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!
Gratitude to fellow Buddhist practitioners!
I am grateful to the compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva for allowing me to encounter such an extraordinary Dharma Door! Today, with excitement and Dharma joy, I share with my fellow practitioners the story of how practicing Buddhism changed the destiny of my daughter and our entire family. I hope my story can inspire others, plant the seed of Bodhi in those with an affinity for Buddha, and bring more people to connect with the Dharma, leaving suffering behind and finding happiness. I take responsibility for my own karma, not that of my fellow practitioners or master.
Four years ago, in August 2016, I started practicing Buddhism and reciting Buddhist scriptures. Why did I embark on this path of practicing Buddhism? It all began with my daughter.
My daughter was rather mischievous and stubborn from a young age. By the time she was twelve or thirteen, her temper worsened significantly. Initially, she would argue with adults more and more, but then she became increasingly aggressive. Eventually, my husband and I started to fear her because when she lost her temper, she acted like a mad person. Academically, she was doing okay in elementary school and even got into a decent key middle school, but her grades started to decline rapidly. Later, she gave up on studying altogether and played games all day.
We attributed her behavior to adolescence and academic pressure. Later, through a mutual acquaintance, we found a nationally renowned youth psychology counselor. I took her for counseling. The first thing the counselor asked me was, “Have you had an abortion?” I replied that I had. The counselor told me that, in her years of experience, many troubled teenagers had mothers who had undergone abortions, though she didn’t know why. At the time, I found this very mysterious. After practicing Buddhism, I understood that the aborted children harbored resentment towards their parents, causing immense suffering for their living children as a form of retribution.
Our daughter received psychological counseling for two years. It had some minor effects, but the improvement was not significant.
Following the counselor’s advice, we transferred her from the key middle school to an international boarding school to reduce her academic pressure and help her learn to be independent. We also tried to take her out more often to relax and see the world. However, none of this could keep pace with the worsening of her temper. At home, my husband and I had to be very cautious. If we weren’t careful, she would lose her temper for hours, and nothing we did could calm her down.
My husband was so scared at that time that he didn’t even dare to go to the bathroom at night. He kept a chamber pot in the room because she would play video games in the living room all night. If he went to the bathroom and she saw him, she would curse at him. There was one time I was so angry that I almost fainted and had to go stay at my mother’s house for half a month before coming back. She would often kick open our bedroom door in the middle of the night and scream at us. During that time, my husband and I were constantly on edge, and our main topic of conversation was how and when we could get rid of this demon-like daughter so that we could live a few peaceful years.
I didn’t know when this torment would end. My daughter could go for days without brushing her teeth or washing her face, hiding in her room to play video games, showing no interest in anything else. We didn’t dare to say anything to her because she would get angry at us.
In early August 2016, I was browsing my WeChat Moment and saw a video posted by my cousin of a master reading at a child’s totem. Out of desperation for my daughter, I left a comment saying, “It would be great if the master could look at my daughter’s totem.” My cousin contacted me, learned about my daughter’s situation, and suggested I recite Buddhist scriptures and Little Houses to ascend the souls of my miscarried children, as this might be the cause of my daughter’s issues. I was skeptical but hesitant about whether or not to try it.
One evening in mid-August, when my daughter threw another tantrum over a trivial matter, I told my husband that I intended to try reciting Buddhist scriptures. We couldn’t continue living like this, and there was no other way out. Thus, I embarked on the path of practicing Buddhism. Every person who brings you pain is there to guide you. In hindsight, this is indeed true. If it weren’t for my daughter, I might never have picked up a Buddhist scripture in my lifetime. The daughter who once made me gnash my teeth in anger is someone I now need to thank. It was because of her that I was introduced to Buddhism. Now, not only me, but also my husband and our elders have started reciting Buddhist scriptures. How can I not be grateful to the person who forced me onto the path of practicing Buddhism?
Initially, when I decided to recite Buddhist scriptures, my faith was not very strong. However, after several events occurred, I gradually came to realize the miraculous nature of the Dharma.
