--- title: "宣化老和尚开示 Venerable Master Hsuan Hua's Talks" --- 1. [什么是性定? What Is Samadhi?](114459) 2. [佛教徒的本分 The Basic Responsibility of a Buddhist](114458) 3. [学佛法贵在实行 The Most Important Thing in Learning Buddhism Is Practice](114457) 4. [为何有超人的智慧? How to Attain Transcendental Wisdom](114456) 5. [感激诸佛菩萨恩 How to Repay the Kindness of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas](114455) 6. [少说社会应酬话 Cut Down on Frivolous Talk](114454) 7. [对三宝不要有贡高我慢 Dont Be Arrogant toward the Triple Jewel](114453) 8. [家贼难防 Its Hard to Stay on Guard against Thieves inside Your Own House](114452) 9. [真实的法味 The True Flavor of Dharma](114451) 10. [听经、背经的方法 The Knack of Memorizing Sutras](114450) 11. [「谋生」与「谋死」“Preparing for Life” and “Preparing for Death”](114449) 12. [做一个好的驾驶员 Be a Good Driver](114448) 13. [一切众生都是佛教徒 All Living Beings Are Buddhists](114447) 14. [如何断烦恼 How to Cut Off Afflictions](114446) 15. [烦恼即菩提 Affliction Is Bodhi](114445) 16. [住道场要随众 When Living in a Way-place, Follow the Assembly](114444) 17. [万事忍为贵 Of All Things, Patience Is the Most Noble](114443) 18. [发愿出于真诚心 Making Vows with a True and Sincere Mind](114442) 19. [《楞严经》是诸经的骨髓 The Shurangama Sutra Is the Essence of All Sutras](114441) 20. [认假作真 Taking the False for the Real](114440) 21. [好因好果 Good Causes, Good Effects](114439) 22. [对联 Matching Couplets](114438) 23. [戒定不足无智慧 With Insufficient Precepts and Samadhi, One Has No Wisdom](114437) 24. [出家修道要摄持身心 After Leaving the Home-life, Concentrate in Body and Mind](114436) 25. [修道人要经得起考验 Cultivators Must Be Able to Face Challenges](114435) 26. [团结一致 维护佛教 Let’s Unite in Support of Buddhism](114434) 27. [如何戒除吃肉的习惯? How Can We Break the Habit of Eating Meat?](114433) 28. [为了生死而出家 We Leave the Home-life in Order to End Birth and Death](114432) 29. [有麝自然香 何须大风扬 When the Musk-Deer Arrives, Everyone Can Smell Its Scent](114431) 30. [何谓三藏十二部? What are the Three Treasuries and the Twelve Divisions?](114430) 31. [受法香熏陶能开悟 Permeated by the Fragrance of Dharma, We Can Become Enlightened](114429) 32. [贪瞋痴是害人的魁首 Greed, Anger, and Stupidity Harm Us the Most](114428) 33. [以仁义礼智信安天立地 Use Humaneness, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom, and Faith to Establish Heaven and Earth…](114427) 34. [破除佛教中迷信的色彩 Destroying Superstition within Buddhism](114426) 35. [重整译经工作 The Work of Revising the Translations of Sutras](114425) 36. [以利益人类为己任 Only a person who aspires to help the country and benefit mankind can be considered a great h…](114424) 37. [八德是做人的基础 The Eight Virtues Are the Foundation for Being a Person](114423) 38. [佛和魔不同之处 The Difference between Buddhas and Demons](114422) 39. [改变命运多做功德 To Change Your Fate, Do Many Meritorious Deeds](114421) 40. [对育良、培德学生开示 A Talk Given to the Students of Instilling Goodness and Developing Virtue Schools](114420) 41. [学佛法要能勇于改过 In Studying the Buddhadharma, We Must Bravely Change Our Faults](114419) 42. [出家修道要发愿 When One Leaves Home to Cultivate the Way, One Should Make Vows](114418) 43. [学校是教育良才的圣地 School Is a Sacred Place for Nurturing Peoples Talents](114417) 44. [自由发展的可怕 The Dangers of a Permissive Upbringing](114416) 45. [不可学嬉皮的作风 Dont Act Like Hippies!](114415) 46. [父母要负起教育的责任 Parents Should Take Responsibility for Teaching Their