供有地藏菩萨,那时他还没皈依阿弥陀佛。 有一天,他心中忽然感到有人把他往上拉,而下坠的姿态也顿时止住, 他真实感觉到是地藏菩萨在拉他的手,所以止住了下坠, 地藏菩萨还是一直把他往上拉,一直往上拉,上方竟然是阿弥陀佛—— 地藏菩萨将他拉到阿弥陀佛下方一点,然后亲手把他的手交到阿弥陀佛手上! The author believed in Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in his early days and had Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in his home. At that time, he had not yet converted to Amitabha Buddha. One day, he suddenly felt someone pulling him up, and his falling posture suddenly stopped. He truly felt that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was holding his hand, so he stopped falling. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva kept pulling him up, and up, and above him was Amitabha Buddha—— Ksitigarbha Bodhisat