Inspirational Stories 071 Young Dharma followers should wake up early to offer incense and to perform their daily recitations of scriptures 2014-12-03 Young Dharma followers should wake up early to offer incense and to perform their daily recitations of scriptures. Deepest gratitude to the Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, to the merciful Master Lu, to all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Dharma Defenders! I would like to share one of my dreams with everyone. In this dream, Master Lu was visiting Shanghai and stayed in a hotel. Every morning and night, we would offer incense and perform daily recitations under Master Lu’s instructions and after, Master Lu would give Dharma talks. I participated in the worship with other senior Dharma followers in the hotel. On the third morning, I headed to the hotel in a hurry and when I got there, it was already 6:40am. I saw a lot of Dharma followers queuing so I asked a fellow Dharma follower if I would be able to get in and join the worshipping assembly. A volunteer staff said to me that the assembly started at 4:40am. It was at that moment that I realised I had been late for two hours for the past three days. I was totally unaware that Master Lu started the morning assembly at such an early time. I was ashamed and regretted that I was two hours late. By the time I got into the assembly, Master Lu’s Dharma talk was coming to an end. As I arrived late, I could only stand at the back of the assembly hall. Master Lu’s face was serious and he looked disappointed. I looked around the hall and saw that the number of elder Dharma followers significantly outnumbered the number of young Dharma followers and vice versa for the queue outside the assembly hall. Master Lu’s Dharma talk ended at 7:40am and he invited us to have a vegetarian breakfast, which consisted of fresh vegetables and soy products. I was very upset and did not want to eat because I was ashamed of myself. Many young Dharma followers were also standing on the side and reflecting on their slackness. I then woke up from my dream and it was exactly 5:40am. I knew it was the Guan Yin Bodhisattva reminding me to wake up early so I could perform my daily recitations. I would like to deeply repent for my slackness. I used to always find excuses to sleep in, such as being too tired and busy. That was so undiligent of me! In fact, the Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Master Lu knew about this and thus enlightened me through my dream. Additionally, the dream also suggested that the elder Dharma followers are more diligent in their Dharma practice than the younger Dharma followers because they get up very early to worship and to recite scriptures. Meanwhile, many younger Dharma followers stay up late and as a result, they often miss offering incense on the hour. After receiving this kind reminder from the Guan Yin Bodhisattva, I find it necessary to share my dream with everyone and to encourage young Dharma followers to be diligent in their Dharma practice. Deepest gratitude to all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and to Master Lu! Deepest gratitude to all the senior Dharma followers! guanyincitta/en/inspirational-stories-071-young-dharma-followers-should-wake-up-early-to-offer-incense-and-to-perform-their-daily-recitations-of-scriptures/
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:30:04 +0000
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