Children](114414) 47. [做人要孝顺父母 People Should Be Filial to Their Parents](114413) 48. [因地不真 果招纡曲 If Your Cultivation Is Not Straight, the Results Will Be Crooked](114412) 49. [少恼 少欲 少病痛 Few Afflictions and Few Desires Means Few Illnesses](114411) 50. [度众生勿吃肉 To Save Living Beings, Stop Eating Meat](114410) 51. [不要贪神通灵异 Do Not Crave Spiritual Powers or Supernatural Experiences](114409) 52. [楞严大定 The Great Shurangama Samadhi](114408) 53. [《楞严经》五十阴魔 The Fifty Skandha-demon States in the Shurangama Sutra](114407) 54. [真实不虚的四种清净明诲 The Four Clear Instructions on Purity Are Absolutely True](114406) 55. [万佛城是怎么样的道场? What Kind of Way-place Is the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas?](114405) 56. [佛教的骨髓:《楞严经》 The Marrow of Buddhism: The Shurangama Sutra](114404) 57. [科技进步的危机 The Danger of Technological Progress](114403) 58. [自由发展不是真正的自由 “Free”Development Is Not True Freedom](114402) 59. [糊涂的人生有何意义? What Meaning Is There to a Muddled Life?](114401) 60. [修行三秘诀:真、诚、恒 The Secret to Cultivation: Be True, Sincere, and Constant](114400) 61. [佛教徒若不持戒即末法 When Buddhist Disciples Dont Keep the Precepts, the Dharma Is at an End](114399) 62. [道 The Tao](114398) 63. [光大佛教 敦品立德 To Make Buddhism Flourish, Develop Integrity and Virtue](114397) 64. [吃肉是灾劫的罪魁 Eating Meat Is the Biggest Cause of Disasters](114396) 65. [贪爱生烦恼 Greed and Love Lead to Affliction](114395) 66. [众生可愍 不知自拔 Poor Living Beings! They Dont Know Enough to Save Themselves](114394) 67. [最大的恶因:杀生食肉 The Greatest Causes of Evil: Killing Animals and Eating Meat](114393) 68. [明理与名利 Understanding Truth versus Seeking Fame and Profit](114392) 69. [修行做事不要有所求 In Cultivation and Work, Dont Seek Rewards](114391) 70. [善巧方便感化魔军 Using Skillful Expedients to Transform Demon Armies](114390) 71. [纪念美国国庆做真正佛教徒 Celebrating American Independence Day: Being True Buddhists](114389) 72. [乱到极点的时代 This Chaotic Age](114388) 73. [了生死要做内圣外王的功夫 To End Birth and Death, One Must Have the Skill of Being a Sage Inside and a King Out…](114387) 74. [吃肉等于吃毒 Eating Meat Is Equivalent to Taking Poison](114386) 75. [造命之学 Be the Master of Your Own Fate](114385) 76. [法界唯心造 The Dharma Realm Is Made from the Mind Alone](114384) 77. [妖怪出世 Monsters Appearing in the World](114383) 78. [自在非他在 Mastering Oneself and not Being Mastered by Others](114380) 79. [一失人身 万劫不复 Once You Lose Your Human Body, You May not Regain it for Ten Thousand Eons](114379) 80. [蛇来听法 A Snake Comes to Hear the Dharma](114378) 81. [纪念慧僧法师 In Memory of Dharma Master Huiseng](109934) 82. [万魔不退菩提心 In the Face of Ten Thousand Demons, Dont Retreat from the Resolve for Bodhi](109933) 83. [挽回劫运 Averting a Crisis](109932) 84. [寿夭穷通皆不出轮回 Rich or Poor, Long-lived or Short-lived-None Can Escape Transmigration](109931) 85. [大鹏金翅鸟 The Great Golden-Winged Garuda Bird](109930) 86. [修道要有恒心 Cultivation Requires Perseverance](109929) 87. [大道废有仁义 When the Great Way Declines, Humaneness and Righteousness Arise](109928) 88. [修道要念念清净 In Cultivation, Every Thought Must Be Pure](109927) 89. [吃肉即是人吃人 Eating Meat Is Equivalent to Eating People](109926) 90. [修道的秘诀:节食、寡欲 The Secret to Cultivation: Eat Less and Reduce Desire](109925) 91. [身上的菌虫作怪 When the Microorganisms in the Body Make Mischief](109924) 92. [修道不要太聪明 In