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โบว์ แวนดา ปอทฤษฎี น้องมะลิ เรื่องสุดซึ้งของปอ 12 เรื่องสุดซึ้งของปอ
1. ช่วงที่รู้จักกันแรกๆ โบว์รู้สึกว่าตัวเองไม่เหมาะสม ปอควรได้พบกับคนที่โอเคกว่านี้ จึงหนีหน้าหายไปประมาณ 8-9 เดือน ทั้งปิดโทรศัพท์ ย้ายที่อยู่ แต่ปอก็พยายามสืบ จนรู้แล้วตามไปถึงหน้าบริษัทของโบว์ พร้อมกับโทรหาถามว่าจะออกมาคุยกัน หรือให้เข้าไปหา หลังจากวันนั้นจึงได้คุยถึงอนาคตอย่างจริงจัง ปอบอกว่า “ปอจะไม่ปิดแล้วนะ โบว์พร้อมไหม ปออยากให้เราสู้ไปด้วยกัน”

2. พอเริ่มเปิดเผยความสัมพันธ์ ก็มีทั้งกระแสด้านบวก และกระแสโจมตีโบว์ว่า ไม่เหมาะสมกับปอเพราะอย่างนั้นอย่างนี้ ทำเอาโบว์เสียใจหนักมาก แต่ปอบอกว่า “ไม่ต้องอ่านข่าว โบว์อยู่กับปอ ไม่ได้อยู่กับคนอื่น” นั่นคือประโยคหนึ่งที่โบว์ไม่เคยลืม และเป็นจุดสำคัญที่ทำให้ความสัมพันธ์ของทั้งคู่แข็งแรงขึ้นเรื่อยๆ

3. วันที่มะลิน้อยลืมตาดูโลก ปออยู่ในห้องคลอดด้วย ทั้งที่กลัวเลือด ไม่ชอบเข็มฉีดยา แต่ปอยืนยันว่าจะต้องเห็นลูกคนแรก ตอนนั้นโบว์ผ่าคลอด พอคุณหมอดึงน้องออกมามีคราบเมือกกับเลือด ปอหน้าซีดมาก จนพยาบาลต้องบอกให้ปอไปรอข้างนอกหนนั้นเขาคงหายห่วงแล้วจึงบอกว่า ดีครับ แล้วยอมเดินออกไป

4 . โบว์ยืนยันว่าพอมะลิโตขึ้นเรื่อยๆ ยิ่งเหมือนปอ 100% ถ้านำรูปปอตอนเด็กๆ มาเทียบกันนี่เป๊ะมาก ไม่ว่าจะหน้าตา หรือรูปร่าง นิสัยก็เหมือน โดยเฉพาะการไม่อยู่นิ่ง ปออยู่บ้านเฉยๆ ไม่ได้ เดี๋ยวต้องล้างรถ ดูต้นไม้ ดูปลา แล้วจึงจะอาบน้ำนอนได้ หรือเวลามะลิเล่นอะไรสักอย่าง จะตั้งใจมาก เหมือนปอจริงๆ

5. ช่วง 3 เดือนแรกมะลิไม่นอนกลางคืน มาหลับตอน 6 โมงเช้า ซึ่งโบว์ก็ไม่นอนกลางวัน ทำให้ร่างกายอ่อนล้ามาก จนนั่งร้องไห้อยู่ข้างเตียงลูกพอปอเห็นก็บอกให้ไปนอนพักจากนั้นก็นั่งกล่อมลูกแทนจนถึงเช้า มีวันหนึ่งที่โบว์ตื่นมาตอนเช้ามืด เห็นปอค่อยๆ วางมะลิที่หลับลงบนเตียง แล้วงีบแค่ 1 ชั่วโมง ก็ต้องไปทำงานต่อ

