吉隆坡：外出关怀 Providing outdoor care with recitation ⎮ 2023.10.13
｜带领｜净本法师
｜日期｜2023.10.13 (一)
🙏因缘：原先净本师父中午将会出发前往新山和新加坡弘法，岂料临时接到大众莲友申请外出关怀，因此在前去机场之前，先转去医院 探望病者。此病者是莲友的父亲，去年开始患病，直到最近才住院治疗。其太太和孩子都对老人家很好，都有在鼓励他念佛。但老人家心里有些困惑，所以家属就祈请师父前来关心和开示。
Initially, Master Jing Ben planned to depart for Johor Bahru & Singapore for dharma sessions around noon. Unexpectedly, he received an urgent request from a devotee to provide care for her father, so before heading to the airport, Shifu dropped by the hospital to visit the father. The father has been ill since last year and was recently admitted to the hospital for treatment. His wife and children have been taking good care of him and encouraging him to Nianfo. However, the elderly man has some confusion in his mind regarding Nianfo, so the family requested for Shifu to offer support and guidance.
🙏老人家一开始就问，不知念佛是否有效，不知道如何才能看到效果。师父说，阿弥陀佛对待我们就像父母对待孩子一样，甚至有过之无不及，所以师父就问老人家：“您对孩子是不是都是呵护照顾？”老人家点头默认。“那相同的，阿弥陀佛都是这样爱护我们。所以我们只管念佛就是，至于效果，阿弥陀佛肯定给我们大事化小，小事化无。虽然可能我们念佛后也会有病苦，但是已经是大病苦转化成小病苦了。不可能念佛会没有效，只怕我们不念而已。”
The father initially asked if Nianfo is effective and how we see its results. Shifu replied, "Amitabha Buddha treats us like parents in the same way as they treat their children. So let me ask you, do you protect and care for your children?" The elderly man nodded in agreement. "In the same way, Amitabha Buddha loves and protects us. So we should recite the Buddha's name, and as for the results, Amitabha Buddha will certainly turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into nothing. Although we may still experience suffering even after reciting Buddha's name, it's already the transformation of a major suffering into a minor one. It's impossible that reciting Buddha's name is ineffective; it's only a matter of us not reciting enough."
🙏老人家也有问到，他现在念佛，但是因为身体不舒服不能拜佛，不知道阿弥陀佛会不会“生气”？师父笑笑地说，如果阿弥陀佛还会生气就不叫阿弥陀佛了。不能拜佛也不要紧，只要有念佛，就是对阿弥陀佛最大的恭敬了。
The elderly man also asked if he’s currently Nianfo, but due to his physical discomfort, he can’t prostrate before the Buddha, and he wondered if Amitabha Buddha might get “angry”. Shifu smiled and said, “If Amitabha Buddha could still get angry, He wouldn’t be called Amitabha Buddha. Not being able to prostrate before the Buddha is not a problem. As long as you do the recitation, that is the greatest respect for Amitabha Buddha.”
🙏老人家也有说，现在比较累，有时候没有办法念这么多。师父安慰老人家说：“不要紧的，没有体力念佛，可以金刚念，或者默念。”看到老人家有拿着佛珠，所以师父说，可以拨佛珠默念也行。师父有跟老人家结缘阿弥陀佛佛像图，可以挂在前方，老人家随时可以仰望念佛。
The elderly man also mentioned that he was tired at times and found it challenging to recite a lot. Shifu comforted him, saying, "It's okay. If you don't have the physical strength to recite, you can recite silently. I see you have a Buddhist rosary, so you can move the beads and recite silently as well. I have brought an image of Amitabha Buddha for you to hang up in front, so you can look at it anytime and recite Buddha's name."
🙏最后老人家说，过后如果身体好一些了，会到道场参与共修。师父说：“没关系的，在哪里念佛都是一样的。现在您在医院念佛，这里就是最庄严的道场。有一句话说，念佛的地方虽小，但是阿弥陀佛带着诸佛菩萨都到了。所以放心在此修养念佛就行。”
Finally, the elderly man mentioned that if he could, he would like to participate in session at the dharma centre later when he felt better. Shifu reassured him, saying, "It's okay, it doesn't matter where you recite Buddha's name; it's all the same. Right now, you are reciting Buddha's name in the hospital, and this place is the most sacred place. There's a saying that goes, 'Though the place where you recite Buddha's name may be small, Amitabha Buddha, along with all Buddhas and bodhisattvas, are present.' So rest assured, you can continue your medical treatment and recitation here."
🙏祈愿弥陀慈父加持老人家信佛念佛，信仰坚固。
May Amitabha Buddha bless the elderly man to strengthen his faith in Nianfo.
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