Cultivating the Way, Dont Be Too Smart](109923) 93. [业尽情空就是佛 With Karma Ended and Emotions Emptied, One Is A Buddha](109922) 94. [佛诞开示 Let Us Emulate the Buddha’s Indomitable Spirit](109921) 95. [皈命大佛顶光 Returning My Life to the Light at the Great Buddha’s Crown](109920) 96. [持咒先要正心诚意 Recite Mantras with a Proper and Sincere Mind](109919) 97. [众生的别业妄见和共业妄见 False Views Associated with the Individual and Collective Karma of Beings](109918) 98. [《楞严经》绝对是真经 The Shurangama Sutra Is Definitely Authentic](109917) 99. [选贤举能作住持 Electing a Worthy Abbot](109916) 100. [金门公园祈雨记 Praying for Rain in Golden Gate Park](109915) 101. [学佛不要贪名利 Doing Something without Letting It Be Known](109914) 102. [以平常心学佛 Study Buddhism with an Ordinary Mind](109913) 103. [回到什么也没有的地方 Return to Nothingness](109912) 104. [明因果 了因果 Thoroughly Understanding Cause and Effect](109911) 105. [过能改 归于无 If We Correct Our Errors, They Disappear](109910) 106. [修行如何开智慧? How Can We Cultivate to Bring Forth Wisdom?](108823) 107. [净极光通达 When Purity Reaches the Ultimate Point, the Light Shines Through](108822) 108. [金刚王宝剑斩妄想 The Vajra-King Jeweled Sword Cuts Through Idle Thoughts](108821) 109. [参禅的秘诀 The Secret to Success in Chan Meditation](108820) 110. [四禅天的境界 The States of the Four Dhyana Heavens](108819) 111. [贪着境界会招魔 Attachment to States Leads to Demonic Possession](108818) 112. [一身病苦从何来? Where Do Illnesses Originate?](108817) 113. [怎样才够资格参禅? What Makes One Qualified to Practice Chan Meditation?](108816) 114. [参禅要克服痛关 In Chan Meditation, We Must Pass Through the Gate of Pain](108815) 115. [迷时师度,悟时自度 Confused, You Are Saved by a Teacher. Awakened, You Save Yourself.](108814) 116. [去妄心存真心 Get Rid of False Thoughts; Hold on to True Thoughts](108813) 117. [修道人要受苦 Cultivators of the Way Should Undergo Suffering](108812) 118. [修道人不可打妄语 Cultivators of the Way Must Not Tell Lies](108811) 119. [要修般若波罗蜜多 Cultivate the Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom)!](108810) 120. [《楞严经》是伪经吗? Is the Shurangama Sutra an Inauthentic Sutra?](108809) 121. [入定不是睡觉 Entering Samadhi Is Not the Same as Sleeping](108808) 122. [停止你的妄想吧!Stop Your Idle Thoughts!](108807) 123. [修道目的为成佛 Our Goal in Cultivating the Way Is Buddhahood](108806) 124. [修道不要争第一 Dont Compete to Be Number One As You Cultivate the Way](108805) 125. [久参自然会开悟 Long-term Meditation Will Naturally Bring You to Enlightenment](108804) 126. [修道的六大宗旨 The Six Great Guidelines for Cultivating the Way](108803) 127. [果舜行者出家的因缘 The Story of Cultivator Guo Shuns Leaving the Home-life](108802) 128. [果佐行者出家的因缘 The Story of Cultivator Guo Zuos Leaving the Home-life](108801) 129. [宣化老禅师出家的因缘 The Story of the Venerable Master Hsuan Huas Leaving the Home-life](108800) 130. [虚云老和尚出家的因缘 The Story of Venerable Master Hsu Yuns Leaving the Home-life](108799) 131. [要修无相的功德 Cultivate Merit and Virtue without Marks](108798) 132. [参禅是行六度波罗蜜 Chan Meditation Involves Practicing the Six Paramitas](108797) 133. [什么是无心道人? What Is a Person of the Way Who Is Without Thoughts?](108796) 134. [禅堂是选佛的道场 The Meditation Hall Is a Way-place Where Buddhas Are Selected](108795) 135. [参禅要回光返照 To Investigate Chan, We Must Look Within Ourselves](108794) 136. [天竺取经的玄奘大师 The Story of Great Master Hsuan Tsang, Who Went