Everyone performed very well this morning. The entire magnetic field is very stable. The fellow initiates seem to be physically and mentally stable and calm. The magnetic field in our place feels very good. Some old fellow practitioners have already expressed the hope that they will be able to do it again next time. Come to participate, and fellow practitioners we cried before we started praying, why are we crying?This is the trigger of the good root. If we talk about crying, I don’t think anyone in the room loves to cry more than me. I started from becoming a monk and taking precepts. From the beginning of learning Buddhism, let’s not talk about lay people. We are going to be a monk. During the ceremony, I had one and a half months to pray every day, one prayer for two hours, I cried from beginning to end, and all my neighbors were affected by me.

Learning Buddhism year by year loves to cry. We cry and shed tears. This emotion is very complicated. On the one hand, we feel that the world is very bitter, especially when we are beginners when we receive the blessing of the Three Jewels. When the solemn hall, or when I heard the pure Vatican, or when I was moved by the teachings of the mage, the tears usually cried for myself, and felt that I was very bitter and wronged. That was when the karma was eliminated in the early stage. Then gradually we have been studying Buddhism for a long time, and the karma gradually disappeared. At that time, it was still easy to be moved, and it became more and more moved, and more and more crying, but gradually the tears were no longer just for ourselves, but also For the sentient beings, I saw that many sentient beings are still sinking into suffering, and we have found a way to escape suffering, but many sentient beings have not, even we persuaded him, he still doesn’t believe it, he is busy with worrying every day, it seems to us I can't bear it, so under normal circumstances, the longer we learn Buddhism, as long as you have the benefit, you will be more moved and shed tears year by year.

I have been at least seven or eight years from many years ago, because in 2010 I recorded the "Forty-Eigh Promises" here (Muar). It was about three years ago, and it should be 2007 before then. , I have really tasted the taste of the liberation of the Pure Land Method, and established the confidence in rebirth. After chanting the Buddha, it is very joyful, and the taste of chanting the Buddha is different. Afterwards, all the emotions afterwards are all the suffering of sentient beings, and this kind of touching is more and more. The stronger it is, it will also inspire our great compassion. I won't talk about this part much now, because our time is limited. In short, the crying emotion at the end has to be controlled.

In the past, when I was giving prayers, I would cry so much that I couldn’t control it, and even gave lectures. When we recorded "The Essentials of Forty-Eigh Vows" in 2010, we even talked about...because I personally felt the compassion blessed by Amitabha Buddha. , That kind of gratitude and relief, just talk about the content, I can’t help but want to cry, and there are even many fellow practitioners following me, I’m moved to tears after hearing the scriptures, but because I feel that time is very long in the past few years. It’s urgent. There are still many fellow practitioners who can’t get rid of it. Even our old fellow practitioners who have studied Buddhism for a long time, so I often have to clean up my emotions, and now I have practiced a little bit of work, otherwise it’s really easy. I shed tears all the time, including when we sing "Amitabha". I don’t know if you feel that way. When we sing words, or when we usually hear this... It’s just "Long Xiang Zhan" that just started, and my tears When it falls, it is a kind of innocent sound of the chanting.

But "The Praise to the Buddha" has a different touch, because the content of the "Praise to the Buddha" is to admire Amitabha, and if you have ever felt it and received Amitabha's salvation, you are very close to him, if you have had such a I feel that when you are singing, any sentence can make you cry, so I always have to be patient every time. Fortunately, I have a little time now, because we have to concentrate on guiding the public, so this morning, probably in the morning. I've told you that from now on, we must be in the right direction in our practice of Buddhism, and we must learn how to feel Amitabha's salvation to us and Amitabha's compassion.

Respectful excerpts from disciple Lan Xin (approved by Master Renjing)

Just like the "Amitabha Sutra" saying that being undistracted is actually not teaching us to practice Kungfu, undistracted Master Taoist explained that it has always been dedicated, then the translation of Master Xuanzang's direct translation from Sanskrit means that the mind is not confused, so We don’t need to practice the skills of precept, concentration and wisdom. Our true rebirth is faith and willingness, right?For such a clear thing, why do we need to practice Kungfu? The key point is whether we really believe it, whether we really wished, whether we have always focused on it. It's as simple as that, but you haven't caught the point. When it's over, you just read this Buddha name to the bronze wall and iron wall. It's no use. You must correct this concept deeply, correct it, and don't get it wrong.

