Xiao Ji raised this question very well.
I told her that it all depends on the purpose of a person's practice. If you practice just to live a better life and make more money, then there is something wrong with your motivation.
You can't go out of your way to practice and do good deeds just to ask for something. For example, if you released ten pounds of fish today, you wonder if the Buddha can let me earn an extra five thousand yuan tomorrow. This is a delusion.
Xiao Ji said that it is not so naked, because some people mainly want to seek blessings, and this motivation should be okay.
I say it’s absolutely okay to ask for blessings. In fact, as long as you do it, you don’t have to ask for it at all. God has already given you blessings somewhere, but you just didn’t pay attention.
For example, some people accumulate virtue and do good deeds, but their financial fortune is poor. They can never make money, and their families live in poverty.
But such people usually have a filial and sensible son or daughter at home, and they will probably be successful in the future.
So this person has a miserable life, but can enjoy blessings in his later life. Can you say that he has no blessings for his good deeds?
Some people may not have good fortune, and their children may not have much future, but they have a happy marriage, and the two of them enjoy each other and grow old together.
There are also people who have poor financial fortune, poor children, and broken marriages, but God has given them a strong body and a long life, and they live to be over ninety years old.
Aren’t these all blessings?
Therefore, blessings may appear somewhere. Don’t think that blessings must mean a prosperous career, a smooth marriage, a happy family, and abundant financial resources...
There are so many good things in the world, it is impossible for them all to be given to you.
If you were born with sinful karma, it would be nice to have one or two things that go well with you. Don't expect too much. People should always be content with what they have.
Xiao Ji listened very seriously and asked me again, what makes a qualified practitioner?
I said, when you can let go of your greed, anger, ignorance, pride and doubt, then you will be a basically qualified practitioner.
Xiao Ji said that many monks and Taoists who practice in temples cannot let go of these things. We are in the world of mortals. How easy is it to let go of these things?
I said yes, it is difficult to let go of these things, but you can start from now on and change yourself. Cultivation is a long process. If you don’t do it, how do you know it won’t work?
Xiao Ji asked me, brother, have you let it go now?
I said don't make trouble. I am still thinking about making money to buy a house. If someone is angry with me, I will also get sulky. No one is perfect, not to mention I am a Scorpio.
Xiao Ji said, brother, you are so good, why would anyone want to make you angry?
I said that was not a good idea. After all, people are different. You think I am good, but others may not think so. No one in this world can satisfy everyone.
This is really not something I say casually. For example, just two days after I finished chatting with Xiao Ji, another big surprise happened.
This man, I guess, is here to seek longevity.
This person is not from our local area, he was also found online.
After he found me, he told me straight up.
"Master, I want to seek longevity. You can give me a price, no matter how much it is!"
When I heard that this was a serious tone, I asked him: "Why do you want to live longer? Are you sick or something?"
He said: "I don't have any diseases. It's just that many people in my family have short lives, and most of them die suddenly, or they get sick and die suddenly at a young age. I am in my early forties this year, and I am quite scared, so I want to ask for help." The requirements for longevity are not high, as long as you can live to eighty!!"
When I heard his request, I thought it was indeed not very high. It would be enough if I could live to eighty, and I didn't even mention it being more than 100.
I told him: "Under normal circumstances, I don't ask people for longevity, because lifespan is determined by birth. If you accumulate virtue and do good deeds in this life and receive blessings, your lifespan will naturally be extended. There is no need to ask for it."
He said simply: "I understand what you are saying, but I don't have that much time to accumulate virtue and do good deeds. Just tell me how much it will cost. Let's do it quickly. Most of our family members are in their forties or eighties." I’m dead, I’m afraid it’s too late for me to accumulate virtue and do good deeds.”
This elder brother was very straightforward. I said, dumbfounded, "Brother, it's never too late to accumulate virtue and do good deeds. Besides, life can't be bought with money. Even if you give me one million, you can't buy it." ah."
He told me, "That's not right. The master I was looking for told me that for 20,000 yuan, he could buy me 40 years of life, and I could live to be over eighty."
I said speechlessly: "First of all, are you in good health now, without any illness or disaster?"
He said: "Yes, I am fine now. I just had a physical examination a few days ago and nothing happened."
I said, "In this case, as long as you don't die, can it be considered that he bought it for you? Don't you think this thing is illogical?"
He said: "I admit that I was a bit deceived by what I said, but he promised me with all my heart, saying that if I don't live to be eighty, I will go back to him."
I covered my face: "Brother, if you don't live to be eighty, how can you go back to find him? Are you going to float back?"
He said: "Yes, if he dares to lie to me, I will float back and kill him!"
I asked: "So, you still choose to believe it now?"
He said: "Then there is nothing I can do. I asked several people, but they all said that I can't live longer, and I am afraid of death. Only that person dares to give me a guarantee, so I will believe it. Otherwise, what should I do?"
I said: "In that case, you can make your own decision. Anyway, I can't live for so many years. I'm not the kind of person who comes with my mouth. I can't say anything that will satisfy you. I can only say that if you are destined to Without that blessing, let alone spending 20,000 yuan to pray for a long life, you wouldn’t be able to get it even if you spend 200,000 yuan.”
He said: "That's not right. I heard people say that when you first established the church, you went to the underworld to pray for your aunt to live for a year. That was when your aunt was critically ill. I am now free from illness and disaster. , why can’t you ask for it?”
I couldn't help but be dumbfounded. This man was really awesome. He even knew that I was praying for my aunt's birthday?
I said, "I'm sorry, I really can't ask for it, because I don't want to lie to people. Even if I go to the underworld for you, they won't let you live to eighty."
He said: "Even if I don't live to be eighty, seventy-five is fine..."
I was starting to go crazy: "Seventy-five is not my decision. You should go find someone who can make you live to eighty..."
This man was also quite disappointed, but he didn’t say anything unpleasant. He just thanked me and left.
After this incident, I told Ma Yunfeng, and he said you are stupid. This kind of targeted customers has such a clear goal. These are high-quality customers. If you don’t want to pray for his life, you ask him to find me.
I said, how can you beg him until he is eighty years old?
Ma Yunfeng said that’s nothing, you ask him to give me 80,000 yuan, and I’ll let him live to be 200 years old!