The first event occurred about a week after I started reciting Buddhist scriptures. One evening, I suddenly smelled a subtle, elegant fragrance in our living room. The scent lingered around me. “Could this be the legendary sandalwood fragrance?” I wondered and ran to the large, enclosed room. The scent had permeated that room as well. I asked my husband to come and smell it, and he confirmed that he also detected the fragrance. I was deeply shocked. It was the first time I believed that a mysterious force might exist in this world.
The second event happened after I burned 21 Little Houses for my daughter’s karmic creditors. The next morning, she came to tell me about her experience the previous night. She said that as she was drifting off to sleep, she saw a mass of black smoke emerge from the corner of her room and rush toward her. Then she heard me shout from the other room, “XXX, don’t be afraid, the Bodhisattva will come to save you.” I was astonished because I hadn’t left my room all night, yet my daughter insisted she heard me say this from outside her room. I felt that this was a sign, as if the Bodhisattva was telling us that our daughter would get better. These experiences strengthened my faith in Buddhism.
However, my daughter’s improvement wasn’t immediate. In early December 2016, she once again refused to go to school (the same thing had happened around the same time the previous year). No matter how we coaxed her, she just wouldn’t go. My husband and I were extremely anxious. Later, we heard from fellow practitioners that having a Buddhist altar at home could help her recover more quickly. So, in a state of utter helplessness, we set up a Buddhist altar at home.
At that time, we continued to take her to see the psychologist regularly. Because she refused to go to school, my husband took her to a counseling session and then called me with devastating news. The counselor said our daughter might be like this for the rest of her life and unable to continue her education. Hearing this, I couldn’t help but burst into tears. However, I refused to accept this fate. I felt I had already witnessed the miraculous power of Dharma and believed I could change her and my own destiny. This was my only hope. From then on, I began diligently reciting the Little Houses.
In July 2017, I brought her to the United States. I came here to work, and she enrolled in high school. If it weren’t for my Buddhist practice, I would never have dared to accept the company’s offer and come to the United States alone with her.
By that time, I had already burned several hundred Little Houses for her karmic creditors and over a hundred for my miscarried children. We also attended the 2017 Singapore Dharma Conference together. Her condition had improved; she had fewer and less frequent outbursts, but the challenges remained significant. Considering her future prospects and hoping she could complete her education in the United States, we decided to take a chance.
When I first arrived in the United States, I was quite busy and ended up reciting fewer Little Houses than before, which led to her condition worsening. At its worst, she reported experiencing sleep paralysis over ten times in a single night, leaving her on the verge of a breakdown. In this situation, I told my husband in China, “You have to recite Little Houses like crazy; otherwise, we won’t make it and will have to return.” Thus, my husband began fervently reciting Little Houses for our daughter.
At that time, if we went three days without offering at least seven Little Houses, she would undoubtedly experience sleep paralysis. We also released a large number of animals on her behalf each month. It was truly nerve-wracking, and we couldn’t relax for a moment. The miraculous thing was that she would have dreams indicating the need for more Little Houses. Based on these dreams, we would vow to repay a certain number of Little Houses. After fulfilling one dream’s requirement, she would soon have another dream indicating new numbers—300, 200, 100… We kept burning Little Houses for her karmic creditors relentlessly.
Gradually, her tantrums became less frequent and shorter in duration. She used to often dream of being chased and tormented. Later, her dreams gradually improved, and the frequency of sleep paralysis significantly decreased. Previously, she would often experience sleep paralysis even during a nap, but it hasn’t happened for a long time now.
By diligently reciting the Little House for her karmic creditors, she has been gradually improving overall, although there are still ups and downs, and many minor issues remain.
In 2018 and 2019, during the period from the Winter Solstice to the Qingming Festival, she exhibited the same reluctance to go to school as she had in the previous two years. In 2018, this was due to severe insomnia, where she couldn’t sleep at all throughout the night. The sleeping pills prescribed by the doctor could force her to sleep for a while, but they had significant side effects. She said she felt dizzy every day and couldn’t attend school. Since I had to work, I had to leave her alone at home during the day. After a few days, we received an official email from the school stating that this was illegal in the United States, as leaving a minor at home alone is not allowed. We almost ended up in court because of this. Eventually, we reached an agreement with the school that she would attend school for half a day each afternoon, only taking the classes she liked. This was how she managed to barely complete her first year.
