
Overcoming the Karma of Illness While Warmly Taking Care of a University Student.
Walking Joyously on the Lifelong Mission of Soka.
Going all out to take on the role of as a Women’s Divisionto foster future successors, building deep bonds with the university students by showering tender-loving warmth
Wu Ya Qin
North Tao Yuan District
Taiwan
In the year 1995, due to the severe mental illness of my younger sister, the family members visited many temples and shrines of different location to seek various sorts of divine help. After not responding to various kinds of medicine, there was no choice but to admit her to the nursing home. When my younger sister had a relapse, she would leave home and lose her direction. Even when she was found, she would throw a tantrum, crying and shouting on the roads, not wanting to return home. This became a source of distress and confusion within the entire family.
Great fortune to meet the Law to overcome my younger sister’s karma of illness. My younger sister recovered for the better and lived a normal life.
During that time, I was working in my company with a Women’s Division member by the name of Shu Jia. From Shu Jia, I heard various testimonial of faith. There was once that she invited me to join a Soka activity. It left a deep impression on me as the members in service greeted me with sincerity and warmth. The turning point of my belief came during a discussion meeting, where I heard a Young Women’s division member shared her testimonial of overcoming the karma of illness, and even wanted to show me the documentary proof of recovery from the doctor. It was then that I believed in “transforming the impossible to become possible”in the eyes of the Mystic Law and chose to embrace this faith.
One day, my younger sister went missing again. After not being able to find her by searching all over, I prayed to the Gohonzon that she would be safe and sound, and she would be able to take the initiative to contact the family members. To our pleasant surprise, she really did called back home that very night to tell us that she was fine. This had never happened before. My younger sister mentioned that she was at the home of a stranger, neither allowing us to fetch her nor telling us where she was. Hence, I could only continue to pray. On the next day, at the moment when my younger sister came back home safely, in exact accordance of my prayers, I became deeply convinced of this faith in the Gohonzon, that my younger sister would definitely recover from her illness.
15 years had passed in this battle against the mental illness, and along with the medical treatment, my younger sister’s mental illness has turned much better. Not only could she worked normally, she could also get married and had her own children. Even more cause for celebration was that she had also taken up faith and through her own faith and practice, she could challenge her own karma of illness, and we did not need to worry about her anymore.
Never giving up in faith, committed in Soka activities, finding my lifelong partner in faith and life in accordance to prayers
My father was a male chauvinist who was strict and controls every action and behavior of the entire family.He did not believe in religions, and as a result, was very much against my religious beliefs. During my days of a Young Women’s Division member, I had to attend the Hibiscus/Byakuren Group’s meetings (for Young Women’s Division) with jitter and trepidation every time. Before a training course organized for the Hibiscus/Byakuren Group, not only did my father tried to stop me from participating, he was adamant that I discarded my faith, if not he would disown me and threw me out of the family.
During that time, I was so fearful of my father’s wrath that I dared not attend Soka activities anymore. The seniors in my district, as well as the fellow Young Women’s Division members in the Hibiscus/Byakuren Group, were very concerned and they wrote the following to encourage me i.e. “Let’s continue to fight this battle together, grow together, until the day where we graduate togetherfrom the Hibiscus/ByakurenGroup!”. After reading what they wrote to me, I cried and was deeply moved, determined to muster my courage and remain steadfast till the end. Later, my dad witnessed my persistenceand finally agreed that I could attend the 2-days Hibiscus/ByakurenGroup training course.In retrospect, I was deeply grateful towards my father whose opposition actually aroused my spirit of never giving up and strengthened the foundation of my faith.
Facing the fear of marriage, it was Shu Jia’s encouragement that I prayed courageously for a suitable lifelong partner, someone who could walk together with me in this path of kosen-rufu. And without a doubt, I married a man whom I prayed could “take care of me with tender”. Not only he allowed me to be remained steadfast in my faith, practice and study, he was also a companion of faith that walked alongside with me.
