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觀音七中改過自新
Turning Over A New Leaf with Guanyin's Compassion

黃任祥 十六歲培德中學九年級 By Jerry Huang, age 16, 9th grade, Developing Virtue Boys School

這是個觸動我心靈的春假。當我知道我得留在聖城參加觀音七,而其他同學大多數會出去度假時,我心想這個春假一定會很乏味。

法會開始後我一直打不起精神,在佛殿妄想不斷;想朋友,想籃球,對法會根本心不在焉。

幾天之後情況自然轉變了;我的傲慢心減少了,內心平靜了,我從未經歷過這種的感受。此後隨眾誦《普門品》、觀音聖號,就如同冷水澆在著了火的身上,貪、瞋的心念都平息了,心靈中的苦痛也歇止了。共修,對治了貪瞋癡,開啟了愚昧眾生的智慧。

我開始想起自己的過去,也想起所做過的錯事,學校老師們大多認為我調皮,因為我惹的麻煩太多了。但是有句話說「知過能改,善莫大焉。」因此我開始懺悔,發願大家不要犯和我同樣的錯誤。

觀音七結束了,我簡直不相信自己堅持下了全程。其中有數不清的困難、疲勞。可在艱苦用功之後,我感到舒暢、美妙。我覺得參加觀音七讓我學到了一些智慧和慈悲,對我的學習能力及改變待人接物的壞脾氣,都極有幫助。這個春假讓我得到了一些以前連想都想不到的收益。真是個特別又充實的春假!


It was an enchanted spring break. I was to stay for the Guanyin Session. I knew most of my schoolmates would go out for vacation; I would be the only one staying at the City. It would be very boring.

When the session started, I did all the ceremonies in low spirits. I would go to the Buddha Hall and start daydreaming, thinking about my friends, basketball... I didn't pay any attention to the ceremony.

After a few days, things started to change. My arrogance calmed down, and I felt peaceful. It was a totally different feeling. Then I started to recite the Universal Door Chapter and the Bodhisattva's name with the assembly. It was like pouring water on a burning man, cooling my desire and anger, stopping the pain in the soul. It cured the disease of greed, hatred, and stupidity. It opened up the wisdom of ignorant living beings.

I began to think back and recall the things I had done wrong. Most teachers consider me naughty, because I've caused so much trouble. However, there's a saying, "If you can recognize your own faults and change them, you are still a good man." So, I started to repent. I vowed that people would avoid doing making the same mistakes I made.

When I finished the session, I couldn't believe that I had actually done it. It was difficult, tiring, and infinitely hard. But after the hard work, I felt at ease, great, and wonderful. I think gained some wisdom and compassion by attending this Guanyin Session. The session also helped me a lot both in my studies and in correcting my weakness-behaving badly toward people. It was an amazing spring break, during which I achieved something I'd never achieved before or even thought of achieving. It was a very special and fulfilling spring break.

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