宣化老和尚追思纪念专集 In Memory of the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua

第二册.Volume 2

In Memory of the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua

菩萨幻化,头陀行迹.释恒持整理

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Transformation of a Bodhisattva, Footsteps of an Ascetic Monk
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宣化老和尚追思纪念专集2 - 菩萨幻化 头陀行迹.In Memory of the Venerable Master Hsuan Huan - Transformation of a Bodhisattva,

一九七四年  柏克莱

l974  Berkeley

上人于观世音菩萨成道日,在柏克莱水滨主持放生法会。

The Master hosted a Dharma Gathering to Liberate the Living at the Berkeley Marina in l974 on the Anniversary of the Enlightenment of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

放生的意义在于:如果我们尊重其它众生生存的权利及自由,并且将牠们放生,那么世界上的压榨、战争、杀戮,就可以不用武力予以根除。如果我们能将自己仇恨、妒忌、侵略的念头,转为慈悲、祥和之心,并且将那些在死亡边缘挣扎的众生放生,那么我们就能将自己及整个世界,从杀业所带来的可怕后果中解脱出来。

 

The message of liberating the living: Oppression, wars, and killing can be rooted out without violence if we respect the right of beings to live and be free, and if we liberate them. By transforming our own hostile, aggressive, and jealous thoughts into hearts of compassion and peace; by liberating creatures whose lives are doomed, we can liberate ourselves and the world from the effects that killing karma brings about.

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