【大願的世界】THE WORLD OF GREAT VOWS
(English writing below)
在一般人熟知的經典中，《地藏菩薩本願經》算是最容易讀得懂的佛經。
經文裡，釋迦牟尼佛開示了地藏王菩薩投生時的種種故事，及為何一世又一世地立下大願。通過一問一答的方式，我們認識了地獄的因果、懺悔罪業、救拔苦難中的眷屬、解脫六道的方法。佛陀也教了我們出入平安法、增強記憶法、求願法等等。
學佛那麼多年，這部經典我每一年讀都有更深的領悟。
一本佛經，如果你讀了之後，佛經還是佛經，你還是你，沒有進步，沒有改善，不是佛經沒有用，而是你根本沒有用心深入經藏，停留在表面上，眼睛滑過去而已。
可能還沒有意識到苦受的讀者，自然不能產生出離心，就會把佛經當故事書來讀，甚至讀到一半，就「退道心」，沒興趣了。
佛法的用意，在於修正我們的心。這本佛漫，畫得很精彩，可是如果你沈醉於五顏六色的漫畫裡，而錯過《地藏經》裡的真實義，那你真的是走寶了。
感謝參加我這次的贈書活動的讀者們。如果你在一個星期內（國外朋友需10個工作日）沒有收到郵包，那代表你報名時書已被請完。
這張照片拍得有點「辛苦」，因為佛漫拿在手中有6500多頁，約9公斤，老公拍照又慢。😄
本來名單中有些我本不想寄的人，因為有的向我請了7-8本佛書，從不說謝謝（當中還有其他問題），有的在利用佛法來滿足自己的虛榮心和名利心。不感恩的人，不會真心對他人好。利用佛法、利用他人慈悲的人，沒有悔改之心。
以我的性格，會覺得倒不如送給他人，給別人機會。但想到地藏王菩薩扛起佛陀附屬祂的大任，也能夠從容地做，就給多一次機會吧。
祝 開卷有益。
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Among the commonly known sutras, The Sutra of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Fundamental Vows is considered one of the easiest to understand.
In the sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha expounded on the various stories of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva when He was born in the human realm, and why He made the great aspiration lifetime after lifetime.
Through asking and answering, we learn from the sutra the causes and effects of being reborn in Hell, the methods of repentance, salvation of one's suffering kins and liberation from Six Realms. Lord Buddha also taught us the Dharma practices of Safe Travels, Memory Strengthening and Wish Fulfilling etc.
Having studied Buddhism for so many years, I have a deeper realisation every year I recite this sutra.
If after reading a sutra, the sutra remains the sutra, while you remains you, with no improvement or betterment, it's not because the sutra is useless. But because you have yet to put in your heart to delve deep into the sutra. You only read it at the surface and your eyes skim past it.
Perhaps the reader has yet to experience suffering and naturally is unable to develop renunciation, hence there is a tendency to read a sutra like a storybook, or even lose interest halfway.
The purpose of Dharma is to correct our minds. This Buddhist comic is brilliantly drawn, but if you indulge in the colourful pages and miss the authentic Dharma in the sutra, then you would have missed the boat of opportunities.
Thank you to the readers who took part in my book giving. If you do not receive the book within a week (10 working days for overseas recipients), that means the book had been fully given out at the time of your application.
Taking this photo was a little bit tough, because the comic books in hand totalled 6500 over pages, weighing about 9kg. Did not help that the husband was slow with the camera. 😄
In the list of sign-ups, there were names that I would not wish to send the book. There are people who never say a word of thank-you (and other issues), despite receiving 7-8 such Buddhist books from me. There are also people who are making use of Buddhism to fulfil their pursuits of vanity metrics, wealth and fame. An ungrateful person will never be sincere in treating other people well. The person who exploits the compassion of Buddhists has yet to feel remorse.
Given my character, I would think I might as well give the book to others, letting others have the affinity. But I remember how Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva took up the great responsibility Buddha bestowed upon Him, and did it so unhurriedly. So let's give one more chance.
Wishing you multitude of benefits upon opening this book.
