Steady Progress——65

Praise the Kind Mentor

Author: Fafu

Translator : Lotus

A little bit of life

7. When I first learned Buddhism, Once I called the mentor when I was troubled and wanted to be comforted, but he said something bad about me. After I hung up the phone, I felt I had gone too far, and after I had calmed down my emotions, I called him again and confessed to him. He said, “You have just started to study Buddhism, so I won’t blame you. But if you do this, you will easily break our relationship. I asked, “If I break the relationship, can I still make the connection? The mentor said, “Yes, you can. But just like a rope, if you always cut it with a knife, no matter how much it continues, there is still a knot in it. Like a mirror, if you break it and stick it again, it will still have cracks. Since then, I have understood deeply: “Cherish the conditions, which does not allow any breakage.

8. Many times, I fall into self-seeking, naturally confused, and the bad habit keeps re-enacting. Struggling with karma for a long time. I also tried all kinds of methods to treat it, but I still couldn’t get out of it, so I had to ask my mentor for help. He said: “Delusion comes from no cause. Follow selfish desires to bring suffering, follow compassion to bring happiness. This is because of deep afflictions. Afflictions can only make people suffer, but you are so loyal to the devil, of course it is difficult to escape. A bodhisattva practitioner is to let all beings get good, and he is happy to see all beings get better than himself.”

Before, in karma, no matter which way I analyzed it, I didn’t feel that there was something wrong with me. I really didn’t know that the root of my suffering was due to selfishness and fear of others getting well. It is terrible to cultivate such causes and karmas, and I need to cut them off immediately. Every time, I was able to get out of the deep pit of trouble only through the power of my mentor.

9. Occasionally there will be people I do not know to send me WeChat red packets, I asked the teacher what I should do. If I don’t accept it, I will break my bond; if I accept it, I don’t know the person. My teacher taught me, “Accept and wish them well, so that they can establish a strong faith in the Dharma, a refined mind, and a determination to make good use of it in their lives. This is how my teacher taught me with infinite patience how to apply the wisdom of the Buddha’s teachings in practice.

10. The mentor rarely sends us unsolicited messages. Once he sent me a message and asked: “Do you use a cloud hard drive? Put important things will not be lost. You have a lot of important information that needs to be saved. When I saw the message, I was always filled with the compassion of my mentor for the good of all sentient beings. His kindness is always so appropriate and warm to the heart.

I am often afraid that my clumsy writing will tarnish the elegance of our kind mentor. If I had to use a word to describe him, I would say that ” Nourishing all things silently and harmonizing the light with the dust” is my personal feeling of his company.