In our country, freedom of religious belief , there are relatively many people who believe in Buddhism. Naturally, some Buddhist supplies are very popular, such as Buddhist beads and so on. I believe you often hear the terms "consecration" and "blessing", but they are actually derived from terms in religion. There are actually many kinds of consecration. According to different religions, there are Taoist consecration and Buddhist consecration, etc.
What is consecration?
Most of the "consecration" refers to the consecration of Buddhism. In Buddhism after the completion of a Buddha statue, "select a day to pay homage and worship it, which is called consecration." In fact, it is also called opening the eyes or opening the eyes to make offerings. This word is actually About the origin of Buddha statues.
Consecration is a relatively traditional religious ceremony. In this ceremony, it is hoped that the gods will be invited to use the power of God to enter the interior of the statues or religious works of art, so that the consecrated Buddha statues or objects will be sacred in a religious sense. , so that it can play a greater role, so it is worshiped by believers.
But in Buddhism, consecration is Except for statues of Buddha, Bodhisattva, Vajra and other deities, other items are not called consecration. In Buddhism, they can only be used as blessings. Such blessings are commonly known as "consecration" among the people, so you must pay attention to the distinction. Blessings are done on objects other than Buddha statues at an auspicious time selected by the mage. Common people like Buddhist items that have been "consecrated" (actually blessed by a master), such as bracelets, rosary beads, pendants, etc.
Therefore, these items gradually evolved into a kind of jewelry. People believe that these items that have been consecrated by the master have Buddhist spirituality and magic power, and can bless their owners, gather wealth, and drive away evil spirits. These originally had good intentions, but after being gradually commercialized, they turned into a binding effect, which violated the original purpose of Buddhism and gave profitable people an opportunity to make huge profits by confusing concepts.
The Buddhist consecration ceremony is real, but it needs to be taken seriously. Consecration is not only about opening the eyes of the Buddha, but also about opening the minds of all living beings, which requires the development of our inner wisdom. Don’t be blinded by belief, especially when choosing consecrated jewelry, think twice before committing.
Recently there was a fraud gang disguised as an e-commerce company, which was caught by the Shenzhen police. It is a typical example of taking advantage of everyone's demand for consecrated jewelry and selling so-called "master blessed and consecrated" jewelry! The purchase price of these cheap jewelry is less than five yuan. After promoting the jewelry that has been blessed and consecrated by a "master", the price is as high as a thousand yuan. Since there are more than a hundred people involved in the case selling so-called "consecrated" jade and jewelry online , the large number of people would have been impossible to prevent had they not been caught by the police.
And they use the psychological needs of consumers to sell. Even in the communication process, there are interlocking psychological tactics, telling you that "sincerity will lead to success", "returning will affect your own luck", "you can consecrate to the light" "Master seeking verification", etc., even have an excessive packaging effect.
For example, in terms of "emotional" packaging. Merchants advocate that the products have health care and other effects. If you wear them, you can immediately reach the top of your life, be proud and prosperous in your career, have a happy love and career, and have a happy family, etc.
also has complete and high-end "packaging", with uniquely printed small and large certificates, and even a seemingly authoritative consecration certificate. has retouched the pictures on the selling website with the words "consecrated by a master" and "recommended by a master". It can be said that a lot of effort has been put into the details, and the so-called "consecrated" cheap jewelry is sold just for huge profits.
Our devotion to religion should not be exploited by businesses, especially in consecrated jewelry. Precious jewelry is never consecrated by a merchant on your behalf. The so-called sincerity is more about a pious heart, which is more useful than wearing any jewelry. puts beautiful emotions on a piece of beautiful jewelry. This is people's psychological needs, but it should not be over-interpreted or relied on.
Keep a good life and believe in the law of attraction. What you want will definitely be obtained through hard work.
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