6. ปอเซอร์ไพรส์ไม่ค่อยสำเร็จ เพราะโกหกไม่เป็น เก็บความลับไม่อยู่ แต่มีครั้งหนึ่งที่ทำสำเร็จคือ บอกโบว์ว่าจะไปออกกำลังกาย แต่พอกลับถึงบ้าน ชุดกีฬายังพับเรียบร้อย แล้วบอกว่า “ซื้อซาลาเปากลับมาด้วยนะ อุ่นให้หน่อยสิ” พอเดินไปเปิดไมโครเวฟ จึงเห็นสร้อยคอรูปหัวใจวางอยู่ ตกใจเหมือนกันว่าทำแบบนี้เป็นด้วย โบว์สวมสร้อยแล้วทำเป็นเดินไม่รู้ไม่ชี้ พอเขาเห็นก็ยิ้มกว้างแล้วแซวว่า “แหมๆ เกือบไม่เซอร์ไพรส์แล้วไหมล่ะ”

7. ปอไม่ใช่ผู้ชายหวาน เป็นคนพูดห้วนๆ ไม่โรแมนติก แต่จะแสดงออกด้วยการกระทำ เช่น บอกรักทุกวัน เคยมีวันหนึ่งปอยืนอยู่หน้าบ้านตั้งนาน โบว์ถามว่า เป็นอะไร ทำไมไม่เข้าบ้าน เขาพูดงอนๆ ว่า “ไม่หอมกันใช่ไหม” เท่านั้นละโบว์กระเด้งเข้าไปกอดเลย เขาเคยพูดว่า“ไม่รู้ว่าวันไหนที่ปอออกจากบ้านแล้วอาจไม่ได้กลับมา อย่างน้อยเราต้องบอกรักกันทุกวัน”

8. เวลาโบว์เปิดขวดน้ำไม่ได้จะวานให้เขาเปิดให้ เขาก็พูดว่า “ถ้าพรุ่งนี้ปอตาย แล้วใครจะเปิดให้”โบว์ฟังแล้วตีปากเขาเบาๆ ไม่ชอบให้พูดแบบนั้น….ตอนนี้ถ้าพี่ปอมองลงมาคงอยากบอกโบว์ว่า สิ่งที่เคยทำไม่ได้ ต่อจากนี้ คุณต้องทำให้ได้นะ เพราะฉะนั้นโบว์ต้องพยายาม อย่างขวดน้ำก็ต้องเปิดเองให้ได้

9. จะมีแค่บางครั้งที่อยู่คนเดียวแล้วแอบอ่อนแอว่า ถ้าพี่ปออยู่ด้วยคงดี อย่างพอเห็นมะลิเต้น แล้วเพื่อนบ้านมาสนุกสนานด้วยกัน จะรู้สึกแวบขึ้นมาว่า ถ้าพี่ปอเห็นคงหลงลูกมากเลย เขาคงดีใจที่ลูกมีพัฒนาการและเติบโตขึ้น

10. โบว์อยู่กับปอจนถึงวินาทีสุดท้าย ตอนนั้นโบว์ดูค่าความดัน อ๊อกซิเจนในเลือด เครื่องช่วยหายใจ และอีกหลายอย่างค่อยๆ ลดลง แปดสิบ เจ็ดสิบ ห้าสิบ… โบว์บอกพี่ปอว่า โบว์รักพี่ปอนะ แล้วคุณหมอก็ปิดเครื่องช่วยหายใจ

11. ปกติเวลาเราสองคนเดินขึ้นไปหาพี่ปอที่ห้องนอนจะเคาะประตูก่อน พี่ปอจะบอกว่า “เชิญคร้าบ” ทุกวันนี้โบว์ยังทำเหมือนเดิม ให้มะลิเคาะประตูห้องก่อน พอเข้าไปก็บอกว่า พ่อปอ สลีฟแล้ว เดี๋ยวเราเข้านอนกันนะ

