Venerable Master, Monastics and fellow practitioners
尊敬的大德 法师 各位同参 道友
Hello and welcome to Jingya Buddha's Voice
大家好 欢迎来到静雅佛音
I am Jingya Namo Amitofou
我是静雅 南无阿弥陀佛
We chant sutras and Recite Amitabha every day
我们每天都在诵经 念佛
Visit temple to prostrate Buddha
去寺院里上香 拜佛
Thinking about accumulate our merits and virtues
总是想让自己的福德 功德
To a bigger scale
积得大一点
But we must understand that
大家呢 一定要明白
Accumulating merit, virtue and good fortune
积累功德 福报
It's not like we do some good deeds
不是说我们做几件好事
donate money at the temple
去寺院里捐点钱财
So we can accumulate good fortune by doing this
这样就可以积累福报
It's not only meditating and reciting sutra
也不是只有打坐 念经
To accumulate merit and virtue
才能积累功德
The true merit is accumulated from true sincerity
真正的功德福报 是在于我们的发心
If the mind is pious and merciful
如果心里滿怀着虔诚 慈悲的心
Thinking of all sentient beings
心里装着一切众生
All the words and deportment we do
那么每一个言谈举止
Would be full of virtues
都有无量的功德
So how should we do it?
那我们应该怎么样做呢
First of all
首先呢
After waking up in the morning
每天早晨醒来以后
We should have this visualisation at the first thought
第一念就应该做如下的观想：
I'd dedicate all merits from chanting Amitabha to
就希望我今天把念佛的所有的功德
Sentient beings who can see and hear me
（給）能见我面的 听我声的
Hearing my name
闻我名的所有众生
Let them all be happy and peaceful because of me
（讓他們）都因我而喜悦 祥和
Be comfortable and have less desire and vexation
心情舒畅 少欲 少恼
Planting a bodhi seed
（都）种下一颗菩提的种子
May all the merits of my practice today
愿我今天所做的一切功德
Dedicate back to all of space
回向给尽虚空
Sentient beings across the Dharma realm
遍法界的 有情众生
Free themselves from their vexation and become Buddhas together
(愿他們）解脱烦恼 共成佛道
then we can start our day
然后 我们才开始一天的新的生活
How can workers make merit?
上班族如何做功德呢
You can pray wishfully at work
在工作的时候 应如是发心 祈愿
My workplace is the ashram
我的工作就是道场
May I work with all my heart
愿我尽心地工作
Create harmony in society
为社会创造和谐
Bring joy to all
为众人带去喜乐
Wish to create a pure land on earth for all sentient beings
愿与所有众生 共创人间净土
Be at ease, attain liberation
自在解脱
How do you make merit in an industry that is creating bad karma
(做)造业的工作 如何做功德 呢
One might ask
有人也许会问
In order to make a living, those who work at restaurants,
为了生计，在饭店或
Fish market, supermarket
鱼市、超市工作
It's inevitable to do killing jobs at workplace
每天做的都是杀生的工作
It might be difficult to change jobs momentarily
一时又无法转行
But doesn't it create sinful karma?
这不是在造业吗
How do you make merit?
该如何做功德呢
Every day at work,
在每天工作时
Make a sincere wish from your heart:
在心中至诚发愿：
request all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
启请诸佛菩萨
The wrathful deities and Dharma protector
龙天护法慈悲
I, the disciple is grudging that my job relates to killing
弟子无奈以杀生为业
But I, the disciple asks for Buddha's blessing
但弟子恳请佛力加持
Let all living beings that were killed
让所有被杀的众生
Be rid from the horrors of life and death
皆远离生死恐怖
All afflictions are relieved
诸般苦恼 心得解脱
May the retribution of body is over
愿你们尽此一报生后
be reborn to good realms, when the the karmic causes are ripened
往生善处 因緣成熟
Can see Buddha, hear Dharma, finally attain enlightenment
见佛闻法 終成佛道
Devote yourself wholeheartedly to all sentient beings
然后用心为众生
Recite three times, "I take refugee in Buddha
说三遍 “皈依佛
Taking refuge in Dharma and taking refuge in Sanga
皈依法 皈依僧”
Then recite Recite Amitabha to transcend them
再念诵佛号 度化他们
you can transform sinful karma to merits this way
这样就能转造业为功德
Accumulate the vast resources on Bodhisattva's path
积累菩提道上的广大资粮
How can a boss make merit?
