10-5-2011-- 4-5-2011 Request for
Special Dedication
Translated by Lotuschef
Anonymous said...
y u put a fix price for your dedication event? is it too hard to follow wat Grand Master request as 'sui yuan'?
May 5, 2011 8:30 AM
y u put a fix price for your dedication event? is it too hard to follow wat Grand Master request as 'sui yuan'?
May 5, 2011 8:30 AM
Anonymous said...
(He quoted an article from GM)
{Honorary Director One million.
Recently, students gave me a magazine, it is a publication founded by Venerable Sheng Yen [Fa Gu Magazine]. (means Dharma Drum). Eye catching article was [Honorary Director One Million], this is a very big Title.
A student analyze for me:- each Honorary Director is 1 million
NTD, 2000 equates to 2000 millions.
Upon hearing 2000 millions, I got a great shock!
From what I know, Venerable Sheng Yen’s [Honorary Director]
idea?
I am afraid this is not a First innovation, he followed [Ci Ji Gong De Hui]’s tail and learn from them.
He grasped only a few hairs of that tail only.
[Ci Ji Gong De Hui] has how many Honorary Directors, I do not know, I think only Heaven knows.
I am afraid this is not a First innovation, he followed [Ci Ji Gong De Hui]’s tail and learn from them.
He grasped only a few hairs of that tail only.
[Ci Ji Gong De Hui] has how many Honorary Directors, I do not know, I think only Heaven knows.
Regarding both these matters, my student stared at me with both
eyes wide opened, his underlying meaning very deep. However, I pretend to be an
old monk and enter Meditation, act as if there is nothing and behave with dignity; respect and
strength, not fearful of any changes.
Student said: Can we have True Buddha Honorary Director?
Student said: We don’t really need to build Universities;
Hospitals; or TV stations. However, True Buddha’s old folks home, last services
caring centers; Care-giving homes; all these need money else can’t function!
Another student came up with an idea: Since Honorary Director is
One Million each, already have the two groups leading, let us change a name! How
about naming it “Western Paradise Honorary Citizen”?
Participants can rely on their Citizenship certification and GM’s
guarantee to decide to go to Western Paradise after death.
Upon hearing
students debating best gimmicks to raise funds, I felt very sad & both eye
lifeless & expression is one of extreme sadness/sorrow.
I said: I have not done well by True
Buddha School, not done well by TBS’ recommendation. This is because I made a
promise to Venerable Liao Ming, dedicate this life to succor sentient beings,
and cannot fixed prices for services, only accept whatever is offered.
I made a wish and affirmed a
promise, till now have no regrets.
I am aware that Buddhist affairs
need money to execute, I keep to my promise, but I don’t stipulate that
students abide by my promise, also do not stipulate members of the school,
vajramasters, venerables, to follow me and abide by my promise.
Therefore, you all want to do, go
ahead and do, BUT Do Not Do Them In My Name!
Everyone became silent after heaing this.]
May 6, 2011 2:19 PM
Dear Anonymous, the article posted by someone answers your question.
The article is a good one as it touches on people using gimmicks to raise funds like issuing
Western Paradise Pureland Honorary Citizenship & asking GM to guarantee these RICH donors/sponsors will be delivered to Pureland upon their demise.
Upon hearing students debating best gimmicks to raise funds, GM felt very sad & both eye lifeless & his expression is one of extreme sadness.
GM made a promise not to fix prices but he does not demand that everyone follows suit, because he understands that survival is the issue for most organisation.
Pure Karma Vihara does charitable services for those needies but sentient beings are by nature GREEDY & we have been taken advantage of by many to date.
Thus we have to restrict our resources for the needies who are genuinely in need of our aid.
We do not encourage people who are greedy & take advantage of our charitable nature to deprive the needies.
If our prices does not agree with you, go find one that suit you more.
I heard a certain veteran Vajra Master did a fire puja in dedication to the deceased for an agreed price of $2000 but ended up asking for $6000. The family of the deceased quarreled over these as they are not prepare to pay more than the agreed amount.
Pure Karma Vihara's administration is not in my hands as I do not have the resources to determine who to donate to.
Perhaps if you can donate resources to fund Pure Karma Vihara's charitable services, we can do for free any event that is fully sponsored by you.
Remember I am a Lama & not working. I am dependent on others for my survival too.
Read GM's words above carefully and you will understand his outlook.
You also made a mistake in your statements. We do not fix a price on our dedication event.
We fixed prices on Special Dedication Request. This is not included in our scope of charity.
When people can afford & they try to get something free by lying or cheating, Very sorry to say, they already Broke many precepts as set down In Buddhist doctrines & etc.
Cheating Lamas & etc, is the same as cheating Buddha.
I am sure you don't want to do that.
Listen to GM, he always gives you answers.
Amituofo / Lotuschef / Pure Karma / True Buddha School
May 6, 2011 2:19 PM
Dear Anonymous, the article posted by someone answers your question.
The article is a good one as it touches on people using gimmicks to raise funds like issuing
Western Paradise Pureland Honorary Citizenship & asking GM to guarantee these RICH donors/sponsors will be delivered to Pureland upon their demise.
Upon hearing students debating best gimmicks to raise funds, GM felt very sad & both eye lifeless & his expression is one of extreme sadness.
GM made a promise not to fix prices but he does not demand that everyone follows suit, because he understands that survival is the issue for most organisation.
Pure Karma Vihara does charitable services for those needies but sentient beings are by nature GREEDY & we have been taken advantage of by many to date.
Thus we have to restrict our resources for the needies who are genuinely in need of our aid.
We do not encourage people who are greedy & take advantage of our charitable nature to deprive the needies.
If our prices does not agree with you, go find one that suit you more.
I heard a certain veteran Vajra Master did a fire puja in dedication to the deceased for an agreed price of $2000 but ended up asking for $6000. The family of the deceased quarreled over these as they are not prepare to pay more than the agreed amount.
Pure Karma Vihara's administration is not in my hands as I do not have the resources to determine who to donate to.
Perhaps if you can donate resources to fund Pure Karma Vihara's charitable services, we can do for free any event that is fully sponsored by you.
Remember I am a Lama & not working. I am dependent on others for my survival too.
Read GM's words above carefully and you will understand his outlook.
You also made a mistake in your statements. We do not fix a price on our dedication event.
We fixed prices on Special Dedication Request. This is not included in our scope of charity.
When people can afford & they try to get something free by lying or cheating, Very sorry to say, they already Broke many precepts as set down In Buddhist doctrines & etc.
Cheating Lamas & etc, is the same as cheating Buddha.
I am sure you don't want to do that.
Listen to GM, he always gives you answers.
Amituofo / Lotuschef / Pure Karma / True Buddha School
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