Genetic diseases benefit remarkably from Buddhism (4类遗传病)

EDITOR’S NOTE 

In contrast to other rare and intractable conditions with elusive origins, the causes of genetic diseases are well understood by scientists. The swift progress in molecular biology and biochemistry facilitates the straightforward identification of genetic abnormalities in patients. While there are currently 9 approved gene therapies for genetic diseases in the United States and/or Europe [1], numerous other genetic disorders remain without a cure. Moreover, genetic therapies are often costly, rendering them unaffordable for patients from economically disadvantaged families and those residing in developing countries.

Master Lu classifies diseases into two categories: physical and karmic/spiritual. According to Master Lu, genetic diseases are considered karmic diseases, and since Dharma offers treatment for karmic diseases, genetic diseases are viewed as treatable.

Being born with genetic diseases raises the question of the baby’s karma origins. According to Dharma, the child’s karma stems mainly from two sources: their previous lives and their ancestors. The child’s presence in a family with genetic defects is attributed to karma from past lives and the ancestral lineage. The child experiences retribution for actions in previous lives and those of their ancestors.

To address karmic illnesses, the approach involves eliminating karma and ascending the spirits within the body, leading to significant recovery for the patient. Four types of genetic abnormalities—(1) Genetic disorder caused by the deletion of chromosome 15, (2) Glutaric Aciduria due to pathogenic variants in the mitochondrial enzyme glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase (GCDH) gene, (3) Down syndrome caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21, and (4) Cri du Chat syndrome resulting from chromosome 5 deletion—were chosen to illustrate how babies and child with genetic conditions can benefit from their mothers’ and grandmother’s Dharma practices.

Case S1. Buddhism rejuvenates a boy with chromosome 15 disorder [2]

My grandson is >10 years old. He suffers from a genetic disorder caused by the deletion of chromosome 15. This disease manifests as 3 major obstacles: language, motor, and intellectual impairments. It’s a medical challenge worldwide and currently incurable. No matter which hospital we go to, doctors have essentially given him a “death sentence,” advising us to let nature take its course as there’s no effective treatment. Consequently, our entire family faces the ordeal of caring for a child who cannot speak, lacks understanding, walks unsteadily, and laughs incessantly. We were all deeply distressed, resorting to prayers and rituals, doing everything we can, yet seeing no improvement whatsoever despite conducting ceremonies several times a year.

We also sought rehabilitation at a renowned hospital in Shandong Province, but to no avail. The entire family endured immense suffering, and the atmosphere at home became somber.

Fortunately, in 2021, I encountered the Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door. With a hopeful attitude, starting from April 8, 2021, I made a vow to observe a vegetarian diet and perform the Five Golden Buddhist Practices to save my grandson. I devoted myself to this practice.

By September, as I completed reciting >600 Little Houses for his karmic creditors and released about 10,000 fish for him, I had a dream where an elderly couple took away a child with cerebral palsy.

Then, I had another dream. In this dream, the tall and graceful White-robed Guan Yin Bodhisattva was blessing 3 children in a field. In my thoughts, my grandson was among them. Guan Yin Bodhisattva said to bless these 3 children, and then bless them again, for a total of 2 blessings.

By the end of September, I dreamt of my dead father-in-law. It turned out that the way the child walked resembled my father-in-law: leaning forward, taking small steps, unable to straighten his body.

After dreaming of these two spirits left [Editor’s note: one is the child with cerebral palsy and the other is her father-in-law], the way my grandson walked gradually changed. He began to stand upright, became more stable, and didn’t fall down as often as before (he used to fall frequently).

When I completed reciting >900 Little Houses for his karmic creditors and released nearly 20,000 fish for him, he experienced several breakthrough changes.

Firstly, he can now clap his hands in welcome. Previously, his hands couldn’t meet properly, but now he can clap his hands to welcome someone.

Secondly, he used to suddenly scream or laugh loudly when sleeping for about an hour at night. This symptom has now disappeared. Initially, we thought it was because he was dreaming, but it seems it was actually due to spiritual possession.

Thirdly, previously, he couldn’t bend his right leg when sitting down; it remained straight on the ground. After the spirits departed, I massaged his leg, and now he can freely bend his leg joints, and they have become very soft. Now he can cross his legs very well.

Fourthly, there has been significant progress in intelligence, and he can now understand simple language. He can also follow instructions.

However, after the winter solstice, several unfavorable phenomena occurred. His hands would shake, his facial muscles would twitch, he would nod vigorously, and burst into uncontrollable laughter. The nanny mentioned that one day, he suddenly screamed loudly on the street, and these symptoms appeared afterwards. Through consulting with senior Buddhist practitioners, I learned that this was due to spiritual possession. Therefore, I made big vows: release animals in large numbers, vigorously burn and repay his karmic creditors with Little Houses, massage him, and transform 30 people into Buddhists within a year. I went out to promote Buddhism, and within a month, I distributed 30 sets of Buddhist books. Gradually, before the Spring Festival, all these symptoms disappeared.

When I burned and repaid 1000 Little Houses for his karmic creditors, he could climb the stairs by himself, alternating his feet. Previously, he could only stand on a stair with both feet, grabbing the handrail of the stairs and moving up step by step. Before last year’s New Year, he could freely go up and down the stairs without anyone watching him.

In December of last year, I invited Master Lu’s Dharma image on the Buddhist altar. That night, I had a dream: two children were in my arms, both nursing. I knew this was a sign that 2 spirits of the 2 children I miscarried had not left. So, I made a vow for ascending them. Until after the Spring Festival, on February 20, 2022, I had not dreamed whether they had left or not. Late that night, around 11 o’clock, I thought, “Guan Yin Bodhisattva, have the spirits of the 2 children left or not?” That night, I had a dream. Two naked children, the younger looking about 4 or 5 years old, making faces at me; the older one, about 8 or 9 years old, vigorously shaking his head in front of me. Then, I dreamed that it was like being in an ancient marketplace, and there was a young woman wearing a blue-green cheongsam passing by me, who I sensed was the children’s mother. I said, “Go with your mother, okay?” The children said they did not want to leave. Then I woke up.

I knew the children’s spirits had not left, so I vowed to recite 108 Little Houses for them.

The next day, my grandson vigorously shook his head again, sometimes so forcefully that he had trouble even walking. Feeling extremely distressed, I diligently recited the Little Houses. As I burned up to 21 Little Houses for his karmic creditors, the nodding symptoms gradually decreased and eventually disappeared. After the Spring Festival, his emotions basically stabilized.

Over these past few months, there has been a noticeable improvement in his intelligence and motor skills.

Firstly, he is now conscious and can lead adults to the bathroom, being aware of both urination and defecation.

Secondly, when he needs help from adults, he used to walk away as soon as he touched them. Now, he will hold the adult’s hand, push their back from behind, and persist until he reaches his destination eventually. Therefore, his consciousness has become much stronger.

Thirdly, he follows instructions better now. He can do simple tasks on his own.

Fourthly, the previous laughter before bedtime is now basically gone. There is also no laughter during the day. He sleeps very well now, sleeping through the night until morning.

Fifthly, when going to the park, he can now go up and down the stairs by himself, without needing assistance.

Since the Spring Festival, we feel like we haven’t been angry with him for a long time. This indicates that he has become more understanding. Our whole family is very happy watching him. In my son’s words: “Hey, this child has become so understanding, how cute!” Previously, sometimes when he went out to play, he wasn’t happy even when he went out. When he came back, we could hear his voice from far away, either crying or laughing, making us all very nervous. Now it’s very quiet, we can’t hear that kind of sound from him anymore.

The neighbor’s nanny said, “This child has improved so much.” The neighbors all said, “Oh, I will learn Buddhism from you in the future.” The neighbor’s nanny also introduced me to his younger siblings because his younger sister has rheumatoid arthritis and is wheelchair-bound. A few days ago, I instructed his younger sister to study Buddhism in Plain Terms.

Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door is truly miraculous. I have only been practicing for a short year and a month. Up to now, I have only repaid 1586 Little Houses for my grandson’s karmic creditors, and he has made such great progress! Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door is truly reliable and extraordinarily efficacious. I am deeply grateful to Namo Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva for saving and assisting sentient beings, and I am grateful to Master Lu for bringing such a wonderful Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door to the world, allowing sentient beings to attain liberation. I firmly believe in the Five Golden Buddhist Practices of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door. By diligently practicing and helping my grandson repay his karmic debts, I believe that these Five Golden Buddhist Practices will surely help my grandson recover his health.