Therefore, among us in the Buddha One, what we lead everyone is to cultivate and cultivate this ability. Apart from correcting the direction, how do we interact with Amitabha? In the chanting, worshiping the Buddha, and chanting, there is a feeling of joy and some There is a feeling of gratitude, and there is also a kind of crying. We can cry to Amitabha after praying, put all our suffering in this Buddha name, and let Amitabha take it for us. This is his vow for us, and we have to come from this aspect. Invest, then it will be the same in the future, continue to inspire confidence in the Buddha, and strengthen our willingness to live, and then recite the Buddha honestly and joyfully without stress.

It is stated in the "Guan Jing" that all the five negatives and ten evils can be reborn from the lower grades. The "Infinite Life Sutra" states that "except for the five evils. Defamation of the Dharma." This is convenient and convenient, because at that time sentient beings were not so evil , When it comes to the "Guan Jing", he fully explained the sentient beings captured by Buddha Amitabha. He must save the five evils and ten evils. It is very simple. The scripture says that he will save all the sentient beings in the ten directions. Degree, right?The three evil ways must also be saved. Then our humane beings are not as heavy as their karma, so why can't we die?Each of them can be reborn. The key is to generate true faith if we don’t understand it. This faith is to find a way to interact with Amitabha, understand from the Buddha’s name, and from the scriptures. Your faith and faith in the Buddha will continue. increase.

So willingness is to rely on ourselves, so it’s not wrong for some people to say that this method is the two powers of oneself, but this self-power refers to the mental power that we are willing to rebirth. It is not the effort of undisrupted mind and wisdom. Don’t make a mistake, our method. It is the salvation that XNUMX% relies on Amitabha Buddha's forty-eight vows. We are the object of salvation. We have no merit at all. This concept needs to be clarified. Since it is XNUMX% reliant on the power of Buddha, will the Buddha be in trouble?No, Amitabha, every sentient being has the ability to save. No matter how bad your karma is, no matter how bad your karma is, you are not afraid of any situation when you are dying. This is true faith in the Buddha. If you have no faith in the Buddha, you will feel that it is not. If you dare to say "I have faith in my death", you doubt the Buddha's ability.

In fact, when we talk here now, he can hear it clearly. The only reason you can’t go is that you don’t want to go. We all beings are very self-deceiving. You say, "I want, I want to go." Just take a test. Fall down, really want to go?I ask myself, so I have to do this homework every day, instead of practicing kung fu, I have to ask myself if I really let go of it.If you want to leave now, do you want to leave now?Still have to think "I still have to... the money hasn't been spent yet" and some are even more outrageous "This daughter hasn't married yet, my son hasn't married yet", wow, I'm busy now, then you don't want to die. Now, what should I do if impermanence comes?So what we really have to work on is whether we are really willing to go. If we really want to go, the Buddha will be XNUMX% safe, and everyone will be saved equally. If you don’t want to go, does Amitabha Buddha know now?He knows your mind more clearly than you, so He won't come to pick you up. You will be troubled when you come, "Oh, why are you here? I don't want to leave."

Some have been reciting the Buddha very seriously for a long time. Anyway, they are all fellow practitioners. They usually practice together. Everyone encourages each other and gives them help in the chanting at the end of the day. The Buddha really chanted, and the Amitabha chanted, but after the chanting, he still followed Amitabha is bargaining "Wait a minute, my granddaughter has not come back, I will see her", you only need to hesitate, Amitabha knows that you double-heartedly want to go and not go, and soon he will leave. This is the case with the mother of the president in Malaysia. , Did not make it, and then finally tried to recite the Buddha, and everyone persuaded her to let her go. So the most dangerous thing is on our side, is it true and sincere? May the more earnest our lives, the higher our taste, the stronger the mental strength, not our kung fu, precept and wisdom, then there will be absolutely no problem with the Buddha, we must have faith in the Buddha, Amitabha is the king of the Buddha, he will not Just kidding with us.

