The Ksitigarbha Sutra discusses the methods of treating bed pillows and night dreams.

A brief discussion on the Ksitigarbha Sutra (41) Methods for treating long-term bed pillows, night dreams, etc.

Opening verse

The supreme and profound subtle method is difficult to encounter in hundreds of thousands of disasters

Now I have seen, heard, received and uphold the true meaning of the Tathagata

Namo's teacher Shakyamuni Buddha (Three grades )

Namo Great Vow Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (Three grades )

In the Sutra of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow

The Sixth Chapter of the Tathagata's Praise

【In addition, Pu Guang: If there are men and women in the future, they will live and die for a long time.Some dream about evil ghosts at night, but they go to family members, or travel to dangerous roads, or sleep in many nights, and travel together with ghosts and gods.The sun and the moon are deep, and the people are reborn and crying, and those who are sad and sad in their sleep are sad.】

“Sakyamuni Buddha shouted Pu Guang again, reminding him to listen carefully to the following part: 'In the future world, if some men and women are bedridden for a long time, want to live but not be healthy, want to die but not be able to get what they want, or some people have many nightmares and always dream of many evil ghosts. (Evil ghosts are ghosts with bad behavior and thoughts )、Or dreamed of your own relatives, or loved ones who had passed away for a long time, or dreamed of being in a very dangerous road, or being nightmares, or dreaming of being wandering with ghosts and gods.As time goes by, these situations become more and more serious. Even when I sleep, I complain. Even if I wake up, I feel very bad and cannot be happy.'"

There are three sources of diseases: habit diseases, organic diseases and karma diseases.Habit diseases are physical diseases caused by the inadequate adjustment of one's behavior, habits, and psychological state; organic diseases are diseases caused by damage to a certain part of the body; karma diseases are also called karma diseases, and they are divided into two types: one is the cause and effect of the past life, which is the disease and suffering of the cause and effect of the past life, which is the disease and suffering of the cause and effect of the present life; the other is the disease and suffering caused by the interference of sentient beings, which is the disease and disease of the deficiency.When the karma disease starts, the symptoms are very obvious. This pain is painful and that. Go to the hospital for examination. There is no cause, no result, no abnormality. This is a false disease.If it cannot be treated in time, it will become a real and detectable disease over time, that is, it will turn from karma disease to organic disease. It will be a bit too late to treat it at this time.Just like now, many people are in good health and suddenly feel pain. They go to check and find out that they have died in less than a few months. This is the case.

【These are all the correct theory of karma. If it has not determined the severity, it may be difficult to give up one's life or cannot be cured.It’s a matter of being a vulgar man and a woman’s vulgar eyes.】

“All these situations are because the person is led to the path of karma and goes to court. The debate between the underworld and sentient beings has not yet been achieved. The severity of the sin has not been decided yet, or the blessings of this person who has been in bed for a long time have been exhausted, but his lifespan should not end. Even if he is alive, it will be very hard and his body will not be cured for a long time.Since men and women in the world are ordinary people, they see the superficial parts and they have no ability to distinguish the root causes of such things!"

The debate on karma is as follows: when some people are about to die, or when their blessings are bottomed out, their enemies, relatives and creditors will sue him to court and debate with him about the severity of their sins.For example, if you eat a chicken, the chicken will debate with you in the underworld: "I'm dead, you eat it, you owe me my life.”

The man said, "Ah! I didn't kill it, I only took two bites, not all of them were eaten by me.”

The chicken said again: "If it weren't for your greed, how could I die? It's all your fault, so I want you to die and pay my life back!"

The man said again, "I am greedy. After eating you, you are dead. Why didn't you eat other chickens? Isn't this what you owe me?"

If there are many sentient beings who are chasing karma debts, such a debate will last for several days or even longer.This person is in a daze, in a half-awake, and in a moment of awakening and confused. Often, many elderly people have been in this state for a long time, and have nightmares, dreaming of ghosts coming to catch them, hurt them, and even going to a strange place to walk with those ghosts and gods in their dreams. This is a manifestation of the correct theory of karma.Not all debates on karma are carried out after people die. Sometimes people are still alive and their spiritual consciousness is pulled to the underworld to debate.Nowadays, many people do not accept these reality and often say, "I am in poor health and have not had a good rest recently. Let's eat something nutritious!" Killing a chicken today and stewing a fish tomorrow will not solve the problem at all, but instead increases the patient's sorrow.