May my sharing help more sentient beings who have affinity with Buddha to encounter the Dharma, change their destinies, and attain happiness away from suffering.

If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the truth in the presentation, I pray for forgiveness from Namo Sakyamuni Buddha, the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors, and Master Jun Hong Lu.

I would appreciate my fellow Buddhist practitioners’ critique and correction! I, not my fellow Buddhist practitioners, will be responsible for my own karma!

Buddhist practitioner: Huang, Gratitude and Namaste!

Posted: 2022-06-21

Case S2. Glutaric aciduria son won a championship in rope jumping via Buddhism [3]

My child suffers from a rare metabolic disease. Many common foods, such as meat, eggs, milk, and soy products, must be restricted in terms of the amount of intake. This is because he cannot metabolize an amino acid. Excessive intake can lead to unmetabolizable toxic substances attacking the brain. It can result in neurological damage, developmental regression, inability to walk, talk, or even swallow to eat, or in more serious cases, death. This disease is extremely rare and incurable worldwide.

When he was about 10 months old, after a thorough examination, he was diagnosed with a rare metabolic disorder: Glutaric Acidemia. At that time, he was already developmentally delayed, his whole body was so limp that he couldn’t even hold his body, he had to lean on adults, he didn’t respond to name calling, he kept sleeping and waking up crying every day, waking up in 20 minutes during the day, and waking up 3-4 times at night, crying like he was in great shock. Moreover, the examination also revealed two huge cysts in his brain. This brought me to the brink of collapse.

I didn’t understand why he would have such an incurable disease when everything was running well on the pregnancy and maternity tests. I was not sure if he would be healthy. I didn’t want to think about how he would live his future life. I was so stressed that I had to quit my job and take care of him at home all day. Although I watched him 24 hours a day, I could not save him. Hence, this kind of companionship was actually an immense torment. I never felt so helpless. As if a huge stone was residing in my heart, I could not breathe.

I am grateful to Guan Yin Bodhisattva for Her great compassion, for allowing me to encounter the Dharma at the most helpless moment, and for meeting my benefactor Master Lu.

(1). I was fortunate to meet my benefactor Master Lu: Some good may come out of any gloomy situation

At that time, I asked someone to introduce me to a Feng-Shui master who was quite knowledgeable. She first recommended that I go to a Taoist temple to do the Taoist mass ritual, but it did not have much effect on my child. Then one day out of the blue, she sent me a message saying that there is now a very efficacious Dharma Door. It is the Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s Dharma Door. Master Lu is a great Bodhisattva who received Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s decree. Master Lu has returned to Saha World to redeem all beings by his vow. He can observe the beings’ cause and effect of three periods of time: past, present and future. He has saved innumerable people. She also told me that if I could get through to Master Lu’s Totem reading hotline, the child would get well very quickly. However, whether or not I could get through depends on my destiny. This is because thousands of people call this life-saving number at the same time every day.

Hearing this, I instantly felt that my child was saved and decided to call the number no matter how difficult it was to call through since it was the only way to save my child. Within a few days, the phone call got through. Master Lu told me there was an animal spirit in the child’s body, and also enlightened me about something unknown. Since I was new to the Dharma and still didn’t understand, I didn’t ask many important questions. However, this call gave me the strong belief that Master Lu is really divine and that there is really “the cause and effect” in this world. I told myself that since there is the cause and effect, there must be a solution to it. 

On that night I was also affected by some negative remarks about the Dharma Door, and I was confused. Late that night, I sat alone in the living room and quietly pondered whether these words were true. Was Master Lu preaching the proper Dharma or not?

As I thought about these questions, what kept lingering in my mind was a video of Master Lu’s teachings that I had seen once. At the end of one of the Dharma Conferences, Master Lu said goodbye to countless Buddhists. Despite being on the bus, he couldn’t help but gaze at suffering beings, his heart aching and tears welling up. This video touched me so much that I could not help but cry when I first watched it and every time I watched it afterwards. I thought to myself, “How could such a compassionate master, such a merciful master who cares for all sentient beings, be like that [editor’s note: “like that” indicates those slanders and libels]? If he didn’t have mighty vows, profound compassion, and supreme divine power, how could he have convinced countless sentient beings to follow and worship him? So that night, I decided not to read these unfounded slanders and libels anymore. Instead, I decided to be single-minded, to worship Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Master Lu, cultivate my mind and change my behavior.

That night, I dreamed of a huge Buddha in all His glory. I dreamed of a dazzling array of Dharma tools on the Buddhist altar in front of the Buddha. I picked one up with such joy and said, “This is good.” At that moment a very compassionate voice next to me responded, “This is good, but unfortunately there are no Buddhist scriptures on it.” After I woke up, the words still seemed to be in my ears. After telling it to one of my fellow Buddhist practitioners, she replied, “Master Lu is telling you to recite the Buddhist scriptures quickly!”

So, I started daily Buddhist scripture recitation and reciting Little Houses according to the introduction of the Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door. A few days later, I had another dream. I dreamed that the Feng-Shui master who had transformed me into a Buddhist was running wildly with some bad guys chasing after us. As we ran into a dead end, with no road in front of us, the bad guys got closer. We were in an urgent hurry. At this moment, a white-robed elder came down from the sky. He waved his hand at the wall, and a gorgeous painting came down from the sky. The dead end ahead became a boulevard, with birds and flowers everywhere. After a while he waved his hand again and said, “It can also become like this.” Soon the dead-end road ahead turned into another wonderful scene. It was so amazing that panic was soon thrown aside. When I woke up, my dream was still clear. Maybe Master Lu was enlightening me: as long as I cultivate myself well, everything will work out.

So, I made vows not to kill, not to eat live animals, and to be vegetarian two days per month. I will release the lives under slaughter for my child, and I will convince sentient beings to practice Buddhism using my experiences. I pray to the Bodhisattva to bless my child to gain health as soon as possible. During the following days, I got up early and got to bed late, reciting Buddhist scriptures until late at night when I could not open my eyes anymore. During that time, even though I was tired, my heart was extremely relieved, and my worries and fears were cleared away. In the case of illness that can’t be cured by doctors, Dharma is the only life-saving medicine. Every time I recite a Little House, the child moves closer to recovery, so it’s all worth it!

I remember when I had a severe cold, my throat was so sore that it felt like a knife grindched between breaths. However, I still kept chanting. Then the pain was too much to bear. I prayed to the Bodhisattva to bless my throat not to hurt too much, so I could recite more Little Houses. I didn’t expect that within a few minutes after this intention came out, my throat really didn’t hurt at all. It was incredible.

So in fact, the Bodhisattva is really around us all the time. When you have a sincere heart, are diligent, and have a right prayer, the Bodhisattva will assist us compassionately.

(2). A destiny arises from a vow. Since I made a vow to become vegetarian for life, Guan Yin Bodhisattva blessed my child to have his totem read by Master Lu

On the eve of Spring Festival 2018, our whole family flew to Australia for the first time to attend Master Lu’s Sydney Grand Dharma Conference. The night before the conference, I asked for help online. I hoped that my fellow Buddhist practitioners transfer the totem reading opportunity to me if they drew the lots. I said, “If I have the opportunity to have Master Lu read my child’s totem, I will vow to be vegetarian lifelong.” Soon a senior practitioner sent me a message telling me that I couldn’t negotiate with the Bodhisattva like that. I should make a big vow first. It is only with a vow that I will be able to change my destiny, and it is only with a vow that I will be able to move heaven, earth, and Bodhisattva. Destiny is born from a vow. At this point, I realized how foolish and greedy I was and decided to repent properly. On the morning of February 11, 2018, I made a vow to be vegetarian lifelong at the Sydney Guan Yin Hall. When I arrived at the Dharma Conference site in the afternoon, I was inexplicably moved to tears.

The shocking thing was that the senior practitioner who persuaded me to make a great vow actually won the number to read the totem and mercifully transferred this opportunity to me. I was lucky to have my child’s totem read for the first time to attend Dharma Conference. At that moment, I really realized that only with the power of vows can there be destiny. Only with power of vow can we move the heavens, earth, and Bodhisattvas. Destiny is born from vows!

Master Lu once enlightened us that Guan Yin Bodhisattva answers all prayers. As long as we make a vow, we will have the day to solve the problem.

(3). The power of blessing at Dharma Conference is huge, and my child’s various developments have improved dramatically

At this Sydney Dharma Conference, Master Lu enlightened me that I should first repay the child’s karmic creditor 127 Little Houses. As expected, after these 127 sheets were paid, his situation of crying all day suddenly and miraculously improved. As if a person at the bottom of the valley glimpsed a ray of sunshine, my faith in Buddhism became stronger and stronger. I began to make vows, recite Buddhist scriptures, release lives, and support Master Lu’s Dharma Conferences to help my child eliminate karma. I formally became Master Lu’s disciple in New York, United States in October 2018.

