Master: Why are Buddhist temples and Taoist temples all treasures of geomantic omen?
Social unrest and extraordinary disasters on the earth have never happened in the past history. Why are there so many now? Let's think about a sentence in the Buddhist scriptures, and we will understand when we calm down and think about it. The scripture tells us that "the phase is born by the heart, and the situation changes with the heart." Then we have to think, what do we think now? What did he say? What did he do? If what he thinks, says and does is wrong and violates ethics, then this phase is problematic, it is born from the heart, it is good from the heart, and it is evil from evil thoughts. Some people talk about feng shui. Where does Feng Shui come from? Feng shui comes from the heart.
In the past, it seemed twenty or thirty years ago, someone asked me, as the ancients said, most of the treasures of Feng Shui in the world were taken by monks and Taoists. Ask me, do these monks and Taoists know how to look at Feng Shui? Ask me this question. My answer is, I don't know. Monks don't pay attention to feng shui, and they don't pay attention to this thing. I believe that Taoism does not pay attention to this either. Why are all the temples they built a treasure trove of feng shui? They are kind-hearted. These people are kind-hearted, kind-hearted and true practitioners. He lived in this place for three years, and this place has good feng shui. If the feng shui is not good, he will live for three years and the feng shui will get better. If it is a wicked person, evil thoughts and a good place with a treasure trove of geomantic omen, if he goes to live for three years, the geomantic omen will be broken. This makes sense, and it makes sense to follow the scripture. It's not that the heart turns with the environment, it's that the environment turns with its heart. This truth should be understood. In modern quantum, it advocates this, controlling things with the mind and controlling material phenomena with our thoughts. If you think of good, you will live all day, and if you think of evil, you will become three evil ways. We have to know.
Old age is a good word to describe the environment of our modern earth. Turbidity is heavy, turbidity is pollution, serious pollution; How evil! Everyone is selfish at the expense of others, and there are too few people who think of others. The ancients were selfish and embarrassed to say it. Now selfishness has become a fashion, and now it is advocated that "every man for himself, the devil takes the hindmost". I remember when I was lecturing in Hong Kong in my early years, Hong Kong TV came to visit me. The interviewer is He Shouxin, a famous Hong Kong journalist. It seems that he should retire now, and he is old. He asked me this sentence, "Every man for himself, the devil takes the hindmost." I told him that this sentence was wrong and hurt many people. This is sinful. I told him that in China, Confucius and Mencius were not for themselves. God didn't punish him, and the earth didn't destroy him. Sakyamuni Buddha was born in India. He was born a prince. He is a king. He gave up the throne, not for himself, but to educate all beings. Heaven did not punish him, nor did the earth destroy him. I said that until now, before I studied Buddhism, I seldom thought about myself. I haven't thought about myself since I studied Buddhism. I fully explained the Buddhist classics and advised people to be kind. God didn't punish me, and the earth didn't destroy me. So these two sentences can no longer be publicized. The ultimate goal is to violate ethics, be unkind and unjust, not know how to break evil and cultivate good, not afraid of cause and effect, and not believe in cause and effect. Many people don't believe in cause and effect. Dare to do these evil deeds, only for a little immediate benefit, I wonder if the afterlife problem is serious, and what should I do in the afterlife? If people believe in cause and effect, they decide not to do evil.
Recorded from episode 245 of Notes of Pure Land on 20 14.
Scientists know that scientists have discovered and seen clearly that material phenomena are produced from the phenomenon of ideological fluctuations. So thought can control matter, because matter is produced by thought. With good thoughts, material phenomena will be good, which is bliss. Bad ideas, external environment (inner body, physical health) and surrounding environment are all related to our intentions. We in China say that the external environment is called geomantic omen, and the geomantic omen turns around. Feng Shui is inseparable from self-nature and thought, so we say that "only those who live happily can live happily, and only those who live happily can live happily". Some people who know geomantic omen see that the Dojo of these practitioners in ancient China is the best geomantic omen. They want to know whether all these monks know Feng Shui and why their buildings are the best Feng Shui. This statement makes no sense. Monks don't learn Feng Shui. Today, the scientist explained to us that becoming a monk is good and he does not create evil. He recites scriptures, buddhas and worships buddhas every day. This kind of body and mind is good, and he practices well every day. He has lived here for three years, and the feng shui and bad feng shui in this place have become better. That's the truth. Our school is here. If all the teachers and students here know the four virtues, all of us will learn to be kind, speak well, do good deeds and be good people. Everyone will do it. For three years, Lambert was the first in the field of geomantic omen. The situation turns with your heart, with your heart, and here is good; If people's hearts are bad, there will be disaster in this place. That's the truth. The environment changes with our thoughts.
