My German yoga teacher's Amitabha Buddha connection

On January 6, 2010, my yoga teacher, Gabriele, invited Beate and I to her place for breakfast.She also invited an eighty-two-year-old lady named Renate.I often hear about this 82-year-old lady from Beate, who practices yoga with me, she was Gabriele's classmate when she was studying yoga, she started learning yoga in her sixties, started teaching yoga formally at the age of sixty-eight, and now she is eighty-two years old, and she also teaches yoga classes in five groups a week.Whenever Beate talks about her, she always admires her.I was also full of curiosity about this old lady.

Before going out, I brought four copies of the metal Buddhist cards I brought from Hongyuan Temple to Germany and the small wooden pendants engraved with Namo Amitabha.When she saw Renate, as expected, she looked like she was in her sixties at the age of eighty-two.During the meal, knowing that she used to learn floral art, she said: "My life started at the age of fifty, and now that I am over eighty, I feel that a new world is waiting for me. When I die, I call you all to see how to face death." When she spoke, she stretched out her hand to me, and I didn't say a word, I held her hand, thinking that I would definitely recite the Buddha for you then.

After breakfast, I took out a small pendant engraved with the Buddha's name, and the old lady took it with both hands and immediately praised: "Such a beautiful work!" Then she put the small pendant in the palms of her hands, waited for two minutes and said, "I feel a lot of energy, incredible power!" I was so surprised that I put the small pendant in the palm of my hand, but I didn't feel anything.Look at my yoga teacher Gabriele, she also held the small pendant in her hand, nodded in approval and said, "I also feel it, the energy is extremely strong." During breakfast, I learned that the old lady knew almost nothing about Buddhism, and that Gabriele didn't know much about Buddhism even though she sponsored her sister to buy an Amitabha Buddha last year.At this time, I quickly explained that the name of this Buddha means immeasurable light and immeasurable life, and that the merits accumulated by the Buddha are all in His name.Then, I took out the metal Buddha card for them, and the old lady was very surprised, and immediately took the Buddha card out of the thin plastic bag, pressed it to her chest, and said excitedly: "Oh! It's amazing, such great energy and power, it's incredible!" Seeing her joyful appearance reminded me of the Buddhist scriptures mentioned that there is a type of person who is extremely happy when they see the Buddha statue.She took the Buddha card to the lamp again, looked at it again and again, and I really couldn't put it down.The old lady held it in her hands and exclaimed loudly: "Oh! I can't stand such a lot of energy!" Gabriele saw the jade amulet, took a step back, and said excitedly: "Maybe she has been carrying it with her, so the energy is stronger." When I received this jade amulet, a master became acquainted with me when I was about to leave Hongyuan Temple last year, and when I received it, maybe Master immediately saw my thoughts and wanted to give it to someone else. From that day on, I carried it with me every day, but I didn't have the feelings of the two yoga teachers about the Emerald Buddha amulet.I couldn't help but ask, "Why don't I feel it?" Renate replied: "You don't carry the Jade Buddha amulet for a few days to see what feels different, you don't feel it, other creatures will." Renate and Gabriele, two teachers, make me cherish these six-character names even more, they are people who have been practicing yoga for a long time, and they have some sensory functions, although they do not believe in Buddhism, but they can immediately feel the greatness of Buddha.The old lady returned the jade Buddha amulet to me, and then asked, "Can you write down how to pronounce this Buddha's name for me?" I immediately wrote it down for her, and she picked it up and read it carefully, saying, "You can also sing this Buddha's name!" Start yourself At this time, Gabriele unexpectedly asked, "Do you still have a chanting machine? I want one." Last year, I gave her sister a chanting machine, and now my sister wants it too, which made me very happy and immediately agreed to her. 

       Looking back on this breakfast now, it is really a blessing from the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, which has continuously strengthened my faith and cherished this six-character name even more!

Three Treasures disciple Ding Ying