My husband suffered from hearing impairment for both of his ears. In the face of doubt from his factory where he worked, he strove hard to earn 4 technical certificates which enabled him to find a job where he could excel and shone his potentials. I was very thankful for my husband who supported me financially in the past 10 years of marriage, such that I did not need to work and could give my all to kosen-rufu. I believed that this is indeed the good fortune accumulated and manifested through this practice of faith.
Warm encouragement from the Soka family, transform my karma of mental illness
However, in the midst of such happiness and fulfilment, the genetic trait of mental illness that ran in the family caught up with me. In the beginning, I was unable to sleep well, and slowly, the symptoms of depression appeared. I took sleeping pills and seek psychiatric treatment, but still I was unable to sleep and depression became more apparent. Later, I was unable to leave the house, constantly afraid of meeting people, lost my appetite, unable to chant and felt as if I were dying. My heart was filled with fear and distraught.
At this time, a shoten-zenjin (i.e. Buddhist god, an equivalent of protective function of life due to our practice) appeared and she was none other than Xu Wei Lin, a Women’s Division member. Wei Lin was constantly by my side to take care of me, brought me to her house and tried all means for me to have my meals. She would also chant together with me, brought me to various Soka activities, showered concern and talked to me every day.Because of her warmth and care, I was then able to continue my chanting without pause or break, and therefore, be able to overcome my karma of illness through faith. I was very thankful of the care and encouragement from Wei Lin, the Women’s Division seniors in the district and my husband who allowed me to feel the warmth of the Soka family. I told myself that I will definitely overcome my karma of illness, and shared this sense of hope and warmth to others. Hence, in a period of 5 years, with steadfast faith and determination, I had finally stabilized the conditions of my mental illness and also be able to care and encourage those who were suffering the same.
Manifesting love taking care of an university student, leading the family of the university student and the student to steadfast faith
In the year 2011, I accepted and embarked on the new found mission of a Women’s Division member contributor to the University (Students’) Division. As I did not have children, I was unsure of taking care of the university students. The zone leader in the University’s Division encouraged me to regard the university students as if they were my own children, to take care and foster them. The university student that I was assigned to take care of was Xiang Zhi from the city of Hua Lian, and came to Tao Yuan Ming Chuan University for his studies. The moment I received his name, I started to pray seriously for his happiness, for being able to forge a bond with him and thought deeply on how I could be able to foster him as if he were my own son.
Before the orientation session, it was my first time to contact him, telling him to feel at ease to ask for any needs for his daily life. After this contact, I prayed for Xiang Zhi’s smooth and successful attendance in all future Soka activities. In actual fact, there were many matters which required help and assistance for any persons who traveled away from home. As such, my husband and I helped him to shift places, accompanied him to sign rental contract for his housing, mopped his floors and helped him settled down at his rented place. There was once that Xiang Zhi was so ill that he did not have the strength to visit the doctor. Once we knew about this, my husband and I drove him to the hospital for emergency treatment, accompanied him in the hospital till the wee hours and drove him back to his place to rest.
It was an intriguing bond with Xiang Zhi and his family. Through dialogue with his family, I came to understand that their family members had issues of mental illnesses. Therefore, I started to chant daily for his family to have the opportunity to change their karma of illness through the Mystic Law. One day, Xiang Zhi’smother called me and expressed her gratitude of taking care of Xiang Zhi and also encouraging him to attend Soka activities. Even though we had not met each other, we felt as if we had known each other for long and had a great conversation.
In the year 2012, when my father was ill, Xiang Zhi’s mothereven said that she would chant for the recovery of my father. In a later occasion, I came to understand that the Gohonzon at their home was passed down from their grandfather and grandmother after they had passed away. Hence, it was only during days of festivities that they would chant in front of the Gohonzon. Unimaginably, it was due to my father’s illness that Xiang Zhi’s mum had the opportunity to re-connect her faith back to the Gohonzon by chanting for my father. In the same year, Xiang Zhi became the emcee of the district friendship meeting, and Xiang Zhi’s mum became a member actively serving in the friendship meeting. Hence, both the mother and son fulfilled their mission in this friendship meeting respectively. Through this experience, Xiang Zhi’s mum transformed from a dormant, inactive member to one who actively participate in Soka activities. What a happy occasion it is for me!
