Gratitude to Namo Sakyamuni Buddha!
Gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
Gratitude to the compassionate Master Lu!
Gratitude to all the fellow practitioners who have provided guidance and assistance on our Buddhist path!
It’s a great blessing for my daughter to have had the opportunity to attend Master Lu’s Buddhist Conferences in Hong Kong in 2015 and in Singapore in 2019.
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During the late stages of my pregnancy, it was discovered that my unborn daughter might have a brain cyst. Immediately, we went to see a specialist. The consulting professor mentioned that the child’s condition could go either way: she might be born healthy and later develop issues, she might be born with problems, or she might be perfectly fine. It seemed like he hadn’t said anything at all. Regardless, this was a life we couldn’t easily give up on. My husband and I decided to go through with the birth!
After birth, our daughter was doing well. My father even said that the doctor was just talking nonsense, creating unnecessary worries by suggesting illnesses where there were none. Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last. When she was 7.5 months old, I would never forget that early morning when she suddenly had a seizure, her face turning black, her limbs stiffening, and mouth emitting terrifying noises. She was rushed to the hospital and later transferred by ambulance. From that moment on, we embarked on a long journey in search of medical help.
At the age of two and a half, our daughter underwent brain surgery to remove the cyst in the hypothalamic basal ganglia. During her recovery period, a brief lapse by an adult resulted in her hitting the back of her head on the ground, causing extensive fluid buildup at the surgical site. Subsequently, her seizures became more frequent, progressing from every half year to every three months, then every month, and eventually escalating to every week, every three days, and every two days. Each seizure was a cluster seizure, with her experiencing about twenty of breath-holding episodes and convulsions every day. She was tormented by illness, and our lives were also tormented by her suffering. Over the course of 10 years, we tried more than a dozen different medications, but none could control her condition. I quit my job to devote myself entirely to caring for her, and my husband turned down many foreign trade opportunities to spend more time with her.
We kept a bag packed at all times in case of hospitalization, ready to rush our daughter to the hospital at the first sign of a seizure. During that time, we felt lost and exhausted, but we knew we had to do everything we could to protect our daughter and ensure her well-being. Despite being physically and mentally drained, we gave it our all.
During this period, friends recommended that we seek help from a master. We participated in life releasing ceremonies (When reciting the Great Compassion Mantra, we felt ashamed because we had never recited Buddhist scriptures before and were merely going through the motions). We even overcame altitude sickness to travel to Tibetan areas to seek blessings from a Lama, earnestly praying for our daughter’s health.
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Perhaps our sincerity touched the Heaven. On one occasion, a distant relative suddenly contacted me and said, “Sister-in-law, I have noticed how tough things have been for you and my brother over the years. I have a colleague here who practices Buddhism and recites something called “Little House,” which is said to be very efficacious. Maybe you should give it a try.”
When I heard the name “Little House,” it didn’t feel unfamiliar to me. I had come across it multiple times while searching online for keywords like “epilepsy, Buddhism,” and so on. However, perhaps the timing wasn’t right, as I had merely glanced over it before without delving deeper, feeling uncertain. It wasn’t until this relative mentioned it again that I thought maybe Bodhisattvas were truly coming to our aid!
With the help of fellow Buddhist practitioners, I started doing daily recitation of Buddhist scriptures and began reciting the first Little House. Influenced by me, my husband also started reciting scriptures. Soon, we learned how to recite the Heart Sutra, the Great Compassion Mantra, etc. I remember sharing with everyone when I recited the first Little House. They all encouraged us, rejoicing in our efforts. At that time, it felt like we had grasped a lifeline and gained a confidence we had never experienced before.
With the assistance of fellow practitioners, we set up a Buddhist altar in our home.
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With the abundant blessings of our daughter and the help of fellow practitioners, we traveled to Hong Kong to attend Master Lu’s Buddhist Conference. From my daughter’s Totem Master Lu revealed our ancestral karmic debts related to killing, promoting us to release 21,000 fish and recite 600 Little Houses. Upon returning from the conference, we promptly organized release of animals and diligently reciting Buddhist scriptures daily and Little Houses.
Due to brain damage, our daughter cannot read, so we didn’t expect her to recite Buddhist scriptures. However, we read Master Lu’s Buddhism in Plain Terms to her every day, telling her that the grandfather on the cover is called Grandpa Lu. So, from time to time, she would blurt out: “Grandpa Lu.”
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Days passed as usual, and my daughter’s condition remained unchanged for a while.