to India in Search of Sutras](108793) 137. [善恶不离一念心 Good and Evil Are Not Beyond a Single Thought](108792) 138. [开悟要印证才算数 Enlightenment Must Be Certified Before It Counts](108791) 139. [妄想不断不能开悟 We Wont Be Enlightened Until Our Idle Thoughts Stop!](108790) 140. [参禅是开悟的方法 Chan Meditation Is the Method for Attaining Enlightenment](108789) 141. [修行要忍耐 Cultivation Requires Patience](108788) 142. [坐禅能控制生死 How Chan Meditation Can Halt the Process of Birth and Death](108787) 143. [参禅的境界 The State of Chan Meditation](108786) 144. [参话头 On Investigating a Meditation Topic](108785) 145. [控制妄想的秘诀 The Secret to Controlling Random Thoughts](108784) 146. [菩提达摩祖师来中国 The Patriarch Bodhidharmas Advent in China](108783) 147. [魔是来帮助你修道 Demons Help You Cultivate](108782) 148. [清洁空气的电疗法 Using Electrotherapy to Clean the Air](108781) 149. [认真修行莫放逸 Cultivate Diligently and Dont Be Lax](108780) 150. [以妄制妄参话头 Using One Idle Thought to Control Other Idle Thoughts](108779) 151. [禅七的规矩 The Rules of the Chan Session](108778) 152. [弥陀佛七开示 Instructions During an Amitabha Buddha Recitation Session](108777) 153. [观音菩萨与我们是兄弟 Guanyin Bodhisattva is Our Brother](108776) 154. [法法皆通念观音 Penetrate Every Dharma: Recite the Name of Guanyin Bodhisattva](108775) 155. [佛性:是一切众生的本源 The Buddha-nature: the Original Source of All Living Beings](108774) 156. [出家乃是大丈夫事 Leaving the Home-life Is Truly a Heroic Act](108773) 157. [四大道场在美加 Four Great Bodhimandas in the United States and Canada](108772) 158. [出家人要诵三经 Left-home People Should Recite the Three Sutras](108771) 159. [贪享受何必出家 If You Crave Comfort, Why Leave the Home-life?](108770) 160. [十法界不离一念心 The Ten Dharma Realms Are Not Beyond a Single Thought](108768) 161. [圆满十禅七 The Completion of Ten Weeks of Chan](108766) 162. [禅七诲语 Chan Session Instructions](108765) 163. [德行的表现 The Manifestation of a Virtuous Character](108764) 164. [六大宗旨即是五戒 The Six Great Principles Are in Fact the Five Precepts](108763) 165. [得一万事毕 When You Attain the One, All Things Are Done](108762) 166. [参禅要有择法眼 Chan Investigation Requires the Dharma-selecting Eye](108761) 167. [对教育界之感慨痛心呼吁 An Anguished Appeal to Educators](108760) 168. [性、识、意、心 The Nature, Consciousness, Intent, and Mind](108759) 169. [光音天、科学 Science and the Heaven of Light-Sound](108758) 170. [参禅要先打地基 In Investigating Chan, First Lay the Foundation](108757) 171. [来生愿做连体婴 Next Life, I Want to Be a Siamese Twin](108756) 172. [痴爱缠绵成草木 Bound by Infatuation, They Turned into Trees](108755) 173. [好道场难遇 Its Difficult to Encounter a Good Way-place](108754) 174. [耽着味禅头头错 Being Greedy for the Flavor of Chan Is Wrong](108753) 175. [无规矩不能成方圆 Without a Compass and a T-square, You Cant Draw Circles and Squares](108752) 176. [什么是佛法 What is Buddhadharma?](108751) 177. [求菩萨为全球消毒 Asking the Bodhisattva to Disinfect the Planet](108750) 178. [大善大恶,超出数外 Great Good and Great Evil Can Transcend Fate](108749) 179. [佛法最平等 The Buddhadharma is Completely Fair](108748) 180. [恰到好处是中道 Doing It Just Right is the Middle Way](108747) 181. [克期取证打禅七 Chan Sessions Are for Seeking Enlightenment in a Limited Time](108746) 182. [为世界和平而努力 Working Hard For World Peace](108745) 183. [爱欲是修道的绊脚石 Love and Desire: The Stumbling Blocks in Cultivation](108744) 184. [莫待老来方学道 Dont Wait