REIGN OVER THE TWO DEMONS IN OUR LIVES
Master Jun Hong Lu: When a person goes into a frenzy, even the Buddha is not able to save him, as he is already in a very different spiritual state. He has lost the right mindfulness and faith. This is when the devil can possess him. This scenario is similar to a train that has derailed, even the train controller has no means to bring it under control.
As I often tell you, you become frantic when confronted with the demon of ill-health because it has the scariest look – the look of cancer. However, if you have the right mindfulness, you will think, “I am a Buddhist practitioner, I have not done anything bad in my whole life, and I have the protection of Guan Yin Bodhisattva. I am sure I will survive because Guan Yin Bodhisattva will surely save me”. With such right mindfulness, the devil will be driven away by you, and only then can the Bodhisattva come to your rescue.
If you have no right mindfulness, you go, “I’m doomed! I am finished this time!”, forgetting about Bodhisattva altogether. Under such a scenario, Bodhisattva will not be able to help you and neither can the Buddha. Therefore, we must reign over the two demons in our lives, one is the demon of ill-health and the other being the demon of the mind.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Radio Program), Volume 1 Chapter 21, 10 May 2011
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