Chapter 868: Seventy-Seven Pins

I'm not giving! I'm calling it betrayal.

It is not easy to give, I can't do it, then I have to sacrifice myself, no matter who it is, you have to educate him.

Even Venerable Kasa and Subodhi can't do it, they all have biases.

The Venerable Kasya-sa only taught the poor, and he ignored the rich and noble, while Subodhi was the opposite.

That's why I said I can't do it, because my methods and teachings are only acceptable to a limited number of people, and I can't do the Dharma giving without covering the assembly, and people have to be self-aware.

It is not easy for the Bodhisattva to give the Dharma, the Dharma is really done, it is the Dharma cloud land of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Lands, and the Dharma is sprinkled like clouds and rain, which is equivalent to the ancient saying, "The dragon walks one step, and the grass is gracious", then it is enough to be the great Bodhisattva of the Dharma Dharma, and we are just beginning to learn.

The so-called Dharma alms are sometimes referred to as Dharma offerings, but strictly speaking, there is a difference between the two terms.

Dharma giving is a bodhisattva who has already attained altruism, self-interest and then altruism, speaking the Dharma to others, and making all sentient beings the spirit of giving.

Offerings are made in the following terms, such as making offerings to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

But all sentient beings are bodhisattvas, because the bodhisattvas on the earth have the nature of a Buddha and a bodhisattva, but the good roots are not discovered.

Therefore, in terms of the psychology of the humble great bodhisattva realm, Dharma giving is Dharma offering.

Those who study Buddhism have to make offerings, and in the practice of the Dharma, offerings are not just theoretical.

A person who studies Buddhism should have the heart of making offerings at any time, and it can be said that he must have the heart of giving, not only the actual giving, but also the Dharma giving.

Taking secular concepts to talk about Dharma almsgiving is invisible, as if it doesn't cost money, just think about it in my heart.

If so, it's a joke.

Dharma offerings and Dharma alms should cultivate one's own mind anytime and anywhere, and make offerings to all Buddhas, bodhisattvas, sages, accomplished sangha and sentient beings of the Ten Directions and Three Worlds with pure Dharma.

Of all the offerings, such as food, clothing, bedding, and decoctions, the sutras are grouped into four offerings.

It would be best for those who study the Fa to have their own Buddhist hall as a dojo, but if they don't, and it's not convenient for their homes, they don't need it.

If there is a Buddha in the heart, there is a dojo in the heart, and there are the three treasures of the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha in the dojo in the heart.

At first, you can visualize an image of a person, imagine an ideal ashram of your own, and use this ideal ashram to practice the Dharma at any time.

When it comes to food offerings, like when we studied Buddhism, no matter what, we always tried to find a Buddha around us, so we made a Buddha statue, which is a symbolic role, painting and carving, no matter what we eat, we will pick it up and offer to the Buddha before we eat it, and then we will eat it ourselves.

It is said that there is a fellow practitioner who buys fruits and first takes them to the Buddha and then eats them, whether he has studied them or not, and it is right to start his heart.

Actually, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas don't need to eat you, you're cultivating your own respect and making offerings to all the Buddhas of the three worlds, and in the same way to your parents.

I have seen many religious believers who are very respectful and supportive of their masters, whether they are Buddha or God, but they are like enemies of their parents.

You have to make offerings to all living beings, let alone your parents? Many people who study Buddhism do not get along well with their families, and feel that their families are a drag and annoyance.

These people can't even save their families in front of them, and they flee to religion, and they say that they want to save all sentient beings, which is simply a crime!

The Buddhist scriptures say that those who serve their parents like the Buddha will definitely be blessed.

Food offerings include food and drink, and even though I am so poor that I have no choice, making a cup of tea and pouring a glass of water is also an offering.

The tea brewed in your Buddha hall should be changed several times a day, and the mood should be like the Buddha and Bodhisattva are here, don't think that you have made tea for the Buddha today, and you don't care, this is self-deception.

Clothing is also an offering, and even if you buy a piece of cloth to make new clothes, you have to make an offering.

Offerings are not only made to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, but also to good knowledge and teachers, as we did when we studied Buddhism.

Now it's a little bit different, and as I said a long time ago, now we don't make offerings to Buddhas or gurus, but we have to make offerings to sentient beings.

It's not that they come to ask for the Fa, it's that we have to kneel down and beg them to accept the Fa.