There will always be a time when the epidemic is over

Practitioner,In such a difficult endurance,You can still find great opportunities to train yourself.——《The Notes of Moving the Heart"

【Editor's note] An Ning (pseudonym), from Wuhan.2003During the SARS period, she was still a pharmacist and had no rest for three days and three nights.2014In 2019, under the influence of her family, she converted to Buddhism.

2003In the spring of 2019, peace is on the front line.

At that time, she was at the Chinese medicine counter and was at the busiest time and went to work for three days and three nights without closing her eyes. At first I grabbed medicine in the drawer, but later more and more people started to use weighing scales, and sacks of medicine inside and outside the counter.

At that time, there were already decoction machines and filling machines, but the supply of the day could not be achieved by relying on the machine alone. I have no choice but to be “rear”Cook medicine manually using a soil stove and a large pot. At night, you need to weigh medicine, prepare prescriptions, sort, number, and disinfect. ……After the night shift, I couldn't leave at all, so I continued to face the customers queuing up on the street. An Ning just kept going for three days and three nights.

An Ning's cousin, a dermatologist, has also been on the front line during the epidemic. I put on protective clothing and walked into the isolation ward. I worked for more than four hours. When I walked out of the ward, I was already soaked. As the number of patients increases, the working hours are far more than four hours. ； Later, after entering, I didn’t dare to eat and drink water because the protective clothing was scrapped as soon as it was opened. Medical staff are quarantined in the hotel and cannot go home or meet with their families. The family can only understand her status through the pictures she shared.

An Ning knowsThis precious practiceThe mantra is this year1moon20On the other hand, a monk passed on the Internet to inherit the inheritance. But in the next few days, she couldn't learn it no matter how much she learned it. “Maybe it was because I couldn’t get the inheritance from the master, and I always had some concerns.”When asked why, An Ning said so. until 2moon4Sun finally waited for the audio of the master chanting. The day she started playing the audio loop at home, she dreamed of the master. In the dream, the master said nothing, only gestures, and kept pressing down, as if he was smoothing something. An Ning said: “I can understand the master's gesture, and he gestured to me.‘Don't panic, disciple’。”After waking up from the dream, her tears couldn't stop flowing.

Following the master's audio, An Ning learned to recite it immediately, and his mind slowly calmed down:“Strongness is not reckless, it comes from the help of Buddhism. Buddhism tells you to be mindful, not ‘Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will protect me, I will be fine’，Instead, if you truly believe in the surrender power of Buddhism, every note you recite can be captured by the people around you, and the blessing is proportional to your faith.”After starting to recite the mantra, An Ning had this experience.

Buddhism does not flow into the ears for no reason, nor does it appear in sight easily. The more you cherish her and the more you desire to use her to stop the pain, the stronger you will be.

A few days ago, An Ning's classmate group started arguing. Faced with the suspected patient's help information, some people think that too much forwarding is more likely to cause anxiety and panic. Some people think that this is a manifestation of not considering the problem from the patient's standpoint. Who is not in a hurry when his family is sick? Who doesn't want to be helped? At the beginning, there was an argument, and slowly the quarrel became more and more intense.

An Ning felt that everyone was in a panic at this moment and could not help but speak too much. She comforted: “It is better to recite Guanyin Bodhisattva and Amitabha Buddha carefully when you have this time. You can recite it whether you believe in Buddhism or not, and your mind may not be so impetuous. We can still be at home now ‘nonsense’，It's much better already. Look at those who are on the front line to build these (infrastructure) for us. How dangerous are they? ”Under her influence, the quarrel in the group gradually subsided.

“I am not a pawn of emotions and panic. I must use my righteousness and mindfulness to protect my family. Even if your family is infected, you should recite the Buddha's name for them with mindfulness and righteousness. This is not superstition. Bodhisattvas will never hide because of the epidemic and will not ignore us just because the Chinese New Year is about to be celebrated. This is just our thought. Bodhisattvas care about us all the time and shine on us with their light at all times. ”An Ning said,“If it becomes a tool to convey panic, it loses the meaning that a Buddhist student should have.”

The peaceful home is far from the city center and is very secluded. Therefore, it has successfully avoided the relatively susceptible downtown areas. Although her life was not rich, she was still comfortable. “So far, I can also eat fresh vegetables!”An Ning's tone was filled with joy. She said that it was blessed by the master and the Three Jewels.

An Ning firmly believes that there will always be spring when flowers bloom and the day when the epidemic subsides.

Note: In the text“An Ning is a pseudonym.