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Master JinBodhi's Dharma Teachings
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The Buddha’s Birth Is a Blessing for Humanity
Today is an auspicious day. We gather to celebrate the great Buddha's
birthday. But today isn't his birthday, is it? We are celebrating his birthday ahead
of time. The Buddha's birth changed humanity's perspective on the Law of Nature.
If the fate of all sentient beings is predetermined, you can't avoid the suffering you
deserve. It's the same for your blessings, as it is for diseases and tears. This is the
Law of Nature. However, the Buddha's birth brought about a different
understanding of the Law of Nature. It's about taking a different view without
violating the truth in the Law of Nature. This view teaches us to change ourselves
and flow with Nature. In other words, to gain more luck, happiness, and benefits,
we should act right away. True law makes clear what we should do to better
ourselves. For the sake of bettering ourselves and receiving blessings, we should
do good deeds. It's all about taking action. Act to change your fate.
This Buddha truth doesn't contradict the Heavenly Way, but rather flows
along with Nature and thereby changes our lives. How many people hope to obtain
help from the Buddha and the deities? I don't know about others, but I know I very
much want to get the Buddha's help and his energy empowerment. We're all
ordinary people. As ordinary people, we often meet with adversity and suffer
setbacks, spiritually and physically; our children may encounter obstacles, too; or
our careers may be in jeopardy. Or, our family and home may be in dire straits.
These experiences are common in life. Do any of you need help from the Buddha
or deities? Raise your hands. Children really should raise their hands. Do you want
good marks? (Yes.)
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The Buddha is the wisest being in the world. So if you want wisdom and to
do well at school, you'd better raise your hands. Those searching for a life partner,
but to no avail, you need the Buddha's help, so raise your hands high, okay? Wave
to me, and you'll soon have good luck. Why are some married people raising their
hands? Put them down. If you wish to improve your finances, raise your hands, too.
Now, I'm representing the Buddha. Just waving your hands will do. Wave to me
and smile at me from deep within, and then you'll soon get rich. Wave again. So
when you see me outside the Bodhi Center, greet me, okay? For those who want
to get rich, I'm your god of wealth. If you insist on keeping me out of your sight,
you lack insight. In future, when you meet me, this god of wealth, you must say
hello, okay? Any language will do. In Chinese, say "Ni hao" or “Hello”, in English.
You must do this, okay? In many aspects of life, we need help. Actually, we need
the most help in gaining health and wisdom.
For school, children need wisdom, which is mental. Once we become adults,
we all need wisdom and insight to aid us in finding a spouse and choosing a career.
It's unfortunate when a smart person chooses the wrong profession. If a person
who is meant to be a military general goes into embroidery, will things turn out
well? No. Whatever factory hires that person to do embroidery will likely have a
liability on their hands. But if he's sent to the battlefield to command troops, he
will be doing what he is meant to do. The time to choose a profession is when your
blessing comes. The time to choose a spouse is when your fate unfurls. It isn't only
females that need blessings for a good marriage, to help them marry the right
person, a successful person, males also need blessings as they search for a life
partner.
If a wise, composed man marries a shrew, it'll be troublesome. For example,
if a wise military strategist had a wife who doubted his loyalty and nagged him a
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lot, he'd be distracted and thus unable to fully execute his strategies. All his
ingenious battle plans and manifestations of wisdom would be rendered
improbable. His wife's nagging would severely distract him, making him less able
to realize his mission. Finding a spouse requires wisdom. In the absence of wisdom,
what should we do? Pray to the Buddha for his blessings. You also need to greet
the Buddha regularly and tell him not to forget you.
How to Communicate with the Buddha and bodhisattvas?
This is how I see the Buddha from the perspective of an ordinary person.
How do we communicate with the Buddha? Whether you believe in the Buddha or
not, you do need help, don't you? Some people say, "I believe in a different
religion." It doesn't matter. It's okay to greet our Buddha. Just treat the Buddha as
your God. Respect brings you no harm, right? The different religions are created
by people's minds. Buddha said that though God is guiding people on different
spiritual paths, they all lead us to become good people.