Then, her seizures became more frequent and severe, leaving us uncertain whether she would collapse suddenly at any moment. For safety, we had to secure her in a wheelchair whenever we went out. Compassionate fellow practitioners offered numerous Little Houses to my daughter. Letters arrived one after another, and packages like snowflakes landed at our door. Each Little House was recited with painstaking effort and dedication by fellow practitioners, selflessly offered to help our daughter. What fearless generosity! This kindness is unforgettable in this lifetime!
In May 2019, we embarked on another journey to attend a Buddhist Conference—the Singapore Buddhist Conference. With the collective help of fellow practitioners, we finally had the opportunity to have Master Lu read our daughter’s Totem once again. I remember it was already late that day, and Master Lu was tired. Nevertheless, He blessed us on the spot and pointed out that our daughter’s spirit was still at her neck vertebrae. He instructed us to recite 700 more Little Houses and release 108 turtles. He also pointed out that the quality of our previous Little Houses was not high; although we had recited >3500, only about 700 had been effective. We repented on-site during the Buddhist Conference.
On that day, our daughter behaved strangely, suddenly crawling on the ground. Such behavior was rare even at home. Master Lu explained that it was the spirit manifesting in her body. Master Lu also pointed out that there was heavy karmic debt related to killing in our home and emphasized the need for more recitation of the Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra. He mentioned that the spirit would completely leave our daughter within 3 years, and after reciting the 700 Little Houses, her condition would noticeably improve.
Now, five years have passed since Master Lu blessed our daughter during the Singapore Buddhist Conference. Miraculously, she has not had a single seizure since then.
Master, can you see this from Heaven? We are grateful to you!
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Grateful for the compassionate blessings of the Bodhisattvas and Master, which enabled our daughter to develop wisdom and learn to recite the Heart Sutra!
Every time we drove our daughter to her special school, which took about half an hour, it provided us with a rare enclosed learning environment. As soon as we got in the car, I would say to her, “Let’s recite Buddhist scriptures!” I painstakingly taught her to recite the Heart Sutra, word by word. We spent about 2-3 months on just the title, The Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra. Though slow, she was willing to learn and very earnest. I taught her the pronunciation of each word, then the combination of two words, until she could recite them fluently in full.
So, day by day, year by year, from single words and phrases to mastering the first half, then the second half, to reciting intermittently, and finally reciting fluently without hesitation—this whole process took about 5 years. With each improvement, I would give her a big hug and heaps of praise. Growing up with each encouragement, she would happily ask, “Am I doing well?”
Now, my daughter can proficiently recite the Heart Sutra. Whenever she has free time, she sits alone and recites it. While reciting, she also likes to join her hands together, adding a sense of ceremony. Sometimes, when video calling her grandparents, she insists on reciting the sutra for them to listen. I tell them, “She is making offerings of the Dharma for you!” The whole family is delighted with her progress.
After learning the Heart Sutra, I taught her to recite the sacred name of Guan Yin Bodhisattva. She quickly learned it well. Feeling accomplished, she almost mentions every day during video calls, “I recited Buddhist scriptures for Grandpa and Grandma (author husband’s parents) to listen!” “I recited Buddhist scriptures for Grandpa and Grandma (author’s parents) to listen!” Family members patiently listen to her recitations, mostly reciting the Heart Sutra 1 times followed with 49 times of the sacred name. Bathed in the blessings of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all four octogenarians in the family are in good health.
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Sometimes, I have this strange feeling that my daughter isn’t just my daughter but a Bodhisattva incarnate beside me. For example, there are times when I’m busy with other tasks, and she will come over and say, “Mom, let’s offer incense to the Bodhisattva!” Once, she ran over and said, “Mom, kneel down.” I asked, “Kneel for what?” She replied, “To kneel to the Bodhisattva! To offer incense and pay respects to the Bodhisattva.”
At times when she feels unwell or has a headache, I reassure her, “Don’t worry, everything will be fine. The Bodhisattva will bless you.” She would then join her hands together and say, “The Bodhisattva will bless me.” Sometimes, when she sees a picture of Guan Yin Bodhisattva on a video I show her, she immediately says, “It’s a picture of the Bodhisattva.”
Now, my daughter has been seizure-free for almost 5 years. Apart from a recent episode of febrile convulsion due to contracting influenza B, her condition has been overall stable.
Moreover, despite not being able to read and fully understand instructions, she miraculously managed to successfully pass the entrance examination to a special vocational school, studying traditional Chinese pastry making. Previously, we had thought this was an impossible feat.