Recorded from 20 14, episode 354 of Notes on Pure Land.
Most houses in China are square. We see foreign houses with many edges and corners, which are irregular. But Feng Shui has a point. He may not understand the real truth. Why? All these situations will have an impact on our thinking. Fang, let our thoughts be mindful; Some edges and corners, we will have some evil thoughts and unhealthy ideas. The bedroom in the house where China people live must be square and rectangular, and there will be no polygons. I'm in Australia, and a neighbor next door wants to move and sell a house, and asks us if we want it. We went in for a visit. There seem to be four rooms in this house. Only one room is rectangular, and the others are all pentagonal. The host has three daughters, so I asked him, which one of his husband and wife lives in a rectangle, and the other three daughters live in a Pentagon and a hexagon. I said, does your daughter often think about it? He said, how do you know? An old layman in Xia Jingshan told me that he can read Feng Shui. Where there are edges and corners, he will be paranoid after living for 90 days, but he will be ok within 90 days, and he will be abnormal after more than 90 days. I said this truth, and he said it was true. His daughter is full of imagination. This shows that the environment can affect our psychology, affect our emotions, and sometimes it is unconscious. For example, this time, he was completely unaware. It is not normal for him to think about it after a long time. China people pay attention to it, but foreigners don't understand it. So when we went to a foreign country, as soon as we saw this room, it didn't matter that we were guests anyway. We only stayed for a few days and then left. We didn't stay there for long.
This is that the environment will affect us, and we can also affect the environment. When our energy exceeds it, we will affect it; If we have no energy, negative energy, not positive energy, we will be disturbed. So it doesn't matter if the yogi lives in these strange places. Real kung fu, true childlike heart, will not be disturbed by the outside world, the place where he lives is auspicious and beautiful, and it really changes with the environment; Without this effort, he was affected by the environment. With the wisdom of abstinence, abstinence can be turned to the outside world without interference. So the shape of this house is square and round.
Recorded from episode 287 of Notes of Pure Land on 20 14.
People on the earth are different from those in the last century. China people say Jia Zi, who is 60 years old. The world 60 years ago was lovely. When we arrived in Taiwan Province Province, the population of Taiwan Province Province was * * * 6 million, which was not much. People are very friendly to each other. Indeed, everyone has the moral concept of putting oneself in others' shoes, helping each other, caring for each other and helping each other. Sincerity, shopping on the street is genuine, not fake. Now even the medicine is fake, how can you say it! Nowadays people lie, completely considering their own interests, regardless of the lives of others. So I have no ethics, don't believe in cause and effect, and think I'm smart. This kind of man-made, before the result will be presented, what will be the result? Disaster. You see, there are so many disasters now, which were not there 50 or 60 years ago. It's hard to hear where there are so many disasters now. Social unrest, between people, so someone told me that people are dummies now, which makes no sense. They are all deceptive, and cheating has become fashionable. What should you do? In Buddhism, it was before the disaster was about to happen. We believe, scientists believe, why? The situation changes with your heart.