I wished to thank profusely to the Gohonzon for bestowing upon me a “son”, allowing me the opportunity to take care of him, and thereby experiencing the feeling of motherhood and having a child. Because of Xiang Zhi and his mum, my life was filled with gratitude. Once again, I hereby vowed to carry out the spirit of mentor and disciple throughout my entire life, exert myself wholeheartedly for the sake of kosen-rufu, build an indomitable prime point of faith andexerting my all, fostering future successors of kosen-rufu.
[Source: He Le, Feb 2014]
Translation Disclaimer: The original testimonial is in the Chinese Language. It has been translated to the English Language for our readers’ convenience. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however the editorial team acknowledged that the translation may not be perfect to the author’s original and seeks our readers understanding. Please note that all guidance and quotes are loosely translated.
(编辑注释: 以上是中英翻译,原版如下.)
超越病業挑戰 溫暖照顧大學生
歡喜步上創價使命人生
吳雅琴
桃園北區 台灣
1995年,因妹妹罹患嚴重精神疾病,家人跑遍各地廟宇、求助於各種神明,服用許多藥物都不見好轉,不得已送去療養院。妹妹發病時,會離家不知去向,即使找到了也會在馬路上哭喊著不回家,鬧得全家雞犬不寧。
幸逢妙法 挑戰妹妹病業 妹妹病症好轉且正常生活
當時我在婦人部淑佳姐的公司上班,常聽到她訴說許多會員的信心體驗,有一次她邀請我參加創價活動,才踏進會場就立即被服務人員的親切問候吸引,留下深刻印象。直到在-次新人懇談會上,聽到一位女子部分享超越病業的體驗,原本不敢置信的我,經過那位女子部與我佛法對話,還說要拿醫生證明給我看,我才相信妙法真的能夠「化不可能為可能 」,於是決定入信。
某一天妹妹又不見了,四處找不到人,我向御本尊祈求妹妹一定要平安無事故,主動與家人聯絡。沒想到當晚她真的打電話回家報平安,這是從來未曾發生過的事。妹妹說她在一位陌生人家裡,她不讓我們去接他,也不告訴我們她在哪裡,我只好繼續為她祈求。隔天妹妹如祈求般平安歸來,那一刻起,我深深相信御本尊,也確信妹妹透過妙法病一定會好起來。
經過15年的挑戰,配合醫生治療,妹妹病症已經非常輕微,可以正常上班,且已結婚生子,更高興的是,她也入信了,可以透過妙法挑戰病業, 不再需要為她擔心了。
堅持信心 認真活動 如願覓得廣布伴侶
