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(XNUMX) Experience the great compassion of Amitabha

(XNUMX) Experience the great compassion of Amitabha Buddha (Part XNUMX)

Dear presidents, benevolent, respected fellow practitioners, and respected planners... Good evening, everyone! Amitabha~~

Yesterday... I mentioned to fellow practitioners that our respect for seeking the Dharma should be implemented? So today, many fellow practitioners have good roots. Hearing a little reminder from us, today everyone can be seated on time, but let’s take a look at the comparison of women. There is good root.But I believe that men are usually busy. The reason why they can't enter the venue on time as much as possible is because they have to take time out of their busy schedule. This is also very rare.

So yesterday we learned from the forty-eight vows of the "Blessed Life Sutra", the first vow: "The Taoist Wish of No Evil in the Country" and the second vow: "The Wish of Not Falling into Evil".From the deep meaning hidden in these two wishes, many of our fellow practitioners with deep roots of goodness have been able to realize the great compassion of Amitabha towards us that is superior to the Buddhas.At the same time, I also understand the special deep bond between Amitabha Buddha and us.The most important thing is...we are able to grasp the method of interacting with Amitabha more accurately than ever before.That is to say, from the heart of Amitabha Buddha and the behavior of Amitabha Buddha, we have to experience this with our heart, so that we can directly connect with Amitabha Buddha.

If we can experience it sincerely from the heart, then our destiny in the future will definitely be the top grade. After we die, we will see the Buddha immediately and go straight to the retribution.This is what we have understood in the past, as long as we can die in the next generation, it will be Amitabha.Even after the death, he can at most be born in the land where the sages live together.This is a completely different result, so what we want to bring to you in this lecture is the most complete result, the most extraordinary result, and we also hope that fellow practitioners... will be able to get peace of mind and achieve the consummation of this method now! Rather than having to worry every day, we have to wait until the end of life to be sure of being able to die. This goal can be achieved by all of us.

(XNUMX) Experience the great compassion of Amitabha Buddha (Part XNUMX of XNUMX)

So the next thing we have to learn is the third wish among the forty-eighth: "The golden wish for the body."Fourth wish: "Thirty-two wishes."And the fifth vow: "The vow that there is no difference in the body". Among these three vows, it can help us to deeply understand the great compassion of Amitabha that surpasses the Buddhas.

We usually...we often hear admiring the great compassion of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. What we learned yesterday was to experience the great compassion of Amitabha! Then we may feel a little more relaxed after studying this part.But it is always necessary to eliminate the karma first, first experience the compassion of Amitabha Buddha, let us develop a heart of repentance and shame, and then learn to learn this method with a little heart.

Then the next few vows to learn today are the vows that Amitabha Buddha made to help us break off our worries and meet our various needs. Generally speaking, we can roughly understand it; our Dharma training is nothing but to help us. Get rid of my two attachments, then the most important ego of sentient beings lies in appearance. This is a very attachment to me, this person, and my body!It can be said that most of the troubles are caused by this ego!Therefore, Buddha Amitabha is very wise. He made these three vows first to help us get rid of the heaviest worries and the roughest worries. Then we will be able to practice more smoothly.

Let’s take a look at a scripture first: "When I was a Buddha, all sentient beings in the world of ten directions gave birth to me. They all had a purple-milled true golden body. They had thirty-two kinds of male appearances. They were pure and clean and understood the same type. If there are differences in appearance There are ugly people who do not take enlightenment. "There are three wishes in this passage: "The body is golden, thirty-two, and the body is indistinguishable." This "the golden wish for the body to be fully understood", this wish represents...the old layman Huang Nianzu wrote in the "Blessed Life Sutra", He has an explanation from the Master Yinshandao: "The Buddhas want to live permanently and remain unchanged, but the old is golden." Therefore, the expression of this wish is actually to live and remain unchanged. Let us not think that we are dead, all They are all golden. Some people don't like golden ones, some people like white ones, and some people like pink ones. They all have different preferences, so we must learn the scriptures to understand its true inner meaning.

(XNUMX) Experience the great compassion of Amitabha Buddha (XNUMX of XNUMX)

In addition, there are two wishes. "Thirty-two phases" represents the perfect phase, and this "no difference in the body" is the equal phase. If we are reborn into the bliss world, we will all be equal and complete the phase, then if this The phase cannot be maintained forever, just as we have birth, aging, sickness and death now, then these vows are equal to gray hair, so these three vows are also indispensable.Then why do you say that this external minister is our most serious trouble!Let’s start with the women, who have a particularly serious problem with this aspect.From the age of thirteen or fourteen, I began to like to look in the mirror, and I have been watching for pimples all day long, and then whether my body has become more beautiful, and I am starting to become an adult!Then gradually when you were seventeen or eighteen, you started to buy cosmetics, until you were a teenager, and you don’t know how much money and energy you spent on this appearance, it would be worse if you look a little uglier than others. .Since I was a child, I have a sense of inferiority complex, so that personality will be weird, and I don't like others.Then this is an internal trouble again. If the more beautiful tribute is slow, and it looks sacred and inviolable, then it is sure that the interpersonal relationship is not good, so it will really derive a lot from the appearance. The problem.Even men are the same. Men are not only women, but men also have physical problems. If there are many differences in appearance, it should be psychologically affected. Otherwise, there are many men’s beauty salons and their business is quite good. Ok.Why should I care about maintenance? That's for sure... I also care about these things in my heart, but what I care more about is the difference. This body is indistinguishable. In fact, it covers a wide range of meanings, not just our body, including ours. Power, status, and the difference between the rich and the poor, etc...The resulting problem is even greater.It's so small...especially men are doing careers, and competition is incompatible in all aspects; it's so big that the entire country causes wars and world turmoil. This is all because of various differences.So it is true that Buddha Amitabha is very wise, and he immediately thought of helping us to get rid of these troubles, because he hopes that we can become Buddhas as soon as we die, so he first issued these three vows to help us get rid of these heaviest troubles.

(XNUMX) Experience the great compassion of Amitabha Buddha (fourth of four)

Then, if we want to get rid of these troubles in this world, is there any way? The forty-nine years of Buddha Shakyamuni’s lectures are really painstaking. How do you talk about this? From the perspective of each sect, but we are very Clearly, we can see that the various injustices and turmoil in the world before us have been reduced? No.This is very obvious, we know that using persuasion is really useless for us who are strong and difficult beings.But it is not a question of the law. The law itself is not wrong, and we cannot do it.We have heard that some people with deep roots of goodness are willing to accept and try hard to practice; but what if you can't do it? There is only Amitabha...there is a way, what way!He simply didn't persuade him. It's wonderful to directly meet our requirements, so that we don't need to fix our troubles and we will break off naturally.

So it is a great kindness, from here you can see the heart of Amitabha.It's like a mother. How can this little child teach and persuade, but just refuse to listen. What should I do if he doesn't listen? Alright!Then I will do it for you, the house is messed up and not tidy up, okay!I will sort it out for you, and have caused a lot of misfortunes outside. The habits are very bad and there is no way!I'll take care of the mess for you.Isn't the mother like this? The Buddha Amitabha really said, because he has already seen through it, we who are sinful and suffering, there is indeed no way to do it, so we simply came up with this method of peace and happiness.Our Pure Land Method is the Anle Method so that we don’t need to practice anymore, we don’t have to work hard to cultivate, haha, just think of some clever methods.

