运用“三大法宝”，儿子走出抑郁，重见光明
感恩南无释迦牟尼佛！
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及龙天护法菩萨！
感恩弘法度众舍身忘我的恩师慈父！
请大慈大悲观世音菩萨保佑，我今天为了度众生，学习观世音菩萨千手千眼救度众生，所以我现身说法，请观世音菩萨给我加持，保佑我能够把今天这个弘法转为功德。
2016年，我的小儿子1.70米的个子，体重却不到100斤，瘦得像根竹竿。不知道什么时候起，他开始昼夜颠倒，白天睡觉，晚上沉迷游戏。
平时我们有事进他房间，得到的只有一个字“滚！”。为了培养他，我们全家特意从老家迁到这里，满心希望他能有个好前途，可眼前的一切，让所有的期许都变得渺茫。
说实话，那时我以为，这只是男孩子的叛逆期，是成长过程中的正常现象，等过了这段时间，一切就会好起来。
直到有一天，先生说，他带儿子去医院做了检查，孩子被诊断为中度抑郁症。曾经阳光帅气、学习优秀的儿子，怎么和“抑郁症”这三个字扯上了关系？！这个消息犹如晴天霹雳，我在无比震惊的同时，泪水止不住地流……
后来，先生又带着儿子去了精神科，医生开了很多西药，可每种药的副作用都极大，儿子每次吃完后都头痛欲裂，根本无法入睡。看着孩子痛苦不堪的样子，我毅然决定停掉他所有的药。
之后，我们想尽各种办法：带他出去吃爱吃的东西；买他最喜欢的衣服；陪他出去锻炼身体；想尽一切办法不让他接触游戏。可无论我们做什么，儿子都毫无兴趣，每天低着头，一句话也不说，还常常独自站在窗前发呆。
我们住的是25楼，每当看到他站在窗前，我和先生就心惊胆战，生怕他做出傻事。我和先生就这样每天提心吊胆地熬着日子。也许是我冥冥中的缘分，也许是上天对我的眷顾，在走投无路的时候，一个偶然的机会我看到了师父的开示，那一刻，我像久违的孩子找到了家。第二天，我就和先生商量，决定念经救儿子。
那时我什么都不懂，可是当师兄问我为儿子许愿多少张经文组合小房子时，我脱口而出“500张”。第二天，儿子像变了一个人，不仅和我们有说不完的话，还一起去超市买衣服、购物，开心得不得了，但也只好了3天，又回到原来的样子……
我知道为了孩子，必须努力念经，放生。因为当时不懂，没有许愿放生多少鱼，但是在观世音菩萨的慈悲加持下，儿子一天一个样。师父也多次来梦里加持，我还梦到自己带着儿子和先生去参加法会，给师父请安。我向观世音菩萨许愿念诵的500张经文组合小房子不到一年便完成了，儿子也基本好了。
在新加坡法会上，我想到小儿子脑子要出毛病。我知道经文组合小房子可能还是不够，于是，我立即在法会上又帮他许愿：
- 为他的要经者念诵500张经文组合小房子；
- 拿出每月退休金帮他放生，直到他好；
- 每天给他念21遍心经，让他戒除游戏。
大概放生了4个月，我感觉儿子明显好转，正准备停止放生时。我又梦到他被几个黑衣人抓走，按在床上准备动手。梦中，我哭着喊叫：“有菩萨保佑的孩子不会死的！”醒后我知道还要继续放生。
当我把许愿念诵的500张经文组合小房子全部烧送完，阳光帅气的儿子回来了！儿子久违的歌声又在家里响起，他帮爸爸在电脑上做账，帮我去医院配药，去健身房、学开车。前后大概2年时间，儿子彻底从抑郁走出来。现在，儿子在做销售工作，还找了一位心仪的女朋友，家里又有希望了。
感恩大慈大悲的观世音菩萨！感恩无我利他慈悲大爱的师父！心灵法门真实不虚。运用念经、许愿、放生“三大法宝”，让我的儿子走出抑郁，重见光明！