(XNUMX) Entering into the realm of Buddhism can be unaffected by the outside world

So today, we can see that everyone is very happy and corresponding, which means that our good roots are also quite deep, but because many fellow practitioners are beginners, they still don’t understand the rules, and they don’t understand the rules for participating in group meditation. Let me briefly talk about it here. When we go around the Buddha, we should not bend and twist when we go around the Buddha. Today, I didn’t expect the number of people to be so large. Although the venue is very large, if there is a little pause in walking around the Buddha, then we have to go around. Wearing the futon, don’t just go around the periphery. This way it’s not so solemn. In fact, it’s okay to have small rules. But let me remind you that we must do everything with our heart and heart. This is also for people. The respect of things.

We try our best, but it’s okay to learn. Although there is no way to learn these rules at once, we have a good grasp of many aspects, and we don’t have time to teach. Because time is limited, when everyone has the opportunity to play Buddhism in the future, they will naturally have time to learn. , I’m just going to talk a little bit here. In fact, I’ll get it after I’ve come a few times. These are small places that everyone is not familiar with. The most important thing is our method. This mind is very important. Be kind, honest, and have deep roots in kindness. This aspect is okay. Everyone looks like Buddhist chanters. This is more important. Although it seems that there are many rules, it doesn’t matter. Because our main purpose of comforting Buddha, we have made it very clear today, and that is because of the time. Not many, so we didn't make special arrangements to learn these rules.
When we build confidence in rebirth, and then we also taste the taste of chanting Buddha, you will naturally like to recite Buddha, although we do not require any conditions for rebirth, how well do you keep the precepts, how well you recite the Buddha, and whether there is any delusion Less, although there is no requirement, but you will naturally become more and more diligent. This is inevitable. Like me, I can prove it myself. I can build my confidence in rebirth for at least seven or eight years. I didn’t like to recite Buddha before, so I have to be honest. I admit that I didn’t like to recite the Buddha for XNUMX years, and then I was forced to do the Buddha Seven every time. I finally finished the XNUMX days, and I had to lie down for XNUMX days when I went back. I had to recuperate for a while because I was very tired. The environment is different and feels very hard.

In the past few years, the taste of reciting the Buddha has changed. Last year I had the opportunity to sign up for the Seventh Buddha. In Taiwan, it was a group of women who learned the precepts. The seventh monk is our Guoqing lawyer. I will rely on him this year. , Our old monk Jingkong also told these disciples to learn the precepts from him. I personally formed a bond with him on the seventh Buddha, and then formally obeyed him to learn the precepts. So the first time I participated last year was in Taiwan. Light Abode, it is a group of female monks who are very strict in keeping the precepts. I remember that the feeling was very deep. It was the first time I tasted the joy of the Dharma among the seven Buddhas, that kind of Dharma. Happiness is very profound, that is, even if there is a realm, I will not have troubles, there is no time for troubles. Generally, if our Dharma happiness is shallow, I feel "Oh, I feel good, very peaceful, peaceful, and no "Birth trouble" is probably that at most. It's not easy. Apart from these states of mind, I have them, and not only do I have them. Even when the realm comes, I can act as if I don’t move. I see that I have this power, this is the blessing of the Buddha's name. The power of this one has to be tested by the realm before you know that the power is so great, so it is very interesting for me to give an example.

My seat is the first seat in the first row of Xidan. More than XNUMX people participated in the Buddha Seven. There are dozens of monks, and there are at least XNUMX or XNUMX people. Some of them are elderly teachers and fathers, and they are older. The habit of becoming a monk is also very serious. Of course, the habit of becoming a monk is due to past lives, but although there are still problems with the habit of becoming a monk, and everyone has not yet proved it, the result is because there are more than XNUMX people. The fan, the super big electric fan with strong wind, suddenly turned it on without knowing anyone, wow, very strong wind. At that time, we had already worshipped Buddha and sweated all over our bodies. When the wind blew, it was almost impossible. To catch a cold, a very serious matter, although it seems to be turning on an electric fan, and the wind was blowing directly at me when I turned on, but I still continued to worship Buddha, and I didn’t have a thought of feeling aggravated, or said "It’s miserable." , I’m going to catch a cold in a second."

