Master Xuanhua: Doing good deeds and accumulating virtue are the basis of all success

宣化上人：行善积德是一切成功的根本

Venerable Master Xuanhua, an outstanding master of Chinese culture, used his great wisdom to benefit mankind.

-----Zhuge Changqing

The great Chinese nation continues to advance.

The great Chinese culture benefits the world.

Since the founding of the Chinese nation by Fu Xi and Nu Wa, the Chinese nation has always carried forward the spirit of "striving for self-improvement and carrying things with great virtue".

In the course of the development of the Chinese nation, there are always many people who have made great contributions to the inheritance of traditional Chinese culture and the promotion of good morality.

Venerable Master Xuanhua is such a master of Chinese culture who selflessly devoted himself.

Zhuge Changqing was deeply moved and admired by the Venerable Master Xuanhua for his research on the material of his deeds of promoting Dharma and benefiting life.

The master of Xuanhua always practiced the traditional culture of traditional Chinese culture and deeply understood "Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism of traditional Chinese culture".

The Venerable Master Xuanhua always reminds people to do more good deeds, do more good deeds and improve themselves. Accumulate blessings and win glorious moments in life. If you do more good deeds, you will be rewarded.

Master Xuanhua is the ninth generation founder of Weiyang Sect of Zen. The common surname of Shuangcheng people in Heilongjiang Province is Bai. At the age of 12, he felt that life and death were meaningless, so he had the idea of becoming a monk. His mother died and became a monk after three years of filial piety in his mother's tomb. He began to study classics and complete his voluntary work.

Zhuge Changqing was very moved. The Venerable Master Xuanhua personally practiced the Confucian culture of filial piety and kept the tomb for his mother for three years. This is the sage on earth!

In order to continue the wisdom of the Buddha, in 1968, Master Xuanhua came to the United States from Hong Kong and strongly advocated the practice of Zen Buddhism and Buddhism, breaking the stereotype. Advise the disciples to meditate every day, chant Buddha every day, and study the classics every day. Only by doing three things together can we get twice the result with half the effort.

Under the call of Xuanhua to be more humane and virtuous, young men and women of Chinese, American, British and Vietnamese nationalities have converted to receive equipment and become monks. Master Xuanhua is the most prestigious Buddhist leader in the contemporary world. Dharma Master Xuanhua modestly called himself "little ant", "little mosquito", "monk in the tomb" and "living dead" (1918-1995). In fact, he was the successor of the ninth generation of Weiyang patriarchal sect in the Eastern Territory, the 46th generation of Zen patriarchal sect in the Western Territory, and even in the middle of the 20th century, he planted Buddhism in the United States, which helped the three treasures to take root in the West and become a Chinese monk who forgot his body all his life. Zhuge Changqing believed that the Venerable Master Xuanhua was the master founder who spread Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism to the United States.

Dharma Master Xuanhua has been used to "sacrifice oneself for others" since he was young. Zeng said, "I am born stupid, and I don't know how to benefit myself, but only know how to benefit others!" It is no wonder that when I became a monk at the age of 19, I made a vow in front of the Buddha that "all sentient beings should be considered as one". If there is one sentient being who has not become a Buddha, I will swear not to take the orthodox party as the great vow king of Tibet Bodhisattva that "Hell is not empty, and I will not become a Buddha"!

The master of Xuanhua said that the people who study Buddhism should start planting seeds to the ground. Can the seeds grow after planting? It depends on all kinds of predestination. The seeds can be born smoothly when all the conditions are fulfilled; If all aspects of the help are not satisfactory, it may become scorched bud and abortion. That is to say, when we grow Bodhi Heart and seeds of Bodhi, do we grow them deep enough? Is it firm or not?

If you plant deep enough and firm enough, the seeds will take root and sprout in the future. But if you want to bear Bodhi fruit, it will take a long time. It depends on how hard you work? If you work hard and achieve enlightenment and enlightenment, this is the harvest.

During the process of rooting, sprouting, leafing, flowering and fruiting, seeds must be cultivated, irrigated and fertilized for a long time. What is fertilizer? It is the morality of learning Buddhism. Practice should be based on morality everywhere, and the fundamental precept is not to interfere with morality.