我的父親是大男人主義者,對家人的一舉一動都要受到他嚴格的控制。他不認同宗教,非常反對我的信仰。在女子部時我擔任芙蓉組成員,戰戰兢兢挑戰每次出任及活動,然而就在舉辦芙蓉組研修前,父親非但阻止我參加,並揚言如果我不放棄信仰,就要與我脫離父女關係把我趕出去。
當時我害怕得不敢再參加活動,地區前輩及芙蓉組姐妹都很關心我,她們寫信鼓勵我:「讓我們與你一起共戰、一起成長到, 芙蓉組畢業那一天吧!」看到信後,我感動得流下眼淚,下定決心一定要鼓起勇氣奮戰到底。後來父親看到我的堅持,終於答應我參加兩天一夜的芙蓉組研修。現在回想起來,真要感謝父親,因為他的反對,我燃起絕對不輸的心,打下穩固的信心基礎。
原本對婚姻感到懼怕的我,因為淑佳姊的鼓勵,要勇敢地祈求有一位理想的廣布伴侶。果真,如願與「照顧、體貼我」的先生結婚,不但讓我認真地信行學,更是一起在廣布道路上前進的伴侶。
我的先生兩耳聽障,在經歷過工廠的資遣後,努力考取4張専業技術證照,順利找到發揮所長的工作。很感謝先生讓我婚後10年都不用上班,能夠經濟無憂地全職廣布。相信這是信心以來累積的福運與功德
創價家族溫暖鼓勵 超越自身精神病業
然而,就在一切看似幸福美滿 時,家族的精神疾病悄悄找上我,剛開始睡不好,後來漸漸有憂鬱躁鬱的情形出現,看精神科吃安眠藥還是無法入眠,憂鬱緊張不安的症狀更為明顯。後來,我沒辦法出門,看到人會害怕,沒有食慾,無法唱題,覺得自己一定會死去,心裡非常害怕。
這時,出現一位諸天善神-一婦人部徐瑋璘,總是在我身邊照顧我,帶我去她家想盡辦法讓我吃下飯,陪我唱題、帶我去參加活動,每天關心我、與我對話。因為她的溫暖照顧,我才沒有中斷唱題,才能透過信心來挑戰病業。非常感謝瑋璘與地區前輩的關心、鼓勵,及先生在我生病期 間的照顧,讓我感受到創價家族的溫暖,我告訴自己一定要戰勝病業,也要將溫暖與希望帶給別人。經過5年多努力,以強盛決意透過題目與信心挑戰病業,終於讓自己站立起來。不但精神狀況穩定,更可以去關心鼓勵與我有相同病業的人。
發揮愛心 照顧大學生 引導大學生及家人認真信心
2011年,我接下大學部愛心媽媽的使命,因自己沒有小孩,不知道該如何照顧大學生,本部育才長鼓勵我,要把他們當成自己的孩子來培育、照顧。我照顧的大學生翔智是從花蓮來桃園銘傳大學就讀。我一拿到他的名單就開始為他祈求,希望他能幸福;祈求要與他結善緣,並且認真地思考:如果他是我兒子,我會如何培育他。
在舉辦迎新茶會前,第一次與他聯絡,告訴他生活上有任何需要協助都可以找我。之後我祈求翔智能順利出席各項活動,他也如我祈求般順利參加。實際上,出門在外有許多地方需要幫忙,我與先生曾在假日時幫他搬家、租房子時陪他與房東簽契約、一起擦地板打點住的地方。有一次他生病,病到沒力氣去看醫生,接到通知時,我趕緊與先生開車送他到醫院掛急診,一直在醫院照顧他到凌晨,再送他回住的地方才回家休息。
與翔智家的緣份真的很奇妙,在對話中得知他的家人患有精神疾病,我開始每天為他的家人唱題,祈求他們家能透過妙法來轉換病業。有一天他的媽媽打電話給我,感謝我對翔智的照顧,及帶他參加活動。雖然不曾見過面,但對他的媽媽感覺很熟悉,彼此聊得很愉快。
2012年,在父親生病期間,翔智的媽媽還說要為我的父親唱題祈求。後來得知他們家的御本尊是阿公阿嬤留下來的,阿公阿嬤過世後,他們家逢年過節才會在御本尊面前唱題。沒想到因為父親的病,卻讓翔智的媽媽重拾信心,再次與妙法結緣。同年,翔智擔任地區友好總會的司儀,他的媽媽也擔任總會服務人員,母子倆人共同完成使命,他的媽媽從偶爾參加,轉變為積極參與活動,真的好高興。
感謝御本尊賜給我最好的愛心兒子,讓我能夠照顧他,感受到做為母親的心情及有兒子的快樂,我的人生也因為翔智母子而充滿感謝。我再次決意,一生貫徹師弟精神,致力廣宣流布,建立永不退轉的信心原點,全力培 育廣布後繼人才。
[和樂新聞,2014 年2月号]
Walking Joyously on the Lifelong Mission of Soka.
