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December 2024 Vajra Bodhi Sea 47This anthology of talks by senior teachers in the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association presents a pragmatic approach to Buddhism. These senior teachers, Reverend Heng Sure, Dharma Master Heng Lai, Dharma Master Heng Lyu, Dharma Master Heng Chih, Martin Verhoeven, and Doug Powers, all are Venerable Master Hsuan Hua%u2019s disciples. Their talks cover topics such as the four noble truths and meditation, devotional practices such as recitation and bowing, and even spending the holidays with family. This book is published in 2024 by the Buddhist Text Translation Society and accessible for beginners and also informative for long-term practitioners. As the editor%u2019s note in the introduction, %u201cAs young Dharma practitioners, the chance to learn from longterm practitioners is valuable in and of itself.%u201d Developing Virtue Girls School students interviewed four of these teachers at the Buddha Hall of City of Ten Thousand Buddhas from 8:20pm to 9:00pm on November 12 and 22, 2024. Some of their questions and answers in the interview are as follows:Question for Dharma Master Heng Lai: %u201c%u2018You have to endure to breakthrough.%u2019 According to that idea, you have to do what actually feels unnatural, to %u65b0%u66f8%u51fa%u7248%u300a%u5167%u5fc3%u4e4b%u9053%u300b%u2014%u6cd5%u754c%u4f5b%u6559%u7e3d%u6703%u5e2b%u9577%u5011%u7684%u6cd5%u8a9eBTTS New Release The Path Within %u2014 Talks by Teachers of the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association%u6cd5%u754c%u97f3DHARMA REALM NEWS%u9019%u672c%u6cd5%u754c%u4f5b%u6559%u7e3d%u6703%u8cc7%u6df1%u5e2b%u9577%u7684%u6cd5%u8a9e%u96c6%uff0c%u4ecb%u7d39%u4e86%u5be6%u7528%u7684%u4f5b%u6559%u6559%u7fa9%u3002%u9019%u4e9b%u8cc7%u6df1%u5e2b%u9577%uff0c%u90fd%u662f%u5ba3%u5316%u4e0a%u4eba%u7684%u5f1f%u5b50%uff0c%u5305%u62ec%u6bd4%u4e18%u6052%u5be6%u6cd5%u5e2b%u3001%u6052%u4f86%u6cd5%u5e2b%u3001%u6052%u5f8b%u6cd5%u5e2b%u3001%u6bd4%u4e18%u5c3c%u6052%u6301%u6cd5%u5e2b%u3001%u4ee5%u53ca%u5169%u4f4d%u5c45%u58eb%u99ac%u6c40%u2022Compiled and Translated by Celina Li and Zhong Wen Shi%u674e%u6085%u5e0c%u3001%u937e%u6587%u8a69 %u6574%u7406/%u7ffb%u8b6f