Experience of participating in releasing animals

Experience of participating in releasing animals

“Therefore, Bodhi belongs to sentient beings.If there are no sentient beings, all Bodhisattvas will never achieve supreme enlightenment.”

Participating in releasing animals only started after learning Buddhism.That was to read Master Lianchi's "Abstinence of Killing and Release of Livestock". One article was about the heartbreaking of a doe. A hunting man shot a deer in the mountains. The doe rushed to the deer without hesitation and licked the scars for it, but died because of the deep arrow. The doe cried bitterly and died on the spot.I was shocked by this story at that time!I remembered my past ignorance and had hurt countless lives.

yes!Who doesn’t love their parents and children?When our parents go out, we will always think about it and hope that our parents will come back soon.It is the same life. Just because of the different body shapes, we never thought that they also have their own relatives, parents and children. They will also look forward to their reunion at home!

Master Lianchi's words also made me feel as cool as enlightenment, and I also felt that my past lives were all spent in a daze.yes!The saying that life is so precious is often seen and heard, but at that time it was understood in a narrow sense. Now I know that from all things, it is not just humans, but all living beings are the same!

I didn’t find any special feeling when I went to the vegetable market before. When I saw those who killed chickens and ducks, I thought it was normal.Which one I have seen is not like this?The first time I participated in the release of animals, I went to the market to buy fish with several lay Buddhists.Seeing the big or small fish struggling desperately in the basin, I seemed to hear the sound of helpless begging for help!The stall owner slashed the fish with a knife, and blood flowed all over the floor. For the first time, he felt really uncomfortable and wanted to leave the slaughterhouse soon!

We bought the fish and rushed to the Lijiang River to release it.It turns out that there are rituals to release animals!Senior brother said that rituals are very important when releasing animals.Because we do not remember the rituals, all we save is its life;The ritual includes repentance, refuge, vows, and blessings of Buddha's name and mantras. According to this, we will not only have its life, but also its wisdom life!Therefore, the ritual must not be missed!When I was releasing the animals, I was so happy to see the fish swimming happily into the river!How could we feel so happy when we release animals?Yes, humans yearn for freedom, aren’t other lives the same?"Sentient beings are of the same nature, but they are different from the body of karma."The moment we release animals, we are also letting go of our troubles, and we are also the most valuable thing that can realize the most!

Since then, I have often gone to the market, and gradually all the fish stall owners in that market have met each other.They are all very good by nature, but they have created so many killing karma because they don’t understand cause and effect. They are like fish sellers. Their hands are soaked in water every day, and they have completely changed. They feel terrifying when they look at their hands. It’s really pitiful!Think about it, wasn’t it the same before I studied Buddhism?I can’t count how many lives I’ve killed!They all know that we bought it to release it, and the price would be cheaper.And every time I ask the stall owner to rejoice in releasing animals, even if it is a small fish!May they turn their minds and be kind as soon as possible, change their deeds as soon as possible, and use this to plant good roots for them!Releasing animals often allows you to see many incredible scenes.I remember that one time I went to the Li River at the entrance of Mulong Cave to release animals. There were more than 400 lotus fish that day. After putting it down, hundreds of lotus fish actually formed a large circle and turned to the right three times in a neat way before dispersing...

Another time, I went to the market with several senior brothers to buy fish, and I actually bought a big spotfish of seven and a half pounds.This is also the biggest fish we have let go!Everyone was very excited and took photos with it!Although the weather was particularly cold that day, there was no one on the shore except us.A senior brother and I were singing the Buddha's chant on the shore. The big grouper who had been put into the water suddenly jumped out of the water and splashed very high water!Then he shook his tail and swam deeper... It seemed to be thanking Buddha!

Another time, I followed my monk to the top of Yao Mountain, ten kilometers away from Guilin City, to release snakes.That day, a total of eighteen big snakes were released. When the master finished reciting the ritual and opened the net bag, more than ten snakes were "swooshing" into the grass like arrows!There is only one of the biggest ones that slowly slides under each of us, as if thanking each of us!Seeing this scene, don’t you believe that life is the same?They are equally happy when they are released and know how to be grateful;When you are killed, you will be scared and hurt!If our fingers are cut into pieces, it will hurt for a few days, not to mention that they have to endure the entire division!

A monk who often releases animals in Guilin once taught me: Releasing animals is also about practicing the Dharma, but it depends on everyone's intentions.If it is for the purpose of seeking health and longevity in this world, or for the purpose of obtaining the consequences of human and heaven in the future, if it does not fall into the three evil realms and releases animals for these purposes, it will become a worldly law;

If you release animals for the sake of liberation from the cycle of reincarnation alone, then release animals will become the Hinayana Dharma of the transcendental world;If you vow to become a Buddha in order to help all sentient beings, and release animals in order to ultimately become a Buddha, then releasing animals is practicing the transcendental Dharma of the Mahayana.Abstaining from killing and releasing animals are all cultivating our compassion. I hope everyone can abstain from killing and joining the ranks of releasing animals. I hope everyone can eat vegetarian food as soon as possible, because vegetarian food is a more thorough release of animals!Let our Saha world be transformed into a pure land on earth!