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2026年2月6號，台灣蓮友來訊：
疫情（在幾年前）爆發，媽媽舊疾復發昏迷，姐姐趕回老家用視訊連線給我看，說媽媽沒反應了，我們之前協議好不給媽媽急救，我掛上手機，立即稟告師父如何是好，師父說我們來幫媽媽做一個線上的念佛共修吧，如果媽媽已到壽終就讓佛接引去淨土，如果尚有歲壽念佛祈福早日康復亦可，當晚有六百多人來參與念佛，但我還是非常著急想要返台，但全世界都在封控，等我千辛萬苦安排好返台並在酒店隔離期間，媽媽竟然甦醒了，姐姐立即安排送醫住院，我又一次請了一個月長假，媽媽出院了，我開始引導媽媽念佛，並發願媽媽在世前的每一句佛號都廻向給媽媽，我發願要助送媽媽到極樂淨土，媽媽也相當信受，用視訊跟著我念南無阿彌陀佛！
媽媽因為實在退化的好快，也漸漸的失語了，媽媽這兩年需要看護24小時照顧，我人在海外只能用看護蒂亞的手機和媽媽視訊，但是近這一年媽媽對所有外界人事物都沒什麼反應，只是偶爾在她的眼神裡看到不捨，我依舊糾結著日夜念佛，聽師父的開示，聽佛友的分享，聽每天早晚課之前敲擊頌缽的清揚聲，我彷彿感知諸佛諸菩薩的護持，慢慢的安寧和靜心，我心知至親的生老病死和我和眾生又有何不同？因為看護蒂亞說媽媽的頭髮只夾一邊，另一邊很亂，那天我在香港灣仔的文創商店逛，給媽媽買了一個新髮夾，我馬上發照片給蒂亞看，說我過年返台帶回來。
五年五百五十多萬聲的佛號願力，一百七十七場的祈福超薦法會，慈悲的彌陀慈父真的實現了我的願力，那晚蒂亞突然要連線，我正在做飯，媽媽看起來很累，我說，可愛的媽媽，沒關係喔！累了或不舒服也沒關係的，通通放一邊，什麼都不要想，念南無阿彌陀佛就對了，媽媽那晚在睡夢中的清晨5:59真的無疾無病無痛無災無難的壽終正寢了，彌陀願力真的不可思議，真實不虛，而我其實應該是要開心的，但是我怎麼還是滿滿的不捨呢？（彭國安 记）
淨本法師回復：
南無阿彌陀佛 🙏 看到你的分享，師父感到心中感動，也非常理解你此刻的心情。你為母親所做的一切，已經圓滿了。這不是一句安慰的話，而是事實。
你所經歷的過程，
從焦急、祈請、念佛、陪伴，
到最後母親在佛號中安然捨報，
這是非常安穩、殊勝的淨土因緣。
阿彌陀佛的本願力，確實真實不虛。
那，為什麼明明知道母親已得善終、已蒙佛接引，心中卻還是滿滿的不捨？
師父跟你說：
不捨，並不是不相信佛；
不捨，是人之常情。
你不是因為「放不下生死」，
而是因為你陪得很久、付出得很真。
這種不捨，
反而是一顆柔軟、有溫度的心。
信佛念佛，
也不是把情感壓掉，
而是在情感中仍然知道：
母親已經回家了。
一邊知道母親已往生極樂；
一邊仍然思念、不捨、想念她的樣子。
這兩件事，可以同時存在，並不衝突。
你已經把母親送到最好的地方，
現在，佛也在照顧你的心。
接下來你要做的，
不是再多想什麼，
而是繼續念佛，
把每一句佛號，
當作一條與母親相通的光明。
你念佛時，
她在極樂世界也在佛光中；
你想她時，
她已經在安穩無憂之處。
這一份不捨，
會慢慢轉成一份溫柔的安定；
這一段因緣，
會成為你此生甚深而真實的感受。
阿彌陀佛一直都在，
母親菩薩也在淨土中加持你。
你，並不孤單。
南無阿彌陀佛 🪷
備註：如蓮友所述，道場特地查找當年相關記錄，欣慰發現當初的來訊仍然完整保存，時間記錄為 2021年11月。
2021年11月2號，蓮友第一次來訊：
淨本法師您好，阿彌陀佛。我是您Facebook的粉絲，經常聽您的法語開示和每晚八點的線上唸佛共修，今天很唐突給您私信是因為家母85歲了，近日身體情況非常不樂觀，已經無法言語，我因為在大陸工作無法立即返回台灣探望，家人判斷應該這幾天便會往生，因疫情關係就算我立即返台還要在防疫酒店隔離14天才能返家，所以我想請示法師，我現在能為家母怎麼做才是對她最好的呢？是否專唸南無阿彌陀佛名號迴向給她即可？感恩法師慈悲，盼覆，阿彌陀佛。
師父的回復：
南無阿彌陀佛。是的，專一念南無阿彌陀佛給媽媽最好。我們也可在網絡發起，為老媽媽念佛。
2021年11月4就號，蓮友再次來訊：
淨本法師，阿彌陀佛。您有看到我的留言嗎？才短短一天多的念佛護持，家母昨晚已經從急診室轉到普通病房安養了，也可以開口說話了，彌陀加持的力量實在不可思議，我雖然還在隔離未能探視家母，但我家姐告知媽媽渡過一劫其間過程相當不可思議，原本她已經放棄就醫了的，結果送急診七個小時後救回了，彌陀慈悲讓家母壽命未到，迅速康復中…，南無阿彌陀佛。
（時隔五年），2026年1月20號，蓮友來訊：
師父吉祥！南無阿彌陀佛。五年前您為家母祈福延壽五年，家母今晨在睡中安詳往生，祈願師父和有緣人齊來為家母念佛，感恩。南無阿彌陀佛！南無阿彌陀佛！南無阿彌陀佛！