Thus, when we cross paths with another religion, we should show our
reverence and gratitude. By doing so, we can obtain their help and protection.
Upon meeting Bodhisattva Manjushri, bow and greet him with palms together,
even if you're in a rush. "Dear Bodhisattva, I'm really busy right now. Please give
me more empowerment." It's okay to say this while walking. Bodhisattva knows
that the person asking for help is nice, polite, and has insight. Originally, this person
might have had deep bad karma: say, a hundred sins. You probably don't
understand what bad karma is. It's the result of bad deeds you committed in the
past. Your sin deserves a 10,000-year jail term.
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If, when you see Buddhas and bodhisattvas, you show your reverence,
bodhisattvas will show mercy and give you a chance to atone for past sins. When
you see a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva Manjushri will give you a hint:
Buy a bouquet of flowers for Guanyin Bodhisattva. Upon seeing the flowers,
Guanyin will regard you as a kind person, someone who has heeded Bodhisattva
Manjushri's guidance and teaching and has offered respect. Well, your 1,000-year
jail sentence is lifted. Maybe you don't have much bad karma, not everyone has
negative karma. But let’s say you have merit and virtue, just not enough. You're a
middle-class person with a happy family and well-behaved children, but you can't
obtain great fortune and status.
Guanyin Bodhisattva sees that you have good potential, that you
frequently offer flowers with the hope of receiving blessings, and thinks "I'll give
this person Heavenly treasures to test his wealth capacity." In an instant, a pure
drop of nectar drips upon that person's head. What will happen to him? He'll have
great fortune. While walking, he finds a dirty envelope; he picks it up, intending to
throw it away. But after picking it up, he wonders if it contains a valuable letter.
He opens it to have a look. It seems to be an ordinary letter but after a closer look,
he finds it was signed by Emperor Qianlong. It's a handwritten love letter. My God.
His hands start trembling. Is it genuine? He goes to an organization for
authentication. The director of Taiwan Imperial Palace Museum says, "Oh, my God.
This letter has been missing for several hundred years, and here it is. Do you want
to sell it?" The letter is valued at $2 billion. The man who found it becomes rich.
If deities and Buddhas want you to be happy and fortunate, it's just that
simple. Heaven doesn't lose anything and the Buddhas and bodhisattvas are joyful
and free; they just give you blessings. If a super-rich man wants to help a farmer
live a better life, live in an expensive house, have more cows, cars, and tractors,
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it's simple for a very rich man to help a farmer. An ordinary farmer can't make $2
million no matter how hard he works, but a billionaire could simply give him $10
million. Then the farmer could buy lots of land and cows. For deities and Buddhas,
bestowing great fortune upon people is even easier. So we need to learn to
communicate with deities and Buddhas. How? Whenever you have time, just greet
them. Keep chanting. Like the Shaolin Temple monks, the secret is to keep chanting
and practicing Kung fu. Whenever they have time, ordinary beings should chant
Buddhas' names, okay? (Okay.)
Which Buddha's name to chant? Whichever name you regularly chant.
There's no difference between them. Some like to chant Amitabha; others
Sakyamuni, Medicine Buddha, or Guanyin Bodhisattva. They all work. Chant
whichever you want to chant. The more, the better. There's no harm, right?
Guanyin Bodhisattva gives you happiness; Manjushri gives you wisdom; Great
Power Bodhisattva gives you a career; Medicine Buddha gives you health and
longevity. How wonderful! Chant Namo Sakyamuni Buddha and you'll get great
fortune and status, whatever you wish for. I believe if you understand what I said,
you'll start getting blessings. At this moment, your fate starts to change. "Is it that
miraculous and sacred?" You may wonder, "After I hear your lecture, my life will
start to change?" If you don't believe me, give it a try.
From now on, you'll start greeting Buddhas whenever you meet them. The
best greeting is respect. Treating them as friends is okay. Friends need to show
each other respect, not bully each other, right? No bullying, show respect. Respect
is important. If you revere deities and Buddhas, their great compassion is such that,
just by your respect alone, they'll bring you limitless happiness. How wonderful!
Changing one's fate is as simple as that. It's hard to read the Buddhist Sutras, right?
