I am Xinru, from Hunan Province, China. I received 3 years of education in elementary school. Now, I am 55 years old. I am a mother of two sons. Since I was married, my family has earned a living raising pigs and fish in the countryside for 5 years. Our family moved to the county town afterward. We bought a house with 2 storefronts and did feed processing and sales for 7 years. After that, we picked up the previous business of raising pigs and fish for a few years. In addition to doing the bad karma job of raising livestock, I also committed fornication.
Master Lu once enlightened us that when mothers commit fornication, their sons will suffer. People who commit fornication cannot retain wealth and suffer a bad fortune. People raising animals for killing will end up with a short lifespan and a sick health. Just as Master Lu had enlightened, my karmic retributions came one after another.
First, I faced domestic violence, which led to a divorce in 2006. At that time, my older son was 18 years old and was raised by me, and my younger son was 16 years old and was raised by his father. Then, I fell into a pyramid scheme selling and lost much of the money I earned from raising animals.
Fornication resulted in poverty, despair and loneliness. Fortunately, I had a storefront to rent out for a bit of money, otherwise I would have difficulty with survival. I suffered from a gynecological illness and frequent stomach pains. I had nightmares at night. Ghosts lay on my body, and the Black Enforcement Officer of the Underworld strangled my neck. Since I couldn’t make money by selling pig feed stuff but lost money, I became addicted to playing cards.
Parents create karma, and children suffer retribution. My younger son suffers from schizophrenia.
My younger son enjoyed playing games online. When he was 23 in 2013, he started having mental health problems. However, his dad said he wasn’t sick and thought he was fake sick. Since then, I have cared for my younger son.
I took my younger son to counseling with a psychiatrist and took him to the hospital a few times to see doctors. After he got better he resumed to work, but 6 months later his mental illness relapsed and got deteriorated. In 2016, I took him to our local hospital and he was diagnosed with depression. Once, he did not eat and sleep for two days and nights. He laughed, cried, and pinched his throat repeatedly.
I dialed sister Tan’s phone and told her about my younger son’s mental problem. After sister Tan heard this, she said, “I am releasing fish by the river. Hurry, find me by the river. Your son’s mental illness can be cured by Buddhism.” I rushed to the river, and she gave me a book of Buddhist scriptures. I picked up Buddhist scriptures as if I had grabbed a life-saving straws and started reciting. Shortly, I set up a Buddhist altar at home, and invited the Bodhisattvas home.
Soon after, depression of my younger son relapsed and he ran away from home. I couldn’t find him anywhere. Dharma practitioner Tan suggested, “Make big vows to Bodhisattva, recite 1,000 Little Houses to your son’s creditors, release 10,000 fish, and be a vegetarian for life.” Guan Yin Bodhisattva really answered all requests. Within a few days after vows, a miracle happened. On the 12th day away from home, at 2 o’clock in the morning, a police officer from Jiangxi police station suddenly called his father to inform him that the younger son was there and asked us to take him home. I knew it was Bodhisattva who helped my son attain wisdom so he could tell his father’s cell phone number to the officer. As a result, my faith in the Buddha’s teachings is strengthening, and the Buddha’s blessings are true.
I fulfilled my vow to liberate 10,000 fish ahead of schedule. However, the vow I recited 1000 Little Houses for my son was behind schedule by 1-2 months (during that time, I paid my own creditor 3 Little Houses per week). The vow I made to be a lifetime vegetarian experienced 3 dream exams and finally I passed.
In 2017, I took him to the Singapore Buddhist Conference. Although he refused to enter the venue, he was blessed by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas since his head was much clearer than before. He also learned to recite the Great Compassion Mantra and the Heart Sutra.
On the way home from the conference, I noticed his feet moving while we ate. I asked him why his feet moved. He said it was spirits that controlled his feet, and said there were six spirits in his body. Later, I watched him carefully and found that his words and behavior changed: sometimes he was gentle; sometimes he was mean, asking for cigarettes to smoke; sometimes he wanted to play games online and said he would kill me with a knife if I didn’t pay the game playing cost for him. It looked like he had several spirits in his body. Several times he caught me with a knife and really wanted to kill me. In this case, I hurriedly shouted: “I’ll pay for you, you put down the knife.”
Since it was dangerous for him to stay at home, I sent him to a psychiatric hospital in 2018. He was diagnosed as schizophrenia in a big hospital in Guangdong. He was in and out of the psychiatric hospital several times. With time, he became so thin and skinny in the psychiatric hospital. I felt he was so pitiful, and I could not bear to see him like this so I took him home again. As long as I gave him 30 CNY a day for game playing, he would not kill me with a knife.