Going all out to take on the role of as a Women’s Divisionto foster future successors, building deep bonds with the university students by showering tender-loving warmth
Wu Ya Qin
North Tao Yuan District
Taiwan
In the year 1995, due to the severe mental illness of my younger sister, the family members visited many temples and shrines of different location to seek various sorts of divine help. After not responding to various kinds of medicine, there was no choice but to admit her to the nursing home. When my younger sister had a relapse, she would leave home and lose her direction. Even when she was found, she would throw a tantrum, crying and shouting on the roads, not wanting to return home. This became a source of distress and confusion within the entire family.
Great fortune to meet the Law to overcome my younger sister’s karma of illness. My younger sister recovered for the better and lived a normal life.
During that time, I was working in my company with a Women’s Division member by the name of Shu Jia. From Shu Jia, I heard various testimonial of faith. There was once that she invited me to join a Soka activity. It left a deep impression on me as the members in service greeted me with sincerity and warmth. The turning point of my belief came during a discussion meeting, where I heard a Young Women’s division member shared her testimonial of overcoming the karma of illness, and even wanted to show me the documentary proof of recovery from the doctor. It was then that I believed in “transforming the impossible to become possible”in the eyes of the Mystic Law and chose to embrace this faith.
One day, my younger sister went missing again. After not being able to find her by searching all over, I prayed to the Gohonzon that she would be safe and sound, and she would be able to take the initiative to contact the family members. To our pleasant surprise, she really did called back home that very night to tell us that she was fine. This had never happened before. My younger sister mentioned that she was at the home of a stranger, neither allowing us to fetch her nor telling us where she was. Hence, I could only continue to pray. On the next day, at the moment when my younger sister came back home safely, in exact accordance of my prayers, I became deeply convinced of this faith in the Gohonzon, that my younger sister would definitely recover from her illness.
15 years had passed in this battle against the mental illness, and along with the medical treatment, my younger sister’s mental illness has turned much better. Not only could she worked normally, she could also get married and had her own children. Even more cause for celebration was that she had also taken up faith and through her own faith and practice, she could challenge her own karma of illness, and we did not need to worry about her anymore.
Never giving up in faith, committed in Soka activities, finding my lifelong partner in faith and life in accordance to prayers
My father was a male chauvinist who was strict and controls every action and behavior of the entire family.He did not believe in religions, and as a result, was very much against my religious beliefs. During my days of a Young Women’s Division member, I had to attend the Hibiscus/Byakuren Group’s meetings (for Young Women’s Division) with jitter and trepidation every time. Before a training course organized for the Hibiscus/Byakuren Group, not only did my father tried to stop me from participating, he was adamant that I discarded my faith, if not he would disown me and threw me out of the family.
During that time, I was so fearful of my father’s wrath that I dared not attend Soka activities anymore. The seniors in my district, as well as the fellow Young Women’s Division members in the Hibiscus/Byakuren Group, were very concerned and they wrote the following to encourage me i.e. “Let’s continue to fight this battle together, grow together, until the day where we graduate togetherfrom the Hibiscus/ByakurenGroup!”. After reading what they wrote to me, I cried and was deeply moved, determined to muster my courage and remain steadfast till the end. Later, my dad witnessed my persistenceand finally agreed that I could attend the 2-days Hibiscus/ByakurenGroup training course.In retrospect, I was deeply grateful towards my father whose opposition actually aroused my spirit of never giving up and strengthened the foundation of my faith.
Facing the fear of marriage, it was Shu Jia’s encouragement that I prayed courageously for a suitable lifelong partner, someone who could walk together with me in this path of kosen-rufu. And without a doubt, I married a man whom I prayed could “take care of me with tender”. Not only he allowed me to be remained steadfast in my faith, practice and study, he was also a companion of faith that walked alongside with me.
