【11月台曆】按計畫修行，功到自然成。
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咱們要想成功，「計畫」是不可或缺的條件。
我們不怕慢只怕站，當規劃好生命的藍圖，需要按著自己的計畫去執行、堅持、不懈怠，就能夠成功。
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給自己訂下一個目標，每天去努力…
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晨起修練八卦內功；
用微笑來迎接太陽；
日行一善，並且分享正向積極；
更高的期許，成為最優秀的自己。
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歡迎大家也來分享你的計劃，你的感悟。。。
#台曆 #計畫 #成功 #八卦內功 #正向積極
【11月台曆】按計畫修行，功到自然成。 …
【三月】一分辛勤，十分收穫！ . 小和尚…
【三月】一分辛勤，十分收穫！
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小和尚問：「師父啊，有一件事我始終不明白？」
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老和尚：「怎麼說呢？」
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小和尚：「經常，我覺得自己付出很多，收穫卻很少 ？」
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老和尚：「說說你付出了什麼，又少收穫些什麼？」
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小和尚：「我天天勤奮灑掃寺裡院外，每天還得跑幾里地外去提水，卻什麼也沒獲得？」
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老和尚聽了只笑笑，喚了小和尚陪著他去院外走走。
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老和尚邊走邊說：「你呀，看看路兩旁都有什麼？」
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只見道路兩旁開滿美麗的鮮花，一路上飄著淡淡花香，鳥鳴啾啾，抬頭一瞧，原來道路兩旁還長滿了各種香甜的菓子。
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老和尚摘了一顆甜美的菓子給小和尚：「這些都是你每日在提水過程中，灑下的水所澆灌出的豐碩成果啊！因為你只在乎眼前的獲益，忘了過程中，你收穫的是更多美麗的風景和菓實呢！」
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老和尚繼續說：「人之所以看不見回報，大多數是因為太在乎結果。其實，當我們為了一件事情，真心去努力奮鬥，過程中會獲得許多的回報；因為歷練而成長，這些都是都是無價之寶的收穫呢。
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所以，心存感恩，你將會發現！
原來你的付出，是翻倍在收穫著！」
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#三月
#台曆
#辛勤與收穫
【March】 An ounce of effort reaps 10 pounds of harvest!
A little monk said to his master, “Master, there is one thing I don’t understand.”
“What is it?” asked the old monk.
“I realized that the effort I put in is usually much more than what I gain.” said the young monk.
“Tell me what is the effort you put in and what is your gain?”
“Well, I clean the inside and outside of the temple, fetch water from miles away daily, but I gain nothing in return at all.”
The old monk smiled and asked the young monk to step outside.
“What do you see on both sides of the path?” asked the old monk.
Beautiful blossoms decorated both sides of the path, fragrance filled the air and birds chirping along the way. Craning his head for a closer look, he saw a variety of fruit trees.
The old monk picked a fruit for the young monk and said “This fruit grow so well because you spilt water on the way back to the temple every day! You are too focused on the immediate gain and overlooked that you have actually harvested a pretty scenery of flowers and fruits!”
He continued “The reason why people can’t see the reward is because they care too much about the end result. The truth is, whenever we work wholeheartedly for one thing, we always reap more in return and benefit from the experience. These are priceless harvest!
Therefore, be grateful and you will realize that your reward is much more than your effort!
#March, #DeskCalendar, #EffortAndHarvest
【二月】日行一善，陽光燦爛。 . 古時候…
【二月】日行一善，陽光燦爛。
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古時候，福建有一位林婆婆，開了一間小吃店，專賣蒸粉團，她的粉團不光是賣，還常常免費送給窮人們。一天來了一位乞丐，他向林婆婆討粉團，別人只要一個、而他卻要六、七個，林婆婆二話不說就拿給他了。
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第二天，他又來討要，林婆婆乾脆讓他「要多少自己拿」，他又拿走了六、七個，第三天還是如此。後來別人都勸林婆婆不要給，林婆婆也不放在心上。日復一日、年復一年，林婆婆每天都送粉團給這個乞丐，三年過去了。
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一天，乞丐對林婆婆說：「您的恩惠，我無以為報，我幫您找了一塊風水寶地，等百年之後葬在此處，能保佑您後代子孫做官的人就像一升芝麻一樣多。」說完，乞丐就走了。林婆婆去世後，他的孩子們就將她葬在這塊寶地，果然後代子孫參加科舉考試、上榜做官的特別多，甚至在福建流傳著「無林不開榜」的說法，意思是：每次科舉開榜，都有林氏後代上榜。
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我們做為凡人，一般很難做出驚天動地的壯舉，但每天做一件小善事，就是在積累，成就著我們的菩薩人生。
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付出、本身就是一種收穫。別人因為你的善行而得到幫助，彼此都會心生歡喜，這種歡喜是來自佛菩薩賜予的法喜，不僅帶給你今世的生命滋養，也使你的後代、以及你的來世，都將得到美好、善良的回報。
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#金菩提禪語、#行善、#了凡四訓、#台曆
【February】 One kind deed a day makes every day a sunny day.
