03-10-2015, 11:03 AM
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** HOW DO WE ACHIEVE “PURE FAITH” TOWARDS GUAN YIN BODHISATTVA **
Male Listener : Master, you mentioned in Buddhism in Plain Terms that “we need to have Pure Faith towards Guan Yin Bodhisattva”. How do we achieve “Pure Faith”? Please enlighten us, Master.
Master : To have “Pure Faith” means our faith towards Guan Yin Bodhisattva has to be pure. We should not hold any selfish motives. It is very simple. There are those who hold faith in Guan Yin Bodhisattva, saying, “Oh, Guan Yin Bodhisattva, let me offer you some fruits, let me offer you some items, etc… I have believe that Guan Yin Bodhisattva will surely protect me.” This is not pure faith.
What is Pure Faith then? It is to believe that "Guan Yin Bodhisattva is The Great Merciful, Great Compassionate. As long as I pray to Guan Yin Bodhisattva, she will surely takes care of me and help me. I am such a kind person, I have done so much good deeds". This downright faith is what you refer to as “Pure Faith”. It is very pure.
Let me quote a not so appropriate example. You offer some gifts to an official. After which, you start to doubt “Would he feel that I have not given enough? What if he did not do his best to help me? “. “Pure Faith” is when you trust that “even if I do not offer him any gifts, he will surely help me as he is here to serve the people”. That’s it. It is that simple. (I understand now. Thank you for your compassionate discourse, Master).
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** HOW DO WE ACHIEVE “PURE FAITH” TOWARDS GUAN YIN BODHISATTVA **
Male Listener : Master, you mentioned in Buddhism in Plain Terms that “we need to have Pure Faith towards Guan Yin Bodhisattva”. How do we achieve “Pure Faith”? Please enlighten us, Master.
Master : To have “Pure Faith” means our faith towards Guan Yin Bodhisattva has to be pure. We should not hold any selfish motives. It is very simple. There are those who hold faith in Guan Yin Bodhisattva, saying, “Oh, Guan Yin Bodhisattva, let me offer you some fruits, let me offer you some items, etc… I have believe that Guan Yin Bodhisattva will surely protect me.” This is not pure faith.
What is Pure Faith then? It is to believe that "Guan Yin Bodhisattva is The Great Merciful, Great Compassionate. As long as I pray to Guan Yin Bodhisattva, she will surely takes care of me and help me. I am such a kind person, I have done so much good deeds". This downright faith is what you refer to as “Pure Faith”. It is very pure.
Let me quote a not so appropriate example. You offer some gifts to an official. After which, you start to doubt “Would he feel that I have not given enough? What if he did not do his best to help me? “. “Pure Faith” is when you trust that “even if I do not offer him any gifts, he will surely help me as he is here to serve the people”. That’s it. It is that simple. (I understand now. Thank you for your compassionate discourse, Master).
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