【But you should read this sutra loudly in front of the statues of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.Or take the patient's lovely things, or clothes, treasures, manors, or houses, and sing loudly to the patient: I am a certain A, who is the patient, and I will give up all the things in front of the sutras, or make images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, or build pagodas and temples, or fuel lamps, or give permanent residence.Such a sick person, the three whites, was sent to the order to hear it.】

“You should read this "Ksitigarbha Sutra" loudly in front of the statue of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, take out the patient's favorite clothes, treasures, manors, houses, land, etc., and say loudly to the patient: 'For you, I, XX and XX, for you, today, in front of the statue of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, give away these things you like, and offer sacrifices to holy images and scriptures, or use these to create Buddhas and Bodhisattvas statues, or build temples, or go to temples to give gifts to the lanterns, or directly offer offerings to the permanent masters of the donation temples.'I repeat to the patient in such a clear and clear manner that he must hear this.”

Here are a few details:

First, reduce karma pursuit.It is very important to read the Ksitigarbha Sutra first, because for enemies, relatives and creditors who collect debts, after reading the Ksitigarbha Sutra this time, those who have light debts will be let go, but they cannot rely on all hopes to let go of their anger after reading them once.For those who are in charge, if you can read a "Sutra of Ksitigarbha Sutra", you will also read the details and precautions about how to do it.

Second, make news profit.Because he reads it loudly, a certain verse of this sutra, or the name of a Buddha or Bodhisattva, will be heard by a serious patient, and will also bring great benefits to him. If he really listens to it, at least he will not fall into the three evil realms after he dies.If he also develops the image of respect, praise, and even admiration, and worshiping Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the benefits this person will gain even greater, at least he will be reborn in the Trayastrimsa Heaven! Therefore, it is really important to read this "Ksitigarbha Sutra" loudly.

Third, reduce greed.Take away the precious treasures that the patient likes, his attachment will be reduced, and the evil tricks will be reduced a little. The patient will pay more attention to what he has done with his treasures, and will pay more attention to things such as Peifu.

Fourth, reduce anger."I am a certain class A", I am the person in charge of the agency, and "wait" is the person who witnessed these witnesses.You like this thing, I sold it, and there was a witness present, not me taking it away by myself. Don’t think that I was greedy for your things, I did this for you.What you like in the end, is to build temples, Buddha statues, pagodas, or to give alms to the Three Jewels, all of which are clearly explained.The patient heard and knew it, which reduced his reluctance to the treasure, and also let go of his hatred for the people he served, and turned to have some impression of the Three Jewels, knowing that he was doing these things for himself.

Fifth, it is beneficial to the theory of karma.At this time, if there are still sentient beings who will take him to the theory of karma, he will know what good he has done, and he will also hear this sutra and have a slight impression of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. This kind of holy cause can bring great benefits when the theory of karma is correct.If you can do it truthfully, you can benefit from it at a greater level.

To sum up, there are only two factors that lead to the patient's condition: one is karma, and two is blessings.If the blessings are gone and the main karma is gone, the person will die soon; if the blessings are gone and the karma is not gone, the person will barely be able to survive.When dealing with such a situation, everyone should pay attention to seeking blessings from Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to eliminate karma. This is not the best for the patients at this time. Because the blessings are gone and the karma is gone, he has not yet obtained the benefits of going to the good paths, etc., and his enemies, relatives and creditors have not received any benefits.So at critical moments, you must think of this method - read the "Ksitigarbha Sutra" first. It is not only the patient and his enemies, relatives and creditors who get benefits, but more importantly, remind the patient's family that there is also a win-win method, you should do it.

Namo's master Shakyamuni Buddha

Namo's master Shakyamuni Buddha

Namo's master Shakyamuni Buddha

Excerpted from the Sina Blog of "A Brief Talk on the Ksitigarbha Sutra" by Tian Tian of the World