During ancient time, there was a granny by the surname Lim in Fujian Province. She was the owner of an eatery selling steamed rice rolls. Apart from selling, she also distributed her rice rolls to the poor for free. One day, a beggar approached granny Lim for free rice rolls. Usually, others only asked for one free rice roll. However, he asked for six to seven rice rolls. Granny Lim gave them to him without a second word.
On the very next day, the beggar came again. Granny Lim told him to take as many as he wanted. Again, the beggar took six to seven rice rolls and left. On the third day, he took the same number of rice rolls.
Other people advised granny Lim not to give away her rice rolls so freely to the beggar. However, granny Lim brushed their comments off. As days turned into years, granny Lim continued to give free steamed rice rolls to the beggar. This went on for three years.
One day, the beggar said to granny Lim: “There is nothing I can do to repay your kindness. I manage to find a valuable plot of land with excellent geomancy. Your descendants will be blessed with a bright future if you are buried there after your death. Many of them will become court officials.” He left after saying these words.
When granny Lim passed on, her children buried her on that auspicious plot of land. True enough, many of her descendants were subsequently appointed as court officials when they passed the imperial examination with flying colors. In fact, a popular saying started circulating in Fujian Province: There is bound to be at least one scholar with the surname Lim in every imperial examination.
As ordinary human beings, it is not easy for us to perform an outstanding and impressive feat. However, one small act of kindness each day serves to accumulate and paves our path to a Bodhisattva life.
The simple act of giving is by itself a form of harvest. When other people benefit from our kind gesture, we and the recipient of our kind deeds will feel happy. This happiness is the dharma bliss bestowed by Buddha and Bodhisattvas. Not only does this improve our life in this lifetime, we and our descendants will be rewarded with a blessed and beautiful future and afterlife.
#AphorismFromMasterJinBodhi, #PerformKindDeeds, #LiaoFanFourLessons, #TableCalendar
【一月】我的命運我創造 . 有個人天生口…
【一月】我的命運我創造
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有個人天生口齒不清，左臉頰部分肌肉癱瘓，14次被雇主開除，夢想是當好萊塢一號男名星；還有個人貧困如洗，兩次經商均告失敗、負債累累，曾精神崩潰、長期臥床，參加競選、先後八次失敗，夢想是當美國總統。他們的夢想在旁人看來太遙不可及、甚至是做白日夢，然而，第一個人是史泰龍、第二位是林肯。
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上天把你送到世間，絕不是來看你遭罪的，也不是來聽你抱怨命運的，而是要讓你創造出屬於自己獨一無二的人生。人生本來沒有意義，要靠自己去定義、去譜寫。設定你偉大的人生目標，不管能不能達到，永不言棄、就是成功，繼續努力、就是成功，因為成功是在失敗的土壤中萌芽的。
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害怕的時候、想退縮的時候，對自己喊話：「天上地上，唯我獨尊。」推自己一把，人生沒有解決不了的問題。人生短短百年，為夢想而生的你想用什麼姿態去走人生的道路？
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今天是2019年的第一天，新一年的願望想好了嗎？如果想好了，就把它抓在手裡、放在心裡、用生命去守護、去完成吧！我在這裡為你祝福。加油！
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#金菩提禪語、#一月、#為願望打拼、#台曆
【January】 I create my own destiny
Someone was born with some physical disabilities. He stuttered and suffered from a paralysis of the left side of his facial muscles. When he was 14 years old, he was fired and his dream was to become a Superstar in Hollywood; another was living a life of poverty. His two business expeditions failed and he became burdened with debts. As a result, he suffered a mental breakdown and was even bed-ridden for a period of time. He ran for US President as his dream was to become one. The first person was Sylvester Stallone and the second, Abraham Lincoln.
