EXTRAORDINARY SCENES OF HEAVEN ON THE LANTERN FESTIVAL
Question:
The depiction below is the extraordinary scenes that unfolded right before my very eyes on the Lantern Festival on 8 February 2020:
On the eve of the Lantern Festival, innumerable Heavenly Dharma Protectors were guarding the paths that led to a myriad of Buddhist altars of various sizes in the Saha World.
Starting from the 23rd day of the last lunar month of the year till the Lantern Festival, from time to time, Dharma Protectors and Bodhisattvas will observe the Saha World from heaven. They are particularly concerned about this year (2020), as a spate of natural and man-made disasters are just about to break out, inflicting untold suffering to all corners of the human realm.
In the midst of my recitation of the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance, my soul became light and was escorted by Dharma Protectors to heaven. I saw Guan Yin Bodhisattva placing Her vase mid-air, where it kept revolving rapidly and radiating blinding rays of light.
The glaze water in the vase contained the immense positive energy emanating golden rays of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, comprising
Guan Yin Bodhisattva,
Nanjing Bodhisattva,
all Tai Sui Bodhisattvas,
Guan Di Bodhisattva,
Victorious In Battle Buddha,
Shakyamuni Buddha,
Amitabha Buddha,
Great Strength Bodhisattva,
Mahavairocana Buddha,
Ma Zu Bodhisattva,
Cundi Bodhisattva,
the Four Dragon Kings of the Seas,
Jigong Living Buddha,
Samantabhadra Bodhisattva,
Manjushri Bodhisattva,
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva,
the Goddess of Mount Tai (also known as Bixia Yuanjun),
Wei Tuo Bodhisattva, and
many other Bodhisattvas I was unfamiliar with.
Not long after, the vase gradually tilted, with the glaze water sprinkling in the sky above the Saha World. This was followed by successive rounds of golden drizzle slowly drifting down to earth at a time when the sky was emitting supreme rays of light. Taking on a designated path, the energy of most of these lights penetrated into the statues of Bodhisattva and the yellow landscape pictures of Guan Yin Citta Practice Centres and homes of Buddhist practitioners.
The homes of Buddhist practitioners, who perform recitations or pay their respects to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, including those who practise other dharma doors, were engulfed by these golden rays and energy meant to keep them safe and sound throughout the year, shielding them from the onslaught of evil energy.
A disciple from Malaysia
9 February 2020
Answer: This is how I pray to Guan Yin Bodhisattva:
“May Guan Yin Bodhisattva bless and protect us, the disciples of Guan Yin Citta, from calamities. May the homes of all disciples of Guan Yin Citta be immersed in the supreme light of Guan Yin Bodhisattva”.
With such a prayer, wouldn’t the supreme lights of Buddhas shine on every household?
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 363), 15 February 2020