人的命運能改變嗎?
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有很多人真的努力了，甚至是真的拚命了，卻都得不到他該得的，成功的人也努力，失敗的人更努力，但有很多人努力的結果，最後仍得不到幸福，該得的金錢得不到，該得的美好就在手邊失去了，這就叫命運。那麼命運可能改變嗎？我來說個故事給大家聽吧！！
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明朝有個人叫袁了凡，是江南吳江人。他早年學醫，後來遇到一位經通命理相術的孔先生。孔先生算了算了凡的命說：「縣考你會考取第十四名。府考第七十一名。省考第九名。」他也都一一記下了。
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到了次年，縣省和府裡的考試果真一一應驗，都錄取了，而錄取的名次也完全符合了孔先生的預言。於是他繼續再請孔先生替他占卜未來的吉凶禍福。
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於是孔先生又算定他：「你某年幾次試又是考第幾名，升了某官領用了九十一石五鬥的米，某年做了縣長，當了三年半的縣長就辭職返鄉，五十三歲，八月十四日丑時，壽終正寢而且沒有孩子。」
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後來孔先生所算的事都靈驗了。袁了凡就此相信「生死有命，富貴在天」、「萬般皆有命，半點不由人」，從此對待人生雲淡風輕，沒有任何追求！
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有一天，他到棲霞山去遊玩，拜訪了雲谷禪師。雲谷禪師告訴他「積善可以得福的方法」，這是他從來都沒聽過的方法。所以回來之後，就努力照著雲谷禪師的話去做，並且發願要實行善事三千功。
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第二年袁了凡到北京去參加禮部考試，孔老先生算他會考第三名，結果卻考了第一名。孔老先生的預言開始不準了。他喜出望外，更加努力行善，又發願求子，再許下要行三千善事的諾言。
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明朝隆慶四年，他考上進士，做了寶縣長，並且把自己省吃儉用下來的錢都花在施捨物品，救濟窮人、助人急難、打齋供僧等利益大眾的事情上。
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最後，原本被孔先生算定沒有子嗣，而且只能活到五十三歲，沒想到袁了凡後來竟然活到七十四歲高壽，而且生了一個兒子，他兒子後來也考上了進士。
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結語:
人活在世間，總是有很多煩惱的。但是，有些人有煩惱，卻不知道如何化解，直到病了、死了、滅了；而懂得做善事的人、有慧根的人、有能量的人，就有智慧能夠自己去面對生命的關卡，哪怕沒有智慧的話，佛也會賜與修行者靈感到他們的身上，讓他們能夠過五關斬六將，將生命中的災難滅掉，會平安無事的。
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#命由我做、 #福由心生、 #改命、 #改運、 #行善積德、 #福蔭子孫rnrnCan the destiny of humans be changed?
There are many people who work very hard. No matter how hard they strive, they do not reap what they sow. Unsuccessful people work even harder than successful people. However, riches and happiness just slip through their fingers. This is called “fate”. Can we change our fate? Let me tell you a story.
During the Ming Dynasty, there was a person by the name of Yuan Liaofan. He came from Jiangnan, Wujiang . In his early years, he was studying to be a physician. Later, he met a Mr Kong who was proficient in life science. Mr. Kong predicted Liaofan’s life : “You will come in 14th position for the county examination, 71st position in the house exam and 9th position in the provincial examination”. Liaofan took note of Mr Kong’s prediction.
In the following year, Liaofan cleared both the county and the house examination, and the admission of the ranking was indeed consistent with Mr. Kong’s prediction.
Thus, he requested Mr. Kong to predict his life’s fortune and misfortune
Mr. Kong then gave his prediction again on the year that Liaofan would be taking some more examinations and how he would fare. Mr Kong predicted that he would eventually become a magistrate. After holding the post for three and a half years, he would resign and go back to his hometown. He would die of old age at the age of 53, on 14th August between 1am to 3am, and he would be childless.
As all Mr Kong’s predictions later came true, Yuan Liaofan believed that all things are destined and beyond a human’s control. Thus, he became nonchalant on all matters.
One day, Le Fan went to Qixia mountain and visited Yun Gu Zen Master. The Master told him ‘One is in control of one’s own destiny, happiness is controlled by the heart, and the way to happiness is through accumulating merits by doing lots of good deeds”.
The second year, he went to Beijing to attend the Ministry of (Confucian) Rites in the Imperial China examination. He came in first position although Mr Kong had predicted that he would come in third position. Mr. Kong ‘s predictions was beginning to be inaccurate. Liaofan was overjoyed at the turn of events. He worked even harder at doing good deeds, sought blessings to have children, and vowed to do three thousand kind acts.
During the Ming Longqing fourth year, he was admitted to Jinshi and was made the county magistrate. He was frugal and used the money he saved to buy charity items so as to aid the poor, help people in crisis, buy and release living species, provide vegetarian food to monks and supporting them in other activities that would bring benefit to all sentient beings.
Mr. Kong had predicted that Liaofan would be childless and live till age of fifty-three only. However, he managed to survive till seventy-four years and even had a son. His son was later admitted to Jinshi.
People on earth are not free of woes. However, many do not know how to resolve their problems. Only at their death beds do they realize that only those who have always been doing kind deeds, having positive energy and wisdom, are able to overcome any obstacles in life. Even in the absence of wisdom, Buddha will give the practitioner inspiration, letting them uphold the five precepts and exterminate the disaster in their lives, and helping them remain safe and sound.
#ICreateMyLife, #BlessingsFromTheHeart, #ChangeOfHumanDestiny, #ChangeOfFortune, #MeritsAccumulatedThroughGoodDeeds, #BlessingsForDescendants
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