We are not sent to this world to suffer. Neither are we here to complain about life destiny. In fact, we are sent by Heaven to create a unique life destiny for ourselves. We are born with a meaningless life. It is up to us to define and find our own goals and meaning in life. Regardless of whether they are attainable, never give up. This simple act of not giving up is by itself an accomplishment and paves the path to future success because every successful person went through multiple failures in life before they eventually succeed.
Whenever you are feeling lost and frightened and are contemplating to give up, say to yourself: “In Heaven and on Earth, I am Supreme!” This encourages and reminds you that there is nothing in life that cannot be resolved. Given our short life span of a hundred years, how do you want to go through life to achieve your dreams?
Today is the first day of 2019. Have you thought about your New Year resolutions? If yes, hold them in your hands, place them in your heart and use your life to fulfill them! I will be here to cheer for you!
#MasterJinBodhiAphorism, #January, #FightForYourDream, #ChineseCalendar
【12月】慈悲心使人快速成長 . 一個女…
【12月】慈悲心使人快速成長
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一個女孩子，無論結婚與否，如果還沒生孩子，她就像公主一樣，受到照顧呵護，重活累活都做不來。但是，只要當上了媽媽，馬上就像換了個人一樣，為了孩子什麼都肯做，多苦多累的活都能擔起。
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從嬌生慣養的公主一下子就變成了「女漢子」；任憑孩子怎麼惹她生氣，依舊全心全意地愛孩子。這種巨大的轉變，就是源自她對孩子的愛與慈悲心。
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慈悲心使人無所不能，有了一份慈悲，就多了一份責任，你就會開發出自己的無限潛能，去幫助對方。慈悲心使人心胸變大，你不再計較個人的利益得失，而是站在更高遠的視角、更寬廣的格局去看待事物。
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慈悲心使人海納百川、包容萬物，用柔軟的心念和正向的眼光來面對世界、溝通世界，你會發現整個自然都能為你所用。慈悲，蘊含著強大的能量，這是最終極的秘法。
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#台曆、#12月、#金菩提禪語、#慈悲心
【December】 A compassionate heart propels a person to fulfill their life purpose.
A girl without kids behaves like a princess – she is used to being taken care of and pampered by those around her. This is true no matter whether she is married or single. However, the moment she becomes a mother, she transforms into a super-human: for her child, she can do anything, no matter how tiring or tough the tasks may be.
Almost overnight, she transforms from a pampered princess into a tough lady; no matter what her child does to her, her love for him or her will never waver. Such colossal transformation is a result of her love and compassion towards her child.
With compassion, one becomes invincible. It increases your sense of responsibility which in turn unleashes the sleeping, limitless potential that you have inside you to help others. Compassion enlarges your heart so that you will not be too focused on your personal gains and losses. Instead, you will start to view things from a more elevated perspective.
Compassion also brings with it greater tolerance. As you look at the world and communicate with it with a gentle heart and an upright mindset, you will discover that all the objects in nature will yield to your touch to help you achieve your aims. Compassion itself encompasses great energy – this is the ultimate secret formula.
#TableCalendar, #December, #AphorismFromMasterJinBodhi, #Compassion
【十一月】獨釣寒江雪，只因愛孤獨。 . …
【十一月】獨釣寒江雪，只因愛孤獨。
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「獨釣寒江雪，只因愛孤獨」就這樣映入眼眸。
恍惚之間，看到白雪皚皚的寂靜世界，望眼所見，白雪紛飛，卻有一抹獨立的身影在庭院迴廊深雪之中掃雪。
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「為何一人在此？」
對方也不看我，自顧自地掃雪。
得不到回應，只能繼續詢問：「此地寂寥，獨自一人不會太悲傷了嗎？」
對方抬頭看我一眼：「若快樂來自外在，失去之際則悲。心有所託，則不以外物而喜而悲。你的寂寥，來自自己的寂寞。」
「如何能解？」
「五色令人目盲，五音令人耳聾。世上繁華皆為虛妄，唯有心靈平靜，才能體會孤獨的滿足。」
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回過神來，依然還在桌前，面對滿室的寂寥。
人，獨自來到世上，也一個人離開這個世界，不得不承認，面對孤獨的時間比想像中長。但有時候，短暫的孤寂，也是一段休養生息的好時光。
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不用躲至深山老林，每天只要花一點時間，與自己溝通、與佛對話，對心靈層次的提升也是很有助益的。
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#台曆、#11月、#金菩提禪語、#回歸內心
【十月】恭敬不如孝敬，孝敬不如行動。 ….