Speaking of that trip to New York, it was really a wonderful and miraculous experience, which let my child’s development improve by leaps and bounds. First of all, on the night I returned home, he could suddenly identify red, yellow, blue, green and other colors accurately. We had taught him for months before that, but he couldn’t learn. Seeing this scene, his father said from the bottom of his heart, “This is amazing!” He, who was not as pious as I was, in front of the miracle, finally realized from the bottom of his heart that the Buddha’s powers are boundless. The next day, as usual, I took my child to rehabilitation. After the first set of movements, the rehabilitation therapist was surprised and said, “The child hasn’t trained for more than half a month, but the back strength has actually improved a lot. I didn’t expect that!” We were all very excited. At the same time, the child also made a major breakthrough in his language skills. He expressed sentences such as “I want to eat”, “I want a toy” and “Mommy, get out and play” clearly and actively. Overnight, the child was magically enlightened.

Followed, there was one happy event after another. The child’s abnormal metabolic index dropped from 1142 to 16. The medical specialist did not believe the diagnosis results. The specialist compared the data with previous data repeatedly. The specialist asked me several times if I had given the child metabolic drugs before the test. I repeatedly answered, “No, I didn’t.” In fact, I knew very well in my heart that if it wasn’t for the blessing of Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Master Lu, how could such a miracle occur?

What was even more incredible was that at the 2019 Sydney Grand Dharma Conference, by coincidence, the benefactor Lu once again read the child’s totem. He gave blessings on spot, and even His Dharmakaya came to the dream to bless the child. On the day we returned home, the child suddenly shook off our hands and wandered around alone for over an hour at Sydney airport. We were all shocked! Before coming to Sydney, his legs were so weak that he stumbled when two people walked alongside him. How could such a miracle have been possible if we had not been fortunate enough to encounter the Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door, if our benefactor Lu had not compassionately blessed him several times?

Master Lu once enlightened us, “Why do you want to attend the Dharma Conference? There is a great deal of blessing when you go to the “place where the Bodhisattva has come” and you can enjoy a long period of blessing.” What the benefactor enlightened is true. How many lifetimes of behavior cultivation and affinity with Buddha have made it possible for us to have such a blessing in this life, to encounter such an efficacious and prestigious Dharma Door in the Age of Dharma Decline? Really, we must cherish it!

(4). Under the benefactor’s enlightening and Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s blessing the child passed through his fetal calamity

In fact, the aforementioned trip to Sydney for Spring Festival 2019 was a mixture of joy and sorrow for us. The joy was that the child suddenly could walk independently. The sorrow was that after reading the child’s totem, Master Lu enlightened me, “Be prepared, the child will pass away at 3”. This is because he killed two large animals in his previous life. The spirits of these two dead animals attached to his brain cysts in this life. Master Lu was compassionate and let the spirit in the right cyst go away on the spot. However, the spirit in the left cyst was fierce and did not leave. In light of this, Master Lu reminded me that the cyst on the left would keep growing and was dangerous. At that moment, a strong feeling of powerlessness came to me. One’s present life is the result of past life. Karmic retribution is inescapable.

Having learned from the pain, I increased my vow power and tried harder to recite Buddhist scriptures, release lives and conduct merits and virtues. One night I dreamed that my child was swimming happily with many turtles on the side. When I woke up, I thought, “Has the child’s fatal predestined calamity passed? Has he extended his lifespan? This is because Master Lu enlightened us that dreaming of turtles and tortoises means lifespan is extended.

Our family discussed and decided to take the child to have an MRI re-examination. The result was exactly the same as what Master Lu enlightened us about a year ago. The left cyst was enlarged, producing pressure, and was very critical. The doctor informed us to arrange for him to be hospitalized for an operation as soon as possible. It was difficult for my husband to accept the result. He went around and consulted many senior specialists, but all the treatment plans were “operation as soon as possible”, while the risk was very high.

Strangely enough, no matter how terrible the doctor said it was, I was always at peace with it and felt it should not be so. We refused the doctor’s advice to operate immediately and flew to Sydney again in January 2020 to see our benefactor. The Bodhisattva had already arranged everything. This time it was very opportune to have his totem read. I asked Master Lu, “The child is still in calamity, will surgery be dangerous?” Master Lu answered, “If he gets on the operating table, it is likely that he will not come down. Without surgery, there will be no problem. This is because you are very pious and desperately reciting sutras and mantras, Guan Yin Bodhisattva has let that spirit that will kill him leave.”

Hearing this, I was already convinced that the previous dream of lifespan extension was true. Although the left cyst had not been completely eliminated, the Greatly Compassionate Bodhisattva saved his life in the nick of time. This allowed him to pass this life-threatening calamity. Had it not been for the kind reminder of Master Lu and the compassionate saving of the Bodhisattva, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

That day, Master Lu enlightened us to give him Chinese medical treatment to shrink the cyst while continuing to recite the Buddhist scriptures well. He enlightened us, “Remember this! As long as Guan Yin Bodhisattva cares about you, any problem can be solved! If one day you dream of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, or dream of a gentleman in a suit [editor’s note: “gentleman in a suit” indicates Master Lu] coming to give blessings, the child’s cyst will be completely healed and there will be no need for surgery.” These words of Master Lu were both a reassurance and a shot in the arm, spurring me on every day and night to just plow on and to practice Buddhism diligently.

He is currently 6 years old and is in kindergarten. He can run and jump. He recently learned how to jump rope, and is proud to say that he ranks first among the boys in his class. He can speak well, recite ancient poems, tell stories and read English. His intellectual development is already one year ahead. He won the first prize in the regional toddler category at the Global Youth Artificial Intelligence Competition last year. He loves Grandpa Lu very much. He recites the Great Compassion Mantra and the Heart Sutra. Once he sees a fish, he will say, “We have to release it because the small fish have to go home to its mother.” He also used to say, “I’ll do as I’m told and be an honest boy, and Guan Yin Bodhisattva will surely bless me!”

I hope that in the near future, I will be able to share with you again with the happy news that his left brain cyst has completely disappeared and healed, so that all of us Buddhists can once again truly witness the Greatly Compassion of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, the truthfulness of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door, and the selfless altruism of our benefactor Master Jun Hong Lu. May every sentient being in the world be as fortunate as you and I to encounter the Dharma soon, break free from delusion and attain enlightenment, cultivate diligently, and be free from suffering and gain happiness!

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!

My deepest gratitude to my fellow practitioners!

If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the truth in the presentation, I pray to seek forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors, and Master Jun Hong Lu.

I and my family, not my fellow practitioners, will be responsible for our own karma. Gratitude!

Presenter: A Buddhist practitioner

Published: 2023-04-16

Case S3. Buddhism miraculously restored my Down syndrome son to normal [4]

When I found out my son was born with Down syndrome in 2012, I cried so hard that I felt like my cries could be heard throughout the building. After crying, I reflected on myself that I had done too many wrong things and got the punishment I deserved. At that time, I made a vow: I want to change! Change from my heart! In my lifetime, I must be able to see my son normally!

In 2014, when my son was two years old my Buddhist destiny was ripe. Guan Yin Bodhisattva gave me the opportunity to meet a senior Dharma practitioner who sent me Buddhist scriptures. I started learning to recite immediately when I received them, like getting a life-saving Dharma treasure.

I knew I had done so much wrong. I must make the necessary changes and recite Buddhist scriptures to eliminate karma. I made a vow that I would let all people see my son as completely normal!

I knew that I had to work harder and harder than normal people to save my son!

From the time I got Buddhist scriptures and started reciting, I slept only 4-5 hours every day. While I was reciting, I repented for my wrongdoings. For the sake of my son, I hardly stepped out for two years, practicing behind closed doors every day, cultivating my behavior, reciting sutras and mantras, and repenting.

After listening to Master Lu’s enlightenment, I made 3 lifelong vows: 

1. Be a vegetarian forever.

2. Recite 800 Little Houses to my son’s karmic creditors.

3. Release 10,000 fish for my son.

In order to recite more sutras and mantras, I hardened my heart and sent my 2-year-old son to kindergarten. He returned crying every day. I told myself that the only way to save my child was to recite Buddhist scriptures, repent, eliminate karma and pay off debts!

