Good Karma Music Stories

I just finished reciting 1 copy of Earth Store Bodhisattva Sutra in English. It took be 1 hour 45 minutes.

About one month ago, I saw a book that is incomplete book . I drew near and found out that this is The Dharma Flower Sutra . I suggested one upasika that she could repair this book. One week later, she repaired that sutra book. I said, what you done is really meritorious!

2020 been a tough year for everyone, but it also gave us an opportunity to slow down, reflect and appreciate what we have in our lives and look inwards. While home schooling my kids , we often looked at Karuna Virus and found many inspiring acts of kindness stories. As Christmas was around the corner, we decided we wanted to do our own act of kindness. The kids created Christmas cards and gave gifts to the mail man and mail lady, who throughout this whole pandemic have been serving the community, delivering packages and parcels while we stay safe at home. The kids were excited to give the gifts and cards. The receivers were touched by the gesture, and said what made them really happy was the personalised cards from the kids. When the kids heard this their faces really lit up with joy and I reminded them this is how it feels to give, the joy of giving far exceeds the joy of receiving. We then decided to make more Christmas cards with good will wishes and sent it to a care home, hoping it will cheer up some of the residents there especially at a difficult time where they can not see their families. I hope this will now be a yearly thing we do during Christmas, where the kids change their focus from what presents they want to what they can give to others.

I was listening to Rev. Heng Sure lectures on the 3 main practices of the Pure Land school of Buddhism from Dec 27-Jan 2, 2021. They are really great and easy to understand. During the dedication of merit session, I made a wish to be reborn in the Pure Land, can that be considered a good deed? (I hope so) 🙂

Amitabha.

Last night, after listening to dharma talk of Amitabha Rebirth and Avatamsaka Sutra, I retired myself to Medicine Master Mantra on the speaker. I closed my eyes and recited silently. Many years ago, I made a vow to accompany Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to the hells to save living beings. As I was reciting Medicine Master Mantra I asked Medicine Master if he could help me through his powers to fulfill a wish…I wish to relieve the sufferings of all the Bodhisattva’s that endure hardship for the sake of helping all of us.

I got a response. I had my eyes closed and saw a Bodhisattva dressed same as Kuan Yin and other Bodhisattvas with their golden jewels in their hair. It’s amazing how the response is so quick.

I visited CTTB for a couple of hours to donate sutra’s and bow at the Buddha Hall from Nevada. I needed to make changes to my return date on the greyhound. The nice young chinese man at the admin counter allowed me to use the computer in one of the rooms. This astonished me. I was pleasantly surprised. It was a shock to my system that someone at CTTB was being kind to me.

(I had visited CTTB before but received harsh scoldings for no reason and it really made me want to stay away, but because of Master Hsuan Hua, I keep coming back over the years.)

So…when I was offered to use the computer I was in awe. It touched my heart…. the young man’s kindness. He also called me a cab so I could go to my hotel room. I had brought a genuine sandalwood mala beads I had been saving in a silk bag from Nepal for twenty or so years. It was a great treasure to me. I cherished it so much I wouldn’t use it. I just kept it with my sutra books. Because of this young man’s kindness I offered him my cherish possession, the sandalwood mala beads.

I realized then that I was able to give away my most treasured possessions.

Today is my 10th birthday, I do not have a birthday party. Instead, I spent a day with my family & auntie’s family. We went to a temple in Long Beach and be vegetarian for a day. The food was very good especially these curry mini pancakes. I got red envelopes for my birthday, instead of keep all the money. My mom said I can create good deed if I donate some of my money to the temple. I decided to donate $20 for the food. After that we took my dog to the Long Beach dog park, we met some dog friends! Then we went to the outlet and got some ice creams. It’s the best birthday, I ever had. After all that fun we went home then open more gifts! Thank you everyone!! 🙂 Also, I am reciting great compassion mantra 3 times and transfer all the merit to everyone who is suffering from Covid and hope it will end very soon. Lastly, I always like Master Heng Sure singing in Youtube, when my mom told me about a chance to maybe get the album… I don’t want to miss it. I hope to see Master again when you can visit us in US.