Can disasters on earth be solved? Theoretically, yes. How to resolve it? People turn their thoughts around, not selfish, not deceiving others, and bring back ethics, so there will be no disaster on earth; The earth is full of positive energy, negative energy disappears, and the disaster is gone. It can be done. I remember that in 20 10, some scientists in the world held a forum in Sydney, Australia. One day, a special topic, Mayan disaster prediction, was devoted to this prediction in 20 12. In a word, it's American scientist Braddon. He is a quantum scientist and gets along well. He said that the disaster in 20 12 years can be resolved as long as people on earth can "abandon evil and promote good, and be righteous with evil", and he was absolutely right. His theoretical basis is that material phenomena are controlled by thoughts; When ideas change, material phenomena change. Buddhism says that "all laws are born of the mind" and "the phase changes with the heart". In the past, it was said that some people in China believed in Feng Shui. These tourists say that the best feng shui in the world is controlled by Buddhism and Taoism. Why are Buddhist temples and Taoist temples treasure troves of geomantic omen? So one of them asked me, do these monks know Feng Shui? I replied that I didn't really say that. Why is Feng Shui so good? They are kind-hearted They observe precepts, recite scriptures, give lectures and practice every day. They are kind-hearted and talk appropriately. Please worship Buddha every day. So good people live in this place, and after three years, the feng shui in this place has become better, and the bad feng shui has also become better. If everyone in this temple tells him to find ordinary people to live there, after three years, the feng shui there will go bad. This is the reason why the environment changes with people's wishes. Now this is a scientific question, and it is definitely not superstition.
The Buddha is here to explain to us that our results are incredible, whether it is true or not. To learn Buddhism, we must learn the same thoughts and views, the same heart, the same thoughts of chanting Buddha, the same words of saying Buddha and the same things of doing Buddha, which is unlucky. Buddha and Bodhisattva, the ancient sages of China, look at these works left by the ancient sages and compare them with Mahayana Sutra, and you will find that the ancient sages and sages of China came from Buddha and Bodhisattva, all of whom realized Tao, nature and became Buddhas, and all of them were in this realm. They will teach us. If you study hard, what will you get? First, physical and mental health; Family harmony, smooth work, social stability, national prosperity and world peace can be truly realized. What are the root causes of social unrest and frequent disasters? Ethics is gone, the relationship between people is chaotic and disorderly, moral education is gone, people commit crimes everywhere, and social unrest is all due to problems in education. Today's education is only science and technology education, and science and technology belong to material civilization. Without spiritual civilization, no matter how good material civilization is, disasters are inevitable and cannot be ignored.
Recorded from episode 255 of Notes of Pure Land on 20 14.
Disaster is not natural, nature is the best, and nature is self-fulfilling. We should return to nature, not artificial, all artificial is negative, let nature take its course! What on earth makes people suffer from this crime and so much pain? Destroy nature, thinking that we are very capable and developing science can change nature. Even the most important agricultural products in our diet, he uses pesticides and fertilizers, which are not natural. Artificial catalysis can make these agricultural plants grow beautiful and big, but? Can't eat. If you eat it, you will get sick. If you get sick, you will die. Therefore, people's diet is unhealthy and looks abnormal. All this is in front of our eyes, and we have all seen it. How to solve this problem?
When I came back this time, the mayor came to see me twice, and we both talked about this problem. Australia is vast and sparsely populated, and the central region is full of deserts. This land is not polluted. The land in the United States and China is polluted, but this land is not. If we develop agriculture in this land, this place will become the granary of the whole world in the future, and the food produced can feed the whole world, at least in Asia. I believe I'm not the only one who has this idea. There are many people who have this idea. But the most scarce water source in Australia, Catholic bishops and archbishops, were here yesterday, and we talked about this problem. He has a lot of authority. I saw on the map yesterday that dozens of churches were under his control. He told me that in this desert near the center, the residents are suffering. How can people live without rain for three years? He said that the suicide rate is so high that people don't want to live and can't live. We are sorry to hear the news. How to solve this problem? Is there any way to solve it? Yes
Most of the inhabitants of desert areas are Australian aborigines, and these aborigines have very serious resentment. How can we help them resolve their resentment? We know that the environment will change as we wish. They themselves said that there was no such disaster a hundred years ago. These farmers and herdsmen here are normal and have a lot of rain. The noun Toowoomba is an indigenous pronunciation. What does this mean? It's swamps and oases, that's what it means. Therefore, we should change our ideas, and then the mountains, rivers, land and materials will follow our thoughts. All laws are true from the heart, not false. Our bad thoughts today have caused these disasters; Abandon evil and promote good, and correct your mentality, you can change. There is a proverb in China that says, "Blessed people live in blessed land, and blessed people live in blessed land." Blessed people live there, and they can naturally feel it when the weather is favorable.
