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I am grateful to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva for offering me this precious opportunity to share my experience of practising Buddhism with you.
I am 62 years old. Today, I can eat, sleep and walk like a normal person. However, did you know that I once was a paralyzed woman who could not even get up from bed, had difficulty turning over, and could not take care of myself? Through practising Buddhism and reciting Buddhist scriptures, I have completely freed myself from the misery of hell. I want to tell you with hard facts that practising Buddhism and reciting the scriptures has not only given me a second life, but has also benefited me immensely. I want to share with you how I transformed myself from paralysis to health within four years without undergoing any surgery! May my presentation plant the seeds of bodhi in your hearts, so that more people will have faith in Guan Yin Bodhisattva who has boundless supernatural power, and recite Buddhist scriptures as soon as possible to be free from suffering and gain happiness!
1. When I was young, I opened two bars so I created bad karma, and karmic retribution is right on my heels!
I am the eldest daughter of my family and the eldest daughter-in-law of my in-laws family. Both my mother and mother-in-law are Buddhist practitioners and urged me to practise Buddhism as well. However, because of my youthful ambition and good fortune, at the age of about 36, I ran two bars and enjoyed the pleasure of earning money, not bothering to practise Buddhism at all. By then, I was young and foolish, in the bars I gained filthy money by means of woman’s charms, which invariably created a lot of bad karma. How many people lost their morals and conscience for my sake of monetary gain? How many families have been broken up behind the scenes? How many people have done many things against ethics and morality under the paralysis of alcohol? I hereby express my deepest repentance to Guan Yin Bodhisattva! Karmic retribution is inescapable. I planted the evil cause so I reap the evil effect. The bad karma I created within two years of running the bars has brought me a tragic retribution 13 years later! (So, dear fellow practitioners, please take this as a warning!)
In 2010, I was 49, my predestined 369 calamity arrived. One day in July, my karma exploded. I suddenly collapsed at home kitchen while stirring frying vegetables. In an instant, I felt that the sky was falling, and I had nowhere to turn for help. An otherwise healthy me entered a life of hell on earth from then on. Every day, I ate, drank, pooped and peed in bed, had difficulty turning over, couldn't wash my hands and face, had trouble swallowing, so it was worse than death. I was paralyzed in bed from then on. The doctor said I had a herniated disc in my lower back. All the bones in my back were misaligned. Both knee bones were necrotic and so swollen. I have visited all the local city and provincial hospitals, big and small, to seek medical care. I almost spent all the several hundreds of thousands of RMB I had gained from my bar business. However, the condition got worse and worse.
2. Since encountering the excellent Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door, I have been practicing Buddhism hard to overcome any obstacles on the way and finally achieved a new life.
Perhaps it was the blessing from my family members who had been making offerings to the Buddha and practising Buddhism for years. Thanks to the mercy of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, I finally encountered the Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door in 2012 when I was in the most desperate situation in my life. The person next door to my bar heard that I was sick and came to see me. She brought me Buddhist scripture, recitation device, Buddhism in Plain Terms, counters and many other Dharma gems. She told me the Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door was very efficacious, and asked me to try it. Although I could not move on bed, I listened all Master Lu's recordings like a thirst. I was pleasantly surprised to hear cases of patients who had been cured of cancer and serious illnesses by practising Buddhism and reciting the scriptures. The recordings of Master Lu's programs were like a bright beacon in the darkness, bringing me hope for life and giving me great encouragement. I felt I was awakened by a powerful energy, stirring up my strong desire to live. I told myself: I must survive; I must save myself! I started to practice Buddhism and recite scriptures as if I had grabbed a lifeline.
I am illiterate, so I had to lie in bed every day and learn to recite word by word with the recitation device. Due to the heavy karma, there was no virtuous and the high-minded practitioner around to teach me how to burn the Little Houses in a rational and lawful way. I foolishly took an ashtray instead of a plate to burn the Little Houses, which resulted in the ashtray blowing up. In order to eliminate karma quickly, I was foolishly reciting the Heart Sutra and Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra after ten o'clock at night, which resulted in the light bulbs breaking several times (Here, I sincerely remind my fellow practitioners: Master Lu enlightened us not to recite the Heart Sutra and Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra after ten o'clock at night. Please make sure to read the Introduction to Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door carefully in order to avoid practising Buddhism irrationally). Therefore, we must follow the instructions of Master Lu, and never do what the Master does not allow us to do. The whole process of reciting Buddhist scriptures to eliminate karma is very bumpy. It is really easy to create karma, but very hard to eliminate it! However, I firmly believed that the Bodhisattva is infinitely powerful. As long as I diligently practised Buddhism, my fate would definitely get changed. Hence, I relied on the blissful cases in Master Lu's recordings as my spiritual support. I kept persevering, not afraid of any difficulties, and recklessly recited Buddhist scriptures.