Confucianism says, "Virtue is the origin of wealth, and wealth is the end." Virtue is the root of human beings, while wealth is only a peripheral thing. Monks should cherish their blessings and save everything, and not waste money and materials. Only by accumulating time and time can they cultivate their own virtue, and the branches and leaves they produce will flourish, and the fruits will be plentiful. If you don't add fertilizer and cultivate and irrigate, the branches, buds, flowers and fruits will easily wither and die. Therefore, the first commandment of a monk is "pay attention to virtue".

Virtue starts with small things. "Don't do small things without doing them." Don't think that small things don't do, but wait to do great things. There are not so many great things. The mountain is formed by particles of dust. Although the dust is small, it will become a mountain if it is accumulated more; Although virtue is small, if you accumulate more, it will become a mountain of virtue.

Zhuge Changqing: Venerable Master Xuanhua reminded people to do more good deeds while taking advantage of their lives, accumulate good deeds and accumulate good returns. Don't wait and waste your life.

Not violating morality is virtue, and not interfering with others is virtue. Whatever you do, take helping others as your duty. If you hinder others in terms of interests, time, cultural wisdom, or other things, and cannot benefit others, it is against morality. Therefore, in our every move, every word and every action, we always take not violating morality as the fundamental precept. If you want to cultivate Taoism, you must cultivate virtue first; Without virtue, you can't practice Taoism. When someone wants to practice Taoism, the magic barrier comes to him. This is because there is no virtue, so he said: "The virtue is also the end of the wealth."

Morality is equal to the sun and moon, to heaven and earth, and to human life. Without morality, people have no life. What is morality? It is to take the benefit of others as the main purpose and not hinder others as the purpose, that is to say, the heart is full of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith.

（1） Ren: If you have a benevolent heart, you will not kill.

（2） Meaning: There is enough knowledge to do everything just right, in line with the middle way, neither too far nor too far, neither left nor right, everything in line with the middle way. If you understand the meaning, you will not steal; A man of loyalty will not steal from others.

（3） Rite: Rite is a kind of courtesy. You will not commit adultery if you are polite. Theft and fornication are both because they are not in accordance with the etiquette and are against the convention.

（4） Wisdom: wise people will not drink and eat ecstasy indiscriminately, and stupid people will do all kinds of things upside down.

（5） Faith: If you have faith, you won't lie.

Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith are fully fulfilled. This is the Tao and virtue. So morality is born from the heart, and its root is in our heart. But it has a color. This color is not green, yellow, red, white or black, but a manifestation of virtue and a luster of virtue. Therefore, Han Yu said in the (original) article, "benevolence is benevolence, and what is appropriate is righteousness, and what is right and what is right is morality. It is enough that you can't stay outside." Mencius said, "Benevolence, righteousness, courtesy and wisdom are rooted in your heart, and its color is also reflected in your face, reflected in your back, and applied to the four bodies, which are self-evident, Even on the limbs. Although this kind of virtue can't be described, everyone can understand it. The performance of virtue is the real Kung Fu knowledge. This kind of virtue can't be pretended. False will only cheat people for a while, not for a long time.

To cultivate morality is to cultivate integrity, not to hinder others, nor to be afraid of others interfering with yourself. Everyone accepts and accepts adversity; Whoever is not merciful or unreasonable to himself is his good knowledge. It is only when you can accept adversity and handle adversity with equanimity that you can see your ability to endure humiliation. Don't be moved by a word from others. Some people's "immobility" is shameless, which is wrong. The "immobility" you need to practice is to be able to tolerate what others cannot tolerate. This is the real kung fu. Otherwise, you must start from scratch.

Taoism takes "three flowers at the top" and "five qi at the yuan" as the expression of moral perfection. These two nouns sound to some Buddhists as pagans. In fact, what is an outsider? What is the inner way? There is no external or internal way in this term, which is used to describe the result of a certain practice. The "three flowers" are essence, qi and spirit, all of which have become a kind of brilliance. "Five Qi" means benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and faith. The five Qi are all complete, which is called Five Qi Chaoyuan.

