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Nhạc Kinh Pháp Cú – Verses 1 and verses 35

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Dear brothers and sisters,

Anh Hoành wrote in A brief exposition on the Heart Sutra (12):

“Suffering, ultimately, is a mental phenomenon.  Even if the stimulus is external, such as a hard slap on the face, it is still the mind that suffers or not—if your cheek is burning from the slap but your mind feels happy about it, then where is the suffering?  Therefore, Buddhism teaches the extinction of suffering by teaching us to control our mind, i.e., to keep the mind tranquil at all time.  The mind is the beginning and the end—the mind is ignorance and Buddha. Continue reading Nhạc Kinh Pháp Cú – Verses 1 and verses 35 →

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John 13

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Series on John:
(0), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),
 (12), (13), (14),(15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (final)

Chapters 13 to 17 contain Jesus’ teachings during the Last Supper,
which took place on Thursday, now celebrated as Holy Thursday.

Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet

13 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

I have talked about the Passover in John 4.

2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 

Different interpretations of about “the devil had already prompted Judas.” Does that means Judas was not responsible for his act?

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