After reading the Buddhist Sutras, many people have found their blood pressure
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has spiked from normal to high because they couldn't get it. My Buddha dharma
teaching is very simple. An ordinary person may say: "Master, I'm not ordinary, I'm
a rich man." Or, "I'm a professor." There's no difference between the rich and the
poor, between "Jiaoshou" (professors) and "Yeshou" (beasts).
They're all high-level beasts. Scientists have made it clear that humans are
simply high-level animals. Standing together with pandas or monkeys, you're
simply one of the crowd. The monkeys say, "These human monkeys are quite sly."
There's no difference between you and them. You're still an animal. You're still an
ordinary sentient being. However high our qualifications are or how much money
we have, we're still common people. We always encounter some obstacles in life.
Try this, whenever you see a Buddha, revere him. Whenever there's a dharma
ceremony, be there to get some Buddha light; fill yourself with the fragrance of oil
and flowers, then you're blessed.
Revering Buddhadharma and Buddhist Practitioners Begets Blessings
When you encounter a Buddhist practitioner, remember that even a touch
of his clothes will probably bring you blessings. When you go home today, the
business or career that has you stuck or is at the brink of bankruptcy may prosper
again if you've touched the corner of your master's clothes. Your clarity comes and
you sort things out, and then you're not going to go broke, but prosper; your
business is going to expand and improve. This is called "Buddhadharma turning the
rotten into the miraculous." What is Buddhardharma on Earth? As I just said, a
drop of nectar from deities and Buddhas would glorify your whole life; their ray of
light makes your life full of radiance. A family's wealth is often not sustained
beyond three generations. If you truly protect Buddhadharma and revere Buddhas,
prosperity for many generations is surely guaranteed. If you think your children
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don't listen to you, it doesn't matter. When they reach adulthood and start making
big decisions, Buddhas and bodhisattvas will guide them to the right path. Things
will not go wrong. The worst things most teenagers do are nothing but occasional
speeding, drinking, or smoking. Once they pass this period, they'll give up these
things, after having experienced them and finding no thrill.
Trying these things may not be bad; it's nothing but life experience. In the
future, Buddhas and bodhisattvas will guide them to their right paths. They won't
make mistakes; they'll be full of achievements. It's as simple as that. Do not
mistake me as one who gives a tantric mantra that'll save your career. There's no
tantric mantra that furthers your career; it's Buddhas who give you the benefit.
You'll always be blessed in many ways. In what aspect has Guanyin Bodhisattva
bestowed blessing upon us today? Likewise for Bodhisattva Manjushri? In fact,
Buddhas and bodhisattvas bestow blessings in completeness to benefit us in all
aspects; they don't just give a single benefit, unless that's what you ask for. So if
you want this blessing and support, revere Buddhas. It's just that simple.
Don't ask why. It's inexplicable. Let's not talk about Buddhas or
bodhisattvas anymore. If I, your master, a common Buddhist practitioner, like
someone and want to help him, I'll just think accordingly. Then his situation will
improve; he'll become rich. The places I've been to or have lived in will become
prosperous. I'm now at the Taipei Center in Taiwan celebrating the Buddha's
birthday with you. Since I came to Taiwan six years ago, Taiwan's economy has
been recovering, right? Taiwan practitioners, do you agree? I've also been to Korea.
Its economy has been recovering. After we opened a big Bodhi Center in Busan,
Korea, housing prices in Busan have doubled; it has become a famous international
metropolis. There are many such examples. I'm not talking about how powerful I
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am. It's not me, it's my boss. Who's my boss? Sakyamuni Buddha. I bring the
Buddha light to places. Wherever it goes, it's meant to benefit all sentient beings.
So, initially, we practice to obtain blessings from Buddhas and bodhisattvas,
so that we gain the wisdom, energy, health, and confidence to face our afflictions
and obstacles. If you practice further, some of you will become like me. You'll travel
to wherever there are big problems as a representative of Buddhas and
bodhisattvas, blessing and pacifying the frightened people, calming them down.