My husband suffered from hearing impairment for both of his ears. In the face of doubt from his factory where he worked, he strove hard to earn 4 technical certificates which enabled him to find a job where he could excel and shone his potentials. I was very thankful for my husband who supported me financially in the past 10 years of marriage, such that I did not need to work and could give my all to kosen-rufu. I believed that this is indeed the good fortune accumulated and manifested through this practice of faith.
Warm encouragement from the Soka family, transform my karma of mental illness
However, in the midst of such happiness and fulfilment, the genetic trait of mental illness that ran in the family caught up with me. In the beginning, I was unable to sleep well, and slowly, the symptoms of depression appeared. I took sleeping pills and seek psychiatric treatment, but still I was unable to sleep and depression became more apparent. Later, I was unable to leave the house, constantly afraid of meeting people, lost my appetite, unable to chant and felt as if I were dying. My heart was filled with fear and distraught.
At this time, a shoten-zenjin (i.e. Buddhist god, an equivalent of protective function of life due to our practice) appeared and she was none other than Xu Wei Lin, a Women’s Division member. Wei Lin was constantly by my side to take care of me, brought me to her house and tried all means for me to have my meals. She would also chant together with me, brought me to various Soka activities, showered concern and talked to me every day.Because of her warmth and care, I was then able to continue my chanting without pause or break, and therefore, be able to overcome my karma of illness through faith. I was very thankful of the care and encouragement from Wei Lin, the Women’s Division seniors in the district and my husband who allowed me to feel the warmth of the Soka family. I told myself that I will definitely overcome my karma of illness, and shared this sense of hope and warmth to others. Hence, in a period of 5 years, with steadfast faith and determination, I had finally stabilized the conditions of my mental illness and also be able to care and encourage those who were suffering the same.
Manifesting love taking care of an university student, leading the family of the university student and the student to steadfast faith
In the year 2011, I accepted and embarked on the new found mission of a Women’s Division member contributor to the University (Students’) Division. As I did not have children, I was unsure of taking care of the university students. The zone leader in the University’s Division encouraged me to regard the university students as if they were my own children, to take care and foster them. The university student that I was assigned to take care of was Xiang Zhi from the city of Hua Lian, and came to Tao Yuan Ming Chuan University for his studies. The moment I received his name, I started to pray seriously for his happiness, for being able to forge a bond with him and thought deeply on how I could be able to foster him as if he were my own son.
Before the orientation session, it was my first time to contact him, telling him to feel at ease to ask for any needs for his daily life. After this contact, I prayed for Xiang Zhi’s smooth and successful attendance in all future Soka activities. In actual fact, there were many matters which required help and assistance for any persons who traveled away from home. As such, my husband and I helped him to shift places, accompanied him to sign rental contract for his housing, mopped his floors and helped him settled down at his rented place. There was once that Xiang Zhi was so ill that he did not have the strength to visit the doctor. Once we knew about this, my husband and I drove him to the hospital for emergency treatment, accompanied him in the hospital till the wee hours and drove him back to his place to rest.
It was an intriguing bond with Xiang Zhi and his family. Through dialogue with his family, I came to understand that their family members had issues of mental illnesses. Therefore, I started to chant daily for his family to have the opportunity to change their karma of illness through the Mystic Law. One day, Xiang Zhi’smother called me and expressed her gratitude of taking care of Xiang Zhi and also encouraging him to attend Soka activities. Even though we had not met each other, we felt as if we had known each other for long and had a great conversation.
In the year 2012, when my father was ill, Xiang Zhi’s mothereven said that she would chant for the recovery of my father. In a later occasion, I came to understand that the Gohonzon at their home was passed down from their grandfather and grandmother after they had passed away. Hence, it was only during days of festivities that they would chant in front of the Gohonzon. Unimaginably, it was due to my father’s illness that Xiang Zhi’s mum had the opportunity to re-connect her faith back to the Gohonzon by chanting for my father. In the same year, Xiang Zhi became the emcee of the district friendship meeting, and Xiang Zhi’s mum became a member actively serving in the friendship meeting. Hence, both the mother and son fulfilled their mission in this friendship meeting respectively. Through this experience, Xiang Zhi’s mum transformed from a dormant, inactive member to one who actively participate in Soka activities. What a happy occasion it is for me!