In early 2019, her condition seemed quite good at first. However, around the same time to 2018, she suddenly became depressed, stopped talking, and only played video games, refusing to go to school again. I took her to see a mental health specialist in a snowstorm. The doctor diagnosed her with mild depression and anxiety and suggested that she leave her current school to attend a day therapy program for a while. During that period, I also felt quite pessimistic. Despite reciting so many Little House scriptures for her karmic creditors and releasing captive animals every month, why was this still happening? Later, I dreamed that there were issues with my husband’s animal release and Little House recitations. Upon asking my husband, I found out that he had missed a step in the animal release process. Additionally, there were mistakes in reciting the Great Compassion Mantra and the Heart Sutra.
During that time, I prayed to the Bodhisattva every day for protection. One night in April 2019, I dreamed of Guan Yin Bodhisattva. In my dream, just as my daughter was about to be swept into a vortex, the Bodhisattva saved her. I was overjoyed and no longer afraid, knowing that we had the Bodhisattva’s protection. Indeed, her condition gradually improved. Following the guidance from the Bodhisattva in my dream, I transferred her to a new school, and she slowly started to recover. This allowed her to barely complete her second year of studies.
From July 2017 to June 2019, although her mental state improved significantly, her academic performance remained a major issue. She had missed many classes over the two years she was in school here. To graduate from high school, she needed to earn a total of 66 credits, but she had earned less than half of them in two years. This made it challenging not only to think about college but even to graduate from high school. The teachers at school subtly asked if we would consider having her repeat a semester to earn enough credits. They also suggested that after graduating from high school, she should first attend a community college (which has no admission requirements) and then apply to transfer to a regular university after two years. This indicated that, in the teachers’ eyes, the chances of my daughter directly entering college were very slim.
In this situation, I made several vows to Guan Yin Bodhisattva:
1. Create 10,000 Dharma propagation images, using Master Lu’s Buddhism in Plain Terms and various teachings, and share them on Facebook, dedicating most of the merits and virtues to my daughter.
2. Share my daughter’s case and let more people know about the wonders of Dharma once she recovered.
I also vowed to recite a certain number of Little Houses fro her karmic creditors and release a specified number of fish for her.
After making these vows, I dreamed that a Bodhisattva resided in her school. I knew then that the Bodhisattva would bless her studies.
Starting in September 2019, in less than a year, she miraculously accomplished what seemed impossible. In the final week before graduation, she completed her last course, earned the required 66 credits, and successfully graduated!
Additionally, to apply for college, she took the American College Testing (ACT) and the TOEFL exams at the end of last year. Since I didn’t know she needed TOEFL scores to apply to U.S. universities, she didn’t have much time to prepare when I found out. I could only tell her to do her best and that Guan Yin Bodhisattva would bless her. When the TOEFL scores came out, her score just exceeded the minimum threshold for some universities. She couldn’t believe she achieved such a score without much preparation.
The only issue was that, due to missing many classes over the previous two years, her GPA was quite low, far below the admission requirements for most American universities. However, we didn’t lose hope and continued releasing captive animals, reciting Little Houses, and performing good deeds. In July of this year, we finally received good news: she was accepted into a decent, accredited university. The major is popular and something she likes, and the school is close to home. This outcome was much better than I had initially expected, and I am truly grateful to the Bodhisattva. Gratitude and Namaste!
Looking back over these four years, there have been countless times when the Bodhisattva has encouraged and blessed us. When we first arrived in the United States, I encouraged her to vow to eat vegetarian for a few days each month to help her recover faster. I would light incense and persuade her to make this vow. She skeptically asked me, “If I vow to eat vegetarian, will the Bodhisattva really help me get better faster? Will our incense ash curl?” Just as she finished speaking, we turned to look at the incense on the altar, and the ash had started to curl one after another. It was the first time our incense ash had curled! She was greatly encouraged and vowed to eat vegetarian for five days each month, which later increased to 15 days and then 25 days. Although she hasn’t vowed to be fully vegetarian, she now eats vegetarian with me every day at home.