Since I ate, drank and pooped in bed, my aura was very bad. As I could not get up by myself, so I had to lie in bed to recite the sacred Buddhist scriptures. I felt guilty and torn, wondering if this was the appropriate way to recite the sacred Buddhist scriptures. Will it affect the effect of the recitation? Gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva for Her compassion, and I dreamed of Master Lu that night. Master Lu who was dressed in a black suit smiled at me and kindly comforted me: “don't worry.” After I woke up, I was very grateful for Master Lu's compassion. Master Lu knew about my special situation, so this is a sympathy and a condolence to me. After I recited Buddhist scriptures 4 to 5 months late, my neck and head were able to turn significantly. Such a Dharma blissful change thrilled me. All the trials and perseverance I had gone through in the past had not been in vain. Guan Yin Bodhisattva has boundless supernatural power, which had given me a glimmer of hope for recovery! (Here, I sincerely remind my fellow practitioners: In the absence of illness, recitation of Buddhist scriptures must be respectful. A point of respect harvests a point of benefit.)
3. The unique characteristics of attending the Dharma conference and formally acknowledging Jun Hong Lu as my master allow my physical health to improve with Dharma joy
In February 2017, I befriended a fellow practitioner. She invited me to attend the Macau Dharma Convention together. I thought to myself: “can I take the bus by myself?” “Can I attend the conference?” With a strong faith from my inner heart, I attended the conference via keeping reciting the Great Compassion Mantra on the trip. Unbelievably, I arrived at the conference as I wished with the blessing and protection of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, although my bulky legs could only barely support my body in the seat. I was in tears when I listened Master Lu's wise words and saw the holy icon of Guan Yin Bodhisattva. On the night of the conference, I dreamed of Guan Yin Bodhisattva! Gratitude to Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva for saving me from suffering and giving me a new life. At the end of the Macau Dharma Convention, I instantly made two vows: to be a vegetarian for 15 days per month and liberate 10,000 fish.
Before I attended the Macau Dharma Convention, I had to take a break whenever I walked two steps, and my body was not able to move much. After returning, my legs started to become strong enough to support my body and I could walk on flat ground. Despite they were not very flexible, they were no longer the same as when I was paralyzed like a limp in bed. My whole body is getting better and better in essence, vital energy, and spirit. I was very surprised! Master Lu has enlightened that there are many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas coming to bless attendees at each Dharma conference!
In August 2017, before the Dharma Convention in Malaysia, my fellow practitioners urged me to formally acknowledge Jun Hong Lu as my master. Since I am an illiterate, compassionate fellow practitioners helped me to fill out the application form of seeking discipleship. My fellow practitioners told me that there were so many people wanted to formally acknowledge Jun Hong Lu as their master that I might not be able to reach my wish this time. Then, I had to wait for the opportunity next Dharma Convention. I told myself that whether I could reach my wish or not this time, I would actively participate in Master Lu’s Dharma Convention. Considering my age, it is a blessing for me to attend one more Dharma Convention. To my surprise, one week later, my application for seeking discipleship was approved. Gratitude to Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
On the day of seeking discipleship, I was very excited. During the process of seeking discipleship, I heard a voice in stereo that was very loud. When I opened my eyes, I was surprised to see Tathagata Buddha, and many other Bodhisattvas coming down from heaven. At that moment, I saw that the upper half of Master Lu's Dharmakaya appeared transparent with a huge lotus flower. I was suddenly moved to tears. I was oblivious to the fact that Master Lu had come to my side until the time of issuing the discipleship certificate. Master Lu was very compassionate and empowered me with blessing. Master Lu enlightened, "Because five people opened their eyes during the worship ceremony, they have no lotuses planted in the pure land. But it's okay, when the ceremony is over, you can go to the front and kowtow to ask the Bodhisattva (to plant a lotus)." I then rushed to the front to worship. Before I finished worshiping Bodhisattva, a young fellow practitioner came over. He asked, "How do you feel? Did you see anything?" I said, "I saw Tathagata Buddha." He asked, "How are you sure that was Tathagata Buddha?" I said, "Both my mother and mother-in-law are Buddhist disciples, and Tathagata Buddha has curly hair."
I was grateful for the compassionate blessing from Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Master Lu. When I returned home after seeking discipleship, I made two vows: to be a vegetarian for the rest of my life and never kill (animals). The power of a vow outweighs the force of karma. After I made the vows, Master Lu’s Dharmakaya came to help me heal my legs in my dreams. Once, I saw Master Lu’s Dharmakaya passing by my room while I was half-squinted. Master Lu asked me, "Which foot is uncomfortable? Where is aching?" Instantly I woke up and then I found that my feet didn't feel as heavy as they used to be and I walked more lightly. I excitedly shared the news with my old father, "Master Lu has come to bless me again!" I am grateful to Master Lu for his compassionate care for every sentient being. Every time I dreamed of Master Lu, he would always compassionately endow me with abundance of blessing, and I was always surprised by the improvement in my health.
In a short time, I could not only separate my feet and take turns to walk up and down the stairs independently. Moreover, I could bend back and forth freely with my arms crossed. The bones in my back, which were all misaligned and uneven, were now completely normal again. Previously, I couldn't raise my hands to wash my face, brush my teeth or comb my hair because the bones in my back would pull the nerves and cause severe pain when I raised my hands. In those days, whenever I sneezed or defecated, I felt like to cheat death on pain. In those hellish day I went through unimaginable pain and suffering. Now, however, I can take care of myself completely and move around freely. Sometimes I get a little tired after walking for too long, but I can recover after 10 minutes of rest in bed. Although it is still slightly bumpy while I was walking, if you don't look closely, you can't see it. My family was overwhelmed to see the dramatic change from being paralyzed and bedridden to walking independently since I practised Buddhism. My old father, who was taking care of me at the bedside, complimented me straight away: you have completely changed, becoming healthier and healthier now! I was so excited that I had tears in my eyes. Without the rescue of Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Master Lu, I really wouldn't have the blissful transformation I have today!
