Dharma Talks Archive - Bodhi Light International

Dharma Talks Archive

2021
2020
2019

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02/07/21 - Dharma Talk - Maitreya Buddha's Birthday
02/21/21 - Dharma Talk - Pureland
02/28/21 - Dharma Talk - Great Compassion Repentance
03/07/21 - Dharma Talk - Pureland
03/14/21 - Dharma Talk - Pureland
03/21/21 - Dharma Talk - GuanYin's Birthday
03/28/21 - Dharma Talk - Great Compassion Repentance
04/04/21 - Dharma Talk - Pureland

01/19/20 - The Great Dharma Assembly - Dharma Talk - The Great Compassion Repentance
02/09/20 - Dharma Talk - Clips from the Amitabha Sutra
02/16/20 - Dharma Talk - Reciting the Buddha's Name
02/23/20 - Dharma Talk
03/01/20 - Dharma Talk
03/08/20 - Dharma Talk
03/15/20 - Dharma Talk
03/22/20 - Dharma Talk
03/29/20 - Dharma Talk
04/05/20 - VXC Dharma Talk - Buddha Nature
04/12/20 - Dharma Talk - Yes vs. Why
04/19/20 - Dharma Talk - Vesak
04/26/20 - Dharma Talk - Great Compassion Repentence
05/10/20 - Dharma Talk - Queen Maya Buddha's Mother
05/17/20 - Dharma Talk - The Great Compassion Repentance
06/21/20 - Dharma Talk - Entering the Buddha Recitation Samadhi
06/28/20 - Dharma Talk - Great Compassion Repentance
07/05/20 - Dharma Talk - Samadhi
07/12/20 - Dharma Talk
07/19/20 - Dharma Talk - Pureland Handbook Amazon Review
07/26/20 - Dharma Talk - Great Compassion Repentance

07/26/20 - Dharma Talk - GuanYin's Enlightenment Day
08/09/20 - Dharma Talk - Amitabha's Compassion, Pureland Handbook Amazon Review
08/16/20 - Dharma Talk - Filial
08/23/20 - Dharma Talk - Ullambana
08/30/20 - Dharma Talk - Ghost Story
09/06/20 - Dharma Talk - Rely On Self Rely On Dharma 自燈明法燈明
09/13/20 - Dharma Talk - Difficulty & Protection in Cultivation
09/20/20 - Dharma Talk - Earthquakes
09/27/20 - Dharma Talk - The Great Compassion Repentance
10/04/20 - Dharma Talk - Master Internet Q&A, Blessing
10/11/20 - Dharma Talk
10/18/20 - Dharma Talk - PureLand - JMT 3 Refuge & 5 Precepts
10/25/20 - Dharma Talk - The Great Compassion Repentance - JMT News
11/01/20 - Dharma Talk GuanYin Leaving Home Day - Having Children?
11/08/20 - Dharma Talk - GuoYin
11/15/20 - Dharma Talk - Medicine Master Buddha Birthday
11/22/20 - Dharma Talk - The Great Compassion Repentance

02/17/19 - Review of Relics Exhibit
02/24/19 - Benefits of Great Compassion Repentance
03/03/19 - Chan and Pure Land Dharma for the Dharma Ending Age
03/10/19 - Pure Land Dharma
03/17/19 - How Different Bodhisattvas' Births Compared to Regular People's
03/24/19 - Pure Land Dharma Door
03/31/19 - The Dharma Door of Repentance
04/07/19 - Dharma Talk
04/14/19 - Korean Fo Qi & Chan Qi
04/21/19 - Dharma Talk
04/28/28 - Work-a-holics - Dharma Talk - The Great Compassion Repentance
05/05/19 - Not Stealing From People
05/19/19 - Dharma Talk
05/26/19 - Dharma Talk
06/30/19 - The Great Compassion Mantra - Dharma Talk - The Great Compassion Repentance
07/07/19 - Fasting, Diet, & Heart Health