One night, I fell down accidentally on my electric bicycle and broke my joints, which hurt for several days. One morning around 5 o’clock, I woke up from a nap. Although still dazed, I clearly saw Guan Yin Bodhisattva in white treating my foot. I hurriedly said, “And my stomach also hurts.” Then, Guan Yin Bodhisattva turned around and touched my stomach. Gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva! What compassion! You are my life-saving benefactor. Since then, my foot no longer hurts, and my stomach disease has never relapsed. Therefore, I had more confidence in Guan Yin Bodhisattva, and I was even more determined to practice Buddhism.
One day in 2019, my son suddenly ran away from home again, and after 10 days there was no news. A kind person from the police station gave me the Local Pass (a software for travelers) of Sihui City, Guangdong, and told me to contact the local company to advertise. I hurriedly contacted Local Pass to make a missing person flyer. On the fourth morning, I offered incense to worship Bodhisattvas and the ash of incense rolled. A while later someone called and told me that my son had been found. Gratitude to Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva for helping to get my son back. From then on, I was more determined to practise Buddhism!
In 2019, my son’s illness relapsed again and he fled home. Unlike runaways before, every time he ran away, he wandered around a place not far from home. And, every time he ran away, Bodhisattva would give me inspiration so I would know where he was. Hence, I could always find him. Gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
At that time, I had already recited nearly 3,000 Little Houses, released nearly 20,000 fish, and transferred 30% of the merits and virtues of being a vegetarian to my son. Despite all my efforts, why hadn’t my son fully recovered? I tried to analyze it.
His father lacked faith in Buddhism and still raised pigs. Thus, it might be that the father’s karma were retributed on the younger son. Therefore, I took two actions. First, I changed my son’s surname Xiao to my surname Tan. I prayed Guan Yin Bodhisattva to bless my younger son and let the father to bear his own karma while the child would not be responsible for the father’s karma. Second, I tried my best to do more merits and virtues. Only more merits and virtues would protect my son, and let him improve. I played the recordings of Master Lu’s Buddhism in Plain Terms and the efficacious program that Master Lu read totem online. I listened to it with people so that more people could understand the law of cause and effect, and get to know the Dharma to practise Buddhism. I kept on broadcasting for 2-3 hours every night, and I kept doing so for more than 2 years. Listeners were more and more interested in listening to Master Lu’s recordings. More and more people listened to them, and they were filled with Dharma joy every day.
Since I promoted Buddhist teachings online, my son’s condition has improved. From the second half of 2020, he has completely recovered and has not relapsed. Also, he quit playing games online. Now, like a normal person, he can do household chores. He washes his own clothes and cooks dinner. He recites Buddhist scriptures, does his daily recitation, and reads Buddhism in Plain Terms.
My deepest gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
My deepest gratitude to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from ten directions and three periods of time!
My deepest gratitude to the Dharma protectors!
My deepest gratitude to the selfless and altruistic Master Jun Hong Lu!
I am grateful to Master Jun Hong Lu for bringing this best Dharma to earth!
I am grateful to fellow practitioner Tan who introduced me Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door for helping me.
I am grateful to fellow practitioners!
I seek forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors and Master Jun Hong Lu if there were any inappropriate statements in my sharing.
Shared by: Dharma practitioner Xinru, Gratitude and Namaste!
Translator: Han
Editor: Frank
Statement by Translator
1. 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’d like to seek forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors and Master Jun Hong Lu.
2. Author Xinru was interviewed by Frank during the translation and editing for the detailed information.
Key facts (WHO，Jan. 10, 2022)
1. Schizophrenia causes psychosis and is associated with considerable disability and may affect all areas of life including personal, family, social, educational, and occupational functioning.
2. Stigma, discrimination, and violation of human rights of people with schizophrenia are common.
3. More than two out of three people with psychosis in the world do not receive specialist mental health care.
4. A range of effective care options for people with schizophrenia exist and at least one in three people with schizophrenia will be able to fully recover.
Causes of schizophrenia (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 2022 )
NAMI suggests that schizophrenia may have four possible causes：
Genetics. Heredity does play a strong role—your likelihood of developing schizophrenia is more than six times higher if you have a close relative, such as a parent or sibling, with the disorder.
Environment. Exposure to viruses or malnutrition before birth, particularly in the first and second trimesters has been shown to increase the risk of schizophrenia. Recent research also suggests a relationship between autoimmune disorders and the development of psychosis.
Brain chemistry. Problems with certain brain chemicals, including neurotransmitters called dopamine and glutamate, may contribute to schizophrenia. Neurotransmitters allow brain cells to communicate with each other. Networks of neurons are likely involved as well.
Substance use. Some studies have suggested that taking mind-altering drugs during teen years and young adulthood can increase the risk of schizophrenia. A growing body of evidence indicates that smoking marijuana increases the risk of psychotic incidents and the risk of ongoing psychotic experiences. The younger and more frequent the use, the greater the risk.
