Stuttering is an ability
——Appreciate all adversity (one )
(2011-03-14)
※※：I often stutter and don’t know how to completely remove it.I also want to be liberated. When others have troubles and troubles, I especially want to help others.
I have read some scriptures and Buddhist introductions before. Some people are in a bad mood or don’t know about it, so I will call them and ask them to work with a normal mind.
What I want to do is this, I have done it before, but now this situation particularly affects my study of Buddhism.
Shi Kuanjian: What's the situation?
※※：It's a stuttering phenomenon.Sometimes I don’t know why I can’t control it, but suddenly it will come out and it won’t happen continuously, ten days or even half a month or a month.Sometimes, it lasts very long. After get off work, I want to cry but can’t cry. I can’t hold it in, and it’s very uncomfortable!Then, I don’t know that sometimes I think of bad things, really, I’m extremely distressed, and I don’t know why this is the case.
Because I have studied Buddhism, I also know that there is cause and effect. It may be because I planted my oral karma in my previous life. I have suffered from such results in this life.I also recite the "Ksitigarbha Sutra" and dedicate it to all my enemies, relatives and creditors. I can only do this, and I don't understand anything else very well.
Shi Kuanjian: You are right today.First of all, remember that when you talk about stuttering just now, you are not really stuttering, it is a fake stuttering.I don’t say that stuttering is due to dependent origination and emptiness. Why? If it is true stuttering, you won’t stop stuttering now, do you understand?If you don’t stutter now, it means you are not really stuttering.
Second, don’t hate stuttering, don’t be afraid of stuttering, and don’t refuse to stutter.Why? Did you find out: the more you are afraid of stuttering, the more you stutter.The more I think, “I must not stutter”, then stutter will come;When you haven't thought about "I don't want to stutter", you're fluent.In fact, the more you are afraid of, the more you will be, so be better at stuttering and don’t hate it so much.
Stuttering is a kind of ability, which is to appreciate it. I said in the "Twenty-Four Words for Refining the Heart" that you should appreciate it. You should appreciate it.Look, crosstalk actors pretend to be similar to stuttering, but others can’t learn it, stuttering is a kind of ability.
You can’t stutter or stutter, which means you are free and others can’t learn it, so don’t hate it. Stuttering is our ability.Don’t reject it. The more you fear and obsess over what you are, the more likely you will be to be hurt by something.For example, the more afraid of dogs, the more bully you, do you believe it?
※※：letter.
Shi Kuanjian: If you see a dog, it will be so cute. That dog is good, even dogs are like this, and so are humans.For example, when you see a villain, oh, you are scared, and then he will definitely bully you;When you see the evil person, you are calm and calm. The evil person dares not bully you. Do you understand?
※※：clear.
Shi Kuanjian: If you should be able to appreciate it, you must remember: be kind to it and develop the Bodhicitta for it.This is true for stuttering, and so is all diseases and adversity.Don’t be afraid of adversity, don’t be afraid of illness, don’t be afraid of some bad phenomena, because it is the only way to go.
Thanks for stuttering
——Appreciate all adversity (two )
(2011-03-14)
Shi Kuanjian: Think about how we humans make progress.If you don’t stutter, will you come to ask Master?Is it okay to come or not? Is your heart to study Buddhism still so strong? Is it good to study Buddhism?It’s good to study Buddhism.What do you want to thank?
※※：Thanks for the barrier.
Shi Kuanjian: You have to thank you for your stuttering, right? If you don’t stutter, you may be able to spend time and drink now.Because of stuttering, you feel ashamed. Is it good to have a sense of shame?
※※：good.
Shi Kuanjian: I thought that I might have committed verbal karma in the past, but now I dare not be proud of myself. I will no longer commit verbal karma in the future. I will be better for people, do good deeds, come to learn Buddhism, and ask Master for advice, is all this a good or a bad thing?
※※：It's a good thing.
Shi Kuanjian: So, who do you want to thank for all this?
※※：Thanks for the barrier.
Shi Kuanjian: Yes, thank you for your stuttering.If you don’t stutter, you may be creating karma, speaking fluent language, lying, slandering, and frivolous words;If you don’t stutter, you might be proud. I am the store manager, it’s amazing. I can do what others can’t say, and I can do what others can say, so I can do what others can say, so I can do it in the world.
Because of stuttering, I can lower my head;Because of stuttering, I can reflect on myself.How great!Are you still afraid of stuttering?
※※：Not afraid anymore.
Shi Kuanjian: Stuttering is a gift from God and the most precious thing, so I cherish it and don’t hate it.Moreover, stuttering, dependent origination and emptiness are born from causes and conditions, you take it seriously.Stuttering and not stuttering are equal, and are both born from causes and conditions.