07/14/19 - Internal Beauty
07/21/19 - Emptiness, Samadhi, Habit Energy - Dharma Talk - Guan Yin Dharma Assembly
07/28/19 - Compassion and Longevity
08/04/19 - Vietnamese Tantric Dharma
08/11/19 - Ullambana
08/18/19 - Karmas Created through your Work
09/08/19 - 10,000 Relics Exhibit in Review
09/15/19 - Infinite Buddhas, Infinite Living Beings
09/22/19 - Plans for our New San Jose Meditation Center
10/06/19 - Pay Off Your Debts
10/13/19 - GuanYin Bodhisattva's Leaving Home Day
10/20/19 - The Medicine Master Buddha Celebration
10/27/19 - Offenses, Eradicate Bad Seeds - Dharma Talk - The Great Compassion Repentance
11/03/19 - Recitation to Relieve SoCal Wildfire Disaster
11/10/19 - Loyalty, In Service to the King
11/17/19 - Repentance Dharmas - Dharma Talk - The Great Compassion Repentance
11/24/19 - Dharma Talk - Amitabha Buddha's Birthday

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2017
2016
2015
2014

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02/11/18 - Coming of Maitreya Buddha
03/04/18 - Wei Mountain 1000 Hands and Eyes Statue
03/11/18 - Stupidity vs Ignorance
03/18/18 - Imp and the Peasant Given by VXX
03/25/18 - Imp and the Peasant VXX
04/01/18 - Report from Korea
04/08/18 - Photos from Korea
04/15/18 - Korea Photos - Jeju Island p3
04/22/18 - Photos from Korea p4
04/29/18 - Karma and Repentance
05/06/18 - Improper Mindfulness Article
05/13/18 - Pure Land Noumenon Phenomenon
05/27/18 - Repent to Clear Obstructions
06/3/18 - Smart yet Stupid
07/8/18 - Report on ChanQi Retreat
07/15/18 - The Unwise Merchant Buddhas Past Life Story
07/22/18 - GuanYin's Enlightenment Day

07/29/18 - Fox Spirit Knee Sore Karmic Debts
08/05/18 - 3 Things Prized by the World
08/12/18 - Great Compassion Repentance / Faith in Cause and Effect / Sincerity
08/26/18 - Death of Senator McCain
09/09/18 - Relics Exhibit Review
09/16/18 - American Pure Land
09/23/18 - Certification from Shakyamuni Buddha and GuanYin Pusa Statues
09/30/18 - 6 Newly Ordained Sangha
10/07/18 - Public Affairs Conference at MSU
10/14/18 - Feng Shui and Ghosts
10/21/18 - GuanYin Leaving Home
10/28/18 - Great Compassion Repentance Talk
11/04/18 - Medicine Master Buddha Dharma and Response
11/11/18 - Vatta Sutta for Protection from Fires
11/18/18 - Chan Workshops in Bay Area
11/25/18 - Gratitude and Repentance

02/12/17 - Self Sufficieny
02/19/17 - Intro to Pureland
02/26/17 - Great Compassion Repentance
03/05/17 - Expelling Hatred
03/12/17 - 4 Dharmas of Drawing in LBs
03/19/17 - 3 Kinds of Suffering
03/26/17 - vnaTV Depression
04/02/17 - Wei Mountain Symbolizes Strength
04/09/17 - Finding Wei Mountain
04/16/17 - Faith is our Greatest Asset
04/30/17 - Good Knowing Advisors SXJ
05/07/17 - Power of Repentance SXC
05/14/17 - Europe Chan Culture
05/21/17 - Kindness and Compassion
05/28/17 - Repentance
07/02/17 - Nirvana
07/09/17 - GuanYin Dharmas 4 Enlightenment
07/16/17 - Develop Faith in a GKA
07/23/17 - Instructions 4 Married Couples

01/31/16 - Last Repentence of the Month
02/21/16 - Resolution this Year
02/28/16 - Repentance of Last Month
03/06/16 - the Harm of Anger
03/13/16 - Purpose of Our Temple
03/20/16 - Importance of Having Good Knowledge Advisor
03/27/16 - Bodhisattva Pratices
04/03/16 - Reciting the Buddhas Name for Protection
04/10/16 - Our Chan and Pureland Practice
04/17/16 - Concept of Reincarnation
04/24/16 - Special Repentance Dharma
05/01/16 - Buddha Birthday Meaning
05/15/16 - Announcement of Upcoming Event
05/22/16 - VenXJ back from TW 2
05/29/16 - Not Repenting
06/05/16 - Three Pure Precepts
07/10/16 - DHARMA Chan helps PL