Another time, when she was still not well and I was feeling very low, I secretly knelt in front of the altar, crying, and prayed to the Bodhisattva, “Bodhisattva, please save me and help me. I really can’t bear this life anymore.” When I looked up, I saw the incense ash curling. I knew that the Bodhisattva was truly watching over me at all times, but I also knew that my own karma could only be resolved by myself. The Bodhisattva would always bless me, and this gave me great confidence. There are many other instances, but I won’t list them all.
Looking back, the psychologist once predicted that my daughter might never get better in her lifetime. In fact, I knew that her actual condition was worse than what the psychologist had seen. Without Buddhism, she might have ended up completely or partially insane. However, through reciting Buddhist scriptures, making vows, and performing animal release, we managed to change her and our own destinies.
Since I started practicing Buddhism in August 2016, our family has collectively recited >3,000 Little Houses for my daughter’s karmic creditors. I have also recited >600 Little Houses for my miscarried children. Additionally, we have released >40,000 fish for my daughter. Now, she does her daily Buddhist practices and recites Little Houses herself. She has already recited >500 Little Houses on her own. Not only has she been accepted into college, but more importantly, her bad temper is gone. She no longer gets obsessed with trivial matters, and her thinking is much clearer than before. She has become a bright, loving person who helps with household chores. When I’m busy, she even cooks and waits for me to eat together. She is like a completely different person! I believe we have overcome the most difficult times, and I am confident that her future will only get better. Cultivating the mind and changing one’s destiny is truly possible. I am grateful to the Bodhisattva, to my Master, and to everything.
