In 2008, a senior Dharma student who has taken refuge for more than 20years said to me: You all don't know anything. Listen to me.
This person has a real dark aura & he really looks awful. Amituofo.
I jokingly asked him: GM cultivates and become younger & younger. What practice did you do to look older than your 59 years? [he looks about 70+].
Another asked me what I am cultivating, I answered '4-jia xing' [4preliminaries].
He shouted loudly: Who say cultivating 4 jia xing can attain Buddhahood?
Poor old man of 70+ did not listen to GM obviously!
He also goes round claiming GM taught him a special technique to do Bardo & its very powerful.
Another said that those that took refuge for longer equates to their being more knowledgeable & more 'POWERFUL'.
Do you think so?
There are lots of people that insist on doing things their way or as they told me 'FOLLOW THE BOOK'.
Sadly, Buddha teaches NON-ATTACHMENT, NO FORMS, .......
Like 6th Patriarch's Zen sutra, GM recently explain the story of Venerable FaDa who is so proud of his chanting 3000 times of the Lotus Sutra. He eventually found that he has chanted them in Vain.
WHY?
Haha! What did 6th Patriarch said? Haha! go listen to the recent Dharma Speeches by GM please for full details.
Those that cultivated longer & more sessions a day than others, does not mean that they have already ARRIVED.
Cultivating without proper understanding & chanting without understanding, one will be like Venerable FaDa.
GM said: Visualization, Mudra & Mantra. Bear this in mind always.
Ask questions when in doubt, and really know why you are doing cultivation this way. If possible check for reference with GM's books & don't listen to anyone that claims they are this & that.
Also observe the person carefully & see whether watching him/her for a prolong period you get 'turn-off' by them.
Listen to your heart too. Does this person look kind & friendly & does he/she shines without makeup?
Haha! have fun observing all around you. Beneficial for cultivation. No Kidding.
Happy cultivating!
Amituofo
Lotuschef
TBS
Pure Karma Vihara
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