1. Dementia are associated with killing karma
Listener: Hello, Master! My family member has dementia, how should I help with the Little Houses?
Master Lu: Dementia is a condition with spiritual and/or karmic roots, often resistant to complete cure through conventional medical treatments. However, we can offer assistance to patients by utilizing the Dharma Gems gifted to us by Guan Yin Bodhisattva: “reciting Buddhist scriptures, practicing life liberation, and making vows.”
– The basic daily recitations are as follows: the Great Compassion Mantra 21 times, the Heart Sutra 49 times, and the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance 5 times.
– This ailment is largely associated with karmic retributions from killing. If you or your family members have taken the lives of numerous beings, it is advisable to include the recitation of the Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra in your daily practice, reciting it 21 or 49 times per day.
– Offer >3 Little Houses to karmic creditors each week. Initially, present 49 Little Houses for the first set, then adjust the offering to 7 sheets each set until the patient is healed.
– Simultaneously, engage in making vows and practicing life liberation.
—Excerpt from Buddhism Q&A, Question 171
2. The cause and effect of dementia
Listener: Master, some people suffer from dementia. What are the causes of dementia?
Master Lu: Dementia is a spiritual possession. Their wisdom is short. In previous lives, those afflicted often engaged in ridiculing and speaking ill of others. Consequently, in this life, they experience dementia. This affliction results in enduring criticism and reproach from others. Is this not a form of karmic retribution?
Listener: Master, is it true that if someone generates karma in their youth, they will suffer from dementia in old age?
Master Lu: Yes, when they were young, they were very sharp-tongued and often caused trouble for others. In old age, they suffer from dementia.
Listener: I understand now. Thank you for your compassionate enlightenment, Master.
—Shuohua2018062920:53
3. Excessive thinking can lead to dementia in later years
In practicing Buddhism and in life, one should maintain a straightforward mindset. This means that when contemplating issues, one’s thoughts should remain direct and unwavering. However, some individuals possess overly complex and convoluted thought patterns. When presented with straightforward information, instead of processing it straightforwardly, their minds wander through countless twists and turns, often misinterpreting the original intent. Consequently, their brain cells may deteriorate faster than those of others. This partly explains why many intelligent individuals are susceptible to dementia in old age—they simply overload their cognitive capacity. Upholding a straightforward mindset means approaching thoughts and situations directly without veering into negative interpretations. For instance, if unintentionally causing offense with a remark, it’s advisable not to dwell on explaining or rationalizing it further, as excessive explanation only complicates matters. Do you understand? Many people exhaust themselves by living in a perpetual state of explanation. In Buddhist practice, one should cultivate a broad and inclusive mentality, akin to the vastness of the sea that assimilates all rivers, regardless of their purity. Even individuals with negative traits can transform within the compassionate embrace of Buddhism, for its teachings are boundless. This is the essence. Do you comprehend? Therefore, it’s essential to view all sentient beings with equality.
— Excerpt from Buddhism in Plain Terms 4(19), Selected from the section “Continuous mindful practice is merit; self-cultivation is virtue”
Translator: Frank
Published: 2024-05-06
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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：
1. 老年痴呆跟杀业有关
问：台长您好！我家人得了老年痴呆，请问该怎么安排经文组合？
答：老年痴呆是属于灵性孽障造成的身体疾病，一般医院是没办法完全治好的，必须好好运用观世音菩萨赐给我们的三大法宝“念经、放生、许愿”。
每日基本功课如下：《大悲咒》21遍、《心经》49遍、《礼佛大忏悔文》5遍。
这个病很大程度上和杀业有关。如果自己或家人杀过或者吃过太多活的东西，日常功课也要加上《往生咒》，每天21或者49遍。
小房子每周3张以上，一般这种病第一拨先念49张，然后根据病情再7张7张的往上加，直到痊愈为止。
同时结合许愿放生。
—摘自佛学问答171问
2. 得痴呆病的因果
听众问：师父，有些人得了痴呆病，痴呆病是怎样的因果呢？
师父答：痴呆就是灵性上身啊，智慧不齐，上辈子不停地讽刺人家，不停地讲人家不好，这辈子就得痴呆病，得了痴呆病就整天被人家骂，被人家讲，那不叫报应吗？
听众问：师父，老年痴呆病就是他今生造的因，老年就得痴呆病了，是这样吗？
师父答：对了，年轻的时候嘴巴很厉害，经常搞别人的人，晚年就是痴呆症。
听众问：明白了，谢谢师父的慈悲开示。
师父答：还有一种解释呢，那是开玩笑的解释，师父跟你们开玩笑：吃太多了，大脑不灵了，会发呆，吃得太多脑子会不灵的，越吃越胖。
听众问：对。
师父答：胖到后来呆掉了，叫“吃呆症”，呵呵……
—Shuohua2018062920:53
3. 小脑筋太多晚年容易老年痴呆
学佛做人要心行平直。就是说我的心在考虑问题的时候是平直的，是没有打弯的。而有些人小肠子太多了，小脑筋太多了，人家讲一件实实在在的事情，他不是平平地去想，脑子不知道转了多少个弯，把别人的意思想歪了，所以他的脑细胞就比别人死得多。这就是为什么很多聪明的人到了晚年容易老年痴呆，因为他的脑容量不够了。心行平直就是心里想的问题都是直直地去想。很多人就是心怀鬼胎，想的不是直来直去的。你讲一句话，他就会想得很多，会想到另外的地方去。学佛就是要心行平直，就是心里的行为要正要直，不要把人家往坏的地方去想。举个简单的例子，我今天讲话不当心，没有想到会得罪他。但是我这句话已经讲出来了，就不要再去想、再去解释了，要知道越解释越糟糕，越解释越麻烦。大家听得懂吗？因为很多人就是活在解释当中，很累的。学佛要学得心胸宽阔，要海纳百川。就是说不管这条川里是什么污浊的水，到了大海里照样变成清澈的。不好的人到了我们东方台观世音堂，我也能让他改变自己，因为佛法是无量无边的。就是这个道理。大家听得懂吗？所以要平等视众生。
—摘自《白话佛法》(四)19、【念念无间是功，修身养性是德】节选
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