12. จะมีสามีสักกี่คนที่ทำงานนอกบ้าน แล้วยังกลับมาเข้าครัวทำอาหารให้ โบว์นั่งรอกับมะลิ สักพักเขาเดินใส่ผ้ากันเปื้อนออกมาพร้อมเสียง “มาแล้…ว” หลังจากนั้นก็ล้อมวงกินข้าวพร้อมกัน หรือก่อนไปเที่ยวด้วยกัน เขาจะถามว่า โบว์ใส่รองเท้าคู่ไหน จากนั้นจะไปนั่งขัดรองเท้าโบว์อยู่หน้าบ้าน อีกวันก็นำเสื้อที่โบว์ต้องใส่ไปธุระมารีดไอน้ำให้ ทั้งที่แม่บ้านก็มี แต่เขาทำทุกอย่างเพื่อครอบครัวได้เสมอหลังจากนี้เป็นหน้าที่ของโบว์แล้วที่จะเลี้ยงมะลิอย่างดีที่สุด
Bow van da po. Mali theory. the touching story of po 12 touching story of po.
1. times that we know each other. At First, bow feels like he is inappropriate. Po should meet someone who is better. So I ran away from the face for about 8-9 months. Both closed the phone and moved. But po tried to investigate until he knew that he found out. Bow's company called to ask if we would come out to talk or go in. After that day, we talked about the future seriously. Po said "po won't close anymore. Bow. Are you ready? Po wants us to fight together"

2. When I start to reveal the relationship, there is both positive and trend. Attack bow that it's not suitable for po. So it makes bow very sad. But po said "no need to read the news. Bow is with po is not with others" that's a sentence. One that bow never forgets and a key point that makes both relationships stronger.

3. Days when little jasmine opened his eyes to see the world. Po was in the maternity room. Even though I was afraid of blood. I didn't like the syringe, but I thought that I would see the first child. Bow was born. When the doctor pulled her brother out, there was SLI So that the nurse has to tell po to wait outside. He must have no worries. Then he said it's good and I will walk away.

One, two. Bow confirms that when jasmine keeps growing up, the more it looks like 100 % po. If you bring photos of po when you were young, this is perfect. No matter the look or shape, the habit is like especially not staying still. I can't stay at home. I Fish then can take a shower and sleep or when jasmine plays something, it will be very focused like po.

5. IN THE FIRST 3 months, Jasmine didn't sleep at night. Sleep at 6 am. Bow didn't sleep in the middle of the middle of the day. It made my body so tired that I was crying next to my kid. When I saw it, he told Replacing my baby until morning. One day bow woke up early in the morning. I saw po slowly putting jasmine in bed and took a nap for 1 hours and I have to go to work.

6. PO. I didn't know how to surprise because I didn't know how to lie. I couldn't keep secrets. But once I did it was done was telling bow that I was going to exercise. But when I got home, the sports suit still folded already and said " " when I walked to open the microwave, I saw my heart-shaped necklace. I was shocked that I was doing this with a bow, wearing a necklace and didn't know if he didn't know. When he saw it, he smiled big and tease me, I almost no surprise. How about "

7. po is not a sweet man, not romantic, but he will show up with actions like saying love every day. One day po stood in front of the house for a long time. Bow asked me what's wrong. Why didn't he said " no smell good smell good. Right? "that's all. Bow bounced in to hug. He used to say," I don't know when po left the house and may not come back. At least we have to say that we

8. When bow can't open a bottle of water, let him open it for him. He says, "if po dies tomorrow, who will open it for you" bow and hit his mouth softly. I don't like to say that.... now if brother po looks. I might want to tell bow that what I can't do. from now on, you have to do it. So bow has to try like a bottle of water.

Haha. There will be only sometimes i am alone and I am weak that if po is with me, it would be good. When I see Jasmine Dance, the neighbors come to have fun together. They will feel that if po saw it, he would be very obsessed with him. I would be glad that my child has evolved and grown up.

10. Bow was with po until the last second. Bow looked at the blood pressure, oxygen, ventilator and many things slowly dropped eighty-fifty fifty fifty... bow told brother po that bow loves p ' po and the doctor turned off the ventilator.