07/17/16 - DHARMA GuanYin Stories
07/24/16 - DHARMA VenXC back from Vietnam
07/31/16 - DHARMA Repentance
08/07/16 - Adorn WayPlaces Blend In
08/14/16 - Ullambana
08/14/16 - Ullambana CAM A
08/21/16 - Ven XC on Nagasena
08/28/16 - Repentance
09/11/16 - VenXC Thus Come One
09/18/16 - Why we need PureLand Dharma
09/25/16 - 42 h and e
10/02/16 - Korean Temple w Ajaan Samruay
10/09/16 - Last Weeks Talk by Ajaan Samruay
10/16/16 - VenXCs GuanYin Responses
10/30/16 - Medicine Master Buddha
11/06/16 - Upcoming Election
11/20/16 - 1000 Buddhas Unveiling

02/01/15－ The Six Principles
02/08/15－ Last Year Accomplishment
03/01/15－ Master XianChi's Experience
03/08/15－ Choosing the Proper Dharma
03/15/15－ Fremont Purifying Boundaries Experience
03/22/15－ Anger and Jealousy
03/29/15－ Contemplation of Dead
04/05/15－ GuanYin Responses
04/12/15－ The Difference between Nirvana and Pureland Bliss
04/19/15－ Rebirth in Pureland
04/26/15－ Creating Blessings
05/31/15－ Offense of Getting Angry at Master
06/07/15－ Patriach's Expedient
06/08/15－ Vow to Revenge
06/21/15－ Ven.HsuanHuaâ€™s Will to His Student
06/28/15－ Taking Revenge
07/05/15－ Sincerity Offering
07/12/15－ Sharira Appeared

07/19/15－ Loyalty
07/26/15－ Repentance
08/02/15－ Learn to Let Go
08/09/15－ Novices 1 Year Anniversary
08/16/15－ Ullambana and Relics Prep
08/23/15－ Shamies Speak of Their Experiences
08/30/15－ Angry Elephant
09/13/15－ Last Week Sharira Experience
09/20/15－ Offering With or Without Outflow
09/27/15－ Repentance of the Month
10/04/15－ How to Cultivate
10/11/15－ Tripitaka HsuanHua
10/18/15－ Sincerity in Making Offering
10/25/15－ Reason to Leave the Home Life
11/01/15－ the Cause of Contemplative Infinite Lifetime Sutra
11/15/15－ Four Types of Bliss
11/22/15－ Gratitude Toward Teacher
11/29/15－ Repentance of the Month

02/09/14－ Venerable Sivali
02/16/14－ Relics Slideshow
02/23/14－ The Story of King Ashoka
03/02/14－ Peace & Bliss
03/16/14－ PureLand & Principles
03/09/14－ Introducing Master Tam Dat
03/23/14－ Guan Yin Stories
03/30/14－ Repentance Dharma
04/06/14－ Anjakundina
04/13/14－ Advice 4 Newlyweds
04/20/14－ Virtue & Righteousness
04/27/14－ 3 Kinds of Obstructions
05/04/14－ Ven XC on Blessings
05/11/14－ Suffering & Purification
06/21/14－ Doubt & Fear; Vipassana VS Chan
07/06/14－
07/13/14－ The Four Great Mahasattvas 四大菩薩
07/20/14－

08/03/14－ Back On Vietnamese TV
08/10/14－
08/17/14－ Sharira Stories
08/24/14－ Shakra Stories
08/31/14－ Merchants
09/07/14－ The Bodhi Tree
09/14/14－ Destiny
09/21/14－ Cundi Pu Sa & Tantric Dharmas
09/28/14－ Precepts
10/05/14－ On Speaking Dharma
10/12/14－ What is Enlightenment?
10/19/14－ Yesterday's Visit from Thai Monks
10/26/14－ Medince Master Buddha's Vows
11/02/14－ Visit to Thai Temple
11/09/14－ Gratitude
11/16/14－ Gratitude toward Teachers
11/23/14－ Gratitude toward People
12/07/14