Once people are thinking calmly, things will get easier and peace may prevail. So
wherever there are Buddhists and chanters, you'll find happiness, auspiciousness,
peace, and stability. When there are no severe natural or man-made disasters,
people can enjoy basic peace and stability.
When severe famines occur, our happiness vanishes. Lives are in danger.
However, when there are no such disasters, greed arises. Then problems ensue.
Disasters may also occur even though you're not greedy. Thus, we start learning
about ourselves in depth, and, eventually, you'll know yourself better. Take your
time to do so, and I believe you can eventually realize the truth through various
Buddhist schools. But if you walk the path of Bodhi Meditation, it's much easier for
you to realize it. I was a suffering, ignorant person, but I've been practicing and
benefiting from Buddhadharma, and thus, I am able to teach you these methods.
No need to learn in-depth tantra; just understanding simple truth and
acting accordingly will do. How? What do we do when we see Buddhas and
bodhisattvas? First, learn to greet them. Second, revere them. Then, receive the
Buddha light. Wherever there are dharma ceremonies, go and receive the Buddha
light. When you see Buddhist practitioners begging on the street, make some
contribution? Don't wonder if they're frauds. You never know, one might be the
embodiment of Guanyin Bodhisattva, right? By thinking this way, you revere them.
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They might be fake practitioners, but your heart is genuine, right? When you
revere Buddhist practitioners, you actually revere the Buddha.
Master JinBodhi’s Blessing to Clear Blockages
If a practitioner is actually the embodiment of a Buddha and you don't
revere him, you miss a good opportunity to receive Buddha light, right? Now, does
anyone want to shake hands with me? Wow, there are so many; then just wave to
me. At the moment, hundreds of thousands of people all over the world are
celebrating the Buddha's birthday with me. Those in front of a TV or a computer,
please wave your hands at me. All of you can feel my energy. The on-site fellow
practitioners are feeling it, right? Even if this is your first time, I'm sure you can feel
my energy. Let me do it this way. If I wave my hands, you can feel it. Now, I'll stop
waving; you wave to me. Greeting an auspicious person brings auspiciousness.
Now, stop waving. Your hands don't move, but mine do. You'll have a stronger
sensation. The most powerful energy from deities, Buddhas, and the Universe is
being transmitted to every hand facing me. Let them obtain health and
auspiciousness. (Received.)
Be quiet. Now, turn your palms toward me. The energy is being transmitted
to you. My whole body is numb as if shocked by an electric current. Om ... let all
sufferings vanish. Om ... let all obstructions be eliminated. Om ... let all sentient
beings have illuminated bodies and minds and be at ease. Let people with leg pain
be able to walk and be free from the pain. Let people with headaches become clear,
pure and free. Let the blockages of those with lower back pain be loosened and
removed. Okay, put down your hands. (Thank you, Master.)
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Rub your hands, rub your face. Then put your hands, one over the other,
on your chest. Don't waste the energy. Visualize -- I am pure and free; my wisdom
is boundless. Okay, put your hands down. After the celebration ceremony, some
people will find that their physical ailments are gone. The headache crisis that has
been plaguing you is solved. I believe that everyone here will obtain what they
deserve. Next, I'll use a unique method to help all sentient beings and everyone at
this ceremony get what they deserve. What I'm touching is a piece of white paper.
I'm holding a pencil. First, let me help you with your head problems. What's the
head for? I once asked a child this question. He said, “It's for eating.” His answer is
correct. A businessman said, “It's for thinking.” Our heads have two functions. Our
mental obstructions, such as a lack of wisdom, and afflictions, all arise from our
mental state. For instance, your Buddhist practice has become stuck. You've gone
astray and can't attain enlightenment. This could be because of a mental block.
We want to awaken our wisdom. The brain structures of Buddhas,
bodhisattvas, and great Buddhist achievers are different from those of ordinary
people. After practicing for some time, our body and brain will be transformed.
Your body is made of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, but a practitioner's body may
contain an extra element. So, their bodies are different. Many great Buddhist
achievers have boundless wisdom because of such a transformation. There are
many problems related to our head: headaches, insomnia and phobias -- being
timid in all circumstances. This is related to the damage done to the brain arising
from shock; brain cells are damaged or channels in the brain are blocked. When
many fellow practitioners practice in Bodhi Centers, they cry floods of tears, right?