曾经有人问我，为什么要学佛念经？为什么要吃素放生？我想说，当你遇到问题，走投无路时，当你命悬一线，生命垂危时，当你尝试所有办法而无能为力时，你还能怎么做？！有佛法就会有办法。我何德何能救好儿子，是慈悲无比的观世音菩萨和伟大的师父给了我儿子第二次生命！
今生能闻到佛法，修心学佛，除了感恩佛菩萨和师父的慈悲，还要学师父去救助更多有缘众生，让那些有缘人和我一样，能早点儿闻到佛法，解决自己的烦恼，能够离苦得乐。我会朝着恩师的愿力去努力，让自己好，让家人好，让所有有缘众生都能念大悲咒和心经。
再次感恩南无释迦牟尼佛，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及龙天护法菩萨，感恩弘法度众舍身忘我的恩师慈父！
分享过程中如有不如理不如法之处，请南无释迦牟尼佛慈悲原谅，请南无大慈大悲观世音菩萨慈悲原谅，请十方三世一切诸佛菩萨及龙天护法菩萨慈悲原谅，请恩师慈父慈悲原谅，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
分享人：福慧
从满身伤痕到无限感恩——殊胜的心灵法门引领我走出家暴与身心病痛的阴霾
感恩南无释迦牟尼佛！
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及龙天护法菩萨！
感恩弘法度众舍身忘我的恩师慈父！
请大慈大悲观世音菩萨保佑，我今天为了度众生，学习观世音菩萨千手千眼救度众生，所以我现身说法，请观世音菩萨给我加持，保佑我能够把今天这个弘法转为功德。
我与先生经同学介绍相识。当时我的工作是人人羡慕的铁饭碗，而且家庭条件优越。他从一开始就对我热烈追求，而我却因为反感家里安排相亲而赌气答应他。即使家人坚决反对我俩，用断供、断绝关系等威胁要我跟他分手，我却越反对越坚持。
虽然经过三年书信的往来，可是我对现实生活中真实的他仍然了解甚少。真正决定嫁给他是因一次车祸——我被酒驾者撞成三处骨折，他请假三个月照顾我。那时我家业障爆发：三姐孩子心肌炎、三哥骨折住院，父亲心梗……现在明白那是我家早年种的杀生恶业带来的恶报：父亲打鱼打猎、母亲卖鱼，而我从小帮忙，也是身体羸弱。
因为那三个月他对我的精心照顾，加上他的拼命追求，我决定跟他结婚。
家人看我执意要嫁，勉强同意，临别还劝我慎重考虑；而婆家却因我受伤腿瘸而看不起我。婚后第七天，我和先生便因婆婆挑唆爆发争吵，他开始动手打我。婆婆收走全部工资。如果先生去赌博，婆婆会给他钱；我仅仅靠娘家兄姐接济度日。婆家用着我家米面油，却动辄打骂我。“家丑不外扬”，我从不向娘家诉苦。这样的苦难日子让我由“公主”变成了“女汉子”。先生赌博输光我所有钱财后，母亲又偷偷接济，给我本钱做生意，而先生经常把我店里的钱拿去赌博玩，心情不好就回来砸店。母亲住院时我陪护一晚，回家即遭暴打，导致我几天时间无法去探望母亲。直到后来母亲见我满脸的伤，一下子急火攻心昏迷离世。母亲走后，他更扬言杀我全家，我一度在枕下藏刀，想跟他同归于尽……
22年来，先生出轨，我经历家暴、被算计，耳膜穿孔、手腕骨折……救护车一个夏天接我五次；甚至有一次我抽搐四小时，他也不送我就医。感恩佛菩萨慈悲我，灵魂出窍了的我又被救回来。我身心疲惫，先后患上心脏病、肝肿大、胆囊炎、胰腺炎、抑郁症……
