Freeing animals is the best rescue in times of disaster

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　　Text: Khenpo Chichen Lodro

　　Freeing animals is the best guarantee of life

　　Today, people are looking for ways to protect themselves, especially in such a turbulent era. They may suffer from natural and man-made disasters at any time, such as air crashes, car accidents, infectious diseases, flood and fire disasters, violent attacks, and wars. Especially people living in big cities do not feel safe even when going out at night. How can life be guaranteed? That is to say, if you do more freeing, the more merits you accumulate, the more you will be protected by the light of good dharma, and you will naturally stay away from misfortunes and disasters.

　　《It is said in the Merit Sutra of Medicine Master Liuli Guang’s Original Vow: “Releasing lives to cultivate blessings...so that people can survive hardships and not suffer from many difficulties. ”Therefore, releasing animals is the best guarantee for our lives. There is this koan in the Buddhist scriptures:

　　Once upon a time, there was a heavenly man who was reborn in a benefactor's home. When he grew up, he wanted to become a monk, but his parents did not agree. The child thought to himself: The human body is so precious. If one cannot become a monk, what is the meaning of this human body? So he wanted to commit suicide, but when he jumped into the river, the water flowed backwards. He jumped off the cliff and was not injured at all. At that time, the king's laws were very strict, and he deliberately acted as a robber, hoping that he would be punished and die. However, during the execution, all the bows and arrows shot returned automatically. The king was shocked and apologized to him. Later, with the help of the king, his family finally allowed him to become a monk and attain Arahantship. What kind of good deeds did this person have done in his previous life? Why is his life span so long?

　　“He once saved a man who was about to be killed. Due to this reason, he was fearless in his heart for five hundred lives, and the earth, water, fire, and wind on the outside could not harm him, and he achieved the status of Arahant in this life. ”

　　Therefore, releasing lives is a kind of fearless charity, which can keep sentient beings away from fear and also enable oneself to obtain the fruit of fearlessness. If we are timid and fearful, if we practice release regularly, we can gradually become stable and calm.

　　Releasing animals can promote social stability and world peace

　　The root cause of social turmoil and the outbreak of war lies in the injustices committed by all living beings since time immemorial. If we humans want to achieve true peace and tranquility and stay away from war and violence, the fundamental solution is to encourage people to abstain from killing and release animals, and to establish the concept of respecting life.

　　The direct result of releasing animals is to reduce the number of sentient beings being slaughtered and reduce the sources of future turmoil.； The indirect result of releasing animals is to increase people's blessings, increase the power of good, and reduce the chance of past injustices to mature. Master Yin Guang said in "The Ten Merits of Freeing Life": "Anyone who wishes to have a peaceful family, a healthy body and mind, a peaceful world, and a happy people, please abstain from killing and release animals, eat vegetarian food, and recite the Buddha's name to seek this, and everything will be fulfilled." ”

　　Therefore, as Mahayana Buddhists, we should start from ourselves, take the compassion of life-freeing home and work, and influence a family, a unit, a region, a country, and even the entire world. Arouse people's kindness to cherish life and promote social stability and world peace.

　　Release of life is a wonderful way to extend life

　　《It is recorded in the Sutra of Miscellaneous Treasures that in the past there was a novice monk who served an elder. The elder observed that the novice still had seven days to live, so he asked him to go home to visit his mother. When leaving, he told him to come back on the eighth day, which meant that he would die at home. Unexpectedly, the novice came back on the eighth day. The master thought it was strange, so he went into meditation and observed. It turned out that the little novice saw a group of ants trapped in the water on the way home. He made a small bridge to lead the ants to a place where there was no water. With this merit of saving ants, life span is extended.

　　Freeing animals is the donation of love and the most important thing is motivation! With a pure intention, you can obtain all the merits of life release by donating one yuan to release lives. The amount of money released is determined by the individual, and there is no limit to the amount.

   Release the animals as you wish and pray for the people in the disaster area!