This method is very effective, very effective, because when we die, each of us will be able to obtain the full thirty-two aspects. This thirty-two aspect is also an expression. All the solemnity has reached the highest level, and everyone is equal. , The worries caused by the difference of that kind of difference are gone.Not only there is none, but these various solemnities will never change. You see that these three wishes are perfectly worthy. Since everyone is satisfied in this respect, the habit of our ordinary beings is to have the best in everything and the most complete in everything. , Everything is lower than the high and low compared to others... Always have to fight for the first place, in all aspects, whether it is appearance, power status, this habit is too heavy.It's not easy to be judged, so Amitabha simply satisfied us. Now that we are satisfied, there is no problem.We don’t even have the preconditions for the birth of troubles, so it is really suitable for us to study. Apart from the method set by Buddha Amitabha, it can really help us to cut off the troubles and become the Buddha. How about the methods taught by the other ten Buddhas? It is useless for us to speak hard.So this method is really aimed at us, and it fits the special method we have opened.

Excerpts from Disciple Biliu Respectfully--Approved by Master Renjing

(XNUMX) Understand the truth and let go

(XNUMX) Understand the truth and let go naturally (Part XNUMX)

People who are not vegan yet, yes? Yes! Don’t ask you to raise your hands. This is a bit embarrassing. When someone pays attention to you, it might make you uncomfortable, so I’ll tell you something about me. In the past...it was a process of struggling to change to a vegetarian diet. Actually, I was a vegetarian very early, probably in my twenties, and in my early twenties. I was not vegetarian because of studying Buddhism, but because Dr. Lei Jiunan advocated a living diet. At that time, I was just In order to maintain health, and at the same time to do a little bit for this environmental protection work, the most important thing is to hope that I can be healthy.So I made my mind to be a vegetarian, so because this motivation is self-interested and altruistic, so it's pretty smooth. Once I started eating, I continued to eat for about three or four months, but it's not really that way. Clean, sometimes think of eating meat, especially I like chicken drumsticks the most.Now that I am not tempted, I am not tempted a long time ago.

It was really hard at the beginning when I was quitting, why? Because I was the eldest granddaughter, and then I stuck to my grandparents all day when I was young. Our three-generation grandfather is the largest and very majestic.Then grandpa is the biggest, and I am older than grandpa, so every time we have chicken drumsticks in the family, we have one. I am used to eating, but the others are okay. I am not very interested in other fish and seafood.

So since I was little to grow up for more than XNUMX years, I really ate a lot of Amitabha Buddha. At that time, for about three or four months, I often thought of it as chicken drumsticks. When I thought of drooling, other things were okay. Then one day I thought , I started to make excuses for myself, and I said: Anyway! It doesn’t matter if I eat a bit, I only eat chicken drumsticks. I haven’t eaten anything else and it shouldn’t hurt my body too much. Then I heard that eating beef is good for me. Environmental protection is more harmful. It seems to say that the carbon dioxide emitted by the world to raise cattle is more polluting than the total number of vehicles and vehicles in the world. So I think I don’t eat beef anyway. This chicken drumstick is better, anyway. For a lot of reasons...Finally gathered up the courage and ran to buy two chicken drumsticks.I haven't eaten it for a long time, so I bought two at a time, and then took one in the right hand and one in the left. I happily wanted a good meal.

As a result, I almost vomited out after the bite enthusiastically. I didn't expect it, because it smelled quite fragrant, and I felt very sick as soon as I bite it down.I now think that there is still a little reaction, that is, the feeling is that because there is a kind of fuel consumption, in fact, our body, if you don’t eat it for a few months, after no more similar food enters the body, in fact, its body has already begun to physiology. Reacted... changed.

(XNUMX) Understand the truth and let go naturally (XNUMX of XNUMX)

So when the same thing comes in, it's a bit strange, it's not as delicious as we thought, but it's actually okay. At that time, because I didn't give up, I would eat it first before talking; if I insist on pressing it down I'm afraid that the idea of deliciousness is still there, and the more I think about it, the more delicious it is. For my basic nature, I simply face the reality.As a result, it was completely broken when I ate it. Later, it was disgusting to think that the chicken thigh was not very delicious, and it was really broken, but I was a bit more troublesome. If I can cut it directly, I cut it directly. Really When it doesn’t work, it’s not bad if you can bear it for a few months. I think the effect is really good.

In fact, this principle is the same for me. If you want me to be as hard as a stone, I am afraid that the effect will not be very good for me, and it does not fit my foundation. Like many things, I must make it clear. After I figured it out, let it go naturally. If I were to force myself to deceive myself, I'm afraid that the sequelae would rebound even more. This is fundamental to my nature.

So Amitabha actually knows us well, and he really loves us very much. When he loves us, it is almost like a mother pampering her children. Anyway, He wants to help us get rid of this trouble and help us become a Buddha quickly. And he knows us very well, and this trick is very effective for us, so I just made these wishes to satisfy us. This is the method of peace and happiness. From another aspect, this skillfully helps us get rid of these vices.

So what about the thirty-two phases... Let’s briefly mention a few here. There are too many thirty-two types, and we don’t have enough time here. I will simply cite a few more important ones, which are more personal to us. Yes, in the thirty-two phases, there is a desire to have a phase, that is, a long tongue and a long tongue. To feel this good, at least the third life must not play liars, and the third life does not play liars, and the tongue can reach the nose. Here, so you go back and look in the mirror to see if you get to the nose. If you get to the nose, it means that this person has not lied for at least three lives.I’m afraid it’s very difficult for us ordinary beings not to speak lie in one day, not to mention the three lives, three lifetimes, I’m afraid it’s not easy. Then if the three great aspirants don’t lie, the tongue will cover this forehead. This is only The Buddha's appearance.So here, through the thirty-two phases, we specifically cite this item to remind everyone that if we don’t lie, not only can we feel this good phase in the future, but we can avoid a lot of it now. Opportunities to create karma, because this is the precept of our five most basic precepts, don’t lie.

Excerpts from Disciple Biliu Respectfully--Approved by Master Renjing

(XNUMX) The importance of initiation and precepts

(XNUMX) The importance of initiation and precepts

Many fellow practitioners, especially those we learned, I found that many older fellow practitioners did not even have the Three Guilds, let alone the Five Precepts.The lecture tour for more than a month did indeed make this discovery. It may be that some fellow practitioners had a misunderstanding of this precept. The old monk didn't particularly emphasize it. In fact, we were not careful enough.The old monk once said that he didn’t seem to be very active in persuading people to ask for the five precepts. In case they do not hold well and break the precepts! It’s even more troublesome. Some fellow practitioners came to ask me questions like this. I said you misunderstood. The meaning of this statement, in fact, the old monk often speaks with deep meaning in it. It is not to advise you not to take the precepts. How could it be possible!

In fact, I really hope that after you take the precepts, you will be held well, so we must be very careful to understand the meaning of the old monk’s saying, because some fellow practitioners misunderstood this situation. In fact, Old monks often said that the Five Precepts are the basics of life. Even if you don’t ask for the Five Precepts, have you made any mistakes?Have.You kill, do you want to go to jail if you kill someone?Yes! The laws of the world.

So let’s talk about Buddhism in more detail. Is there any cause and effect when you kill sentient beings?Have.It’s not that you didn’t take the precepts and you didn’t take the precepts. It doesn’t mean that if you didn’t take the precepts, there would be no cause and effect, right? Then you say yes, then I am afraid that I can’t do it after taking the precepts. ?Don’t worry! In fact, no one can hold to Consummation, including when we become a monk, how do we hold the 348 precepts? We women! There are only five precepts, and we have 348 precepts. It is impossible to achieve Consummation, so don't we all stop taking the precepts? Because we are afraid of breaking the precepts.Therefore, we must be clear about this commandment. Our precepts are only good for us and there is no harm. Don’t be afraid of breaking the precepts. You can repent. There is only one person who can hold the true precepts to perfection. Who do you know?Not an old monk, but a Buddha.The old monk still looks like a human being. He always has a little flawed beauty occasionally. He is a little closer to us. It's too perfect. It doesn't look like a human being.But of course we can't see the teacher's shortcomings in our eyes.It would be too arrogant if we say this, it won't work.We are also at fault in the precepts, and only the Buddha is the real Consummation.

