Thoughts on chanting Buddha and quitting smoking

He began to contact Buddhism in 20 12, and formally converted to Sambo in the following year. Because I didn't quit smoking and drinking at that time, I just accepted it under the temptation. After getting the precepts, I made a wish in my heart: I must quit smoking and drinking within five years and accept the precepts of Bodhisattva. Pray for the blessing of Buddha and Bodhisattva! At that time, don't talk about the Buddha's commandments. I couldn't take down the five commandments, because I not only smoked and drank a lot, but also smoked and drank for more than 20 years. Not only is addiction particularly heavy, but it has become a habit and has been integrated into work and life.

Especially smoking addiction is hard to quit! I used to joke with my friends: "You can skip meals for a day, but you can't stop smoking. Although it is a joke, it is really a real psychological state. At that time, I thought: You can drop alcohol at any time, but you can't even think about quitting smoking. I had to give up drinking first, and then give up smoking slowly. Although abstinence is not difficult, it has been repeated several times. Thanks to the blessing of Buddha and Bodhisattva, I completely gave up the idea of drinking last winter. However, it is easy to give up drinking and difficult to quit smoking, and there has always been a shadow in my heart. I'm worried that quitting smoking won't hurt. Therefore, quitting smoking has never been included in the plan, and even the idea of quitting smoking has never occurred. I always wanted to let nature take its course.

With the deepening of studying Buddhism, this state has brought unexpected conflicts and troubles to my life and practice. I am a layman, and practicing in my spare time is the most basic and convenient way, except for scheduled classes. After developing the habit of chanting Buddha, we can not only make full use of time to accumulate past resources, but also make the name of Amitabha Wan Dehong clean. However, my lifestyle of smoking conflicts with such a good habit.

People who smoke have bad breath and their hands are polluted. If they don't clean up, they will recite Buddha's prayer beads. It's not without benefits, but they will commit blasphemy first! As a Buddhist disciple, my inner respect for Sambo Zen Master has not been shaken by smoking! But my hands and teeth are in trouble because of this conflict: at home, I have to wash my hands and rinse my mouth every time I smoke, and I have to brush my teeth once if I smoke at most three cigarettes; When I was outside, I took wet tissues and mineral water with me, which was extremely troublesome. Once I forgot to bring it, I have to buy it now, which is extremely distressing. Shame on life, obstacles arise, troubles follow, and hardships push each other! Smoking during that time was no longer enjoyment, but trouble and pain!

At the beginning, I always adhered to the process of "smoking-washing hands-brushing teeth-chanting Buddha", otherwise I would feel disrespectful, ashamed and annoyed with Buddha beads after smoking. If you simply don't read Buddhism and feel that you are wasting your time and being lazy, then you will be even more ashamed and annoyed! So, after a long time, I can't stand it. Every day, you have to fight with your hands and teeth, or you have to fight with the troubles caused by smoking. Really collapsed! Taking the lesser of two evils, I began to think about how to quit smoking.

At that time, I was studying the Outline of Knowledge-only Studies, which was explained by the Nigerians. I just learned the example of "drinking coffee", and vaguely understood how the sixth consciousness and the seventh consciousness work together to divide a normal feeling into imagination, and then constantly think it is a process of "delusion" in my mind. If "drinking coffee" is a delusion, isn't "smoking" the same? Since it is a delusion, it is false, and there is no need to exist at all, let alone persist! So I thought: smoking is fake, and taking a vacation is real; There is no need to quit smoking, just put it down. From this idea, I put down the habit of smoking for many years, and never had the slightest pain of quitting smoking because I stopped smoking.

From 20 14 to 2004 10, I recited the amulet of Buddha and Bodhisattva at the home of Tuolin Temple in Lushan Mountain and became a real Buddhist, thus formally embarking on the road of practicing Bodhisattva.

The above is the process that I broke the habit of smoking for many years by learning Buddhism. Because of learning Buddhism, I am respectful; Because of respect, smoking is troublesome; For freedom, I want to quit smoking; See the empty reason, read it down; Blessed by the Buddha, it is easy to get rid of it. Just a respectful heart and persistence, never asking for it, and actually got great benefits. I not only gained the pure merits and blessings of chanting Buddha, but also easily got rid of the bad habit of smoking for many years. Imagine: if you have no respect, you think that smoking does not disturb the Buddha, and the Buddha does not smoke by mistake. The difference between an idea and a different world.

Buddhism is incredible, and the benefits of Buddhism are incredible. Therefore, Master Yin Guang taught us earnestly in Wen Chao: "If you want to get the real benefits of Buddhism, you must demand respect. A little respect means a little sin and a little happiness; With great respect, ten sins are eliminated and ten blessings are increased. 」

This is my experience in learning Buddhism, and I hope it will be helpful for everyone to learn Buddhism. May all fellow initiates learn Buddhism with respect, without seeking complacency or the supremacy of interests.