Then they feel relaxed after the catharsis. What is discharged? Obstructions in your
brain.
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Too many obstructions result in diseases, such as hardening of the brain
arteries, memory loss, frustration, and quick temper. With these obstructions in
the brain, how can we awaken our wisdom? Your brain is stuffed with many things;
the problem is that some people's brains have been blocked since birth. That's very
troublesome. I was one of them. Well, this is your head. Is it beautiful? (Yes.)
Extremely beautiful. Feel free to receive the healing energy. This is your
head. If you have a poor memory, if you're not smart enough and often blocked,
or you like to argue, gossip, criticize, scold others, betray others' secrets, or cheat,
etc., all these problems are related to the head and indicate an unhealthy mental
state. I'll use my healing method of drawing to eliminate your disease -- Tayata
Om Bekanze Bekanze Maha Bekanze Radza Samudgate Soha -- I'll erase it now and
empower you; once again I'll erase all your obstructions and afflictions. Then your
body and mind will be relaxed -- Tayata Om Bekanze Bekanze Maha Bekanze Radza
Samudgate Soha -- Now I'll erase head blockages. The purpose of this is to clear all
sinful karma, all bad things in our brain or mind; then I'll add some medicine to fix
and cleanse it.
Purity Creates Unity with the Universe, Thus Wisdom
I'll turn you into a new being, a pure person; purity creates wisdom. In the
absence of purity, there is chaos, like a bowl of water that contains swirling
garbage, dirty things. When the water settles and becomes still, it's clear. You can
try it yourself. Use a transparent pail and fill it with ditch water. After being allowed
to settle for some time, every layer is clearly separated. The purity is visible. When
you're pure, you can observe clearly. With clear observation, you make less
mistakes. This is the basic concept of purity. The deeper concept of purity calls for
spiritual insight. To be pure is to be one with the Universe, to be in unity with the
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Universe. This unity is the state of great wisdom. The mind of the average person
is often chaotic, confused, and tangled. Such a person is often asking what to do
in the face of immense chaos. "What should I do?" Or, "Oh dear, what should I
do?" Right? In a chaotic state, we're unable to differentiate between right and
wrong. At times, we persist in thinking our view is right when in fact it's wrong. We
can't see clearly: "I believed I was right, but it turned out I was wrong."
Why is that so? Because you don't see the truth. So I am here to give you
purification. From now on, our wisdom is awakened, and the mind is pure and calm.
In the future, we'll see things with clarity, insight, and wisdom. Those who have
headaches, insomnia, tinnitus, and toothaches have started to feel relaxed. Do you
feel it? Those who were feeling uneasy are now relieved, please raise your hands.
Very good. Yes, you can surely feel it. A few days from now, you may notice: "How
come I've become smarter?" By "smartness" I mean a big smartness called wisdom.
"Big smartness" is wisdom. Small smartness is just "cleverness," which a petty
person possesses.
A sage has wisdom, which is the best and the most reasonable; he is more
auspicious and freer. As for this healing drawing, I'm adding more blessings to it. I
don't really have in mind what to draw. This blessed drawing is now completed.
Wherever you are, anywhere around the world, if you wish to have this drawing,
raise your hand. It's a drawing of blessings! What are its benefits? I don't know. If
you don't want it, please raise your hand. I see hands up for both reasons. I can
see that many are at a loss as to when to raise your hand in order to have this
drawing. Hold this drawing for an hour. I don't know what I drew. I was just inspired
by the Buddha at the time, and I instantly drew it. You all saw how fast I drew.
Sometimes artists spend months finishing one painting. That would make me
impatient. They are too slow.
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Energy Healing on the Spine
Now, put this away. Let's continue. I'll go on with healing by drawing to
cure diseases between the neck and hips. This area is like the middle part of a
gourd. It's the trunk of a human body. What diseases can show up there? It varies
from person to person. Some have spinal problems. The spine is the backbone, and
it consists of vertebrae. (The bones of pigs and cows aren't much different from
those of humans.)
