New life path

When I was sorting out my bookcase, I suddenly found a copy of a report letter written by an old medical worker who was suffering from advanced liver cancer (he only knew it was liver disease) in 1994 to Master Xuanhua after he recovered from practicing Buddhism. After re-reading it again, I felt that it would be helpful to those who are new to Buddhism and practicing meditation, so I published it in this book to serve readers.

Personal profile

My name is Wan Xinsheng (a pseudonym chosen by me). It means that I have gained a new life after reading the teachings of Master Xuanhua in the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas. Note by Guo Qing. I am fifty-eight years old and have been working at a hospital until now.

Sick

In July of 1989, I developed diabetes. In June 1990, he suffered from liver disease again. In September 1991, his liver disease worsened. After examination, it was found to be early-stage cirrhosis and ascites. In June 1992, his liver disease and diabetes worsened seriously, and he developed ascites for the second time. His fever reached 40 degrees Celsius (104.5 degrees Fahrenheit), and the lowest was 37 or 38 degrees (Fahrenheit). 98.6 and 100.4 degrees), which lasted for more than a month. Despite being hospitalized for more than a year, his condition has improved, but some indicators are still maintained by medication. At that time, my friends were very concerned about my health, and my wife and son were also very anxious. They sought treatment from the most famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor in the country, took me hundreds of doses of traditional Chinese medicine, and received hundreds of bottles of liquid and nearly a hundred tubes of protein. I spent more than 60,000 yuan on medical expenses (more than 7,000 yuan in Chinese RMB, equivalent to more than 7,000 US dollars), but I did not achieve good results. I only got some improvement and the condition was under control initially.

A qigong book

In early 1993, a gentleman named Wang gave me a Qigong book. After reading it, I did what the book said for a while, but I didn’t stick to it and continued intermittently. The book talks about ideas and images, such as lotus positions, temples, and Buddha statues. It also talks about sitting, lying, standing, and chanting the Buddha’s name. Later, another lady named Bai introduced us to a gentleman named Chen who came from the northeast. They took my wife and I to Dabei Zen Temple in Tianjin, where we worshiped Buddha, asked for scriptures, and invited Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Guanyin. The statue of Bodhisattva is illuminated. After we came back, in order to understand this truth, we looked up dictionaries and read scriptures. It was very difficult to learn and we didn’t know where to start, but we didn’t stop.

Meet the old monk Miaofa

On January 1, 1994, I met the old monk Miaofa through someone’s introduction. The old monk first used a few words to describe my character and personality. At that time, I was convinced. I felt that every word was just right and there was not a superfluous word. He was talking about me. Then he talked about my health, saying that I had liver disease, diabetes, bad kidneys, and two small cysts in my liver. Say this is an effect: what about the cause? They said that I had killed animals , eating soft-shell turtles, eels, crabs, prawns, pigeons, and snake meat. They also said that I wounded the wing of a small bird with a gun in my left hand and the bird later died. At that time, I was very confused. He knew everything about my illness, the lives I had killed, and even the fact that I used my left hand to shoot a gun! It’s amazing.

The old monk Miaofa’s sermon

Just when I was hesitant, the old monk told me that I should read “Selected Recitals of Master Xuanhua”. He said, “Master Xuanhua taught his disciples to follow the Five Precepts and the Ten Good Deeds, and to do good deeds. They should repent every day and do good deeds from the bottom of their hearts. Recognize your mistakes at all times, be determined not to violate the Five Precepts, and change your ways.” This inspired me a lot. I felt that these words were true and had a profound truth. At that time, I thought, “As a human being, just do what the master said.” The old monk saw that my heart was sincere, and he guided me on how to chant the Buddha’s name. How can I repent and help me get the sentient beings I killed away from me? Suddenly, I felt relaxed all over my body as if all my illnesses had been cured. Then, they slapped my whole body again, and I felt like the swollen and heavy tattered cotton clothes I had worn for many years were being taken off from top to bottom on the ground. At that time, my whole body felt feverish, and as I walked slowly down, I felt extremely relaxed. It really felt like I could get rid of my illness at my fingertips.

Study Buddhist scriptures

Later, a layman named Meng sent us books such as “The Deeds of Master Xuanhua,” “Messages from Practitioners,” “Introduction to Meditation,” and the Great Compassion Mantra, which were copied by hand. We have been to the Great Compassion Monastery in Tianjin several times, and have learned about the Great Compassion Mantra, the Shurangama Mantra, “Selected Revelations of Master Xuanhua” and “A Brief Explanation of the Surangama Sutra on the Head of the Great Buddha,” and “Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva” narrated by Master Xuanhua. A Brief Overview of the Original Vow Sutra.

