When I was young, I had no luck. I am poor and stingy. Poor without wealth, cheap without status, I am short-lived. I met Buddhism at the age of 26, and after I understood the truth of Buddhism, I completely turned over a new leaf. When I was studying Buddhism, the first book I read was For Fanfan under the temptation. I have seen it dozens of times and I am very touched! I have all Mr. Yuan Lefan's early problems, and my luck is not as great as his. How can I get this? This is a great warning to me. Therefore, after reading Van Van under the temptation, I deeply reflected and studied Buddhism seriously, which was truly saved.
Master Zhang Jia decided for me to become a monk, spread Buddhism and benefit my life.
I said,' Where to become a monk?'
Master said,' Don't go to the mage, don't go to the Dojo.'
I said,' Then where can I get my hair cut?'
The master said,' If you look for a mage, and the mage refuses, you will be in trouble.'
I said,' Yes! "Then what should we do?"
The master said,' Seek Buddha and Bodhisattva, seek induction.' This method is wonderful!
The master said,' In Buddhism, everything is needed. If you ask sincerely, you will feel it. "
So I made a wish in front of the Buddha and Bodhisattva, and sure enough, after a few years, I felt the past. The mage came to ask me to become a monk. In about a month and a half, he sent someone to invite me nine times. I saw that his heart was sincere and I promised him. The method that the teacher taught me has come true. I was ordained in front of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and someone came to persuade me when there was a season, so I was passive and not active all my life. Sincerely seeking it is really' Buddhism, everything is needed'. We must sincerely seek the Tao, and it is not ourselves that decides, but living in the world for a long time for the sake of Buddhism and helping others for the benefit of Buddhism. There must be an induction. (Excerpted from' Six Degrees '2 1-99)
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Master Kong Jing talks about the significance of becoming a monk (excerpt)
The Buddha said these two words: "Take precepts as a teacher and suffering as a teacher". Therefore, if you want to succeed, especially becoming a monk, you must be psychologically prepared. The first one should keep the precepts, and the second one should suffer hardships. If you can't keep the precepts and suffer, it's good to study Buddhism at home, and your achievements are the same. Why become a monk?
Being a monk is not only the teacher of everyone in the world (the teacher is an example), but also your thoughts, words and deeds, and others learn from you. You represent Sakyamuni Buddha, continue to be wise and learn from others. Think about whether you can do it. Really can do it, well, it's rare! Not only Sakyamuni Buddha is happy, but all Buddhas are happy. Which dragon? God forbid you! But you can't do it, you can't do it, the Buddha won't care for you, and the good god won't bless you. Some ghosts and gods will come to you, and monsters will come to you to help you do evil and lead you to the road of three evils. Most of the three evils are hell. These evil spirits come to protect you, let you build a career, and finally send you to hell in A Bi. I believe that these evil spirits are all wrongs done in previous lives, and they are all enemies and creditors. This is that although you are a monk, you have obstacles, you can't study hard, you can't break evil and cultivate good, and on the one hand, you stay away from good laws and do all kinds of evil. This is a big trouble.
Goode often said that there are four things, and there are four things at home, so be clear. After you understand, if I can't be a good example to the public, I will study Buddhism at home. Being a monk at home is good. Vimo set a good example for us to become a monk at home. There are four kinds of homes. The first one is called Tian Zhai Jia, which is what we usually say now. You have real estate, land, a house, a career, a wife and children. This is home and secular home. Most people talk about becoming a monk. Without this home, this home is not important. More importantly, the troubled family that the Buddha told us, the ten good things we just talked about, the opposite of the ten good things, and the ten evil things are home. You cut off the ten evils, and from then on, your thoughts, words and deeds correspond to the ten good ones. You go beyond the ten evils, and you are out. That's good. You're out of trouble.
There are also four kinds of things. The first one is no heart. When you left home, your parents, wife and children went with him, you went to live in a temple, and you became a monk, but you were obsessed with five desires and six dust in your heart, and you were still doing it. Then you are crazy. If you don't go out of your heart, you will have a big obstacle. Not only will you not be released, but your sin will be very heavy. This is what Gu Dade said: Oral recitation is no good. To recite the scriptures and Buddha, you can recite Buddha but not Buddha. On the surface, you pretend to be a good person, but you are not. To put it mildly, you deceive yourself. People can cheat, but they can't cheat buddhas and bodhisattvas, and they can't cheat ghosts and gods. Have you thought about it? If you can't get out of your heart, you have to really understand, ponder, ponder and dare not become a monk. Who wants to commit such a serious crime?
In this environment today, even if you are sincere and pure, where can you go to learn Buddhism? Where is the real Dojo? Is this Dojo true or false? Why? There is a lot of hypocrisy in this society now, which is false and good, but it is not true. It looks good on the surface, but it's not like this. I used to have a friend in Los Angeles. He was a monk and mage. He is a few years younger than me. In Los Angeles, I met Rinpoche in Tibet. I respected him very much and learned Buddhism from him. When Rinpoche returned to Tibet, he followed him for about three months. When he returned to America, he told me it was false. I said, how is it fake? He said that he is not Rinpoche, he is Tibetan and lives in Nepal. Because I heard that there were many people who supported the monk outside, he pretended to be Rinpoche and went to the United States. After receiving a lot of support, he realized that he was not. He is the head of the family. He knew a lot about Buddhism and etiquette and went to America pretending to be Rinpoche. Anyone who goes to America has to support himself and live a good life for a few years. Now this society is full of wonders, including Buddhism and other religions. What does this mean? It is difficult to cultivate, where can we find truth, goodness and knowledge? Find a good Dojo? It's not easy.
It is precisely because of this relationship that our teachers, teachers, are truly knowledgeable and know the current environment. My teacher, one is Master Zhang Jia, and the other is an old layman in Li Bingnan. They both have special circumstances, and we can't stay with them all our lives. What's more, Master Zhang Jia taught me for three years, and then he left. I was with him at the age of 26, when he was 65. He left at the age of 68 and I stayed with him for three years. Teacher Li is a special environment and can't be close for a long time. So Mr. Li taught me to learn Mencius and Yi. What does that mean? Mencius and Yan Yi were both private disciples of the ancients, but today people take the ancients as their teachers. Mencius took Confucius as his teacher. Confucius is dead and not here. He reads Confucius' books, learns from Confucius, and asks Confucius' students if he doesn't understand. He really studies like Confucius. You see, Confucius is called the most holy in China, and Mencius is the most holy. Confucius' teaching was really passed on to Mencius, not others. Mencius really got them completely, leaving a good example for future generations. Master Hu Yi was born in the late Ming Dynasty. He studied under master lianchi. Master lianchi died, but master lianchi's works are still there. He learned according to master lianchi's works, which was very rewarding. According to the ancients, master lianchi is the eighth generation of our Pure Land Sect, and Hu Yi is the ninth generation.