I want to become a monk, but I don't know how and where to become a monk.

First of all, what do you want to know about becoming a monk? Why do you want to become a monk? As Chen said, becoming a monk is not disheartened, but to carry forward Buddhism and take on the heavy responsibility of spreading Buddhism. Don't become a monk if you don't understand, otherwise it is difficult to become a real practitioner, which is a great sin.

The following contents are selected from Master Kong Jing's lecture "Hua Yan Jing of Dafang Guangfo", Volume 1506:

The Buddha said these two words: "Take precepts as a teacher and suffering as a teacher". Therefore, if you want to succeed, especially becoming a monk, you must be psychologically prepared. The first one should keep the precepts, and the second one should suffer hardships. If you can't keep the precepts and suffer, it's good to study Buddhism at home, and your achievements are the same. Why become a monk?

Being a monk is not only the teacher of everyone in the world (the teacher is an example), but also your thoughts, words and deeds, and others learn from you. You represent Sakyamuni Buddha, continue to be wise and learn from others. Think about whether you can do it. Really can do it, well, it's rare! Not only Sakyamuni Buddha is happy, but all Buddhas are happy. Which dragon? God forbid you! But you can't do it, you can't do it, the Buddha won't care for you, and the good god won't bless you. Some ghosts and gods will come to you, and monsters will come to you to help you do evil and lead you to the road of three evils. Most of the three evils are hell. These evil spirits come to protect you, let you build a career, and finally send you to hell in A Bi. I believe that these evil spirits are all wrongs done in previous lives, and they are all enemies and creditors. This is that although you are a monk, you have obstacles, you can't study hard, you can't break evil and cultivate good, and on the one hand, you stay away from good laws and do all kinds of evil. This is a big trouble.

Gude often says that there are four things, and there are four things at home, so be clear. After you understand, if I can't be a good example to the public, I will study Buddhism at home. Being a monk at home is good. Vimo set a good example for us to become a monk at home. There are four kinds of homes. The first one is called Tian Zhai Jia, which is what we usually say now. You have real estate, land, a house, a career, a wife and children. This is home and secular home. Most people talk about becoming a monk. Without this home, this home is not important. More importantly, the troubled family that the Buddha told us, the ten good things we just talked about, the opposite of the ten good things, and the ten evil things are home. You cut off the ten evils, and from then on, your thoughts, words and deeds correspond to the ten good ones. You go beyond the ten evils, and you are out. That's good. You're out of trouble.

The third three realms, the three realms are the six divisions in the wheel of karma. The three realms are about desire, color and colorless, and these are the six ways. Three realms are six lanes, and six lanes are three realms. Beyond the six divisions in the wheel of karma, the six divisions in the wheel of karma are a family, and there is no way to surpass them from generation to generation. If you want to have such a big heart and come up with a home with three realms and six roads, then you must know how the three realms and six roads are formed. We are now practicing the Pure Land Method, hoping to really get rid of the Six Ways and live in the Pure Land in this life. You should remember an old saying, "love is not important, but there can be no woman, and there can be no pure land without thinking." You should give up your love and concentrate on Buddhism. There can be no pure land without reading. This is a triple home.

There is a home behind, which is difficult to get out of. There is no home. If you are ignorant, you will be out of the ten dharma realms. If you look at ignorance, you will get a dharma body and ten dharma circles. Therefore, the ignorant family is the ten dharma circles, which is bigger than the six dharma circles and surpasses the six dharma circles. Generally speaking, these four sacred dharma realms, namely, Yinwen, Yuanjue and Bodhisattva, are not outside the Ten Dharma Realms in these positions. Therefore, the last family, everyone, the Ten Dharma Boundaries, will break the law without proof and leave the Ten Dharma Boundaries to the One True Dharma Boundaries. Born in Huazang, born in bliss, that is, out of the ten dharma realms. You look after the house. There are four kinds of houses. Do you know which family you belong to? The most important thing is the last three, important! The farmhouse ahead is not important.