Haha. Normally, when the two of us walk up to see brother po in the bedroom, he will knock on the door before brother po says " welcome these days, bow still does the same. Let Jasmine knock on the door. When he comes in, he says that father Let's go to bed soon

Haha. How many husbands work outside and still come back to the kitchen to cook for bow. Sit and wait with Jasmine for a while. He walked in an apron with the sound of "coming... w" after that, they surrounded by the band to eat together Together, he will ask which pair of shoes bow is wearing. Then he will sit and scrub the bow shoes in front of the house. Another day, I bring the shirt that bow has to wear to ironing the maid. Even if the maid has it's always does everything for the family. After this Bow to raise Jasmine the bestTranslated

【玳瑚師父客人見證】 《不過八月十五的預言》
The Prophecy: Not Beyond Mid-Autumn (English version below)

文 / 李季謙 女士 Written by Ms. Lee Ji Qian

撥電給玳瑚師父的那一天下午，我乘坐的德士，正駕駛在中央快速公路上。那是2006年中秋節的前兩個星期，記憶猶新。眼看我外婆的病情每況愈下，我迫切地想知道外婆還能活多久。那時的我從事空服員的工作，我擔心萬一外婆過世，我在國外無法第一時間趕回來看她最後一面，怎麽辦?

在車上，我不斷祈求玳瑚師父告訴我外婆的壽命還有多久。他不肯，他說做師父的其中一個避忌就是不算壽命，因爲很多人嘴巴說無所謂，知道答案後，心裡卻會七上八下，家人甚至會責怪師父嚇人。那時，外婆已皈依在蓮生活佛門下，我告訴師父家裡只有我和外婆是皈依的佛教徒，我很希望外婆過世時，我能夠為她做臨終關懷八小時，引導她往投極樂。

在電話的另一端，師父沉默許久，一句話也不說。我想慘了，如果師父不肯告訴我，我該如何是好？如何向公司請假？

「不過八月十五。」

什麽，師父，你說什麽？中秋節八月十五？師父，我都還沒告訴你外婆的生辰，你只知道她的名字和生肖，就能斷定嗎？

師父重覆說了一遍，並溫馨地告訴我到時遇到任何問題時，儘管撥電給他。就這樣，我們的通話結束了。

農曆八月十四的早上，在中央醫院復診時，醫生說外婆的血壓忽然降低，需要入院輸血。我便為外婆辦理入院手續，和照料外婆的女傭一直陪伴在外婆左右。幾個星期來，飛行穿梭與五大洲之間，熬夜時差，加上多次帶外婆來往醫院，每一次都花好幾個鐘頭在醫院等待，身心已疲憊不堪。我看著在病床上的外婆，輸血後她氣色開始好轉，醫生說一切穩定。外婆知道我很累，屢勸我回家休息。但師父的預言一直懸挂在我心中，本想留下來陪外婆一晚，但那天的入院來的突然，我沒準備任何衣物。那時的我住在兀蘭，離新加坡中央醫院很遠。我先生在一旁也勸我回家好好休息，才有更好的精神繼續和外婆說佛法及一同唸佛。

我猶豫著。師父為我做的預言從來沒有錯過。但外婆氣色之佳，是近幾個月從未曾有的。我這幾個月，也一直都有修法回向給外婆，可能奇跡出現了吧！

于是，農曆八月十五的淩晨一點二十分左右，我回家了。

早上十點二十分，女傭打了通電話給我。她不大會說英文，只是很情急地說外婆想見我，要我快點來醫院。我天真地以爲是外婆睡醒後，想見我。

早上十點四十五分，表姐打電話給我，哭著說外婆已過世了。那時的我，腦海裡立刻浮現師父所說的「不過八月十五。」 連半天都過不了。我的心一直往下沉。爲什麽我問了師父卻又不淨信他的話？爲什麽我沒有把師父的預言告訴我的家人？爲什麽我就不能在醫院熬多一天？生死皆天定，我怎麽不自量力地以爲自己那點修法回響就能改寫外婆的生死呢？原來人說死前的迴光返照是這麽一回事！天啊！我竟然那麽不孝，讓外婆過世時，身邊只有一個女傭，一個親人都沒有！

在醫院撥打電話給師父時，他很快就接聽了。第一句話一說完，我已泣不成聲了。師父說他一早起床，就不斷地有我外婆和我的影子，他知道事情不出他預料中，因此一直在等待我的電話。師父不但沒有怪我不夠相信他，還提醒我要為外婆做的佛事，也開導我說八月十五是月圓圓滿之日，外婆在這日離去也象徵她的一生已圓滿，她十多年的病業終于還清了，從病苦中解脫了，我應該為她高興。師父知道我性格衝動，再三叮嚀我在外婆停柩期間，勿和家人起衝突。

