IF YOU CAN GIVE THIS HEART OF YOURS TO HELP OTHERS, YOU ARE A BUDDHA
Master Jun Hong Lu: Regardless of the meritorious deeds that we perform, they are all regarded as the worldly field of blessings. When we plant the seeds of blessings, it becomes the greatest and most wholesome field of blessings in the worldly and Dharma realm. In other words, when we introduce Buddhism to others in this world, we are sowing the greatest fields of blessings, the largest and most wholesome fields of blessings.
If out of supreme Bodhi mind, you strive to spiritually awaken sentient beings, you are a major Dharma Protector. Assuming you help someone today, and the person goes, “I’m so grateful and I couldn’t be more thankful to Guan Yin Bodhisattva”, you have planted the seeds in a large field of blessing and you have effectively generated boundless merits for yourself. How many of you are capable of achieving this? Some of you are very good at Dharma propagation and manage to get others to practise Buddhism, but over time, interpersonal friction starts to set in. When you help others to be spiritually awakened, you must perform follow-ups, and keep helping them. At the same time, you should also rectify your own shortcomings.
Buddhist practice is not easy. You must follow up with people you have helped so that they can feel that you are assisting them to cultivate their large fields of blessings. You must unleash your supreme Bodhi mind and become an honourable person just like the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Deep down, you must have love and respect for the Bodhisattva. Give your heart out, because when you do, you are offering the most precious Buddha within you to others. The Buddha that sits in your soul is the most precious, and when you are able to give something that is most precious away, aren’t you Buddha Himself?
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse, Guan Yin Hall, Sydney, Australia, 17 July 2013