Please kindly forward this article to those whose relatives are under sufferance of schizophrenia
NAMI estimates that 0.25% to 0.64% of U.S. adults suffer schizophrenia. Although schizophrenia can occur at any age, the average age of onset tends to be in the late teens to the early 20s for men, and the late 20s to early 30s for women.
According to the information from Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one seventh of the population will suffer mental disorder (16.6%), and schizophrenia accounts for the 0.7% of the total population.
Forward this article to those whose relatives are under sufferance of schizophrenia , you will accumulate immeasurable merits and virtues. Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda！
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学佛念经并运用心灵法门三大法宝救了我患了九年精神分裂症的儿子！
病人肖，23岁（2013），男，湖南省，中国
我叫谭歆薷，来自湖南株洲，小学三年级文化程度，今年55岁。结婚后，我育有两个儿子。自从结婚后，我家以养猪和养鱼为谋生的职业。我家做了养殖5年的猪和鱼的生意之后，就去县城买了一栋两个门面的房子，做了7年的饲料加工销售生意。之后，我家又养了几年猪和鱼。除了饲养动物，我还有邪淫的行为。
师父曾经开示过，妈妈邪淫儿子受报。邪淫的人，留不住财，事业运一塌糊涂。饲养动物，短寿多病报。正如师父开示的那样，一个个果报如期而至。
首先，我面临家庭暴力，导致2006年离婚。那时，大儿子18岁，归我抚养；小儿子16岁，归他爸抚养。接着，我陷入传销骗局，饲养动物赚来的钱被传销骗走很多。邪淫导致了我生活的贫穷落魄和失意孤独。幸好我还有一个门面出租赚一点钱，不然吃饭都成问题。我患上了妇科病，胃痛经常发作。我晚上做噩梦，鬼压身，黑无常掐我的脖子。因为卖猪饲料赚不到钱还亏本，我便沉迷于打牌。父母造业，子女受报，小儿子患上了精神分裂症。
小儿子从小喜欢上网打游戏。2013年，小儿子23岁，他的精神开始出现了问题。他爸说没病，认为他是在装病。他爸不管小儿子，我来管。
我带儿子给心理医生辅导，去了医院几次看医生。好多了之后他就去上班了，但过了半年又复发了，而且病情愈发严重了。2016年，去我们当地地方医院检查，诊断为抑郁症。他曾经两天两夜不吃、不睡，一会笑、一会哭，一会掐住自己的喉咙。
我拨通了谭姐的电话，跟她述说了小儿子患上精神疾病一事。谭姐听了便说：“我在河边放生，你赶快到河边来找我，修习佛法可以治疗你儿子的精神病。”我就赶紧去到河边，当时她给了我一本经书。我就像抓住了一根救命稻草一样捧起经书开始念经，在家设了佛台，把菩萨请回家了。
不久，儿子又复发了，离家出走了，到处找不到他。谭师兄建议我：“你跟菩萨许大愿，念1000张小房子给儿子的要经者，放生一万条鱼，并且终身吃全素。”观世音菩萨真的有求必应，许愿后没几天奇迹发生了。离家的第12天睌上2点多钟，江西派出所的民警忽然打电话给他爸爸，通知儿子在那里，让我们领他回去。我知道是菩萨帮儿子开智慧，让他能够说岀他爸的手机号码。因此，我对佛法的信心越来越坚定，佛法真实不虚。
许愿的一万条鱼，我很快全部放完。我帮儿子的要经者许的一年念诵1000多张小房子没有按时完成，延迟了1-2个月才完成了（期间，我给我自己的要经者每周3张小房子）。我许愿吃全素，经历3次梦考，最终通过了。
2017年，我带他参加新加坡大法会，虽然他不肯进会场，但是也得到诸佛菩萨的加持，头脑比以前清醒多了。他还学会了念《大悲咒》和《心经》。
在新加坡开法会路回家的路上，我们吃饭时候我发觉他的脚在动。我问他为什么你的脚动？他说是灵性在动他的脚，还说他身上有六个灵性。后来，我仔细观察他，发现他的言行举止会变化：有时候他很温柔；有时候他很凶，要烟抽烟；有时候他要上网打游戏，说不给钱就用刀杀掉我。看样子，他身上真的有好几个灵性。有好几次，他抓住我真的拿刀来杀我。我赶紧喊叫，我给钱给你，你把刀放下。