Spinal problems are common; almost 100% of people have them to
different degrees of severity. Among adults over 35 years old, almost all have the
problem. Among those over 45 years old, no one is exempt. It could be several
parts of the spine that have problems. Also, there can be problems in internal
organs such as the heart, liver, lungs, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, and the
reproductive system, especially that of females. Today's food, air quality, and
stress are the main causes of various illnesses; inflammation and tumors are very
common. These problems affect a very high percentage of women. I won't
mention the percentage. It would scare you. All these problems make life
troublesome. I'm not here to talk about medical theory. I'm talking about the
Buddha's empowerment. I just used my drawing to express this empowerment.
This body slants a bit.
Not many bodies are completely straight. It doesn't matter. I just scribbled.
Some Taoist healing figure drawings look even worse. This kind of drawing is not
for display. I don't need to look while drawing it. You don't, either. You just relax.
Your diseases will come out as black smoke. Some sensitive people can feel it, right?
In the form of a liquid, disease might squirt out of your soles. Kidney or gallbladder
stones will later be found on the ground. Those present here may not have brought
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paper. If possible, spread a piece of newspaper, a clean paper, on the floor. And
brush the dust from your clothes. Sit here listening to me and when the ceremony
ends, you'll discover right under your feet some sand particles, stones, or dust.
These didn't come from the environment, nor are they unidentified matter such
as UFOs. These things are purged from your own body and are similar to stones
and tumors. What's chanting? Chant after me. Whose birthday falls on today?
(Sakyamuni Buddha's.)
Chanting Buddha’s Holy Name
Now, let's chant together. Follow me in chanting Buddha's name. This is
called chanting. Chant with your heart, with reverence and purity. Though this may
sound contradictory, try to enter this state of mind. Namo Ben Shi Shi Jia Mo Ni Fo.
Those who chant with me will be blessed. Don't be lazy. Many unwise people say:
"I don't chant, and you can't find out." But the Buddha can, as he's above you.
Namo Ben Shi Shi Jia Mo Ni Fo. Bend and gently turn your waist. This will exercise
your spine. You may want to stand up to move your waist. Move as if you have a
tail. Move your buttocks as well. Move your neck. I'm giving you healing, I'm giving
you blessing. Namo Ben Shi Shi Jia Mo Ni Fo. Move your "tail." Namo Ben Shi Shi
Jia Mo Ni Fo. Please be seated. Now I'm erasing the drawing. Don't worry: It's
diseases that are being erased. Namo Ben Shi Shi Jia Mo Ni Fo. Be more sincere.
Your diseases are disappearing quickly. Namo Ben Shi Shi Jia Mo Ni Fo. Now, stand
up and pat all over your body. Cough loudly a couple of times.
After patting, stroke gently. After patting yourself, you need closing
movements. Closing is gently sliding your hands over your body from your head
down. I hope the Buddha's energy and light can be transmitted to everyone
connected with me. May you reap both physical and mental benefits! (Received.)
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I also believe that after today's ceremony many diseases will either
dissipate or disappear entirely. It's quite possible. Such miracles have happened so
many times in Bodhi Meditation. If you, fellow practitioners, have gained such
benefits, please write about them and post online; doing so will benefit both
yourself and others. If you hear this teaching and blessing and go on to spread it
as much as possible, you'll benefit yourself, as well as others. I believe many have
benefited from my teaching today. Today I feel that the Buddha's empowering
energy is extremely potent. It's extraordinary! I believe many people have
benefited from it because I feel the Buddha draws closer and closer to me. Many
things are inexplicable but extraordinary.
So I'm sure you will benefit from this energy. After my blessings, I followed
the Buddha's inspiration and drew a new picture on the paper from which the
other picture was erased. It is an auspicious drawing that will bring you multiple
benefits. Hanging it at home or at the office will bring you auspiciousness. It's the
same as feng shui. If you don't have big blessings and energy, you won't get good
fortune. With this energy and this auspicious object, you can reach out to more
people and gather greater fortune; only then will your ambitions be achieved. It'll
help you a lot. If you want to purchase this picture, call the Taipei Center. Next,
move your legs. Relax them a bit. Now, I'm going to blow a few breaths at your
body. A few puffs will remove your diseases. Next, I'll offer candle lighting for your
wishes in front of the Buddha. I'll light them myself. Thanks to everyone. (Thank
you, Master.)
