About “mindisbuddha.org”: Buddhism, Chanting, Chinese, etc …..

This is my personal blog, but it also links to a Zen meditation group that meets at my house and also online. If you are looking for the Dae Do Sah Zen Group – that web page is here.

This blog consists mostly of stuff that I find here and there, and that I don’t want to forget. The two most common themes for posts are Buddhist Chanting and Chinese – and these very often overlap.

The Ten Merits of Yeom Bul Chanting (高聲念佛十種功德)

First, the merit of waking us from sleep.
Second, the merit of surprising and repelling malicious spirits.
Third, the merit of the sound reaching to the ten directions.
Fourth, the merit of resting the suffering of the three lower paths.
Fifth, the merit of keeping out exterior sounds.
Sixth, the merit of keeping the mind which is chanting from scattering.
Seventh, the merit of (helping us) to make ferocious effort.
Eighth, the merit of making all the buddhas happy.
Ninth, the merit of bringing the experience of samādhi directly to us.
Tenth, the merit of bringing about rebirth in the Pure Land.