I wished to thank profusely to the Gohonzon for bestowing upon me a “son”, allowing me the opportunity to take care of him, and thereby experiencing the feeling of motherhood and having a child. Because of Xiang Zhi and his mum, my life was filled with gratitude. Once again, I hereby vowed to carry out the spirit of mentor and disciple throughout my entire life, exert myself wholeheartedly for the sake of kosen-rufu, build an indomitable prime point of faith andexerting my all, fostering future successors of kosen-rufu.
[Source: He Le, Feb 2014]
Translation Disclaimer: The original testimonial is in the Chinese Language. It has been translated to the English Language for our readers’ convenience. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however the editorial team acknowledged that the translation may not be perfect to the author’s original and seeks our readers understanding. Please note that all guidance and quotes are loosely translated.
(编辑注释: 以上是中英翻译,原版如下.)
超越病業挑戰 溫暖照顧大學生
歡喜步上創價使命人生
吳雅琴
桃園北區 台灣
1995年,因妹妹罹患嚴重精神疾病,家人跑遍各地廟宇、求助於各種神明,服用許多藥物都不見好轉,不得已送去療養院。妹妹發病時,會離家不知去向,即使找到了也會在馬路上哭喊著不回家,鬧得全家雞犬不寧。
幸逢妙法 挑戰妹妹病業 妹妹病症好轉且正常生活
當時我在婦人部淑佳姐的公司上班,常聽到她訴說許多會員的信心體驗,有一次她邀請我參加創價活動,才踏進會場就立即被服務人員的親切問候吸引,留下深刻印象。直到在-次新人懇談會上,聽到一位女子部分享超越病業的體驗,原本不敢置信的我,經過那位女子部與我佛法對話,還說要拿醫生證明給我看,我才相信妙法真的能夠「化不可能為可能 」,於是決定入信。
某一天妹妹又不見了,四處找不到人,我向御本尊祈求妹妹一定要平安無事故,主動與家人聯絡。沒想到當晚她真的打電話回家報平安,這是從來未曾發生過的事。妹妹說她在一位陌生人家裡,她不讓我們去接他,也不告訴我們她在哪裡,我只好繼續為她祈求。隔天妹妹如祈求般平安歸來,那一刻起,我深深相信御本尊,也確信妹妹透過妙法病一定會好起來。
經過15年的挑戰,配合醫生治療,妹妹病症已經非常輕微,可以正常上班,且已結婚生子,更高興的是,她也入信了,可以透過妙法挑戰病業, 不再需要為她擔心了。
堅持信心 認真活動 如願覓得廣布伴侶