2009年，我们和平离婚，我与儿子过了四年的轻松日子，后经四姐劝，为儿子结婚面子上过得去而跟他复婚。之后，他收敛些许，而我却瞋恨未消。如今学佛知因懂果，方知自己多么愚痴！
非常感恩观世音菩萨慈悲我！在2019年末，我因特别委屈哭了几个小时，向佛菩萨倾诉后，我很快就闻到我们殊胜的心灵法门，从此我每天早起念经。起初因为念的方法不当造成嘴舌起泡，但是我仍然坚持，因为菩萨和师父让我看到了生命的曙光！
刚开始婆婆和先生以白眼看我，听音频嫌吵。我一方面表明自己此生必须坚持学佛的立场，另一方面也随顺因缘，趁他们不在时再听录音开示，并坚持为先生念功课心经，求佛菩萨给他开智慧；同时我坚持每天念诵解结咒，化解跟先生家的冤结；每天念诵7遍礼佛大忏悔文，忏悔自己跟先生两人之间感情的业障。
通过学习《白话佛法》明白到，肯定是我过去生对先生和婆婆造成了伤害，才让我得到今生的果报。回顾过去，由于自己家族在当地比较有影响力，所以一直都有我慢心（只是自己过去不曾察觉），跟先生家人说话让他们家人心里不舒服了，这些我都跟佛菩萨忏悔，我改！我就听师父开示，先生如果说什么不好听的话，我不接话，保持沉默；师父还开示说，我们要多说对不起——我也主动照做。当我第一次跟先生说对不起的时候，他是非常惊讶的。
一年多下来，变化悄然发生：先生开始愿意跟我一同放生，我就借机度他吃素。从刚开始初一、十五吃素，到后来，我做素食先生他也跟着吃。看到我的脾气转变，他也主动跟儿子说以前他做得不好，对不起我，而且回家后还帮忙做家务了。我自己内心的感受也变化很大：过去我念解结咒求化解冤结的时候，内心对先生和婆婆还是抱有瞋恨的；而现在，我非常感恩，他们都是我的增上缘，这一切都是佛菩萨给我的修心考验。现在家里无论发生什么矛盾，我都学着按师父说的转念，往好的方面想，只要矛盾不恶化，大事化小、小事化无，这个家还能维持。
经过两年的修心，现在我放下了瞋恨，每天法喜充满，每天在佛前感恩！现在我能从过去那种瞋恨和抑郁的状态中走出来，还能活着，能够恢复正常人的思考和思维，真的非常感恩大慈大悲观世音菩萨的殊胜的心灵法门！非常感恩无我利他的恩师带来的灵验法宝！不花一分钱，仅仅靠学佛念经就解决了现实中难以克服的矛盾和问题：我和婆婆、先生的关系现在很好，像朋友一样交流，这是以前的我根本不敢想象的！
经过许愿、放生和念经，忏悔杀业、堕胎及身口意恶业后，我身上的病痛都在奇迹好转：心脏病、胆囊炎、胰腺炎、肾积液都渐渐消失了，类风湿弯曲手指也不痛了。现在我每天坚持学习《白话佛法》、坚持做法布施，也跟菩萨许愿终生随缘放生，每天过得非常充实、非常法喜，正能量满满！我明白一切都是缘分和因果，对过往的种种都看淡了，用感恩知足的心活着，就像在天堂一样！愿尚在犹豫的师兄们放下人间的执念，给自己一次改变命运、创造奇迹的机会！末法时期能遇到如此殊胜的心灵法门是我们多生多世最大的福报，一定要好好珍惜！用师父的开示和《白话佛法》作指引，在修心路上同心同愿同行，一同精进修行，共沐佛恩！
再次感恩南无释迦牟尼佛，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及龙天护法菩萨，感恩弘法度众舍身忘我的恩师慈父！
分享过程中如有不如理不如法之处，请南无释迦牟尼佛慈悲原谅，请南无大慈大悲观世音菩萨慈悲原谅，请十方三世一切诸佛菩萨及龙天护法菩萨慈悲原谅，请恩师慈父卢军宏台长慈悲原谅，请师兄们批评指正。我自己的业障自己背，不让师兄们背。
