Guan Yi layman

Jilin layman Guan Yi suffered from an incurable disease and was taken home from the hospital by his relatives and friends to die. Later, he received enlightenment from a good teacher, accepted and upheld the five precepts, and specialized in the method of chanting Buddha’s name, and miraculously recovered. This will make you more diligent in reciting the Buddha’s name.

One day while reciting Buddha’s name, Amitabha Buddha and Guanyin Bodhisattva suddenly appeared in front of him, which made him extremely excited. Another day while reciting the Buddha’s name, I suddenly saw myself in hell, where I saw many sinners being tortured, wailing in pain, and begging him for help. He said, “I don’t know how to save you now.” From then on, Guan Yi and his wife went deep into the Buddhist scriptures, worshiped and recited Buddha’s name, and then gave up on sexual intercourse, killing and stealing, and walked, lived, sat, and slept with righteous thoughts every day. Now I have the idea of becoming a monk and practicing Buddhism to repay the kindness of Buddha. Guan Yi went around asking Buddhist friends about which temple and which master it would be best to become a monk. After hearing this, the old monk Miaofa pondered for a moment and blurted out a verse:

It is hard to hear the Dharma now that I have heard it, and it is hard to find a wise master in the sutras.

This body is not meant to be spent in this life, let alone where to live it.

Strictly abide by the four precepts at home and do everything in the six realms.

The Bodhisattva’s practice of compassion, joy and equanimity is a Zen mind that does not abide.

Pure Amitabha sits in the heart, laughing, angry and cursing all with the sound of Sanskrit.

The generals of Puhua are clothed in white, and they can save themselves and others and attain the golden body.

After Guan Yi read the verse, he bowed to the sutra repeatedly. From then on, he devoted himself more to practice and no longer looked outside.