Gratitude to Namo Sakyamuni Buddha!
Gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
Gratitude to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from ten directions and three periods of time!
Gratitude to the Dharma protectors!
Gratitude to the selfless, altruistic, and benevolent Master Lu!
Today, to save all sentient beings, I will learn from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva to spread Dharma. I will convince sentient beings to practice Buddhism using my experiences. May Guan Yin Bodhisattva bless me and help me turn my propagation into merits and virtues. I hope my propagation can form positive connections with all sentient beings, transform the right ones extensively, and awaken more beings.
Hello everyone! I am Buddhist practitioner Ping An Jixiang. Today, I would like to share how reciting Buddhist scriptures helped me get through a difficult period and how the blessings of the Bodhisattvas led to my complete recovery from post-COVID complications.
In March 2022, the COVID-19 outbreak suddenly hit our area, and the local authorities swiftly implemented lockdown measures in our neighborhood. During the lockdown, I found myself stranded in another area where there were no outbreaks, unable to return home. I had to reside in the dormitory provided by my company. Just before the lockdown, I began to feel extremely fatigued and weak. Upon moving into the dormitory, I started experiencing severe coughing fits. This filled me with fear and also caused anxiety among my dormitory mates. To alleviate their worries, I took the opportunity to move to a different dormitory, where I lived alone.
Little did I know, my condition worsened rapidly. Around March 22nd, in the evening, as I lay in bed, I began to struggle to breathe. Desperately, I cried out, “Mother Guan Yin Bodhisattva, please save me, Mother Guan Yin Bodhisattva, please save me…” After calling out the sacred name of Guan Yin Bodhisattva tens of times, my breathing gradually returned to normal. I am truly grateful to Mother Guan Yin Bodhisattva [Note 1]; She is indeed compassionate and responsive to prayers! Master Lu has taught us in Buddhism in Plain Terms that in emergencies, we should recite the sacred name of Guan Yin Bodhisattva without delay! Our great mother—Mother Guan Yin Bodhisattva—will definitely hear our cries for help and come to our rescue. Her compassion and responsiveness are truly miraculous!
After that night, I remembered that Master Lu had instructed us to recite the Medicine Buddha Dharani to avoid the epidemic. I dared not slack off; I diligently did my recitations every day, reciting the Medicine Buddha Dharani and the Guan Yin Ling Gan Dharani (as instructed by the Bodhisattva in my dream) [Note 2].
Around the evening of March 26th, 2022, I experienced severe throat pain and difficulty swallowing. Sensing this might be an infectious or spiritual disease, I immediately sent a message to my wife (who is also a fellow practitioner in our Dharma Door), asking her to promptly burn and repay some Little Houses for my karmic creditors the next morning to heal my throat. Master Lu has taught us that infectious diseases are spiritual diseases [Note 3].
The next day, after my wife burned the Little Houses for my karmic creditors, my throat miraculously healed, and swallowing became smooth again! I am immensely grateful to our great mother—Mother Guan Yin Bodhisattva—for bringing such a wonderful Dharma Door to this world to save us suffering sentient beings.
At the same time, I also experienced pain in my left and right sides of my waist. Realizing that the virus or spiritual afflictions were still affecting my body, I urgently requested my wife to burn Little Houses for my karmic creditors. After burning about 80 sheets, my body basically recovered!
However, I still felt that my physical condition was not as healthy as before the illness, and I was much weaker.
As the epidemic was effectively controlled, I was finally able to return home and pay my respects to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas by bowing and offering incense. At this point, I was left with many post-COVID complications, such as very poor kidney function, lung issues, and loss of appetite. However, I knew that once I returned home, these lingering effects would improve. With a Buddhist altar at home, our great Buddha Shakyamuni would bless me, and our great mother—Mother Guan Yin Bodhisattva—would also heal my post-COVID complications. As long as we sincerely recite the Medicine Buddha Dharani, the great Medicine Buddha will come to help us heal. Additionally, all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and our compassionate Master will bless our entire family with health!
As of today—July 18, 2022, nearly four months have passed. As I write this sharing, all the post-COVID complications in my body have returned to normal! This is the greatest difference between practitioners of Buddhism and those who do not practice. How fortunate we are to have encountered such profound Buddhist teachings; where there is Buddhism, there is a way! It underscores the importance of diligently practicing the Five Golden Buddhist Practices in our daily lives! Gratitude to the great Buddha Shakyamuni, gratitude to Mother Guan Yin Bodhisattva, and gratitude to Master Lu for bringing to humanity, during this Age of Dharma Decline, such a convenient Dharma Door suitable for lay practitioners to cultivate at home, one that is so exceptional and efficacious in saving suffering sentient beings like us! Without learning Buddhism, just coping with my post-COVID complications alone would have been a struggle for the rest of my life! Therefore, there are no words other than gratitude—gratitude upon gratitude!
Respectful fellow practitioners, we must cherish the final Dharma vessel bestowed upon us by Mother Guan Yin Bodhisattva in this Age of Dharma Decline. Let us respect our teachers, diligently practice, never regress, and attain enlightenment in this lifetime to repay benevolence of the Buddha!