But the people around him "frozen", and a master next to him hurried to shut it down, and was very angry, because she was blown by the strong wind. After a while, there was another one behind the third row. The master ran to turn them off, because the wind was blowing, and still felt uncomfortable. Then after a while, someone went to turn it on. It was busy for a long time. The seventh monk was also there, because the old man probably didn’t expect that she herself It was very uncomfortable. I had forgotten all the rules at the moment. Then I saw the beginning and the end in the process. I just thought it was a little funny, and I was not at all angry. In the end, they were busy for a long time, and they were still the master of protecting the seven. Just turn it off, ending an episode.

But think about it, if our hearts live on the Buddha's account, we live on the Buddha's account. We live on the Buddha's account. It is not that we have not reacted to the external environment and have no idea about the situation. No, it is that you can see clearly but are not moved. It would be quite interesting. Someone played a comedy for us to see. Then we could see everyone’s kung fu and each person’s habits during the process. It was very interesting. You would think that you were blessed by the Buddha’s power. When you are immersed in Dharma music, you will feel that you are out of touch with this world. You are not a person in this world, but you and them can do the same things in the same place with the light and the dust. The mood is different. Let us experience it. .

The second time was the first one or two months of this year. I participated in the Seventh Buddha of the Lawyer Guoqing, which is also very extraordinary, because the Seventh Buddha of the Law is very strict. Among the two to three hundred people, this Forbidden words and various rules are implemented very strictly. The Buddha Seven that time made me unexpectedly have greater Dharma joy. I originally thought that the previous experience was probably a kind of enjoyment that I had never experienced before. I also saw my own kung fu, but I didn't expect to have an unexpected gain this time. What is this gain?Because our master Qi Guoqing lawyer, the master seven monk, he will hold the seventh Buddha every time, he will give out prizes to encourage everyone, the top three have prizes, of course, the others also have consolation prizes, but the top three prizes are also very rich , How did you get this prize?It is the time outside of our six incense sticks every day. Find the time to recite and worship Buddha yourself. The top three Buddha worshipers will have prizes, and the Buddha count will also have the top three prizes.

Then I want to say that because I have officially relied on the monk this year, I just wanted to please the monk, so I made my mind "Okay, let’s compare this time." The last time I participated in the Seventh Buddha, I didn’t want to win any prizes. There is no such intention, so there is no special bravery in chanting Buddha, so the teacher's blessing power is also very great.Then I thought, "Okay, let him be happy." When I have six incense sticks, we will go to rest after eating lunch and fasting. I also have a rest but I will practice Buddhist chanting first, and take the rest time. Shorten the shower time in the afternoon. I will hurry up and recite the Buddha for a short period of time. At night, when people rest, I will recite for one or two hours. Before going to bed, I will recite the Buddha until I fall asleep. There is a counter on my finger. It’s also very convenient. If there is no sound, it won’t make any noise. I read it until I fell asleep. I woke up in the morning and continued to read it. Once I woke up, I didn’t turn over, and I didn’t get up to continue reading. how many?You guessed it, XNUMX sentences, more than XNUMX sentences a day, which is considered six days. The number of Buddha chanting will be handed over before noon on the sixth day, which is about XNUMX a day. I didn’t expect to be able to chant it myself. So many, I don’t know how to read it.

And the joys of the Dharma that I described just now, you don’t need to talk about it, but there is another thing I didn’t expect is, because I was reciting the Buddha when I was going to bed, including reciting the Buddha until I fell asleep, I suddenly found out that I was in the middle of seven days. Every day and all night, there are no dreams at all! So if you can’t sleep and you are taking sleeping pills, you should change your recitation to the Buddha, and use counting to recite the Buddha more attentively, because we count the number of Buddhas and fear this number, so the recitation will run away, and some of them are missing. I can’t read, so I have to be very attentive. This is something I’ve unexpectedly gained, because I’m usually used to recitation before going to bed, but the effect of recitation is not so obvious. I have no dreams all night, and it’s recitation. When I arrive; I read to fall asleep, and I feel that I can’t move my fingers and can’t press the counter. Then I fall asleep without thinking at all. I am very happy, so I don’t have to sleep for a long time and I’m in good spirits all day. .

