Rebirth Example - Principal Xuander Zhou, I am Going to Sleep, Leave me Alone 周宣德校長 我去休息莫來吵我

(English subtitles) This is a rebirth example into the Land of Bliss (Sukhavati) in Taiwan. Lectured by Thinker of Return 思歸子
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This is the founder of the Buddhist society in colleges and universities in Taiwan, Teacher Xuande Zhou. As the founder of a college or university Buddhist society, he truthfully recites Amitabha Buddha. You may not know that 40 years ago, it was harder than climbing to the heaven to establish a Buddhist society in a college or university. After May 4th Movement, 1919, radicals overthrew Buddhism and Confucianism, made people panic and made society chaotic. Then the government retreated to Taiwan. They were desperate to bring you down, and you still tried to establish Buddhist society. Then you know the hardship of the time.
However, as long as you are devoted, nothing is impossible in the world. Mr. Zhou is also a senior intellectual. He and his wife were both excellent students at Peking University at that time. He has been an engineer also a school principal, with extensive experience.
How can such a good Buddha's teachings be unknown to young intellectuals? If these college intellectuals don't know about dharma, they will misunderstand, and it is pitiful that they will come to obstruct it in the future. Hence, from Taiwan university, Taiwan normal university, to Chung Hsin university.
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Until now, there are 80+ colleges and universities that have established Buddhist society in our country.
When we drink water, must think of the source. It's the grace of Teacher Zhou, who has done such a great merit. He led by example, he was truthfully mindful of the Buddha to seek for rebirth in the West, and gave a notice to these intellectuals.
Don't think you've got a bachelor degree, got a master's degree, had a doctorate and become a professor, and despise being mindful of Buddha. That's because of your thin blessings
and shallow perspective. He said, I am the one leading you to learn Buddhism. I am truthfully mindful of Amitabha to seek for rebirth in the West.
Because of establishing Buddhist society in colleges, Teacher Zhou met many eminent monks of various sects, also learned dharma from Teacher Li.
In his later years, Teacher Zhou, when recalling his memories, spoke personally. Until he was in his 90s, he met many eminent monks and great virtues, and learned various dharma. But he felt a little achievement only at the Buddha-7 held by Teacher Li. He attained a great situation, which was certified by Teacher Li as slightly settled, not single-minded yet. Slightly settled. The sentient beings in Saha World are difficult to be slightly settled.
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We are in the five-turbidity world, we are turbid. At the higher level of desire realm, the celestial with good meditative ability can be slightly settled. So he said he only felt slightly settled at the Buddha-7 back then. We, the Pure Hut Buddha Chanting Association in Taipei, started to chant Buddha in his Pure Hut and name it after him out of gratitude.
He called himself as Pure Hut Elder to claim that he is mindful of Amitabha and will be reborn in the Pure Land.
Although Teacher Zhou was weak, the couple was dedicated to promoting dharma for the beings. Both of them lived over 90 years old.
In their later years, as all their children were in the US, they also followed to the US. Of course, such an elder who always care for dharma and people promote dharma everywhere. Therefore, he didn't take a rest in the US. The environment in the US is different from ours. We Chinese pay attention to the 5 blessings – Long life, wealth, health and peace, good morals, die well. Dying in the bed at home is a blessing. In the environment of the US, they send you to the hospital even for an ailment. They dare not let people die at home, fearing other unknown reasons. There must be a doctor to prove it on the spot.
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Teacher Zhou has seen this point. Before his rebirth, he has dealt with his duties well. He has some titles of chairman, advisor, and he has chosen his successor. He had a little money and gave it to the public. The only thing he left to his children is the invisible moral. Then, he told his children morals and ethics. After speaking, he said he would go to bed and leave me alone.
Because of such an instruction,,his children didn't bother him at night. As a result, the next morning, they asked him to have breakfast and found that he had been reborn. There was no need to send him to the hospital, he was already reborn.
We received this message in Taiwan and couldn't go there to chant Buddha for him or handle his funeral. However, we drink water and must think of the source. To repay the gratitude that Teacher Zhou had promoted Buddhism to the students.