honoring Supreme Master related in west lake, formosa
January 22, 1995 (Originally in Chinese)
- Videotape 466
This story reminds us to always always keep his word promise. if not kept his word, we will cause a lot of negativity to yourself. Sometimes, promise to do this or do that, then we should do the same.if not, our confidence will lessen, our prayers will not be met, and we will not achieve anything in the job.
There are times when we want to deceive God. we promised to do something but never do. think that no one heard or God is not necessary,Then we leave it aside not even keep his word promise. I have told you repeatedly hear, for example, the story of refugees to offshore Guanyin Buddha promised that "if the third country to be, we will definitely eat vegetarian two years." but then they do not fulfill their promise, refused to wait very long vegetarian two years.They should fasting two consecutive years, but later they do not promise or forget it. Consequently, they say: "Oh, okay. would I eat vegetarian once a week or once a month." after all, two years is very long lasting.
This story is also similar. One day, a child with fever. it's a very serious disease,parents fidgety. after care for sick babies, sick doctors say it can not be cured. so his parents named for the goddess Durga (the first incarnation of the goddess forces in Indian temples, the main job is to punish the wicked). He is a very popular goddess in India, and many people requested him to help.maybe he is a enlightened masters in the past.
Indians worship many gods, perhaps this is the enlightened masters and was well known in different places in the past. probably alive when they are flexible, so people worship them. to try to tell the Indians worship gods, that's true but also not true. in fact,they worship the past masters. Similarly, the Chinese goddess called "Matsu" is probably one of the famous masters in the past. then who pray to him are met, a place for everyone and it became customary that people today still hold, regardless of whether or not he was flexible components,because it has become a customary prayer.
Guanyin Buddha is a living Master in the past. While he was alive, anyone will be praying he replied. assuming his disciples just so nostalgic for, and neighbors of the disciples also do the same and have been met. then, for children,and people continue to do so to this day. Guanyin Buddha died a long time ago but people still pray him because it became customary. they do not know that for a living Master flexible than experience.
In this story, a man of Goddess Durga temple to pray. perhaps then,This position is not to die for how long, to test his spirit is still experimental. He needs that "my son sick. Ask him to save it., If it's out sick, then I'll bring it back here worship him. Son also offered to him a hundred rupees" (Indian currency). then perhaps a hundred rupees so much, maybe a hundred or a thousand dollars now.more valuable then money.
Durga spiritual truth; natural children from sickness, even doctors did not treat well. This clearly goddess blessing and help for the boy. father it is to remember the promise offered one hundred rupees. but he thought again, "heavens! not know how much we spend money to buy medicine for it.Doctors now are many prescription drugs, we will have to spend again. financial situation is now quite difficult. maybe I just donated fifty rupees goddess is. Durga sure we understand our situation, he will sympathize. "He thought the goddess would understand, but still did not work right.
weeks passed, he had a different opinion:"Anyway, certainly Durga alone can not eat all the food money fifty rupees. Already a god then how can so much food? Further, we have read scripture says: ' If God offered with sincerity, the number of offerings not important. receive God rejoice even small offerings,as long as their is sincere '. Where God requires donations of material, there is enough sincerity. All scriptures say so. This goddess certainly know it. so, I think that is enough temples, devotional worship enforcement particular, it offered five rupees ". these thoughts running through the head,but he did not do anything.
One day, he heard the temple bell echoes. when people worship in temples, they or the bell. bells remind him that what he was offering to the gods that promise. He was quick to come out, hoping to find an item worth five rupees to make offerings. He met a friend he was going to ask that.He told the first story you hear tails and said that he went to buy an item worth five rupees to worship the goddess. friend said: "Come on, do not be so stupid! god rupees five star dining offerings? him stupid! tell him that, he was the center of worship in the temple is good enough. he just bought a coconut around one rupee, so that was!is important in the heart, not in quantity, understand? "
heard of, and who is very frugal, so he went to a shop to buy a coconut fruit a price of Rs. said coconut seller "Fifty cents a result." by a penny a hundred rupees. said the other: "What? why so expensive? I sold for forty cents is not?"Salesman replied," if you want it to be so cheap to the wholesale market. "
He walked very far to the wholesale market. Coconut right here forty cents a result. Yet he still bargain with sellers in the market: "I walk long distance to be here. if she sold forty cents a coconut what could be that much cheaper!she must give me twenty cents a result. "seller laughed," if he really wants to twenty cents a result, they must go to where the coconut plantation. that's only available seat only. "hear that, man decided to buy in coconut garden.
again he went a long way towards the plant. coconut plantation farmer who said:" Okay,I'll sell you twenty cents a result. "He is the bargain again:" I walk away from here. He had sold me ten cents a result instead of twenty cents. twenty cents is not much cheaper. do I have to lose here? "the farmer replied:" If you want ten cents must climb the tree get picked. "
miserly nature and want to help take money should he indeed climb trees. He climbed high up on plucking it, but because there is no experience to slip almost fell to the ground. He just clung to the tree can help. Meanwhile, Durga said coconut farmers through the other, must be paid a hundred rupees a new study. (Laughs) because I want to save lives,he had to agree to pay a hundred rupees. after being examined and climb down the tree, he put on a farmer who paid him a hundred rupees. can not bargain anymore. then he understood. The next day, he went to the temple crying, realizing that all this happened because he did not keep his promise offered goddess one hundred rupees.
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