【十月】恭敬不如孝敬，孝敬不如行動。
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中國古代有一部人倫孝道經典《二十四孝》，其中記載了一篇＜老萊斑衣＞的故事。春秋時的賢士老萊子非常孝順，總是千方百計哄父母開心，由於他的精心孝養，父母都很長壽。老萊子70歲的時候，頭髮全白了，父母嘆氣說：「兒子的頭髮都白了，我們在世的日子也不會長了。」他聽後為了不讓父母憂慮，就換上五彩斑斕的戲服，手舞足蹈，表現出年輕有活力的樣子，老父母又開心起來。一天他不小心摔倒了，怕父母擔心，馬上像小嬰兒一樣坐在地上啼哭撒嬌，父母以為他故意摔倒逗趣，都拍手笑了。
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我們在孝順父母的時候，也不妨耍點「小花招」，比如跟父母撒個嬌，擁抱一下，趁不注意，在他臉上親一口，父母心裡准樂開了花。平時多回家陪陪他們，哪怕讓爸媽給你做頓飯，他們都非常樂意！再給他們講講工作上或社會上的趣事，又能解悶，又開闊眼界。這種感覺，想想就很溫暖。
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錢總是掙不完，工作也做不完，而陪父母的時間，算一算，也許真的很有限。可以的話，多花些時間陪陪父母、孝養父母，也許你的人生就會少一些遺憾，換來更多歡樂。
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祝願全天下的父母，健康長壽，開心和樂，子女孝順，安享晚年。
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#台曆、#金菩提禪語、#孝親
【六月】責罰不如讚美，商量勝過命令。 ….
【六月】責罰不如讚美，商量勝過命令。
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曾經有個家長滿臉愁容地來問我：「我的孩子上中學了，但整天沉溺電腦遊戲，我苦口婆心勸他，他就是不聽。有時免不了要責罰他，我把電腦鎖起來，他就乾脆泡網吧(網咖)。真讓我心煩呐！師父，您說怎麼辦啊？」
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確實，很多父母親都認為電腦是毒害，看到孩子玩電腦就會無緣無故生氣，覺得電腦影響了孩子的學習等。但你看今天最先進的一些生產與設計，很多都跟電腦有著密不可分的關係，也因為這一群特別喜歡電腦的人才能使現代化走向更新的里程碑。現代化的電子產品，像是電腦、智慧手機不讓他碰，等於遏止了孩子的學習；但碰得太多也毀了他。
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那能怎麼做呢？家長要能學會正面引導跟換位思考。儘量不用責罰、命令的口氣，否則他會生出逆著來的心理：「你不讓我玩，我就半夜不睡覺來玩！」不但沒解決事情，反而增加親子衝突。
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你和孩子要有一種朋友的感覺，要站在他的角度去分析，他才會聽；你越罵越打他，他越不服。家長可以嘗試換個說法跟想法，去欣賞他、讚美他：「你打電腦遊戲真的挺厲害的，要不要報名去參加遊戲設計比賽啊？」其實電腦裡面還有很多技術和知識在裡面，引導他通過電腦學會去創造。再和他商量好如何安排玩電腦的時間，就能在既不影響學校課業、戶外鍛鍊的情況下，又可以玩電腦，讓親子間的關係可以更親密。
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所以，作為家長和老師，多給孩子們一份鼓勵、一份讚美，儘量少命令和指責，就可能讓孩子成為一個自信、自律的人，能給社會和自己的人生帶來無限美麗色彩。
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#六月、#台曆、＃金菩提禪語
肆月 . 「佛燈消萬業，孝念祖親恩。」 …
肆月
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「佛燈消萬業，孝念祖親恩。」
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在佛前供燈能獲得什麼？
第一是心境光明。當你點燈時，使佛顏明亮，露出莊嚴、美麗、慈悲的容顏，人人皆可拜見，因此當你未來選擇人生之路，遇到障礙煩惱時，冥冥中自有答案指點你。
第二是智慧增長。別人做不好的事情，你可以做得很好，找工作就會無往不利。
第三是可以消除魔障。你在佛前供燈，佛自會護佑你，讓邪氣不上身，祛除病苦，除罪消業。
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尤其清明節是我們中國人祭祖掃墓的大日子，若能把握這個特殊的日子，為已故親人以及歷代祖先點燈，送去溫暖、光明與功德，使先人獲得殊勝的功德和利益，讓佛光照亮他們的生命，滅除重罪、障礙，使他們得到佛菩薩的接引，到達淨土，獲得解脫，便能永世不再承受輪迴之苦，就是對先人最好的供養。
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同時祈願所有慈悲的供燈人，借助火、借助偉大的佛光加持，能得到幸福、健康、快樂、平安、完美、智慧，也讓我們尊敬的人、愛護的人，在神聖的節日，在佛前得到佛光普照，得到佛力的加持與庇護。
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#四月、#台曆、#清明、#消業
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April
Light Offerings and Filial Piety
What do we actually get from light offerings to the Buddha?