Namo Ben Shi Shi Jia Mo Ni Fo. Please turn down the chanting music. Today,
we come to receive the Buddha light. All connected people have received the
Buddha light. I believe it. Do you believe it? (Yes.)
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If you believe it, I'm sure you've received the Buddha light. Your issue or
problem will be solved quickly. (Received.)
Change Unlucky Times By Accumulating Merit and Chanting
When I was lighting candles for practitioners just now, did you notice that
some candles didn't light even after trying 10 times? (Yes.)
Sincere light-offering is efficacious. But when it's hard to light them,
Buddha is giving you a signal that in the near future, you may encounter some
obstacles in health, career, family, children, or other important aspects of life.
These practitioners need to dispel disasters. I'm not a fortune-teller. I wouldn't
suggest you go buy two candles to let me help you in diminishing your disasters. I
wouldn't. It's about whether your cumulative merits are sufficient to ward off
disasters; merit and disaster need to strike a balance. Besides that, the Law of
Nature impacts your fate, year by year. When you reach a particular point in time,
or a certain cosmic space, combined with the influence of your astrological chart,
you may or may not be lucky.
When the time is ripe for troubles, things just won't go smoothly. It doesn't
mean you're unlucky your whole life. Just at this time, you may face danger. For
instance, if you row a boat on the Yangtze River, it may capsize when you reach
the sea. Though you have been lucky thus far, you may eventually be down on your
luck. So at this unlucky moment, the worst case is that some boats capsize
completely. Some boats may survive storms. Other boats not only survive but also
enjoy a smoother journey thereafter.
The unlucky practitioners should heed this advice: Accumulate more merit
and chant more. Come to protect and support Bodhi Centers. Bodhi Meditation is
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a place for actual practice, which is most effective. If you don't believe me, select
a lot, and you'll know. Every Bodhi Center provides the lot-drawing service.
Fortune-telling is not our purpose; we just want you to be aware of your current
luck. If you practice well, all the lots you draw are good. If you get bad ones, it
doesn't matter. Just accumulate more merit and practice more. Your fate will be
changed. As I was lighting the candles just now, people in the front saw that I had
a hard time; some candles just wouldn't light. I was very worried and kept pressing
the lighter till my hand was sore. But I lit other candles right away. This is normal.
If your candle doesn't light easily, take heed. Today, we're here to receive
the Buddha light; it's a good day for bathing in the Buddha light. All who are on site
today, friends and practitioners, have received the Buddha light. If you like, I'll use
the Buddha light and his holy water to bless you and dispel your calamity, to
diminish all afflictions and adversities. I wish you auspiciousness, ease, health,
longevity, good luck, and that all wishes are fulfilled. (Received.)
The most powerful energy that is blessed in the sacred water will bring you
fortune and good luck in career and in relationships. And for those having
problems in relationships, those having difficulty in finding a spouse, and husbands
and wives lacking harmony, will be blessed with happiness and auspiciousness.
(Received.)
Let me sprinkle some water on you, is that okay? (Okay.)
Then, I'll start. (Okay, thank you, Master.)
May all calamities disappear! May good luck and all wishes be granted!
Thank you, all. Bless you, all. Good luck! May all wishes be granted! I wish you
health and longevity! (Thank you, Master. Received.)
I wish you great fortune. (Thank you, Master.)
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Blessing for Weight Loss
I have another treasure to show you. Do you want to see it? (Yes.)
Those who want to lose weight, please raise your hand. Anyone want to
trim your waist? (Yes.)
The people here, and anyone who later watches this video, will receive the
benefit. I guarantee I can turn a thick waist into a thing of beauty. This skill was
originally a type of energy of magic incantations. I just customized it for your health.
In fact, the Buddha didn't teach me this specific waist-slimming skill.
Which is better, to be slim or heavy? (Slim is better.)