分享人：善慧
许愿21张小房子让我背痛消失，菩萨安排我度人善缘
感恩南无释迦牟尼佛！
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及龙天护法菩萨！
感恩弘法度众舍身忘我的恩师慈父！
请大慈大悲观世音菩萨保佑，我今天为了度众生，学习观世音菩萨千手千眼救度众生，所以我现身说法，请观世音菩萨给我加持，保佑我能够把今天这个弘法转为功德。
2022年春节我有幸得闻佛法开始学佛念经，2023年正月我家设了佛台。
2025年11月初，我的后背开始疼，后来疼得连胳膊都抬不起来了。这时候，我正在家政公司应聘下一户的工作，作为住家保姆，需要抱病人上下轮椅，我心想：自己身体这样，怎么可能做到呢？
11月9日面试，早上我上香跟观世音菩萨许愿，给我的要经者念诵21张经文组合小房子，请大慈大悲观世音菩萨帮助我消除后背疼的业障（当时匆忙未许期限，但半个月下来我也快完成了）。
上完香我就骑电车去40多里外的家政公司面试。我出门时心里还犯嘀咕：“这身体状态，还要抱人家上轮椅，能行吗？”
可现实是，我已经在家待了大半个月，经济紧张，不出去工作是不行的。我不仅是想贴补家用，更希望自己有点余钱，能随缘放生、行善，于是我硬着头皮就出发了。
没想到，刚一出门，我就觉得后背没那么疼了。等我上了公路骑了一会儿，竟然觉得后背前所未有地轻松！那种疼痛感仿佛一下子被抽走了。那一刻，我心里特别感动——我知道，是观世音菩萨听见了我的祈求。一直到我写这篇分享稿，已过了半个月都没再疼。心灵法门真灵验啊，许愿了还没烧送就已经好了！
面试完后，雇主让我回家等消息，结果一直没音讯。起初我也有些失落，但转念一想：也许这份工作并不合适。若真接了，一天得陪雇主跑两趟医院，抱上抱下，确实辛苦。也许这正是佛菩萨的慈悲安排，我便安心在家继续念经。
没想到，没过几天，家政公司又联系我，说有一位换了股骨头的阿姨需要人照顾，工资待遇还不错。接触后我才发现，这一家人特别善良，对我非常好，真的很好相处。
我刚去那天，阿姨因为术后尿频，十多分钟到半个小时就要起夜一次，根本没法睡觉。整个人虚弱得连坐起来都累。我看她那么痛苦，第二天我就跟她聊起了学佛的好处。没想到，她很痛快地说：“我跟你学念经！”她先生也非常支持，夫妻俩一起跟着学，连他们的孙子回家也跟着念。那一刻，我突然明白了：上一家没去成，原来是菩萨安排我来度这家有缘人啊！感恩观世音菩萨慈悲！真的一切都是最好的安排！
阿姨开始每天念一两遍经，有一天她念了8遍大悲咒，晚上便梦见一个黑衣人站在她床边，还梦见多位亡人。很明显，这就是有要经者来要债了。后来她告诉我，2023年，她二儿子去给人家守灵，突然去世；2024年，她摔了腰，今年又摔了胯骨。她感觉好像有两个人架着把她从炕上摔下来，摔得声音很响。后来她找人看说是有两个人在旁边。她夜里睡不着，我就把师父的开示录音放给她听，听着听着她就能安睡了。后来一到睡觉时间，她就让我放录音，有时整夜都听着，就这么一直播着师父的开示，阿姨家的大爷也深受感动。第四天，他就让我带他去放生。第八天开始，阿姨可以坐着念半天经也不累了，上厕所的次数也明显减少。学佛念经才几天，她的身体和精神状态就有了很大改善。老两口特别开心，也更加坚定了学佛的信心。
佛法真实不虚，谁学谁受益，早学早受益！也希望更多有缘众生能早日走进佛门，学佛念经，离苦得乐！
