Good Karma Music Stories

剛剛過去的週六，長途趕回農村老家(中國北方)參加的親戚家子女的婚禮。看到廚房準備的各種肉菜：雞鴨魚肉等等，默默的為它們誦彌陀聖號。婚禮慶典結束後，還是覺得做的不夠，在回城路上為它們誦持108遍往生咒：愿眾生離苦得樂，早生淨土。

Donated to Doctors Without Borders on Giving Tuesday, today! May this world be peaceful!

Our good deed was applying the wisdom of the Buddha Dharma in our everyday, when among all folks from all walks of life. To guide them through safely so that whatever pains they encounter, need not hurt. Whatever harms they form, be harmless so transformed. Whatever they lack in proper confidence, be of courage in upright response. Namo Amituofo …()…

There is an old lady, living by herself, in my neighborhood. I have met and known her for quite a number of years from the Temple. I went to visit her sometimes when she did not show up at the temple. One time I happen to bring some “Great Compassion Water” (DA-BEI SHUI) to her, and found her not feeling well, later lying on the bed and feeling dizzy, so I quickly pour the “Great Compassion Water” in a cup and let her have a sip, and contacted her next of kin by phone. I kept reciting the “Great Compassion Mantra” by her bedside and stayed there with her until she felt better.

I was SCUBA diving in Honduras at 70 feet into the deep blue with a master diver as my partner. A group of us were out together on an exhibition. We all saw a huge sea turtle swimming past us. Two men decided to chase after the turtle but to no avail in getting any closer. On the contrary, the turtle was swimming further and faster away from them. Me and my partner for the day (master diver) just stayed put and watched the turtle now from 30 feet away.

Just then I had a thought… Grand Master Xu Yun in his biography mentioned about saving the sea creatures. I had the BC in my mouth breathing oxygen, but I didn’t care. I decided to chant ‘NAMO KSITIGARBHA BODHISATTVA’ as clear as I could with the BC in my moutha few times while wishing the sea turtle well and good health.

As soon as I started chanting the sea turtle turned it’s head around and look straight at me. Then it turned and swam towards me. Now it was three feet from me just observing me as I was observing it. This quiet silence between us went on for about thirty seconds if not more. Then the turtle went back to it’s original path.

When I’ve been practiced Buddha Dharma deeper and deeper recently, I really want to change myself to be a good person with reducing my greedy, hatred and stupidity. I vow to be Buddha’s disciple every life and practice sincerely as much as I can to save any beings related to me specially my kindness parents. I really want to have wisdom to guide people to believe in Buddhism and end birth and death.

I travel on the highway to work and often see trucks of chicken stacked in plastic cages in transit, I assume, on their way to slaughter. For many times I just prayed for them, may they leave the chicken body and reborn in better place. One day while driving behind the chicken truck, looking at them cramped together, I feel that it resembles the living conditions in Hong Kong, where the property price is so high that many people can’t afford a bigger space, they had to cook in the toilet or rent a sleeping place in small cages. Just like the chickens in front of me!

So I made a promise to the chickens, that if I had the choice, I will not order and eat chicken meat. I am not a vegetarian yet, my family and colleagues still eat meat so I follow them but I try to eat less meat. I hope that one day I can remove all meat from my diet, to avoid killing karma and truly walk the path of compassion.