The ‘hungry ghost festival’ is a common misconception by the public. In fact, it is actually the MOST auspicious month of the year.
Its the month of remembrance to our parents & our ancestors for their contribution to our lives. （Filial Piety 孝道）

Let us take this time to give back and also help them to accumulate merits.

神帥居 （永乐轩） has planned out a series of meaningful events to share the true spirit of the 7th month.

OVERVIEW (Detailed breakdown below. Feel free to see which event you’re free to join)

1. 20th August (Sunday) 1pm – 8pm
2. 26th August (Saturday) 1pm – 5pm
3. 30th August (Wednesday) 6pm – 10pm
4. 3rd September (Sunday) 3pm – 8pm
5. 14th September (Thursday) 8pm – 10pm

We will also be having lotus folding session on the following dates.
Do join us to learn about the importance of lotus offering & pick up a new skillset!
Time : 8pm – 10 pm
August 24th , 29th & 31st
September 5th & 7th

We encourage you to join us for these events to reap the benefits of this auspicious month.

20th August (Sunday)
Time : 1pm – 8pm

Schedule
1pm -3pm地藏本愿经 recital
3pm -5pm REIKI healing
530pm -7pm Introduction to 7th month & 地藏王菩萨 (ksitigarbha bodhisattva)
7-8pm Prayers

Did you know that 地藏王菩萨 ， also known as ‘bodhisattva of hell’, is responsible for ALL your wealth & health being?
Join us on 20th August to learn more about the great vow of 地藏王菩萨 and how doing merits during the 7th month will amplify the well-being of you & your family

佛法的整个修行方法，也就是学佛要有十种心，这十种心是个次第：

一、信心，要信三宝、信因果，信法的不可思议。

二、因果心，有信心以后，就要断恶修善，了解因果、深信因果。

三、出离心，有了因果心以后，即使你福报大到做上帝，做全世界最有钱的，还是有生老病死、有轮回，所以你要发出离三界轮回的决心，叫出离心。

四、空心，有了出离心以后，怎样修出离心呢?诸法体性都是空的、不可得的，一点都不要执著，要得到出离你就要有空心，观察任何人、事、物，都是因缘和合、缘起性空的，缘起是存在的现象，一切都是因缘所生起;既然都是因缘条件所生起的，没有一样是永恒不变的，所以本体都是空。这道理你要天天用，花是缘起性空的，这张纸是因缘所生起的，花草树木是永恒存在的吗?不是，所以它是空的。你跟你先生的关系是不是缘起性空的?是，那你就放得下了，因为有执著就会痛苦，但是如果你用空性的眼光看，这只是一个条件，可能我跟他的因缘只有七年、三年，慢慢的就放得下。

五、慈悲心，虽然我们要出离痛苦，但是众生都还在生死痛苦中，没有众生怎麽有我们的存在，离开别人没有自己，所以我们要对众生和自己的痛苦，生起出离心，修行空心，但是想到众生的苦，所以要生起慈悲心。

六、忍辱心，有了慈悲心，你要如何度众生呢?要修忍辱不要生气，大乘经典几乎有五分之一的篇幅，在告诉菩萨不能生气，「一念瞋心起，百万障门开」，忍辱是力量，前面已经修过空心，所以哪有我在被欺负呢?

七、不退心，有忍辱心以后还要有什麽心呢?你伤害我，我还是要度你，一定要让你离苦得乐，不管生命如何痛苦，我还是要成佛度众生，要有这个不退转的心。

八、念佛心，为了让我们不退转，不念佛不行，有阿弥陀佛加持我，对众生爱心不退;乃至念观音菩萨、念俺嘛呢呗美吽，目的都是要帮助你的心不退转。观音菩萨曾经因为退转菩提心而头裂开，阿弥陀佛赶快教他念六字大明咒，这样再怎麽痛苦，你还是会恢复度众生的本愿不退转，这叫不退转的心。

九、菩提心，有不退心以后，这个世界再痛苦，世界的责任我们都要负担，生起了对众生苦的责任，你才会圆满你的菩提心。

十、摄化心，有了菩提心以后，你就要很努力的度众生，不厌其烦。

佛法如甘露，生死之钥，刚刚这十个心，一定要把它抓得紧紧的，信心，因果心，出离心，空心，慈悲心，忍辱心，不退心，念佛心，菩提心，摄化心。

万法惟心造，我们要一直调整自己的心，在最好的阶段裡面，积极的努力圆满生命的任务，生命的任务就是成佛度众生，最艰巨、最有价值的生命的任务，然后就朝这个成佛之道不断的努力。

Chinese Lunar 7th Month will start on 16th Aug 2023.
Many will start preparing to do offering to the spirits while some will be doing merits for their parents or their ancestors. While cultivators like us will also remember our duties to help all from 6 realms.