For example, if you learn to walk while learning to walk, you can’t walk anymore.The people of Handan look very good when walking, and he also wanted to walk very nicely, so he went to Handan to learn how to walk. However, the people of Handan look very good, so he crawled back.Do you know why he won't leave?Because he wanted to learn how to walk in Handan.That is to say, the more you are afraid of not being able to learn, the more you cannot learn. Do you understand?
※※：I understand.
Shi Kuanjian: Actually, you were a little more natural at that time. You just walked, and you would be able to leave.He wanted to learn how to walk well, but he couldn't walk.There is really such a thing in this world, and so do you, because you can't stutter too much, so you stutter.
We should stutter happily, and the same is true in our lives.Don’t be afraid of adversity. The more you are afraid, the more adversity will hinder you. Everything is like this. Is it beautiful or not? If you understand this principle, you can surpass everything. It is very important.
Stuttering is a gift
——Appreciate all adversity (three )
(2011-03-14)
※※：I have a lot of worries in my life.When I go to work, I have many adversities. I feel much better after hearing you just now. All adversities are treasures and gifts. You should face them happily and solve them when they appear. This is nothing.
In addition, I am 27 years old now, and I should be at the age of marriage. I have not met a particularly suitable fate. My parents always urge me, and all my relatives and friends are asking, and I feel very stressed in this regard.
What is before me is marriage and career. I don’t know what kind of mentality to face marriage, work, and family.
Shi Kuanjian: This problem is easy to solve, and nothing is a real bad thing.Just stutter, don’t regard it as a monster.So is adversity, don't regard it as a monster.
For example, if you are stuttering, you are particularly afraid of crosstalk actors, you have to learn everything when you want to learn duet. If you let someone learn stuttering, they can't learn it. If a crosstalk actor doesn't know how to stutter, they can't be a good actor. What he is worried about is the opposite of you. What you are worried about is why you can't stutter, what he is worried about is how I can stutter, do you understand?
There is no difference between good and bad stuttering itself, it depends on how you view it and whether you will appreciate it. This is true for everything.Why?You think stuttering is a monster, and I will know it as soon as I analyze it. It is a gift from God. If you don’t stutter, you won’t come to study Buddhism. If you don’t stutter, you may be creating karma now, and you will go to hell.Because of stuttering, you don’t have to go to hell. Gifts, gifts that you can’t buy no matter how much you make.You said, how much money can you spend on going to hell? Everything is like this, it depends on how you appreciate it.
For example, when you go out and see a lump of manure, what will you think? Who is so disgusting?But the farmer was so happy when he encountered this. My family’s grain had fertilizer. Do you understand?There is no difference between good and bad in manure itself, this is the emptiness of dependent origination.Good and bad are your own discrimination. Everything is like this, it depends on whether you will appreciate it.
I continue to play. Have you heard of this story?There is an old woman with two daughters, one married to a brick-making man and the other married to an umbrella. She sits at the door every day and crys. Why does she cry?She said: It’s clear that my son-in-law who sells umbrellas has no business. Who will buy an umbrella when it’s clear? My daughter suffers with it;It was raining, and my son-in-law, who made bricks, could not dry bricks. The bricks had to be sunburned, and the daughter suffered again.She collapsed when she thought about it and sat at the door crying every day.One day, a Zen master came and I was sick. The Zen master developed great compassion and asked, "Old lady, why are you crying?"The old lady said it all in detail.The Zen master said, “Oh, old lady, don’t cry, it’s great."Why is it good?This is how to change your mind.It’s clear, just do brick business, and your daughter will enjoy the happiness;It’s raining, the business of selling umbrellas is good, and your other daughter will enjoy the happiness.When the old lady heard this, she said, "Oh, that's not it. She was so happy. She sat there every day and laughed. It was sunny or rainy. Good or bad things were either good or bad things. Good and bad are your own discrimination. This is called dependent origination and emptiness. Do you understand it?
※※：I understand.
Shi Kuanjian: Then let’s talk about your marriage and work, which is so simple. After you understand this principle, your mind will be calmed down. Why does this matter feel difficult for you?Because you are very attached and take it seriously, you don’t know that this is the emptiness of dependent origination and nature.Everything is dependent origination and emptiness. Don’t take it seriously. Marriage is a matter of fate. Remember: the more you are afraid, the more you can’t do it here, you can only be calm.The fate has not come. In fact, marriage should not be regarded as a big deal. Whether it is getting married or not, it is not a big deal.Your happiness is the most important thing. Don’t worry about what others see you, whether you are getting married or getting married, what others think, nothing matters, you must have a calm heart.