In 2019, at the Dharma conferences of Indonesia and Singapore, I pleaded with my fellow practitioners to be merciful to give me the opportunity to volunteer. According to the rules of the Dharma conference, I was already overage. However, I was adamant that I must do volunteer work. Guan Yin Bodhisattva has given me a second life, so I have to serve all sentient beings physically. I am grateful for Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva who helped me out. When I came back from the conferences, I found that I could bend and squat easily and freely, and I had no problem even sitting on the floor. I am grateful to Guan Yin Bodhisattva for compassionately helping me to eliminate my karma at every conference, so that I can obtain incredible blessings and improvement occur every time.
4. The incredible blessing of setting up the Buddhist altar accelerated my health recovery and created a medical miracle.
From the time I set up the Buddhist altar in 2017, I insisted on offering Bodhisattvas incenses morning and evening every day. At first, the body was still straight and could not bend and bow. For two years, in front of the Buddhist altar, I prayed for Bodhisattvas to bless me so that I could recover my health a little better so I can use my own experience as an example to convince sentient beings to gain faith on Dharma and practise Dharma. Gradually, I was able to stand to offer incense to Bodhisattvas, to bend and bow, and finally to kneel in front of the Buddhist altar to recite the scriptures. I was full of Dharma joy! Initially, my back still hurt from kneeling. With the karmic obstacles being removed, my back didn't hurt anymore. Sometimes when I went out with fellow practitioners to set up the Buddhist altar, particularly on the Buddha's Birthday, I could kneel to recite the Eighty-eight Buddhas Great Repentance for an hour and a half. My fellow practitioners couldn't keep it up, so I was the only one who kept it up until the end. I am so grateful to Guan Yin Bodhisattva for Her compassionate blessing!
At one time, the doctor at the provincial hospital told me that I had to have surgery to put two steel plates into the bone, but I refused. Because I firmly believe that with the of blessings of Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Master Lu, I am afraid of nothing. Buddha is an extraordinary doctor. The only way to recover completely is to repent sincerely and practise Buddhism. I can now move as freely as a normal person. This medical miracle achieved was completely relied on practising Buddhism, reciting scriptures, being a vegetarian, helping new practitioners to set up Buddhist altars, volunteering at Dharma conferences, and actively propagating the Dharma. To improve my family economic financial, I went out to work on construction sites as a helper, do cleaning and housekeeping!
Those patients who were once slightly paralyzed did not recover as quickly and well as I did, even with surgery.
Dear readers, when you see such a dramatic change in me, what are you hesitating for? Hurry up and pick up the Buddhist scriptures to recite! I am the living example, the ironclad evidence. Guan Yin Bodhisattva does exist, and She is Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate, answers any prayers.
Thinking of the bad karma I created in the two bars when I was young, I feel grievously sinful. I have earned ill-gotten wealth, but the karma was produced, and karmic retribution is inescapable. If one hasn't been retributed, the time hasn't come yet. After I got old, all the retribution came to me. Not only did I use up all my money, but I also had to suffer from physical illness and paralysis. I advise everyone to remember Master Lu's enlightenment: Do not do anything that is evil; Do not fail to do good no matter how petty the deed; Do not engage in evil no matter how trivial the deed. Dear readers, please consider it carefully before earning any money, and don’t commit such deep sins as I did for the sake of monetary gain, or else the consequences will follow you!
Without the merciful salvation and blessings of Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Master Lu, I would not have been reborn today! I made a few great wows: honour the teacher and respect his teachings, live an ascetic life for lifetime, be a vegetarian lifetime, not kill, not eat eggs, not smoke, not drink; transcend the cycle of rebirth for good and attain enlightenment in one lifetime. In this life, I will follow Guan Yin Bodhisattva to cultivate my mind and change my behaviour and never quit. I will follow my benefactor, the Compassionate father, Master Lu, to propagate Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door and never stop! Although I am over 60 years, I will continue using my own experience as an example to convince sentient beings to gain faith on Dharma and practise Buddhism. Together with my fellow practitioners, I will get up early and go home late to help set up Buddha altars for new practitioners. No matter how far and how difficult the trip is, I will always be strict with myself. I will go wherever I am needed. Even if I am eating, as soon as I receive a mission for propagating Dharma, I will put down my chopsticks and set off without delay.
Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door is peerlessly efficacious, and Guan Yin Bodhisattva is Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate, saves beings from suffering, has supernatural power, and answer all prayers. As long as we have a devout heart and we persist in reciting Buddhist scriptures and practicing Buddhism, no difficulty can defeat us! My physical changes are the most powerful evidence! May my true presentation give some inspiration to those people who are still suffering from illnesses, so that they can acquire faith to practising Buddhism, and pick up the Buddhist scriptures to recite. May more sentient beings having affinity with Buddha break free from delusion and attain enlightenment, balance egoism and altruism, and free from suffering and gain happiness.
My deepest gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva!
My deepest gratitude to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from ten directions and three periods of time!
My deepest gratitude to the Dharma protectors!
My deepest gratitude to the selfless and altruistic Master Jun Hong Lu!
If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the truth in the presentation, I’d like to seek forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors, and Master Jun Hong Lu.
I’d also like to seek forgiveness from my fellow Buddhist practitioners.
I, not my fellow practitioners, will be responsible for my own karma!
Shared by: Dharma Practitioner Ganen, Gratitude and Namaste!
Translated by: Frank
Statement by Translator

