The late father asks his son for salvation
Dr. Huang from a certain hospital suddenly suffered from a strange disease. As soon as it got dark, his eyes would go straight, he wouldn’t talk or sleep, and he would punch and kick him. But at dawn, everything would be normal again. I heard that six experts came to see him, but they were unable to do anything. His wife also tried to seek Qigong treatment, which was popular at the time, but Dr. Huang didn’t believe it and refused to go there at all.
Later, Dr. Huang’s wife met the enthusiastic Teacher Li. Teacher Li had met the old monk Miaofa at my house, so he suggested that Dr. Huang’s wife ask the old monk Miaofa to take a look. Huang’s wife said that her husband didn’t even believe in qigong, let alone see a monk. His husband thought it was all superstition. Unexpectedly, when she tentatively mentioned this to Dr. Huang after returning home, Dr. Huang opened his eyes and asked eagerly: “What kind of monk did you call me?” When his wife said she was called Old Monk Miaofa, he couldn’t wait to tell her. Teacher Li contacted me and said that he wanted to take the old monk as his teacher.
A few days later, Teacher Li and I accompanied Dr. Huang and his wife by car and arrived at Wutai Mountain before dark and paid a visit to the old monk Miaofa. Because I called in advance, Master was already prepared.
“Did your father pass away?”
Huang’s wife answered on his behalf: “It’s been almost two years since his death.”
The master asked again: “Does he have two older brothers, and his father likes him the most?”
Because it was already dark, Dr. Huang’s eyes were straight at this time and he remained silent.
Huang’s wife replied: “Master, you are right. Their family is in the countryside, and he stayed in the city when he was transferred to the army. Since he was a child, his father has liked him the most.”
“My father had a heavy killing karma during his lifetime and suffered in the lower realms after his death. He knew that his son had the Buddha’s destiny to save him, so he once entrusted him with a dream, but he did not believe it. Therefore, in order to escape the sea of suffering, he had no choice but to use the method of possession to force him to He came to Buddhism for help. Look, do you think his eyes are normal now?” Master said calmly.
When everyone looked at Dr. Huang again, his face was rosy and his big eyes were no longer staring blankly.
The Master continued: “You will take him to the main hall to worship Buddha later. Tomorrow, set up a salvation tablet for his father in the Ksitigarbha Hall. With the help of the monks’ chanting sutras, his father will be free from suffering and achieve happiness.”
Suddenly, Dr. Huang was seen kneeling in front of the old monk Miaofa and said shyly but firmly: “I want to become your teacher, please accept me!”
Huang’s wife seemed a little anxious when she heard this and didn’t know what to do.
I heard Master smile and say, “Okay, just become a lay disciple of Buddhism.”
After I explained to Huang’s wife what a lay disciple was, she breathed a sigh of relief. She thought her husband was going to become a monk!
After saying goodbye to Master, we placed the offerings we brought on the altar table in the main hall and worshiped the Buddha together. That night, Dr. Huang stayed in a guest house outside the temple. After struggling for more than half a year, Dr. Huang finally had a peaceful sleep.
Dr. Huang is now an “old practitioner”. When others praise him, he, who has always been taciturn, will blush and say to them, “This is a blessing in disguise for me!”