這也是我第二件遺憾的事。我那時學佛尚淺，包容、平等對待和處事圓融的道理，我無法實踐。我不但在外婆的遺體前爲了她的生後事，向家人耍狠，在喪禮上，因爲不苟同他們的做法，脾氣更是一「發」不可收拾。說什麽佛教徒，真是貽笑大方！我怎麽就沒有好好學師父那般的度量呢？

外婆過世後的那七天裡，家人陸續都夢到她回來和他們敍舊。唯獨我沒有。我很納悶。外婆臨終前，唯一想見的人是我，爲何卻沒托夢給我？她不是有話跟我說嗎？（其實是我多想在外婆面前跟她說萬萬個對不起。）想著，想著，我想到師父常教我在睡前的結界法，保護自己在睡夢中不被鬼魅魍魎干擾盜氣，出國在外也能平安。我睡前也必定會結界，這法非常實用也有真實的法力！

那晚，在紐約的酒店裡，我冒了一個險，沒行結界法。當晚，我就夢到自己在兒時住家附近（也是外婆的舊家）的停車場。我不知不覺走到一輛米色的「馬賽地」旁邊，低頭一看，咦，是外婆，穿著那熟悉的衣裳，坐在駕駛座位上。我叫她，以廣東話問：「婆婆，妳會駕車啊？」（外婆生前沒有駕駛執照）　她轉頭，跟我說：「幫公公皈依吧！」 我答：「皈依啊？好啊！」

我就猛然醒來了，趕緊看時間，是清晨五點多。師父曾說在早上五點至七點之間做的夢是真實的。我梳洗後，即刻撥長途電話給在新加坡的師父。外公已過世十多年，在夢裡，外婆要我為外公皈依時，我已知道他尚未投胎，生前沒聽聞過佛法，更別説往生極樂了。而當外婆提到皈依時，我心裡的直覺說她指的是皈依我們的根本上師，蓮生活佛，絕非他人。最神的是，夢裡外婆的車和家人在喪禮中焚化給她的，是一模一樣的！

師父在電話中花了一個鐘頭的時間，耐心地教導我。他說我得先回到外婆生前的居所，向那裡的祖先牌位請示外公是否真的想皈依蓮生活佛。除了攜帶外公生前愛吃的食物，我也得先上香供養家門外供奉的天公、土地神和門神，祈求祂們允許我外公的魂魄入屋。

回囯後的隔天，我和兩位表姪女一起到外婆家，一一跟著師父的指示照做。我們三人上了香，跪在祖先牌位前，呼叫外公時，不可思議的事情發生了！刹那間，我們三人同時感覺到有股強烈的陰氣從我們背後的大門進來，再看到一個黑影從我們身旁快速地飃過，到祖先牌位的供桌上，頓時，我們全身都起了雞皮疙瘩。卜杯請示外公是否要皈依蓮生活佛時，連續得了三個聖杯！我的夢是真實的！師父教的真管用！

當下，我既讚嘆又感恩玳瑚師父，是他引我皈依蓮生活佛。在他之前，我根本沒聼過蓮生活佛的盛名。因爲我的皈依，我好幾個家人也皈依。師父常說死人的眼睛是雪亮的。外公生前非常疼愛我，沒想到，我和外婆的皈依也會讓他想向佛了！我是多麽的雀躍啊！我讚嘆師父那麽好眼光，有福份，一生只皈依一個上師，而且是一位已開悟成佛的上師，怪不得師父的本領那麽了得。我更感恩他不辭辛勞地廣揚佛法，讓我們這些門外漢能學到人生最大的一件事到底是什麽。