Anyone who knows about Down syndrome knows that it affects the appearance of the baby, but my son is ugly-looking.

I remember once taking him to play in the sand with other children. When I saw him playing with other children, my heart hurt like a knife! Really, the difference between my son and the other kids was stark! It was so painful that I cried, and I still feel the pain when I look back on it!

I used to be afraid to take my son out because people stared at him. Every time I came home, I had to hold my son and cry a lot. I couldn’t get over my emotions for a few days. My sister wouldn’t even allow me to take my son out!

While I recited the sutra and mantras I kept giving my son a full-body massage every day. I massaged him for up to 10 hours a day maximum. I massaged him for 3 years without interruption for a day. In order to fulfil the message, I got up at 4:00 am every day, slept 1-2 am at night, and often fell asleep during the message. When I woke up, I was still sitting next to him, hands still on his stomach, head drooping in front of my chest. I would then continue to massage him! I made a rule, do not sleep until finishing the message!

I don’t nap during the day. I have to repent to the Bodhisattva. I also propagate Buddhism to epilepsy parents.

I recite 5 Little Houses a day. If I didn’t finish, I couldn’t eat!

With more and more Little Houses repaid to his creditors, my son made small progress and then improved by leaps and bounds. He used a maximum of four words to speak before but now speaks in full sentences. His mind became clear! All things come to those who wait! Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door saved my son! My son is praised everywhere: “The baby is so handsome!”

I am grateful to Guan Yin Bodhisattva for her compassion, to all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas for their compassionate blessings, and to Master Lu! It must have been my sincerity and dedication that touched the heavens! The Bodhisattvas mercifully forgave me for my wrongdoings and restored my son to health and normalcy. They let my son have a healthy body and a smart mind. Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door has created a miracle!

My son is now physically strong, and he is more than 1.4 meters tall. In one summer, he grew half a head taller, and he doesn’t wobble anymore when walking or running. Everyone who sees him is amazed and says my son is a miracle!

He knew nearly 500 Chinese characters before school. He could add and subtract within 10, do math application problems, etc. He could memorize ancient poems taught by the teacher every day in kindergarten. The teacher taught middle school verses every day, which were very long. However, my son could repeat from memory after hearing them 3-5 times! He also learned phonics very well.

At the end of the semester, he got excellent grades, all A’s. The moment I saw his grade sheet, I cried excitedly. All the heartache and pain I experienced over the years was vivid! No pain, no gains. I am grateful for the compassionate blessings of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, benefactor Master Lu, and Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door!

In 2021, he entered the first grade of elementary school. He recites the Heart Sutra 7 times every morning on his own (I only taught him the Sutra 7 times a day for less than a week, and he memorizes it. Gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva).

He is doing very well at school, and his teachers often praise him!

My son now studies at the best elementary school in our district. Initially, I worried he would be stressed and not keep up. I didn’t dare enroll him in this school and instead enrolled him in an average school. Gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s blessing. The day before school started, the average school said he did not belong to that school district and could not attend their school.

We got back to the school board, and they arranged for him to be admitted to the best school.

My son has adapted very well and is keeping up with his studies, and he is also good at them. Gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva, who allowed my son to attend this outstanding school!

My son is basically normal now, although his speech is not very clear, his intelligence is not a problem at all. He speaks in bunches, and he always says funny things!

I am crying as I write this presentation, tears of grief, but more tears of relief, and tears of happiness. Now I am really content, very happy. Gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva who did not give up on me and gave me a chance to reform. To see my once silly child become a normal person, to live a normal life, is truly incredible. It is Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s compassion. Thanks, my son. His adverse conditions become my contributory conditions. Thanks for everything!

If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the truth in the presentation, I’d like to seek forgiveness from Namo Sakyamuni Buddha, the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and Dharma protectors. I would appreciate my fellow practitioners’ critique and correction! I, not my fellow practitioners, will be responsible for my own karma!

Buddhist practitioner: Zhu, Gratitude and Namaste!

Posted: 2022-02-02

Case S4. Chromosome 5 deficient boy goes to school under Buddha’s light [5]

I grew up by the sea and I ate a lot of sea animals.

At the end of 2011, when I learned that I was pregnant, the whole family was very happy. However, at 9 weeks of pregnancy, I had a pre-eclampsia miscarriage and lay in bed for a month afraid to move; at 16 weeks, I couldn’t sleep at night, the doctor found out that I had mitral valve prolapse, premature beats and further found out that I had gestational diabetes; at 23 weeks, it was found that the fetus had a small cerebellum and abnormal morphology. Because both the magnetic resonance imaging and the Down syndrome prenatal screening were normal, I did not choose to have an abortion. At 34 weeks, the fetal heartbeat was abnormal; on the 6th day of 34 weeks, amniotic fluid suddenly leaked in the middle of the night and the ambulance took me to the hospital emergency room. The next day, my son was born, only 5 pounds, crying like a cat.

He could not hold his head up when he was 5 months old, whereas a normal baby can hold his head up at 3 months. He could not roll over and did not recognize people. His gaze was dull and empty, and he was basically unresponsive to external stimuli, just like a blockhead. When he was just over 1 year old, he was diagnosed with chromosome 5 deletion, commonly known as Cri Du Chat Syndrome. Because my son was born prematurely, he was in poor health and had frequent colds and flu, diarrhea and constipation. We couple spent our days in tears.

One day, I wrote down the extremely painful experience from my heart and posted it on the internet. To my surprise, I received many responses. Many kind-hearted Buddhists comforted me and encouraged me to recite Buddhist scriptures for my son and rescue fish for my son. At that time, I was already conscious that my child’s illness could not be cured by science, the compassionate Bodhisattva is the only hope for my son. Two Buddhists left Master Jun Hong Lu’s blog address under my post. Since the moment I opened Master Lu’s blog, my destiny has changed forever.

I couldn’t wait to start reciting Buddhist scriptures. A week after reciting the Great Compassion Mantra, my heart rate had almost returned to normal and my insomnia had miraculously recovered. Then I began to recite the sutra for my son. For me and my son, my mother also joined me to recite Buddhist scriptures for my son.

Following Master Lu’s instructions, with the help of many Buddhist practitioners, we liberated a whole boatload of fish into a reservoir. The Buddhist practitioners all smelled a very strong scent of sandalwood. My mother actually saw with her own eyes that Guan Yin Bodhisattva stepped on auspicious clouds and rose from behind the mountain with a very solemn golden light on her face. After performing the fish liberation, my son’s appetite suddenly increased a lot.

My son’s motor ability was very poor. She still could not sit at 15 months, while a normal child can sit well at 7 months. One day, he suddenly had a high fever, and the recurring attacks were very serious. After several days, his condition did not improve at all. We had no choice but to ask our fellow Buddhist practitioners to perform a big liberation of fish for him. That night, my mother fell asleep devoutly chanting the holy name of Guan Yin Bodhisattva. In a daze, she heard someone say twice that Guan Yin Bodhisattva had come. In her sleep, my mother also saw Master Lu come to our home and Guan Yin Bodhisattva followed. This was the dream in the early morning. As a result, my son’s fever actually went down quickly. What was even more amazing was that the next day he suddenly could sit.

My son’s intelligence is very poor, only one-fifth of that of a normal child. Normal children can usually recognize their mothers at 4-5 months, but my baby didn’t recognize anyone until he was 1.5 years old. But the amazing thing is that since I started reciting Buddhist scriptures for him at 9 months old, he could already worship Bodhisattva when he was 1 year old. When I asked him where the Bodhisattva was, he would put his little hands up and make a bow, and he would open the lotus flower with his little hands. When he went outside and saw a statue of the Bodhisattva, he would worship on his own initiative. A child who was so young and with severe intellectual disability can already worship the Buddha when he doesn’t recognize his mother. The power of Buddha is incredible!

When he was >2 years old, I had been reciting Buddhist scriptures for him for 1.5 years, and released fish a total of about 60 times. He could fully understand adult conversations and could express his thoughts with a few single words. Although he could not stand or walk, he could crawl.

I followed the teachings of Master Lu and did not dare to slack off for a moment. I made good use of the Four Dharma Gems to help him. From the time he could talk to the time he could walk to the time he could study, I was very pleased with his progress! During this period, I called Master Lu’s Totem program 5 times (Please refer to the appendix for the contents of the call). Master Lu found that my son’s condition was due to two great spirits, one of which was an old man, occupying his body.