We follow the pure pure land practice guided by Master Shandao. There are indeed no conditions for rebirth. You don’t have to recite the Buddha and learn how to practice kung fu, and how strict the precepts are, but normally, you truly believe and wish you. In the end, you will tend to like to play the seventh Buddha, like to recite the Buddha, and then you can enjoy this kind of higher and higher standard of meditation. You will feel that the forbidden language is very good, and it is also very good not to eat after lunch. It just happens that no one will bother you. It's very peaceful and not groggy. If you are not used to forbidden words and do not like to recite the Buddha at first, you will feel that you can't help but want to talk to someone, and your mood is different.

Therefore, when Master Shandao was in the Tang Dynasty, he was the patriarch of the Pure Land in all generations. He was the one who had the strongest influence on the Dharma and the sentient beings he saved, and the best results in teaching sentient beings to recite the Buddha. If you need to recite the Buddha Samadhi, you can get it accidentally, you don’t need to practice Kungfu, you don’t know it for three years, you don’t need to practice deliberately, you don’t know it, you like to recite the Buddha, there are many laymen who have attained the Buddha Samadhi in three years, let alone the family In professional practice, all part-timers in the laymen can recite the Buddha's samādhi unconsciously, so in accordance with the direction guided by Master Shandao, you should work hard to respond to the Buddha, rejoice, and willingly and spontaneously to recite the Buddha. This kind of practice is yours. Without knowing it, you will attain chanting samādhi.

Although we don’t need to have this skill to die, it’s incredible. It’s not like "Oh, our method is so simple, we don’t need to observe the precepts, and we don’t need to recite the Buddha." That just shows that your faith is not true. , If you don’t recite the Buddha, what do you do if you don’t observe the precepts?Have fun?How much more money do you have to make, and what great worldly business you do?This is all your mind is in the world law, you don't really want to leave, our world is very suffering, right?Everyone can feel it, no matter the rich, the poor, the men, the women, the strong, the weak, the smart, the stupid, the old, the small, and there is no one who does not feel bitter unless it is Your karma is too heavy, and your sensibility is too numb, but one day you will feel it, and in the end you will find that you are helpless and have no ability to change this phenomenon.

The suffering in the world will grow with our age. If we do not practice, it will grow with our age. As we experience more, we will encounter more and more adversities and sufferings. Everyone is the same. why?Because this is the evil world of five turbidities, and the evil world of five turbidities is inherently suffering. No matter what you do, everyone can experience it. Therefore, we must make a real wish, truly let go of this world, and hurry up and hurry up. We have decided and settled the major events of the rebirth. We are not afraid of impermanence at any time. After we really decide, because we have seen through the world, it is good to do everything in the world if we have a predestined condition. If there is no predestined, we will be single-minded. This is the truly wise man who recites the Buddha and seeks death.

Respectful excerpts from disciple Lan Xin (approved by Master Renjing)

Because many fellow practitioners today did not raise their hands to say that they have faith in their demise, this part should be strengthened quickly for everyone. Originally, I wanted to mention to everyone that we do not eat after lunch, because we really want to practice and we want people who want to die with all their heart. , Naturally will diligently. Of course, diligence is to start from keeping the precepts. The most effective way to practice the precepts. In addition to our main practice of Buddhism, we can start with no food after lunch. This effect is the best. If you don’t eat after lunch, it can be reduced. It’s hard for a person who loves money to tell him not to be greedy for money from the five roots of hell. It’s hard for a person who loves a name not to show love, not to be strong, but it’s the simplest kind of money. It’s the easiest thing to start with the appetite and sleep. After one of these items is reduced, the others will fade away. This is a great help for us to settle down on the door of Buddhism whole-heartedly.

