If you recite the name of Guanyin, you will get a big response if you feel big, and a small response if you feel small, there is no reason why you should not.

      One, the obvious sense of obvious response: such as the present life sincerely salute, that is, the protection of the blessing, in case of bad luck, in case of difficulties into good fortune, and karma elimination of obstacles, blessing increase wisdom.

       The second is the meditative response: if one has practised the act of praying with all sincerity in one's past lives, and though one has not yet practised it in this life, one is blessed with the blessing of goodness, and unknowingly one's misfortune is extinguished and blessing comes. If one does not have the intention to change one's mind to a good one, and wishes to chant the holy name of Guanyin to achieve one's evil deeds, one will not be rewarded and will not be able to escape the consequences of evil. Our world is currently plagued by unpredictable natural and man-made disasters, and nuclear destruction is particularly horrific. The Avatamsaka Sutra says: 'The five foul beings do not practise the ten good deeds, but create evil karma, kill, steal, commit adultery, speak with delusion, speak with evil tongues, have greed and anger, are unfilial to their parents, do not respect the Three Jewels, and are in conflict with each other, and see each other as abusive.' As one is called by one's own bad karma, one's good karma can be turned around. We urge all our compatriots in China and abroad to have a great heart to change their evil deeds for the benefit of others, and to sincerely recite the holy names of Namo Amitabha Buddha and Namo Kuan Shi Yin Bodhisattva, in order to eliminate their bad karma. If there is a nuclear attack, a car, a boat or an aeroplane, or if there is a disaster of water, fire, drought or wind, or if there is injustice in prison, or if there is illness or evil, or if there is a difficult birth or a bloodbath, or any other kind of disaster, please recite the holy name of Guanyin and you will be rescued and turned into a peaceful person. They will be able to return to the Saha world, and to spread all sentient beings to be born in the West and to attain Buddhahood together. (Compiled by Linyuan Buddhist Church)

◎Yu Zhi, a resident of Jun Gongliao, Beitun District, Taichung City. He joined the Maitreya class of the Lotus Society in the 42nd year of the Republic of China and chanted the Buddha and the holy name of Guanyin in the morning and evening. He was a four year old brother who was playing in a nearby fish pond when he accidentally fell into the water, the pond was more than ten feet deep and suddenly a woman jumped into the water, carried him to the edge of the pond and sent him home. His mother saw her son soaked to the skin, like a chicken, asked about the situation, for a change of clothes, brought to the pool, the water has not yet dried, asked all the families, are not aware of the person who saved the water. The whole family fought to see it, and when my brother looked at it, he exclaimed: 'She is the one who carried me up from the pool. The whole family was enlightened and was deeply grateful for their kindness. He was saved from falling into the water because his parents and sister always chanted the holy name of Guanyin. If you have children who are in the military or in danger of going out, please make offerings to Guanyin and chant the holy name of Guanyin to be blessed and protected forever.

