The Depths of Chan Liturgy Part 6: Samantabhadra's Fifth Vow

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Guo Gu is a Chan teacher, author, and Buddhist scholar. He is the founder and teacher of the Tallahassee Chan Center in Florida and founder of the socially engaged intra-denominational Buddhist organization, Dharma Relief. As one of the few teachers carrying on the living wisdom of Chan Buddhism in the West, Guo Gu has a unique ability to bring profound Buddhist teachings to life through concrete methods of practice. He has touched the hearts of many students across the globe where he leads multi-day, intensive Chan retreats in different countries. https://guogulaoshi.org

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The Depths of Chan Liturgy Part 6: Samantabhadra's Fifth Vow

The Way of Chan with Guo Gu

1 hour 17 minutes 1 second

8 months ago

The Depths of Chan Liturgy Part 6: Samantabhadra's Fifth Vow

Merit and The Ten Great Vows of Samantabhadra.

“I vow to rejoice in the merits of others.”

Samantabhadra

“In order to really rejoice in the merits of others we have to be selfless.”

Guo Gu

Merit shapes our connections with other sentient beings and is built upon recognizing the goodness in others. People serve as mirrors, revealing what needs to be done in our practice by exposing how the self manifests—through arrogance, liking, disliking, othering, judging and other ways. By gaining distance from these habitual tendencies, we can begin to truly see the goodness in others.

Guo Gu shows how we can use our One-Minute Chan practice to practice seeing the goodness in ourselves and others; building new neural pathways that will then lead to merit.

The Ten Great Vows of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, outlined in the Avatamsaka Sutra, are profound principles for those on the path to Buddhahood. These vows represent a complete path of dedication, compassion, and commitment to benefiting all beings. They provide a framework for practice that not only transforms the self but also brings wisdom and compassion into the world.

The Ten Great Vows of Samantabhadra

To pay homage to all the buddhas
To glorify the qualities of all the tathagatas
To make ample offerings to all the buddhas
To confess and repent of all one's misdeeds
To rejoice in the merits of others
To always to request the preaching of the dharma
To entreat enlightened beings to remain in the world
To always to study the teachings of the buddha
To always to respond to sentient beings according to their various needs
To dedicate all merits to sentient beings that they may achieve Buddhahood.

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