我是一個差勁的弟子，脾氣又不好，兩次被師父「停學」，每一次長達半年，更曾被沒收所有的筆記和課本。但在「停學」期間，師父仍慈悲教導我如何處理外婆的生後事。可能你覺得他是修行人，是玄學師父，不給他錢，他仍然應該幫你消災解厄，給他錢，他更要幫你逢凶化吉。我的看法卻是，自己的問題本來就應該自己解決。沒有人是「應該」幫你的，師父也不是一個你能用錢買的人，更不可以因爲師父沒有幫你這一次或看法不一，便因「愛」成「恨」，來個「秦始王燒書」 般地把過去師父幫過自己的恩都忘得一乾二淨，再來個翻臉不認「師」。這般無情無義的人我看的實在太多了。

這兩天趕緊將這篇個人見證寫完，並翻譯，已此供養玳瑚師父為他的「生日」禮物。農曆八月十五是玳瑚師父皈依真佛之日。他常說這一天才是他真正的生日，皈依學佛前的日子懵懂無意，虛度光陰，貴為佛子後，自己才真正「活」起來，成爲有智慧有貢獻的能人。兒子的事業這麽有意義，我想師父的父母一定會以他為榮。

如果你也像我一樣，曾經請示過師父，卻在信與不信之間進退兩難，希望我這篇文章能給你一點啓發，更盼你不會有我這般的遺憾。

祝大家中秋節快樂。

我在此也誠心地祝玳瑚師父「生日」快樂。謝謝您在無止境的萬難中，仍堅持帶給我們光明。我祈禱，願您的一生有如今晚的月輪一樣地美麗、圓滿、吉祥，願您早日修成正果，速登彼岸。阿彌陀佛。

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It was one afternoon in the year 2006, 2 weeks from the Mid-Autumn Festival. I was travelling along the Central Expressway in a cab when I made a call to Master Dai Hu. The memory was still fresh. My grandmother's health was deteriorating by the day, and I desperately wanted to know how much longer she could hold on. I was working as a flight attendant at that time, and the fear was that I might be overseas and not able to see her the final time when she breathed her last.

During the taxi ride, I pleaded incessantly for Master Dai Hu to answer my burning question. He refused. He said that as a Master, it was a taboo to predict one's life span because the answer would drive many towards anxiety and hysteria, even when they seemed nonchalant initially. At that time, my grandmother had already taken refuge under Living Buddha Lian-Sheng, and I told Master Dai Hu that since my grandmother and myself were the only Buddhists who had taken refuge in the family, I really hoped to provide some form of hospice care, and perform the proper rites during the crucial 8-hour time window after her passing to guide her towards rebirth into the Pure Land.

There was total silence on the other end of the line for a long time. Master Dai Hu did not utter a single sound. I was doomed, I thought to myself, if Master refused to tell me, what should I do? How could I apply for leave of absence from my employer?

"It would not be beyond the fifteenth day of the Eighth Lunar Month". Finally the silence was broken.

What, Master, what did you just? You meant the Mid-Autumn Festival? But I had not even tell you the birth date and time of my grandmother. You only knew her name and Chinese Zodiac Sign, how could you be so sure?

Master Dai Hu repeated his prediction again, and told me warmly that I could call him anytime if I encountered any problem. With that, our conversation ended.

This was the fourteenth day of the Eighth Lunar Month. The doctor told me that Grandma's blood count suffered a drastic drop, and had to be admitted to hospital for a blood transfusion. After I had done the paper works for the admittance, I stayed with her, together with her maid. I was totally physically and mentally exhausted. Flying around the world had taken its toll on me, with the late nights and jet lags, not to mention the many hospital trips I made with Grandmother over the past few weeks and every hospital visit spanned over a few hours. I looked at Grandma who was lying on her hospital bed. She looked much better after the blood transfusion and the doctor said all was well. Grandma knew I was washed out and kept asking me to go home and rest. Master Dai Hu's prediction was constantly on my mind. I had wanted to stay for one more night to accompany Grandma but the hospital admission that day was unexpected and I did not prepare any overnight bag. I was staying at Woodlands at that time and it was far from SGH. My husband who was by my side advised me to go home to rest too as he felt that I needed to be in a better condition to continue sharing the Dharma and reciting the Buddha's name with Grandma.