再次感恩南无释迦牟尼佛，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及龙天护法菩萨，感恩弘法度众舍身忘我的恩师慈父！
分享过程中如有不如理不如法之处，请南无释迦牟尼佛慈悲原谅，请南无大慈大悲观世音菩萨慈悲原谅，请十方三世一切诸佛菩萨及龙天护法菩萨慈悲原谅，请恩师慈父慈悲原谅，请师兄们批评指正。我自己的业障自己背，不让师兄们背。
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感恩南无释迦牟尼佛！
感恩南无大慈大悲救苦救难广大灵感观世音菩萨！
感恩十方三世一切诸佛菩萨及龙天护法菩萨！
感恩恩师卢军宏台长！
我想在此和大家分享，我是如何运用心灵法门的“四大法宝”——许愿、念经、诵读《白话佛法》和大忏悔，在短短一个月左右的时间内找到工作的。
请大慈大悲的观世音菩萨保佑，弟子今天学习菩萨千手千眼救度众生的精神，愿以此现身说法，请观世音菩萨慈悲加持，保佑我能把今天的弘法转为功德。
2025年1月14日，邱师兄梦见我要搬新家，但住了半年后又搬回旧家。当时我觉得莫名其妙，因为我实际上已经在新家住了一年多。虽然师父曾开示过，梦见搬家有一种解释是代表换工作。但我并没有太在意，只顾着准备回国过春节。
二月初回到阿德莱德后，我工作了四年的工厂开始大幅减少排班。虽然往年这个时候工厂通常比较清闲，但每周至少还有两三天的排班；今年情况却特别严重，有时一周只排一天班，有时甚至整周都没有班。后来得知是工厂内部出了问题，导致我的收入大幅缩水。春节回国时已经花光了积蓄，导致回澳之后不得不向正在念大学、只做兼职的女儿借钱维持生活。
我意识到不能再坐以待毙地等待工作上门，大约两周后，为了尽快找到新工作，我于二月十五日在佛台前许愿：
1.49张小房子给要经者，求菩萨保佑我能找到一份能够兼顾念功课和经文组合小房子的工作；
2.用20%的功德求工作；
3.念诵5000遍准提神咒；
4.念诵5000遍解结咒；
5.现身说法；
6.念诵49遍礼佛大忏悔文来化解和消除导致我不能顺利找工作的相关阻碍。
许愿之后，我相信菩萨一定会保佑，因此心里并不紧张。于是我把重心放在积极投递简历上，却忽略了念经的速度。后来有一天晚上，我梦见自己和家人外出旅行，想延迟退房，但前台说不行，因为下一位旅客当天就要入住。醒来后，我意识到这可能是菩萨的点化，提醒我要加紧念经还债不能等，否则在找工作上一定会遇到阻碍。于是我立刻暂停投简历，专心加紧念经还债。
许愿后一周左右，陆续有几家公司联系我面试。其中一份是客服工作，另一份是晚班包装工。我明确向中介表达不会考虑晚班的工作，因为上晚班需要熬夜，我担心身体吃不消。因此我更希望能拿到客服的职位（比起包装体力活轻松）。
客服工作没有消息，反而包装工厂的经理虽然知道我的意愿，仍通过中介邀请我去面试。我没想到自己居然还有面试的机会，而且那天我还在感冒，只好戴着口罩勉强前往。出乎意料的是，工厂经理非常友善，他曾在我之前的工厂工作过，对我的工作内容很了解，但他非常希望我能加入晚班，而我还是不为所动，也没有抱太大希望。