On November 11, 2014, I called Master Lu’s zongshu20141111. Master Lu enlightened that the two spirits had been transcended away. This matched perfectly with the child’s grandmother’s dream! Moreover, my mother said that the child had received many visits from Guan Yin Bodhisattva to heal him in her dream. By this time, I had recited 2,500 Little Houses for his creditors and released 60,000 fish. The progress of his behavioral skills was tremendous! Master Lu enlightened over the phone, continue to recite Buddhist scriptures well, and the child will be able to go to elementary school in the future.

In 2015, when he was more than 3 years old, the child could not speak yet, but he could already recognize hundreds of Chinese characters and could understand a few simple English words. He was able to identify colors, shapes, numbers, etc. When he was almost 4 years old, the child finally opened his mouth and called me “mom”, and I almost shed tears at that moment.

One day in late August 2016 (4 years old), while riding the bus, my mother was drowsy. Guan Yin Bodhisattva encouraged her in her thoughts: “So-and-so, you must persevere, believe (me) firmly, be firm, and tell your daughter that she must cultivate (mind and behavior) well and actively propagate Dharma, and then everything will be fine. The baby will be a valuable asset, and he will walk and talk in 2 months.” My mother was moved to tears on the spot.

Two months later, he really started to speak gradually. Suddenly, one day he could say a dozen words in one sentence. For example, when he saw his father occupying his favorite seat on the floating window, he would say, “Daddy, get out of the way. Mommy will lay the foam pad here. Baby wants to see the car (in the street)”. This is really an unprecedented first time ever!

Fig. 1. My son could walk after I practiced Buddhism for 4 years.

His illness is ultimately the consequence of his own karma from his previous life and the retribution for my eating live sea animals. The most efficient strategy to eradicate the disease is to let him learn to recite Buddhist scriptures himself, repent of his own karma, and pay his own karmic debts to his creditors. I started to teach him to recite the simplest Qi Fo Mie Zui Zhen Yan. To my surprise, after only less than a month of teaching, he would actually follow me in reciting. One day when I went to the Guan Yin Temple to worship Buddha, my son recited the Qi Fo Mie Zui Zhen Yan twice in front of Guan Yin Bodhisattva by following me. My joy could not be described in words.

My son could not roll over until he was more than 1 year old; he could not sit still until he was 2 years old; he could not crawl on his belly until he was more than 2 years old; he could not crawl at four points at 3 years old, and he crawled at four points jumping like a frog, and he learned the standard 4-point crawl until he was more than 4 years old. Such a motor ability, even among children of his age with the same disease is considered very poor. At the end of August 2016, when the weather was hot, the neighbor’s children were jumping and playing in the playground, while we could only tease him at home to practice crawling by all means. The pain in my heart is indescribable. Fortunately, encouragement from Guan Yin Bodhisattva was received by my mother, i.e., the child would walk in a little over 2 months gave us confidence but both my mother and I didn’t believe it, wondering if it was just my mother’s own illusion.

A week later, the child could crawl in the standard four-point crawl at a rapid pace. At that time, my mom dreamed again that the great Buddha put an anklet on his foot. A month later, the child could suddenly walk a distance of 1-2 meters. Although he was very timid, still walking unsteadily, and could not stand alone, it was already remarkable progress for him. Gradually, I was able to take him downstairs for a few laps every night. Later, I could take him for an hour or two to walk. What could make a mother happier than that?

In the seventh year of studying Buddhism, my son could do simple math problems with our education and guidance.

In the eighth year of studying Buddhism, my son finally set foot in school after I had recited nearly 8,000 Little Houses for his creditors. I feel with the help of Bodhisattvas, we can overcome all kinds of circumstances. Although my son is still far from a normal child, I believe that as long as I study Buddhism hard and the school teachers teach him carefully, he will get better and better! Although it is a special education school, I am still very happy.

Fig. 2. My son could do simple math after I practiced Buddhism for 7 years.

Now, my child is able to communicate with us fluently and freely (although outsiders may not hear him clearly), do simple math problems like addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, read and write independently, and put on his own shoes and pants by himself. I am really grateful.

The chromosome deletion caused the child’s face to look different from normal children: small head, flat back of the head, wide eye spacing, and sudden cross-eye from time to time. It was impossible not to draw the attention of ordinary people to such a face.

I posted the story of my child’s growth on the Internet, which drew a lot of attention. Almost every day, I received warm greetings and countless encouragement and blessings from Buddhists from all over the world. Perhaps it is because I often present his case to propagate Buddhism, the child has a lot of good karma. It is really incredible that such an encephalic child with a unique face has not made me feel any discrimination over the years. Wherever he went, there were kind grandparents, friendly aunts and uncles, and loving brothers and sisters. I am grateful that studying Buddhism has allowed my son to live in a sea of love and bathe in a world of compassion.

I will definitely follow Master Lu’s steps and be one of the hands and eyes of Guan Yin Bodhisattva.

In 2015, I overcame all kinds of external difficulties and made a vow to become a lifelong vegetarian. I also made a vow to use my son’s example to transform more sentient beings to believe in Buddhism and practise Dharma, to be free from suffering and gain happiness in order to repay the kindness of the Buddha!

Buddhist practitioner: Qingjing Lianxin

Posted: 2022-08-12

DISCUSSION

The conventional medical approach to genetic diseases involves understanding the gene-to-protein-to-function pathway. For example, in treating a patient with a GCDH gene mutation, the theory suggests transferring an intact gene encoding GCDH to the patient’s cell chromosome. Similarly, to address Cri du Chat syndrome and chromosome 15 deletion disorder, the proposal is to respectively insert a functional chromosome 5 and 15 into the patient’s cell genome, and for Down syndrome, removing the extra copy of chromosome 21 from the patient’s cell genome.

Presently, the technology required to implement theoretical treatments for these 4 diseases is not yet available. Consequently, from the existing medical standpoint, effectively treating, let alone curing, these 4 genetic diseases remains unattainable. This highlights the current constraints within genetic therapies, emphasizing the necessity for ongoing advancements in medical science and technology, despite the approval of certain gene transfer technologies [1]. Delving into alternative perspectives to tackle these challenges merits careful consideration.

The recuperation of the four ailing children, notably in cases involving chromosome 15 deletion [Case S1], amino acid mutations [Case S2] and Down syndrome [Case S3], showcases remarkable therapeutic outcomes. The efficacy of Dharma in addressing genetic disorders implies that, while genetics remains pertinent within its scope, integrating a more expansive viewpoint, such as Dharma, can offer solutions that might otherwise prove formidable. Similar to geneticists investigating mechanisms for curing genetic diseases through a scientific approach, delving into the principles of Dharma for treating these ailments holds substantial value. Therefore, it is essential to widen our perspective and explore the enigmatic area to approach closer to the truth.

While karma and spirits remain imperceptible to direct human senses, medical doctors are deemed fortunate for several reasons. Firstly, the Dharma theory, spanning the last 2,500 years, has unveiled the 10 realms of the universe, underscoring the profound importance of karma and spirits. Secondly, even though ordinary individuals may lack the ability to perceive spirits, Master Lu possesses this unique capability, substantiated by numerous accurate descriptions of spirits’ appearances and their past interests. Thirdly, a multitude of people worldwide claim to vividly recall their past lives, presenting compelling evidence for the existence of the spiritual world. Lastly, the common human experience of dreaming often involves interactions with spirits, providing additional support for the existence of this ethereal realm.

Given this wealth of evidence, the suggestion is that medical doctors have compelling reasons to consider and accept the Dharma perspective. Unlike some scientific findings that may require hypotheses, Dharma is ready to address human problems based on extensive body of evidence.

Genetic deficiencies in children with heavy karma are due to either created by the children themselves or their ancestors. For instance, in Case S2, the child’s genetic condition is linked to past actions, specifically the killing of 2 large animals in a previous life, creating a karmic debt that manifests in the current life. Similarly, in Case S4, the Chromosome 5 deficient boy’s genetic condition is tied to his mother’s consumption of sea animals and his grandfather’s past killing actions. The viewpoint posits that these genetic conditions serve as a form of retribution for the heavy karma incurred by the child’s ancestors, impacting the child, the mother, and the grandfather. 

The notion presented suggests that genetically deficient children are believed to attract spirits after birth due to heavy karma. Using the analogy “Flies bite cracked eggs,” it implies that a baby inheriting a deficiency carries significant karma, and spirits are drawn to it, akin to flies being attracted to egg seams. While genetic mutations themselves may not be inherently fatal, the presence of spirits is considered detrimental, drawing a parallel to flies causing an egg to spoil through their biting.