If there is anything in this presentation that is not in accordance with the Dharma and in accordance with the principles, I pray for forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Master Jun Hong Lu.
I would appreciate my fellow Buddhist practitioners’ critique and correction! Gratitude to my fellow Buddhist practitioners. Gratitude and Namaste!
Buddhist practitioner: NiMing
Source: Feedback from Citta Dharma Door practitioners on Master Lu’s blog
Posted: 2020-09-02
Translator: Frank
Published: 2024-06-24
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：
四年学佛，几乎疯掉和辍学的女儿考上了理想的大学
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！
感恩龙天护法菩萨！
感恩恩师慈父！
感恩各位师兄！
感恩菩萨妈妈慈悲，让我有缘遇到如此殊胜的法门！我今天带着激动和法喜的心情与师兄们分享我学佛后，改变我女儿和我们全家命运的故事。愿我的分享能给大家带来启发，能给有缘人种下菩提种子，让更多的人闻得佛法，离苦得乐。我自己的业障自己背，不让师兄们背，不让师父背。
四年前，2016年的8月，我开始学佛念经。为什么会走上学佛这条路的呢？那要从我的女儿说起。
我女儿从小比较顽皮和倔强，到了快十二三岁的时候，脾气越来越坏。一开始是逐渐和大人争执，后来变得越来越凶，再后面，我和老公都开始怕她了。因为她一发脾气，就像个疯子一样。在学习上，本来小学成绩还可以，进了一所还不错的重点中学，但是之后成绩越来越差。后来干脆就是破罐子破摔，不要学习，天天玩游戏了。
我们都当女儿是因为青春期和学习压力大的原因。后来，通过熟人，找到一个全国都很有名的青少年心理辅导专家。我带她去做心理辅导。老师和我见面的第一句话就问我，“是不是打胎过？”我说是的。老师告诉我说，据她多年的观察，很多出问题的青少年，妈妈都曾经打过胎，但是她也不知道原因。我当时觉得很神奇。学佛后才明白，那些都是因为打掉的孩子，忌恨他们的父母，所以会搞他们的孩子，让他们万分痛苦。
我们带着女儿，做了两年的心理辅导，有点小作用，但是还是不明显。
后来，又听从老师的建议，把她从那所重点中学换到了一所寄宿的国际学校，让她的学习压力不要太大，学会独立；我们还尽量带她去外面多看看，散散心……但是这一切都比不上她的脾气增长得快。我和老公平时在家里，都是要小心翼翼的。一不当心，她就会发脾气，而且一发就几个小时，怎么都哄不好。
我老公那个时候，吓得晚上都不敢去上厕所，端个尿盆放在房间里面。因为她会整晚在客厅打游戏，老公如果去上厕所被她看到，就会被骂一顿。我有一次被她差点气晕过去，跑去我妈家里住了半个月才回来。她还会经常半夜踢开我们的房门，冲着我们大吼大叫。那个时候，我和老公整天都是担惊受怕的，常常谈论的话题就是将来哪一天，如何能摆脱这个恶魔般的女儿，好让我们太太平平的多活几年。
那段时间，我不知道这种煎熬的日子什么时候是个尽头。我女儿可以几天不刷牙、不洗脸，躲在房间打游戏，其他什么事情都没有兴趣。我们也不敢说她，一说就要冲我们发火。2016年8月初，我在无意中浏览朋友圈的时候，看到了我表妹发的师父给一个小孩子看图腾的视频。出于对我女儿的无奈，我留了一句“给我女儿看一下就好了”。我表妹联系到我，并了解到我女儿的一些情况后，建议我念经和念小房子超度我流产的孩子。因为这个可能是导致我女儿出问题的原因。我听了也是半信半疑，一直犹犹豫豫的想要不要试试。
8月中旬的一个晚上，当我女儿再一次因为一件小事大发雷霆，我告诉我老公，我打算试试念经了。因为再这样下去，实在没法活了，也没有其他路可以走。就这样，我走上了学佛之路。每一个让你痛苦的人，都是来度你的。现在想想真的是这样，要不是因为我女儿，我这辈子可能真的不会去拿起经书。那个曾经让我恨得咬牙切齿的女儿，正是我要感谢的一个人。是因为她，让我闻得佛法。现在不只是我，我老公，我家里的长辈们都开始捧起经书。这何尝不是要感谢逼我走上学佛之路的那个人。