以下是蓮友來信全文：
「一聲啼哭，到一聲佛號」
—感念母親、紀念往生淨土的因緣
那晚在敞亮的客廳，我們一面看著八點檔一面聊起天來，媽媽看著劇情轉頭說，你出生那天晚上也是中秋節剛過沒幾天喔，你阿公剛好來美濃（台灣高雄），你爸又不在，他急的團團轉，我就叫他趕快去叫接生婆過來，結果他才走你就自己出來了，哇哇哇在哭，我用脚趾夾了一堆衛生紙蓋在你身上，怕你著涼啦，沒多久，你爸，阿公，接生婆全都回來了，一看！他們就哈哈哈。那一年我出生。
姐姐揹著我，我的脚板不小心踩到釘子，血一滴滴的滴著，我哭的好可憐，媽媽回來看到抱著我說，「嘸要緊嘸要緊，咱來打土脚，咱來苟苟欸」（不要緊不要緊，我們來打地板，我們來擦擦藥）。那一年我3歲。
南部惡毒的大太陽天，我不肯吃飯，哭鬧著非要媽媽買跳跳球給我玩，因為很多同學們都有，我把自己鎖在房間裡死也不出來，媽媽敲著門說，「賀啦賀啦，我就來去買，你緊出來呷飯啦」（好啦好啦！我現在就去買，你快點出來吃飯啦。）。那一年我7歲。
有一天，在學校的午睡間，我拿小刀將坐在我前座的女生的長辮子割斷了，回家被爸爸在地上用粉筆畫了一個圈圈罰跪，不准我吃飯，媽媽偷偷拿了一個熱騰騰的饅頭塞給我。那一年我10歲。
我放學回家沒看到媽媽，樓上樓下到處找，後來爸爸急匆匆回來了，說媽媽中午在幫我準備便當時客人來買飼料，媽媽要開攪拌機製作，手指不小心被機器絞斷了一截，送去醫院了。那一年我14歲。
台北下著毛毛雨，寒假了我要搭長途巴士回家，那個年代從台北到高雄的夜車可是要從晚上搭到清晨才能到的，一到家就聞到香味扑鼻而來，那天早上媽媽比我還早就起來煮了我最愛吃的菜等我回家。那一年我17歲。
我在成功嶺（台灣台中）受軍訓，人生第一次被一群陌生人兇，原來軍隊是這樣啊！他媽的。假日開放家屬探親日，媽媽帶了一大堆吃食，和擦濕疹的藥膏，我笑的好開心，回到營房馬上偷偷的掉眼淚，一轉頭同寢室的戰友也在醒鼻涕。那一年我19歲。
在桃園機場的候機廳，廣播聲，吵雜聲，送别聲此起彼落，我要去加拿大了，爸爸媽媽姐姐姐夫...都來了，媽媽笑著笑著就在掉眼淚，我忍住了，揮手轉身進閘口一氣呵成，一上飛機坐下來就崩淚，女友坐在旁邊拍著我，一直拍著我。那一年我27歲。
再後來，我特地返台宣布一件重大的消息，我要結婚了，爸爸非常反對，他無法接受一位金髮碧眼的洋媳婦，晚上聽到爸媽在吵架，隔幾天我也呆不下去了，我在收拾行李，媽媽進來房間偷偷塞了一個小包包在行李箱，裡面好多錢，還有一個紅色的圓盒裡面有一對金燦燦又土里土氣的金戒指，刻著我和Katherine的名字，媽媽說，「袂管拎老爸講啥啦，伊尾啊麻系聽我欸，透中豆騎歐度邁去買手指厚你，㗳！替去啦」（不要管你爸爸說什麼呀！他最後還不是聽我的，頂著中午的大太陽騎摩托車去買戒指給你，吶！拿去啦！）。那一年我29歲。
媽媽走失了，在深圳的大樓裡，老爸說你媽說要下樓去超市買東西，下午兩點多出去的到現在快八點了人都不知道去哪了，要不要報警啊！急死人了，我正要打110，媽媽回來了，滿臉通紅，面露喜色，爸爸：妳去哪了，我們正要報警，媽媽：我認識一個新朋友去她家吃酒了，原來媽媽下樓搭電梯時，和一個阿嬸攀談起來，相談甚歡，一見如故，竟然被邀去阿嬸家吃吃喝喝了一頓，忘了時間。那一年我42歲。
爸爸走了，頭七，超薦法會，告别式媽媽通通沒掉過一滴淚，我特地請了一個月的長假在家裡陪媽媽，有一天晚上媽媽吃完飯，聊著聊著突然大哭起來，我抱著媽媽安慰她說：「賀啦賀啦！爸爸攏嘸離開過奶，咱艾賀賀，咱艾賀賀欸伊才會歡喜喔」（好了啦！好了啦！爸爸都沒有離開過喔，我們要好好的他才會歡喜喔。）。那一年我56歲。
疫情爆發隔年年底，媽媽舊疾復發昏迷，姐姐趕回老家用視訊連線給我看，說媽媽沒反應了，我們之前協議好不給媽媽急救，我掛上手機，立即稟告師父如何是好，師父說我們來幫媽媽做一個線上的念佛共修吧，如果媽媽已到壽終就讓佛接引去淨土，如果尚有歲壽念佛祈福早日康復亦可，當晚有六百多人來參與念佛，但我還是非常著急想要返台，但全世界都在封控，等我千辛萬苦安排好返台並在酒店隔離期間，媽媽竟然甦醒了，姐姐立即安排送醫住院，我又一次請了一個月長假，媽媽出院了，我開始引導媽媽念佛，並發願媽媽在世前的每一句佛號都廻向給媽媽，我發願要助送媽媽到極樂淨土，媽媽也相當信受，用視訊跟著我念南無阿彌陀佛！每天十句。那一年我58歲。
媽媽因為實在退化的好快，也漸漸的失語了，媽媽這兩年需要看護24小時照顧，我人在海外只能用看護蒂亞的手機和媽媽視訊，但是近這一年媽媽對所有外界人事物都沒什麼反應，只是偶爾在她的眼神裡看到不捨，我依舊糾結著日夜念佛，聽師父的開示，聽佛友的分享，聽每天早晚課之前敲擊頌缽的清揚聲，我彷彿感知諸佛諸菩薩的護持，慢慢的安寧和靜心，我心知至親的生老病死和我和眾生又有何不同？因為看護蒂亞說媽媽的頭髮只夾一邊，另一邊很亂，那天我在香港灣仔的文創商店逛，給媽媽買了一個新髮夾，我馬上發照片給蒂亞看，說我過年返台帶回來。去年我63歲。
