BEFORE RECITING THE HEART SUTRA, ONE CAN PRAY TO GUAN YIN BODHISATTVA TO SHOWER BLESSINGS ON ONE’S SPIRITUAL ROOT
Caller: Master once said, “All of you must know how to pray to Guan Yin Bodhisattva to shower blessings on your spiritual roots. To do so, you can say, “May the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva shower blessings on my spiritual root”. What does it mean by spiritual root? It is your innate nature, that is, your Buddha nature.”
“The moment Guan Yin Bodhisattva bestows blessings on your spiritual root, you will be able to receive Her compassion, paving the way for your innate Buddha nature to come forth and hence, allowing you to have the wisdom to overcome all your problems.”
Master, I’d like to seek guidance from you whether it is alright for us to state the following prayer before performing our daily recitation of the Heart Sutra, “May the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva shower blessings on our spiritual roots so that we are able to gain wisdom”?
Master Jun Hong Lu: That’s for sure! All of you should have already done so much earlier. The problem was no one had raised this question before.
What does it mean by ‘spiritual roots’? Let me give you a simple example: There is an air-conditioning system in the car, and yet you are feeling warm and perspiring away; such a condition is akin to your afflictions and resentment and other negative aspects of life.
Assuming the coolant being the ‘spiritual root’ of the air conditioning unit, has now run out, causing hot air to be churned out. Suppose you now receive blessings on this ‘root’, which can be likened to adding coolant to the air-conditioning system and the air conditioner starts to produce cool air. In the same context, don’t you think you will stop sweating? Isn’t this very much like having your afflictions resolved?
Caller: I see.
Source: Wenda20180216 34:25, Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program
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