Mrs. Wong has been married for ten years and has not had any children. She was so anxious that she heard that if she asked the Goddess of Mercy for a child, her wish would be granted, so she prayed for a son. The following year another daughter was born. After the fall of the mainland, the family moved to Taiwan and her husband's career became more successful, her children were smart and obedient, and they both studied at Taiwan University. Knowing that all this was due to the mercy of the Bodhisattva, she became more devout in her morning and evening rituals. Her neighbours, who were mostly foreign believers, saw her as a vegetarian and worshipped Buddha, and were tempted by all kinds of ridicule, but she was not yet moved. On a certain day in the forty-seventh year of the Republic of China, the neighbours said, 'Someone's son and his wife's daughter are studying in the United States with the help of the Church. Your son is about to graduate and if he wants to stay in the United States, he will have no problem if the church helps him. After attending a few services at the church, he decided to listen to the priest and his neighbours and was baptized, and he tore up the statue of Guanyin in his house and burned it, while the paper ashes showed the holy face as a warning. Without repentance, she forced her husband and children to attend a church service. She was carried home by force, crying and laughing uncontrollably, and did not eat for several days. Her friend, Mrs. Zheng, told the Buddhist monk Ma Shaoqian of the Great Compassion Buddhist Association to seek medical treatment on her behalf, but Ma said, 'He has been blessed by the Buddha all his life and will answer all his requests. If she had not torn up the statue, she would not have had to go to hell. The Bodhisattva was merciful, so she repeatedly warned her husband and children to turn back and avoid the fall. I would like to tell her husband and children that they should still worship the Goddess of Mercy at home, and that they should kneel down and repent, wishing that from now on they will sincerely recite the Buddha's teachings and never retreat, and that they will ask the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and the spirits to forgive their ignorance, and that they will be cured immediately. He did not listen to the advice and refused to turn back, so even though the Bodhisattva was merciful, there was nothing he could do. According to the Buddha's statue carved on paper and wood, and the Buddha's name carved in stone, all should be treated as real Buddhas, and be revered and worshipped for immense blessings, but despised and blasphemed for infinite retribution. The Buddha said, 'Destroying pagodas and temples, burning sutras and images, or taking Buddhist and monastic objects is the first fundamental sin, and one should fall into the infernal hell and suffer infinite suffering. A certain husband later built a house and used the same stone plaque as a doorway, blaspheming the Buddha's name, and was warned by fire and sent back. However, Mrs. Wong, who was blessed by her devotion to Guanyin, suddenly believed in foreign religions and destroyed the sacred statue, and was immediately warned of her insanity. Although all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are merciful and compassionate, they are not willing to give up their phantom bodies. The gods of the protectors of the Dharma want to manifest the present retribution, and to advise rather than punish, so that they may repent and turn around and avoid the retribution of hell. The gods want to punish one and warn a hundred, so that everyone will have respect and faith and be blessed.

The book is a great example of how to punish evil in order to encourage goodness. Life is made by myself, and blessings are sought by myself. In the year of the Hajj, he was able to readily confess his sins in a letter. He then knelt and recited the Kuan Yin sutra every day to pray for his mother's longevity, and even for the relief of all sentient beings and the benefit of all living things. His mother, who was suffering from a chronic illness and a fire disease, suddenly burst out at the same time and became more violent than before. She said to him, 'My illness began thirty-one years ago, and I was cured when it came on. He wept and said, 'It is my son's fault that I am not sincere enough and that I have not removed my delusions. At once he burned incense to heaven, bowed his head and wept bitterly, vowing to rid his mother of all delusions and to pray for her early healing. At that time, his mother had not been able to drink any water for five days, but on that day she suddenly wanted to eat a thin porridge. That night, he dreamt that the Goddess of Mercy, to whom he was worshipping, greeted his mother and asked her to sit with him. He gave his mother a cup of green water and told her to drink it. The next day, his mother's condition was halved and she was cured in a few days. He believed in the truth of induction and responded to his voice. From then on, he chanted the sutra with even greater devotion. (Record of Faith)

One day, when the monk Hongzan was returning to the mountain, he passed by his house in a boat and met him. The majestic deity of Kuan Yin Da Shi is unbelievable and is able to save all beings with a great and fearless spirit.' He immediately taught him the ten lines of the Kuan Yin Life-Saving Sutra: 'Kuan Shi Yin, Namo Buddha, have cause with Buddha, have karma with Buddha, Dharma and Sangha karma, constant happiness and purity, chant Kuan Shi Yin in the morning, chant Kuan Shi Yin in the evening, chant from the heart, chant not from the heart.' When she returned home, she taught her daughter-in-law to recite the sutra and told her to place the copy in front of her bed and recite it again before she went to bed. The next day, his daughter-in-law woke up feeling better and more settled. At midnight on the second day, the pus and blood in her sores festered and all flowed out, and she exclaimed with joy that she was cured. She rinsed out her mouth and bowed before the statue of the great monk. The recovery was so rapid that the family celebrated. At that time, it was widely spread from far and near: 'The compassionate power of the Great Master is particularly quick in its inspiration and reward. (Guan Yin Ci Lin Ji)