五年五百五十多萬聲的佛號願力，一百七十七場的祈福超薦法會，慈悲的彌陀慈父真的實現了我的願力，那晚蒂亞突然要連線，我正在做飯，媽媽看起來很累，我說，可愛的媽媽，沒關係喔！累了或不舒服也沒關係的，通通放一邊，什麼都不要想，念南無阿彌陀佛就對了，媽媽那晚在睡夢中的清晨5:59真的無疾無病無痛無災無難的壽終正寢了，彌陀願力真的不可思議，真實不虛，而我其實應該是要開心的，但是我怎麼還是滿滿的不捨呢？今年我64歲。南無阿彌陀佛。（彭國安 2026年2月6號 记）
師父隨後的開示，如前文所述。
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｜南無阿彌陀佛｜
「在佛号中陪伴，在佛光中送别」一位莲友送母亲往生的真实因缘
文：莲友来讯 & 净本法师开示
2026年2月6号，台湾莲友来讯：
疫情（在几年前）爆发，妈妈旧疾复发昏迷，姐姐赶回老家用视讯连线给我看，说妈妈没反应了，我们之前协议好不给妈妈急救，我挂上手机，立即禀告师父如何是好，师父说我们来帮妈妈做一个线上的念佛共修吧，如果妈妈已到寿终就让佛接引去净土，如果尚有岁寿念佛祈福早日康复亦可，当晚有六百多人来参与念佛，但我还是非常着急想要返台，但全世界都在封控，等我千辛万苦安排好返台并在酒店隔离期间，妈妈竟然甦醒了，姐姐立即安排送医住院，我又一次请了一个月长假，妈妈出院了，我开始引导妈妈念佛，并发愿妈妈在世前的每一句佛号都回向给妈妈，我发愿要助送妈妈到极乐净土，妈妈也相当信受，用视讯跟着我念南无阿弥陀佛！
妈妈因为实在退化的好快，也渐渐的失语了，妈妈这两年需要看护24小时照顾，我人在海外只能用看护蒂亚的手机和妈妈视讯，但是近这一年妈妈对所有外界人事物都没什么反应，只是偶尔在她的眼神里看到不舍，我依旧纠结着日夜念佛，听师父的开示，听佛友的分享，听每天早晚课之前敲击颂钵的清扬声，我仿佛感知诸佛诸菩萨的护持，慢慢的安宁和静心，我心知至亲的生老病死和我和众生又有何不同？因为看护蒂亚说妈妈的头发只夹一边，另一边很乱，那天我在香港湾仔的文创商店逛，给妈妈买了一个新发夹，我马上发照片给蒂亚看，说我过年返台带回来。
五年五百五十多万声的佛号愿力，一百七十七场的祈福超荐法会，慈悲的弥陀慈父真的实现了我的愿力，那晚蒂亚突然要连线，我正在做饭，妈妈看起来很累，我说，可爱的妈妈，没关系喔！累了或不舒服也没关系的，通通放一边，什么都不要想，念南无阿弥陀佛就对了，妈妈那晚在睡梦中的清晨5:59真的无疾无病无痛无灾无难的寿终正寝了，弥陀愿力真的不可思议，真实不虚，而我其实应该是要开心的，但是我怎么还是满满的不舍呢？（彭国安 记）
净本法师回复：
南无阿弥陀佛 🙏
看到你的分享，师父感到心中感动，
也非常理解你此刻的心情。
你为母亲所做的一切，已经圆满了。
这不是一句安慰的话，而是事实。
你所经历的过程，
从焦急、祈请、念佛、陪伴，
到最后母亲在佛号中安然舍报，
这是非常安稳、殊胜的净土因缘。
阿弥陀佛的本愿力，确实真实不虚。
那，为什么明明知道母亲已得善终、已蒙佛接引，心中却还是满满的不舍？
师父跟你说：
不舍，并不是不相信佛；
不舍，是人之常情。
你不是因为「放不下生死」，
而是因为你陪得很久、付出得很真。
这种不舍，
反而是一颗柔软、有温度的心。
信佛念佛，
也不是把情感压掉，
而是在情感中仍然知道：
母亲已经回家了。
一边知道母亲已往生极乐；
一边仍然思念、不舍、想念她的样子。
这两件事，可以同时存在，并不冲突。
你已经把母亲送到最好的地方，
现在，佛也在照顾你的心。
接下来你要做的，
不是再多想什么，
而是继续念佛，
把每一句佛号，
当作一条与母亲相通的光明。
你念佛时，
她在极乐世界也在佛光中；
你想她时，
她已经在安稳无忧之处。
这一份不舍，
会慢慢转成一份温柔的安定；
这一段因缘，
会成为你此生甚深而真实的感受。
阿弥陀佛一直都在，
母亲菩萨也在净土中加持你。
你，并不孤单。
南无阿弥陀佛 🪷
备注：如莲友所述，道场特地查找当年相关记录，欣慰发现当初的来讯仍然完整保存，时间记录为 2021年11月。
2021年11月2号，莲友第一次来讯：
净本法师您好，阿弥陀佛。我是您Facebook的粉丝，经常听您的法语开示和每晚八点的线上念佛共修，今天很唐突给您私信是因为家母85岁了，近日身体情况非常不乐观，已经无法言语，我因为在大陆工作无法立即返回台湾探望，家人判断应该这几天便会往生，因疫情关系就算我立即返台还要在防疫酒店隔离14天才能返家，所以我想请示法师，我现在能为家母怎么做才是对她最好的呢？是否专念南无阿弥陀佛名号回向给她即可？感恩法师慈悲，盼覆，阿弥陀佛。