So if you understand from this principle, you will know that you will not be afraid if you break the precepts, and you will know what we are ultimately going to pay attention to.If we take the precepts, it means that we want to be diligent, we want to truly practice and practice! If you have this mind, and then you ask for precepts, you will naturally feel the patron saint, the five precepts Five guardian gods, then there is a guardian god, of course; then you are different, it is easier for you to maintain the precepts, and it is easier to reach Consummation, and it is equivalent to having the guardian god by your side, do we feel more at ease when we come and go? One point, it is not the same if you have a precept, you feel that you are not an ordinary person, and you have good friends and guardians around you, and you feel very stable.

And after you ask for the precepts, righteousness is generated in your heart. If you send your mind to learn the precepts, you will be righteous, and a force of strength will be generated. Your whole person walks with your head up and your chest up.It doesn't matter when we don't hold well, we should repent immediately. It is because we don't hold well, so we can develop repentance. This heart is also a kind of spiritual growth.If people are too arrogant and don't know how to repent, it is also very troublesome. Asking for precepts, learning and practicing, and discovering their own shortcomings, then this is exactly the motivation to help us humble and help us to be more positive.If you don't ask for acceptance and don't see your own faults, is there no fault? Yes.It's even worse if you didn't see it, and of course you won't repent if you didn't see it, so the Five Precepts are the most basic.

Fortunately, this time our fellow practitioners in Mahalari also have good roots. There are several other fellow practitioners who have also taken the initiative to convert the five precepts. And this time I came back and some fellow practitioners told me; last time I asked. It’s been a month since they took the precepts. They really feel very stable in their hearts. They feel very happy. They have no trouble after taking the precepts. This is completely a wrong view of their own. They hinder themselves and don’t take responsibility. Pushing to the old monk's side, it is impossible for the old monk to not encourage others to take precepts.He is worried that some of you, in case you think that you can enter Buddhism without precepts or precepts, or other concerns, so he is unwilling to ask you to be so strict.You have to listen to the inner meaning of him clearly, so this... thirty-two equivalence, to have a wide and long tongue, first of all, we must start to cultivate this cause from the five precepts. Of course, once we are born, these are all sufficient. However, if we can start cultivating this cause now, then we can feel the retribution right now. We are not saying that we are asking for rebirth, and we don’t pay attention to anything in our lives and don’t improve. In this way, it doesn’t correspond to this method. of.

Excerpts from Disciple Biliu Respectfully--Approved by Master Renjing

(XNUMX) Respectfully chanting to the Buddha

(XNUMX) Respectfully and honestly recite the Buddha

You can truly appreciate the wishes and actions of Buddha Amitabha. You will naturally want to correct our body and mind, and will naturally chant the Buddha diligently.So it is necessary for us to learn here, how to keep the precepts? How to recite the Buddha? In this way, we will know how to master the correct method when we have really developed this mind of intensive study.Where do you do it? For example, yesterday, I reminded you a little bit that everyone should pay attention to the time when you sit down. This is directly related to a kind of respect for the Fa-seeking. But the fellow practitioners did not do it before because no one reminded them.If we don't know how to do it, we haven't paid attention to this aspect of the problem. So even if we have the intention to practice hard work, we must know how to master it so that our study can go smoothly.

So I feel that our fellow practitioners in Malaysia are indeed very virtuous and meritorious, but we often hear that many fellow practitioners seem to be unable to work hard for a long time in their studies. That is to say, they have not paid special attention to these small places. Sometimes when I listen to the scriptures, I can’t fully grasp the main points, sometimes I misunderstood, I have the opportunity to ask but I dare not ask... Today I will continue to talk about it, so if we really have a problem, we can ask, so even if we have the intention to cultivate To learn, we still need to study very carefully, how to implement these methods in life, then this is a broad and long tongue in the thirty-two equivalents.

In addition, there is also a smooth skin. This wish may be the most joyful for the female audience. Now I wipe the skin care products all the time. It costs a lot of money!In fact, if we recite the Buddha well, it is really the best skin care product.There is also Buddha worship. If you can pray for two hours a day, ten days a week, you will definitely see your face glowing and looking better and better. It will take two consecutive hours. Of course, you can take a break in the middle, and your complexion will be different. Up.Then because of sweating, the whole metabolism starts to be very good, and the skin will get better and better.We are able to improve now. As long as we cultivate the correct cause, there is still a long light and a long light. Amitabha, we know that He shines all over the ten realms. This belongs to the virtue of Dharmakaya, so He still has body light. This body is just one foot away.I don’t know how far one zhang is. You should check for yourself that there are ten zhangs on all sides. In fact, the numbers mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures, etc., are often expressed in terms of the law, and it’s not ours. What can really be imagined, in short, it represents the light of Amitabha Buddha, and the light on the body is very solemn.So every time someone sees and feels, there must be light when he sees the appearance of Amitabha Buddha. Amitabha Buddha appears. We also have light, but we also have body light. But our light follows this person’s mind. Is he For righteous thoughts or evil thoughts, the light is different and the size is different. Even if the thoughts are bad or dim, all beings in the ghost path also have light. They are dark. As long as there is a living body, it is actually a kind of energy. A kind of light.

Like some fellow practitioners, our fellow practitioners here, our fellow practitioners in Mahalari, her father-in-law, I came here last month, and she told me when she was married to you that her father-in-law had just passed away. , Very extraordinary, foreseeable, ninety-three years old.Before he died, he was in his room. There were Buddha statues in his room. He actually saw Amitabha walking out of the portrait twice, and when he saw it for the third time, the whole room was very solemn and bright.

It was fun the first two times. It’s so cute. This old gentleman, what did he say after seeing Buddha Amitabha? Their children asked him, did you see Buddha Amitabha tell him anything? What’s your reaction? He turned out to be an ancient person. Put your hands together politely and say, "Amitabha, thank you for coming!" What do you say in Hokkien? "Thank you for coming." This is a personal education. If it were us, we could imagine it. If one day we Suddenly saw Amitabha Buddha appear in front of us. Have you ever thought about this problem?Normally speaking, of course it will be very pleasantly surprised and even at a loss, so the reaction like this old man is really special and cute.When I saw Amitabha Buddha, I still have to observe the rules and greet "Welcome" first. If it is a kind of person who has the magical powers in his heart to see it, the reaction may not be very normal, and what he sees may not be. Really Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.Because after this kind of person is really let him see, his reaction may be very strong, and he will go around telling others what I see...what I see...like this situation, there is something abnormal.This is what he feels in his heart that is not in a natural state, but he asks for something in his heart, asks for magical powers for induction. If this is the case, be careful of the induction, so if you hear someone tell you , What did I see yesterday... Then you might want to remind him a little bit.

There is another example before: It is a mother and daughter who like to recite the Buddha. The two examples I have given now can also serve as a reference for us. Under normal circumstances, a normal reaction. This mother and daughter are also an old bodhisattva. , And her two daughters like to recite Buddhism very much, and every day when they are honest, they will treat it as a scheduled class, and they will study together at home.One day at about nine o’clock in the evening, I was reciting the Buddha at home as usual, but when I was chanting, the daughter suddenly told her mother: "Mom, have you seen the light in our living room, which is very bright, hitting the ground? There is a needle. I don’t know when it was put. I can’t find it. I usually can’t see it. Because the needle is very thin, I can see it clearly at this time.” Her mother told her, “I saw it a long time ago. Not only did I see, but Amitabha also walked down from the painting, walked up and down, walked up and down, and walked several times." Her daughter said, "Then why didn't you tell me, then do you have anything Reaction?" She said, "No, I don't know how to react, so I smiled at him, nodded and smiled." So this old Bodhisattva was very powerful, and when he saw Amitabha walking around, he didn't even say anything. , I didn’t talk about seeing the light, I still recite the Buddha honestly, so this is true. When you naturally enter that situation, you will naturally feel some natural feelings. This kind of natural feelings, in fact, the person involved, also He can accept it with a normal heart, but he can indeed be blessed in his heart.