The first of these is a book that was written by a young woman named Zhang Yu, who had a daughter named Fu'er who was a good chanter of the Guanyin Sutra (which is what we are now talking about). She said that she had been taken by two servants of the Underworld and had crossed the Forked Ridge (the name of the place). He said to her, "You owe him fifteen hundred dollars and you should pay him back today. A man dressed in green came and said, "This girl is reciting the Kama Sutra, so let her go. The girl fell to the ground and woke up and told her father. The next day, her father visited a house in Forked Ridge and found that a woman named Chen had given birth to three dogs last night, two black ones and one spotted one, which died immediately after birth. Zhang Yu then went home and returned the money to the Chen family in full, but the Chen family refused to accept it and gave the money to the Zhang family as a merit. (Nanhai Ci Ban)

The story of a student named Shan Fan in Linjiang, Jiangxi Province, who was very bright as a teenager and entered school at the age of 14. He later married Fan, a beautiful but fierce woman named Jiangcheng, and Shan Fan was very afraid of her. Not long after the marriage, she abused Fan so much that even her parents-in-law were unable to stop her. Shan Fan was unable to cope with the suffering and separated from his wife. When his mother saw him, she was very worried. Suddenly she dreamed of an old man who told her, 'This is the karma of my past life. In his previous life, Jiangcheng was a long-lived rat kept by the monk Jiyye, and in his previous life your son was a scholar who occasionally went to the temple and killed the rat, so the evil karma is in this life and cannot be undone by human effort. But recite the Great Compassion Mantra (Guanyin Mantra) a hundred times every morning, and it will be effective.' They both followed his teaching and chanted the Great Compassion Mantra, but after two months or so the girl was still as rude as ever and felt even more wild. One day an old monk was preaching the Dharma of cause and effect outside the door, and many people were watching and listening. After saying this, he took a sip of water and sprayed it at the woman, soaking her sleeves. The onlookers were flabbergasted, but Jiang's daughter did not say a word, wiped her face and returned to her home, and the monk also left. The monk also left. Since then, the girl repented of her past mistakes and was as bad as a new bride, bashful and obedient to her husband, determined not to decline. (Liaozhai Zhiyi)

The story of General Sun Liren, whose wife, Sun Zhang Qingyang, is a devout Buddhist, who had a strange illness in the past and was cured by the Goddess of Mercy. In her article 'Why I believe in Buddhism' there is this paragraph.

'...... In the twenty-fourth year of the Republic of China, Liren and his team were transferred to Wufu, near Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, and stationed there. I remember that we were living in a large public house, an old house with several big doors. One evening, I somehow stepped outside the main gate to look out over the night landscape. I was afraid to look into the darkness, so I ran in quickly, but in a moment I ran frantically out of the gate again like a drunken man, and a cool breeze came over me like a gauze. When I returned to my room, I saw in the mirror that my mouth was crooked, and then I spat out chunks of blood, which my friends said had been blown by the evil wind. I went through all kinds of treatments, including the use of gold circles to hook my mouth, the use of eel blood on my face, and the use of electrotherapy at Ningbo Hua Mei Hospital, but none of them could cure the disease, and even the famous doctors could not find the cause of the disease. I wanted to see my mother one last time and took the poison immediately. A few days later, my mother arrived from Nanjing. She was a believer in Buddhism, and when she saw that all my medication had failed, she ordered the whole family to fast for a day, set up a joss stick in the courtyard, burned incense and prayed, and used the Great Compassion Mantra twenty-one times to ask for a cup of pure water for me to drink. In the evening, his mouth was righted. The power of one cup of mantra water cured him without any medicine, which shows the incredible power of the Buddha's teachings.' (A guide for the sick)

