【清明祭祖，緬懷感恩】
──為祖先送去佛光的加持與護佑
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清明，不僅是一個節氣，也是中國最重要的三大傳統節日之一，在每年的4月5日前後，這時的天氣已經暖和起來，大地青翠，嫩芽吐綠，正是外出郊遊的大好時節。人們約上兩三親朋好友或帶上孩子，到戶外痛痛快快舒展筋骨，親近鳥語花香，像「驢打滾」一樣，愜意地融入大自然，接受天地萬物能量的加持，感恩這個美好繽紛的世界。
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清明節還有祭祀先祖、慎終追遠的傳統，這一習俗在中國已經沿續了上千年的歷史。祖先是每個人的生命之源，當基因密碼一代代傳到我們的身體裡的時候，我們也在接受著來自歷代祖先的一切——他們的奉獻與收穫、歡樂與痛苦，都融入了我們的生命之中。在這個氣清景明的日子裡，我們在佛前為歷代祖先點上一盞光明的燈，莊重地表達緬懷與敬意，感恩這份生命的傳承；同時也為祖先送去佛光的加持與護佑，溫暖他們的心靈，照亮他們的道路，並且讓這條生命不絕的血脈得到淨化與昇華。大概這也是我們對祖先恩德的最好憶念與報答吧。
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#清明、#點燈、#祖先、#慎終追遠
Is there a shortcut …
Is there a shortcut to eliminate karmic debt and avoid misfortunes before they befall?
Disharmonious family relations, challenges in careers, unfilial children, diseases and sicknesses – these are all consequences of bad karma accumulated through the ignorant and unenlightened actions of our ancestors and us. There is no way for us to neutralize all the wrongs that have been done in the past purely through just our own efforts, regardless of what we do.
So how can we clear the karmic debt that we have accumulated? We have mentioned in our practices before that the fastest way is: With the greatest sincerity, prostrate, make offerings and pray to Buddha, Bodhisattvas and all great practicing masters. Leverage on their infinite compassion to clear ours as well as our family’s karmic debts, so that we may attain health, wisdom and eventually be liberated in the shortest possible time.
The greater our sincerity and earnestness in praying to Buddha and Bodhisattvas, the stronger will be the effects, and that will help to clear all karmic misfortunes before they even occur to us.
#KarmicDebt, #Offering , #Prostration, #Ancestors, #ClearingMisfortunes
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佛歡喜日 . . 「佛歡喜日」，也是一年…
佛歡喜日
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「佛歡喜日」，也是一年一度的盂蘭盆會、中元節。
起源於佛教修行人、高僧大德結夏安居九十日（4月15日－7月15日）閉關修行90天後的出關之日。經過三個月的精進修持，到農曆7月15日這一天，許多人修到智慧圓滿、證悟成佛，令諸佛菩薩非常歡喜，因此這一天也被稱為「佛歡喜日」，是一個非常殊勝的日子。
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「佛歡喜日」這一天，也時值盂蘭盆會，讓我們有孝敬祖宗、感恩祖宗的機會。通過真誠之心在佛前供燈、供養修行人，以真誠之心去祈請佛菩薩、修行大德們，使在地獄中受苦的祖宗、親人們不再受各種刑罰，不再痛苦、恐懼……；也使活在世間的父母、祖輩健康長壽、安詳自在。借助這個功德，還能讓我們曾經傷害過的一切冤親債主能夠得以解脫，消除我們的罪業。我們的祖宗、親人吉祥自在了，我們才能夠吉祥自在。
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歡迎大家借助這樣一個好機會為祖先、為自己做功德，讓佛歡喜自在，讓我們的祖先吉祥自在，也讓我們自己遠離痛苦黑暗、獲得吉祥圓滿的人生。
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#佛歡喜日、#盂蘭盆會、#結夏安居、#祖宗、#冤親債主
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Buddha’s Joyful Day
The Buddha’s Joyful Day coincides with the annual Ullambana festival or Ghost festival and marks the completion of a 90 days summer retreat (15 April to 15 July) by Buddhist dharma practitioners and eminent monks. After 3 months of intensive meditation, many dharma practitioners gained ultimate wisdom and attained enlightenment on the 15th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. Because the number of practitioners who attained enlightenment during that period was high, the buddhas and bodhisattvas were very pleased, thus the day is an extraordinary day.
The Buddha’s Joyful Day is also the Ullambana festival. This is the time for us to show our respect and gratitude to our ancestors. Through sincere offering of lights before Buddha, making offerings to dharma practitioners and making sincere prayers to buddhas and bodhisattvas, we seek blessings to relieve our ancestors who are suffering in the lower realms. May they be freed from their punishments, fear and suffering. At the same time, we hope the living parents and grandparents can continue to enjoy health, longevity and peace.
By virtue of these merits, we hope to liberate our karmic creditors and get rid of our sins. We can only enjoy peace and happiness when our ancestors and loved ones are auspicious and at ease.
Welcome all to use this opportunity to accumulate our own merits. Let buddhas be joyful; let us be freed from pain and darkness; let us enjoy a happy and fulfilling life.
#Buddha’sJoyfulDay, #UllambanaFestival, #SummerRetreat, #Ancestors, #KarmicCreditors
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