那老闆如何做功德呢
No matter what line of work you're in
无论你从事什么样的行业
All should vow to dedicate all merits to all beings
都应发愿回向众生
Constantly visualise
时时观想
My business is for the benefit of all beings
我的事业是为众生谋福利
My wealth comes from society
我的财富源自于社会
I will also give back to society
也将回报于社会
May my company bring to the employees
愿我的事业 为员工
And their families
以及他们的家人
happiness and joy
带来幸福 喜乐
May all beings be happy and attain liberation
愿所有众生快乐安详 得以解脱
Chauffeurs can also visualise
司机也可以做观想
My car is the ashram
我的车就是道场
May all who ride in the vehicle
让所有乘车的人
Can have the cause to become Buddha
都能种下成佛的因缘
Be rid of vexation, abandon sufferings and obtain happiness
消除烦恼 离苦得乐
Achieve enlightenment
成就佛道
You can also play tracks of
并可在车里播放一些
Meditation music, chanting Amitabha's name and mantras
静心的音乐、佛号和咒语等等
Spreading good deeds of
以清凉世界播种善因
If you do this everyday when driving
如果每天开车时都这样
Mindful thinking and making vows
做观想 发愿的话
The you have transformed the car
那么你的车就是
into a Mahayana vehicle that saves vast sentient beings
广度众生的大乘之车
All the accumulated merits that you practice everyday
日积月累 所做功德
Is like the sand in Ganges River
如恒河沙数
It's unquantifiable
不可计量
Waiters can also make merit
服务员也可以做功德
While cleaning, washing dishes, picking vegetables
在清扫 洗碗 摘菜的时候
One can visualise
做如是观想
May my work
愿我的工作
Cleanse all sentient beings vexations and evil karma
把所有众生的烦恼 恶业 都清洗干净
So they can obtain purity and peace in the mind, free from suffering and have happiness
心得清净自在 离苦得乐
Plant the cause of becoming a Buddha
种下成佛的因缘
One can choose to chant Recite Amitabha
并可以选择持誦一个佛号
Or the Great Compassion Mantra
或者《大悲咒》
This not only cancelling your own sinful karma
这样呢 不但可以自己消业
But also through your chanting
也可以通过你的念诵
Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are moved by your devotion and they'll also bless you
感动诸佛菩萨来加持你的工作
So that all sentient beings can benefit
以此讓众生得利益
How does a housewife make merit
家庭主妇 如何做功德呢
Actually, as a housewife
其实作为一个家庭主妇
Stay at home and care for the children
在家相夫教子
Cook for the whole family
给全家人做饭
This is the Bodhisattva Path
这就是在行菩萨道
It's having the bodhi mind
就是有菩提心
Home is the ashram
家中即是道场
House chores is a way to practice Buddhism
家事即是佛事
When making meals
在家做饭烧菜时
If the mind is dissatisfied and angry
如果常常不满和气愤
Then the dish is poisonous
那么这一个菜就是有毒的
It won't be harmonious in the house
这个家也是一定不会和谐的
So we should see housework as practice
所以应当把做家务当成修行
When good thoughts arise
生起这样的善念
We dedicate everything we do to the family
愿我所做的一切给家人
Bringing happiness, health and safety
带来幸福 健康 平安
May all families have the chance to learn Dharma
愿天下家庭 皆闻佛法
Abandon sufferings, obtain happiness. Achieve enlightenment
离苦得乐 共成佛道
Be mindful of everything you do
在做每一件事的时候 心中系念
All beings in all of the space and pervades the dharma realm
尽虚空 遍法界的众生
The merit and virtue accumulated
所获功德也
All space, dharma realm and boundlessly worlds
尽虚空 遍法界无量无边
Tailors, doctors, waiters, etc
裁缝 医生 服务員等等
How to make merit
如何做功德呢
A tailor can visualise so
裁缝可如此观想
May all living beings who wear the clothes I make
让所有穿我所制衣服的众生
Having the chance to plant a bodhi seed in them
都种下一颗菩提的种子
To have an affinity with Buddha and an adorned appearance
与佛结缘 体相庄严
Be happy and peaceful
幸福 和谐
A physician may wish so
行医的可以如此发愿
I dedicate my work to all beings
愿一切众生因我的工作
To heal the pain in the body or mind, may them all be happy and comfortable
疗愈身心之苦 平安喜乐
And with the healthy body and peaceful mind
并以健康 和谐的身心
To practice all good dharma
修习 一切善法
To attain supreme Bodhi and liberation
成就无上菩提 解脱自在
Also, one can chant anytime
平时可持诵
Medicine Buddha's Mantra and
《药师心咒》和
Medicine Buddha's name
“药师佛”的佛号
Barber, stylist and service industry workers
做理发 、洗头等服务工作的
You can visualise
可以这样观想
May every customer I serve
愿我每一位所服务的众生
That I help to remove all dirt for you
消除一切尘垢
So the mind is clear and free
心得清净 自在
Abandon sufferings, obtain happiness, achieve liberation
离苦得乐 究竟解脱
Actor and singer can wish that
做演员 歌手的可如此发愿
May all who watch my performance or listen to my song
愿所有见我形象 听我歌声的众生
The dharma seed is planted so you'll practice Buddhism
都能种下成佛的因缘
Going on Buddha's path with the music
从声音入道
Away from vexation and be liberated in the end
远离烦恼 毕竟解脱
Teachers can visualise so,
做老师的可以做这样的观想
May every child I teach
愿每一个我教的孩子
I plant good deeds and eliminate evil karmas for them
都广種善根 清除恶业
Aspire the inner wisdom
开启自心智慧
Abandon all suffering and bitterness
毕竟 远离苦恶
Be free from all hardships
离苦得乐
Attain supreme enlightenment
成就无上菩提
How does a cook make merit?