★There was a monk named Zhu Fayi in the Jin dynasty who lived on the mountain of Shi Ning in Xing Ning and studied all the Buddhist scriptures very finely, and there were often more than a hundred students studying from him. When he was in the second year of Xian An, he felt sick with heart qi and was ill for a long time, so he devoted himself to devotion to the Bodhisattva Guan Shi Yin. Suddenly one day he dreamed that a man broke open his belly and took out all his intestines and scraped his When he woke up, he was cured of all his illnesses. Fu Liang, an official of the Shang Shu order of the Song Dynasty, who compiled this miracle, often said that when his father was alive, he and Yi travelled together in the mountains, and Yi often told this miracle, and there was no one who heard it who did not stand in awe. (Taiping Guangji)

He had a dream in which he saw a man tell him that he would die at the age of forty-two. Tai was moved to awaken, so he devoted himself to the chanting of the Bodhisattva, and never slackened in his efforts, day or night. He was overcome with sorrow and fear, and sweating all around, he felt relieved and was cured of all the diseases he had suffered. (The Second Book of the Monks)

★After the three frustrated Mong-sons of the western part of the river had followed the righteous Dharma, they became ill. (Biography of Fahua)

When he was sick with typhoid fever and no one dared to visit him, he cried in grief and kept reciting Guanyin Bodhisattva. (The first collection of the biography of the senior monk)

When she was a teenager, she was seriously ill and took a lot of good medicine, but instead of being relieved, her illness got worse every day. It is said in the scriptures that if someone is in distress and can turn to the Three Jewels and repent and ask the Buddha for blessings and wishes, they will all be saved. If you can give your daughter a bath and cleanse her, and if you can make a sincere appeal, you will certainly be cured. She was so diligent that she recited the Dharma Flower Sutra and fasted for thirty-seven years, often wishing for her future ascension to the Douri Heaven. (Bijuani Biography)

 念观音名号者，大感则大应，小感则小应，绝无不应之理，念菩萨名号要以清净心去求，因感应之迹有：

      一、显感显应：如现生竭诚礼念，即蒙护祐，逢凶化吉，遇难成祥，及业消障尽，福增慧朗。

       二、冥感冥应：如过去生中曾修竭诚礼念等行，今生虽还未修习，但由宿善根，得蒙护佑，不知不觉祸灭福来。惟存不善之心，虽竭诚礼念，仅能略种未来善根，不得现时感应，因佛菩萨皆是成就人之善念，绝不成就人之恶念，若不发改恶迁善的心，希望念观音圣号求己之恶事成就，决定不会感应，并且难逃恶报之果。我们目前世界上天灾人祸，变幻莫测，核子毁灭，恐怖尤甚，以何因缘，招是果报？华严经曰：‘五浊众生，不修十善，专造恶业，杀盗邪淫，妄言绮语，恶口两舌，贪嗔邪见，不孝父母，不敬三宝，更相忿争，互见毁辱。’既由自作恶业所召，当由自作善业可转，故曰业由心转，福自己求，祸福不离方寸。普劝中外同胞，请即发改恶迁善自利利人之大心，竭诚礼念南无阿弥陀佛及南无观世音菩萨圣号，以消恶业，无论男女老幼，贫富贵贱，果能至诚，定有感应，决不会有任何灾祸危难。若核子空袭，或乘车船飞机，种种危险，或遇水火旱风灾，刑狱冤屈，疾病邪魔，难产血崩，种种灾祸；请专念观音圣号，即蒙救护，转危为安，因菩萨悲愿甚切，代佛垂慈，救苦救难，纵定业难转，丧失生命，亦可仗菩萨慈力接引，往生极乐，即了生死，永脱轮回，衣食自然，福寿无量。而又生死自如，再返娑婆，广度众生，同生西方，共成佛道。(林园佛教堂編著)