Gratitude to Namo Sakyamuni Buddha!
Gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
Gratitude to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from ten directions and three periods of time!
Gratitude to the Dharma protectors!
Gratitude to the selfless, altruistic, and benevolent Master Lu!
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: Ping An Jixiang, Gratitude and Namaste!
Received: 2023-01-23 (CN)
Posted: 2023-02-16 (CN)
Translator: Frank
Published: 2024-04-04 (EN)
【Note 1】
When you encounter disasters and don’t have time to recite major Buddhist scriptures, simply chanting sacred names is also effective. From the depths of your heart, earnestly chant, “Namo Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, please save me, save me…” If you are in urgent situations, just call out “Guan Yin Bodhisattva, Guan Yin Bodhisattva…” Because Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s compassion is profound, and the Bodhisattva is eager to save beings, as long as you chant Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s sacred name, there will be an immediate response. You must remember, as long as you chant “Guan Yin Bodhisattva, please save me”, the Bodhisattva will come to your rescue. Guan Yin Bodhisattva responds to the cries of suffering and always answers prayers. Owing to the deep affinity between Guan Yin Bodhisattva and sentient beings in distress, it is plausible that you have revered and supplicated Guan Yin Bodhisattva in past lives. Your enduring affinity with Guan Yin Bodhisattva ensures prompt fulfillment of your prayers.
— Excerpt from Buddhism in Plain Terms, Volume 2, Chapter 21: “Learning Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s Practice of Responding to Cries of Suffering and Spreading the Dharma to Save Sentient Beings without Discrimination”.
【Note 2】
Guan Yin Ling Gan Zhen Yan, may the Buddha’s light shine upon all, may everything proceed smoothly, may there be good fortune and fulfillment, and may there be happiness and peace. Generally, it is a prayer for the manifestation of the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, for blessings to be bestowed, and for the desired outcome to manifest swiftly. In urgent cases of severe illness, it can also be used to alleviate pain. However, the prerequisite is that the practitioner must be pure and free from distractions, and there must be a certain level of merits and virtues for it to be effective. Otherwise, chanting Guan Yin Ling Gan Zhen Yan may have adverse effects. It is best to consult with Master Lu and choose to recite this Buddhist scripture after receiving guidance.
— Excerpt from Buddhist Recitation Collection.
【Note 3】Dengue fever and other contagious diseases are spiritual illnesses.
Female Listener: Master, is dengue fever a spiritual illness or a karmic illness?