Until Youre Old to Cultivate the Way](108743) 185. [万物皆在说法 All the Myriad Things Are Speaking the harma](108742) 186. [修德、造业 Cultivating Virtue versus Creating Karma](108741) 187. [「无漏」的智慧光明 The Wisdom Light of “Non-outflows”](108740) 188. [应无所住而生其心 You Should Produce the Thought Which Abides Nowhere](108739) 189. [学佛法要拿出真心 In Studying Buddhism, You Must Use a True Mind](108738) 190. [金山圣寺的家风 A Constantly Bubbling Spring Appeared by the Temple](108737) 191. [寺前涌出常流水 A Constantly Bubbling Spring Appeared by the Temple](108736) 192. [学佛要修戒定慧 To Study Buddhism, We Must Cultivate Precepts, Samadhi, and Wisdom](108735) 193. [众生无边誓愿度 Living Beings Are Boundless; I Vow to Save Them All.](108734) 194. [念菩萨能明心见性 Recite the Bodhisattvas Name to Understand the Mind and See the Nature](108733) 195. [毋临渴而掘井 Dont Wait Till Youre Thirsty to Dig a Well](108732) 196. [念佛如同打电话 Reciting the Buddhas Name Is Like Making a Phone Call](108731) 197. [早起晚睡为谁忙 Rising Early and Retiring Late, for Whom Are We Busy?](108730) 198. [修行有四个阶段 The Four Stages of Cultivation](108729) 199. [教他作,罪加三级 Telling Others to Do Something Increases the Severity of the Offense](108728) 200. [忏悔就是改过自新 To Repent and Reform Means to Change Our Faults and Turn Over a New Leaf](108727) 201. [极乐世界在眼前 The Land of Ultimate Bliss Is Right Before Our Eyes](108726) 202. [大悲咒能消灾难 The Great Compassion Mantra Can Dispel Calamities](108725) 203. [佛法在行不在说 The Buddhadharma Is in Practice, Not in Talking](108724) 204. [每天问问我是谁?Every Day,Ask Yourself,Who Am I?](102968) 205. [虔诚念消灾吉祥神咒 Sincerely Recite the Auspicious Spirit Mantra for Eradicating Disasters](59311) 206. [万佛城1990年5月戒坛开示 Instructions at the May 1990 Precept Platform](59308) 207. [上人规矩集锦:讲法的规矩 A Collection of the Venerable Masters Rules: On Giving Dharma Talks](59307) 208. [讲法的规矩 The Way to Speak Dharma](59306) 209. [人的七情 The Seven Emotions](59303) 210. [达摩祖师与梁武帝 Patriarch Bodhidharma And Emperor Wu Of Liang](59302) 211. [阎罗王的五封信 King Yamas Five Letters](59300) 212. [化一个坐具之地 To Seek a Sitting Cloths Worth of Ground](59299) 213. [老实修行 Cultivate honestly](59298) 214. [百子毒蛇作怪 The Hundred-Son Poisonous Snake Makes Trouble.](59297) 215. [若人静坐一须臾 If a Person Sits Quietly in Dhyana Samadhi for an Instant](59296) 216. [佛来佛斩,魔来魔斩 If the Buddha Comes, Smash Him; If A Demon Comes, Beat Him Away.](59295) 217. [为什么我持银钱戒呢? Why Did I Hold the Precept of Not Touching Money?](59293) 218. [行的时候还是禅 Even Walking Is a Time for Chan](59292) 219. [末法 —— 白衣为人超渡 Laity Cross Over Living Beings](59290) 220. [世界坏的根本 The Basic Cause Of The Worlds Demise](59289) 221. [从事教育也是修行 Teaching in the Schools is Also Cultivation](59288) 222. [人生第一件大事--皈依三宝 The Greatest Thing in Life--Taking Refuge with the Triple Jewel](59287) 223. [教育是我一生的愿力 Education Has Been My Lifelong Resolve](59286) 224. [以柔制刚,以弱胜强 Overcoming Hardness With Softness,Conquering Strength With Weakness](59285) 225. [修行要与佛法合而为一 In Cultivation, We Must Become One With the Dharma](59284) 226. [看得破,放得下,随处都是自在的 If you can see through things and put them down, you will be free wherever you are.](59283) 227. [念念不空过,念念向道上 In thought after thought, do not pass the time in vain. In thought after thought, go towards the Tao.](59282) 228. [少说一句话,多念一声佛 Speak One