◎玉枝居士，住台中市北屯区军功寮。民国四十二年加入莲社弥陀班，朝暮念佛及观音圣号。四岁幼弟在附近鱼池边游玩，不慎落水，池深丈余，忽一女人跳入水中，抱放池边，并送回家，女忽不见。其母见子全身湿透，如落汤鸡，问明情形，为换衣服后，带往池边，水尚未干，遍询各家，均不知救水之人。后买一日制念佛珠头，内有观音圣像一尊，全家争看，弟一看时，即雀跃大叫：‘前从池中抱我起来的就是她。’众始大悟，深感慈恩。因他的父母及姊常念观音圣号，所以落水获救，凡有子女从军或外出危险者，请即供奉观音，礼念观音圣号，决蒙护佑，永保平安。

◎黄夫人，结婚十年未生儿女，心甚焦急！闻求观音菩萨，必遂所愿，即虔诚祈求，求赐一子，如满所求，誓愿尽此一生供奉观音菩萨，茹素念经。果即孕生一男，次年又生一女。大陆陷后，全家迁居来台湾，其夫事业更顺利，子女聪明孝顺，同肄业台湾大学。知此一切皆蒙菩萨慈恩，早晚礼念，更加虔诚。因邻居多信洋教，见其吃素拜佛，种种讥笑诱惑，尚未动心。民国四十七年某日邻居又云：‘某人之子及某夫人之女，到美留学，皆由教会帮助。汝子即将毕业，如想留美，若得教会帮忙，绝无问题。’心便动摇，愿随往教会参加几次礼拜后，决听牧师及邻居煽惑，接受洗礼，将家中所供观音圣像，撕碎焚毁，而纸灰赫然显现圣容，予以警告。犹不知忏悔，强拉其夫及儿女参加教堂聚会，忽然疯癫，舞手动脚，哭笑狂呼，理智全失，连丈夫儿女均不认识。强抱回家，哭笑无常，数日不食，牧师教友为求上帝耶稣，祷告无灵，遍请名医注射麻醉，依然无效。其友郑夫人详告大慈佛社马绍谦居士，代求医治，马云：‘彼一生蒙菩萨庇佑，有求必应，忽忘恩背誓，改信洋教，若不撕毁圣像，不致有此现报。因撕毁佛像，必堕无间地狱，菩萨慈悲，故一再示警，令速回头，而免堕落。诗转告其夫及儿女，仍在家供奉观音菩萨，跪为忏悔，愿此后虔诚念佛行善，永不退转，求诸佛菩萨及护法鬼神，宥其无知，病可即愈，无须医治也。’讵不听劝告，不肯回头，菩萨虽慈悲，亦无可奈何。按纸画木雕之圣像，笔写石刻之佛号，皆应视同真佛，恭敬供养，得福无量，轻慢亵渎，恶报无边。佛说：‘破坏塔寺，焚烧经像，或取佛法僧物，是名第一根本重罪，应堕无间地狱，受苦无穷。’某夫后造屋而取同一石牌作门限，亵渎佛号，均遭天火示警而送还。惟黄夫人奉观音而得福报，忽信洋教而毁圣像，立发疯癫示警。虽诸佛菩萨大慈大悲，幻躯犹舍，岂为一石牌纸像而嗔恨报复耶？盖护法诸神欲彰现报，寓劝于惩，令即悔悟回头，免堕地狱之后报。且惩一警百，使咸生敬信，得福无量，是惩恶实以劝善也。


