一句真心呼喚，菩薩都能聽見。
───一個神奇的故事
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和大家分享一則在網路上，神奇的因果故事。。。
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有位女士居住在台灣中部，比較偏鄉的地區，她說…
「我平日篤信佛法，持誦經典、吃長齋，也經常到各地佛堂行善做義工，我和觀音菩薩特別有緣。
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故事要從我懷孕第一胎開始說起，因為我有子宮先天異常的問題，孕後初期孕吐非常嚴重，到家附近的小診所檢查，發現因為子宮變異，也造成胚胎的著床位置不夠安全，可能隨時會有滑胎的跡象。
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之後，我每天都會在晨起時，誦唸一小時多的『觀音菩薩聖號』與『六字大明咒』，並且在家中一整天循環播放給寶寶聽，祈求菩薩幫忙安胎，結果寶寶真的乖乖的不再令我難受了。
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好不容易熬到了第六個月，娘家母親突然發生意外，受了重傷，將近一個月我懷著寶寶兩邊奔忙，佛號也中斷持誦，可能因為太過勞累，加上情緒的波動，我感覺肚子裡的孩子就要待不住，要出來了。
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大約在孕期七個半月的某一天，我被急診送到了家附近的小診所提早生產了。
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我的孩子是個早產兒，重約兩公斤，全身呈灰黑色，氣若遊絲，奄奄一息。由於小診所無法提供急救和保溫設備，院方提議讓我轉院，我也當機立斷馬上同意了。
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轉院的路上，我抱著氣若游絲的孩子不斷念佛，祈求觀音菩薩能救救我的孩子。
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終於在午夜前趕到了大醫院，一位醫師走過來，仔細的瞧瞧我手中，這一個全身發黑的小生命，然後便搖搖頭說：「恐怕沒辦法了。」
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我不相信觀音菩薩會這樣輕易就放棄我的孩子，我求醫生趕快救救我的孩子。
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在這個令人幾乎完全絕望的時候，忽然有一位穿著白衣的小護士走進來，看看孩子，然後說：『讓我來試試看。』接著，她就用手輕巧的在孩子的臉上和身上輕輕按摩，這樣重複幾次之後，孩子的皮膚竟然漸漸的轉變為紅潤起來，這時，大家覺得孩子已有希望，也就趕緊準備保溫箱，然後將孩子安置妥當。
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對於這一位救命恩人，我感到萬分感激。後來向身邊的醫護人員查詢，他們都表示不認識這一位護士，他們反問我：『剛才那位護士不是你們自己帶來的嗎？』故事到此無解，畫下完美的句點。
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現在，我的孩子已經五歲了，非常健康活潑，回想起當初那位神秘的小護士，可能就是──觀世音菩薩的化身。」
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#觀音菩薩聖誕、#真心呼喚、#天音
The Bodhisattva hears a genuine call from the heart for Bodhisattva.
─── a magical story.
Let me share with you a magical online story on ” cause and effect ” …
There was a woman who lived in a rural area in central Taiwan. She said, “I am a devout believer in the Dharma. I recite the Sutras, am a vegetarian, and often volunteer at monasteries wherever I visit. I feel I have a special connection with the Guanyin Bodhisattva”.
I shall start with my first pregnancy. Due to congenital uterine (womb) abnormalities, I suffered from severe morning sickness early in the pregnancy. A check at a small clinic near my home revealed that my womb was not in the ideal location, and the embryo was not safe. There were signs that miscarriage could happen any time.
I then practiced ‘Chanting to Guanyin Bodhisattva’ and the ‘Six-Syllable Mantra’ for more than an hour every morning. At the same time, I would play the mantras repeatedly throughout the day for the baby in my womb, earnestly praying for Bodhisattva’s blessing. As a result, I indeed no longer experienced discomfort.
It was not easy but I managed to progress to the sixth month of the pregnancy. At that point, my mother had an accident and sustained serious injuries. Thus for nearly a month, I had to juggle between my family and my mother’s. This interrupted my practice. Also, as I might have been too tired with mood swings, I constantly felt the tightness in my abdomen, as if my baby could not last till full term and wanted to come out.
About 7.5 months into the pregnancy, I was sent to the emergency department of the small clinic near my home for an early delivery.
My child was a premature baby, weighing about two kilograms. His complexion was dark gray. He gasped for breath constantly, and was very frail. As the small clinic was unable to provide emergency and incubation facilities, it was proposed that I make arrangements to transfer to a hospital. I immediately agreed.
During the transfer, I held my child who was wheezing and chanted the mantras unceasingly, praying to Guanyin Bodhisattva to save my child.
Eventually, we arrived at the specialized hospital before midnight. A doctor came forward to examine the dark small baby in my hands. He then shook his head and said, “I’m afraid there is no hope.”
I did not believe that Guanyin Bodhisattva would quit on my child so easily, so I begged the doctor to quickly save my child.
At that moment of great despair, a junior nurse in white unexpectedly came in. She took a look at my child and said, “Let me try.” She gently massaged my child’s face and body with her hands. After a few times, my child’s skin gradually regained a healthier red color. With this, we regained some hope, and scrambled to prepare the incubator for my child to be nursed appropriately.
I am most grateful to this savior. Later, I realized after checking with the medical staff that they did not know the nurse. They even asked me, “Didn’t you bring that nurse along?” My story is thus unanswered, but drew to a perfect conclusion.
Now my child is five years old, and very healthy and lively. As I reminisce about the mysterious circumstances and the junior nurse, I feel that she may have been the embodiment of Guanyin Bodhisattva.
#ChantingToGuanyinBodhisattva, #SincereCall, #GenuineCall, #CelestialChant
