NEGLIGENT DHARMA SHARING COULD HAVE THE EFFECT OF SEVERING THE SPIRITUALITY OF ANOTHER PERSON
Caller: Motivated by Master’s comment that the giving of dharma engenders immeasurable merits, many Buddhist practitioners are now going all out to disseminate all types of discourse, be it videos or radio recordings. However, they might not even take a good look or listen to the content. In their mind, by ramping up the dissemination, they will gain perfection in merits and wisdom. Master, please enlighten us about the potential retribution from this action.
Master Jun Hong Lu: The consequences will be dire. What would that be? It will not only result in the failure to help others but also causes harm to the other party’s spiritual life.
For example, it would be easy for me to help someone. As for you, your wisdom is imperfect and your cultivation is not up to the mark. Furthermore, you still have your own bad habits that you struggle with. When you approach others thinking that you have helped him, in reality, he might disdain you, thinking, “How can such a person be called a Buddhist practitioner?”. You have literally ‘pushed’ this person away from Buddhism. The next time, even if I try to approach him, he will not even listen to me.
In this scenario, don’t you think you have harmed that person’s spiritual potential? And do you know what retribution is in store for that? You will descend to the animal realm. Do you understand?
Source: Shuohua20170127 01:04, Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program
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