On July 20, 2021, in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China, it rained nonstop for two days and one night. That day I was on the morning shift. My second shift was blocked by rain and could not arrive. Thus, I worked for a day. In the evening, the boss said it was still raining heavily outside, and the groundwater was very deep. Hence, the boss let me leave work at 6 o’clock. I planned to take the subway home, and my e-bike was stored. At 5 o’clock, I left a voice message for a Buddhist practitioner who cared about me. I said I would take the subway home. Before receiving the Buddhist practitioner’s reply, I left work and headed home.
Outside, it was still downpouring, and I was soaked to the core. For unknown reasons, I walked straight to the e-bike, totally forgetting my plan to take the subway. The water was so deep that it drowned the wheels. Standing in the water, I silently said: “Pray that the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva will bless me with a safe and smooth journey home”, and I repeated it three times. Then I rode through the deep and shallow water while reciting the Great Compassion Mantra. When I saw a swirl of manholes, I would avoid it. At the intersection between Yellow River Road and Nanyang Road, I saw that the culvert was flooded to the top. No one could pass, so the police guarded them. I turned around at the crossroads of Nanyang Road and Agricultural Road. The culvert situation was the same: water reached the top of the hole. Many people were looking around.
It was close to home, but I couldn’t move, I was so anxious. My strange brother who was traveling with me said we got on the viaduct to try it! His words woke me up. If I was alone, I would never have thought of riding an e-bike on the viaduct. Then, we proceeded to the viaduct. Since most of the cars were flooded and could not move on the ground, no cars were able to operate on the viaduct. Only a few pedestrians were walking with umbrellas.
It took me about an hour and a half to get home, although normally it takes 20 minutes! Then, I saw the video of subway line 5 flooding almost to the shoulders, and some people fainting without oxygen. I have a friend who was temporarily chosen to do the night subway shift near my home, the Shakou Road subway station. He said the Yin Qi in the subway station is very heavy. Some people cried some were desperate, and some of them lost their lives. I was asked if I sometimes took line 5 as well. How did I get home today? I told him I rode my e-bike back and did not take the subway. He said: “If ……”
I said that because of Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s blessing, there is no “if”. At that time, Guan Yin Bodhisattva blocked my idea of taking the subway. Then, Guan Yin Bodhisattva arranged for that strange brother to remind me to walk on the viaduct. When I think about it, it’s really terrifying. Bodhisattva protected me all the way home. After arriving home, I saw the Buddhist practitioner reminding me that the subway can also be filled with water. That is why I “mysteriously” changed my mind and did not take the subway to avoid that calamity!
Gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
Gratitude to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from ten directions and three periods of time!
Gratitude to my Master!
If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the truth in the presentation, or any errors in words, or omitted words, I’d like to seek forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and Master Lu.
I, not the readers, will be responsible for my own karma! Grateful!
Presenter: Xinlian Buddhist Practitioner from Zhengzhou, Henan Province.
Posted: 2021-07-25 at 1:39 am
From Master Lu’s blog, of wonderful testimonials (No. 658)
Translator: Frank
Published: 2023-08-24
Statement by translator
The story was translated from Chinese into English by meaning, not word by word. If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the true meaning of the Chinese version, I pray for forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors and Master Jun Hong Lu.
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原文如下：
暴雨天灾，“莫名其妙”临时改主意没有坐地铁避开一劫，观世音菩萨保佑我平安顺利到家
7月20日那天河南郑州已经不停地下了两天一夜雨，那天我上早班，对班被雨阻住了过不来，我上了一天。到了晚上领导说外面还下得很大，水很深，六点下班吧，本来我是打算坐地铁回家的，车都放在存车的地方了，五点多还和关心我的师兄聊说真不行了就坐地铁回去，说完语音也没听师兄回复就下班走了。
出门外面还是下得很大，淋得眼睛都睁不开，不知为啥我出门就径直去骑车了，把计划好坐地铁的事忘得一干二净……水把车轮子都淹住了，我就站在水中默默地说：祈求南无大慈大悲观世音菩萨保佑我平安顺利到家，连说了三遍。然后一路念着大悲咒，涉水深一步浅一步地骑着车往前走。看到有漩涡的窨井放水就绕开，回家经过的黄河路、南阳路涵洞水都淹到洞顶了没法通行，还有警察把守。调头又往下一个路口南阳路、农业路的涵洞情况也是一样，水已过洞顶了，很多人站在那里望而却步。
眼看快到家了却就是不能走，那会儿很着急呀，同行的一个陌生兄弟说我们走高架桥上试试！他一句话提醒了我，要是我自己怎么也想不到要骑电车走高架，然后我们上高架，因为地面的车都淹在水中走不动了，高架上没有车行走，有一些行人打着伞走着。
平时二十几分钟的路程用了一个半小时终于平安顺利到家了！然后就看到视频里地铁5号线淹得快到人肩膀的视频，有人缺氧晕倒……有朋友晚上临时抽去离我家近的沙口路地铁站值班，说地铁站里阴气很重，有人哭泣，有人绝望，还有人因此丧生。朋友问我你不是有时坐5号线吗？今天怎么回家的？我说我骑车回的，没有坐地铁。他说：如果……
我说因为有观世音菩萨的护佑，没有“如果”，当时一定是菩萨妈妈把我坐地铁的想法给屏蔽了，然后菩萨妈妈安排那个陌生兄弟提醒我走高架桥，现在想想真的很恐惧啊，这一路都是菩萨保佑平安的啊，到家了我才看到师兄提醒我说地铁也会进水，就是说我当时“莫名其妙”临时改主意没有坐地铁避开了那一劫！
感恩南无大慈大悲救苦救难广大灵感观世音菩萨，感恩诸佛菩萨，感恩师父！如果在分享过程中有任何不如理不如法的地方，或者是错字漏字的地方，还请大慈大悲观世音菩萨原谅，请诸佛菩萨原谅，请师父原谅。
我自己的业障自己背，不让师父背，不让阅读的师兄背，感恩。
河南郑州心莲2021年7月25日上午1:39
来自师父博客精彩感言摘录（六百五十八）
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