造佛形像之不可思议功德

造佛形像之不可思议功德，世尊于诸大小乘经典中多有详示。兹援引弘一律师敬本诸经所说而概括的十大利益诠次如下：
一、从前所作种种罪过，轻者立即消灭，重者亦得转轻。
二、常得吉神拥护。一切瘟疫水火寇盗刀兵牢狱之灾，悉皆不受。
三、夙生怨对，咸蒙法益，而得解脱，永免寻仇报复之苦。
四、夜叉恶鬼，不能侵犯。毒蛇饿虎，不能为害。
五、心得安慰，日无险事，夜无恶梦。颜色光泽，气力充盛，所作吉利。　　
六、至心奉法，虽无希求。自然衣食丰足，家庭和睦，福寿绵长。
七、所言所行，人天欢喜。任到何方，常为多众倾诚爱戴，恭敬礼拜。
八、愚者转智，病者转健，困者转亨。为妇女者，报谢之日，捷转男身。　　
九、永离恶道，受生善道。相貌端正，天资超越，福禄殊胜。
十、能为一切众生，种植善根。以众生心，作大福田，获无量胜果。所生之处，常得见佛闻法。
直至三慧宏开，六通亲证，速得成佛。　　

Mindful of the Buddha, Seeing the Buddha

《楞严经》：如果众生的心，能时时想念佛，时时忆念佛，纵然现在不能见到佛，将来必定会见到佛，因为离开佛已经不远了。
♥ 阿弥陀佛 ♥

Surangama Sutra:
If one could always remember the Buddha, mindful about the Buddha , though he might not see the Buddha now, he will definitely see Him in the future. This is because he is already not far away from the Buddha. Amituofo.

Anger & Love have no limits...

While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked stone and scratched lines on the side of car. In anger, the man took the child's hand & hit it many times, not realizing he was using a wrench.

At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures. When the child saw his father...with painful eyes he asked 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?' Man was so hurt and speechless. He went back to car and kicked it many times. Devastated by his own actions.. sitting in front of the car he looked at the scratches, child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'. Next day that man committed suicide...

Anger and Love have no limits...Always remember that- Things are to be used and people are to be loved, but the problem in today's world is that, People are used and things are loved..?

Heart of Gratitude

Heart of Gratitude

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up
a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the
hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped
them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words.
He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the
blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a
different way." I wrote: "Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it."
Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said
the boy was blind. The second sign told people that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?

Moral of the Story:
* Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative.
Think differently and positively.
* When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you
have 1000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret.
Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future
without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.
* The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling……And
even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind
it!

If after reading this you really felt touched and you liked
the story, I suggest you share it. Otherwise, I believe you know
what to do. Remember, this message could change someone’s life.
The choice is yours. What would you do?
Enjoy your day with a heart of gratitude. Amituofo

《 念佛三大利益 》

《 念佛三大利益 》

①（过去）：念一声佛，能灭过去多生所造之罪。
②（现在）：消灾延寿，福慧临门。
③（未来）：脱离苦海，往生佛国，安乐无穷，究竟成佛。

The Merits from Life/Animal Liberation

The merits from life liberation are varied and boundless. Here are some, according to the Buddha and many Venerable masters -

1. One will be unharmed by war or die by violence.
2. One will attain longevity and healthiness with few illnesses.
(Many pains and illnesses come from the karma of killing.)
3. One will be unharmed by natural disasters and accidents.
4. One will have abundant offsprings for future generations.
5. One will easily attain what one wishes.
6. One will prosper in official positions without obstacles.
7. One will be a source of gratitude to other beings and a source of joy to the Buddhas.
8. One will dissolve vengeance, and vanquish evil influences and worries.
9. One will experience joy and peacefulness in all seasons.
10. One will be easier born in Pureland.
(With practices of developing faith and aspiration,
practising repentance, vegetarianism and single-minded chanting of "Namo Amituofo")

Teachings by Ajahn Chah

First you understand the Dharma with your thoughts. If you begin to understand it, you will practise it. And if you practise it, you will begin to see it. And if you see it,you are the Dharma and you have the joy of the Buddha.

Theory and practice - the first knows the name of a medicinal plant, and the second goes out to find it and uses it.

Be careful about observing our precepts. Virtue is a sense of shame. What we have doubts about, we should not do or say. This is virtue. Purity is being beyond all doubts.

The other names of Amituofo

Amituofo is also called by the following names:
1) Buddha of Infinite Life,
2) Buddha of Infinite Light,
3) Buddha of Boundless Light,
4)Buddha of Unhindered Light,
5) Buddha of Incomparable Light,
6) Buddha of Light of Wisdom,
7) Buddha of Unceasing Light,
8) Buddha of Pure Light,
9) Buddha of Light of Joy,
10) Buddha of Light of Liberation,
11) Buddha of Light of Serenity,
12) Buddha of Light Outshining the Sun and the Moon.
13) Buddha of Inconceivable Light
If sentient beings encounter his light, their three defilements will be removed; they feel tenderness, joy and pleasure; and good thoughts arise. If sentient beings in the three realms of suffering see his light, they will all be relieved and freed from affliction. At the end of their lives, they all will be liberated.

The Joy of Sharing

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

Be Kind To All Beings - it is our duty

If we are not able to properly liberate animals, then the least we should do is to refrain from harming or killing them. As all sentient beings are afraid of suffering and treasure their lives be it humans or animals. Hence, we should stop consuming meat and go on vegetarian food. The demand on meat creates the need to kill… The no demand on meat saves them from the killing.