Master Lu: Dengue fever, like any contagious disease, is a spiritual illness. Contagious diseases are caused by spiritual elements that attach to you, being mobile in nature, so you must be especially careful. Diseases like this require blessings from Bodhisattvas. Such illnesses are particularly harmful to the blood. Any illness affecting the blood, as well as other conditions related to the meridians and nerves, are actually related to spiritual disturbances.
—Wenda20160410 24:13
Statement by translator
The story was translated from Chinese into English by meaning, not word by word. If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the true meaning of the Chinese version, I pray for forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors and Master Jun Hong Lu.
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原文如下：
学佛让我度过特殊时期，菩萨保佑我的新冠后遗症完全康复
感恩南无释迦牟尼佛！
感恩南无大慈大悲救苦救难广大灵感观世音菩萨摩诃萨！
感恩十方三世一切诸佛菩萨及龙天护法金刚菩萨！
感恩弘法度众舍身忘我的恩师慈父卢军宏台长！
今天我学习观世音菩萨的大慈大悲精神弘法利生，所以现身说法。感恩观世音菩萨慈悲保佑把我的分享转成功德，希望我的分享能够广结善缘，广度有缘，度化更多的有缘众生！
大家好！我是平安吉祥同修。现在分享一下：念经让我度过特殊时期，菩萨保佑我的新冠后遗症完全康复
2022年3月份，新冠肺炎突然在我们这里爆发，政府部门下令马上把我家所在的区域封闭管控起来。封城时，我正好在另外一个没有疫情的区域上班，不能回家，只能住在公司安排的宿舍里。就在封城的前一两天，我总感觉非常得乏困、没有力气，住到宿舍后，就开始了剧烈地咳嗽。这让我非常害怕，也让同一个宿舍的同事感到害怕、焦虑。为了不让同事害怕担心，我就借机搬到了其它宿舍，一个人住在里面！
谁知，我的病情越来越严重，3月22号左右的晚上，睡在床上的我感觉呼吸困难。于是我拼命地叫：”观世音菩萨妈妈您救救我，观世音菩萨妈妈您救救我……”叫了大概几十声观世音菩萨的圣号后【备注1】，呼吸就逐渐恢复正常了。真的太感恩菩萨妈妈了，观世音菩萨真是大慈大悲、有求必应啊！师父在《白话佛法》里开示过，遇到紧急情况就赶紧念观世音菩萨的圣号！我们伟大的母亲——大慈大悲的观世音菩萨妈妈一定会闻声救苦、来救度我们的，真的太灵验了！
那晚之后，我想到了恩师让我们念躲避疫情的经文《药师灌顶真言》。我不敢懈怠，每天拼命做功课，多念《药师灌顶真言》和《观音灵感真言》（菩萨梦中让我念的）【备注2】。
2022年3月26号左右的晚上，我的喉咙吞咽时很痛，吞咽困难。于是，我赶紧发微信给爱人（也是我们法门的同修），让她明天一早赶紧给我的要经者烧送经文组合，让我的喉咙能好起来！我感觉自己这个应该是传染病或灵性病。师父开示过：传染病就是灵性病【备注3】。
第二天，当爱人帮我烧送完小房子后，我的喉咙突然之间就好了，吞咽也顺畅了！真的无比感恩我们伟大的母亲——观世音菩萨妈妈，把这么好的法门带到人间来救度我们这些苦难众生。
与此同时，左腰和右腰也同时疼痛。心里想：既然病毒或灵性还在损害我的身体，我还得抓紧让我家师兄帮我的要经者烧送经文组合。烧了80张左右，我的身体基本恢复了！但是，总感觉身体状况明显不如病前那般健康了，而且人也虚弱了很多。
由于疫情得到有效控制，我也如愿以偿地回家给诸位佛菩萨叩头、上香请安了。此时我身上留下了很多新冠后遗症，比如：肾脏非常不好，肺也不好，胃口也不好，但我知道：只要一回家，这些后遗症都会好起来的。因为家里有佛台，我们伟大的佛陀释迦牟尼佛会加持我的，我们伟大的母亲——观世音菩萨也会把我的后遗症治好的，只要我们诚心念诵《药师灌顶真言》，伟大的药师佛如来就会来帮我们治病的，还有诸佛菩萨和恩师慈父也会来保佑我们全家健康的！
截止到今天——2022年7月18号，近4个月的时间过去了，在我写这篇分享的时候，我身体的后遗症都恢复正常了！这就是学佛人和不学佛人的最大区别！我们是何其幸运能闻到这么好的佛法，有佛法就有办法！平时认真践行五大法宝是多么地重要！感恩伟大的佛陀释迦牟尼佛，感恩观世音菩萨，感恩师父在末法时期带给人间这么殊胜、灵验的适合在家居士修学的方便法门，救度我们这些苦难众生！如果不学佛，单单我的那些后遗症就够后半辈子受的了！所以千言万语只有感恩，除了感恩还是感恩！
师兄们，我们一定要珍惜末法时期观世音菩萨妈妈给我们的最后法船，尊师重道，一门精进，永不退转，一世修成报佛恩！我的分享到此结束。
再次感恩南无释迦牟尼佛！感恩南无大慈大悲救苦救难广大灵感观世音菩萨摩诃萨！感恩十方三世一切诸佛菩萨及龙天护法金刚菩萨！感恩弘法度众舍身忘我的恩师慈父卢军宏台长！
分享过程中如有不如理不如法之处，请南无释迦牟尼佛慈悲原谅！请南无大慈大悲观世音菩萨慈悲原谅！请十方三世诸佛菩萨和龙天护法菩萨慈悲原谅！请师兄们批评指正！我自己的业障自己背，不让师兄们背！
分享人：平安吉祥同修 感恩合十
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【备注1】
所以当你们遇到灾难的时候，来不及念大经，只念圣号也可以。要从内心发出“南无大慈大悲观世音菩萨，求观世音菩萨救救我，救救我……”如果实在着急，就直接叫“观世音菩萨，观世音菩萨………”因为观世音菩萨悲心深切，观世音菩萨救人的心很急切，你们只要一念观世音菩萨的圣号，观世音菩萨马上就有感应。你们一定要记住，只要念“观世音菩萨救救我”，菩萨就会来救你的，因为观世音菩萨是闻声救苦，观世音菩萨是有求必应的，所以，观世音菩萨与苦难的众生宿缘深故，也许你在前几世就拜过观世音菩萨，求过观世音菩萨。你们与观世音菩萨的缘分早已连在一起了，因此你们一求就会灵。
—节选自《白话佛法》第二册第21篇：学习观世音菩萨闻声救苦，弘法救度众生不二法门节选。
【备注2】
《观音灵感真言》，佛光普照，事事顺利，吉祥如意，幸福平安。一般是祈求观世音菩萨大慈大悲显灵，给予加持，让所求之事能够速见灵验。如遇紧急病痛严重的情况也可以用来止住病痛。但前提是念经者必须要干净纯净，没有杂念，并且要有一定的功德方可见效，否则念了反而不好。此经文最好经过师父看图腾以后再选择念诵。
—节选自《经文念诵合集》
【备注3】登革热等传染病是灵性病
女听众：师父，请问登革热病是灵性病还是业障病？
台长答：登革热，凡是传染病都是灵性病。传染的病就是灵性在你身上会跑的，所以要特别当心。像这种病要求菩萨保佑的，而且这种病对血液非常不好。凡是血液里的病，还有其他的经络、神经这种病，其实跟灵性作怪都有关系。
—Wenda20160410 24:13
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