So how do we face these various inductions?And how do the people we hear react to it? This is very important-ordinary mind! And this is definitely something you will feel, as long as your cause and destiny are sufficient, you are really honest and honest Buddha name one sentence after another, calm mind You will see it naturally.When you see it, you don’t have to deliberately publicize it. Once you publicize it, your scheming is not correct, and that is not a good idea. If you want to publicize it, you want to treat it as a great thing. It seems to be a result of your own kung fu, etc. You're obsessed with this thought right now.So these two examples can also be used as a reference. Maybe we will be chanting Buddha in the future, maybe we will chant for a year or two, we will also encounter this situation. Of course, it is not that we will die after one or two years. Really The words are also good.

Excerpts from Disciple Biliu Respectfully--Approved by Master Renjing

(XNUMX) Survive in the Pure Land with Truth

(XNUMX) Survive in the Pure Land with Truth

Sometimes when we are chanting Buddhism, it seems to be very happy to hear that I want to make a vow for survival. Anyway, fellow practitioners have to make a vow, and I also want to make a vow. As a result, when it comes to death, the reaction seems to be less enthusiastic.Our Pure Land Method seeks to die with one heart and one mind. This is really not playing fake. We are practicing seriously and doing this important event.We are not escaping from reality... we really understand that the rebirth of bliss is the most extraordinary. You can see these good things that we can feel as soon as we die. Forty-eight, after you finish learning all of them, you can’t wait to die immediately. Yes, it's not dead.In other words, the more we are afraid of death, we will rebirth to the Paradise of Bliss as soon as we have the opportunity. Don't delay! The longer we delay, the more dangerous it will be, in case we accidentally fall into the three evil ways.What we are going to do is this kind of thing, not that listening to the scriptures seems to be very interesting, and then chanting Buddha with everyone is very happy, and when the real time comes, we will run away.

Just like an old Bodhisattva, we often hear that this Gongan is really vivid. We often know that the old Bodhisattva likes it very much. He lights incense and complains in front of the Buddha, right? My daughter-in-law abuses me and is not filial. Although the grandson is cute, he is very filial. It’s annoying, it’s too tiring to take it with me and I don’t have time for myself. I just find time to complain to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas all day long... Then there is an old Bodhisattva who complains every day until one day, the incense lamp master wants to test it. Is it true? Every day I asked Amitabha Buddha to come and pick him up to die, so one day he hid under the table in front of the main hall. The old Bodhisattva came again one day and started to complain... Amitabha talked about a lot of things, After finishing speaking...the incense lamp master said, "Okay! You are so pious, I will pick you up tomorrow, and you will go back and prepare." As a result, I saw no one, so hurry up and run...Hurry up... "Amitabha, don't blame me... Another day...A few days later, how will our family be..." Another bunch of reasons came out...

Everyone, don't laugh! Maybe we are just like her, running faster than her.So we need to know that we are now playing real, not playing fake, not looking for a safe haven. When we have enough in this world or really encounter too many difficulties, there is no way to go. At that time... Ok!Just go!It's not like this!

Our Pure Land Method is to truly understand the grandeur of the world of bliss. At the same time, we also know all the illusions and all kinds of suffering in this world. From these two aspects, you can truly experience them deeply. No one does not want to ask for it right away. Deceased.Just like Mrs. Wetish, Mrs. Wetish in the "Guanjing", she told Shakyamuni Buddha: "I don't want to stay anymore." This is a real Buddha who really wants to die, so we need to know We are Buddhists, what is the purpose of learning? We just don’t want to wait for a moment, and immediately ask to die. To die as a Buddha is not to die! Don’t be afraid! It’s because we are afraid of death, so we have to die as soon as possible to be safe!

This idea should be strengthened to strengthen it, because usually we are accustomed to greedy people and things around us, never thought of saying: I am about to leave this world now.Have you ever thought about this problem? I'm leaving now, no!Everyone thinks that the coffin is meant to pretend to be an old man, not a dead person. Young people will die too. Don’t think that only old people can die.But... you don’t have this kind of alertness, and rarely have this sense of reality, right? In fact, impermanence comes at any time, so we are now listening to the scriptures, especially the practice of learning and recitation of Buddhism. We just want to do it as soon as possible. Master this goal of the Pure Land Method.We can really get this benefit, what benefit? We are sure to be able to become a Buddha, instead of just listening and forming a bond first, what about this!In fact, it can't solve our real problem.What if impermanence comes?And we also have to prepare whether we really want to be reborn, and whether we really have a deep understanding of the suffering, emptiness, and impermanence in this world.

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(XNUMX) Only by making a true wish can you die

(XNUMX) Only by making a true wish can you die

Therefore, I often suggest that fellow practitioners go back and simply make a record every day to truly reflect on this issue. Most people seldom think about this aspect. Am I really willing to die?These fellow practitioners who have already made a vow, have you ever asked yourself whether this vow is true or false? Go back and keep a record of it.Is there someone you love? Someone who can’t let go? If you calmly reflect on this issue, maybe you will find that there are a lot of reasons that you might think of some excuses to live for a few more years, a few months, and then another. For a few days and so on, as long as these are the same..., the patriarch said: "Even if there is a piece of grass you cling to it, you can't die." This is very important. The Pure Land Method is XNUMX% dependent on faith and willingness, and relying on the blessing of Buddha. , But if your wish is not true, then you really can’t die, no matter how powerful the Buddha is, you can’t do anything about it!Because I can't force it!So don’t want to say: It’s so simple that thousands of people will go...it is indeed that thousands of people will go. The problem is that you have to make a wish, and what you want to make is a true wish.

So it’s really necessary to calm down and don’t think that your wish is true. Do you still have craving for your family? Do you have craving for the things around you? Are you really not wanting to stay for a moment? ? Of course, it is not necessary to meet this standard, it is best to be able to do so.why?Just like the old Brazilian prophet monk often mentioned that his prediction hit rate was XNUMX%. From his youth to now, he predicted that now in his forties, he has more than XNUMX records, and his hit rate is XNUMX%.He said that our global temperature is at most five years, and the average will be as high as XNUMX degrees, five years!Then our Malaysia is close to the equator, I am afraid it will be greatly affected, then another one is the most serious. After XNUMX years, there are still chances of large and small planets colliding with the earth. The most serious one will be in the end. Once, just after XNUMX years, the entire global population was probably less than XNUMX%. After XNUMX years, maybe we have not died yet, maybe we will participate in this history for a moment. Then this is a very serious matter. This is very close to our time. This is a huge global disaster.

In this process, there will be countless disasters, large and small, and we may not be spared, so we must have this cause and condition to learn this method.We want to be able to grasp the method and confidence in deciding to die anytime and anywhere, and at the same time, we must make sure that we can really let go of it now. These two things are very important.So although the achievement of this method is very simple, if you don't grasp these two points, there is nothing you can do. Once impermanence comes, it will be too late.

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(XNUMX) Relying on the Buddha's power, the heart will be at ease

(XNUMX) Relying on the Buddha's power, the heart will be at ease

OK! Then let’s look at the following vow. I will read a scripture first: "When I was a Buddha, all sentient beings in our country knew that when I was immeasurable, we could see and hear the ten directions of good and evil. It’s not a matter of vows not to gain enlightenment.” The three previous vows just now help us cut off our worries from the outside. We only have to die, these worries... what kind of struggle between people, some injustice, jealousy, this tribute The problems of higher self, slowness and low self-esteem, and so on, are immediately eliminated.