后来中介又推荐我去其他工厂面试，但我还是没有找到合适的。大约一周后，中介再次打电话告诉我，之前那家晚班工厂的经理做了调整，可以让我上下午班，但需要先上一周的早班生产培训，于是我答应了。培训到第四天时，主管告诉我还要再延长一周，因为一周的时间根本不足以让我完全熟悉工厂的运作和流程。他还说，如果有问题就去找工厂经理谈，但是经理已经准备辞职，那天是他最后一天。我当时心里很不是滋味，觉得好像被耍了，便气冲冲地去找经理问个明白。没想到，他反而问我有没有兴趣做品控技术员（Quality Control Technician）。这份工作的主要职责是确保产品没有瑕疵。那一刻我心里非常感恩观世音菩萨，因为这个岗位比包装工轻松许多，也正是我原本希望能做的那种工作——类似之前的客服岗位，而不是体力活。
不过，这份工作并没有想象中那么简单，产品种类、机械设备和区域都很多，操作细节又复杂。前任品控技术员曾在包装岗位工作了一段时间后才晋升，所以他很快就能上手；而我刚培训一周就升职，还没完全掌握工厂的整体运作，所以根本跟不上，还经常加班，没有小休时间。品控部门经理没有考虑到我缺乏产品培训，却反馈我的工作效率未达预期，这让我压力非常大，经文组合小房子也跟不上。晚上甚至梦见自己在上班，精神紧绷，感到患得患失。
所幸我在2025元旦时有许愿，今年要诵读365篇《白话佛法》。慢慢我有点儿想明白和放下。其间在我非常沮丧的时候，看到师父的这个开示：
Wenda20180914 59:32 完全相信菩萨，就不会有恐惧与罣碍
女听众：在修行当中如果还会感到害怕、恐惧、罣碍心重，是不是说明还没有完全地相信菩萨？如果修行人完全相信了菩萨，没有丝毫的怀疑，相信菩萨会帮助安排好一切，就不会有任何的恐惧与罣碍了，也就是真正地做到了放下与空。请师父慈悲开示。
台长答：对啊，就是这样。
所以我多次上香告诉菩萨，我已经尽我所能，如果这份工作不适合我，请菩萨为我安排最好的去处，我一切随缘。大概在我三个月试用期快到的时候，我无意中在网上看到工厂通过另一家中介在招聘与我职位和地点完全一样的岗位。心想工厂可能不打算留用我了。我心灰意冷，觉得自己这么努力都是白费。同时也感觉平静许多，渐渐放下了对这份工作的执著。我把这个事情告诉中介，请他们跟新工厂经理沟通。如果是真的，希望新工厂经理能够通融一下，让我在找到新工作前不要辞掉我。
就在6月27日，下班前20分钟，品控部门的经理突然给我一个录取通知书。我原以为自己成功被工厂录取为全职员工，没想到录取的却是周末两天、每班十二小时的工作。我当时又惊又愣，心里完全没准备。品控经理说录取范围是新厂经理负责，让我自己去找经理问清楚。但新厂经理在完全没有考虑我是否愿意周末上班、家庭因素以及身体能否负荷12小时班的情况下，也没有给我任何商量或谈判的空间，直接叫我接受。我把事情反映给品控经理，品控经理还是劝我接受录取通知书。
但冷静下来，并在岗位上工作了几周之后，我意识到——这一切其实是菩萨最好的安排。现在我终于明白年头邱师兄梦见我“搬新家，然后又搬回旧家”的意思。原来这个每周工作2天的新安排更适合我，就像我之前那份每周上班两三天的工作一样。这样的排班让我有充足的休息时间，也能完成之前许愿的经文组合小房子。
师父常说：“只管耕耘，不问收获。”菩萨一定会根据我们的修行、功德和因缘，为我们安排最合适的道路。我现在不但已经完成了之前许愿的经文组合小房子，还能每周念诵比过去更多的经文组合小房子，并且有时间在菩萨圣诞日、初一、十五多念诵经文。
分享过程中如有不如理不如法的地方，请诸佛菩萨慈悲原谅，我自己的业障自己背，不让师兄们背。
22-11-2025 陈师兄
Gratitude to Namo Shakyamuni Buddha!
