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Abandon Family – Follow up

3/23/2012

 
Question:

Ven. Master,

Before allowing people to leave the home life, do you check their family situation? Does the family agree with her? Is the husband able to support the family? What if they can’t support the children’s tuition and fees, mortgage payments, or car payments? The children cry because they miss their mother. The husband suffers so much. Can one thus attain the fruition? Please answer in a straightforward manner.
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TH

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Abandon Family

3/20/2012

 
Question:

Ven. Master,

I am a Buddhist disciple. I have never heard any left home person teach people to abandon their family, their husband and children to leave the home life. Do you feel that your teaching is appropriate? I asked a lot of monks and nuns. Which sutra do you base such teaching?
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TH

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Donation to Lotus Sutra

3/16/2012

 
Question:

Na Mo Emituofo.

Master, I made a vow when I was younger to make offerings to the Lotus Sutra. Now that I have grown up and conditions have matured to fulfill my childhood vow, could you please give addresses of temples or pure abodes that are in need and whose assembly often recites the Lotus Sutra so that I can come and make offerings to them?
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Thank you very much.

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Stop Leaving

3/13/2012

 
Question:

Dear Master,

After I requested my father’s permission to leave the home life, he gave me three options:

1. Continue to live as I am presently: go to college, get married and plan for raising a family or a career like ordinary people. I can go to the temple as often as I like because it’s my decision.
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2. I can do as I please after my father passes away. Until then, I may not leave the home life.

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Focus

3/8/2012

 
Question:

Master:

I don’t understand why, at times, it’s very easy to focus the mind when cultivating. But other times, the mind refuses to cooperate. In the beginning I find sitting in full lotus no problem; then often, the pain would come within 30 minutes.

What do I need to do?
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NN 

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Sick when attending recitation sessions

3/5/2012

 
Question:

Master:

Our Way place has a lot of members. That is why we often have to participate and recite on behalf of the members’ deceased family and relatives.

Does reciting continuously for 8 hours really help?

Each time I go, I’d fall sick. Is it because of the excessive yin qi?

What can we do to avoid having problems when we recite for others? We can’t say no.
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NN

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Alcoholic Medicine

3/1/2012

 
Question:

Master:
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For those who received the Five Precepts, if medicine contains alcohol or using drops of alcohol for preventative purposes (long term dosage: four drops each time), is that violating precepts? 

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