This lunar 7th month we will be doing few events. Will have an event on 30th Aug 2023 under part C and and part will recommended you to participate in this prayers. (see more detail under part C)

Below are the events and prayers for you to choose to participate,

(A) Light Offering

One may do a light offerings. You may do it for Parents/grandparents/spouse/any elder in the family/ancestors/your departed love ones/anyone ill/for yourselves which often we forgot we need to love ourselves.

Why lights? Light means understanding because light represents wisdom. And light removes and dispels misunderstanding. All of our sufferings come from not knowing and not seeing. Offering lights indirectly removes confusion. To be successful in life we need to have clear ideas and a good understanding. And we should not just believe that success and good results are based on luck. Instead, when we have problems, we search for a clear understanding and wisdom to solve those problems.

Throughout the Buddhist world, in all traditions of Buddhist practice, devotees offer light. The life stories of accomplished men and women give examples of people beginning their path to liberation by offering light to an image or at a place of pilgrimage. We are lighting the way for ourselves and for other beings when we make the wish to dispel the darkness of ignorance!

Candle Offerings Energy Exchange:
A1) Full Month @$250 (price reduce from $300)

For the light you will need to provide me the names however the lights cannot mixed with any deceased person just like all other year. You may msg me for more clarification on this part. Please note that I have limited sets available.

(B) Offering of Statues

Buddha is saying that even though we cannot see the actual Buddha, if we make offerings to these holy objects symbolic of Buddha, the merit is equal to that of actually seeing Buddha and making offerings. It is not that the merit of those who met Shakyamuni Buddha in ancient times and were able to make offerings to him is not more than that of offering merely to a statue of Buddha. The result is exactly the same. This is very important to understand and very important to remember in our daily life. When we offer our food and drink, when we make offerings on the altar, whenever we do the practice of offering in our everyday life, we should feel great happiness.

Then Buddha said, “This is due to the blessings of Buddha. This is the reality but ordinary beings whose minds are undeveloped cannot see these benefits.”

“This is due to the blessings of Buddha” means that making offerings to statues has the same result due to the power of the holy object.”

Therefore we have made available 50 small Ksitigarbha (地藏王菩萨）statues for offering. Please note that the statues will be placed at Center’s 地藏王 Altar. This offering will be yearly basis. No choosing of location of statue. You may msg me for more clarification.

For those who had done this please let me know if you wish to continue. Please let me know by 11 aug so that I can release the slot to those who wants.

Statue Offerings Energy Exchange:
B1) One year (Lunar 7th mth 2023 to Lunar 7th month 2024[not inclusive of 7th month 2024])@$150 (Usual $270 per year) ( (Availability: unknown tentatively)
B2) Renewal of offering of statues@$120 (Usual $270)

Please provide me with the name to be placed at the statue.

(C) Seeking Forgiveness Prayer

On 30th Aug 2023 we will be doing a prayer to 地官大帝 to seek forgiveness for all we have done for our past and present life（赦罪）. Participants of this event may attend this event if you wish and the timing is from 6pm to 9pm. However if you are not available on the day you may inform us and we will do the prayer for you. Please send me the name and let me know if you are attending.

C1) One name @$36 (Availability: 100)

(D) Prayer for Wandering Souls

On 30 Aug 2023 we will be doing a prayer for wandering souls. We will have 49 lotus for this event. Please note that this is a prayers for helping wandering souls leading them in crossing the rainbow bridge. For those coming for the part C you may join us for this chanting.

D1) Sponsorship of each Lotus @$72 (Availability: 49)

(E) Merits Lotus

On 14 sept 2023 we will be doing a prayer to Ksitigarbha (地藏王菩萨）and during this event we will be offering 108 Lotus to Ksitigarbha (地藏王菩萨）for more details on the purpose for this offering you may check on my previous post August | 2019 | 神帥居（慈玄） (cixuanasia.com) or msg me for any queries.

For this Lotus, you may wish to offer in your name or for your parents or departed loved ones or departed furkids or even wandering spirits.

E1) Sponsorship of each Lotus @$72 (Availability: 108)