The health conditions of the 4 genetically abnormal children show significant improvement with the alleviation of heavy karma, thereby mitigating the clinical impact of genetic abnormalities. Even with genetic normalization in these children, there is a reasonable speculation that their health may not fully recover as anticipated by scientists if their karma persists, especially in the presence of large spirits occupying their bodies. This underscores the limited understanding scientists currently have regarding the intricacies of human health.

The underlying reason emphasized here is the significant distinction between humans and other living beings in the context of karma creation by violating the Five Precepts. Humans, far superior to animals and lower organisms, generate karma related to killing, stealing, committing fornication, speaking deceitfully, and taking intoxicants. Consequently, the karma produced by humans surpasses that of other beings, influencing human health significantly, as per the universe’s No. 1 law of cause and effect.

Master Lu enlightened in Buddhism in Plain Term, “The dark negative energy (karma) in our souls acts like a corrosive liquid, constantly eroding our bodies, obstructing the circulation of energy, constricting our nerves, and affecting our emotions and mental state [6].” Relying solely on biological approaches and achievements to address human issues is deemed inadequate, as neglecting the substantial impact of karma may lead to failures. Indeed, while the technology of gene therapy for certain genetic diseases has advanced [1], it’s essential to recognize its limitations. Transferred gene(s) can restore lost functions associated with mutant genes, yet they fall short of completely eliminating karma or spirits from patients. The challenges and substantial costs associated with gene therapy can be viewed as a form of retribution for the patient’s karma. It becomes crucial to understand that without addressing the spiritual aspect through medical procedures, the unresolved karma or spirits may resurface sooner or later, underscoring the importance of a holistic approach that includes spiritual considerations in the treatment process.

Examining Cases S1-S4 reveals that after the removal of karma and ascension of the spirits, the 4 children patients exhibited pure genetic problems. The question arises: How do they achieve health despite carrying genetic defects? Two possibilities are considered. Firstly, in a karma-free environment, the function of other genes may be enhanced. For Case S1, genes for substituting the deletion genes in chromosome 15 may be activated. For Case S2, enzymes responsible for disposing glutaric acid may be induced and/or their activities are increased, preventing its accumulation in tissues. Alternatively, for Case S3, the inhibition of the function of an extra gene product may increase, reducing interference with normal cellular function caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. Secondly, the possibility involves the activation of alternative metabolic pathways in humans to substitute for the lost gene’s function for Case S2, or the suppression of the function of extra genes for Case S3. These hypotheses demand additional evidence and a more thorough analysis.

From the noted improvements in the 4 observed cases [Case S1-S4] and 2 additional Down syndrome cases [6, 7], it can be deduced that a noteworthy portion of the symptoms was influenced by karma or spiritual factors, with a relatively minor connection to genetic deficiencies. Confronting this reality, geneticists need not be disheartened, as genetic therapy has demonstrated effectiveness as well [1]. To maximize benefits for patients, a strategic approach involves combining both Dharma and genetic therapy. By integrating these complementary approaches, we can address the diverse factors contributing to the conditions and enhance the overall efficacy of treatment.

Case S1 serves as a compelling illustration of the human body as a mere vessel, with the soul or spirit acting as the true governing force. Through the author’s dreams, it becomes apparent that the boy was under the influence and manipulation of multiple spirits, two of which are particularly notable. The first spirit embodies the author’s deceased father-in-law, who, in life, had a tendency to lean forward, take small steps, and struggled to stand erect. These distinct characteristics are vividly mirrored in the behavior of the boy. The second spirit represents the author’s aborted child, who would have been around 8 or 9 years old, displaying a penchant for vigorous head shaking. The grandson’s uncontrollable nodding behavior clearly stems from this spirit. This depiction unequivocally highlights that the patient’s actions were dictated by spirits rather than his own soul. Consequently, all clinical symptoms, including language, motor, and intellectual impairments, are attributed to the influence of these spirits.  Such a mechanism has been sought by scientists for centuries.

CONCLUSION

Genetic diseases are karmic or spiritual ailments and can be effectively addressed through Dharma, aligning with the enlightenment of Master Lu.

REFERENCES

[1] Katherine A High. 2023. The Jeremiah Metzger lecture: turning genes into medicines: highlights and hurdles in the development of gene therapy for genetic disease. Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 133:204-233. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10493758/

[2] Hu. 2024. Case S1. Buddhism rejuvenates a boy with chromosome 15 disorder.  https://tinyurl.com/2r5y4mkr

[3] A Buddhist practitioner. 2023. Case S2. Glutaric acidemia son won a jump rope champion via Buddhism. https://tinyurl.com/yc3afa62 Source: Feedback from Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door practitioners on Master Lu’s blog

[4] Zhu. 2022. Case S3. Buddhism miraculously restored my Down syndrome son to normal. https://tinyurl.com/m2n5ffs8

[5] Qingjing Lianxin. 2022. Case S4. Chromosome 5 deficient boy goes to school under Buddha’s light. https://tinyurl.com/3yd735hp

[6] Jun Hong Lu. Buddhism in Plain Terms. Vol. 1(8). https://guanyincitta.com/bhff-1-35/

[7] Ling Ling. 2023. Please don’t give up on Down syndrome children! https://tinyurl.com/mw4pj27p

[8] Shi. 2023. Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door saved my Down syndrome son. https://tinyurl.com/yfeceznh

Appendix to Case S4

Excerpts from the wonderful program: Dharma Door creates the miracle of life for the child with chromosomal deletion (compiled by 2OR Australia Oriental Radio) 2015.1.6

Editor’s note from the Secretariat of Oriental Radio The son of a fellow practitioner suffers from a rare global disease, chromosome deletion, and his condition is extremely severe. The child is now significantly improved – from the initial medically incurable and facing the fate of death, to the remarkable progress and the dream of being able to go to school normally in the future, the miracle just happened step by step. The listener (practitioner) was very grateful to Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Master Lu, and wished to share her experience with every one to inspire people to join the practice of Buddhism, study Buddhism and cultivate minds diligently, and create more miracles with ‘faith, commitment and action’.

1. Confidence will lead to efficacy

On May 31, 2013, in the program of wenda130531, the fellow practitioner called Master Lu for the first time. Since her child’s illness had not been confirmed at that time, she thought it was cerebral palsy. Although she had recited >300 Little Houses for his creditors and released fish worth 10,000 Chinese yuan, the child did not improve significantly. Master Lu sternly pointed out that her confidence was insufficient and her vow power was not strong enough. Master Lu also reminded her that Buddhist scriptures were recited too quickly resulting in the quality of the Little Houses not being guaranteed. Master Lu interpreted her dream that as long as she persisted in reciting Buddhist scriptures well, her child would get better in the future.

Female Listener: My son has cerebral palsy. I have recited >300 Little Houses for his creditors in two months, and also released fish for him the worth 10,000 Chinese yuan. Is it because the quality of the recited Little Houses is not very good? My son seems to be the same, with no improvement.

Master Lu: Firstly, >300 Little Houses simply can not make any change. Generally, a problem like this requires >800 Little Houses and 300 Little Houses are far from adequate. Secondly, did you ask others to recite it or you recited it by yourself?

Female Listener: I recited it by myself, 6-7 sheets, sometimes 7-8 sheets a day. I am very excited to come into contact with your teachings!

Master Lu: But reciting 7-8 sheets a day must not be of good quality. Reciting it too fast.

Female Listener: Oh. Because my family was very anxious, seeing a lot of fortune tellers and psychics, and the child was very good by then. Very weird, I dreamed of you, and you told me in the dream that the child will be very good. I also dreamed that Guan Yin Bodhisattva came to my Buddhist altar, and also said the child will be very good. Very curious and I do not know why this is the case.

Master Lu: Not weird at all. You continue practicing Buddhism like this, and with time the child will recover health. This is the dream of foretelling you to see the future.

Female Listener: Oh, really?! Great!

Master Lu: If you don’t even believe in this now, how can you pray for an efficacious outcome? If a person does not even have faith, how can you have the willpower?

Female Listener: Master, I really appreciate you. I suffered heart disease before, very uncomfortable. After I recited your Buddhist scriptures I completely recovered from from heart disease within a week!

Master Lu: You should appreciate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!

Female Listener: Yes. I am really very highly touched, and my father is now more supportive. If I need to sell my house to release fish for my child, I wonder what the effect will be. I want to release tens of thousands of fish for him at once, and want to release fish for him every month because I am extremely grateful to Guan Yin Bodhisattva.

Master Lu: It is not necessary to sell your house, and this is not recommended. If you don’t have much money, you can release less fish, and that is OK. It depends on your initial resolution. Of course, if you release a large number of fish the effect will be obvious. That’s true.

