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"Achieving Purity: Breaking Free from the Five Impurities in Sukhavati"
This talk details the Pure Land, Sukhavati, emphasizing purity and freedom from pollution, particularly the five kinds of impurities hindering progress: time, views, desires, cyclic existence, and afflictions. Time equated with money becomes a barrier to freedom, leading to a hurried existence filled with endless busyness. In contrast, Sukhavati allows leisurely activities and deep connections. Mindful practices like breathing and smiling foster presence and freedom from time pressures. Amitabh Buddha teaches releasing fixed views and desires to achieve purity. Attachment to rigid views causes suffering, while the 14 precepts of interbeing guide letting go of attachments. Afflictions like craving, anger, and confusion pollute the mind, hindering spiritual growth. Breaking free from cyclic existence and aimless wandering is essential for spiritual progress. The Pure Land sutra outlines practices to overcome these impurities, manifesting purity in the present moment.