Then it will be easy for us to practice. Then there will be a total of five supernatural powers. The wish of these five supernatural powers will help us to be able to practice very smoothly.Only with these supernatural powers can we be able to become a Buddha quickly, so after we study, we will be able to realize that we can truly develop faith and we can become Buddha as soon as we die. It is causal and reasonable. .In this paragraph, it is mentioned that Fate Tong, Tianyan Tong, and Tian Er Tong. In the original translation--Wei's translation, this vow is a continuous teaching, six magical powers, and the sixth is omission. This collection is meant to talk. Five magical powers.In addition, if it is omitted, it is arranged in other vows. If it is the original translation, which means six magical powers in succession, then in fact, after we die, we will have six magical powers immediately, especially the omission. This is the most important thing.Leakage is the exhaustion of defilements. All of our practice is not for the purpose of breaking off defilements. Then these previous links are to help us achieve the path of defilement and becoming a Buddha.This convenience is also a tool for our practice. It is very difficult for us to practice now. If we die with these various supernatural powers, we will achieve the Buddha and Tao very quickly.

First of all, this fate is connected. The Japanese Master Jingzhao explained this way. He said: "If you have an external appearance, you also need an internal photo. If you know fate, you will not be arrogant. If you remember the past without merit, you will live this country by the Buddha's oath." It means that we have already had enough to solve the problem of external appearance. Then we need to look inward and inward. This is a relatively subtle trouble. If you know fate, you will not be arrogant. If you remember the past without merit, you will swear to live by Buddha. This country.If we have destiny, we will not dare to be self-righteous. Nowadays, many intellectuals despise this school of Dharma practice, thinking that it is an old man’s business that "I" still has the ability to rely on myself, and I can become a Buddha by slowly practicing. , This is a big obstacle.Gonggao is slow and thinks that he is capable, that is, without this destiny, he does not understand himself in the past, he has created a lot of sin karma through immeasurable calamity, and thinks he is quite capable, and does not understand the cause and effect.

Master Jingzhao also said: "Stun all sentient beings, do not know fate, but in the present situation, how can we not be arrogant." This is especially to surrender us, my slow heart, and truly rely on the blessings of the Buddha to learn. Can correspond to this method.So this fate does not just refer to the past life. If we encounter it now, for example, there are many young people now, why is it so difficult for young people to devote themselves to the practice of "reciting Buddhism." It is usually that he realized that in the past period of time before today, maybe his family, maybe he has done all kinds of unwholesome karma.From the present to the past is also considered a past life, not only the past life, in fact, what does this correspond to?There is a little fate, its principle is close.Fate, our lives actually arise and die in an instant, which is a more subtle point of view.It’s not just the past life, and then reincarnation now. It’s called the present life, no! We have been born and passed away in an instant, and in an instant, we don’t know how many times we have reincarnated, so we can realize now and understand that the past has done all kinds of evils. Karma, all kinds of cause and effect, in fact, you have a little fate.

Then you will naturally be honest, not daring to improve yourself, and truly willing to rely on the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to practice honestly.Then if we rebirth to the world of bliss, then this destiny is more perfect, it is equivalent to the realm of Amitabha, and it is not comparable to that of the Bodhisattva and Arhat.So after we die, we will be able to truly understand why we can die. We have created so many sin karma through infinite calamity. Why do we die? It is really the blessing of Buddha that we can die.

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(XNUMX) Whether to die or not depends on whether there is faith or not

(XNUMX) Rebirth or not depends on whether there is faith or not

That's why he said: "Remembering the past has no merit, but living in this country based on Buddha's things." It is not so easy for us to believe now. This method is faith and willingness to fulfill the three conditions.Therefore, if we are usually able to work harder as fellow practitioners, we should start from the place of "will". "Whether we die depends on whether we believe in aspirations or not." The word "faith in aspirations" is the key.But if you want to start, what you can develop and strengthen your confidence starts with "will." The more earnest your wish, the more confident you will be when you die.

On the one hand, of course, we have to learn about this rebirth through the teachings. It is XNUMX% dependent on the power of the Buddha. At the same time, we have to believe that the Buddhas of the ten directions do not lie, and they have a broad tongue. Generally speaking, it is not XNUMX%. You say that we believe in the Buddha and do not lie. We can nod "I believe." But do you believe it from the bottom of your heart?You don't know, so this is the difference between shallow and deep.In general, we ordinary beings, it is not easy for you to grasp XNUMX% belief. If you really believe XNUMX%, you will definitely be reborn right now. Your whole body and mind will be soft, soft to the touch, and happy to touch. There must be very big changes. It’s not waiting until you die... If you can truly have that much confidence in the Buddha, you will definitely be very grateful, and then this kind of nature will naturally generate a kind of power to study diligently in order to repay the Buddha’s grace.

But we have not changed so much now. It may just be a kind of inner stability. Of course, everyone’s degree is different, but it is true that as long as you have a little bit of confidence, especially when we heard the method that Master Shandao gave us guidance, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, we We need to explain in detail, the merits of this Buddha name, as well as the vows from the aspect of "belief, wish and do." Let's discuss them one by one. After we truly master this teaching, your faith will arise after the theory.But what about after it arises? It’s not perfect right away, usually it’s impossible to believe XNUMX%, but as long as there is a lot of faith, as long as there is a little faith in this, "true faith" is truly willing to believe in the heart. Even if the degree is not high, you will grow day by day. , This Buddha will be blessed.

But what really depends on our own control is still easier from the perspective of "willing", that is, we are really like Mrs. Wetich, and I don't want to stay for a moment.So how do you really make yourself feel like this and don’t want to stay for a while, this kind of mood? Not long ago, I was speaking in a society. Many old Bodhisattvas were very excited about this. When they stepped off the stage, they said, “I’m going to die with you soon. "I said, "Wait! I can't go yet, I want to go, but I have to wait for Amitabha to pick me up." She said that I don't want to be there anymore. I want to die with you. The old Bodhisattva is very cute. If this is the case, then it is XNUMX% okay.

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(XNUMX) See the truth and understand the terrible cause and effect

(XNUMX) See the truth and understand the terrible cause and effect

So we can usually work hard in this aspect, so there are many benefits with Fate Tong, and there are too many benefits. We don't know our fate now.Because of the fate of the past life, many people are still eating meat but not vegetarian. You know... the table of big fish and meat before our eyes, maybe it is what we have in the past? "Mom and Dad".This must be a vegetarian. Relatives and friends, grandma, grandma, maybe they are your favorite person!Do you forget it?The mystery of the yin, cast a child and forget it.

If you really understand this, can you eat it?You now love your sons and daughters so much. The other half of yourself is so affectionate and loving, and you can’t hurt them, but you didn’t expect these people who satisfy your own mouth every day. Sentient beings, maybe the predecessor is deeper than that in this life, you don’t know? So you have been creating this karma in a muddle, then we will have destiny once we die, is it possible that we will still eat meat when we reach the world of bliss? It’s impossible. You can't eat it if you give it to you, because you all know that naturally you will practice all these good laws and all the good laws, and you will naturally judge all the bad laws without being persuaded by others. So this subtle trouble, when you have destiny, you know the past karma, it can be said that almost subtle troubles, you are almost broken.Therefore, it is very difficult for us to practice here. It is very difficult for us to cultivate karma if we want to develop our minds. Let alone practice, we must hurry up and make aspirations to survive to the blissful world, otherwise we will continue to create karma.

