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The dua for all occasions is seeking Allah's forgiveness. Ask for forgiveness from Allah SWT and trust that He will take care of everything for you.
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The benefits of istighfar:
1. It gives you hope
Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful." (Az-Zumar:53)
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2. It brings comfort to the heart
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “If anyone constantly seeks pardon (from Allah), Allah will appoint for him a way out of every distress and a relief from every anxiety, and will provide sustenance for him from where he expects not.” (Abu Dawud)
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3. It increases rizq
And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers. And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers. (Surah Nuh:10-12)
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《玳瑚師父的私心》(English version below)
THE SELFISH MOTIVES OF MASTER DAI HU

妳你有私心嗎？請勿太快脫口而出，說妳你沒有，更別說你妳絕對沒有。若妳你硬說妳你沒有，也不靜下心來，好好仔細想一想，妳你從出生到現在的所有起心動念、言談舉止、處事接物，以及何為「私」，妳你當下已犯了妄語戒。此戒雖很容易犯，吾還是勸妳你，千萬也最好勿犯。或許妳你真不知，犯此戒的下場及果報如何。那吾現在就闡釋於妳你，願妳你速速悔改，命後不會受此慘報。妳你也可以告訴妳你所有認識的人，以此功德來回向於妳你，過去所犯的妄語戒，而不受地獄慘報，並往投更好的境界。

據吾所知，扭曲事實、抹黑他人、說三道四、道聽途說、花言巧語...，都屬犯了妄語戒。而妄語戒中，包括講不真實的語、兩舌、惡口、說髒話、對他人評頭論足，等等。若你妳妄語的對象是佛菩薩、神明、出家眾，或真修行人，果報會更慘重。若你妳今生不修法懺悔，命終就得到「耕舌地獄」去受苦。冥吏將你妳來捆綁，再將你妳的舌頭，拉出到地上，然後有牛及犁刀，就在你妳的舌頭上，一耕血流如注，慘叫而死，死了又活，活了再耕，亦復如是，慘或不慘，心知肚明矣。此地獄就叫「耕舌地獄」。

吾，玳瑚師父，自認有私心，且非一般的重。稍後會將吾的私心，披陳於妳你們。妳你們可以以此比較一下，吾與你妳們的私心，的差別所在。現在吾隨手拈來，就有好幾位私心很重，重到累人累己，重到早已播種在三惡道的。兩年多前，有位商業女子，來找吾為她及她兩位千金的八字與名字「高抬貴手」。吾因知曉她的所做所為，故開門見山的勸請她，千萬不可再錯下去，吾也非常積極的授予她善知識。可惜其虛榮心之重，吾只能對牛彈琴罷了。吾唯有告訴她，她如果還不收手，吾是不可以，也不會幫她造福的。

其實，當你妳的私心一虛生，妳你的福祿，也同時的在扣除。私心不除去的人，永遠也無法契合天心。無法契合天心，也就無緣昇入天上界，享天福。一位自稱其工作，是為民除害的女子，嚮吾訴說其先生的荒唐史，起初吾是認為，她的先生真的很不應該。後來吾從她的八字，對照她的面相及說詞，再配合吾問她答，確實這女子她本身，也實在有夠荒唐的。因此，吾決定不與她的私心，同流合污。説回吾自己，吾一個人住，已很多年了。選擇一個人住，是為了要在有生之年，修習佛法，有所證悟。玄學方面，也同樣有所化境，以履行吾在佛菩薩，甚至祖先牌位前的發願，那就是弘揚佛法，弘揚玄學，冥陽兩利。這就是吾，玳瑚師父的私心。你妳們可否從吾及她他們的私心，看出一個端倪來？

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Do you have selfish motives? Please do not say NO too fast, nor NEVER. If you insist that you do not have selfish motives, and you do not quiet your mind to think about your life from birth till the present, your words, thoughts and action, or even what "selfish" really meant, you would have flouted the precept of false speech. The transgression of
this particular precept is very easy, so I would advise you to adhere to the precept. Perhaps you are not really unaware of the consequence of breaking this precept. I would now explain to to you in hope that you would quickly repent so as not to suffer the terrible fate. You can also share this information with others, and dedicate the merits of this act
to the repentance of your pass transgression of this precept, and not suffer the karmic retribution of Hell and ascend to a better realm.

