Hold fast

Hold fast

Master Shoucheng

Some people want to keep a long fast, but they are afraid of it.These five methods of contemplation of impurity are the best methods for those who keep fasting.What about the five ways of observing?First, observe that the seeds are impure;It means that all meat is made up of the essence and blood of animals.The second is to observe the impure food;It means that what pigs and sheep eat is nothing more than filth.The third is to observe the impurity of residence: it means that the resting place is in the process of convenience of small and small things all day long.Fourth, observe the impurity in the abdomen;It means that the smelly body is covered with feces, urine, pus, and blood.Fifth, observe impurity after death;It means that when it is corrupt and decay, it is no different from a dead person.If a person uses these five impurities to observe them at all times, then he will naturally become disgusted with meat, fish and the like.

January donation

In the past, there was a sin of poor families who had always been kind and generous.One day, when he saw a monk coming to make a vegetarian meal, he respectfully presented a pony of pony grapes on the pony grape trellis to the monk.At this time, the monk said, "You have been giving it to you for one month!"The poor man continued, "I only put one ear of pony grapes now. Why do great masters say that they can give one month of giving?"The monk replied, "This pony of pony grapes, a month ago, you already had the idea of giving, and you still kept thinking about it.Therefore, I said you have done it for one month.”

Note: From the above story, we may have time to stop the things we donate, but the thought of giving cannot be temporarily interrupted. We must always think of giving.Only in this way can you cultivate your Bodhi seeds invisibly.