There used to be an Arahant, and one day he entered concentration. He saw that he had done some bad karma in his past life, and then felt the rewards of hell in one life. He saw the horrible situation of falling into hell. , He was scared that blood and sweat were not ordinary sweat.Then we are here to say that I’m not that bad anyway... It’s okay to eat a little fish, eat a little meat, and get a little killing karma. When the mosquitoes come, snap!Just let it die, a bunch of ants, and all of them will die when the water is flooded.I don't know the seriousness. This is killing karma, and many of them are the result of the hell we are creating every day.I don’t have that alertness, so it’s really difficult for us to practice in this world. We must hurry up and go to the bliss world. We must not only do not create karma, but because we understand the truth, you will be troubled right now, and then Your congregation is good at pursuing this kind of ability, only Amitabha can give it to us.We have to fix it on our own, no way!Arahant has a destiny. He cultivated to the point where his troubles were broken, and his destiny was only a small amount of XNUMX calamities. His ability was very small. He could know things within XNUMX calamities, but he didn’t know anything other than XNUMX calamities. I know, when we die, this fate link is the same as Amitabha, and we know everything about immeasurable calamities.

So the sky is clear!The Japanese Master Jingzhao said: "Not only destiny, but also the future, stuns all beings, does not see the colors, is fascinated by the distance, does not see the fine colors, and loses cause and effect." Tianyantong can see the phenomena of the ten worlds, and even the future. He knew what hadn't happened yet.So in the future... we are going to rebirth in the world of bliss. At that time, will we walk freely, or will we have many twists and turns, or will we be in danger, or will there be various phenomena, does Amitabha know?Know! So will you worry about yourself? If you get out of the situation, you won’t be able to get out of it. No! Amitabha has all the magical powers, this celestial vision, we can feel this celestial vision once we go, we don’t have this celestial vision now, so no Knowing the cause and effect in the future, we have created all kinds of killing karma now, what kind of results will we feel in the future, without that alertness.

Because I don’t know the horror of cause and effect, it’s really the bodhisattva who fears the cause and the effect. Our schooling is fighting and competing year after year. We have to be very careful with our heart and thoughts. We don’t dare to create a bad thought. Just move one. Evil thoughts will repent immediately, and as long as they are aware, they must repent immediately, because they know that there will be results.But sentient beings wait until the retribution comes, and he knows it when he is creating it. Think about it for yourself. You all know that even if I don’t hold the five precepts, I still kill with cause and effect, but now you encounter those ants. When cockroaches, will you be completely merciful?Not necessarily!Sometimes when you are in a bad mood, you can't control so much. This can't be a joke. No matter how bad the mood is, you can't kill karma. It will be rewarded later.

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(XNUMX) Ananda, the Buddha of Greed

(XNUMX) Ananda, the Buddha of Greed

When the Buddha was alive, there was a koan that was very interesting. After the Buddha became enlightened, he could be said to have abandoned his wife and abandon his son, and then violated the orders of his parents. Under such circumstances, he became a monk.Of course, most of us should not follow suit. The Buddha is a second comer. We are not the Buddha. He has the ability to become enlightened. After enlightenment, he does come back to save these family members, so he has almost become a monk.

Then there is one of his younger brother-Ananda, it is difficult to live, because he is lustful, and then just married again, when he is passionately in love, how is it possible for you to ask him to become a monk.The Buddha thought of a way. One day he deliberately went to his home to beg alms, and then generally begs the alms. The sentient beings respectfully put the food in the bowl and then left.But that day, the Buddha deliberately put the bowl on the table and did not take it. After he put the food, he turned and walked into the abode. When Ananda saw, "Strange! Why didn't the Buddha take the bowl?" Pick up the bowl and chase it out quickly. The Buddha has supernatural powers and his feet are fast. Ananda can't catch up no matter how much he can chase it. Then he chased it...followed the Buddha back to the abode.Otherwise, his wife will stick to him all day, there is no time. When you are in love, you may be very clear. Experts say that during the three months of love, you can never get bored all day. of.That's the same for Ananda, so only at this time, he finally left his wife's sight, and then followed the Buddha to the abode. Once he reached the abode, he was about to go home soon.The Buddha put him under house arrest at this time and would not let him go back. Unexpectedly, such a compassionate and gentle Buddha would come to this trick and put him under house arrest.Then he kept arguing, "No! No! How could I practice when I was just married!" But no matter how the noise was, the Buddha still refused to let him go. He had no choice. He had to stay obediently to practice, and he was unwilling to do so every day. He misses his wife in his heart, but he still has to practice asceticism every day.

Soon after that, the Buddha used his magical powers to take him to the future, because he did not know the cause and effect of the future, he took him to see the future, he took him to heaven, to the sky.Then in the sky, many beauties, goddesses are very beautiful, how can this woman on earth compare to it.Then he saw a palace that was very solemn and there was a big throne in it. Then Ananda asked the Buddha, "Who is the owner of this house? Why are there so many beauties?" I was tempted immediately, and was very interested in this aspect. , Because the Buddha knew his heart, he showed this image to him.Then the Buddha said to him, "Because you have been reluctant and unwilling during this period of time, but at least you have done it in terms of things, and you have followed us in practice, so in the future, your reward will be to ascend to heaven. This palace is yours, and you feel your blessings. Because you practiced, so you feel such great blessings, then these beauties are all waiting for you." He heard that, his eyes brightened! Very happy! When the Buddha saw that he was so happy, he said, "Then you want to go back to see your wife?" He said, "My wife! My wife is as ugly as the mother monkey, so I don't want it." Then he rejoiced, really right away. Forget about it, don't let it go.

So when you say change, you see how bad the hearts of men are... the same goes for women. To be fair, people's hearts are unreliable, and they are really unreliable.At this time, Ananda, after going back to practice, was very happy every day, and practiced more diligently. Why?He hopes that in the future, more beautiful women can accompany him and feel more solemn in the palace.In fact, people are easy to deceive, as long as they are satisfied, he will practice diligently.

Soon after that, the Buddha used his magical powers to take him to hell, and after he got to hell, he saw a big oil pan, which was so big that we could not imagine it; the scene of hell, you see I just Speaking of an Arahant, I bleed and sweat when I was scared when I saw it.That's not the horror we can experience. He saw the big oil pan, and then there was no one inside, the empty pan, and the oil was boiling again.He asked the Buddha, "What the hell is going on with this oil pan! No one suffers in it, what does this scene mean?" The Buddha told him, "Because you will...because you are practicing now. You will feel the rewards of ascending to heaven, but after ascending to heaven, your blessings will be great. You have forgotten to practice, and you don’t want to practice anymore. It’s too hard to practice. It’s too hard for you to be vegetarian every day. Fish and meat, beautiful women come with me every day to have fun. Of course, you will be rewarded with happiness every day and you will create karma. After you finish karma, you will fall directly into this oil pan, and you will not go to the path of hungry ghosts, nor the path of animal life. Humane, fall straight down.” At that time, Ananda heard this and saw the scene of the big oil pan at that time. He really frightened him and became enlightened. He told the Buddha to repent, and he said that I don’t want the blessings. Don't go back and forth like this anymore, you still have to suffer this suffering if you create karma.When he knows the truth of the future retribution, his heart will naturally be honest.

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(XNUMX) Compassion arises from understanding the suffering of the world

(XNUMX) Compassion arises from understanding the suffering of the world

Therefore, if we have the vision of the sky and know the future karma, it is absolutely impossible for us to dare to do evil.After you go back, if you still remember this passage, you should be careful when you see those little animals, and be especially careful when you have to walk. For example, why do the Buddha make ordination in our monks? Every summer, when we live in the summer, we often Walking outside, it is easy to trample on mosquitoes, ants, and small animals. In order to protect their lives, the Buddha decided to set up a settlement for the summer.

At the same time, it also allows everyone to work diligently and gather together to study precepts and disciplines diligently.However, it is still based on the prerequisite of the protection of the students. The protection of the students is the most important precept for us to do. Therefore, we not only do not kill the lives with our hands, but we also need to protect the lives and protect these lives.To be so thorough, don’t think that no one sees it. Anyway, it’s okay for a small ant, just one!It’s okay to kill so many before. Now it’s improved. After studying Buddhism, it’s still not thorough. I believe many people are like this. Then if we really know that the cause and effect are terrible, don’t be cautious, no. If we dare to kill any sentient being by mistake, even if we have a thought to kill, we can't.