◎有位刘山英先生说，他自壬辰年冬天，读过了凡四训和俞公净意的灶神记后，深深相信天道及福善祸淫的道理。命是由我自己所立的，福也是由自己所求的。癸巳年朝觐的时候，他竟能欣然上书忏悔自己的罪过。尔后每天跪诵观音准提名经咒，以祈祷母亲的寿命更长，乃至于救济众生，普利物类，他亦欢喜奉行。他的母亲原患有痼疾及火气病，忽然同时迸发，其势汹汹胜于从前。母亲对他说：‘我的病起于三十一年前，时发即愈，今日你跪诵经文反而加重病势，岂不是我年老福薄，不能消受吗？’他哭泣着说：‘实在是儿子诚心不够，妄念未拔除之过失啊！’当即焚香对天，叩头痛哭流涕，发誓除却一切妄念，以祈母亲的病早屑痊愈。当时他的母亲滴水不进已有五日了，这天忽然想吃稀粥。当夜梦见所供奉的观音大士，招呼他的母亲同坐。并给予绿水一杯，令他的母亲喝下。第二天母亲病情减半，过几天竟痊愈了。三十多年来的痼疾，从此不再复发了，因此更相信感应的道理，如响应声。自此诵经更加虔诚。（信心录）

◎清朝有位邓承沼，广东省广州市人，早年即受三皈五戒，康熙戊申年五月，他的大媳妇黄氏，喉咙忽然生了双鹅，约有十几天吞咽困难且痛苦，有一天弘赞和尚还山，乘船经过他的家门，承沼遇见了，就把儿媳的病情告诉他，并请教他如何医治，和尚答覆他说：‘观音大士的威严神灵，是不可思议的，且能够以大无畏的精神，施救众生。’乃立即授以观音救生经十句：‘观世音，南无佛，与佛有因，与佛有缘，佛法僧缘，常乐我净，朝念观世音，暮念观世音，念念从心起，念念不离心。’承沼回家后即教导儿媳诵念，并叫她把经抄本放置床前，且临睡前再诵一次。第二天儿媳醒来身体爽快，精神也安定多了。如此持诵到第二天夜半，她病疮内的脓血溃烂且均流出，她欣喜的叫唤说：我的病痊愈了。于是赶紧将口漱净，向大士像前虔诚叩头礼拜。病情恢复之快速，更是举家欢庆。一时远近大广为流布：‘大士慈悲力量，灵感报应特别神速。’（观音慈林集）

◎山西有位张玉，有个女儿名佛儿，好诵观音经（就是我们现讲的普门品）年方十五岁时，忽然暴死，半日之后即苏醒。她说被两个阴司役卒挟持越过了叉岭（地名），看见役卒先把两个人用黑被包起来送到陈家，最后以花布把佛儿包起来。对她说：你欠他一千五百钱，今天应该还给他。有位穿绿衣服的人前来说，这个女孩念观音经，姑且放了她。因此失足堕到地上，而惊醒，赶紧告诉了她的父亲。第二天，她的父亲访问叉岭地方，果有陈姓人家，昨夜家中母狗生了三只狗，两只黑的，一只花斑的，花斑生下即死去。张玉于是回家拿钱如数还给陈家，陈家不肯接受，以钱为张家作功德。（南海慈般）

◎江西省临江地方有个学生叫单蕃，少年时很聪明，十四岁进入学校读书，后娶樊氏，小字江城，美丽却凶悍，单蕃非常怕她。婚后没多久，就百般的凌辱蕃，连公公婆婆都无法制止。单蕃不堪其苦于是和妻分居。而日渐消瘦，其母看见，甚为忧愁。忽然梦见一个老头告诉她说：‘这是宿世的因果报应。江城的前生是净业和尚所养的长生鼠，你的儿子前生是个读书人，偶到寺中，击毙老鼠，所以恶报在今世，无法以人力挽回。惟每早虔诵大悲咒（观音咒）百遍，当可有效。’既而醒寤，随即告诉单蕃的父亲，于是他们两老夫妇都遵其教导，弘法虔诵大悲咒，过了两个多月女仍然蛮横如故，更觉狂纵。有一天有位老僧在门外宣讲佛法因果，观听的人很多，女即出外探视，不一会儿，和尚即草率的结束演说，并向江城要了一杯清水，面对江女说：‘莫要嗔，前世也非假，今世也非真，咄，鼠子缩头去，勿使猫儿寻。’说完便喝一口水喷向江女，连襟袖都湿透了。围观者莫不楞住，惟江女一言不语，擦面而自归，僧亦离去了。江女自此痛悔前非，犹如新嫁妇般的差涩，承欢膝下，靦颜顺夫，矢志不为衰退。（聊斋志异）