The above are my genuine reflections and experiences!
Grateful for the unwavering support and compassion of the Bodhisattvas!
Grateful for their blessings in relieving suffering and difficulty!
Grateful once again to Master Lu!
Grateful to all fellow practitioners!
If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the truth in the presentation, I pray for forgiveness from Bodhisattvas and Master Lu.
Buddhist practitioner: Chen
Received: 2024-03-02
Posted: 2024-03-08
Translator: Frank
Published: 2024-03-12
Source: Message board of Master Lu’s blog, 2024-03-03 Sunday 07:33
Statement by translator
The story was translated from Chinese into English by meaning, not word by word. If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the true meaning of the Chinese version, I pray for forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors and Master Jun Hong Lu.
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留言板（2024年2月）
2024年3月3日 周日 07:33
有幸让师父看过两次图腾，严重癫痫自闭症的女儿奇迹般的至今未再发作
感恩南无释迦牟尼佛
感恩大慈大悲观世音菩萨
感恩慈悲的师父
感谢每一位在我们学佛路上给到指引和帮助的所有师兄们！
是女儿莫大的福报，有幸参加了师父2015年在香港的法会和2019年在新加坡的法会。
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女儿是在我怀孕末期查出胎儿疑似有脑部囊肿。当时第一时间去看了特需门诊。看诊的老教授说，孩子这个情况，有可能出生是好的，后来不好；也有可能出生就有问题；也有可能没事。这话说了又好像什么都没说。不管怎样，这是一条生命，不可能轻易放弃的。我和老公决定生下她！
出生后，孩子很好。外公还说，医生真是瞎讲，没病说有病，弄得人心惶惶。可惜好景不长，女儿七个半月时，永远忘不了那个凌晨，女儿突然抽痉屏气发作，全脸发黑，四肢强直，并发出恐怖的额额的声音。送医院后再经救护车转院，至此，我们踏上了漫长的求医路。
两岁半开颅，去除丘脑基底节神经上皮囊肿。术后恢复期，又因为大人几秒钟的闪失，导致后脑勺着地，动手术的地方出现大面积积液。此后，每半年，每三个月，每个月继而发展到每周，每三天，每两天，孩子的发作越来越频繁……每次的发作都是全天丛簇性发作，每天二十几次的屏气，抽痉，孩子被病痛折磨着，我们的生活也被女儿的病痛折磨着。十年来，调换了十几种药，都没能控制住病情。我辞了工作，全身心照顾女儿。爸爸为了有更多时间陪护女儿，推掉了很多外贸业务。
家里有随时准备住院的行李包，以便女儿在发作时，第一时间赶往医院。那段时间，可以说，我们不知道希望在哪，只知道，我们拼尽全力也要保护女儿，护她周全。即便身心俱疲，也要全力以赴。
在此期间，也有朋友推荐我们去找大师看看。我们参与过放生活动（众人念大悲咒时，我和她爸爸因为从来没念过经，完全是滥竽充数混在里面，想想真惭愧）。我们克服高反去到藏区，求上师加持，虔诚地祈祷女儿能身体健康！
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也许是我们的诚意感动了上苍。一个偶尔的机会，一个远方亲戚突然联系我，说，“嫂子，我看到你和我哥这些年太不容易了。我这边有个同事在学佛，念一种叫小房子的，据说很灵。也许你们可以试试。”
小房子，听到这个名称时，我第一感觉并不陌生。因为当时在网上搜“癫痫、佛学”等关键字时，不止一次看到过。但可能机缘未到，当时看过也就过了，没有用心研究，更多地是心里没底。直到这个亲戚再次提及，我想也许真的是菩萨来帮我们了！