2013
2012
2011
2010
2009

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01/13/13－ Getting Stuck
01/20/13－ On Presenting the Dharma
01/27/13－ Repentance Dharma
02/02/13－ Transferance of Merit & Shariras
02/10/13－ Chinese New Year
02/17/13－ Transcendental Dharma
02/24/13－ Buddhists can learn from Christian Charity Work
03/03/13－ PureLand: Some Basics
03/10/13－ 49 Day Dharma
03/17/13－ Shariras (Part II)
04/07/13－ Last week's Relics showing
04/14/13－ Mahayana is Now in the USA
04/21/13－ The role of Shifu
04/28/13－ Repentance Dharma Erases Offenses
05/12/13－ Trip to Asia (Part II)
05/19/13－ Buddha's Birthday
06/23/13－ Chan Qi Report
06/30/13－ Repentance: Non-Fighting
07/07/13－ Meditation Removes Toxins

07/14/13－ The Aim of Left-Home People
07/21/13－ Kinds of Suffering
07/28/13－ Repentance: Close the Doors－ Don't Let Your Enemies In
08/04/13－ Tooth Produces More Shariras
08/11/13－ GuanYin Response Stories
08/18/13－ Ullambana
09/08/13－ Three Sages
09/22/13－ King's Advisor
09/29/13－ Introducing Relics Video
10/06/13－ Monks in a Barn
10/13/13－ Making Progress
10/20/13－ Clay Buddha Enlightenment
10/27/13－ Maturing Conditions
11/03/13－ Correcting Wrong Views
11/10/13－ Ven XC's Chan Stories
11/17/13－ Ups & Downs of Cultivation
11/24/13－ Thanksgiving Repentance
12/01/13－ Five Virtues
12/08/13－ Run Down Temple

01/01/12
01/07/12
01/08/12
01/14/12
01/15/12－ Dealing with Conflict
01/22/12
01/29/12
02/04/12
02/05/12－ Friend or Foe?
02/11/12
02/12/12
02/18/12－ No-self
02/19/12－ The King with 100 Princes
02/25/12－ This Very Mind is Buddha
02/26/12－ Evil Elephant
03/03/12－ Trust in Dharma vs Dharma Master
03/04/12－ Entering the Principles
03/10/12－ Princess Miao Shan
03/11/12－ GuanYin's Birthday
03/18/12－ Funeral Service
03/24/12－ K&C Grandma
03/25/12－ 49 Day Dharma
03/31/12－ On Cultivation
04/01/12－ Good and Evil People
04/07/12－ Cultivation
04/08/12－ Parrots
04/14/12－ Doubt & The Five Coverings
04/15/12－ Shakra Tests the Buddha in a Past Life
04/21/12－ Buddha's Birthday: Saturday
04/22/12－ The Story of Visakha
04/29/12－ You are Your Own Worst Enemy
05/06/12－ Emotions are our Biggest Debts
05/13/12－ Arrogance
05/20/12－ Lu Mountain

05/27/12－ Face Your Fears
06/03/12－ The Dove, Snake, Jackle and the Bear
06/10/12－ This Present Moment
06/17/12－ Why not to be Evil
06/24/12－ DRBA's 50th Anniversary Celebration
07/01/12－ Respect all Life & Do not Kill
07/08/12－ The Biggest Mistake is to lose your self: What do you Value?
07/15/12－ Self-deception
07/22/12－ When your mind is even, then the world will be flat
07/29/12－ You can only Detach from Good & Evil once you eliminate all Evil.
08/05/12－ Kindness & Compassion
08/12/12－ Prisoner of War & Repentance Dharma
08/19/12－ Samadhi Levels & Breath Meditation
08/26/12－ Repentance
09/02/12－ Ullambana
09/09/12－ Best friends
09/16/12－ Honorable People
09/23/12－ Field of Blessings_Insincere Offering
09/30/12－ Moon Festival: Unconditional Love
10/07/12－ The Elephant King, Turning the Light Within
10/14/12－ Cultivating Patience toward Selflessness
10/21/12－ Response to the Dalai Lama: on Body, Mouth & Mind Karma
10/28/12－ Great Compassion Mantra
11/04/12－ The Consequences of Meddling
11/11/12
11/18/12－ Supreme Blessings part I
11/25/12－ Supreme Blessings part II
12/02/12－ The Youngest Prince & Views vs Attachments
12/09/12