The method is very simple. Don’t think it’s so difficult. Many people around us have succeeded in experiments. Many of us are householders. I was from April this year until now. I used to have a stomach problem and I didn’t hold the lunch because of stomach problems. Then it started in April this year. I continued to hold on, and found that my intestines became better and better, and now it seems that I naturally want to improve further, so I have been eating every day at the beginning of the past few days, hoping to... this is natural. If you want to do this, you can spend a lot more time chanting, and you can eat one less meal to save trouble, and you won’t feel uncomfortable. Naturally, you only need to understand the concepts and methods, like I started in April. Yes, I said that I held it on the same day. There is no difficulty. The laymen around us are the same. Please go and ask us outside the venue to talk about it in the "Buddha Disciple Guidance". I talked about a "Vatican Net Sutra" in Toronto, Canada for a few months. There is no CD in circulation yet. It is also available on YouTube. It has been broadcasted. You can go and watch it. They all talked about the methods and merits of not eating after lunch.

(XNUMX) Teaching methods of worshipping and reciting Buddha by name

Now I won’t talk about it because there’s not enough time. When we pray to the Buddha, everyone prays. We worship this tune is the tune of jungle worship, because the tune of jungle is called by many Buddha names, Buddha Shakyamuni. There are many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the Medicine Buddha. I re-recorded it. We will say "Nan Wuji Le Loving Father Amitabha" later. We take refuge in Nan Wu Ji Le, and we rely on him when we recite, and take refuge in the Buddha wholeheartedly. A very compassionate father guards us like Amitabha, so when we are in the south, we will worship very slowly. After a while, the lights will be dimmed to let everyone enter this situation. Try to relax. There is only half an hour. You must grasp this detoxification and detoxification. At the time of karma, you must first enter this situation and come here to learn kungfu, and learn this kungfu back. In the future, you can continue to work hard on your own, and you can eliminate karma every day. We also have yoga to worship Buddha. Yoga worship Buddha is very happy. We first eliminate the karma, and eliminate the distress in our hearts. The distress that we usually accumulate is eliminated first. We gradually feel that the trouble is lightened. We worship Buddha mainly in yoga. The worship is very happy and easy. The worship of the Buddha is to worship every day. , A very important lesson for us Buddha disciples.

Then go down when you are "South" and get up when you are "Tuo". Wiener must pay attention to the time. After half an hour arrives, you will count as half an hour. You don’t have to follow the last sentence on our poster. When it’s time to knock on the big chime, let it be louder so that everyone can hear it, knock on the big chime at the last sentence, and when it’s "South", knock on it to let everyone know that it is the last sentence. After getting up, we will ask questions, and then we will continue to take everyone to recite the name and recite the Buddha. Just sit and recite the Buddha. Did everyone recite at noon today? This is to make you cry and laugh again. After crying, you have to laugh. You need to balance it out, because this method of chanting is more special, because it’s a special way of saying to us in Taiwanese. The dantian is very helpful to our internal organs. I will read it once to you. You can feel it. Nanwu Amitabha. This Buddha uses the Chinese accent. This Buddha has a flat accent, but if you use the Hokkien dialect, Minnan When the Yinnian Nanmo Amitabha Buddha, when this Buddha, it will naturally shake the pubic area and internal organs, so the more you recite, the better your spirit. Because the tune of recitation is not well mastered, sometimes it is too high, and sometimes it is too high. Long, you will sing until you have no breath, and your body will be worse if you sing for a long time, so this tune is also very important.

We say this is equivalent to a tone without any tone, but it will naturally have a rhyme, so that it is easy to read, not tired, and can be recited all day long. This is a method we provide, usually you can Depending on your mood, you can listen to this tune, or you can directly praise it. We don’t want to be rigid, just let the flow go and you can read the Fa. This method makes us feel very natural. It’s easy and long-lasting. So after the prayer is over, we will sit quietly, and then we will start listening to the chanting, and we will call it the Buddha. Finally, I will tell you about this precept. We are because of today’s time for chanting. …The time for praying and reciting the Buddha is not very long. We can postpone it a little longer. It doesn’t matter if the teaching time is not that long, because we have a lot of CDs, so you can take it back to study slowly, so please stand up and adjust the lights. .

(End of the second game)

Respectful excerpts from disciple Lan Xin (approved by Master Renjing)