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[2015 Buddha Seven Discourses on the Buddhist Machine Base of Liantai Temple, Xiaogan, Wuhan] Excerpts from Lectures

(XNUMX) Master the essentials of correct practice


(XNUMX) Master the essentials of correct practice

Good afternoon, all bodhisattvas, Amitabha!

I’m glad we met here again. About six days ago, we all learned a lesson together. I found that our fellow practitioners were really good at teaching. After I finished the lecture, I drove everyone to practice immediately. , What to fix?Everyone is very obedient to provide for the Master’s blessing, and then let me lead you to provide all the money that you all support to the dojo. With this kind of support, our abbot master will do it for us again. To make offerings to all sentient beings from the ten directions, so that these dojos can continue to operate, think about how great the merits are. So smart people, we are not only practicing Buddha.

This Buddha's name is Wan Dehong's name. What is Wan Dehong's name?It means to have infinite merits. We have to use this infinite merit. It is not only the mouth that must be practised to cultivate blessings and wisdom. Such a Buddhist person is a person who really understands the Buddha. Otherwise, why is it that he has been chanting for a long time and he is very serious. , But the troubles are still heavy. I asked everyone to ask questions in the last class. One of the fellow practitioners mentioned that the troubles continue every day. We need to find out where the reason is. That is, we have not grasped the main points in our practice. It's the same even when we recite the Buddha. How do we recite this Buddha's name?This part must be explained by the master. We must all learn with respect. After learning, we must be able to follow the instructions and do it in the correct way. Only in this way can we overcome our worries.

Of course, there is also the simplest way to die. It’s the easiest way to die. It is the easiest one to read the Buddha's name. If you practice in this way, all troubles can be subdued. The simplest question is, can we be honest?Ask ourselves, have we alleviated our worries when we have been reciting the Buddha for so long?If there is no relief, it means that we are not honest, and it is too difficult to be honest. Ordinary people are called ordinary people because they are not honest, right?So in fact, if we recite this Buddha name for a long time, there is still no way to subdue our troubles. We must not blame the Buddha for not working well, or blame this Buddha name for not having enough mana. We simply chant mantras and practice meditation. This is a big mistake. The reason is It is that we are not honest.If we can’t really recite this Buddha name, then we have to use another method, which is to learn how to correctly use the merits of this Buddha name in our lives, so that we can naturally subdue our troubles. Then what should we do in this part? Learning, of course, must be explained by the master, but most of us now don’t have too many magic weapons.

You see, the last time I came to Xiaogan in Wuhan. The first time I came here was four or five years ago. Our master abbot invited me here from Singapore very compassionately. He is also our senior. The abbot is also our senior. We are Singapore. The senior of the Dharma Propaganda Training Class invited me to come here among the seven Buddhas to talk to you, two hours a day. That was the first time I came, and this was the second time. I was very happy that time. There were more than XNUMX people among the Seven Buddhas. At that time, there was a shed outside. I heard that the shed was already burned. It doesn’t matter if the old one is gone or the new one comes, but it’s okay if the shed built by this shed is burned. It is also half less, which is troublesome. I just calculated it when I came back this time. I heard that today is the second day of the seventh Buddha, wow!How many people, less than sixty people, less than sixty people, wow~ how did the shed burn down and the people disappeared.

This situation is true. . .And I also listened to your master abbot. He said that we are now at the dojo, because this trip happened just when I came here seven days ago. This master recruited a volunteer conference, and many practitioners have it. There will be a hundred people. I heard that Master Let’s talk about the fact that many of our Fa-protection practitioners are not coming, and they are also reviewing the reasons. In fact, I saw that the number of people has dropped by more than half. Master said that our service is not good. Everyone should strengthen the service and simply take it. In fact, The master was too polite, so today I am going to add it for him, so that I will be a black face and talk more seriously.

Why do people run away?It's very simple. There are no more than two reasons. One is what Master said, alas!The staff in our dojo are really inadequate in service, bad attitude, and not enthusiastic enough. People will not be happy when they come. This is possible, and the other is that we practice, come here to recite the Buddha, and even participate in the Dharma. If you can or listen to the scriptures, you can’t get benefits if you’re not happy, and you can’t subdue your troubles, so you retreat, or you don’t have faith at all, and you don’t believe in the Dharma at all, so you miss the cause and condition of attaining salvation, this It's a pity, so this time, I saw this situation, and I was also very worried, worried about everyone, worried about your Dharmakaya and wisdom fate, so we have to say something directly and unceremoniously.

So where is this reason?Actually, the external environment is not the fundamental reason. The fundamental reason lies in ourselves. We should not blame others for any bad situation, and we should not blame the external environment. We must blame our own respect and respect. You don’t have enough Taoism. You read and listen to the sutras. Now there are many magic weapons and dojos. You are not respectful to the Master, and you don’t cherish the Dharma that much. Of course, you don’t cherish the sutras, of course you can’t understand no matter how much you listen to them, just listen to him. Will understand, right?If you are not respectful and you don't cherish, you will treat him like your family's mouth and nagging like you, just listen to it often, but don't hear it in your heart.

This time I came to find that I also visited the Big Buddha Temple. Four or five years ago, I did a lot of construction and I haven’t done a good job. On the contrary, our abbot Master has made great progress. He did not slack off. One temple is better than another. So it’s getting better and better. I visited the Big Buddha Temple and saw the circulating CDs there. It’s a monk master, so I’d like to come back. As long as there are magic weapons and masters teaching the Fa, I will definitely come and study with an open mind. Then I found that he was speaking well, and he was also a practitioner. Otherwise, our abbot would not circulate his magic weapon. I pray that he would come to give lectures to everyone. Later, I came back here to chat with fellow practitioners. I found that fellow practitioners said every time Not many people listen to the scriptures here this time, and fewer and fewer people listen to the scriptures. Of course, some fellow practitioners may not understand them, or they may not be happy after listening. This sometimes depends on fate.

But in a word, if we are to be able to study effectively and receive the blessings of Buddhism, first of all we must work hard on ourselves. We must never blame the outside world. We must take the initiative to cultivate refuge in the Three Jewels. This refuge is not There is only one ritual, which is to rely on and take refuge with all your heart and soul. Then the Buddha is not alive, and there is still a magic weapon. Who will explain this method?It’s a master, so if we are not able to learn, and the troubles are still heavy, we must rely on the master, we must convert to the master, to teach you the Buddha’s Dharma through the master, so that you can master the real method and teach it to you later. , First of all, you must establish respect for the master. What is respectfulness? You must follow the teachings. This is called respectfulness. If you don’t see the master, you don’t have to pay respect. You don’t have to be respectful when offering for blessing. Some people still want to say There are many kinds of mentality to climb the relationship. Those who are superficial can only repair a little blessing. The true respect is to be obedient. If you teach you to do one sentence, you will definitely be able to subdue your troubles immediately, and you will see results immediately.

Respectful excerpt from disciple Xiuqing (approved by Master Renjing)

(XNUMX) Respect is the foundation of Fa-study
(XNUMX) Practical practice starts with no food after lunch
(XNUMX) The practice of precepts is to cultivate the mind
(XNUMX) The purpose of reciting the Buddha is to be reborn in the world of bliss
(XNUMX) Feel the key to Buddha's blessing
(XNUMX) Deepen the relationship with Amitabha
(XNUMX) The soul of Amitabha is in this Buddha sign
(XNUMX) Keeping the precepts starts with the rules in daily life
(XNUMX) Establish confidence in rebirth according to the thoughts of Master Shandao, and now complete