师父的回复：
南无阿弥陀佛。是的，专一念南无阿弥陀佛给妈妈最好。我们也可在网络发起，为老妈妈念佛。
2021年11月4就号，莲友再次来讯：
净本法师，阿弥陀佛。您有看到我的留言吗？才短短一天多的念佛护持，家母昨晚已经从急诊室转到普通病房安养了，也可以开口说话了，弥陀加持的力量实在不可思议，我虽然还在隔离未能探视家母，但我家姐告知妈妈渡过一劫其间过程相当不可思议，原本她已经放弃就医了的，结果送急诊七个小时后救回了，弥陀慈悲让家母寿命未到，迅速康复中…，南无阿弥陀佛。
（时隔五年），2026年1月20号，莲友来讯：
师父吉祥！南无阿弥陀佛。五年前您为家母祈福延寿五年，家母今晨在睡中安详往生，祈愿师父和有缘人齐来为家母念佛，感恩。南无阿弥陀佛！南无阿弥陀佛！南无阿弥陀佛！
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“Accompanied by the Buddha’s Name, Sent Forth in the Buddha’s Light”
A True Account of a Lotus Friend Sending Her Mother on Her Final Journey
— Message from a Lotus Friend & Dharma Teaching by Master Jingben
February 6, 2026 —
Message from a Lotus Friend in Taiwan:
When the pandemic broke out (a few years ago), my mother’s old illness relapsed and she fell into a coma. My elder sister rushed back to our hometown and showed me my mother through a video call, saying that she had no response. We had previously agreed not to put our mother through emergency resuscitation.
After ending the call, I immediately reported the situation to Master Jing Ben and asked what we should do. Master said, “Let us organize an online Buddha-recitation group dedication for your mother. If her lifespan has come to an end, let the Buddha receive her to the Pure Land; if she still has remaining years, then the recitation will bring blessings and aid her recovery.”
That very evening, more than six hundred people joined the Buddha-recitation. Yet I was still extremely anxious and wanted to return to Taiwan. However, the entire world was under lockdown. After countless difficulties, I finally arranged my return, and while I was quarantining in a hotel, my mother unexpectedly regained consciousness. My sister immediately arranged for her to be sent to the hospital and admitted. I then applied for another month of leave. After my mother was discharged, I began guiding her to recite the Buddha’s Name, and I made a vow that every single recitation I uttered while she was alive would be dedicated to her. I vowed to assist in sending my mother to the Land of Ultimate Bliss.
