How to Develop One Heart, One Intention

How to Develop One Heart, One Intention:

1. 漸悟 (Jiànwù)
Gradual Realization
Disciplined learning of the Dharma.

2. 頓悟 (Dùnwù)
Sudden Realization
After long-term discipline, practice One Heart, Two Gates:

• First Gate:
  No worries
  No stress
  No tension
• Second Gate:
  Observing Dharma
  Developing Dharma
  Becoming Dharma

3. 感悟 (Gǎnwù)
Jumping System
Appreciate the heart of Amitabha Pure Land System by truly being aware of how incredible this system is.
😄🙏☸🍀💚

Sifu’s Discussion on Different Spaces Seen in Meditation

• Buddhism – Jing Tu = Pure Land
• Daoism – Describes different gods: regular gods / shen / possibly shien?

Human-level gods:

Egyptian, Roman, Viking, Greek, Indian, etc.

• These gods have human-style realms—powerful, well-built, full of material value, energy, and technology.
• Always about power, glory, and fantastic appearances.
• Impressive, but not much joy—don’t feel like you want to stay.

Beyond that (possibly "shien"?):

• Daoist Realms – United with nature

  • Paradise is not built from technology, but from the Four Elements.
  • A universe of energetic gods' zones.
  • Joy comes freely from harmony with nature.

Buddhist Realms – Pure, golden energy

• A pure, empty, light, and free feeling.
• The heart becomes sincere and pure through development.
• Countless lifetimes trying to understand life.
• Without Dharma, life becomes a trap: birth, suffering, death—never knowing why.
• Amitabha Buddha created a system to help us escape that cycle.

Amitabha Buddha’s Hua Sheng – Pure Land System

• The Pure Land must be 100% pure.

• Everyone there has Bodhisattva awareness, though not yet full Bodhisattva ability.

• That ability can be developed after arrival—that’s the foundation.

• Everything is illusion, created from our heart.

• Our heart is not strong—so together we create a shared heart of reincarnation, suffering, and karma.

• When we develop Dharma, an eternal force awakens.

• A strong heart means reincarnation can no longer control us—this is the Bodhisattva path.

• Consciousness is the potential awareness of life.

  • Every life has the potential to become a Buddha.
  • Buddhahood = Buddha Heart
  • This potential can be developed to a high level.

Bodhisattvas

Bodhisattvas learn many Dharmas:

• Martial arts
• Healing
• Talents, arts
• Logical power
• Language power
• Awareness of other life force powers

They become skilled in all of them and keep adding new abilities lifetime after lifetime.
Eventually, one reaches Bodhisattva Level 1 (out of 10).
After graduating all 10 levels: become a Buddha.

How to Develop One Heart, One Intention

• Motivation and passion are not enough—trying hard is not the best way to reach joy.
• Joy never comes from tension.
• Discipline becomes joy once you become aware of it.
• Slowly clean out all blindness through discipline—see through the illusion.

Two Ways:

1. Discipline with awareness:

   • Life is an illusion.
   • Discipline leads to slow but real awakening.

2. Talking to your heart (Concentration Style):

   • Ask your heart / soul:

     • Who am I?
     • What is life about?
     • Am I lost?

   • Be aware of Dharma at the same time.

Internal Work:

• Could be blind doubt or suffering.

• Ask: Am I in it? Or causing it?

• Bowing practice:

  • Regret becomes a chip for the future.
  • Regret should make you strong, not weak.
  • Make wise choices.
  • Recreate your behavior—bow to Buddhas for help.
  • Train humility.

Being good at something doesn’t mean you’ve mastered everything. There’s always more to train.

External Work:

• Training
• Conditioning
• Standards
• Recognize: the main cause is always your own choices.

How Bodhisattvas Train Spiritually

• Open heart
• Understand Truth
• Kindness and compassion
• Pure heart
• Develop unlimited artistic wisdom

Let go of ego—it’s like a stinky diaper from a million lifetimes.
Laugh, throw it away—right away!
Throw it away with light, smile, and joy!

Daily Practice Begins with Dharma:

1. Reduce tension
2. Relax
3. Read Dharma
4. Train Taiji
5. Follow Dharma Joy
6. Follow Training Systems

Meditation Development Process

• Create timelessness
• Stretch
• Release tension
• Share
• Relax
• Enjoy nature
• Improve your surroundings
• Develop Taiji
• Read philosophy
• Observe
• Meditate
• Bow

One Heart, Two Gates – Procedure

One Side:

• No tension
• No stress
• No worry

Other Side:

• Observe Dharma
• Develop Dharma
• Become Dharma

Appreciation Heart – Amitabha Buddha System

If you can truly appreciate it, it becomes sincere.
It’s easy to say—hard to do.