Female Listener: My master, could you please sense if there is a problem with the quality of my Buddhist scripture recitation? Is it too fast? I’ve been reciting from morning to night without resting because I’m rushing 7-8 sheets of Little Houses a day.

Master Lu: Too fast, the quality is problematic. In fact, the most you should recite is 5-6 sheets a day.

Female Listener: Could I recite 3 times of Eighty-eight Buddhas Great Repentance for him every day? The child is now <1 year old.

Master Lu: Yes, no problem.

Female Listener: My Master, as long as I continue to recite, the child will definitely be recovered, right?

Master Lu: You do not need to ask me. People like you are not reciting well and do not have confidence, do not bother to ask me. You see none of the parents of recovered children even ask, just recite Buddhist scriptures at home. Afterward, their children are miraculously well. Then, they will know that it is the blessing of the Bodhisattva. How can you practice well if you don’t have the willpower yourself? For example, you ask the doctor: “Doctor, can you treat my illness?”

Female Listener: Oh, sorry Master! Because I don’t know if it’s a spiritual illness, I’m a little worried whether cerebral palsy is karma disease.

Master Lu: It is one hundred percent a karma disease!

Female Listener: Very well. I’m sure I’ll have the confidence to help him to recover. No matter if it is 1000 or 2000 sheets I’ll recite for him.

Master Lu: Yes, this is the correct attitude! Won’t you feel inflicted when a sick son stays around you? If you don’t recite Buddhist scriptures for him, who will recite for him? (You) just pay the debt (you owe him)! Even if your mouth is blistered you still must persist. Practice well! Have faith! Without faith, nothing can be done.

Female Listener: I have faith. I had dreamed of you before. You said in my dream that the child will be very good. The Bodhisattva also appeared in the image with a thousand hands and eyes on the Buddhist altar in my home, very bright, shining golden light, as if She was also saying that the child will be very good.

Master Lu: So this child will definitely be well later.

2. Master Lu uncovered that the listener’s son had a problem with his brain nerves

On July 9, 2013, in the program zongshu20130709, the female listener called Master Lu. From her son’s totem, Master Lu found that he had a problem with his brain nerves and had a large spirit in his body that needed 700 Little Houses to ascend, and she had to continue releasing 7,000 fish. At that time, the fellow practitioner had already recited >500 Little Houses for his creditors and released >10,000 fish for the child, and the child already showed significant improvement in health. The child’s grandmother saw the Bodhisattva manifested during the fish release. The listener was very grateful to Guan Yin Bodhisattva and was also convinced by Master Lu’s miraculous power, so her faith was multiplied.

Female Listener: Master, I would like to know the physical condition of my son, born in 2012 with the zodiac of the dragon.

Master Lu: The child’s brain thinks differently, and exhibits bias.

Female Listener: Yes, yes, yes!

Master Lu: Second, the brain nerve of the child is problematic, startled easily, and sometimes stubborn, does not listen to adults, and is playful.

Female Listener: Yes, yes, yes! I have now recited >500 Little Houses and released >10,000 fish for him. My little child is much better. How many more Little Houses are needed? Are there any spirits occupying his body?

Master Lu: More Little Houses you need reciting. There is a spirit in his body, a big man, quite old. At least 700 or more Little Houses you need to recite for him.

Female Listener: Yes, fine, that is no problem. How many more fish will be released?

Master Lu: Take your time to release fish for him, and currently release 7,000 fish.

Female Listener: I have already released >10,000 fishes for him, that is another 7,000?

Master Lu: Yes. Don’t rush. Let me tell you the truth, no matter whether the Little Houses paying his creditors or releasing fish for him, you can not be too hasty, understand? Because it is a step-by-step process.

Female Listener: All right. Master. If I insist on reciting Buddhist scriptures like this, the child will be normal, right?

Master Lu: What do you think?

Female Listener: Yes. I feel my son has made a lot of progress now.

Master Lu: If you have no confidence, you should stop reciting Buddhist scriptures. You see the doctor can not treat him, so you have this only choice. Could the doctor treat him?

Female Listener: Yes, yes, yes. Doctors cannot treat his illness. I am now very determined.

Master Lu: No matter how much money you spent, it is useless for treating the karmic illness. Have you spent less money at the doctor’s?

Female Listener: Yes, yes, yes. I did not take him to see the doctor. I have been dedicated to reciting the Little Houses. When the number of Little Houses reaches 500 sheets ……

Master Lu: Who told you not to see a doctor? It is because when you found the doctor could not treat it, you started to recite Little Houses.

Female Listener: Yes!

Master Lu: This concept must be clear. Master Lu always tells people to see the doctor first. If the doctor can not cure the disease, and you have no solution anymore, then recite Buddhist scriptures, understand?

Female Listener: Well. Master, when my mother went to release 10,000 fish yesterday, she saw the Guan Yin Bodhisattva, so moved!

Master Lu: You see? So long as you are sincere, prayers will be answered.

Female Listener: Yes, very, very touched!

Master Lu: People really have to give! Do you think your mother is still lying at her age? If you see Bodhisattva, you do see Bodhisattva. Many people don’t take it seriously when I tell them. Because he can not see Bodhisattva, whereas I can. In fact, people who can see Bodhisattva are very excited. If you can’t see Bodhisattva, it means you don’t practice well!

3. Rare chromosomal disease, miraculously recovered through Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door

On December 11, 2013, the fellow practitioner called through a reserved telephone. Her child was diagnosed with a chromosomal disorder. She and her family were in great pain. Master Lu compassionately enlightened that due to her insistence on reciting Little Houses for the child (>1,200 Little Houses had been recited at that time) and releasing fish for the child, 40% of the child’s karma had been eliminated, so he was able to survive. Otherwise, he would have passed away. The fellow practitioner needs to recite 1,300 more Little Houses and release 30,000 fish for the child. The child who was going to die of illness was able to survive. This is already a qualitative change, miracles are being created…… (Note: this paragraph is not recorded publicly because it is an appointment call)

4. The boy who suffers from chromosomal deficiency disease is due to his family killing karma, and the large spirit needs approval from the Dharma Convention to leave

On May 22, 2014, in the zongshu20140222 program, the female listener once again called Master Lu. At that time she recited >2,000 Little Houses for the child, and the child’s condition improved a lot. Master Lu discovered that the family had a killing karma that caused the child to suffer retribution, and the listener replied that the child’s grandparents did have a killing karma. Master Lu pointed out that because the child had already passed a karmic calamity with 700-800 Little Houses, his karmic creditors did not receive enough Little Houses. Additionally, this large spirit needed the approval from Dharma Convention before leaving.

Female Listener: Master, I can’t believe I got it through, great! Thank you, Guan Yin Bodhisattva! My son’s zodiac is a dragon, born in 2012. He has a chromosomal defect and his intelligence is compromised. I called you three times before, and you said he needed 4,100 Little Houses. I have

recited 2,000 Little Houses for his creditors and released 30,000 fish for him. Could you please check if there is any improvement, Master?

Master Lu: You know best if there is any improvement or not.

Female Listener: Significantly improved!

Master Lu: Although his condition has improved a lot, however, because his father accumulated heavy karma in the past: cheating and fishing……

Female Listener: His father didn’t fish.

Master Lu: If he didn’t fish, ask him if he has such type of kill karma. I saw a lot of fish on the boy. Did he eat live fish? Did he eat much live fish?

Female Listener: We live by the sea, and did eat live fish a lot.

Master Lu: Not only the problem of fishing, but the problem of casting a net to catch fish, alas!

Female Listener: He does not seem to have done that because he just graduated not long ago. It should be my son’s grandparents.

Master Lu: Then it is his grandparents’ karma. Remember, kill karma affects 3 generations!

Female Listener: Yes, yes, yes, Master, you are so right! I just learned yesterday that the grandparents did have killing karma before.

Master Lu: The killing karma is very heavy.

Female Listener: Yes, yes. Master, the spirits have not gone yet, right?

Master Lu: No.

Female Listener: How many Little Houses does it need?

Master Lu: You have many to recite. You will need to recite 2,000 Little Houses to pay his creditors if you want your child to completely heal.

Female Listener: OK. I have recited 2,000 Little Houses, and I will continue to recite.

Master Lu: The most important is to recite it by yourself. While borrowing a few Little Houses from others is OK.

Female Listener: Yes. They were all recited by me and my mother, and now it is almost 2100 sheets.

Master Lu: Yes, yes, very good!

Female Listener: Large spirit like this, does it need approval?