I hesitated. Master's predictions for me always rang true. But my Grandma looked quite good, something which I have not seen in months. Furthermore, I have been doing spiritual practices and dedicating the merits to her. Perhaps a miracle had happened!

At about 120am on the fifteenth day of the Eighth Lunar Month, I went home.

My phone rang at 1020am. It was the maid. She was not really conversant in English but told me anxiously that Grandma wanted to see me, and asked if I was on the way. I naively shrugged it off, thinking it might just be Grandma wanting to see me after her sleep.

Another phone call came in at 1045am, the sobbing and muffled voice of my cousin on the other end, telling me that Grandma had passed away. At that very moment, the words of Master "Not beyond the fifteenth day of the Eighth Lunar Month" reverberated through me. My heart sank to the rock bottom. Why did I ask Master for his prediction when I was not prepared to have complete faith in him? Why had I not told this prediction to my family members? Why could I not just stay in hospital with Grandma for that one more night? Life and death are both predestined. How could I think so highly of myself and believe that meagre merits from my spiritual practice was sufficient to rewrite her fate? Now I realized the truth in the saying that a person before his or her imminent death would look as if he or she is well. Goodness gracious! I was so unfilial to had left Grandma alone, on her death bed with no family member but only the maid beside her!

I phoned Master Dai Hu at the hospital and he answered very quickly. Once the first words were spoken, I had already broken down in sobs. Master said that he woke up early that morning with a premonition. He kept "seeing" images of my Grandma and myself, and knew in an instant that his prediction had prevailed and had been waiting for my call. Not only did Master not reprimand me for not having enough faith in him, he even reminded me on the list of things to do for Grandma's funeral. He counseled me, saying that for Grandma to bade this world farewell on the fifteenth day of the Eighth Lunar Month, it signified that she had lived a full and complete life, and that her karmic debt of suffering from illnesses the past 10 over years had finally been repaid. He said I should be glad that Grandma had been released from her pains and sufferings. Master was well aware of my rash temperament, and reminded me many times not to squabble with the family members during the funeral wake.

This has to be the other regrettable thing in this episode. My understanding of the Dharma was shallow then, and I did not practice the ways of endurance, equality, and did not consider the feelings of others in handling things. Not only did I pressurize my family members over the arrangements of Grandma's funeral, my bad temper flared uncontrollably during the funeral as I was not in agreement with the rest of the family members. All this talk about being a Buddhist turned me into a laughing stock! Why could I not learn from Master, who was and still is always so magnanimous and gracious?

During the seven-day period after Grandma's passing, many family members dreamed of her continually. I was the only one not to have seen her in my dreams. This was very puzzling for me. At the time of her passing, Grandma was calling out for me. Why did she not appear in my dreams? Did she not have anything to say to me? (Truthfully, I wanted very much to say a million sorry to her in person). As I was pondering over this matter, I remembered a demarcation method taught to me by Master, to protect myself against spirits stealing my life essence and disrupting my sleep, and to stay safe while I was overseas. This demarcation was something I always did before going to bed, and it really proved itself as a useful and powerful Dharma practice.

That night, in my hotel room in New York, I took a risk and forgo the demarcation procedure before I slept. That very night, I dreamed of Grandma! I was at the car park, near my childhood residence (also near Grandma's previous residence). I was walking along a pavement and ended up beside a cream-coloured Mercedes Benz. I looked down, and there she was! My Grandma was wearing her usual clothing and seated in the driver's seat. I called out to her and asked in Cantonese, "Grandma, you know how to drive?" Grandma did not have a driving license when she was alive. She turned to speak to me, "Help your Grandfather to take refuge!" I answered, "Take refuge? Ok!"

I jolted out from sleep, and hurriedly looked at the clock. It was five plus in the morning. Master once said that dreams occurring between 5am - 7am were real. I washed up, and called Master who was in Singapore immediately. My Grandfather has been dead for more than 10 years. In my dream, when Grandma wanted me to take refuge for Grandfather, I knew then that Grandfather had yet to go through reincarnation. He did not hear the Dharma during his lifetime, so he could not have been reborn into the Pure Land. When Grandma spoke of taking refuge, my intuition told me that she was referring to our Root Guru, Living Buddha Lian-Sheng, whom we took refuge in, and no one else. The next amazing thing was that the car in which Grandma was seated in the dream looked exactly the same as the one the family members burnt as an offering to her during the funeral!