既然他在家待着危险，我就送他去了精神病医院。2018年，在广东某大医院，他被确诊为精神分裂症。他进进出出精神病医院有好几次。后来，看着他儿子好可怜，在精神病医院变得好瘦好瘦啊，我不忍心又接他回家。只要我每天给他30元钱上网打游戏，他就不拿刀杀我。
有一天晚上，我骑电动车不小心摔了一跤，把关节骨头摔伤了，痛了好几天。一天早上五点左右，我睡醒了，虽然还有点迷迷糊糊，却清楚地看见了白衣观世音菩萨在为我治疗我的脚。我赶紧说，还有我的胃疼。观世音菩萨转过来摸我的胃。感恩观世音菩萨，真是慈悲啊！是我救命恩人。从此以后，我的脚不痛了，我的胃病再也没复发，不痛了。所以，我更相信菩萨，更坚定好好学佛念经的信念。
2019年的一天，儿子忽然又离家出走了，过了十天了还没消息。有一个派出所的好心人把广东四会市的本地通给我，让我联系本地通打广告。我赶紧联系本地通打广告。第四天早上，我烧香拜菩萨时香打卷了。一会儿有人打电话来了，告诉我儿子找到了。感恩大慈大悲观世音萨，帮助把儿子找回来了。从此以后，我更坚定学佛念经！
2019年，儿子的病再次复发，又离家出走了。不过，此后，他每次出走都是在我家附近不远的地方转悠。而且，每次他出走，菩萨都会给我灵感，让我知道他在哪里，让我总是可以找到他。感恩观世音菩萨。
那时候我跟儿子要经者念了将近3千张小房子，放生将近2万条鱼，把我吃素的功德转30%给儿子。小儿子为什么还没有完全康复呢？我尝试分析寻找其中的原因。
因为他爸爸不信佛，依然还在养猪，我想可能是爸爸的孽障报在小儿子身上。为此，我采取了两个行动。第一，改名升文将小儿子的肖姓改成我的谭姓。我求观世音菩萨保佑，小儿子他爸爸孽障他爸爸自己背，不要让他儿子背。第二，我要想办法做功德，只有广做功德，才能庇荫到儿子，让儿子好起来。我在网上播放师父的《白话佛法》录音以及师父看图腾的灵验案例。我跟大家一起听，让更多的人能懂因果，知道佛法来学佛念经。我天天晚上坚持开播2-3个小时，开播2年多。听众越来越喜欢听师父的录音，听的人越来越多了，天天法喜充满。
截至目前，我一共为小儿子的要经者念诵了3000多张小房子。自从我在网上法布施做功德以来，儿子的病情慢慢好起来了。从2020年下半年至今，他彻底康复了，再没有复发过。而且，他也戒掉上网打游戏了。现在，像正常人一样，他可以做家务事了。他自己洗自己的衣服，自己炒菜做饭吃。他念经、做功课、读《白话佛法》。
现在我许愿清修了，并把清修的功德转50%给儿子。我相信，只要坚持念经，念小房子，儿子会越来越好的。
我的梦想是成为卢台长的正式弟子，跟随卢恩师努力学佛，赶上最后一艘法船，一世修成。我的使命是，跟随我们的恩师卢台长弘扬佛法，救度更多的有缘众生，学佛精进，永不退转。
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关于精神分裂症的四个关键事实（世界卫生组织，2022年1月10日公布）
1. 精神分裂症会导致精神病，相当大的一部分获取残疾资格的人与精神分裂症有关。精神分裂症可能会影响到生活的所有方面，包括个人、家庭、社会、接受教育以及工作。
2. 精神分裂症患者遭受污辱、歧视和人权侵犯的现象普遍存在。
3. 世界上超过三分之二的精神病患者没能得到专业的精神卫生护理。
4. 针对精神分裂症患者的有效护理是有的，如能善用至少三分之一的患者能够完全康复。
精神分裂症的原因（美国精神疾病联盟，2022 年）
美国精神疾病联盟认为精神分裂症有四种可能的原因：
遗传：遗传起着重要作用——如果您有近亲（例如父母或兄弟姐妹）患有精神分裂症，您患精神分裂症的可能性会高出六倍以上。
环境：出生前接触病毒或营养不良，特别是在妊娠早期和中期，已被证明会增加患精神分裂症的风险。最近的研究还表明自身免疫性疾病与精神病发展之间存在关系。
脑化学：某些大脑化学物质的问题，包括称为多巴胺和谷氨酸的神经递质，可能会导致精神分裂症。神经递质允许脑细胞相互交流。神经元网络也可能参与其中。
药物：在青少年时期和青年时期服用改变思维的药物会增加患精神分裂症的风险。越来越多的证据表明，吸食大麻会增加精神病事件的风险和持续精神病经历的风险。使用越年轻、越频繁，风险就越大。
请将本文慈悲转发给精神分裂症患者
全国精神疾病联盟估计 0.25% 到 0.64% 的美国成年人患有精神分裂症。尽管精神分裂症可以发生在任何年龄，但男性的平均发病年龄往往是十几岁到二十岁出头，女性是二十几岁到三十岁出头。
根据中国疾病预防控制中心的信息，七分之一的人口会出现精神障碍（16.6%），精神分裂症占总人口的0.7%。
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