我最初决定念经，信念还不是很坚定。在有几件事情发生后，让我逐渐体会到了佛法的神奇。
第一件事情是念经大约一周后的一个晚上，我在家里的客厅里突然闻到一股淡雅的香味。那个香味一直环绕着我。“难道是传说中的檀香？”我闪过这个念头，就跑到密闭的大房间。结果那个香味也散发到了整个大房间。我让老公来闻，他也说闻到了这股香味。我心里非常震撼。第一次相信原来世界上是存在一种神秘力量的。
第二件事情，是我在烧完21张小房子给我的孩子后，第二天早上，我女儿跑来告诉我她昨晚的经历。她说迷迷糊糊快睡着的时候，她看到墙角冒出一团黑气扑向她。然后，她听到我从大房间跑出来对她喊：“XXX，不要害怕哦，菩萨会来救你的。”但是我很惊讶，因为我整个晚上根本就没走出过房间，但是我女儿很肯定的告诉我，就是听到我在房间外面这么和她说的。我觉得这是冥冥之中，有菩萨在告诉我们，女儿会好起来的。这些都增加了我学佛的信心。
但是女儿的好转，并不是那么快的。2016年12月初，她再一次不肯去学校了（这个在上一年差不多时间也发生过一次）。怎么哄都哄不好，就是不去了。我和老公都急得不得了。后来，听师兄们说家里如果有佛台，会让孩子好得快。就这样，在万般无奈的情况下，我家设好了佛台。
那个时候，我们还继续定期带着女儿在看心理老师。因为我女儿不肯去学校了，我老公带着她去看完心理辅导后，给我打了一个电话，告诉我一个让我很崩溃的消息。辅导老师说我女儿可能一辈子就是这样，没法读书了。我听到这个消息，忍不住大哭起来。但是我又不愿意这样认命。我觉得我已经感受到了佛法的神奇，我可以改变我女儿和我自己的命运。这是我唯一的希望。从那以后，我就开始努力地念诵小房子。
2017年7月，我带着我女儿，来到了美国。我在这里上班，她在这里读高中。如果没有学佛的话，我是万般不敢接受公司的邀请，一个人带着女儿跑到美国工作的。
那个时候，我已经给女儿的要经者烧送了几百张小房子，给我流产打胎的孩子一百多张，还带着女儿参加了2017年的新加坡大法会。女儿的状况已经有所好转，发脾气的次数和频率也比以前少了，但是挑战还是很大。因为考虑她将来的前途，希望她能在美国完成学业，所以我们打算搏一下。
我刚到美国这里，因为比较忙，念的小房子数量比以前少，结果女儿的情况开始恶化。最严重的时候，她说一个晚上被鬼压床十几次，整个人都要崩溃了。在这种情况下，我告诉在国内的老公，你要拼命念小房子了。不然，我们撑不住，都要滚回来了。就这样，我老公也开始了疯狂地给女儿念小房子的日子。
那个时候，我们只要3天没送到7张小房子，女儿就一定会被鬼压床。每个月还给她大量的放生，真的是神经一刻都没法放松啊。很神奇的事情就是，我女儿会做到各种要小房子的梦。我们就按照梦境提示，许愿一定小房子数量。念完后不久她又会做到新的要小房子数量，300，200，100……我们就这样拼命地给她烧送小房子。
慢慢地，女儿发脾气的频率越来越少，发脾气的时间也短了。之前，她还经常梦到有人追杀她，作弄她。后来，梦境也逐渐改善了，鬼压床的频率也明显降低了。以前睡个午觉也会经常被压，现在已经很久没有被压过了。
就这样拼命地念小房子，虽然从大方向上，我女儿在逐渐好转，但是还是起起伏伏，其中还有很多小状况。
2018年和2019年，冬至到清明这段时间，我女儿都出现了不愿意去学校的情况（和之前两年情况一样）。2018年那次是因为她失眠得很厉害，整个晚上不能睡觉，医生配的安眠药可以强制让她睡一会儿，但是副作用很大。她说天天头晕，没法去学校。我因为要上班，白天也只能留她一个人在家里。就这样，没几天就收到了学校发的正式邮件，说这个在美国是违反法律的，因为不允许将一个未成人留在家里。为此，我们还差点去了法院。后来和学校达成的协议是，我女儿每天下午去学校半天，只上她喜欢的课程，就这样勉强读完了第一年的课程。
2019年初差不多的时间，本来女儿状态蛮好的，突然又开始情绪低落，不说话，只打游戏，又不愿意去读书了。我带她冒着大雪去看了精神方面的专科医生。医生鉴定她有一定的抑郁症和焦虑症，建议我女儿离开就读的学校去参加一段时间的日间理疗。那段时间，我自己的情绪也比较悲观，觉得给女儿念了这么多的小房子，每个月还放生，为什么还是会出现这种情况？后来我梦到我老公的放生和小房子都有问题。再问我老公，发现他放生有个步骤少掉了。同时，大悲咒和心经也都有念错的地方。