Master spent an hour on the phone with me, patiently guiding me. He said I needed to return to my Grandma's house and seek answers from the ancestors at the ancestral tablet if my Grandfather really wanted to take refuge in Living Buddha Lian-Sheng. Other than preparing my Grandfather's favorite snacks, I had to offer incense and other offerings to the Jade Emperor, the Earth Deity as well as the Door Guardians, who were enshrined outside my Grandma's home, and request for smooth entry of my Grandfather's spirit into the house.

A few days upon my return to Singapore, I went to my Grandma's house, together with my two nieces. I followed Master's instruction to the tee. The three of us offered incense, knelt down in front of the ancestral tablet and called for my Grandfather. Something extraordinary happened next! In the flash of an eye, the 3 of us felt a strong Yin energy coming in from the main door, and witnessed a black shadowy figure slid past us in speed, and onto the ancestral tablet. Momentarily, our hair stood on end and all of us felt goosebumps on our skins. When I threw the divination blocks and asked if it was Grandfather's wish to take refuge in Living Buddha Lian-Sheng, the answer was positive with three consecutive yes! My dream was real after all! The method which Master taught really worked well!

Instantly, I was in awe, and at the same time, extremely grateful to Master Dai Hu. He was the one who guided me to take refuge in Living Buddha Lian-Sheng. Before that, I never hear of Him. Because of my taking refuge, a few of my family members followed suit. Master often said that the dead had the brightest eyes. Grandfather doted on me very much when he was alive, and never did I expect Grandfather to follow my Grandma and I in taking refuge and seek the Dharma. I was totally elated! I praised Master for his foresight, and his great fortune of taking refuge in a one and only one Guru Master, one who had attained perfect Enlightenment. It is no wonder that Master Dai Hu has such great skills too. I am also grateful for his relentless pursuits to propagate the Dharma, enabling layman like us to learn, understand and prepare for the biggest event of our life.

I am a lousy disciple with bad temperament. Twice, I was booted out by Master and not allowed to learn from him for as long as 6 months. My notes and books were confiscated. However, even when I did not see Master during those periods, he showed compassion and guided me through the ordeal of my Grandma's passing. Perhaps you might think that it is his duty as a spiritual practitioner and Chinese metaphysicist to show compassion and help others in need even if no money is paid to him, and if money is paid, all the more he should help the clients out of their troubles.

My take on this: We must take responsibility for our own problems. No one owe us any form of help or assistance. And Master Dai Hu is definitely not someone you can buy with money. If he does not render his help to you or both of you have a different opinion on certain issues, you cannot go from having admiration to bearing resentment towards him over that. I have seen too many ungrateful people who erase all the memories of the good that Master had once done for them, pretty much like how Emperor Qin burnt the books, with no trace left and turned their backs on Master, like they had never known him.

Over the last two days, I rushed to complete this testimonial as a present to Master Dai Hu on his "birthday". It was this auspicious day, the fifteenth day of the Eighth Lunar Month, that Master Dai Hu took refuge in True Buddha and became a Buddhist. He often said that this day felt more like his real birthday. Before learning the Dharma and taking refuge, he led a life of meaningless existence, squandering away youth and time. Only when he became a Buddhist did he truly come to life, begin to live in wisdom and gain great ability, while making useful and meaningful contributions to the society. With such a noble career, I guess his parents must be very proud of having a son like him.

If you are to be in my shoes one day, having asked Master for advice but still teetering on the border and unsure if you should believe him, I hope my story will inspire you and not let you suffer the same regrets as I did.

Wishing everyone a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

And I genuinely wish Master Dai Hu a "Happy Birthday". Thank you for bringing the Light to us, despite the endless obstacles you constantly battle. I pray that your life will be as beautiful, complete and auspicious as the full moon tonight. May you soon attain the fruit of perfect and complete Enlightenment. Amituofo.

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