Master Jianyin quit Smoking, Chess, Mahjong, and Became a Monk 鑑因法師出家過程戒煙棋麻將

(English subtitles) Master Jianyin (鑑因法師) Talk Dharma. He was born in 1937, Taiwan.
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Somebody think leaving home and becoming monks is easy, but in my view, it's not easy. In my case, it's not easy either. Frankly, I'd been planning to leave home for six years. Now I can tell you some secrets. I rarely talk about these things in public. I believed in Buddhism at 41 years old when my mother was still alive. It was then that my mother suffered a stroke in her brain, an arm and a leg. When she was recovering, I always held her hand and walked to help her rehabilitate. Back then, I was so devout that I got up in the early morning to worship Buddha. Sometimes, I learned from my teacher Chon Gong.
1:00
My mother was so worried that she actually told my fellow practitioner. You silly woman, you will leave home in the future. She actually called her silly that she would leave home one day. My mother always worried that I would leave home one day. I said: Mom, I won't. I never had an idea of leaving home at that time. But she reminded me that I would leave home and told my fellow practitioner: You silly girl, you don’t know how to worry about leaving home in the future. She surprised me by saying that. When I started to believe in Buddhism, I worshiped and chanted Buddha desperately. Bowing to the Buddha and chanting Buddha really purified my heart. I wouldn't be muddle-headed, and became wiser. It even changed the way I do business.
2:00
I broke my bad social habits overnight. I really broke all of them overnight. Looking back on it now, I still find it incredible. Before believing in Buddhism, I smoked 3 packs of cigarettes a day. I guess not many people smoke 3 packs of cigarettes a day. So if I meet some Buddhists who smoke now, I always tell them to quit smoking. They always say: Master, I can not quit. I quit and smoke, I quit and smoke again. I said, you don't have determination. How many packs of cigarettes do you smoke a day? I smoke more than one pack a day. Can't you quit more than one pack? Before I believe in Buddhism, I smoked 3 packs of cigarettes a day. That's a lot, not just a little.
3:00
According to my observation, one cigarette every 15 minutes. As the saying goes: Smoke makes the heart and liver black. I still remember the day I was converted. I was converted on Jun 30, 1977. I still smoked 3 packs of cigarettes that day because the conversion took place in that afternoon because I was converted in the afternoon. I quit smoking the next morning. I have stopped smoking since July 1st. Thus, from then, I never smoke again. I quit 3 packs of cigarettes in one go. It is a lie to say that you can’t quit smoking.According to my observation, this is a lie.
4:00
Before I believe in Buddhism, I like to play chess all day long, and play mahjong. By touching the mahjong pieces, I could guess its symbols and numbers. Without looking at it, I knew what it was by touching. From day to night, I played mahjong, chess, and smoked. After the conversation, on the 30th, I was still smoking and playing mahjong and chess. The next day, July 1st, I not only gave up 3 packs of cigarettes, but also stopped playing mahjong and chess. How much extent had I changed? I had already changed that I went to other people’s homes to collect advertising fees and newspaper fees, knowing they were play mahjong inside, but I didn't even want to watch it at all. Sometimes, one person was needed. Someone who didn't know I was a Buddhist then. They had three people and needed one more.
5:00
No, I have been a Buddhist now, I don't want to play, I said. He was so surprised. How could this guy? He said. There's no way he wouldn't want to play. It's true, from then, I never play again. I was also good at playing chess, and everybody knew it. If anyone was gonna be checked in a chess. So-and-so, can you come and give me a sign? Just one step. What's the next step to stay out of check? I don't even want to watch it, let alone imply it. Since then, I changed 180 degrees. So I neither smoke nor play mahjong or chess. Then I have got a lot of extra time. I spent much time on those things in the past. Now I spare a lot of time. I use this time to study sutra, worship Buddha, and recite Buddha’s name.
6:00
Therefore, I read sutra in the office all day long. The more I read, the more I like to read. Each sutra has a narrative from cause to effect. It is so subtle, the more I read, the happier I am. The more I worship Buddha, the more correspond to Buddhism. Not long after I practiced very hard, blessings came. I was randomly making grand money everywhere I went. I felt I am not good at business, why did I keep making money? I felt this is transformed by Amitabha. Your life's efforts are not as good as one gesture of Amitabha. Really, that's the reason why I want you to practice. You will have good fortune, the more you worship, the healthier you are. Now you see my face glowing with health.