According to what I know, these are some of the acts that transgressed the precept of abstinence from false speech: twisting the truths, slandering of another, gossip mongering, spreading falsehood, flowery language, etc. It also includes telling lies, sowing discords, speaking
vulgar words, criticizing others, etc. If you commit these acts to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, monks, or spiritual practitioners, the consequence would be much heavier. If you do not repent these sins in this life, you will be banished to the The Hell of Tongue Raking upon your death. The Hades Official will tie you up and pull your tongue to the floor before being slit by a sharp knife, and leave you screaming in blood till death. Immediately, you will be alive again and the whole process repeats. You and I know very well the terrible plight in this realm. This is the Hell of Tongue Raking.

Master Dai Hu admits that he has his own selfish agenda, much heavier than normal. I will let you know what is my selfish agenda in awhile, and you can compare yours and mine. Very quickly, I can think of a few individuals with very deep selfish agendas, so heavy that it burdened them and others, so heavy that it has already sowed the seeds of the 3 Evil Paths. More than 2 years ago, a business lady engaged me to analyze the Bazi and pen new names of her 2 daughters. I am aware of her wrong doings, and advised her directly not to continue down that path. I also generously imparted virtuous knowledge to her. Unfortunately, due to her heart filled with material cravings, I was like playing music to a cow. I could only tell her that I will stop helping her if she does not repent her ways.

In fact, as soon as your selfish agenda arises, your fortune starts to deplete. One with selfish agenda is never going to achieve union with the Heaven, and has no affinity to ascend Heaven and enjoy the heavenly fortunes. One lady who declared that her job is to rid the world of evil told me about her husband's ridiculous history. At first I disapproved her husband's behaviour, but I found out, from her Bazi, facial features as well as our conversations, that she was equally ridiculous. Therefore, I decided not to be in cahoots with her selfish agenda. Back to my own story, I have been staying alone for many years. The reason I choose to stay by myself is to dedicate my entire life to practice the Dharma. In the area of Chinese Metaphysics, I hold the same mindset so as to fulfill my vows to the Buddha and Bodhisattvas, even to my ancestors, to propagate the Dharma and Chinese Metaphysics, bringing benefits to both the mortal and the non-mortal worlds. This is my selfish agenda. Do you see the difference between my selfish agenda and the others'?

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Juz 24: Reflections (al-Zumar:53)
Allah addresses all of humanity very lovingly and compassionately, specifically those who have transgressed against themselves by sinning. It's an invitation to not despair, to have hope in Allah’s Mercy and turn to Him in repentance. Never ever think that you are unforgivable no matter how many mistakes you have made, how bad your past is or how embarrassed you feel about it. Because Allah forgives all sins regardless of their magnitude and great numbers!! So long as you leave the sin and turn back to Him, raise your hands and pray to Him.

The Messenger of Allah (saw), “Allah the Almighty has said: ‘O Son of Adam, as long as you invoke Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O Son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and you then asked forgiveness from Me, I would forgive you. O Son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the Earth, and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it [too].’” [al-Tirmidhi]
🌟Allah loves to forgive (tuhibbul-‘Afw). One of Allah’s Names is al-Ghaffaar (the One who forgives the most), and al-Ghafoor (the one who forgives); the maghfirah from Allah is a sign of His Love and Mercy towards His creation. Even if the sins are the amount of a mountain, or the size of the foam on the sea, Allah forgives them when His servant turns to Him seeking forgiveness.
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May Allah forgive us and have mercy on us.
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