◎中外闻名的孙立人将军，他夫人孙张清扬乃是一位虔诚的佛教徒，她过去曾害过一场奇怪的大病，得到观世音菩萨的救护而痊愈。在她‘我为什么信佛’一篇文章中有这样一段：
‘......民国廿四年立人和队伍调到浙江宁波附近的五夫驻扎，记得我们是住一所大公馆中，古老的房子，有几重大门。一天晚上，我莫名奇妙的走出了大门外，想去眺望夜景。原先我以为这里也像上海一样，晚上是灯火耀煌，谁知外面是一片漆黑，一条静静流着的小河，越发显得阴森可怖，我害怕看这样的黑暗，我赶快跑进来，但是一会儿，我又像醉了酒的人一般，疯狂的跑到大门外去，一阵习习的凉风，像薄纱一般的从我头上罩下来，我并不感到怎样，但是当我回到房中以后，从镜中发现我的嘴歪了，跟着口中又吐出一块一块的鲜血来，朋友们都说是邪风吹了。我用尽了方法治疗，经过中西名医，用金圈子去钩嘴，又用鳝鱼血去敷脸，又到宁波华美医院去用电疗，都不能治好这怪病，甚至名医们连病原都找不出来，朋友们和我都束手无策，眼看脸歪得更为厉害了，我感到万念俱灰，因此萌了自杀的念头，收购了足够致死的安眠药片，我不想再继续医治，而只想最后见到我母亲一面，即刻服毒。过了几天，我的母亲也由南京赶来了，她是信佛的人，她见我百药无效，只好命全家斋戒一天，在院子里摆香案，烧香祈祷，用二十一遍大悲咒，求了一杯净水要我喝，此时我是感到一切皆空了，没有执着的成见，就遵从母亲的慈命，虔诚的跪下，脑中贯注梦中的菩萨像，将咒水吞了，这是上午喝的咒水，到傍晚时分，嘴就正了过来。一杯咒水的功力，不药而愈，可知佛法的不可思议。’（病患者的指南）

★晋朝有个和尚，名叫竺法义，住在兴宁中始宁山上，很精细的研究所有的佛经，从他学习的学生经常有一百多人，当咸安二年的时候，他感觉生起心气病来，病得很久，所以他就一心一意的虔诚归依观世音菩萨，忽然有一天梦见一个人破开他的肚皮，把他的肠胃都拿了出来，并且洗刮他的五脏六腑，看见有结成一块块肮脏的东西很多，都把他洗得干干净净了，再放进去，还原缝好，对义说，你的病已经除掉了，当他一觉醒来，果然病都好了。宋朝尚书令官员傅亮编撰这件事的奇迹，常常说，他的父亲在世时，和义一起游山玩水，义也常常说这件奇事，听到的人没有一个不肃然起敬的。（太平广记）

★元魏时（即北魏孝文帝亦称元魏）名道泰，住在常山的衡唐精舍，曾经梦见有个人告诉他说，你的性命将于四十二岁的时候，当寿终正寝，到了那个时候，果然生起很严重的病来，他自己忧虑必定会死，将他所有的衣食资产多为布施，有位朋友对他说，我听见供养六十二亿菩萨，和念一声观世音的人，得福恩是一样的，泰感动醒悟，所以他虔诚归依诵念观世音菩萨，不分日里夜里都不懈怠一下，精诚勤奋四天四夜，在他所坐的帐子下面，忽然发现一道白光从门外穿了进来，只看见观世音菩萨的金色双脚，照着全屋通通光亮，泰马上扯开帐子出来叩头顶礼，一会儿光就灭了。他又悲伤又喜惧，周身流汗，便觉得身体轻松，所生的病也就都全好了。（高僧传二集）

