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出家是爲了上求佛果，下化眾生。出家是走出世俗的家，一心一意的研習佛法，再以四無量心，上报四重恩，下济三途苦。是故，出家是非常偉大，及尊貴的。

農曆九月十九日，乃南無大慈大悲，觀世音菩薩的出家日。祂名爲觀世音，就是看世間一切眾生口發出的聲音，便通曉所有苦難眾生的呼救。這就是千處祈求千處應，苦海常做渡人舟也。菩薩手中的楊柳淨水，衹要霑上一滴，即得清淨。

大家若已意思到自己的過失，就好好地在這偉大，超凡的觀世音菩薩出家日裡，沐浴齋戒，着新淨衣服，在菩薩面前，清水鮮菓，恭敬合掌，恭唸「南無大慈大悲觀世音菩薩」一百零八遍，然後向菩薩懺悔一切，身口意所造的業。大家要谨記，業消福增這四個字啊！

好，吾等一同恭祝南無大慈大悲觀世音菩薩：出家日愉快，願佛道隆昌，願一切眾生皆能得渡。

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To become a monk or a nun, is to seek Buddhahood and transform all sentient beings. It is to leave the secular home, research and study the Dharma with a single intent. After which, with the heart of Four Immeasurables, requite the fourfold kindness from above, and relieve the suffering of the three life-paths below.

It is very noble and esteemed to become a monk or a nun.
The 19th day of the 9th Lunar month (17 Oct 2019) is the Renunciation Day of the Great Compassionate Avalokitesvara (Chenrezig) Bodhisattva. His name is Chenrezig, because He looks with unwavering eyes at the sounds emitted by all the sentient beings and will know the calls for help by the suffering sentient beings.

This is : Prayers depart from a thousand hearts; in a thousand hearts He answers. Sailing the sea of suffering, He constantly takes people across. When you can get a mere drop of the pure water from the Bodhisattva's willows, you will be purified.

If you are already aware of your wrongs, on the Renunciation Day of this noble and extraordinary Bodhisattva, take a shower and go on a vegetarian diet. Put on clean clothes, and offer a cup of clean water and fruits to the Bodhisattva. Put your palms together, and recite: Namo Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, for 108 times. Repent to the Bodhisattva for your misdeeds in your body, speech and mind.

Please remember, your good fortune increases when your negative karma is eradicated.

Let us wish the Great Compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva a Happy Renunciation Day. May Buddhism flourish and all sentient beings receive deliverance.

【玳瑚師父佛學論】 《心房的那盞燈》
That Light In Your Heart (English version below)

大日光環普被諸有情，天下萬物賴以生存。由此實為可見，一切的眾生，皆需光的加持，才得以生氣盎然，有著不滅的希望。或許妳你是「怕黑族」，一到了晚上，妳你就不敢走進漆黑的房間，不敢到地下室去，不敢走去廚房，更不敢到衛生間洗澡及如廁，不敢.....。若這等「怕事」已困擾妳你多年，而妳你又難嚮妳你周遭的人啟齒的話，趕緊去找玳瑚師父，他身上的光環絕對能夠幫助妳你，點燃妳你「心房的那盞燈」。

您的意思是說，所有的「怕黑族」，夜裡有諸多的「不敢」，是因為「心房的那盞燈」從未點燃過，是嗎？是的。真是人不可貌相，海水不可斗量啊！問話的妳你，雖也未點燃妳你「心房的那盞燈」，不過多多觀讀玳瑚師父的文章，日後定然不是「省油的燈」啊！吾曾在文章中提過，佛法與生活本來就在一起的，是那些不學無術及無知之輩，硬要把佛法與生活給拆散，未免太「心狠手辣」了吧！

佛的智慧是圓滿而無礙的。祂們的佛像金身就已有好多的智慧，供我們參學，所以我們可別象那些多學，又或者不學無數的人一般見識，說供奉佛像金身，是偶像崇拜哦！因這一說，心房的那盞燈，就更難燃起，「鬼氣」就趁機生起，遲早心中定有鬼，到了嚴重地步時，大白天也說有鬼。真是悲哉，悲哉！如果妳你認識玳瑚師父，且願意去見他，他會樂意助妳你擺脫妳你心房的「鬼影」，還指導妳你，傳授妳你，點燃妳你「心房的那盞燈」，照破黑暗，照破無明。

「怕黑族」所以怕黑，是因為妳你們不知曉，天的黑是暫時的。她他們也不知曉，太陽根本也沒落山啊！再加上貪、瞋、癡、妒、慢、疑，種種不光明磊落的心氣，久而久之，「心房的那盞燈」，就被這種歪風給吹滅了。更何況，夜路走多了，見鬼也怕鬼。多多存想日光，常把日光印在心坎裡，行為象日光般的磊落，「心房的那盞燈」，自然漸漸地燃起，從此告別「怕黑族」。

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The greatness of the Sun shines on all sentient beings, and everything under the Sun is reliant on it for survival. It is plain to see that all sentient beings need the empowerment of Light, in order to flourish with inextinguishable hope. Perhaps you belong to the group of people who are afraid of the dark. When night falls, you cannot bring yourself to walk into that pitch-dark room. You dare not go down to the basement. You would not think of entering the kitchen either. And you most certainly would not take a bath or relieve yourself in the washroom. If you are bothered by this phobia for many years and find it difficult to confide in others around you, please find Master Dai Hu immediately. The halos of Light emitting from him can definitely help you ignite that Light in your heart.

"Do you mean to say that all those people are afraid of the dark and suffer from its associated phobia, because the Light in their hearts are never lit?". Yes, that is right. You really cannot judge a book by its cover! Those of you who asked this question may fall under this category too, but if you make more time to read Master Dai Hu's articles, one day, you will find that there is more to you than meets the eye. I mentioned in my previous articles that the Dharma is part of our daily lives, and only those ignorant and unaccomplished persons would tell you otherwise and insist that Dharma has nothing to do with our daily lives. That is just too ruthless!

The wisdom of the Buddha is complete and free from any hindrance. There is so much wisdom to be discovered from the Buddha statues alone for us to contemplate. Thus please do not fall into the company of people, learned or not, who allege that enshrining a Buddha statue is merely idol worship! Just by uttering this statement, it will be even more difficult to ignite the Light in your heart, and darkness will seize the chance to take its place. It is a matter of time that this ghostly energy creeps into your heart. As this negative energy perpetuates in severity, you might even cry out seeing ghost in broad daylight! How pitiful that will be! If you know Master Dai Hu, and is willing to see him, he will gladly help you shake off the ghostly shadow in your heart and guide you to finally ignite that Light in your heart, that will penetrate all darkness and ignorance.

Those people fear the dark because they are not aware that darkness in the skies is only temporary. Neither are they aware that the Sun never sets! Coupled with the afflictions of greed, anger, ignorance, jealousy, arrogance and suspicion, and the many dishonorable thoughts and intents over a period of time, the Light in your heart will be extinguished by this noxious influence. Furthermore, if you walk the path of darkness for too long, you will encounter ghosts and of course, be fearful of them. Visualize often the Light of the Sun, and imprint the Light onto your heart. Act in ways that are as noble as the Sun. In these ways, the Light in your heart will gradually and naturally regain its spark, and you can bade farewell to the days of darkness.

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