If you don’t have this fate, will it be useful if you are anxious?Even if you have this fate, you can't escape.The most important thing is to have a normal mind, make good connections, do more good deeds, and don’t do bad things. Good deeds will be rewarded. Just work hard and don’t ask about the harvest. Sentient beings are afraid of the fruits, and Bodhisattvas are afraid of the cause. How can they worry about this?Don’t worry, you will naturally come if you should have this fate. Of course, you can’t force it without this fate.
※※：No, my online name is everything,
Shi Kuanjian: Everything goes with the flow, and now you don’t go with the flow. The real thing is not to be attached to the flow.For example, when I go out, I must turn right or left, and there are many choices in life.In the 1950s, whether to get married or not, being able to eat enough was the greatest pursuit in life, and being able to eat a full meal was the greatest pursuit in life.If you have an ordinary heart, you can make the best choice when facing fate.
Facing the pressure at work
——Appreciate all adversity (Four )
(2011-03-14)
Shi Kuanjian: Happiness is the most important thing. You may not be happy when you get married, and you may not be unhappy if you don’t get married. This is a matter of marriage, and the same is true for work. You should also have a normal mind. If you are familiar with this job and feel that there is no pressure, you can go ahead.
※※：What if there is pressure?
Shi Kuanjian: For example, how many millions are required?
※※：No, only hundreds of thousands.
Shi Kuanjian: Can you accept and bear it?
※※：It's very difficult.
Shi Kuanjian: It’s very difficult. Since he wants to give it to you, you can talk to him.Set up a range yourself and how much can you accept. For example, I will give you 200,000 first and pay back the rest slowly.You can accept it yourself, exceed this limit. For example, if you have to pay 300,000 or 500,000, then forget it, exceeding the limit you can bear.
※※：Master, and there are also several surrounding companies that do the same business as me. Everyone uses their means to grab customers. I think it is wrong. It is not a good deed. In fact, according to my original intention, my wealth will be my wealth. If it weren’t forcing my wealth, I wouldn’t be able to get it.
Shi Kuanjian: The most important thing is to make good relationships. No matter how much money you earn, you can’t take a single child away when you die. Good relationships can be taken away, and we can have many good friends.In fact, how much money is, it is also a blessing. We have many good friends who do a lot of good deeds and make a lot of good deeds.No matter how much money you have, you are worried all day long. Why?If you offend all people, it is all your enemies. When you see them, you feel panic, afraid that others will come to steal your money.They are all friends, it doesn’t matter if you don’t have money, others want to treat you to a meal.
Reciting scriptures to help the deceased
——Appreciate all adversity (five )
(2011-03-14)
※※：Master, I would like to ask: Grandma passed away in 2005. Now that she recites the "Ksitigarbha Sutra" for her, can she still enjoy it?
Shi Kuanjian: Yes, no problem.
※※：Because so many years have passed, I don’t know where she is going. My grandma and I have a very good relationship. When she was about to die, I returned home and lay in her ear and shouted, “Grandma, you chant Amitabha."In 2003, I brought her a Buddha chanting machine, and I could feel the subconscious in her brain, that is, wherever the Buddha chanting machine was, she would grab her hands, and she also believed in Buddhism.But I don’t know where she is now. Can I recite the "Sutra of Ksitigarbha Sutra"?
Shi Kuanjian: Yes, what you need to do most now is not to know where she is, but to help her.For example, when someone is sick, what you need to do most now is not always asking: "Oh, what disease do you say, make it clear."They can't even speak, and the most important thing to do is to help quickly.You know what is her use? What you need to do the most is to help. Ask the doctor immediately how much money is still missing, just give it money.
Now, chanting scriptures, no matter where your grandmother is, chanting scriptures and doing good deeds can help her. Whether in heaven, earth, or in the Pure Land, it will make her better.Good will be better, and bad will be better.
※※：I used to recite the Diamond Sutra, okay?
Shi Kuanjian: Yes, the Diamond Sutra or other Mahayana sutras are fine.
※※：I recite the Diamond Sutra the most, and I only started reciting the Ksitigarbha Sutra recently. I recite the Ksitigarbha Sutra because my sister-in-law said this is better.
Shi Kuanjian: All the Buddhist scriptures are good.You can still recite the Diamond Sutra, and the Ksitigarbha Sutra can also be recited. According to your own schedule, the Buddhist scriptures are all the same principle.
What Master said to you today is very important and very good. Don’t say which words Master said to you are important or which words are not important.
Being down to earth is the best shortcut
——Appreciate all adversity (six )
(2011-03-14)
※※：I also have a question, that is, every sutra is good, it is the same. Are some people suitable for chanting this sutra, and some people correspond to that sutra. Is there such a saying?