My mother accepted this with faith and joy. Through video calls, she recited Namo Amitabha Buddha together with me.
Because my mother’s condition deteriorated rapidly, she gradually lost the ability to speak. For the past two years, she required round-the-clock care. I was overseas and could only video-call my mother using the caregiver Tia’s phone. Over the past year, my mother showed little response to people or events around her, yet occasionally I could still see a trace of reluctance in her eyes.
I continued to recite the Buddha’s Name day and night—listening to Master’s teachings, and listening to Dharma friends’ sharings. I I felt as if I could sense the protection and support of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and gradually my heart became peaceful and settled. I understood that the birth, aging, sickness, and death of my dearest loved one are no different from my own, nor from those of all sentient beings.
One day, caregiver Tia mentioned that my mother’s hair was clipped only on one side, while the other side was messy. That day, while browsing a cultural-creative shop in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, I bought a new hair clip for my mother. I immediately sent a photo to Tia, saying that I would bring it back with me when I returned to Taiwan for the New Year.
Five years, more than 5.5 million recitations of the Buddha’s Name, and 177 blessing and deliverance Dharma services led by Master—compassionate Amitabha, our loving Dharma Father, truly fulfilled my vow. That evening, Tia suddenly asked to connect via video. I was cooking, and my mother looked very tired. I said to her, “My dear, lovely mother, it’s alright. It’s okay to be tired or uncomfortable. Put everything aside, don’t think about anything—just recite Namo Amitabha Buddha.”
