Master Hai Tao - Take a Precept Not to Lie and Avoid Calamity 受不妄語戒，免於災難

(English subtitles) Buddhist Master Hai Tao (海濤法師, born in 1958) talks dharma.
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At Zhushan Temple, a real story. One day, the abbot was preaching dharma. He lectured the meritorious benefits of taking the Five Precepts. One will increase his pure wealth; All good vows will be achieved soon; Fame will spread; Increase good fortune; Have good relationship; Ascend to heaven after death. After he said that, many believers asked: May the venerable monk transfer precepts for us? After the sermon, the monk began to transfer precepts formally. At that moment, a thief was sitting at the back. He had nothing to do and was listening too. He heard and said: I cannot hold them all. I kill every day; theft is my occupation; I cannot abstain from sexual misconducts; But I can abstain from lying. I cannot live without alcohol.
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So, the monk said: You can just take one precept. Then, he just took one precept. After taking one precept, he went home. Here came his gangster buddies. “A general carries lots of gold, and he has only 5 guards. Let's go rob it.” After receiving this information, he stood up and cheered: “We are gonna do something big today.” But when going out, he met his uncle. “It's too late to go out,” said his uncle. “You definitely will do bad thing, tell me where you are going.” Because he took a precept of no lie in the afternoon, so he dared not say.: “Come back with me. Since you dare not say, you are gonna do misdeeds.” So he was seized back. It turned out that he did not participated in the robbery that night. All other gangsters went to rob. Unexpectedly, the general brought 50 guards, not 5. Wrong information. All the robbers were arrested and beheaded. He is the only one safe and sound. Holding one precept let him be free from calamities.
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Later after the class, can we transfer precepts? Originally, you are gonna be hit by a car when going back. After your take precepts, nothing will happen. But if you were hit by a car when going home, don't blame me. You would have been hit to death, but only suffered minor injuries instead. This is dharma. Commit a serious crime and receive a light retribution.