Shi Kuanjian: Actually, Buddhist scriptures are all good, and I just talked about all the Buddhist scriptures.As for which one is suitable for you, it is best to ask the master who often depends on it.
※※：Now, good guy, I'm exhausted. The Heart Sutra, the Universal Door Chapter, the Medicine Buddha Sutra, and if I have time, the Shurangama Sutra. Is this a miscellaneous study?
Shi Kuanjian: If you think it is mixed, it is mixed.First of all, we must know that these Buddhist scriptures are not contradictory, and they all tell the truth from different perspectives.It’s better to ask the master who often depends on it;Furthermore, reading a sutra based on one's own time is equivalent to reading all sutras, which is not contradictory.
This is the same as chanting Buddha's name. If I chant Amitabha Buddha, I am afraid that Guanyin Bodhisattva will be unhappy.Reciting Amitabha Buddha is equivalent to reciting all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Reciting Guanyin Bodhisattva is equivalent to reciting all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. You can choose the same thing, no contradiction.The same is true for Buddhist scriptures. First, look at yourself and feel that it corresponds more to which scripture and makes you more happy to read.
※※：I just think that reading each one is the same, and there is nothing to be happy or not.
Shi Kuanjian: Then why do you cause trouble for yourself?Just choose too many.
※※：I read too much, and I feel it is too complicated.
Shi Kuanjian: No, it’s not mixed.If you think it is mixed, it is not complicated.For example, how many words did you say in a day, is it complicated?Not mixed, not mixed at all.Don’t listen to others’ miscellaneous or not. Buddhist scriptures will not be mixed, and whether they are mixed or not depends on yourself.
※※：Maybe I feel tired. If there is something to do, I will attack that one with all my might...
Shi Kuanjian: Oh, then you feel tired, what sutras are you reading now?
※※：《Heart Sutra, Universal Door Chapter, Medicine Buddha Sutra, and I still want to read the "Lingyun Sutra" if I have time.
Shi Kuanjian: Which one feels the most comfortable to read now?
※※：The most comfortable?That may be the Heart Sutra, which is simpler, feels the shortest, and can be memorized.
Shi Kuanjian: Are you just like this?Are you lazy? Do you feel very happy and full of joy in Dharma?
※※：No, our generation is always learning how fast, simple, and how to achieve the goal.
Shi Kuanjian: Are you born in the 1980s?This is what the post-80s generation is like.
※※：Rub the edges, so it's the same.
Shi Kuanjian: It’s short, flat and fast, so anxious.
※※：I just want to achieve my goal faster and take shortcuts.
Shi Kuanjian: The idea of taking shortcuts is itself a problem.People who want to take shortcuts in life, such as robbery. Isn’t robbery taking shortcuts?Finally, I found that I took a detour and being down-to-earth is the best shortcut.You see, some people want to get rich too much and take risks, steal, rob, and cheat.The same is true for practicing. Being honest and not suffering losses is a blessing.
※※：When I saw the people around me, they were so big, I was a little confused. Which one was right?Of course I have been persisting now, honestly, step by step.
Shi Kuanjian: Be down-to-earth, Buddhism tells us: how to choose the path of life.For example, we sell watermelons. Of course you have never sold it, and I have never sold it. If we both grow watermelons, one day I suddenly inject watermelons with red pigments and saccharin. This watermelon is heavy and sweet.We both launched a car to sell. I sold it all within an hour. You only sold one in an hour. What should you do at this time?
※※：I'm in a hurry.
Shi Kuanjian: You became jealous and anxious. You also started to infuse water the next day, right?A Buddhist would not do this.Don’t worry, Buddhists will think: “Even if I earn less money, I can’t do this trick."One day, someone discovered that you sold watermelons that were filled with water, and even spitting stars could drown you. It was too late to regret it at that time.Only then did everyone realize that people who don’t sell watermelons are really good people, so they might have packed all their watermelons.However, at that moment, we may just be unable to bear it, and greed cannot be able to bear it.Don’t be jealous, it has something to do with blessings.Therefore, if you want to be greedy for cheap things, you will eventually suffer a big loss by greedy for small things.
There is another sentence: Stealing a chicken will not make you lose a piece of rice.This is often the case in life, wanting to be greedy for money and fame.People who are greedy for money seem to feel comfortable in the first two days, but in the end, thousands of people despise them.It’s also true that greed for fame. There are often people in the entertainment industry who make a mess and show off their popularity, regard ugliness as beauty, and become famous very quickly, but is that okay?Why envy it?
Being down-to-earth is the best. Some people are very impetuous and want to make money and fame immediately and get their own enjoyment. Don’t you know that it will come quickly and go faster.
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