Devote yourself to studying Buddhist scriptures

From then on, we insisted on meditating, repenting, chanting the Buddha’s name, reciting the Great Compassion Mantra, and studying scriptures every day. In the early stages of meditation, I had numbness in my feet and pain in my legs, and I could only meditate for ten minutes at a time. Later, I gradually got used to it, and the time gradually became longer, from ten minutes to twenty minutes, half an hour, forty minutes, fifty minutes, and one hour. In the meantime, I felt sleepy and dozed off, but it was also very fast. ‘s passed. After three or four months of meditating, my body began to tremble. After a period of time, my whole body became hot and I sweated profusely while meditating. Every time I meditated, I felt as if I had taken a bath. This phenomenon lasted for two or three months.

Induction to Master Xuanhua

On one of the intervening days, that is, two or three days after Master Miaofa went to the United States, my wife told me in the evening that Master Miaofa must be like Master Xuanhua when he came to the United States to report your situation. As a result, when I was meditating the next morning, Master Xuanhua appeared in front of me and asked me to study Buddhism well. This was the first image that appeared to me when I was meditating. The appearance of this image greatly inspired me and strengthened my belief that I must learn Buddhism.

They all left satisfied

Later, while meditating, the creatures I killed appeared before my eyes, including snakes, hedgehogs, turtles, frogs, geckos, and eels. They were all lying on the table and did not want to leave. I admitted my mistake, apologized, kowtowed to them, and called them Buddha’s name. I was very happy to see them all go away satisfied.

Dream about Maitreya Buddha

Another time, when I was meditating, a temple and a character appeared. This character was a monk holding a whisk in his hand. He led me to the temple, but I didn’t make it to the end several times. Another time when I was meditating, I saw Maitreya Buddha under the leadership of a monk. Maitreya Buddha took me into a large temple and saw Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. I immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed. Maitreya Buddha was sitting on Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Then he held my shoulders with his hands and asked me to sit on his lap. I said that I was an adult and still sat on your lap. He said: “In front of me, no matter how old you are, you are still a child.” So I returned to my childhood child appearance. Another time when I was meditating, I followed Maitreya Buddha to a far away place. There were mountains and temples there, and it was a huge scene. There were many Buddhas in the temple. I was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing. Suddenly my eyes lit up. When I looked up, I saw a very bright fireball. Later, when I was studying the book “The Deeds of Master Xuanhua”, I realized that this was the universal light of the Buddha. When I saw the photos of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas that Master Miaofa brought back from the United States, I felt indescribably happy. I never expected that the place I saw that day with mountains, temples, and a huge scene was The Holy City of Ten Thousand Buddhas!

Maitreya Buddha helped me regain my health

A few days later, when I was meditating, I saw a lot of cockroaches lying on my body. At this time, I shouted to the Buddha and pulled them down with my hands. Some went away and some came back. When I was helpless, Maitreya Buddha appeared in front of me again, and he picked off all the cockroaches on my body with his hands. Since then, the red bumps on my body have disappeared and my skin is no longer itchy. Another time, when I was meditating, Maitreya Buddha gently touched my liver with his hands, brushed off the dirt on the liver, and said, “It will get better slowly.” Then Maitreya Buddha checked again My pancreatic islets were not functioning properly, and very little insulin was excreted. It was flowing out drop by drop for half a day. Maitreya Buddha said: “The insulin tube is not smooth, and the insulin flowing out is not enough.” So Maitreya Buddha used a small stick to clear it. I stroked it twice more with my hand, and a lot of insulin spurted out like a thick needle, and I was told that this was enough. Later, they took me to a pool to take a bath, washed away the dirt and viruses on my body, and changed my clothes. Since then, my health has been getting better day by day, and I am on par with healthy people. It is not obvious that I am suffering from a serious illness.

Body restored to health

Some time later, I went to the hospital for a check-up. The doctors were surprised. This was because my condition was supposed to be getting worse. The best thing to do was to keep the condition from getting worse, but my situation was different. Now, many test indicators have reached the level of normal people. For example, albumin can only be maintained to 35 or 36 by injecting albumin, and the highest is 38. Now it can be maintained without albumin infusion. In this case, it has reached the level of forty or forty-one. Although there are several indicators that have not yet reached the normal index standards, they are also developing in a positive direction. A patient asked me: “What method did you use to treat it?” I said: “I am taking a new life path!”

Effect of studying Buddhism

After nearly ten months of meditating, confessing, and studying scriptures, I gained a deeper understanding of Buddhism: From the superficial principles I initially understood, I felt that Buddhism benefits the country and the people and purifies society. If people all over the world could follow the requirements of Buddhism, there would be no war, robbery, theft, fraud, etc., the world would be peaceful, and we would be able to live a happy life. Another feeling is that some of the issues discussed in Buddhism are not fantasy, let alone superstition, but profound science. If you can follow the requirements of Buddhism in a down-to-earth manner, you will be able to drive away the diseases in your body and achieve unexpected results. Therefore, this is the reason why some people who are terminally ill or seriously ill can survive tenaciously and get better and better as they live. This truth has also been verified by my own recovery and changes.

Written on October 28, 1994