| 同心同力祝愿世界和平 文/佛门寺学员 |
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| (一)传贤 感恩中台禅寺开山方丈 上惟下觉大和尚慈悲,成就台湾全省及海外各精舍史无前例地同时举行四十九天药师法会。三宝慈光普照之中,大众齐心祝愿国泰民安、灾难远离。 在法师们指导及居士的发心下,原本佛门寺禅堂的摆设焕然一新。从七层药师宝塔、幢、幡、十二药叉解冤幡,乃至药师十二大愿海报,皆是依循药师经的内容所布置。与会大众一进入殿堂,就仿佛置身在药师琉璃光如来的佛国净土中。 清净的梵音声中,与会大众至诚地在药师七佛前献供,内心的感动与法喜是前所未有。藉着法会摄受的力量,解开了藏伏内心许久的烦恼冤结,身心真正地感受到祥和平静。愿能把握千载难逢的因缘,继续跟随 导师学习,用功修行,不退菩提。 (二)传静 老苦、病苦是母亲现在正面临的境界。感恩这次举办“药师法会”的因缘,让自己有机会为母亲作功德。祈愿母亲以及所有在病苦中的众生能够藉由大众共修的力量,减轻罪业、减少苦痛。在异地遇到佛法,是自己最大的福报,此次法会使我深刻地感受到佛菩萨“无缘大慈,同体大悲”的心愿。 (三)传进 每次法会时,都非常羡慕法师们能把经诵得那么好,自己常想,什么时候才能把经诵得跟师父一样好。此次法会,住持法师在开示中提到如何诵经,没想到在诵经时,我感觉到自己有很大的进步,心中较能清楚明白的一字一字地念,深深感受到身心的自在、清净,这是此次法会中得到的最大收获。 (四)Adrianc Chen Although my husband enjoys Buddhist lectures and found them useful in daily life, going to Buddhist ceremony is not his cup of tea. This time, I volunteered him to be the drummer for Medicine Buddha Ceremony. To my surprise, he accepted it. He gladly and stayed for the whole two hours in prayers. I have no intention of converting him to become a Buddhist. He is a Catholic, based on his acceptance to Buddha’s teaching has strengthen my faith that Buddha nature is universal. It has no boundary in race, sex or believe. It is in every being’s heart. |