It is your mind that matters! -- Shi Zhenlin (Master)

It is your mind that matters! Many people while paying homage to Buddhas and Bodisattvas, do not repent sincerely. They ask for lots of blessings, but with the mind that it does not cost them anything to ask for the blessings. How can they get any response from Buddhas and Bodhisattvas if they are insincere like that? Well, it is all because we common people tend to measure the mind of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas with our human mind, thinking that they would not figure out what we are thinking. This has been the case with many visitors to the temple here. In fact, I know clearly what they are thinking. They are just deceiving themselves. The other day someone said to me, “You are not humble at all!| Well, no. It is because I am honest-minded. I’d be hypocritical if I am humble, which is against the teachings of the Buddha Dharma. Many people are also that “humble” before Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, without knowing that our Buddhas and Bodisattvas are all honest-minded. They note down whatever you say. You’d get your due retributions once they find you are lying, such as disease, disaster, etc. It is a pity that they don’t get the chance to meet Dharma masters around them who know the truth of Heaven. Some of them die without knowing why. It is such a pity!!!