That very night, at 5:59 a.m., my mother peacefully passed away in her sleep—free from illness, pain, suffering, calamity, or distress. The power of Amitabha Buddha’s vows is truly inconceivable, real and not false. Logically, I should be happy—but why is my heart still filled with such deep longing and reluctance to part?
(Written by Peng Guo’an)
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Master Jingben’s Reply:
Namo Amitabha Buddha 🙏
After reading your sharing, I was deeply moved, and I truly understand how you are feeling at this moment.
Everything you have done for your mother has already been fulfilled—perfectly and completely.
This is not a word of consolation; it is the truth.
What you have gone through—
from anxiety, to earnest supplication, to Buddha-recitation, to accompanying her,
and finally to your mother peacefully laying down her life within the Buddha’s Name—
this is an exceptionally serene and supremely rare Pure Land affinity.
Amitabha Buddha’s power of Fundamental Vows is indeed real and not false.
So why is it that,
even knowing clearly that your mother has attained a good passing and has been received by the Buddha,
your heart is still filled with such deep reluctance to part?
Let me tell you this:
Reluctance is not a lack of faith in the Buddha;
reluctance is simply human nature.
It is not that you “cannot let go of birth and death,”
but that you accompanied her for a long time, and you gave of yourself with true sincerity.
This kind of reluctance is precisely the sign of a tender, warm, and deeply human heart.
To believe in the Buddha and recite the Buddha’s Name does not mean suppressing one’s emotions.
Rather, it means that within these emotions,
you still know clearly:
your mother has already gone home.
Knowing that your mother has been reborn in the Pure Land,
and at the same time still missing her, feeling reluctant, remembering her—
these two can coexist; there is no contradiction.
You have already sent your mother to the very best place.
Now, the Buddha is also taking care of your heart.
What you need to do next is not to think more or struggle further,
but simply to continue reciting the Buddha’s Name,
treating each recitation as a ray of light that connects you with your mother.
When you recite the Buddha’s Name,
she is in the Pure Land, within the Buddha’s light as well.
When you miss her,
she is already in a place of peace, safety, and freedom from worry.
This sense of reluctance will gradually transform into a gentle and settled peace.
This shared affinity will become one of the deepest and most genuine experiences of your life.
Amitabha Buddha has always been here,
and Mother Bodhisattva is also in the Pure Land, blessing and supporting you.
You are not alone.
Namo Amitabha Buddha 🪷
November 2, 2021 — First message from the lotus friend:
Master Jingben, Namo Amitabha Buddha. I am a follower on your Facebook page and often listen to your Dharma teachings as well as the online Buddha-recitation group practice held every evening at 8 p.m. I apologize for messaging you so abruptly today, but it is because my mother is already 85 years old, and her physical condition has recently become very poor. She is now unable to speak.
As I am currently working in mainland China, I am unable to return to Taiwan immediately to see her. Based on my family’s assessment, she may pass away within these few days. Due to the pandemic, even if I return to Taiwan right away, I would still need to undergo 14 days of quarantine in a designated hotel before I could go home.
Therefore, I would like to respectfully ask Master: what can I do right now for my mother that would be best for her? Is it sufficient for me to focus exclusively on reciting Namo Amitabha Buddha and dedicate the merit to her?
Thank you for your compassion. I sincerely hope for your reply. Namo Amitabha Buddha.
Master’s reply:
Namo Amitabha Buddha. Yes—single-mindedly reciting Namo Amitabha Buddha for your mother is the best. We can also initiate an online Buddha-recitation dedication for the elderly mother.⸻
November 4, 2021 — Second message from the lotus friend:
Master Jingben, Namo Amitabha Buddha. After just a little more than one day of Buddha-recitation support, my mother was transferred last night from the emergency room to a general ward for recuperation, and she is now able to speak again.
The power of Amitabha Buddha’s blessing is truly inconceivable. Although I am still in quarantine and unable to visit my mother, my elder sister informed me that the process of my mother surviving this critical phase was itself quite extraordinary. Originally, she had already given up on seeking medical treatment, yet after being in the emergency department for seven hours, she was saved.
Through Amitabha Buddha’s compassion, my mother’s lifespan had not yet come to an end, and she is now recovering rapidly.
Namo Amitabha Buddha.
(Five years later) January 20, 2026 — Message from the lotus friend:
Master, Namo Amitabha Buddha. Five years ago, you prayed for my mother’s blessings and the extension of her life by five years. This morning, my mother peacefully passed away in her sleep. I respectfully invite Master and all those with karmic affinity to recite the Buddha’s Name for my mother.
With gratitude.
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
