25-6-2011 你怎么可以拜活人？

HOW CAN U PRAY TO SOMEONE THAT IS STILL ALIVE?

• • Ry: 嗨法师，我到哈弗乐路的电油站。一名打材油
    
    
    的服务员给我服务。当他看到我玻璃镜子上贴了
    
    
    师尊圣像，他告诉我他已皈依10年了。
    
    
    后来发生了事故，他就不再提真佛宗也不认为是
    
    
    真佛宗弟子。
    
    
    他问：你怎么可以拜一个活着的人？
    
    
    他还告诉我他的朋友是因为这样才死的。
    
    
    我觉的不快，也没回答他，笑笑便走了。
    
    
    
    
    我: 可怜的家伙。我们不是拜而是学习如何找我们
    
    
    本来就有的佛性。我们都是佛。
    
    
    我今天贴了一遍关于成佛的文章，去读吧。

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Well, dear readers, are you praying to GM or are you learning from him?

Why did this person blamed GM for his friend's death, we don't know?

But harboring this kind of bitterness through Misconception is truly very sad.

In Buddhism, we are potential Buddhas, & I have often stress that we find from within our Buddha nature. GM is a Guru that guides & helps us find that Buddha nature from within ourselves.

WE ultimately take refuge with our own Buddha Nature & not like those who don't know how to cultivate, they pray to Deities & etc for blessings & to fulfill their various & most often ridiculous wishes which are mostly Greed based.

To ask for something, we have to give up something in exchange!

GM taught us to say sorry & repent & dedicate merits to our karmic negatives & all sentient beings. These will eventually neutralize our karmic negatives & at the same time make more friends.

Ask yourself frequently: 

What can I do for True Buddha School's efforts to save & help all sentient beings?

How can I lighten GM's load in propagating Dharma?

Drop the WHAT CAN I GET IN RETURN FOR DOING THIS? & DOING THAT?

Give thanks that you are not "Praying" to GM but learning from him!

Amituofo

Lotuschef

Pure Karma Vihara

True Buddha School