在师兄们的帮助下，我开始做功课，开始念第一张小房子。孩子爸爸在我的影响下也开始念经。很快，我们学会了心经，大悲咒……记得当时点第一张小房子时我还和大家分享。大家都鼓励我们，随喜赞叹我们。那时候，我们就像是抓到了救命稻草，感觉到了从未有过的信心。
在师兄们的帮助下，我们在家里布置了佛台。
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女儿福报满满，在众师兄的帮助下，我们赴香港参加了师父的法会。师父图腾看出祖上有杀业，让我们放生21000条鱼，念600张小房子。法会回来后，我们第一时间安排了放生，并开始每日的功课和小房子念诵。
女儿因为大脑受损，也不识字，所以没指望她会念经。但是我们每天会给她念《白话佛法》听，告诉她，封面上的这个爷爷叫卢爷爷。所以，女儿总是会时不时冒出一句：卢爷爷。
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日子照旧，女儿的病情依旧。
女儿的发作更频繁更厉害了，我们甚至不知道下一秒她是不是会突然发作倒地。为了安全起见，出门我们只能帮她绑好绑带坐在轮椅上。师兄们慈悲给我们结缘了很多小房子。一封封平信，一个个快递，如雪片般飞到家里。每一张都是师兄耗尽气血辛辛苦苦念出来的，为了帮助女儿，师兄们无私地把自己的小房子结缘给了我们。这是怎样的一种无畏布施！这种恩情，此生难忘！！！
2019年5月，我们再次踏上了去法会的旅程——新加坡法会。在众师兄的合力帮助下，终于有机会再次让师父帮我们看了图腾。记得那天已经很晚了，师父已经很累了。但还是帮我们现场做了加持。指出灵性还在她的脖子颈椎处，让我们还要念700张小房子，放生108只甲鱼。并指出我们小房子质量不高，念了3500多张，实际收到只有700张。我们在法会现场做了忏悔。
女儿那天也很奇怪，突然就在地上爬了起来。这种情况，即便在家里，也很少见。师父说，这是灵性在。师父还是指出家里杀业太重，要放生，要加强往生咒。并说三年灵性会彻底离开女儿，念完700张小房子后会明显好转。
如今，五年过去了，自新加坡法会师父现场加持后，女儿回来奇迹般没有再发作过一次。
师父，您在天上看到了吗？我们感恩您！
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感恩菩萨慈悲加持，感恩师父慈悲加持，让女儿开智慧，学会了念心经！
每次送女儿去特殊学校的路上，需要花大概半小时左右的时间，正是这每天半小时的路程，给了我们一个难得的封闭空间的学习氛围。只要一上车，我就跟女儿说，我们念经吧！我一字一句地教女儿念心经，就《般若波罗蜜多心经》这一句标题，大概教了有两三个月的时间。女儿愿意学，虽然慢，但是很认真。教每一个字的发音，再教每两个字的组合，再到能完整地连起来念。
就这样，一天一天，一年一年，从一字一句，到上半段，到下半段，到连起来断断续续，到完整不打搁愣地念出来。整个过程大约花了有五年左右时间。每一次的进步，我都给女儿大大的拥抱，大大的赞。女儿在一次次鼓励中成长，每多学会一句，都会开心地问，“我棒不棒？”
现在，女儿已经能熟练地念诵《心经》了，每天空了就会自己一个人坐在那里念诵。念的时候，还喜欢双手合十，仪式感满满。有时候，给爷爷奶奶，外公外婆打视频电话，都要给他们念经听。我说，这是在给你们做法布施呢！全家都为女儿的进步感到高兴。
学会《心经》后，我又教女儿念观世音菩萨圣号，女儿很快就念得很好了。女儿成就感满满，几乎每天的视频都会说，我念经给爷爷奶奶听呀！我念经给外公外婆听呀！家人们也愿意耐心地听她把经念完，基本上就是一遍心经49遍圣号。全家沐浴在观世音菩萨的加持下，四位八旬老人身体也都很好。
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有时候，总让我有错觉，好像女儿不是女儿，而是菩萨化身在身边。比如，有时我在做其他事，女儿会走过来说，妈妈给菩萨上香啊！有一次，女儿跑过来说，妈妈跪。我说，跪什么？女儿说，去菩萨那里跪呀！给菩萨上香请安。
有时候，女儿有个头疼脑热的，我都会安慰她，“放心，没事的，菩萨会保佑你的。”女儿就会双手合十说，“菩萨会保佑我的。”有时，视频号里面有看到观世音照片的，我都会给女儿看，女儿马上说，是菩萨照片。
现在女儿已经有近五年没有发作了。除了这次感染乙流经历了一次高热惊厥，病情整体上都很稳定。
而且，女儿在不认字，不大能完全听懂指令的情况下，居然顺利考进了特殊职校，学习中式面点。这之前，我们都一度认为这是不可能的事。
以上都是我的真实感悟分享！
感恩菩萨的不离不弃！
感恩菩萨的救苦救难！
再次感恩师父！
感恩所有师兄们！
以上分享如有不如理不如法之处，请菩萨原谅！请师父原谅！
陈同修
2024.3.2
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