Since many people want to be slim, I'll just grant your wish. (Okay.)
It's your waist, not mine, that needs slimming. Being slim does make you
look good in clothes. In the past, I tried to slim your waist. Did it work? (Yes.)
If you say it didn't, you'd better leave. There's no reason for it not to work.
Well, someone told me that she lost two kilos, but in a month, it came back. Why?
She said, "I ate supper." She said that there's a saying: "A horse can't put on weight
without late-night meals." Overeating at night definitely causes weight gain. Take
care to keep slim after my blessing. The simple secret: stop eating, if you're full.
Humans can do it. You can do it. Only pigs can't. Stop eating if you're full. Okay.
(Okay.)
Some people just can't control their mouth and hands. When they're
already full, they keep putting food in their mouths. It's the same as pigs. If you do
that, your waist will become wide. I'll worry for you. Take heed. If you want to be
more beautiful, self-regulate. Practice self-awareness. If you can't control your
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hands and mouth, it's due to unawareness. Swift weight gain is super-unawareness.
Well, this is your waist. It's quite slim, right? Actually, I can make it slimmer. Do
ladies know their waist size? I won't help those who don't know, because you don't
care about yourself. Some feel hopeless and have stopped caring.
If it's already as wide as a big pail, why bother? They don't even care
whether the traffic light is red or green. Obese people may become very depressed.
You can't behave like this. From today on, be self-aware. Pay attention to your
waist size. Measure it, and I'm sure you'll lose some weight. If not, I'll give you a
new waist. But you'll have to get new skirts and pants. You don't need to take a
deep breath. Just relax. Don't worry, this towel isn't you, but I can twist your waist
slimmer. Water is being wrung out. Wow, it's fat. It's not nectar, but fat. This is the
extra stuff you ate. Keep losing. You know how hard it is to lose weight at the spa.
I watched an American film about losing weight. Doctors do surgery to remove fat
from an obese person.
Humans and pigs lose weight in a similar fashion; both need an operation.
Here we don't need it. In the future, your wide waist will become slim. You'll
become charming. Fat still keeps coming out. Look, now you receive more Buddha
light. I can't wring anymore, so I'll stop. In fact, wringing hard is cheating, since it's
a magic incantation. Now some of you can feel a change in your waist; it's
becoming slimmer. Let me teach you some tips on losing weight. When you get up
in the morning, drink a big glass of water first thing. If you're not used to cold water,
drink warm water, but not hot water. It's not conducive to health. By warm water,
I mean room temperature. It helps excretion. When food stays too long in your
intestines, you end up absorbing things you shouldn't. Absorbing toxins
encourages weight gain. In order to trim your waist, I'll give you the energy needed
to fast.
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From now on, you don't need to eat and aren't hungry. Some people can
fast for more than two weeks. They're not hungry and don't feel like eating. But
it's not sickness. If you become hungry, you can begin to eat, but not too much.
Eat liquid food, such as porridge. Start with liquid, but don't eat until you're too
full. Heed this advice: When starting to eat after spontaneous fasting, do not eat
dry, fried, or greasy food; I'd suggest eating vegetarian food, porridge and some
vegetables, especially raw ones. It's conducive to digestion and excretion. After
not eating for many days, your intestines will be empty; excretion won't be easy,
so eat liquid food and vegetables, and drink lots of water. Better not eat baked
foods, such as pizza.
If you do, it'll stick to your insides and will be difficult to excrete. Particularly,
pizza topped with cheese and meat will stick to your insides. Pizza makers are
definitely unhappy to hear me say this. But even they don't eat it often, because
after eating it for a week, it gets stuck inside for a month. It's baked, toasted; all
the flour is burnt. The property of the flour has been changed. The grease in it has
all dried up. As your waist becomes slimmer, we'll keep track of the centimeters
you lose. For each centimeter lost, you treat me to one dinner, okay? (Okay.)
If you lose three centimeters, then do cleaning at a Bodhi Center for three
days, okay? If it's 10 centimeters, then distribute 1,000 magazines. Okay? (Okay.)
I wish you all the best! (Thank you, Master. )
Thank you, all.