Month November 2023

One day in the autumn of 2001, an old layman brought a woman about thirty years old who looked a little haggard. She knelt in front of the old monk Miaofa and cried about her misfortune. She seemed to have…

1. Ask the old monk Miaofa for advice A young lay couple asked the old monk Miaofa for advice. They said that after converting to Buddhism, they gave up chicken, duck, fish, meat and eggs without any trouble. They also…

I suddenly remembered a story about rescuing animals and harming animals, and decided to add it in so that beginners can have a clear understanding. It was the winter of the second year after I became a master. At that…

Question: Can I kill mosquitoes, flies, ants, cockroaches, woodlice, etc. if I find them in my home? What should I do if I can’t? Answer: The Buddha taught in the Brahma Net Sutra: “Anything with a destiny must not be…

Question: I bought a Guanyin statue half a month ago and spent another 20 yuan to consecrate it. He took it home happily. Who would have thought that when a Buddhist friend asked me that I had brought the Buddha…

Question: “Health News” reported that “nodding and bending” can also cure diseases. An orthopedic expert in traditional Chinese medicine and director of Beijing Guangming Orthopedics Hospital said: “Nodding and bending” is the basic movement of the human body’s spine. It…

The ancients said: “If a man does not serve himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.” How should we explain this? “Excuse me, which ancient person said this sentence? I’m afraid I can’t find it even in “Cihai”.…

Question: The meaning of practicing Zen is too profound. Buddhist friends say that only practicing the Pure Land and chanting Buddha’s name is the quickest and most convenient way, and it can bring karma to rebirth. Zen Buddhism can only…

Question: Buddhism says that Zen Master Yongming Yanshou is the return of Amitabha Buddha. The “Four Materials Slips” left by the old man said, “There is Zen but no Pure Land, and nine out of ten people will miss the…

Question: More than one Buddhist friend said to me that the times have changed, and the methods of practice should also change. Now that we are materially developed, there is no need to practice asceticism. One meal a day or…

Question: Young people who believe in Catholicism can hold their wedding in the church, which will appear grand, solemn and elegant. Does Buddhism oppose marriage between men and women? I have never heard of a Buddhist temple hosting a wedding…