In the past, a woman went to the temple and wanted to offer her but was suffering from no money. She only had two cents on her body, so she donated all the money to the temple. The abbot came to confess and pray for her at that time, and later the woman entered the palace and bec

Let’s first look at a story in "The Mirror of Cause and Effect" -

In the past, a woman went to a temple and wanted to offer her but was suffering from no money. She only had two cents on her body, so she donated all the money. Give it to the temple. The abbot came to confess and pray for her at that time, and later the woman entered the palace and became a noble person.

once again brought thousands of gold to the temple to save money. The abbot just asked his disciple to come forward to dedicate his merits for her. The nobleman was puzzled and asked, "I used to only give two money, and you personally repent. Today I donate several thousand golds, why did I only ask my disciple to dedicate his merits for me?"

abbot replied Said: "Although the gift was meager the last time, the heart of giving was very pious. If the old monk came to repent in person, it would not be enough to repay your kindness. Although the gift was rich today, the heart of giving was not as sincere as before. It is worth repentance on your behalf It's enough."

The same person, two Donate

two articles and thousands of gold, who has the greatest merits

ordinary people think that the answer is obvious

But from the cause and effect of in life

answer is not that simple

all the blessing fields, never leave square inch

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What is the mind of giving? We can truly have a kind of dedication mind that let go of the self-attachment and selflessness , which is the donation mind.

Yuan Liaofan also mentioned in "The Four Lessons of Life" : "Hiddenly all blessings in , we will never leave the square inch; if we look for them from the heart, we will all feel."

means: All merits and blessings in the world are actually separated from each other. If you do not open your heart, you can only purify our hearts, eliminate evil and cultivate good, and find true good thoughts in your heart, and you will have nothing to understand.

square inch is our heart, and people's hearts contain all the fields of blessings. Whether this field of blessings is pioneering or abandoned depends entirely on ourselves. The size of merit and blessings depends on the heart. It is not how much financial donation is given, but how much the heart gives. Therefore, we say "all fields of blessings are not separated from the square inch."

Don’t seek happiness for yourself, I hope all living beings will be free from suffering

This sentence comes from "Avatamsaka Sutra" . If you do not pursue yourself, you can get peace and joy. However, I hope that everyone in the world will say goodbye to the pain of parting. .

Nagarjuna Bodhisattva in "Health Preservation" said: "All the merits and mistakes of all sentient beings are based on habits. The so-called habits are completely determined by oneself, so it is the most extraordinary way to practice merits in terms of merits. . "

Clustering is a habit, bad habits are developed, and good habits can also be cultivated. Therefore, we should work diligently in good deeds, so that our ability to practice will become stronger and stronger. Once the power of good karma is strong enough, there is no need to die. Even now, you can confirm that the future will definitely be better.

Let’s go back to the question at the beginning of the article, donate two yuan and donate a thousand gold, who has the greatest merit?

We think it is hard to say, it depends on the mood when donating. If all donations are sincere, the merits will be equal. If one person donates sincerely and the other person donates sincerely, even if one person donates thousands of gold, it is not as good as the one who donates sincerely.

My deeds and merits are all cultivated, not donated. Let’s start cultivating the mind from now on! " As long as you make a decision, your essence will change and your quality will be improved.