Or even curse your kinsmen and creditors. I usually see a very annoying person and want to curse him to die sooner. Generally speaking, Buddhism is not so evil, but it!There will always be some resentment, all kinds of bad thoughts, this is easy to violate the precept of killing, and there will be cause and effect in the future.We need to cultivate from here. It’s not that you’re motivated to practice, and then you don’t know how to hold it. You don’t even know if you have committed any mistakes. Of course, if you can keep the Buddha's name in the middle of two or six o'clock, then you will definitely be virtuous. At the same time, you have enough, do not do all the evil, and do all the good, you are consummated right now.The problem is that it is impossible for you to recite this Buddha's name in the middle of two or six o'clock, so we have to pay special attention, always listen to the scriptures and study as much as possible, so that you know how to cut off evil and cultivate good, how to avoid creating karma. .

Then Tian Er Tong, the eighth "Tian Er Tong Yuan" Japanese Master Jing Zhao said: "You must also understand the sounds of the ten directions and stun all living beings; ignore the ten directions, and the Buddhas say." If we want to hear it in person now Is there any way for the old monk to teach? It's difficult, right? Let alone listening to the Buddha? Then our master Shakyamuni Buddha has been in extinction for so long, so it is very difficult for us to hear the good teachings.Then this wish is also mainly to help us, as an aid for us to hear the Fa-rectification, so at the same time all sentient beings in the ten directions, all the sufferings, joys and sorrows, all kinds of aspirations, some thoughts in our hearts, we often speak in our hearts, I mumble to myself that others can't hear it, and the Bodhisattvas of the Paradise of Bliss can hear it, so we often say that if we make a wish in our hearts, the Buddha can hear it!Tianertong has this ability, and the bitter Buddha in our hearts also knows it.

So in XNUMX, I returned to the Singapore Pure Sect Society and stayed there for more than a year. During that time, our general affairs asked me to write Buddhist songs and lyrics; I hope to attract some younger beginners. I listened to a piece of music, and after listening to it, I suddenly felt very sour in my heart, very sour...but I don’t have any special thoughts. I usually worry about it, and I am accustomed to it. It is not particularly heavy. Obvious trouble, don't know what's upsetting?Then I wrote it after listening to it, and the lyrics were written in less than ten minutes.

That song is called "Who knows the suffering in the world". Among the lyrics I wrote, the first one makes me feel very deeply. The name of the song is "Who knows the suffering in the world" and there is a paragraph in the lyrics and it goes on: Only the Buddha knew best.Because we want to listen to the beginners, the text must be very plain, but the meaning is very deep, so deep that I can't say it myself, why? What does this sentence mean?I wrote that only the Buddha knows the most clearly, which is exactly what I felt at that time. I felt the suffering of sentient beings in this world. The level of that suffering is so deep that even the Great Bodhisattva is not clear enough. Only the Buddha has the power to truly To understand, fully understand the suffering of sentient beings, it is so suffering, it is such a mood, write this song.So after I finished writing, I cried for two hours. After crying, my eyes became swollen the next day. In fact, there was nothing very specific about the whole process at that time.There is no reason why things are sad!It may be that we have seen all kinds of suffering in the world from childhood to adulthood and even in our practice.

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(XNUMX) All beings are one with us

(XNUMX) All beings are one with us

Actually, I personally don’t have much experience of suffering. Most of the time I have experienced a little bit of suffering, then I will further think of the suffering of sentient beings. Especially I feel that many sentient beings are more suffering than us, and I really are. very lucky.That's because we also understand that the entire Dharma world is one body, and all sentient beings are one body with us, that is, ourselves, so even though we are ourselves, we have good blessings now and can be a monk.But seeing sentient beings in this world suffers so much, as if they are also suffering, the feelings of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are like this.So the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas do not feel sad for themselves, there is nothing to be sad about.But because of the suffering of sentient beings, the Buddha and Bodhisattva shed tears when sentient beings shed tears. Therefore, the Buddha knows the suffering in our hearts. The Buddha knows clearly that He is more bitter and more distressed than us.

That’s why Amitabha Buddha is so anxious anytime and anywhere. He put down his body and the ten Buddhas are not comparable to him. Put down his body and wait anytime and anywhere. As long as we are really willing to seek death, as long as we look back, He will save us immediately. , This is the mood of Amitabha.Because he has all kinds of magical powers, he knows our condition, so he will naturally have this kind of compassion, not to say that the Buddha has this ability, we can all have this kind of feeling a little bit, when we know that all beings are one with us Yes, so the compassion of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas is "great mercy without predestiny, great compassion with one body."This is not a metaphor, not a description, but a true belief that all beings are themselves.

So when sentient beings are suffering, we will really feel heartache, and heartache will follow. This is very strange. Sometimes when we see people crying, we cry along with it, right? Seeing that they are very sad and painful, we really do too. Compassion arises. In addition to our nature with conscience and compassion, in fact all beings are one body, so we will also have other people's reactions.

To take a more obvious example, like twins, because they are closer together, they are genetically different, so the other is uncomfortable, and the other also suffers from pain. When the other party feels joy, he also rejoices. This feeling is particularly obvious. They are two individuals. Why is there such a reaction? There is also a connection in him, that is, one.

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(XNUMX) The appearance of letting go naturally in accordance with the law

(XNUMX) The appearance of letting go naturally in accordance with the law

So when we have this magical power and all kinds of magical powers, we can also understand why we have all these psychological reactions. If we learn about these facts and truths through teachings, we will become more and more like Buddhas when we are moved.Of course, things can’t be so perfect in terms of things, and there are a lot of problems with my habits, but my heart is indeed different from that of people in the world; they have different views, just like living in another world, people in the same space and different worlds. , The longer you practice, the deeper your experience will be, and you will feel that you are getting farther and farther away from the world...

But fortunately, with the buddhas and bodhisattvas, you will not feel lonely. If you are in the world... what you get is not the inner enrichment, but the success of some external careers, then the higher you climb, it is really invincible. Han is very lonely, and his heart is getting more and more empty.But we cultivators are not afraid. The higher the realm is, it seems that people in the world are a little incompatible in many ways, and their habits are different!One likes the five desires and six dusts, the other likes the pure Dhamma and the pure Brahma. It is completely different, and the difference in the inner realm is getting farther and farther, and you will feel that fewer and fewer people understand you.

That's why Confucius said: It's okay to die after hearing about it.It’s actually enough to be able to smell the Tao and to follow the Fa, and to be satisfied, it can be seen how difficult it is.That can truly enter this realm, although there is no way to truly be compatible with the people of the world, but because of the joy of the inner law, there are Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, so it is OK to die at night, and there is no nostalgia for everything in this world.But it is true that we will feel that the farther and farther we are from this world... It can be said that there are almost no friends, no people in the world, like there are always friends and relatives.But you will find that you don’t need this. In fact, what you don’t need is that you don’t feel that time is enough. Every day you are in contact with the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and you are doing some meaningful things together with the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas every day.

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(XNUMX) Decide to live in the Pure Land with a true desire

(XNUMX) Decide to live in the Pure Land with a true desire

In the future, our fellow practitioners will gradually be able to have a more profound experience, so like some fellow practitioners who worry about some obstacles in their future life, many people are worried about this, and it is difficult to let go of this worry.So now we see this celestial vision, we know Amitabha, he has this supernatural power, as long as we really make a wish in our hearts, what we have just emphasized is that you really want to go and make a wish! Amitabha knows it, so he will definitely To pick.