我的父親是大男人主義者,對家人的一舉一動都要受到他嚴格的控制。他不認同宗教,非常反對我的信仰。在女子部時我擔任芙蓉組成員,戰戰兢兢挑戰每次出任及活動,然而就在舉辦芙蓉組研修前,父親非但阻止我參加,並揚言如果我不放棄信仰,就要與我脫離父女關係把我趕出去。
當時我害怕得不敢再參加活動,地區前輩及芙蓉組姐妹都很關心我,她們寫信鼓勵我:「讓我們與你一起共戰、一起成長到, 芙蓉組畢業那一天吧!」看到信後,我感動得流下眼淚,下定決心一定要鼓起勇氣奮戰到底。後來父親看到我的堅持,終於答應我參加兩天一夜的芙蓉組研修。現在回想起來,真要感謝父親,因為他的反對,我燃起絕對不輸的心,打下穩固的信心基礎。
原本對婚姻感到懼怕的我,因為淑佳姊的鼓勵,要勇敢地祈求有一位理想的廣布伴侶。果真,如願與「照顧、體貼我」的先生結婚,不但讓我認真地信行學,更是一起在廣布道路上前進的伴侶。
我的先生兩耳聽障,在經歷過工廠的資遣後,努力考取4張専業技術證照,順利找到發揮所長的工作。很感謝先生讓我婚後10年都不用上班,能夠經濟無憂地全職廣布。相信這是信心以來累積的福運與功德
創價家族溫暖鼓勵 超越自身精神病業
然而,就在一切看似幸福美滿 時,家族的精神疾病悄悄找上我,剛開始睡不好,後來漸漸有憂鬱躁鬱的情形出現,看精神科吃安眠藥還是無法入眠,憂鬱緊張不安的症狀更為明顯。後來,我沒辦法出門,看到人會害怕,沒有食慾,無法唱題,覺得自己一定會死去,心裡非常害怕。
這時,出現一位諸天善神-一婦人部徐瑋璘,總是在我身邊照顧我,帶我去她家想盡辦法讓我吃下飯,陪我唱題、帶我去參加活動,每天關心我、與我對話。因為她的溫暖照顧,我才沒有中斷唱題,才能透過信心來挑戰病業。非常感謝瑋璘與地區前輩的關心、鼓勵,及先生在我生病期 間的照顧,讓我感受到創價家族的溫暖,我告訴自己一定要戰勝病業,也要將溫暖與希望帶給別人。經過5年多努力,以強盛決意透過題目與信心挑戰病業,終於讓自己站立起來。不但精神狀況穩定,更可以去關心鼓勵與我有相同病業的人。
發揮愛心 照顧大學生 引導大學生及家人認真信心
2011年,我接下大學部愛心媽媽的使命,因自己沒有小孩,不知道該如何照顧大學生,本部育才長鼓勵我,要把他們當成自己的孩子來培育、照顧。我照顧的大學生翔智是從花蓮來桃園銘傳大學就讀。我一拿到他的名單就開始為他祈求,希望他能幸福;祈求要與他結善緣,並且認真地思考:如果他是我兒子,我會如何培育他。
在舉辦迎新茶會前,第一次與他聯絡,告訴他生活上有任何需要協助都可以找我。之後我祈求翔智能順利出席各項活動,他也如我祈求般順利參加。實際上,出門在外有許多地方需要幫忙,我與先生曾在假日時幫他搬家、租房子時陪他與房東簽契約、一起擦地板打點住的地方。有一次他生病,病到沒力氣去看醫生,接到通知時,我趕緊與先生開車送他到醫院掛急診,一直在醫院照顧他到凌晨,再送他回住的地方才回家休息。
與翔智家的緣份真的很奇妙,在對話中得知他的家人患有精神疾病,我開始每天為他的家人唱題,祈求他們家能透過妙法來轉換病業。有一天他的媽媽打電話給我,感謝我對翔智的照顧,及帶他參加活動。雖然不曾見過面,但對他的媽媽感覺很熟悉,彼此聊得很愉快。
2012年,在父親生病期間,翔智的媽媽還說要為我的父親唱題祈求。後來得知他們家的御本尊是阿公阿嬤留下來的,阿公阿嬤過世後,他們家逢年過節才會在御本尊面前唱題。沒想到因為父親的病,卻讓翔智的媽媽重拾信心,再次與妙法結緣。同年,翔智擔任地區友好總會的司儀,他的媽媽也擔任總會服務人員,母子倆人共同完成使命,他的媽媽從偶爾參加,轉變為積極參與活動,真的好高興。
感謝御本尊賜給我最好的愛心兒子,讓我能夠照顧他,感受到做為母親的心情及有兒子的快樂,我的人生也因為翔智母子而充滿感謝。我再次決意,一生貫徹師弟精神,致力廣宣流布,建立永不退轉的信心原點,全力培 育廣布後繼人才。
[和樂新聞,2014 年2月号]