Normally, he would never accept any kind of suggestion, however, in order to make them leave quickly, he agreed to recite the seven words whenever he needed help. "Na Mo Guan Shi Yin Pu Sa"-seven words, not a big deal. He remembered only that at the end, the Bhikshuni insisted him to recite “Na Mo Guan Shi Yin Pu Sa” whenever he needed help. He did not pay any attention to the Bhikshuni’s talk. So he decided to be obedient and make them leave as soon as possible. As a young man, he felt quite irritated when he heard that he would probably die in battles however he was not supposed to beat them in public as he wished. He was totally confused by these two women. She really wanted to help, so she invited one Bhikshuni to speak Dharma to him. So now knowing that her best friend’s youngest son was going to the front line and probably would die in battles, she could not stand by the side any longer. During these years, due to her own poor situation, she regretted that she could not help them a bit. The woman cried and told him that she was one of his deceased mother’s good friends. Frozen there, he took a good look at them-two old women, one of whom was clothes were very strange, he had never seen before the other who knew his mother’s name looked quite common. But just when he wanted to turn back and leave, one of the women called his mother’s name. He was sure that he did not know them, so there must be a mistake.
He felt very strange when he saw these two women. One night just before the day they left the village, two women requested to visit him. When he was 16 years old, the war started. In his own words: “I was an extremely bad boy at that time everyone in my village was afraid of me.” Without any opportunity to get an education of any kind, he would do anything, no matter what, just in order to survive. Though his eldest brother tried his best to take care of the whole big family financially and mentally, they were still extremely poor, so sometimes there was not even food to eat for several days.
His parents died when he was very little, so he only knew their names without any other impression.
So tonight, I would like to share a story with all of you - a true story.īorn into a big family with many siblings in Vietnam, he was the youngest one. I know these days everyone is busy and worn out. During my talk, if there is anything that does not accord with the Dharma, please kindly correct me. Tonight is Shramanerika Qin-Jie Jin Lian’s turn to tie Dharma affinities with the assembly. Instilling Goodness & Developing Virtue SchoolsĪ talk given by Shramanerika Jin Lian on October 25, 2011ī uddhas, Bodhisattvas, Venerable Master, Dharma Masters and all good knowing advisors, Amitabha.
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