厨师如何做功德呢
When making dishes
在炒菜的时候
You can chant Recite Amitabha
可以一边念佛
sutra or mantra
或者念咒 或者念经
And make a vow to bless others
并发愿祈福
May the dishes I make
愿以我所做的净食
Can benefit all living beings
饶益一切众生
May they all be full and affluent
愿他们都得饱满 富足
Be rid of all vexation
烦恼消灭
Having the dharma seed planted to become Buddha
皆种成佛种子
Abandon sufferings, obtain happiness
毕竟离苦得乐
If you're a chef who handles meat
如果是做肉食的厨师
You can also recite Recite Amitabha in your mind
也可以心里念佛
Transferring merits to them
给他们做一些回向
You can recite “Three Refugees” to them
可以给它做一个三皈依
Take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma
皈依佛 皈依法
The Sanga
皈依僧
Help these suffering beings
这样就让这些苦难的众生
To leave the bad realms sooner
能早离恶道
That's another method
这也是一种方法
Merits are inexhaustible
功德是做不尽的
People in different fields can practice
各行各业都可以做
As long as we do it with kindness, compassion and bodhi mind
只要有慈心 悲心 菩提心
The mind is for sentient beings and the mind is in the Dharma realm
心系众生 心系法界
Anytime, anywhere, anything
无论何时 何地 何事
Can be an ashram for us to do merit
都可以成为我们做功德的道场
So choose your career selectively
所以 职业要有所选择
Think mindfully
这就是善用其心
We should integrate our practice with our daily life
要把我们修行跟日常生活结合在一起
Take what we have learned in Dharma
把我们所学到的佛法
Apply it little by little in life and thoughts daily
一点一滴的运用在思想和生活当中
You can benefit greatly from it
就能够得到很多的好处
Our mind can be truly efficacious
我们的心才能真正的灵
And finally, I want to remind you
最后呢 还要提醒大家
Making merits is fine
我们做功德没有错
But one must not be fixated
但一定不可以执着
It says in “The Diamond Sutra “
《金刚经》中说
"If a man gives alms without a mind abiding in form, merit is inconceivable/measurable
“若人无住相布施 其福德不可思量 ”
Unattached practice to give alms is the most supreme charity
无相布施才是无上的布施
We do it mindfully
我们只要一心去做
Don't expect any pay backs
不必问收获和回报
Never desire of having pay backs
不可抱 有求之心
Let it be, let nature takes it's course
一切随缘 任运
True merit comes within
自有真功德
Ashram is everywhere on earth
人间无处不是道场
We can practice Buddhism in daily causes
事事处处皆是佛事
Be mindful and considerate for all beings
只要时时系念 一切众生
Every state of walking, standing , sitting and lying
行 住 坐 卧
Food, clothing, shelter and transportation
衣 食 住 行
Ever be mindful even at work
工作之时 处处不忘
Keeping it in mind and practicing daily
念念不忘 久久行之
You will notice that you can tolerate more
你会发现自己的心量变大了
Becoming less stubborn and fixated
我执变小了
Until one day when you realise
直到有一天你会发现
The persistence of “I” has disappeared
念念执着的我 突然消失了
You forget about “Me”,
把我给忘记了
Attaining “non-self”
这时 自然 证得无我
Be liberated, boundless purity
解脱自在 得无边清净
In short, always be mindful
总之 要有心
To make a wish, be truthful
要发心 要用心
Think of all sentient beings
念念 把心放在众生上
On the contrary, if our mind
反之 如果我们的心
Is fixated on ourselves
每天念念放在我上
On the vexation
放在烦恼上
This only leads to creating sinful karma, stuck in the six realms
就只能 造业受报 六道轮回
Life, is to practice
生活无处不是 修行
The world is full of ashrams
人间处处都是道场
Immeasurable merits when the mind is caring for all beings
心有众生 功德广
Never forget to transfer merits
念念不忘 皆回向
Well, that's all for today's video
好了 今天的视频就分享到这里
Thank you for watching
感恩大家的收看
Look and forward the promotion of Dharma giving
看后转发 弘扬法布施
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I'll see you next time
我们下期再见
Namo Amitabha Buddha
南无阿弥陀佛