★河西三沮渠蒙逊，归依了正法后，生起病来，伊波勒菩萨告诉观世音菩萨对于这个地方有缘份，教他诵读普门品，病就好了，从此这普门品特别东行于河西了，名为观世音经。（法华传记）

★刘宋时（指南北朝时刘裕所建之宋朝）有位邵信，吴兴地方的人，深信佛法，得了伤寒病，没有人敢去看他，他就悲痛哭泣口不住念观世音菩萨，忽然遇见一个和尚，说是杯渡弟子，从他的衣带头里取出一包散药给他服，病就好了。（高僧传初集）

★刘宋时有个尼姑名叫玄藻，俗姓路，吴郡人，路安荀的女儿，藻十几岁的时候，身染重病，服了很多良药，不但没有减轻，返而日日加重，当时有个太玄台寺和尚释法济告诉安荀说，你的女儿这种病，恐怕是业障，不是医药所能消除，佛经上说，设若有人到了危难痛苦的时候，能够归依三宝忏悔求佛保佑许愿的人，都能获得拯救。你若能给你的女儿洗澡清净，专心一意的倾向诚恳吁请，必定能够得到痊愈，安荀当以为然，就在家里，供设观世音像，为他的女儿洗澡清洁身体，斋戒净心，扶着病叩头，专念观世音菩萨，七日七夜不断的念，念到第七日初夜里，忽然看见有一个金像高一尺多，三摩女儿身，从头至脚，即觉得久治不愈的大病消除，他的女儿既然获得灵验感应，后来就请求出了家，精进勤奋毫不懈怠，诵念法华经，吃长斋三十七年，常常切望心想，愿意将来升到兜率天上去，到了元嘉十六年的时候，她离开京都去造经，从来就不知所终了。（比丘尼传）

What are the acts of abstaining from killing and releasing

 戒杀与放生的行为包括哪些

 1. Do not kill a living being with your own hands.

　　2. Do not abet others to kill.

　　3. Do not help others to kill.

　　4. Abstain from eating meat.

　　5. Do not engage in trades related to killing.

　　6、Whenever there is worship, regardless of what is being worshipped, use vegetarian dishes, flowers and fruit, not animal gifts.

　　7. If you see someone killing a human being, you should discourage them or buy the animal to be slaughtered with money and release it. If this does not work, or if the person does not sell the animal, then you should have compassion for the slaughtered animal, and even better if you can recite the Buddha's name or mantra for it.

　　8. Do not abuse the animal.

　　9、Other actions that are contrary to killing.

　　10. Abstain from killing and releasing animals yourself, and advise others to do the same. 

   1、不亲手杀生。

　　2、不教唆别人杀生。

　　3、不帮助别人杀生。

　　4、戒除肉食。

　　5、不从事与杀生有关的行业。

　　6、凡有祭拜，不管拜的是什么，一律用素菜、鲜花、水果，不用牲礼。

　　7、见人杀生，应加劝阻，或用钱将临宰之动物买而放之。若劝阻无效，或他不卖，则应对被杀之动物起同情心，若能为它念佛号或往生咒更好。

　　8、不虐待动物。

　　9、其他与杀生行为相反之行为。

　　10、自己戒杀放生，也劝别人戒杀放生。 

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Introduction to Zhuge Changqing: Zhuge Changqing, the inheritor and promoter of traditional Chinese culture, is willing to "learn from sages, promote virtue, revitalize China and benefit the world" together with people with the same ideals in the world.

(Zhuge Changqing: zhuge8031@163.com ）

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Zhuge Changqing's Chinese Dream

Learn from sages and carry forward virtue

Revitalizing China for the benefit of the world

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诸葛长青简介：诸葛长青，中国国学传统文化传承弘扬者，愿与天下志同道合者一起“学习圣贤、弘扬善德、振兴中华、造福世界”。

（诸葛长青：zhuge8031@163.com）

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