In Buddhism, when morality is complete, one can obtain the great round mirror intelligence, the equality intelligence, the wonderful observation intelligence, the accomplished intelligence, the three body, the four intelligence, the five eyes, and the six connections. Without any of them, one cannot achieve this state. Therefore, Buddhism is dignified, it can cover all religions, and all religions are only a part of Buddhism. Therefore, I often compare Buddhism to university courses, Taoism or other superior religions can be regarded as secondary schools, and worldly religions such as Confucianism are only primary school courses.

Whether primary school, middle school or university, they are all scholars; All religions in the world are also religious people. They can't be divided into different categories. When they come to this religion, they will say that it is good, and when they come to that religion, they will say that it is bad. "Those who enter will be enslaved, and those who leave will be polluted" is a wrong idea. All religions are part of Buddhism, and this view is correct because Buddha said, "All living beings have the wisdom and virtue of the Tathagata, and can be regarded as Buddhas." All living beings have the Buddha nature, so the paganism is also one of the living beings, and also has the opportunity to become Buddhas. Why should we keep that out of the door? Buddhism is to make all the emptiness, all the Dharma realms, and there is no boundary, no door, and no view of people. Therefore, we Buddhists should be ambitious and not narrow-minded and stingy.

In Taoism, there is a kind of expression of virtuous people, which can be seen by ordinary people, that is, childish face and white hair. Although the hair is gray, its face looks like a child, very moist and fine. Why? It is a change of moral inspiration. Although he has white hair, his hair is not dry, and it is glossy (not waxed). His hair and hair will shine. If he has kungfu, or has five eyes, he can see at a glance.

Buddhism has a higher move. It is not only the hair that emits light, but the whole body can emit light. Each hair tip can emit light, and each pore is different. People who practice kungfu in Buddhism can turn their white hair into black and regenerate their teeth. Taoism also has the realm of rebirth, but its pores can't shine. This is the difference. Do you think people are good knowledge? You don't need to open five eyes, but with the naked eyes of ordinary people. As long as you are an expert, you can see whether he is good at knowledge or not? Is there virtue? If a person has no virtue, he is very disgusting!

Zhuge Changqing: A moral person exudes charming atmosphere; Everywhere you meet a noble person, you will be rewarded everywhere.

amitabha. Blessed life is limitless.

Don't do any evil, and do all good. Persistence and responsiveness.

Introduction to Zhuge Changqing: Zhuge Changqing, the inheritor and promoter of traditional Chinese culture, is willing to work with like-minded people in the world to "inherit traditional Chinese culture, promote good morality, revitalize China, and benefit the world".

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宣化上人，杰出的国学大师，他用大智慧造福人类。

----- 诸葛长青

伟大的中华民族，持续前进。

伟大的中华文化，造福世界。

自从伏羲、女娲开创中华民族以来，中华民族就始终高扬“自强不息、厚德载物”的精神，奋勇前进。

在中华民族发展历程中，总有许多默默奉献的人，做着传承国学、弘扬善德的伟大贡献。

宣化上人就是这样一位国学大师，无私奉献自己。

诸葛长青研究宣化上人的弘法利生事迹材料，对他十分感动和敬佩。

宣化上人总是亲身实践国学传统文化，深刻领悟“国学儒释道”。

宣化上人总是提醒人们，多做善事，多行善事，提升自己。积累福报，赢取人生辉煌时刻。多做善事，必有福报。

宣化法师，为禅宗沩仰宗第九代祖师。黑龙江省双城人氏，俗姓白，十二岁时觉得生生死死没有意思，遂起了出家的念头，母亲故去，在母墓守孝三年孝期满出家，开始研究经典，完成志愿。

诸葛长青十分感动，宣化上人亲身实践孔子儒家孝道文化思想，为母亲守墓三年，这就是人间圣贤啊！

为续佛慧命，一九六八年，宣化上人从香港来到美国，极力提倡禅净教三修的法门，打破门户之见。规劝弟子们天天要坐禅，天天要念佛，天天要研究经典。三管齐下，才收事半功倍之效。

在宣化上人道高德重之号召下，有华籍、美籍、英籍、越南籍青年男女，纷纷皈依受具、出家修道。宣化上人是当代世界佛教领袖界威望最高的。宣化法师谦称自己是“小蚂蚁”、“小蚊虫”、“墓中僧”、“活死人”（纪元一九一八至一九九五年），实则是东土第九代沩仰宗法嗣，西土第四十六代禅宗祖师，更是二十世纪中叶，将佛法播种到美国，促成三宝在西方落地生根，毕生为法忘躯的中国僧侣。诸葛长青认为，宣化上人是将国学儒释道传播到美国的大师奠基人。

