Metaphysics Q&A 100 – Expressing gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva
Q100: Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Master Lu, I have started following your Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door and have experienced many positive effects. Recently, I had a major event and nearly lost my life. I have escaped from my Karmic Passes, and I was kept safe from the predetermined calamities during this destined period of time in my life. I know this is all because Guan Yin Bodhisattva is protecting and blessing me! But I do not know how to express my gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva. Which sutras and mantras should I recite?
A100:
For people who have just started performing recitations and cultivating their mind, as long as they have a sincere and respectful mind, and constantly perform meritorious and virtuous deeds, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas would protect and bless them. By performing recitations, we can repay our karmic debts and eliminate karmic obstacles due to negative karmas. We can avoid major disasters and transform them into minor problems, and eventually completely resolve the minor problems.
If you wish to express your gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva for protecting and blessing you, you can make Great Vows in front of statues or images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas on the altar. For example, you can make a vow to be vegetarian on certain days of the month, or to cross over a certain number of people within a certain period of time. You can also make a vow to follow the spirit of the Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, to save and cross over destined Dharma followers, and to propagate Dharma, etc.
In fact, Guan Yin Bodhisattva does not need any returns from us, but only hope that we can sincerely cultivate our mind and cross over people. Therefore, to express our gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva, we should learn from Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Master Lu, and have the spirit of unconditional great mercy and great compassion to all sentient beings. In daily life, we should continuously propagate Dharma and cross over people, share our experience with others to demonstrate the results of learning Buddhism whenever possible, and help more people to break through delusions and attain awakenings. We should perform the giving of Dharma whenever possible.
In addition, you can recite more Heart Sutra (Hsin Ching). When you recite the Heart Sutra, you can connect your energy field with Guan Yin Bodhisattva. This way, Guan Yin Bodhisattva can sense the deep gratitude in your heart.
You can also respond to the proposal of many followers of the Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door, and recite Great Compassion Mantra (Ta Pei Chou) for Master Lu, or perform Life Liberation for Master Lu. You can say the following prayer, “May the Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva protect and bless Master Lu to stay in our world for a long period of time to propagate and teach Dharma. May the Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva protect and bless more destined Dharma followers to cross the ocean of suffering and to obtain ultimate happiness by following the Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door.”
Q100: Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Master Lu, I have started following your Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door and have experienced many positive effects. Recently, I had a major event and nearly lost my life. I have escaped from my Karmic Passes, and I was kept safe from the predetermined calamities during this destined period of time in my life. I know this is all because Guan Yin Bodhisattva is protecting and blessing me! But I do not know how to express my gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva. Which sutras and mantras should I recite?
A100:
For people who have just started performing recitations and cultivating their mind, as long as they have a sincere and respectful mind, and constantly perform meritorious and virtuous deeds, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas would protect and bless them. By performing recitations, we can repay our karmic debts and eliminate karmic obstacles due to negative karmas. We can avoid major disasters and transform them into minor problems, and eventually completely resolve the minor problems.
If you wish to express your gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva for protecting and blessing you, you can make Great Vows in front of statues or images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas on the altar. For example, you can make a vow to be vegetarian on certain days of the month, or to cross over a certain number of people within a certain period of time. You can also make a vow to follow the spirit of the Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, to save and cross over destined Dharma followers, and to propagate Dharma, etc.
In fact, Guan Yin Bodhisattva does not need any returns from us, but only hope that we can sincerely cultivate our mind and cross over people. Therefore, to express our gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva, we should learn from Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Master Lu, and have the spirit of unconditional great mercy and great compassion to all sentient beings. In daily life, we should continuously propagate Dharma and cross over people, share our experience with others to demonstrate the results of learning Buddhism whenever possible, and help more people to break through delusions and attain awakenings. We should perform the giving of Dharma whenever possible.
In addition, you can recite more Heart Sutra (Hsin Ching). When you recite the Heart Sutra, you can connect your energy field with Guan Yin Bodhisattva. This way, Guan Yin Bodhisattva can sense the deep gratitude in your heart.
You can also respond to the proposal of many followers of the Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door, and recite Great Compassion Mantra (Ta Pei Chou) for Master Lu, or perform Life Liberation for Master Lu. You can say the following prayer, “May the Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva protect and bless Master Lu to stay in our world for a long period of time to propagate and teach Dharma. May the Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva protect and bless more destined Dharma followers to cross the ocean of suffering and to obtain ultimate happiness by following the Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door.”
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