1. Story was translated from Chinese into English by meaning, not word by word. If there is anything that is not rational or in line with the true meaning of the Chinese version, I’d like to seek forgiveness from the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Dharma protectors and Master Jun Hong Lu.
   
2. Author Ganen was interviewed by Frank during the translation for the detailed information.
   

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原文如下:
从瘫痪卧床到行走自如做家政，心灵法门创造了医学奇迹
感恩南无大慈大悲救苦救难广大灵感观世音菩萨摩诃萨！
感恩十方三世一切诸佛菩萨！
感恩龙天护法金刚菩萨！
感恩恩师慈父卢军宏台长！
感恩师兄们！
感恩大慈大悲观世音菩萨慈悲，让我能有这个宝贵的机会与大家分享我的学佛经历。我今年62岁，现在是一个能吃、能睡、能走路的正常人了。但是，你们可曾知道，曾经，我是一个连床都起不了、翻身都困难，生活完全无法自理的瘫痪老人！如今，通过学佛念经，我把自己从地狱的苦海里完全挣脱了出来。我要用铁一般的事实告诉大家：学佛念经不仅给了我第二次生命，更让我受益无穷。我要跟大家分享，在这患病的四年里，在没有经历任何手术的情况下，如何让自己从瘫痪到健康的蜕变！愿我今天的分享给有缘人种下菩提种子，让更多的人相信观世音菩萨法力无边，早日学佛念经，离苦得乐！
1. 年轻时开酒吧造恶业，得现世报！
我是家中的长女、婆家的长媳。母亲和婆婆都是学佛人，都劝我也学佛。但是，由于年轻时好胜心强，加之财运不错，36岁左右，我经营两家酒吧，享受挣钱的快乐，根本无心学佛。年轻愚痴的我经营酒吧时靠女色来赚取黑钱，赚的都是不正之财，无形中造了很多恶业。在这种灯红酒绿中生活，我为了金钱利益，让多少人丧失了自己的道德与良知？背后又造成多少个家庭的破裂？又有多少人在酒精的麻痹下做出多少违背伦理道德的事情？弟子在此向观世音菩萨深深忏悔！因果报应丝毫不爽，种恶因得恶果。开酒吧这两年中我所造下的恶业，在十几年后让我得到悲惨的现世报！所以，请大家引以为戒！
2010年我49岁，正逢“三六九”关劫。7月的一天，我的业障大爆发，在家炒菜时突然间倒下。瞬间，我感觉天塌下来，叫天天不应，叫地地不灵。一个原本健康的我从此进入人间地狱般的生活。每天，我吃喝拉撒都在床上，翻身都很困难，没法自己洗手洗脸，吞咽困难，简直生不如死。我从此瘫痪在床。医生说我是腰椎间盘突出。后背的所有骨头都错位。两个膝盖骨头坏死，肿得很大。当地市里、省里大大小小的医院我都看过了。我几乎把我做酒吧生意所赚到的几十万块钱都花光了。然而，病情越来越严重。
2. 得遇殊胜法门，坎坷学佛路中坚持不懈地修行换来重生
也许是家人一直供佛学佛的福德。承蒙观世音菩萨慈悲，在我人生绝境之时，我终于在2012年得遇心灵法门。以前我开店隔壁的人听说我病倒了，就来看我。她给我送来了经书、念佛机、《白话佛法》、计数器等很多法宝。她告诉我心灵法门很灵验，让我试试。我躺在床上虽然无法动弹，却如饥似渴地把师父的录音听了个遍。听到人们通过学佛念经把癌症、重症都治愈的案例，我惊喜万分。师父的节目录音就像黑暗中的一盏明灯，让我看到了生活的希望，给了我很大的鼓舞。在这个过程中我像被一股强大的能量加持唤醒，激起了求生的强烈欲望。我告诉自己：我一定要活过来；我一定要自己救自己！我像抓住了救命稻草似地开始拼命学佛念经。
我不识字，只能每天躺在床上跟着念佛机一字一句地学着念。由于业力牵引，身边没有遇到善知识教我如理如法地烧送小房子。愚痴的我曾拿个烟灰缸代替盘子烧送经文组合小房子，结果烟灰缸炸掉了。为了抓紧时间消业，我晚上十点后还在念《心经》和《往生咒》，结果家里的灯坏了好几次（趁此机会我诚心提醒师兄们：师父开示，晚上十点后不要念诵《心经》和《往生咒》，请师兄们一定要好好看《心灵法门入门手册》，避免操作不如理不如法）。所以，我们一定要听师父的话，师父不让做的就不做。念经消业的整个过程非常坎坷。真是造业容易，消业难啊！但是，我坚信菩萨法力无边，只要精进努力，一定会得到改变的。于是，我依靠师父录音中的法喜案例作为精神支撑。我一直坚持不懈，不怕万难，拼命念经。
由于吃喝拉撒都在床上，气场非常不好，自己又无法起身，只能躺在床上念经。我内心愧疚又纠结，不知道这样念经是否如理如法？会不会影响念经效果？感恩菩萨慈悲，当晚我就梦见师父了。师父身穿着黑西装，一边慈祥地笑着一边安慰我：不要担心。醒来后，我非常感恩师父的慈悲。师父知道我的特殊情况，这是对我的宽容和安慰啊。后来，大概念经差不多4～5个月后，我的脖子和头也能明显地转动了。这样法喜的变化，让我激动万分。我过去所经历的磨难与坚持都没有白费。观世音菩萨法力无边，让我看到了康复的一丝希望！（作者提醒：师兄们，在没有病痛的情况下，念经一定要体态恭敬，一分恭敬一分受益。）
3. 参加法会与拜师的殊胜，让我的身体不断法喜蜕变
2017年2月份，我结识了一位师兄。她邀请我一起去参加澳门法会。我心想：我能自己坐车吗？能去法会吗？凭着内心坚定的信念，路途中我一直念《大悲咒》。虽然我笨重的双腿只能勉强支撑着身体坐在座位上，但在观世音菩萨一路加持护佑下，我竟然能够如愿到了法会现场。现场听到师父开示、看到观世音菩萨的圣像，我泪如雨下。大法会当天晚上，我就梦到了观世音菩萨！感恩大慈大悲救苦救难观世音菩萨救我于苦海，给了我新的生命和生活。澳门法会结束，我当即发愿：一个月吃素15天，放生一万条鱼。参加澳门法会前，只要走两步路我就要歇一歇，而且我的身体没办法大幅度活动。
澳门法会回来后，我的双腿开始变得有力，可以支撑起身子在平地上走路了。虽然还不是很灵活，但是比起原来像软泥一样瘫痪在床的状态，已经不可同年而语了。我整个人精、气、神也越来越好。我非常惊喜！师父开示过，每场法会有很多佛菩萨来加持大家！
2017年8月，马来西亚法会前，师兄们让我拜师，但我不识字。慈悲的师兄们帮助我代笔填写拜师申请表。师兄们告诉我，这次拜师的人太多，有可能排不上队，得等到下一场法会才有机会。我告诉自己，无论这次能不能拜师，我都一定积极参加师父的法会。我这么大年纪了，能参加多一场法会都是我的福报啊。让我惊喜的是，一个星期后，我的拜师申请通过了。感恩观世音菩萨慈悲！
拜师当天，我激动万分。在拜师过程中，我听到一个非常立体、非常响亮的声音。我睁开眼睛时，我竟然看到了如来佛祖，还有好多菩萨都从天上下来了。这时，我看到师父上半身的法身呈现透明状，有一朵大大的莲花。我顿时感动得泪如雨下。直到颁发弟子证的时候，我浑然不觉师父已经走到我的身边。师父非常慈悲，给我灌顶加持。师父说:“因为拜师过程中有5个人睁开了眼睛，所以莲花没有种上去。不过没关系，等拜师仪式结束后，可以到前面去磕头求菩萨。”我就赶紧跑到前面去拜。我还没拜完，就过来了一个年轻师兄。他问我：“您感觉怎么样？有没有看到什么？” 我告诉他：“我看到如来佛祖了。” 他说：“您怎么确定那是如来佛祖呢？”我说：”我家母和家婆是学佛人，如来佛祖头发卷卷的。”
感恩观世音菩萨与师父的慈悲加持。拜师结束回家我就发愿: 终生吃全素，不杀生。真是愿力大于业力，发愿后，师父又来梦里帮我治疗双腿。有一次，我半眯着眼睛看到师父从我的房间经过。师父问我：“还有哪只脚不舒服？还有哪个地方疼痛的？” 瞬间我就醒了，醒来我发现我的双脚没有了原来的沉重感，走起路来更加轻盈了。我激动地跟老父亲分享：“师父又来加持我啦！”感恩师父慈悲关怀着每一位众生。每次梦见师父，师父都慈悲给予加持，我的身体总会有惊喜的好转。