There are also four kinds of things. The first one is no heart. When you left home, your parents, wife and children went with him, you went to live in a temple, and you became a monk, but you were obsessed with five desires and six dust in your heart, and you were still doing it. Then you are crazy. If you don't go out of your heart, you will have a big obstacle. Not only will you not be released, but your sin will be very heavy. This is what Gu Dade said: Oral recitation is no good. To recite the scriptures and Buddha, you can recite Buddha but not Buddha. On the surface, you pretend to be a good person, but you are not. To put it mildly, you deceive yourself. People can cheat, but they can't cheat buddhas and bodhisattvas, and they can't cheat ghosts and gods. Have you thought about it? If you can't get out of your heart, you have to really understand, ponder, ponder and dare not become a monk. Who wants to commit such a serious crime?

The second kind of mind can't be born, just like Vimo laymen. Studying Buddhism at home is a great virtue. Although he is at home, he has no nostalgia for home, and his mind is no different from that of Buddha and Bodhisattva. No matter which method you practice, you can learn to teach, learn Zen, learn secrets and recite Buddha. Is success at home just a little worse than becoming a monk? No, equality. As can be seen from the Infinite Life Sutra, the first place in this list, the first place in the table and the first place in the family, and the "sixteen sages such as Hu Xian" are all equal bodhisattvas, and their status is on an equal footing with Manjusri Bodhisattvas Pu Xian and Guanyin. There are as many as sixteen people in this poem, which is meaningful. Family members can become Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, so the heart is genuine and the heart cannot be born. This is the second kind.

The third kind, both physically and mentally, is really like Sakyamuni Buddha, which was shown to us by the great teachers of past dynasties. Both body and mind are born, and the heart is also a monk. It's really what Master Xuanzang said, "If you stay away from Buddhism, you will be close to Buddhism", and continue your life as a monk, spreading Buddhism and benefiting your life. The fourth is that you can't get out physically and mentally. What kind of person do you mean? Not ordinary people outside, no, lay people at home. Studying Buddhism at home is nominal, and I didn't become a monk. My heart is still secular, and I have no conscience. This means that I can't get out of my body and mind, that is, studying Buddhism at home has made no achievements. There are four kinds of becoming a monk and four kinds of starting a family. Which monk are you? You need to understand. Don't ask others about the obstacles, you know them very well. So the most important thing about becoming a monk is your ambition.

In this environment today, even if you are sincere and pure, where can you go to learn Buddhism? Where is the real Dojo? Is this Dojo true or false? Why? There is a lot of hypocrisy in this society now, which is false and good, but it is not true. It looks good on the surface, but it's not like this. I used to have a friend in Los Angeles. He was a monk and mage. He is a few years younger than me. In Los Angeles, I met Rinpoche in Tibet. I respected him very much and learned Buddhism from him. When Rinpoche returned to Tibet, he followed him for about three months. When he returned to America, he told me it was false. I said, how is it fake? He said that he is not Rinpoche, he is Tibetan and lives in Nepal. Because I heard that there were many people who supported the monk outside, he pretended to be Rinpoche and went to the United States. After receiving a lot of support, he realized that he was not. He is the head of the family. He knew a lot about Buddhism and etiquette and went to America pretending to be Rinpoche. Anyone who goes to America has to support himself and live a good life for a few years. Now this society is full of wonders, including Buddhism and other religions. What does this mean? It is difficult to cultivate, where can we find truth, goodness and knowledge? Find a good Dojo? It's not easy.

It is precisely because of this relationship that our teachers, teachers, are truly knowledgeable and know the current environment. My teacher, one is Master Zhang Jia, and the other is an old layman in Li Bingnan. They both have special circumstances, and we can't stay with them all our lives. What's more, Master Zhang Jia taught me for three years, and then he left. I was with him at the age of 26, when he was 65. He left at the age of 68 and I stayed with him for three years. Teacher Li is a special environment and can't be close for a long time. So Mr. Li taught me to learn Mencius and Yi. What does that mean? Mencius and Yan Yi were both private disciples of the ancients, but today people take the ancients as their teachers. Mencius took Confucius as his teacher. Confucius is dead and not here. He reads Confucius' books, learns from Confucius, and asks Confucius' students if he doesn't understand. He really studies like Confucius. You see, Confucius is called the most holy in China, and Mencius is the most holy. Confucius' teaching was really passed on to Mencius, not others. Mencius really got them completely, leaving a good example for future generations. Master Hu Yi was born in the late Ming Dynasty. He studied under master lianchi. Master lianchi died, but master lianchi's works are still there. He learned according to master lianchi's works, which was very rewarding. According to the ancients, master lianchi is the eighth generation of our Pure Land Sect, and Hu Yi is the ninth generation.