Gratitude to Namo the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, who hears the cries of the world!
Gratitude to all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Dharma Protectors from the ten directions and three times!
Gratitude to my revered Master, Master Jun Hong Lu!
I would like to take this opportunity to share with everyone how I applied the Four Golden Buddhist Practices of the Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door—making vows, reciting sutras, reading Baihua Fo Fa, and performing great repentance—to find a new job in just about one month.
May the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva bless me. Today, I vow to learn the Bodhisattva’s spirit of using a thousand hands and a thousand eyes to save sentient beings. With this sharing, may Guan Yin Bodhisattva compassionately bless me so that my testimony today can be transformed into merit.
On January 14, 2025, Sister Qiu dreamt that I was moving into a new home but moved back to my old home after six months. I felt confused because I had already lived in my current home for over a year. Although Master had explained before that “moving house” in a dream can sometimes symbolizes “changing jobs,” I did not think much about it at the time—I was busy preparing to return to China for the Lunar New Year.
When I returned to Adelaide in early February, the factory where I had worked for four years suddenly began to drastically reduce shifts. Although this time of year was usually quiet, I would still get at least two or three shifts a week. But this year was unusually bad—some weeks I only had one shift, and sometimes none at all. Later, I learned the factory was having internal issues, which caused my income to drop sharply. I had already spent all my savings during my trip home for the New Year, so after returning to Australia, I even had to borrow money from my daughter, who is still studying at university and only working part-time.
I realized I could no longer sit and wait for work to come to me. Around two weeks later, to find a new job as soon as possible, I made the following vows at my home altar on February 15:
- Offer 49 Little Houses to karmic creditors and pray to be blessed with a job that allows me to continue my daily recitations and Little Houses.
- Use 20% of my merit to pray for a job.
- Recite the Cundi Dharani 5,000 times.
- Recite the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots 5,000 times.
- Share my experience as a testimony.
- Recite the Great Repentance (Lifo Dachan Huiwen) 49 times to dissolve obstacles preventing me from finding a suitable job.
After making my vows, I firmly believed that Guan Yin Bodhisattva would help me, so I was not anxious. I focused on sending out resumes, but neglected to keep up with my sutra recitations. One night, I dreamt that my family and I were traveling. I wanted to extend our checkout time, but the receptionist refused, saying the next guest would arrive that day. When I woke up, I realized it might be a sign from Bodhisattva—telling me that I must quickly repay karmic debts through recitation. Otherwise, I would surely encounter obstacles in finding a job. So I immediately stopped sending resumes and focused solely on sutra recitation.
About a week after making my vows, several companies contacted me for interviews. One position was customer service, and the other was for night-shift packaging. I clearly told the agency that I would not consider night shifts because I normally work afternoon shifts. Also, staying up late would affect my health. Therefore, I hoped to get the customer service position, which is much lighter than packaging work.
Instead of the customer service role, the manager of the packaging factory—despite knowing my preferences—still asked the agency to invite me for an interview. I didn’t expect to have another interview opportunity at all. On top of that, I had a cold that day, so I put on a mask and went anyway. To my surprise, the factory manager was incredibly friendly. He had previously worked at my old factory, so he was familiar with my work experience. However, he really wanted me to join the night shift, but I was not interested.