没过多久，我不仅可以分开双脚，轮流迈开步伐独立上下楼梯。而且，我双手叉腰，可以前后自如地弯腰。后背的骨头原本因为全部错位并高低不平，如今完全恢复正常了。原本我没办法把手举起来洗脸、刷牙和梳头，因为手一抬，后背的骨头扯神经会导致剧烈的疼痛。每次打喷嚏或排泄的时候，都有种痛不欲生的感觉，就像死里逃生一样。这种地狱般的日子让我历经常人难以想象的苦痛折磨。然而现在，我的生活可以完全自理并且行动自如。有时候走太久会有一点点累，但是卧床休息十几分钟就可以恢复过来。虽然走路还有一点点高低现象，但如果不仔细看，是看不出来的。看到我学佛念经以来，从瘫痪卧床到独立行走的巨大变化，我的家人无比震惊。当年在床头边照顾我的老父亲直夸我：现在整个人完全变了，变得越来越健康了！我激动得泪眼婆娑。没有观世音菩萨与师父的大慈大悲救苦救难，真的不会有我今天的法喜蜕变！
2019年印尼法会和新加坡法会上，我恳请师兄们慈悲给我做义工的机会。按照法会规定，我已经超龄了。但是，我坚决一定要做义工。观世音菩萨给了我第二次生命，我就要身体力行地为众生服务。感恩观世音菩萨的慈悲，让我能如愿以偿。从法会做完义工回来，我发现我可以轻松自如地弯腰和下蹲，就连坐在地板上也没有问题了。感恩菩萨每次法会上都慈悲帮我消业，让我每次都能有不可思议的加持，变化。
4. 设佛台的不可思议加持，加速我身体恢复健康，创造医学奇迹
从2017年设佛台起，我每天坚持上早晚香。起初，身体还是直直的，不能弯腰鞠躬。两年里，我每天在佛台前上香求菩萨加持，让我身体能恢复得更好一些，能为众生表法。慢慢地，我从站着上香到弯腰鞠躬，到最后可以跪在佛台前念经。真是法喜充满啊！刚开始跪着后背还是很痛。随着业障的消除，我的后背也不疼痛了。有时候和师兄们出去设佛台，遇到佛诞日，我跪着念诵《礼佛大忏悔文》足足有一个半小时的时间。许多师兄都坚持不下来，唯独我坚持到结束。真是感恩菩萨慈悲加持！
曾经，省医院的医生告诉我，必须做手术把两块钢板放进骨头里，但我回绝了。因为我坚信有观世音菩萨和师父两座靠山，我什么都不怕。在因果面前，佛是大药王。唯有诚心忏悔，学佛修行才能彻底康复。我完全靠学佛念经吃素、设佛台、参加法会做义工，积极弘法度人，才创造了医学奇迹：现在和正常人一样行动自如。我甚至去工地做小工，搞卫生、做家政弥补家用！那些曾经轻微瘫痪的患者就算做手术，也没有我恢复得快，恢复到如此好的状态。
读者朋友们，你们看到我如此天翻地覆的变化，还犹豫什么呢？赶快捧起经书念经吧！我就是活生生的例子，铁一般的证据。观世音菩萨真实存在，并且大慈大悲有求必应啊！
现在回想起年轻时开酒吧所造下的恶业，真是罪孽深重。不正之财赚到了，可是，因果报应丝毫不爽，不是不报，时候未到。在我人到老年时，所有的报应一涌而来。不但钱财全部用尽，还要遭受肉体病痛的瘫痪之苦，因果不空啊！奉劝大家一定要谨记师父的教诲：诸恶莫作，众善奉行！不以善小而不为；不以恶小而为之！挣任何钱财之前都要三思，切记不可为了金钱利益而像我一样造下如此深重的罪孽，否则果报如影随形！
没有观世音菩萨和师父的慈悲救度与加持，就没有我今天的重生！弟子许愿尊师重道、一生清修、终生吃全素、不杀生、不吃鸡蛋、不抽烟、不喝酒；一世修成，永断轮回。今生跟着观世音菩萨修心修行，永不退转。跟着恩师慈父卢军宏台长弘扬心灵法门永不停息！我虽然60多岁了，但是我要身体力行地为大家表法，起早贪黑地和共修组师兄们一起去助缘设佛台。无论路程多么遥远，多么艰辛，我都严格要求自己。哪里需要我，我就走到哪里。哪怕我在吃饭，只要接到弘法任务，我一定当即放下筷子，一刻也不能耽误地出发。
心灵法门灵验无比，观世音菩萨大慈大悲，救苦救难，法力无边，有求必应。只要我们有一颗虔诚的心，只要我们坚持念经修行，没有什么困难可以打倒我们！我的身体变化就是最有力的证据！愿我的真实分享给那些还在受着病痛折磨的人们一些启发，让大家生起学佛念经的信念，捧起经书念经，愿更多的有缘众生能够早日破迷开悟，自利利他，离苦得乐！
我的分享结束了，分享中如有不如理不如法的地方，请观世音菩萨慈悲原谅！请十方三世一切诸佛菩萨和龙天护法菩萨慈悲原谅！请师父慈悲原谅！请师兄们批评指正！我自己的业障自己背，不让师兄们背！感恩合十！
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For context, I'm from the UK.
I've been wanting to take a gap year since I graduated school because I was really struggling with my mental health and studying. My parents were very against it and practically forced me to go to university. Because I was young, I didn't stand up for myself them, but the feeling never left.
I did incredibly well my first year and first semester of second year 80%+ averages but my mental health finally caught up with me. I spent most of this year rotting in bed having constant panic attacks and I haven't made a single friend. I developed agoraphobia and I haven't seen the sun in months except to go to the shop in the night and turn up to exams. University is hell and all I do is drag myself out of bed to study which is excruciating and basically torture.
I couldn't sustain this the 2nd year 2nd semester and I expect to fail most of my modules. Due to my high previous average I should be academically fine.
I have put my foot down now and told my parents I need a year to recuperate so i don't actually fail 3rd year and actually complete my university but my dad has come to yell at me saying it's only one more year to complete.
I also can't find any advice on what to do during studies interruption because it's not a typical gap year. I don't know how I would navigate seeing my dad because I predict he'll probably harass me about this choice all year.
I would really appreciate advice on how to go about with the gap year and also what I should do differently considering I have already finished 2/3 years of my degree. Should I try to study along online modules to preserve my study skills because my parents say that I'll fail university if I take this gap year because I'll forget everything.
If anyone else has any testimonies about how they interrupted their studies, what they did and how they managed to go back next year I would greatly appreciate hearing these.