Firstly, our minds are brightened up because when we make a prayer we will be facing a brightly lit Buddha with a solemn, beautiful and compassionate appearance. In addition, we will be guided when faced with obstacles or have worries in our life journey. Secondly, we will have increased wisdom and be able to do the things that others cannot. There should also be success if we are seeking employment. Thirdly, the Buddha will protect us from demonic attack and illnesses and also clear away our bad karma.
In fact, we should seize the opportunity to offer a lamp on behalf of our ancestors during this Qing Ming Festival. Because by doing so, we are sending warmth, illumination and merits to them as the Buddha’s light will illuminate their afterlives, eradicate their bad karma and clear away obstacles in order that they can be guided by the Buddha and Bodhisattvas to Pureland and be liberated from samsaric transmigration.
Simultaneously, the fire and radiating light from the Buddha will bless us – the compassionate ones who made the light offerings, with joy, health, happiness, peace, perfection and wisdom. For the ones that we love and respect, during this festival, they will also receive blessings and be sheltered by the radiating light and energy from the Buddha.
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Light Offerings and Filial Piety
What do we actually get from light offerings to the Buddha?
Firstly, our minds are brightened up because when we make a prayer we will be facing a brightly lit Buddha with a solemn, beautiful and compassionate appearance. In addition, we will be guided when faced with obstacles or have worries in our life journey. Secondly, we will have increased wisdom and be able to do the things that others cannot. There should also be success if we are seeking employment. Thirdly, the Buddha will protect us from demonic attack and illnesses and also clear away our bad karma.
In fact, we should seize the opportunity to offer a lamp on behalf of our ancestors during this Qing Ming Festival. Because by doing so, we are sending warmth, illumination and merits to them as the Buddha’s light will illuminate their afterlives, eradicate their bad karma and clear away obstacles in order that they can be guided by the Buddha and Bodhisattvas to Pureland and be liberated from samsaric transmigration.
Simultaneously, the fire and radiating light from the Buddha will bless us – the compassionate ones who made the light offerings, with joy, health, happiness, peace, perfection and wisdom. For the ones that we love and respect, during this festival, they will also receive blessings and be sheltered by the radiating light and energy from the Buddha.
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參月 . 「天天大禮拜，智慧身端莊。」 …
參月
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「天天大禮拜，智慧身端莊。」
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對於佛教徒和正在學佛的人來說，大禮拜是禮佛的最恭敬禮儀。除了宗教禮儀之外，大禮拜對平常人有哪些利益呢？就我自己的修行經驗而言，大禮拜有很多好處：有利於身體健康；有利於精神情緒健康和心性的提升；更深一層還可以溝通神佛慈悲的能量，獲得護祐加持，甚至產生一些超能力。
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【喇嘛治病的故事】
在藏密修行當中，有一個方法是繞寺禮拜修行。
因此，在大昭寺外，有一條圓形的街圍繞著寺廟，有人叫它八廓街、八角街或八廊街。在這條禮拜的街道上，有個天天禮拜的喇嘛，他的額頭鼓起來一塊肌肉，像貼了半個鴨蛋——是磕頭磕出來的。
有一天，一位懷抱昏迷孩子的婦女，焦急地到處求救，婦女拽住一個過路的喇嘛：「師父，求求你幫幫這個孩子。」喇嘛摸摸孩子的頭：「我加持過了，祝福過了。」但是，孩子仍然昏迷著。
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我指一指那位將頭磕出一個大包的喇嘛，告訴那位婦女：「找他去吧。」
婦女攔下那位大禮拜的喇嘛：「求求你，師父！我的孩子昏迷不醒好幾天了，醫生治不了，也找不出毛病來，請您幫著治一治吧！」
喇嘛轉過頭對我說：「我不會治病呢，您讓她找我幹嘛？」
我說：「我看到佛說你會治病。你把手放在孩子頭上試看看。」
他照著我的話把手放上去了。
「那我接下來又怎麼辦啊？」喇嘛擔心的問
我說：「你在禮拜的時候看到佛的光了嗎？」
他說：「看到了啊。」
我說：「好啊，那就把佛的光送給孩子就好了。」
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他把手放在孩子頭上！一會兒，孩子就睜開眼睛「哇」地哭了。
這孩子好多天沒睜眼，也沒聲音了，現在竟能哭出聲音來，媽媽高興得不會笑只會哭了。 這事兒一傳開，喇嘛再也不能磕頭禮拜了，因為只要他一露面，整村的人就「呼」地撲上去找他治病。
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因為這個喇嘛是個實修的人，擁有很強的能量，只是不ˇ懂利用而已。他腦子不聰明，讀書不行，學經也不行，做法事更不會，只能磕頭。他師父告訴他：磕頭就能開智慧，下輩子就聰明了。為了修來世變聰明，他每天在那兒磕呀磕，也數不清一天磕多少個。走一步，磕一個頭，站起來劃一道，再往前磕，絕不會作假，絕不會偷懶，長期的修行，讓他積累了很強的能量。
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所以哪怕是愚鈍的人，只要能堅持誠心禮拜，也一樣會有很好的效果。我們先不要追求多麼高的成就，先從提升我們的心性及改善健康開始做起，在清靜修行之中，自然能由內而外散發祥和之氣。內心能清淨就不糊塗，看問題、想問題也能夠更宏觀。有了更大的視野，人生的目標、方向也就清楚了，這就克服了愚癡，少犯錯誤。
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#參月、#台曆、#拜出來的美好人生、＃大禮拜、＃喇嘛治病rnrnMarch
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【Practice Prostration daily for wisdom and a dignified appearance】