Later, the agency recommended me to other factories, but none of the jobs were suitable. About a week later, the agency called again, saying the same packaging manager had made some changes and would like me to work in the afternoon shifts—but only after completing one week of morning-shift production training. I agreed. On the fourth day, the supervisor told me the training needed to be extended for another week because one week was not enough to fully understand the factory’s operations. He also told me to speak to the factory manager if I had concerns—but the manager was leaving the company, and that day was his last day. I felt upset, thinking I had been tricked, so I went to confront him. Unexpectedly, he asked if I would be interested in becoming a Quality Control Technician—a role responsible for ensuring products meet standards.
At that moment, I felt deeply grateful to Guan Yin Bodhisattva. This job was much lighter than packaging work and was exactly the type of role I had hoped for—similar to my previous customer service job, not manual labor.
However, the job was not as easy as I imagined. There were many product types, machines, and areas, and the procedures were complicated. The previous QC technician had worked in packaging for some time before being promoted, so he adapted quickly. But I was promoted after just one week of training and still didn’t understand the factory’s full workflow. I struggled to keep up, frequently worked overtime, and had no break time. The QC department manager did not consider that I lacked training and told me my performance was below expectations. This caused me immense stress, and I couldn’t keep up with my Little Houses. I even dreamt of myself working at night—tense, anxious, and fearful of failure.
Fortunately, I had made a New Year vow in 2025 to read 365 chapters of Baihua Fo Fa. (Buddhism in Plain Terms) Over time, I slowly understood and let go. At one of my lowest moments, I came across this teaching from Master:
Wenda20180914 — 59:32
“When you completely trust the Bodhisattva, you will have no fear or obstacles.”
A caller asked:
“If a practitioner still feels fear, anxiety, or heavy mental obstacles, does it mean they do not have complete faith in the Bodhisattva? If one has full faith—with no doubt at all—and trusts that the Bodhisattva will arrange everything, then they will no longer experience fear or obstacles, and will truly achieve letting go and emptiness.”
Master replied:
“Yes, that’s exactly right.”
So I repeatedly prayed and told Bodhisattva that I had already done my best. If this job was not suitable for me, I asked Bodhisattva to arrange the best path for me. I would follow whatever came my way.
Around the end of my three-month probation period, I accidentally saw an online job advertisement posted by another agency—recruiting for the exact same position and location as mine. I realized the factory might not intend to keep me. My heart sank. I felt all my hard work had been in vain. But strangely, I also felt a sense of peace and slowly let go of my attachment to the job. I told the agency and asked them to speak with the new factory manager. If it was true, I hoped the manager would allow me to stay until I found a new job.
Then on June 27 Friday, twenty minutes before finishing work, the QC department manager suddenly handed me an employment offer. I thought I had been accepted as a full-time employee—but it turned out to be a weekend-only role, two days a week, twelve hours per shift. I was shocked and unprepared. The QC manager said the hiring decision was made by the new plant manager and asked me to check with him. The new manager, without considering whether I could work weekends, my family needs, or whether I could physically manage 12-hour shifts, gave me no room for discussion and simply told me to accept it. I reported the matter to the QC manager, who still encouraged me to accept the offer.
But after calming down and working in the role for a few weeks, I realized that—this was actually the best arrangement by Bodhisattva.
I finally understood the meaning of Sister Qiu’s dream earlier in the year—“moving to a new home, then moving back.”
This new schedule of working only two days a week suited me perfectly, just like my old job where I only worked two or three days. It allowed me plenty of rest and time to complete my Little Houses. .
Master often says:
“Just focus on cultivating; do not worry about the results.”
The Bodhisattva will always arrange the most suitable path based on our cultivation, merit, and karmic conditions.
Now, not only have I completed my previously vowed Little Houses, but I can also recite more than before every week, and I have enough time to recite additional sutras on Bodhisattva’s Dharma Days, the 1st and 15th of each lunar month.
If there is anything improper in my sharing today, I sincerely ask all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas for forgiveness.
I will bear my own karma and will not let fellow practitioners bear it for me.
22-11-2025 Chan
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