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來自東馬來西亞沙巴州的劉果德居士，於一九八六年，往家鄉東普陀寺參加了一次法會，唸了《阿彌陀佛經》以後，深感法喜充滿，特別的歡喜唱香讚。「爐香乍熱……」之聲，常在耳邊繚繞不絕。
後來又去拜了《大悲懺》，又歡喜上了大悲咒，很想學，苦於沒有書，又沒有錄音帶；不久，借到大悲咒書，如獲至寶，每早二、三點鐘即起床唸，此後即常常誦持。
一天，正在房中結雙盤對著觀音菩薩相誦咒時，忽然覺得時間倒流，自己一生所行所做，歷歷呈現眼前，是對是錯，自己也清清楚楚，因因果果也悉了悉知。時間流轉到十二、三歲時停了，境界消失。自此以後，劉居士知道為人做事不可冒昧。
一九九三年，隻身前來美國，發心在君康素食館工作。除早晚功課外，自己又唸金剛經及持大悲咒一百零八遍，日子過得很快。有一天忽然犯起魔氣來，各種功課全停擺了。經也不唸，咒也不持，罷工啦！如此過了幾日，一夜夢見上人來對他一字一字地說：「你有什麼資格一個人住一個房間？你給我出去。」上人指著房門，又重複了一次：「你給我出去。」一驚而醒，心裏怕得不得了，就又拾起原來的功課，心也不再煩了。以後聽見錄音帶中上人說：「有智慧的人，才會做早晚課；不做早晚課的人，是愚癡的人。」從此對早晚功課不敢再怠慢了。
劉居士原打算在上人百歲焚身供佛時出家，做上人最後一批出家弟子。想不到上人驟然撤手，今生再也沒有機會在上人座下剃度了。這是劉居士一生最大的遺憾，只能寄望來生及早剃度出家。 |
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In l986 Upasaka Liu Kuode, who comes from Malaysia, went one time to a Dharma Assembly being held at Dung-pu-two Monastery in near his home. After reciting the Amitabha Sutra he felt deeply filled with the joy of Dharma. He especially liked chanting the Incense Praise, “The incense in the censor is lit...” And the sound lingered ceaselessly in his ears.
Later he returned there to bow the “Great Compassion Repentance.” He liked the Great Compassion Mantra so much that he resolved to learn it, but he had neither a book nor a tape to study from. Not long after, he borrowed a copy of the Great Compassion Mantra and felt as if it were a real treasure. Every morning he would rise a 2 to 3 AM and begin reciting the mantra.
One day when he was seated in full lotus reciting the mantra and contemplating the appearances of Guanyin Bodhisattva, he suddenly felt as if time was flowing backwards and he saw all the things he had done in this life--image after image flashed before his eyes. He was absolutely clear about which things were right and which things were wrong and he thoroughly understand the causes and effects involved. Time rolled back to when he was twelve or thirteen years old and then the state dissolved. From then on, Upasaka Lao knew that in working for others one cannot be the least bit unclear.
In l993 he came alone to the US and decided to work as a volunteer at the Chunkang restaurant. Aside from morning and evening recitation periods, he also recited the Vajra Sutra and maintained 108 recitations of the Great Compassion Mantra every day. The time passed quickly. One day he suddenly gave rise to a demonic state and stopped doing all his practices. He didn't recite the sutras and didn't hold the mantras. He went on strike! He continued in this way for several days until one night he had a dream in which the Venerable Master said to him word by word:“ What right do you have? How can you live alone in an entire room? Get out of here. The Master pointed to the door and repeated “Get out of here.”Upasaka Liu awoke and was terrified. He returned to his practices and after that never experienced affliction about them again. After that, he heard a taped lecture of the Master's in which he said:“People with wisdom will do morning and evening recitation. People who do not do morning and evening recitation are stupid. And so he dares not be lazy when it comes to morning and evening recitation.
Upasaka Liu planned to leave home on the Master's 100th birthday, as which time the Master said he would burn his body as an offering to the Buddhas. Kuode planned to be the Master's last left-home disciple. It never occurred to him that the Master would leave early, leaving him no opportunity to shave his head under the Master in this life. And that is Upasaka Liu's deepest regret. He can only hope that next life he will have an early opportunity to leave the home-life.
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