Because in the past, we all thought, what should I do in case of a coma at the end of life? What if I have dementia? Nowadays, many people have dementia and middle-aged dementia. We are almost at the age of XNUMX or XNUMX, and we feel that memory is degraded. People who wait... will be worried. This kind of fear is actually quite difficult to overcome, especially since we have been misheard in the past, thinking that the old monk has always emphasized that you must have righteous thoughts at the end of life. It seems that you must have righteous thoughts. Actually, there are others. At that time, we should not listen to the subject of cause, fate and opportunity.

Here I also share with fellow initiates a few practical examples: There is a professor in Taiwan who has made a great contribution to the education sector, Huang Yingfu, who is an intellectual.As for the intellectual, he did not believe in Buddhism, did not take refuge, nor did he listen to the Dharma. However, he has made a considerable contribution to the education circle and has a small reputation. He also accepted the President’s awards, various compliments, and a lot of praise in school. Contributions, achievements, are praised...this is the person.

But when he passed away, he was in a coma for a full forty days, and during these forty days he passed away in a coma.Before he fell into a coma, he hadn’t studied Buddhism nor heard of the Dharma, nor could he wish to be reborn in the Paradise of Bliss. However, during the forty days in the coma, his children were very filial. He asked the Master to teach him the Dharma and everyone would recite the Buddha. When he finally died, he died in a state of coma, and many, many Ruixiangs determined that he was a reborn in the world of bliss.This is a matter of very recent years. I have not recorded the exact time, but this is a matter of recent years, and he is a small well-known person in the education field. This gives us a lot of confidence.

In fact, there are many examples like these, not just this one. Not long ago, when I was giving a lecture in another seminar, after listening to many fellow practitioners, they were very confident and very happy with the Fa.One of them was a Bodhisattva who came to tell me. She said, "Master, what you say is XNUMX% dependent on his power. I absolutely believe." Because her mother died because of the blessings of the Buddha, her mother was demented for ten years and was sick. Fortunately, the blessing was not bad when she was in bed. The servant took good care of her.But even if she is well taken care of, she has been in a dementia for ten years, she may not be in a good mood. Dementia is not completely unconscious, she still knows some common conditions; so the person taking care of her is also very hard, and then she takes care of this Her people sometimes complain, in short, the depression and unevenness of her mood are often expressed.

Then tell me about this Bodhisattva. She has studied Buddhism and lived in the dojo for several years. She is also very filial.She hadn’t heard about the Dharma for her in ten years, so she thought of a way. She took the opportunity to recite the Buddha and bribed the servant while their family was away. Then she told her, “If they’re not there, you can recite the Buddhist scriptures to her, and the family will come back. Put it away quickly.” In less than a month after doing this, this person passed away safely. Ruixiang was very outstanding. Among them, he also gave her a brief teaching, but the focus is still on this fate, or because he heard "Nan Wu "Amitabha" is the name.

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(XNUMX) Experience the beauty of Buddha's name and power

(XNUMX) Experience the beauty of Buddha's name and power

Because Master Shandao also told us that "Nanwu" means returning to destiny, and also means to make a wish. Those who say "Amitabha" means that they have done what is righteous and will be reborn! As long as there is a chance to hear "Nanwu Amitabha" Of these six words, there are already "faith, willingness, and action". "Nanwu" means "faith" and "will." You will return to your destiny and you will go back. This is the explanation of Master Shandao. You will rely on Amitabha with all your heart. What is it? Of course you believe that you will have to rely on Him!The connotation is very clear, so "Amitabha" is OK.Therefore, "Nanmu Amitabha" has enough "faith and willingness."

So even if a comatose person or a demented person knows how to make a vow without a specific cause, even if it is so.As long as he hears "Namo Amitabha" for a reason, he can die.Buddha Amitabha has long agreed with us that we will use this name as a medium, and we have lived by this name. The belief is that we can remove obstacles. If you don't want to go, you can't go, and you can't go if you hear the Buddha's name.So in fact, all the merits of the entire power, so Wan Dehong's name, are all placed in this Buddha's name.

There is also a more powerful proof. When we know that all the sutras are exhausted, we know the destiny of Shakyamuni Buddha, XNUMX years, and the last sutra "Infinite Life Sutra" lives in the world for one hundred years, and then one hundred years. Years later, when the "Blessed Life Sutra" also disappeared, there was still this Buddha name. At that time, how sentient beings can be saved can only rely on this Buddha name, right? There are no classics, and I don’t know how to make a wish. It’s just Just hear the Buddha's name, right? How did those sentient beings die?Only rely on this Buddha's name.So it is true that this Buddha name has great virtues, whether it is faith, aspiration or deeds, as long as one of the conditions is met, we can all die, so don't worry.

Look at this example: This is the most recent event, last month’s event, only based on hearing the Buddha recitation, so here we have another concept, which can also be reversed by the way. We used to think that we would say: We help others to read and send Sending people to the west is our merit for helping people. It seems that human thoughts are more powerful, but Buddha chanting does not have power. It depends on our people’s helping thoughts to live. In fact, it’s wrong to rely on the power of the Buddha's name and the power of the Buddha's will. power.It can be said that we people go to help the chanting to see off, to accompany him to reciting a thought. The influence of people is to teach. If he has not made a vow, or he has never heard of this method, then you can tell him that this is your guide. His karma, the power of his death, is still XNUMX% in the Buddha's name, in faith and willingness to fulfill this condition, don't make a mistake.So when we look at this example, we also know that just by hearing the Buddha recitation, the Buddha's name that comes from it will be able to die.

After this, if we slowly and deeply understand these theories and methods of the death, it is indeed XNUMX% relying on the power of Buddha.Then in the future, when we help others to read, we will have the right mentality. Not to mention some people, who are very dedicated to help others to read, just think it is because of their own skills, so let's read... This person reads half of it. I was born in an hour, and I felt that I was very good. I was very good at helping me read well. If this person has been reading for a few days and he can’t read it anyway, his heart will start to worry. , I will be exhausted if you don’t die quickly, or else I’ll lose face. I’ll have this kind of discriminating feelings and disheartening, thinking that it’s my own merits or my own faults. This is a wrong concept.

If there is still time in two days, we will go further to understand how to use the right attitude and method to do this thing, if you master the right method, ten out of ten will really meet you. The ten reborn Buddhas are not exaggerated, not exaggerated.This exaggeration is considered a lie, it is not allowed.As long as your method is correct, as long as the person you hear is willing to nod, you will die. Other things are Buddha's things. As long as you have a way to make him nod, it's fine.So it really can be done, and some methods need to be mastered. This is because we still need to go into details, so we don’t have time today, and we will talk about it in two days.

There is another example of Hu Nini’s mother, one of the great protectors of our old monk. I have heard people say that I was not there. I have heard people say that her mother died in the bardo, then this example is The fate around our old monk, the bardo body passed away, did she have righteous thoughts when she was dying? Did she have righteous mindfulness to the Buddha to die? Not yet! She hasn't passed away yet!Right? She passed away within forty-nine days after the bardo.Isn't this also an example?Is it necessary to recite the Buddha with righteous thoughts at the end of life?

So the person who helped the recitation said: read it quickly, read it louder, the person who passed away is almost out of anger, and you keep telling him to read it louder, he is really mad at you and exhausted by you. Up.Give him that kind of pressure, it's really easy to fail. If there are really ten people, one or two people will die. The difference between your methods and concepts is so big.So many of our concepts really need to be clear. The difference between success and failure is very big. Look at Hu Nini’s mother, she did not die without righteous thoughts at the end of her life, and the bardo body can still die. "These three conditions definitely do not depart from these three reasons. It doesn't have to be before the end of life, righteous thoughts appear, and it doesn't have to be effortless and unruffled, and don't scare yourself.

Okay, for some further theories, we will continue to learn tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.It's time today, thank you Amitabha.

(End of the third game)

Excerpts from Disciple Biliu Respectfully--Approved by Master Renjing