7-11-2011 Viewpoints - Dharma Speech or Sales Pitch?

29-10-2011 Dharma Speech or Sales Pitch?

Francesca Poon 师尊讲 - 大隨求菩薩有八個手印，你要求願，你們一定要學會，這八個手印，結完這八個手印後才向祂求啊！

Faith JunHao He went on to promote a cloth printed with Maha Pratisarah's Dharani, alleging that GM said a deceased covered by this cloth will be delivered upwards. As someone donate 1500 pieces, please hurry to get them as stock will run out fast.

He said this one covers the corpse and the Usnisa Vijaya one covers the coffin

Francesca Poon From a student:My friend in temple was asking me to buy "blanket" to cover dead body, I guess she refers to this mantra printed cloth. She told me that this blanket very powerful, sure go up one, you must buy, go get one before no stock

Francesca Poon The Karma angle has to be considered as GM taught. Poor ignorant did not use wisdom and did not listen to GM.

Faith JunHao just wondering, if that cloth is so powerful then why must the coffin covered by Usnisa Vijaya blessed soil? Only use Usnisa blessed soil also can mah..ha7...($_$)

Francesca Poon Yes. One just has to chant Usnisa Vijaya Dharani n bless a handful of soil n scatter over the graves also can clear karma n deliver to pureland. Gm has repeatedly said so, but people push new stuff for $$$

Francesca Poon Fa Shi, it costs $25/ piece.
I also don't quite believe what my fren said abt wearing that cloth can guarantee us to go to Pureland. If it's so easy, sure ppl will commercialized this blanket long time ago, since I heard abt this blanket for quite some time alrdy, abt more den 3 years ago.

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Haiz.. very disheartening to hear these..

As a layman/new students in TBS, there is no way one can tell the difference.  Usually people will always look up to those high ranking (shangshi) for advice and guidance.  I was once like them before.

Aren’t GM going to do something about it? L

Amitofu

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anyway many old tongmen were listening avidly, fascinated!!!

GM said I am not to directly interfere with their karmic influence, so up to them to see n hear n deduce from GM's teachings n my Kay-poh ness. Hehe!
I am a good baby lotus, so must not be too naughty

But i think this article very direct if they are present

I rather scarify XX for the people he likely to con

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He went on to promote a cloth printed with Maha Pratisarah's Dharani, alleging that GM said a deceased covered by this cloth will be delivered upwards. As someone donate 1500 pieces, please hurry to get them as stock will run out fast.
He said this one covers the corpse and the Usnisa Vijaya one covers the coffin.

Why should double used? LoL Really obvious that he himself doubt about the cloth as it is fake story using GM's name. Yeah, people always SOLD GM's name.

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Just finished reading that article.
I've read the translation of Maha Pratisara sutra somewhere that yes indeed the sutra says that one who wears the cloth with the dharani written on it won't fall into three lower realms, but I believe this isn't what we call buying our way to the heaven (that easily).
Of course one has to perform the sadhana and cultivate that dharma wholeheartedly to produce such effects. This speaker truly deviated the true meaning of the precious dharma!!!

It's sad that many fellow students don't understand what GM has said and actually there's no such thing as a free lunch. Amitabha, may they be able to be more discerning next time.

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Hi

the dharani said if u cultivate and got no headway, u use a piece of your clothing and chant the dharani about 1080times n ask for blessing n then wear it, it will help u cultivate better. 

I didn't see any part of the dharani saying a piece of cloth printed with the dharani n then cover the corpse can go to pureland.

so the sadhana with maha pratisarah has to be done with relevant visualization n forming the 8 hand mudra that GM taught is necessary to bless the clothing.

GM also stressed that only can ask for One Wish n not be greedy.

So the 1500 pieces of cloth printed with the Dharani has to do the sadhana for each one studiously doing the whole works that GM taught for the talisman to be effective, one has to chant the relevant mantra of GM or golden mother 1080times. 

So sad that these people can do these type of sales all the time using GM as the selling point. 

That's why most wizen to their ways n stay away from that temple.

hahaha!

I got a real shock they so desperate for funds to push so hard.

They need plenty to build a temple as per XX as a tourist attraction to attract the rich, famous n powerful!

I sincerely hope my article will wake up some at least!

Amituofo!

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Fa Shi, I read your article about Dharma Speech or Sales Speech, but don't fully understand. So this mantra printed cloth actually don't really works, it depends on own karma too?
My friend in temple was asking me to buy "blanket" to cover dead body, I guess she refers to this mantra printed cloth.

She told me that this blanket very powerful, sure go up one, you must buy, go get one before no stock.

When XX explained abt this blanket usage, I was not coming to temple.

So I missed the speech. Please enlighten me, Fa Shi.

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Hehe....see how they pushed n how much the sentient being swallowed their sales pitch completely?

poor ignorant souls

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Hot topic of the day.

"the dharani said if u cultivate and got no headway, u use a piece of your clothing and chant the dharani about 1080times n ask for blessing n then wear it, it will help u cultivate better. 

I didn't see any part of the dharani saying a piece of cloth printed with the dharani n then cover the corpse can go to pureland."

Noted it.

"GM also stressed that only can ask for One Wish n not be greedy. So the 1500 pieces of cloth printed with the Dharani has to do the sadhana for each one studiously doing the whole works that GM taught for the talisman to be effective, one has to chant the relevant mantra of GM or golden mother 1080times."

Not as easy as we hear from the sales person. Just like ZZ said. ha7..

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Ok I see.

Haha, yes.  This article is very direct already.

Hope more people is waken by this article J

Cheers

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如果有這塊布就能上淨土,上天堂,那修行來有甚麼用? 都不用修行啦?

消除業障不能靠錢財買賣, 是靠發心懺悔...
如果把佛教當迷信拜拜,那就是會去搶購...
有多少人知道佛教是智慧的信仰....一些善巧方便的東西不是根本理義, 如果有人將善巧方便來作生意---那會不會如同本末倒置?
甚至販賣如來??
嘿嘿! 這些天電郵看慢了, 抱歉, 回復遲了!

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Amituofo / Lotuschef / Pure Karma / True Buddha School