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To buddhists and dharma practitioners, prostration is the most respectable ritual to the Buddha. Besides being a religious rite, what benefits does prostration bring to ordinary people? Based on my own experience in meditation, prostration brings many benefits including improvement in physical, mental and emotional health. The more advanced practitioners can even access the compassionate energy of the Buddha and Heavenly beings, receive their blessings and protection, and may even develop special Dharma power.
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“The story of healing by a lama”
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Enclosing the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet, is a street named Bakuo Street. In Tibetan Buddhism, prostrating in circumambulation of a temple is a form of meditation practice. Along this street of prostration, there was a lama who prostrated daily. His forehead had a bump, the size of half an egg- probably due to prolonged period of prostration and kowtows (knocking the forehead on the ground).
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One day, a woman carrying a child who was unconscious came to seek assistance. She stopped a lama who passed by and pleaded, “Teacher, please help him. ” The lama shook his head, “I am unable to help.” He stroked the child’s head and said, “I have blessed and wished him well.” However, the child remained unconscious.
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I pointed to the lama who was prostrating and told the woman, “Seek his help”. She stopped the lama who was prostrating and said, “I plead to you, teacher! My child had been unconscious for several days and doctors could not cure nor find the cause, please help to heal him.”
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The lama replied, “I don’t know healing, why do you come to me?” I said, “I saw Buddha and Buddha said you are able to heal. Place your hands on the child’s head and try.” So the lama did as told. “What do I do next? ” he asked. “Have you seen the Buddha’s light during prostration?” I asked and he replied yes. I told him, “Send the Buddha’s light to the child.”
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The lama placed his hand on the child, and after a while, the child miraculously opened his eyes and started crying. The child had been unconscious and silent for several days, but now he was able to open his eyes and cry. The mother was overjoyed with tears. Ever since this incident, the lama could no longer prostrate at the same place. Whenever he appears, he would attract a huge crowd asking for healing.
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Actually, this lama was a diligent meditation practitioner. Though he had acquired strong energy, he did not know how to make use of it. He was actually not an intelligent person, and also did not do well in his academic and Buddhism studies. Nor was he competent in the Buddhism rituals except prostration. His master had told him, “prostration helps to develop your wisdom, and you would be wiser in the next life. ” In order to be a more intelligent person in his next life, the lama prostrated every day and kow-towed repeatedly. He lost count of the number of times he had prostrated and kow-towed. He would prostrate with every step, rise and continue with the next step of prostration. He would not skip any step, nor take a break till he completed the round. Over a long period of continued practice, he accumulated very strong energy.
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So even for an ordinary person who is not intelligent at all, as long as he practices prostration diligently and sincerely, he will attain excellent results. We should refrain from high expectations initially, but instead begin with the objective of improving mental and physical health. Meditating in purity and calmness, our body will emanate auspicious energy and our mind will be clear and not confused. We will be able to view problems with broader perspective. With a broader mind, we will attain a clear purpose in life and direction. This will help us overcome ignorance and reduce mistakes in life.
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