Monk Mianshan asked me for money and said he wanted me to fulfill my promise. Is his words credible?

have you made a wish? Did your wish come true? I made a promise at the beginning. If my wish comes true, how can I thank the temple and the Buddha and Bodhisattva? If you have a promise, you must honor it, and you can't cheat Buddha and Bodhisattva. If you don't make a wish and promise, don't make a wish. Is there any other reason for the monk to ask you for money? Tell me.

from the point of view of accumulating good fortune and virtue, we can donate some money to the temple. Look at your own financial conditions. If you only want 1 yuan, you can donate. If the amount is large, just refuse.

Let me explain Buddhism to you. In fact, in Buddhism, from the point of view of eliminating disasters and getting good luck, donating money to temples is only a small aspect. We believe in Buddhism and learn from it. What we need to pay more attention to is to learn the thoughts of Buddhists and Bodhisattvas and to practice what Buddhists and Bodhisattvas taught us. This is the point.

The thoughts of Buddha and Bodhisattva are recorded in Buddhist scriptures. The famous Buddhist scriptures include Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra and Infinite Life Sutra. Many scriptures are difficult to understand. You can read the vernacular version. It doesn't matter if you don't understand for a while. Take your time.

One of the teachings of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas is: Don't do evil, do good. You can correct your mistakes, do good deeds, and be a good student of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will be very happy when they know about it, and you will also have a good reward!

In the process of doing good deeds and accumulating virtues, filial piety is easily overlooked. Buddhism tells us that parents are our greatest blessings. Filial piety can help us accumulate good fortune and change our fortune, while unfilial piety will ruin our good luck. In fact, not from a personal perspective, it is because our parents brought us up with hardships that we should be filial. Confucius said that the most difficult thing to be filial to parents is "color difficulty", that is, it is difficult to be kind to parents, so we should treat our parents with tenderness, speak softly and don't be fierce.

Finally, I suggest you invite an introductory book on Buddhism to get a comprehensive and concrete understanding of Buddhism. We believe in Buddhism and learn from it, not only by burning incense, kowtowing and donating some money, but also by learning a lot of good and useful Buddhist knowledge. To practice. On the one hand, our blessings and luck can be blessed by bodhisattvas, and more importantly, we can learn and practice Buddhism by ourselves, and do good deeds and accumulate virtue.

The book suggests "Understanding Buddhism" written by the old master Jingkong. The Buddhism explains the origin of our world, the destination of life, the significance, and how we can live happily without suffering, which is worth learning. This book is available in the temple.

(The destination of life mentioned in Buddhism is very important to us. We are human now. What about the afterlife? What will it become? Is there eternal life? Besides, can you be happy in the afterlife? Or pain? Is there a forever way to make yourself happy and all beings feel happy? This point is discussed in detail in Buddhism)