I am starting my Masters (MSc) in Biostatistics/Epidemiology in roughly 4 months. I have a goal of working at a CRO after I graduate and then hopefully a Pharma company (Im based in Toronto but I am open to working in the USA or remote across Canada). I was just wondering if there were any good stats projects to work on in my free time that would help strengthen my application and get my foot in the door at one of these CRO or Pharma companies.
I was thinking about using R to analyze clinical trial data but I have no clue how long or in depth the project should be (a couple weeks or a couple months?). Ive seen a lot of companies on indeed looking for MCMC and PCA methods of analysis as well. Should I download publicly available data and try to analyze it with these methods or can I do something more valuable with my time? I have a good understanding of R and will be learning SAS, STATA, SPSS, and Python for Statistics during my 2 year degree. I am also currently learning about CDISC/ADaM/SDTM as well (can this be incorporated into a project as well to show them my understanding?). Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Married 22 years to the love of my life. I've always felt not good enough for her and like she could do better. We live away from friends and family so it's basically just the 2 of us. I work in retail management so long hours I just hate. She is friendly and kind and is often hit on by men on social media. She seems to not get it, but I wonder....
Our closest family is 5 hours away. Several times each year I drive her there and take the train back home. We did that this weekend. I got her phone to find my train ticket and a text from a man popped up. She had met him online and went to see him earlier today when she told me she was going to get her nails done. She sometimes gets directions confused so I had offered to take her to the nail place which she ridiculed. I feel like an idiot.
She lied when I asked her what took so long. When I saw the text and confronted her she finally admitted she has been in contact with him and had gone to meet him. She claims he is a hobo and nothing physical happened but I feel betrayed.
He continued to text her. Vile stuff. I had cancer and my prostate was removed 3 years ago and no longer can get an erection. Some of his texts inferred he knew this and could take care of her where I cannot. The truth is she showed no interest in sex before the operation.
She has had several major illnesses the past few years, heart attack, cancer and staff infection. There was over 2 years where she couldn't walk without a walker or cane. I was her sole caregiver in addition to working 50+ hours every week. I don't regret it but I just feel so much hurt.
I texted back to the guy with who I was. He replied with some horrible stuff about what he was going to do with my wife. I am scheduled to return on the train this morning and he replied she is going to see him after dropping me off at the train. I know she isn't because her son always drives us but I can't believe she has given him the details of our schedule and other details about us.
She told me there is nothing physical and she will not contact him again and she would not have anything to do with a hobo. I asked what would have happened if he was 6 foot tall, beautiful and driving a BMW and got a gibberish response.
The guy went on to text back horrible stuff about his intentions with my wife. He is unhinged. She has blocked him but now I have to spend the next 3 weeks fearing for her safety as well as her remaining true to me.
My heart hurts. My. Head hurts and my stomach is tied up in knots.i don't have anyone to talk to out of embarrassment and pain. I'm posting this because I need an outlet. I feel empty and stupid. Sorry if this was so long. I don't know where to go from here.

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few

I’m at my wits end here…….
I work nights and absolutely can not sleep in the chaos of the day.
I live in an apartment from hell if you have trouble sleeping and are very sensitive to outside noise.
My apartment is on ground level on the corner of two streets. The street on one side is literally 1 foot away from my bedroom window the other street is about 12 feet away.
Cars constantly zooming by. Bass music constantly blasting. People constantly walking by loudly talking, dribbling basketballs, kids screaming etc. Not to mention just the regular loudness of the other tenants in the building.
In the day time people are active. Vacuums, door slamming, footsteps, dropping things etc.
I lay in bed in the midst of all this after working 10+ hours in an overnight warehouse job and I am seriously loosing my mind. I’ve become so sensitive to all this outside noise that it is actually ruining my life. I feel like I can hear a car door slam or someone talking on their phone two miles away. Also, I can just FEEL all this movement swirling around me as well. I really need silence and stillness to be able to sleep.
I can’t move right now because I don’t have the money. Realistically I’m looking at maybe a year or two before I can.
What are some noise canceling headphones that REALLY work. I have AirPod pros but they do not work at all for totally silencing the noise around me. Money is really not an option because this is a life saving matter. Is there anything out there that really works? Even if it is something other than headphones.