宣化法师自幼即习惯“舍己为人”，曾云：“我这个人生来是很笨的，就不知道怎样去利益自己，只知道利益旁人！”无怪乎师十九岁出家不久，即在佛前发下“一以众生为念”的十八大愿九法界中，若有一众生未成佛，即誓不取正党直可媲美“地狱不空，誓不成佛”的大愿地藏王菩萨！

宣化上人开示说：学习佛法的人，就是开始把种子种到地下去。种子种下后，能不能生出？还要看各种的缘。诸缘具足了，种子就能顺利地出生；假若各方面助缘不圆满，就有可能变成焦芽败种。这也就是看我们发菩提心，种菩提种子时，种得够不够深？坚固不坚固？

要是种得够深而且坚固结实，那么将来种子一定会生根发芽。可是若想结菩提果，还要有一段相当的时间，这就要看你用功用得如何？要是用功上路了，开悟证果，成就觉道，这才算是收成。

种子生根发芽、抽叶、开花、结果的过程中，都必须经过相当的时间培养、灌溉、加肥料。肥料是什么？就是学佛的道德。修行要处处本着道德，以不妨碍道德为根本戒条。

儒教云：「德者本也，财者末也。」德行是人的根本，而财仅是一种末梢之物。修道人处处要惜福节约，不浪费金钱物质，如此日积月累，才能培养出自己的德行，所生出来的枝叶才会茂盛，果实也将累累。如果不加肥料，不用功去培养灌溉，枝芽花果很容易就会枯槁而死，所以修道人，第一戒条就是「注重德行」。

德行先由小处做起，「毋以善小而不为」，你不要以为小善就不去做，而等着做大善，大善没有那么多。山是一粒一粒微尘积成的，微尘虽小，但积多了也会变成一座山；德行虽小，但积多了，也会变成一座德行山。

诸葛长青：宣化上人提醒人们，趁着生命时光，多做善事，做善事积德，积累福报。不要等靠，不要浪费生命。

不违背道德就是德行，不妨碍他人就是德行。无论做什么，要以帮助他人为本份。若于利益上、时间上、文化智慧上，或其它种种事情上，对他人有所妨碍，不能利益他人，都是于道德有所违背。所以我们的一举一动，一言一行，总以不违背道德为根本箴规。想要修道，先要培德；没有德行，就不能修道。有人想修道，魔障就来找，这因为没有德行的缘故，所以说：「德者本也，财者末也。」

道德就等于日月，等于天地，也等于人之性命。没有道德就等于人没有性命，没有日月天地一样。什么是道德呢？就是以利益他人为主，以不妨碍他人为宗旨，也就是内心充满仁、义、礼、智、信。

（一）仁：有仁爱的心，就不会杀生。

（二）义：具足一种知识，做什么事都恰到好处，合乎中道，不太过也不会不及，不偏左也不偏右，事事合乎中道。懂义，就不会偷盗；讲义气的人不会偷他人的东西。

（三）礼：礼是一种礼貌、礼节。尚礼节就不会奸淫。偷盗与淫乱都是因为不合乎义礼，是违背常规的现象。

（四）智：有智慧的人就不会乱喝酒，乱吃迷魂药，愚痴的人才会做出种种颠倒的事。

（五）信：有信用就不会打妄语。

仁、义、礼、智、信，五常充足圆满了，这就是道，就是德。所以道德是从心中生出，它的根本就在我们的心里头，可是它生出来有种颜色，这种颜色不是青、黄、赤、白、黑，是一种德行之表现，是德行之光泽。所以韩愈在（原道）一文中，有段文说：「博爱之谓仁，行而宜之之谓义，由是而之焉之谓道，足乎己无待于外之谓德。」而孟子说：「仁义礼智根于心，其生色也，睟然见于面，盎于背，施于四体，四体不言而喻。」有德之人不单单面上有所表现，其背上也洋溢着德光，甚至于在四肢上也能显现出来。这种德相虽然描述不出来，但人人皆能明白。德行的表现，才是真正的功夫学问，这种德行不能假装的，虚假只会暂时骗人一阵子，不能长久。