Sentence Less, Recite the Buddhas Name One Time More](59281) 229. [法无定法,说无定说 The Dharma Is Not Fixed And There is No Fixed Way To Expound It](59280) 230. [出家人不搭袈裟就等于还俗 Left-home People Who Do Not Wear Their Kashaya Sash Have Just As Good As Returned to Lay-life](59277) 231. [长青老人志不老 混沌赤子天真佛 Old Folks, Young at Heart, Have the Original Childish Innocence of Buddha](59276) 232. [教育破产道德坏 谁大谁小伦常乖 Education Is Bankrupt, Morality Has Collapsed Human Relationships Are All Out of Order](59275) 233. [上堂说法无法可说 Ascending the Hall to Speak Dharma, There Is No Dharma to Speak Of](59274) 234. [不懂修行到处跑 若真修行何用跑 Not Knowing How to Cultivate, People Run Everywhere](59273) 235. [日常生活见修行 食衣住行显功夫 Cultivation is seen in Daily life.How we eat, dress, live, and act shows our skill.](59272) 236. [国际道场十方丛林 万佛圣城气象更新 An International Way-place of the Ten Directions,The Sagely City of Ten Thousand Buddhas Has a New Air](59271) 237. [爱死病:人类的浩劫!AIDS: The Scourge of Humanity!](59270) 238. [修行人一切要整洁 A Cultivator Must Be Tidy All Around](59269) 239. [行菩萨道是利人无我 Cultivate the Bodhisattva Path: Benehot Others and Forget Self](59267) 240. [修道最好持银钱戒 In Cultivation, it is Best to Keep the Precept Against Holding Money](59266) 241. [修行人要立冲天之志 A Cultivator Should Make a Roaring Resolve](59265) 242. [僧众和合团结,国运昌隆 The Sangha Assembly Unites in Harmony, and the Destiny of the Country Flourishes.](59264) 243. [爱死病、新肺炎与欲、爱、情 AIDS, New Pneumonia, Desire and Emotional Love](59262) 244. [上人于金峰圣寺开示 Venerable Masters Talk at Gold Summit Sagely Monastery](59261) 245. [上人开示 摘要 Ven. Masters Talk](59260) 246. [上人戒期开示 Venerable Masters Talk during the Precept Ordination](59259) 247. [宣化上人对汉堡大学学生开示 Master Hua Speaks to Students Visiting From Humboldt State University](59256) 248. [启发内在的智慧 Activating Inherent Wisdom](59255) 249. [人类的未来 The Future of Humankind](55671) 250. [《楞严经》是照妖镜 The Shurangama Sutra Is a Demon-spotting Mirror](55670) 251. [〈楞严咒〉的妙用 The Wonderful Effects of the Shurangama Mantra](55669) 252. [佛弟子应诵持《楞严经》Disciples of the Buddha Should Recite and Uphold the Shurangama Sutra](55668) 253. [天地灵文楞严咒 The Shurangama Mantra--The Efficacious Language of Heaven and Earth](55667) 254. [不要种地狱的种子 Dont Plant a Seed for the Hells](55666) 255. [不要错过受五戒的机会 Dont miss the chance to receive the five precepts](55656) 256. [什么叫「居士」? Who are the lay people? 什么叫「五戒」? What are the five precepts?](55655) 257. [什么叫「绮语」? What is loose speech?](55654) 258. [十善是什么? What are the ten good deeds?](55653) 259. [必须向出家人求戒 Precepts should be requested from a left-home person--an ordained monk](55652) 260. [佛教徒要守持的根本戒律 The basic rules to be observed by Buddhists](55651) 261. [可不可以抽烟? Is smoking allowed?](55650) 262. [受五戒的重要性 The importance of receiving the five precepts](55649) 263. [受五戒的好处 The benefits of receiving the five precepts](55648) 264. [学佛法没有什么利益? Is there no benefit in studying the Buddhadharma?](55647) 265. [不受戒是真「自由」吗? Will not receiving precepts give you true freedom?](55646) 266. [破戒怎么办?What if I break the precepts?](55645) 267. [老修行的故事 The story of an old cultivator](55644) 268. [文殊菩萨的宝珠 ManjusHri Bodhisattvas Precious Pearl](55643) 269. [不要做自己的辩护律师 Dont act as your own defense attorney](55642) 270. [什么是净戒? What are PURE precepts?](55641)