I attended the rally in 2019, 2022, and 2023 and here are some spots I like:
Opening ceremony: YOU MUST see the cars on the streets of Alghero! Immediately after the opening ceremony by the harbor, go here and the cars will drive past the shops on their way back around to the service park. Google Maps Image
Shakedown: All new, so I can't comment.
SS1/3, Osilu-Tergu: The only spot I visited at this stage is the crossroads. The stage will run south-north this year, the opposite of 2019, but the cars get pretty wild transitioning from gravel to asphalt and back to gravel. There's a ton of parking on the road going up the hill to the east from the crossroads. Google Maps Image
SS2/4, Sedini-Castelsardo: I've never spectated this one, but I have recce'd a big portion on foot. I'd park near here. If you go east, the stage goes under the road through a concrete tunnel. You can't spectate that spot too close (maybe from above?), but the cars hit a pretty severe bump as they exit the tunnel and turn left heading north-to-west. From there, the road climbs up the mountainside. Some areas under the trees have lots of very fesh-fesh-like dirt, so the dust will be amazing. Very close to the end of the stage the cars can be photographed with Castelsardo and the coastline in the background.
SS5/7, Tempo Pausania: Never visited this one.
SS6/8, Tula-Erula. This is one of my all-time favorites and I visit the stage every year. The cars zigzag through a network of roads around the wind farm and it offers a ton of variety in a very compact area. If you arrive early, you can park right by the stage, here. If not, you'll have to ride a bus to the top of the extremely steep hill. Don't even think about walking this, and the police will close the road for inbound traffic around dawn. All of these photos were taken within a 2-minute walk of each other. Google Maps Image Image Image
SS9/11, Monte Lerno-Monte di Ala: Here is Mickey's jump, near the start. Image There are lots of places to stand and a good amount of parking, but traffic going in can be a real challenge. Arrive early if possible. If you arrive before the road closes and you want something more open, consider this spot. Google Maps Image (The cars will run in the opposite direction compared to the orientation of this photo.) This is about 4 km from the end of the stage. The stage ends in a farmyard that usually has cows roaming around. There is a paved road all the way up from Monte di Ala. Park here.
SS10/12, Coiluna-Loelle: I've never visited this one.
SS11/13, Cala Flumini: I've never visited this one, because the Power Stage is the real attraction.
SS12/14: Sassari-Argentiera. For me, there's really just one place to be. Here. The cars descend the ridge and the dust clouds are big enough to obscure the sun if you pick the right spot. Closer to the beach is pretty as well.

I feel there are players that are similar to real life players. The obvious confirmed ones are Isagi: Inzaghi Barou: Balotelli
Who else? Kunigami: Haaland Chigiri : Bale (if he was right footed) Kurona: Cuadrado (fast and can play rb and rm) Raichi: Joelinton (st to cm) Niko: Lisandro Martinez (short defender) Yukimiya: Kvaratskhelia or Mitoma (pacy lw) Otoya: Auba (very good positioning and pacy) Shidou: Zlatan or Kudus Zantetsu: Bale or Robben Hiori: Odegaard (sublime passing and dribbling)

I picked up a pair of the 990v6s a little while back and love them. Unfortunately after a rainy day of crawling on the ground changing the rotors and pads on my car, they got decently messed up. I got a cleaning kit recommendation from here and was able to restore them somewhat, but I’m now looking for recommendations for some potential beaters to wear.
Some considerations (and why I’m asking for some insight here): - I have a wide foot. The 990v6s are 2E - I bought a pair of 440v2s in a 2E, but they were too narrow at the arch for me - trying to avoid too much suede (or buy in a color that hides dirt better) since that’s what I messed up the most on the v6s - would like them to still look decent so I can add them to the daily rotation with the v6s, just hoping for something more forgiving to clean.
Any recommendations help! I’ve been browsing the site quite a bit but determining fit (not all wide shoes are created equal) has been tough.
Thanks!
Edit: Adding that active/running shoes aren’t off the table. I’ve been more active recently and wear a pair of Hokas, but with the miles I’m doing I know I’ll burn through those faster than I expect.

TLDR: Through the power of medication and alcohol I made it from start to finish (9:00AM - 1:00AM) at wedding venue that an hour and some change away and was also not close at all to a hospital.
Disclaimer: I am an in a category of idiot that put my health at risk by mixing prescription drugs and alcohol together. Don’t do this.
I have been slightly agoraphobic as far back as I can remember. I never liked sleepovers as a kid, I didn’t like being away from home when we would visit our family in New York or Ocean City, I never faired well on bus trips to the countries capital for school. All this is to say I just thought I was an anxious kid.
Fast forward to getting married my wife loves traveling so we went to Hawaii (agony during the flights) then South Carolina (agony during the flights) then Chicago (Agony during the flights) then NYC (agony during the drive). I would tell her and my family that this travel anxiety just seems to be abnormally intense and there are times it would stay there while I was at a destination.
After time this anxiety got closer and closer to home until my commute to work (10 minutes) had me white knuckling the steering wheel there and skipping meetings. Even a trip to our local Home Depot was full of anxiety and I was only able to grab 1-2 things, the rest were online. The final straw was my wife (very active) wanted to go for a walk and I couldn’t make it 2 blocks without hyperventilating.
I decided to try that betterhelp app (terrible for me, tried 3 months and different therapists) then went to a local guy (hard to get there without being anxious) and he told me to read the Drew Lisalata, Dr. Claire Weekes, and Kabat Zinn. Over 6 months I was able to get from my block to 30 minutes away from my block. Drive to see my parents again, go to wing night with friends that are 35 minutes away, all leading up to this wedding.
The psychiatrist prescribed me situation Ativan but told me to not slow up on my exposure / ERP therapy as I was doing well. I was anxious the whole week before though to the point I made myself physically ill. You know the thoughts, it’s my buddy’s wedding and right beside him I will: faint, have a heart attack, try running away, shit myself, sob uncontrollably just scream.
The day of I took 2mg of Ativan and the rest of the day I paced myself with miller lite, no mixers, no wine, no cocktails. Guys, I felt human- I felt anxiety creep up and it would float away as I casually drank. In the course of the day I probably had 12 beers (1/hr) and this is where I accept any and all criticism.
I floated the idea of not going, calling in sick- but then what kind of an asshole am I? I was making strides in my recovery, I felt proud, I just needed some obscure help from Ativan and alcohol. I remember the whole event, my wife drove us home to be safe (another trigger me not driving) and I can look back at that not through the eyes of an agoraphobic person, but a witness to a friends fantastic day.
I am not going to take my foot off the gas with the exposure training, there just won’t be any alcohol involved from here on out 🙅‍♂️