我那段时间天天上香求菩萨保佑我们。2019年4月的一个晚上，我梦到观世音菩萨，在我女儿即将被卷入旋涡的危急关头，出手救了我女儿。我欣喜万分，有观世音菩萨的保佑，我就不怕了。果然，女儿的状态慢慢好起来了。在菩萨梦境的提示下，我给她换了一所新的学校，她自己也慢慢振作起来了。就这样勉强完成了第二年的学业。
从2017年7月到2019年6月的两年中，虽然女儿的精神状态有了很大的改善，但是她的学业还是一个大问题。她在这里读了两年的书，累计缺了很多课。完成高中需要拿到总共66个学分，她两年也只拿到了不到一半的学分。所以不要说读大学，就连高中毕业都很困难的。学校里的老师曾经很委婉地问我们要不要考虑续读一个学期来攒够学分。同时，老师们也都建议女儿高中毕业后先去读一个社区大学（没有门槛的大学），等读满两年后再申请转正规的大学。这些都说明在老师眼里，我女儿直接读大学的希望很渺茫。
在这种情况下，我先后许过几个愿。
第一个愿就是自己做1万幅法布施的图片，把师父的《白话佛法》和各种开示做成图片，分享到Facebook（脸书）上，大部分的功德都转给我女儿。
第二个愿就是女儿好了之后，要分享她的案例，和让更多的人知道佛法的神奇。
其他还有要念多少小房子和放生多少条鱼等。
最后许完这个愿的时候，我梦到有菩萨住在她的的学校了。我知道接下来菩萨会保佑她学习的了。
从2019年9月开学，我女儿在最后不到一年的时间里，竟然神奇般地完成了几乎不可能完成的任务。在毕业前的最后一周，完成了最后的一门课程，拿够了66个学分，顺利毕业了。
同时，为了申请大学，她去年底还参加了美国大学入学考试（ATC）和托福考试。因为我之前不知道她申请美国大学需要托福的考试成绩，等我知道的时候她也没有太多时间准备了。我只能告诉我女儿，你尽力就好，观世音菩萨会保佑你的。托福成绩出来后，她的成绩正好压过一部分大学的最低的录取线。我女儿自己也不敢相信她没准备也能考出这样的成绩。
唯一的问题是，由于女儿之前两年缺了很多课，所以她的GPA（平均学分成绩）比较低，远远低于美国一般大学的录取要求。但是我们还是没有放弃希望，继续放生、念小房子和做功德。今年7月，终于传来好消息，女儿被一所还不错的正规大学录取了。专业是热门和她喜欢的，学校离家也挺近的。这最后的结果，比我当初预计的好很多，真的非常感恩菩萨（合十）。
回顾这4年，在冥冥之中，有无数次菩萨在鼓励和保佑着我们。当初刚到美国的时候，我为了让我女儿好得快一些，鼓励她每个月许愿吃几天素。我上好香来劝说我女儿来许愿。我女儿半信半疑地问我，“如果我许愿吃素，菩萨真的能让我好得更快吗？我们家的香会不会打卷呢？”话刚说完，我们转头看佛台上的香，已经开始一个接一个地打卷了。那是我们家的香第一次打卷啊！我女儿也受到很大的鼓舞，当场许愿每个月吃素5天，后来又增加到15天和25天。现在她虽然没有许愿吃全素，但是在家里都是和我天天吃素的。
还有一次，在我女儿还不太好，我自己情绪也很低落的时候，我一个人偷偷地哭着跪在佛台前跟菩萨说：“菩萨，您救救我，帮帮我，这种日子我真的受不了啦。”结果抬头就看到香打卷了。我知道菩萨妈妈真的无时无刻不在关注着我，只是我自己的业还要我自己才能消掉。菩萨一直会保佑我的。这个也极大地给了我信心。还有很多其他的事情也就不再一一举例了。
回想当初，那个心理老师曾经预言我女儿一辈子可能不会变好了。而且我自己心里明白，其实我女儿的实际情况比老师看到的更糟糕。如果不是学佛，她可能已经是个疯子或者半疯的状态了。而我们现在，硬是通过念经，许愿，放生，把我女儿和我们自己的命运给改了过来。
从2016年8月我开始念经到现在，我们家里几个人一起，一共给我女儿念了3000多张小房子。我还给我流产打胎的孩子念了600多张。总共给我女儿放生了4万多条鱼。现在我女儿自己每天也做功课和念小房子，目前已经给自己念了500多张小房子了。现在她不仅考进了大学，更重要的是，她的坏脾气没有了，不再事事钻牛角尖了，思维逻辑也比以前清晰了。现在人也变得很阳光，很有爱心，会帮我做点家务。我忙的时候把饭菜烧好等我一起吃饭，真的是判若两人啊！我想我们已经渡过了最困难的时候，也相信女儿的将来会越来越好的。修心改命，真的可以实现。感恩菩萨，感恩师父，感恩一切。
我的分享到此完毕。如果在分享中有不如理不如法的地方，请大慈大悲观世音菩萨慈悲原谅，请师父慈悲原谅，恳请师兄们批评指正，感恩各位师兄 合十。
我的分享到此完毕。如果在分享中有不如理不如法的地方，请大慈大悲观世音菩萨慈悲原谅，请师父慈悲原谅，恳请师兄们批评指正，感恩各位师兄 合十。
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