Master Lu: Actually it needs, but your Master can’t do this for him, because then I have to bear very heavy karma. Now the only way is that when the Master holds a Dharma Convention, after these sick children attend, the Master can bless them. Since Master is relying on Guan Yin Bodhisattva to bless them and I will not bear much karma for them, do you understand? Hence, why is it important to hold a Dharma Convention? That’s it. Why do many people who have been sick for decades were healed after attending Dharma Convention, although they did not even see their Master? Do you know how many Dharma protectors and how many Bodhisattvas attend a Dharma Convention? This is also to give Bodhisattvas an opportunity to come back to earth to do merits and virtues due to their vows.

Female Listener: I understand. I will definitely finish reciting these 2,000 sheets first, and I will definitely recite them with quality and quantity guaranteed. Thank you so much, Master. Not long ago my mother dreamed that my son died in a car accident, then I urgently burned 69 Little Houses with the help of fellow practitioners, and then released an extra 8,000 fish for him.

Master Lu: The calamity, you must help him to pass. So I tell you, 700-800 out of the 2,000 Little Houses you recited were used for passing the calamity. You actually paid his creditors only a little over 1,000 sheets because some of them you recited are not of good quality.

Female Listener: Yes. Then has this calamity been passed or not?

Master Lu: Should have been passed.

Female Listener: Great, thank you, Master!

5. The child with a rare chromosomal disease getting better; Grandma dreaming of approval from the underworld; Grandma dreaming of Bodhisattva opening his brain to cure his disease

On November 11, 2014, the female listener called Master Lu again in the zongshu20141111 program. Master Lu enlightened that 2 spirits had obtained the approvals and left the body of the child. This matches perfectly with the dream of the child’s grandmother! Also, the child had received several visits from Guan Yin Bodhisattva to heal him in his grandmother’s dream. At this time point the female listener has recited 2,500 Little Houses for his creditors and released 60,000 fish for him. The child is making great progress! Master enlightened, continues to recite Buddhist scriptures well, and the child has the opportunity to go to elementary school in the future.

Female Listener: Master, I really got through. I’m so happy. Thank you Guan Yin Bodhisattva! I want to ask about my son, a 2012 dragon, who suffers from a very rare chromosomal disorder. I have recited >2,500 Little Houses for his creditors and released >60,000 fish for him. Not long ago my mother dreamed of an old Granny taking 2 large spirits away. Master, please take a look.

Master Lu: Two spirits were gone, but he is still occupied by another spirit.

Female Listener: Great! How many Little Houses do I need to recite for the one that’s lingered?

Master Lu: 56 sheets.

Female Listener: Thank you! Master, not long ago my mother dreamed that he could go to elementary school, and then he was given a cake and a note. I would like to ask, is it the approval from the Underworld?

Master Lu: Yes!

Female Listener: Yes? That’s great! Does that mean my child has the hope to go to elementary school in the future?

Master Lu: I tell you if you want your child to go to school, at least 2,000-4,000 Little Houses are needed. You take your time.

Female Listener: Okay, that is certainly no problem. Is that the Underworld approval? Great! Master, not long ago my mother kept dreaming that Guan Yin Bodhisattva was helping him with his brain disease, opening his head and helping him heal the brain nerves inside, and then a golden light. All this should be true, right?

Master Lu: True, Guan Yin Bodhisattva treated him! It means that you have some merits and virtues, and possess a little bit of blessings.

Female Listener: Thank you, Master. My mom also dreamed of Guan Yin Bodhisattva curing his leg, and treating his stomach the day before yesterday. My mom said the power from the magnetic field was so strong that she couldn’t even get her hand close.

Master Lu: That’s right. So I’m telling you, to be able to ask Guan Yin Bodhisattva to come to treat him, that means you set off a potent initial resolve. Quite good!

Female Listener: Thank you, Master. I’m so grateful! My son’s condition has improved greatly, but his constipation is very serious, often relieves himself once every 7 days. Master, please take a look.

Master Lu: Continue to recite Buddhist scriptures, and take foot baths. It is not a big deal.

Female Listener: Should we specifically recite two times of Eighty-eight Buddhas Great Repentance for his constipation?

Master Lu: No. Focus on removing karma first. A spirit staying in his brain will affect his whole body. When the brain nerves are getting better and better, every part of the body will recover. Don’t you understand? Don’t be greedy. To give more.

6. Constant effort brings success – The child with a rare chromosomal disease created a miracle of life

A male listener called Master Lu’s Wenda (Q&A) program (Wenda20200522 09:06) on May 22, 2020. He presented the treatment course of a child with a rare chromosomal disease to Master Lu and a wide audience.

Male listener: Master, I will read a sharing presentation first: “I am grateful to Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all the Bodhisattvas and Dharma Protectors, and the Great benefactor Master Lu. I often hear fellow listeners ask our benefactor why the illnesses are not healed after reciting Buddhist scriptures, and there is no lack of complaints in their tones. Master Lu said ‘The water has not boiled yet’. Today, I will share my own difficult and long ‘boiling water’ experience in the hope that I can encourage more people to believe, persevere and be firm in Buddhism.

My son had a chromosomal defect, a rare disease in the world. Initially, he could not raise his head, could not turn over, and had no eye contact. While in desperation, I encountered our Dharma Door, and I was overjoyed. Every time when I burned Little Houses for his creditors I imagined that the child would walk and talk right away. However, after I repaid his creditors >300 Little Houses, the child did not show a bit of improvement. While hesitant, Guan Yin Bodhisattva blessed me and I got through Master Lu’s program call. I asked the Master why the child did not make any improvement after 300 Little Houses were repaid. A roar from my benefactor woke me up from my dream, and I realized that Buddhism is not a deal, not a rush for quick success and instant benefit, but a kind of persistence, a kind of repentance from the inner heart, like water dripping through the stone.

Finally, in the third year of my Buddhism, the child learned to belly crawl.

In the fourth year, the child learned to crawl at four points.

In the fifth year, the child learned to walk and to call his mom.

In the sixth year, the child learned to climb stairs, kick a ball and express himself.

In the seventh year, which is recent, the child learned to string beads, did arithmetic, and finally rectified his bad habits of chewing his hands and clothes.

I, the disciple of Buddha, is really immensely grateful. Back then, the benefactor once said that the child was going to pass away in a few months, but now he has actually prolonged his life for 7 years and is creating medical miracles step by step. Looking back on my Buddhism, although my water has not boiled until now and my child is still far from full recovery, I think if I had only persisted to the third year if I had only recited 4,000 Little Houses, there would never have been such blowout progress in his suddenly walking and talking later.

My son had a bad habit of chewing his hands, clothes, books, dirty things, and anything he saw and biting us many times to the point of bleeding. During that time I had doubts and complaints about why this problem was never corrected. Until I have practiced Buddhism for almost seven years and recited about 7,000 Little Houses did he get rid of this habit.

There is a WeChat group of parents whose children have the same illness as my son. We had sent out a dozen sets of Dharma gems to them, but none persisted, and now many children still can’t speak. There are also many people around me, especially those with chronic illnesses such as encephalopathy, who felt that Dharma therapy is not as effective as they thought. They were very diligent in the first year, then started to slack off in the second year, and gave up completely in the third year. It is really a great pity!

Therefore, stop asking our benefactor why Buddhist scripture recitation is not yet efficacious and why the spirits do not leave. You first should look at how much karma your children have, and ask yourself how much effort you have made, how many Little Houses you have recited, how many years you have practiced, how many Buddhism in Plain Terms you have read, how many programs of Master Lu you have listened to, and how many people you have transformed. We should be grateful that spirits give us the opportunity to allow us to pay off our debts, that the suffering has refined our will, and that there are still such Dharma gems that we can rely on to change our destiny.

If there were any inappropriate or irrational statements in my presentation, I seek forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and Dharma protectors. I, the disciple of Buddha, bear my own karma.” 

Master Lu replied: Very good. Tell her to put it in her Wechat Moments. A presentation like this can enlighten many people. You know, the biggest problem of humans is that they can’t hold on. Many people get divorced because they can’t persevere, for example. One of the soft landing points of being unable to persevere is that they can’t understand each other. If people can’t understand each other, they can’t persevere. If you understand Bodhisattva, will you slacken? Will you stop reciting Buddhist scriptures? If you have faith that Bodhisattva will save you, will you give up?

Statement by translator

The 4 stories were 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.

Propagation

It would be greatly appreciated if you would forward this presentation to all sentient beings you know, sick or healthy. You will accumulate immeasurable merits and virtues. Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda!

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