Hello! I am in the process of digging and thinking of garden layout. I’m brand new to this. I’m looking to dig out an 8x4 area and put my garden. My question is what would be a good layout? I’m looking to grow peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and maybe some other similar things but that is all I have for now. If I space everything 1 foot apart is that good?
I have multiple plants of everything listed above so I would probably put them in a row about a foot apart back to front and left to right a foot apart from any other plants. If I need more please let me know.
I know some plants don’t grow well beside each other so I’ll try to space it out best I can.
Any other tips or advice would be welcomed! Thanks!

I will be moving house is a couple of weeks and want to make the process as stress free as possible for my pup. Jasper is a 1 year old lab who recently had a foot injury and has been on "rest" for 2 weeks. He has become quite nervous generally post injury but is recovering well. My new house is an 8 hour drive away and I am a single dog parent so will be doing the drive solo, then of course we will be arriving to a new environment. Any advice on how I can make the whole process as stress free and fun for him? Just to add he is absolutely fine in the car but has never done such a long trip.

I’m 16f and a few weeks ago my dad decided to sell everything he owned and started living in his simi truck and made me come along with him. I do school on my computer which is very difficult since the truck is very loud and vibrates constantly. There’s also nothing decent to eat besides junk food and usually we only get one hot meal a day which is a TV dinner. Ive lost a noticeable amount of weight and the terrible diet is starting to make me feel sick. The worst part is that I have to sleep at the foot of the bed since there’s only one twin sized mattress and it’s super uncomfortable.
A few days ago I hit my breaking point and called my grand parents to come get me which they happily did. I didn’t tell my dad about this since he wouldn’t have allowed it and he was pissed when they showed up. I feel bad for leaving my dad but living like that was absolutely miserable. Ever since then I’ve been getting texts from my dad complaining about how I made him be completely alone and making me feel really guilty.

I can see a trap camp a mile away, and think of them as a challenge. Today, not only was I able to bypass a trap camp by using a workbench through a window, but I thought I'd test the obvious trap using light footed & got me through without dying too. before I bought anything to show I was there and got through, I saw they had a shelter.
I proceeded to turn off every single light source they had at their camp and then went inside their shelter to do the exact same thing and turn everything off.
Fun Fact: Once you're inside a shelter, the owner can't kick you out. If they store or delete the shelter entrance, you remain inside. If they swap camps, you remain inside. They have to log out to kick you out.
3 shelters later, I went back to the vendors and bought an interesting legendary for 35k. They quickly swapped camps or swapped servers. So maybe I did blow 35k of caps on one item and they only made 6000 caps & capped out. It could always be worse. Oh wait, that's right. It is worse.
When they return to their camp, they have to manually turn every single light back on. There's no way around it other than scrapping/building again, which seems a bit extreme and would take ever so slightly longer to do.
🖐️🤪🤚 But wait! There's more! Every light in every shelter has to be turned back on, one by one. Swapping camps ain't gonna fix that since they all share the same shelters. Jumping servers doesn't reset the lights back on either.
And if I'm ever so slightly bored in the future and see the user name again on another server, and the camp is the same trap camp, then I'll just merely run a silo and swipe a card... Then wait.
Wait for a Public Event. Radiation Rumble would be most preferred. Something in an instanced location, where a player would be knowingly safe from a nuke. Wait for them to join the event and then wait a couple of more minutes for the event to be truly underway & they're a little occupied. Knowing you yourself can't be Nuked and with your hands full, one assumes it's one of the three bosses and don't check..... Launch.
9 times out of 10, that's a camp strike and a repair. With any luck, they only lit their camp back up between now and then, but maybe they still get to discover the shelters are still out after the repair. 💀 (Skeletor Laughs) Neh'Eh'ah'ah'ah'a'a'aaaaaa.
Now, I imagine some of you by now are thinking, "This is ever so petty." It sure is. But I'm also not the one out there trying to kill other players to take some petty junk. Or worse: selling flux, someone buys the flux, they're killed by the owner that just took their caps & now just took their flux to pop back into their vendor and resell to the next sucker.
🤔 Do you really care if someone is petty to someone like that? Yeah, poor them. And maybe it's a waste of time. It is indeed. But it's also my time to waste, isn't it? If I'm waiting for the next interesting thing to do, I gotta make something interesting in the meantime.
🤨 At least Dr Zorbo would approve.

Idk who is struggling, having a tough time or need some advice, or want somebody to listen? Dm me if you do. Him and performed His work well.
"Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves, our little plans and designs. More and more we became interested in seeing what we could contribute to life. As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of mind, as we discovered we could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter. We were reborn......" pg. 63 (the words I read that changed my life forever)
Love you guys...Truly

My brother is the type of person who told his waitress, "I want this steak medium-rare. If you bring my steak out, and it is anything other than medium-rare, my meal is free. If my steak is medium-rare, you get a $150 tip." Not only did they comply, but they waited on him hand and foot. My brother is not in my life anymore, so I can't ask how he did this with his student loans. He decided to pay $10/month for the rest of his life. My husband was forced into school by his family because he was an unwanted child and they just wanted to be rid of him. He had to drop out to help care for the people who were dumping him off at school. Now he has $9k in student loans that we will never be able to pay off. How do we do what my brother did?