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居住於臺灣的詹果月居士，一九八六年隨眾朝山時，第一次聽聞「南無觀世音菩薩」聖號；清淨的聖號聲，令她滌盡俗慮，頓覺身心清涼
，不自覺地流下了感動的淚水。「聞名及見身，心念不空過」，流浪生死苦海中的娑婆眾生，常因觀音菩薩普門示現而蒙接引，詹居士亦如是此。
一九九O年全家人皈依在上人座下；二、三年後，詹居士來到法總的分支道場--臺北法界佛教印經會，開始領受上人教誨；上人說，「能做到不爭、不貪、不求、不自私、不自利、不打妄語，就是守五戒。」這是萬佛聖城的六大宗旨，也是上人弟子朝夕惕勵的修行指標。
詹居士如獲至寶，除了依教奉行，力行不懈外，更以此六大宗旨來教導她的孩子，做為立身處世的綱領；同時引領他們閱讀上人的開示，背誦楞嚴咒，參與道場共修。令詹居士欣慰的是：兩個孩子都能彼此互相勉勵，在工作崗位上認真盡責，並先後投入道場的義工行列中。她認為，這才真正給了他們人生中最有價值的資產。
幾年下來，詹居士心裏充滿感恩；感恩佛菩薩加被，全家人都能在佛法中熏修學習，滋長法身慧命。她的同修更得以善緣具足，於大眾助念聲中安祥往生。她慶幸自己能遇到上人這位大善知識，悲心切切的接引教化眾生，樹正法幢，演大法義，讓她能夠如說修行。
詹居士對上人的信心與日俱增，現在唯有去除自己的習氣毛病，堅定已發起的菩提道心，行善利人，才能報答上人對她的教化再造之恩。
※編按：詹居士的一雙兒女也是「法界」義工，女兒郭嘉慧現住本會金聖寺，從事編輯工作。
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Upasika Chan Guo-Yue, who lives in Taiwan,
heard the holy name, “Namo Guan Shi Yin Bodhisattva” for the
first time in 1986, when she joined others on a walking
pilgrimage to mountain monasteries. The pure sounds of that
holy name washed away all her mundane worries and at that
moment, she felt refreshed in her mind and body. Before she
knew it, she was shedding tears from being so moved. “Having
heard [Guanyin’s] name and seen his form, be mindful without
pause.” Living beings, who drift through the bitter seas of
life and death, often accept guidance after seeing the
manifestation of Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s Universal Door.
Upasika Chan is one such case.
In 1990, her entire family took refuge
with Venerable Master. After two or three years, Upasika
Chan arrived at Dharma Realm Buddhist Association’s branch
in Taipei——the Dharma Realm Buddhist Books Distribution
Society, where she encountered the teachings of the
Venerable Master. The Venerable Master said, “When one
achieves a state of no contention, no greed, no seeking, no
selfishness, no self—benefit, and no false speech, then one
has upheld the Five Precepts.” These Six Great Principles of
the Sagely City of Ten Thousand Buddhas serve as guidelines
for students of the Venerable Master, who follow them day
and night in their practice.
Upasika Chan was like someone who found
the utmost precious treasure. Besides practicing as
instructed and tirelessly devoting herself to cultivation,
she went further and used these Six Great Principles to
teach her children, making these their key ethics in
personal development and social conduct. At the same time,
she encouraged them to read the instructional talks of the
Venerable Master, recite the Shurangama Mantra, and attend
Dharma sessions. Upasika Chan is delighted that her two
children mutually support each other and show a great sense
of responsibility in their respective jobs. She feels that
she has bestowed the best assets upon her children.
During these past few years, Upasika Chan
has been full of gratitude. She is grateful for the
Bodhisattvas' blessings that allowed her entire family to
learn the Buddhadharma and nurture the wisdom life of their
Dharma bodies. She is grateful that her husband passed away
peacefully amidst the chanting of the multitude. She is also
grateful that during this Dharma-Ending Age, the Venerable
Master taught and transformed beings with compassion and
patience, raised the great Dharma banner and expounded the
great Dharma teaching, so that she could practice
accordingly. Upasika Chan's confidence in the Venerable
Master increases day by day. She is determined to get rid of
her bad habits and maintain a strong Bodhi resolve to
benefit others, so as to repay the Venerable Master for his
teachings.
* Editor's note: Upasika Chan's son and
daughter are also volunteers in the Dharma Realm Buddhist
Association. Her daughter Guo Jia-Hui currently works as an
editor at Gold Sage Monastery.
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