 修道就是要修真正道德，不妨碍他人，也不怕他人妨碍自己。谁都接受，逆来顺受；谁对自己不慈悲，或不讲道理，都是自己的善知识。能逆来顺受，对横逆能处之泰然，才见出你忍辱的功夫，不要因别人一句话就动了。有些人的「不动」是无惭无愧，这是不对。你要修的「不动」，是能忍人所不能忍，这才是真功夫，否则还须从头炼起。

道家以「三花聚顶」、「五气朝元」，为道德圆满之表现。这两个名词在某些佛教徒听起来，说是外道。其实什么叫外道？什么叫内道？这个名词并没有什么外内道，这是用来形容某种修行所成就的结果。「三花」就是精、气、神，三者都变成一种光华。「五气」就是仁、义、礼、智、信，五气都圆满，叫五气朝元。

在佛教里，道德圆满了，就获得大圆镜智、平等性智、妙观察智、成所作智，三身、四智、五眼、六通，缺少哪一样，也无法得到这种境界。所以佛教万德庄严，它能包罗一切宗教，而一切宗教只是佛教的一部分。所以我常将佛教比喻为大学课程，道教或其它高超一点的宗教可以算为中学，世间宗教如儒教等，只是小学课程。

无论小学、中学、大学，都是读书人；世界各宗教，也都是宗教人士，所不可以分门别类，到这教就说这教好，到那教就说这教不好，「入者奴之，出者污之」，这是错误的观念。一切宗教都是佛教的一部分，这看法才是对的，因为佛说：「一切众生皆有如来智慧德相，皆堪作佛。」一切众生皆有佛性，那么外道也是众生之一，也有成佛的机会，为什么要摒彼于门外呢？佛教是尽虚空、遍法界，无有边际，无门户、人我之见。所以我们学佛人的心量要大起来，不要心胸狭窄、小气。

道教里有德行的人，有一种表现，一般凡人都看得出，就是童颜鹤发──头发虽然花白，但其面色有如童子，很润很细。为什么？就是一种道德感召的变化。虽然是白发，但头发并不干枯，而且有光润之气（并不是擦发蜡），他的毫毛、头发会放光，若有功夫的人，或开五眼的人，一看就知道。

佛教又高一招，不单头发放光，而是全身都可放光，每一根毫毛梢上都可以放光，每一个毛孔都与众不同。在佛教里修行有功夫的人，能使白发转黑，齿落重生。道教也有齿落重生的境界，不过不能全身毛孔放光，这是不同处。你们各位看人是不是一位善知识？不需开五眼，就凭凡夫肉眼，只要你是个行家，就可以看出他是不是善知识？是否有德行？人若无德行，是面生横肉，非常讨人厌的！

诸葛长青：有道德之人，浑身散发着迷人的气息；处处遇贵人，处处得福报。

阿弥陀佛。福生无量天尊。

诸恶莫作，众善奉行。持之以恒、有求必应。 

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“传承国学、弘扬善德、振兴中华、造福世界”。

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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.

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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”。

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3Zhuge Changqing's Greeting Ritual (15 Steps Concise Version)

3 诸葛长青施食仪轨 （十五步简洁版）

4How to repent: the ritual of repentance and the method of repentance (full version)

4   如何忏悔：忏悔仪轨忏悔方法（完整版）

5How to read the Dizang Sutra: Methods for reciting Dizang Sutra (complete version)

5 如何念地藏经：念地藏经仪轨方法（完整版）

6How to release? The ritual of releasing life

6怎样放生？放生仪轨

7Zhuge Changqing's Repentance Culture: A Case Study of Repentance Methods for Changing Destiny

7诸葛长青忏悔文化：改变命运忏悔方法案例

8Free Life Culture: Free Life Culture in Ancient China

8放生文化：中国古代的放生文化

9Shocking photo of feeding: Buddha, Bodhisattva and Dharma Protector come to the scene

9施食震撼照片：佛菩萨护法神亲临现场

10Feeding Rite Return: the return is changed to simple return

10施食仪轨回向：回向修改为简洁回向