(continued from previous issue)

I used my divine eye to examine her again and saw that the formless spike of pain was indeed gone from her head.

I asked her, "Do you like to eat frogs?"

She responded, "Grandmaster knows all about it then!"

I inquired, "How many did you eat?"

"I buy some whenever I go to the market. The number that I’ve fried and eaten is too much to count," she answered.

I said to her, "From now on, you must not eat them. Not only that, if you see them at the market, you should purchase them and set them free. Also, recite the deliverance mantra often. This way, your migraine headaches will not return."

She answered, "I shall obey Grandmaster's instruction."

From that point onward, that student never ate any more frogs. Instead, she conscientiously releases frogs back into the wild. She chanted the deliverance mantra several million times. She also shared her experience with many people, leading many people to seek refuge under me.

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To my knowledge, many people have a formless spike of pain impaled in their bodies. These spikes are sent out by the netherworld authority as a punitive measure. Some result in excruciating pain in the shoulder, back, head, joints, teeth, foot, finger, etc. It is possible that the pain you are suffering might be caused by the formless spike of pain. I hope everybody will save lives by releasing captured living creatures and will often chant the deliverance mantra. It is best to diminish some karmic obstructions!

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I genuinely advise all students -- do not exhaust your blessings. When your blessings are exhausted, hardships and calamities will follow. We as Buddhist cultivators must treasure our blessings. We should also generate more blessings. The Buddha once taught us to "let go." I ask, "What are we suppose to let go?" Try to answer this question.

(the end)

(From Book #187 "Manifestations of the Netherworld")

(本文選自蓮生活佛第187冊著作「地獄變現記」文章「無形的痛釘」)