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Enduring
Affection and Great Love
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| (Translated by Linda Leu,
Northern CA) |
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Love for a relative, lover or friend leads
to emotional troubles and often causes suffering and torment.
Master Cheng Yen's lecture, "Speak of Enduring Affection,
Express Great Love," offers people an alternative attitude
towards dealing with emotion. The Master says, "If you want
to speak of affection, then speak of enduring affection—the
affection of enlightenment; if you wish to practice love, then
you must practice great love—the love of liberation [from
the cycle of reincarnation]."
The Buddha encourages us to have Great Love—to
love deeply, to love universally, to achieve detachment from self
and harmony with the natural universe. We should not become mired
in the trap of personal, selfish "small love."
