The Righteous Cow is Spiritual ???? 義牛有靈

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Đại Nguyện Nguyện 18 trong 48 Đại Nguyện của Phật A Di Đà : Nếu con được thành Phật, mà chúng sanh trong mười phương dốc lòng tin tưởng, muốn sanh về cõi nước con chỉ trong mười niệm, nếu không được toại nguyện, thì con chẳng trụ ở Ngôi Chánh Giác, trừ kẻ phạm năm tội nghịch và gièm chê Chánh Pháp. Nam Mô Pháp Giới Tạng Thân A Di Đà Phật Lời Khuyên Tịnh Độ (Ấn Quang Đại Sư) “ Ấn Quang từ Tây qua Ðông, từ Bắc xuống Nam, qua lại hơn vạn dặm, gặp gỡ nhiều người. Trong số đó, lắm kẻ bình nhật tự vỗ ngực là bậc thông Tông, thông Giáo, coi Tịnh Ðộ như uế vật, chỉ sợ nó làm bẩn lây đến mình. Lúc lâm chung, đa số chân loạn tay cuống, kêu cha gào mẹ. Trong số ấy, có những người trì giới niệm Phật già giặn, chắc thật, dù Tín Nguyện chưa đến mức cùng cực, tướng lành chẳng hiện, nhưng đều an nhiên mạng chung. Vì sao như vậy? Là vì tâm thuỷ trong lặng, do phân biệt nên xao động, đục ngầu, sóng thức trào dâng. Do Phật hiệu nên tâm thuỷ ngưng lặng. Bởi thế, kẻ thượng trí chẳng bằng kẻ hạ ngu, biến quá khéo thành vụng về lớn vậy!”
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Akai's family is well off, but he is thin and sickly. His mother came up with various ways to supplement his nutrients.
“Akai's mom, where did you go?”
I just bought two catties of beef from the market.
“You like beef very much.”
It's not for me, it's all for my son. You know that Akai has been weak since his childhood. I heard that eating beef can strengthen your body. So I often buy it for him since he was a child.
“Yeah, your Akai is really so thin and weak. Moreover, he was about to take the civil service examination and needed nutritional supplements.”
1:00
Yes, Akai missed the civil service exam by just a few points last year. He will take the exam again this year. Hopefully, he will pass.
Akai, I just stewed the beef soup. Have some.
“Mom, beef is so expensive, don't buy it anymore.”
It doesn't matter. As long as you are healthy and able to pass the civil service test, I don't mind to buy beef for you every day.
However, Akai failed the test again. He was extremely depressed. Then he went out alone, with his head hanging down. What are those people doing?
“Cows plow our fields and carry our food.
2:00
They have great merits, but we kill cows and eat beef. We are greedy for the small profits in front of us. It is unjust to kill and eat cattle for the sake of satisfying your appetite. I advise you not to kill and sell cows anymore.”
“Go away and stop disturbing my business.”
“I'm not disturbing your business, I'm saving you. You have to know the behavior of killing cows and eating cows will get grave karma.”
“Eating beef will get karma? I failed two civil service exams in a row, could it be the karma for eating beef for so many years?”
From then on, Akai resolved never to eat beef anymore. Seeing that he was strong-willed, his mother never forced him to eat beef.
3:00
“Akai's mom. There came a peddler to the village to slaughter cattle and sell beef. Will you go over to buy beef?”
“No thanks, my son no longer eats beef.”
“No longer eat beef. What's going on?”
“He said: Killing cows and eating beef are unjust and unkind things. So he made an oath that he would never eat beef again.”
Auntie, did you say there's a cow slaughterer coming to the village?
“Yeah, that man is at the entrance of the village. He was leading a cow, preparing to kill it and sell the beef.”
Mom, let's go and have a look. “Okay, let's have a look.”
It's so pitiful.
4:00
“Yeah, see, it even sheds tears.”
How about we buy this cow?
“What are you talking about? It costs a lot of money to buy a cow.”
I know. But if we don't save it, it will be killed immediately. This can be considered as my compensation for eating beef for so many years. In addition, it can help us with farm work. “All right, we will buy it.”
Sir, we'd like to buy this cow. How much is it?
“Oh, you wanna buy the whole cow?” Yes.
After bargaining, the Akai family bought this thin cow. Afterward, the cow was well taken care of by Akai's family.
5:00
“Akai's mom, the cow you bought is really strong. When it plowed the fields, it was like flying.”
“Yeah, it was so thin when you just bought it.”
“Everyone said you were gonna lose money on this because this cow couldn't live over a week. Unexpectedly, this cow became so strong in merely a few months.”
“All this is thanks to Akai's care. Since the cow came, Akai has fed it with tender and fresh grass every day.”
“No wonder the cow works hard to repay his kindness.”
“I heard those spiritual practitioners say, animals also know to pay gratitude. Akai saved its life and took good care of it. So, it repays his favor with hard work. Protecting life is a great benevolence.
6:00
Akai definitely will get good rewards. I think he will pass the civil service test next time.”
“Akai is so kind that he definitely will get reward.”
In the blink of an eye, the civil examination is coming. Finally, Akai passed the exam this time.
“Akai, Congratulations on passing your exam. Why do you look gloomy after you are admitted?”
Mom, it's still too early to celebrate. I have an oral test next month.
“Since you have passed the written test, you should have no problem with the oral test.”
Mom, but I heard the oral test is very strict. Further, they have requirements for appearance and height.
7:00
Anyone too skinny or too short will be out.
“No matter what, just give it a try.” Um, I will.
“How is it? Did you pass?” “No, I was weeded out.”
“So the oral exam is very strict.”
“You bet. They even request appearance and height. I might be considered too fat.”
“That's too far. This is discrimination.”
“The examiner said: They need people who are not only excellent in grade but also excellent in all aspects. Because their work is facing the general public.”
I think that's just their rhetoric. “I think so. But the decision is up to the interviewer. There is nothing we can do. I think you'd need a miracle to pass the oral test too.”
“Next.”
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Dharma
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buddha, buddhism, buddhist