For us, confidence, sincerity, self-confidence and respect are very important. First, it is effective to change our mental, physical and spiritual health, and then change our living environment. There are many examples of this incredible induction, and we should tell you more in classic teaching.
Recorded from 20 14, Notes of Pure Land 12 1 set.
The third is "power". It has a kind of power, invisible, to help you break your troubles and prove Bodhi. Fourth, "can be solemn in the world." In this world, in this region, there is a truly virtuous and intelligent person living in this place, and the magnetic field in this region is different, which makes people feel very comfortable. This is a solemn world, where buddhas and bodhisattvas live, and where arhats live. In this world, on this earth, we believe that there are many Dojo where Buddhas and Bodhisattvas practice in Chinese mainland. People facing the mountain, whether at home or becoming a monk, go to Wutai Mountain for three steps and one worship. Like the old monk Xu Yun, he is 47 years old. In order to repay his mother's kindness, he made a wish to go to Wutai Mountain and return this merit to his mother. It took him more than three years to swim five stations from Mount Putuo. I have been ill twice in the past three years, both of which are very dangerous and serious. Where is it? There is no village near the barren hills, and he needs someone to save him. He can't live without it. I met a beggar and he saved him. The beggar begged to feed him and lived with him for more than half a month until he was well enough to worship Buddha again. The beggar left. The second time, a few months later, I got sick for the second time and met this beggar again. The beggar found him herbs and helped him recover. After more than half a month, he recovered. The old monk asked him, Savior, what's your name? He said that his surname was Wen, and the names in the text were Ji, Ji and Wen Ji. The beggar told him that he said I lived in Wutai Mountain, and everyone in Wutai Mountain knew me. He remembered going to Wutai Mountain and asking people everywhere. There is a beggar named Moon Hee, and no one knows. All the way to the Mahatma Hall, many monks were together, and he asked them for advice. One of them said Manjusri Bodhisattva, and it suddenly dawned on him. When you were in trouble, the Bodhisattva incarnated and accompanied him twice for nearly a month. It's hard to be together every day. Bodhisattva helped him reborn, fulfilling his filial piety and fulfilling his wish. Among the four famous mountains, Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha is in Jiuhua, Manjusri is in Wutai, Pu Xian is in Emei and Guanyin is in Putuo. I believe that Bodhisattva lives there, and there are more arhats living there, which are generally invisible to people without connections.
So some people say that there will be a global catastrophe in the future. Where is the disaster lighter? There are Buddhas and Bodhisattvas living there in China, China, and they are illuminated by the light of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, so it will be lighter in comparison, indicating that China is safer than foreign countries. I am abroad, and many students ask me these questions. Where is safe? I told him that China was safe. He asked me why. Let me analyze it logically. For thousands of years in China, our ancestors have been cultivating good, breaking evil and cultivating good. China people throw away their ancestors and don't believe it. 200 years at most. Even if the ancestors lost their temper, slapped you and punished you, it wouldn't kill you. Treating children and students like parents and teachers won't kill you. If you make a mistake, I hope you turn around and he will be happy if you turn around. You should know this. The so-called geomantic omen belongs to geomantic omen and is an absolute truth. Feng shui is in people's hearts, and now people's hearts are not good. Those ancestors 200 years ago were kind-hearted. China people have never bullied anyone, abused anyone or conquered anyone, which cannot be found in history. Besides, China people are very generous and tolerant. If you offend him, he will forgive you. He doesn't care about you, and he doesn't hold grudges. He wants revenge every day, but China doesn't. Therefore, some foreign scholars and advanced intellectuals are deeply impressed by China culture, and think that 2 1 century is the century of China people. Foreigners don't believe it, but now they do. Why? When science will come to an end and continue to make progress, the side effects will be too great, which will bring survival crisis to all beings in the world. This is terrible. So where is the safest place? China is the safest land, which is true, not false. I choose Hongkong as my place to study Buddhism in China. I can't go anywhere else. I'm so old, it's enough to ask Amitabha to take me to Elysium.
Recorded from episode 255 of Notes of Pure Land on 20 14.