Buddhism is definitely not superstition! ! ! The following is what Master Jingkong said, I hope it will be helpful to you.
1 Buddhism gives us "take refuge in enlightenment", which means being aware without being confused; "take refuge in righteousness", which is righteous but not evil; "take refuge in purity" , pure and undefiled, this is called the Three-Self Refuge, which shows that there is indeed no superstition in Buddhism.
2 The purpose and goal of Buddhist teaching is only eight words, "to break the confusion and enlightenment, to escape from suffering and gain happiness". How can Buddhism be superstitious? It will break down superstition, teach you wisdom, and help you become enlightened. This is in terms of cause; in terms of effect, you will be free from suffering and gain happiness.
3 Buddhism is not about mysteries, it is about real life and a happy life. There is no superstition or lies in Buddhism. Every word is true. This is what Buddha and Bodhisattvas expect of us.
4 In daily life, treat others with an equal heart and a pure heart, and you will achieve the Tao! The Tao is the mind of purity and equanimity, and awareness is certainly within it. This is the true attainment of the Tao, and there is no superstition in it.
5 Buddhas and Bodhisattvas explain the truth clearly to us. If we practice according to the methods given to us by Buddhism, we will be able to obtain extraordinary results. This is the blessing of Buddha and Bodhisattva, this is the protection of Buddha and Bodhisattva. You must not be superstitious.
6 There are many confused and confused people in this world, but few are truly enlightened. Confused people often laugh at the sober person, saying that he is passive, superstitious, and does not know how to enjoy. In fact, after a few years, he realized that we really know how to enjoy.
7 Master Ouyang Jingwu said well that Buddhism is not a religion. Religion is superstitious. Religion relies on others to help us. It depends on others. Buddhism relies on oneself and not on others.
8 We must have a clear understanding of Buddhism. It is not a religion, so we cannot be superstitious; it is not academic, and we cannot use our minds to understand it.
9 Buddhism is not superstition, it is education; only education can truly help us achieve the ultimate and perfect wisdom, break away from delusions, become enlightened, and escape suffering and gain happiness.
10 When studying Buddhism, we must not be superstitious; our purpose in studying Buddhism is to fully realize and truly understand the truth of the universe and life. What Buddhism seeks is to truly understand oneself and the living environment. Oneself is life, and the environment is the universe.
11 Buddhism is by no means superstitious. No matter which method is used, it is necessary to eliminate the worries of thoughts, thoughts, and troubles. The troubles of seeing, thinking, and worrying are the causes of reincarnation. If the troubles of seeing, thinking, and thinking persist, you will suffer the consequences of the cycle of life and death. This is something that no one can avoid.
12 To learn Buddhism, you must first have "confidence". If you don't have "confidence" and just "believe in him", it is superstitious and you will not be able to achieve success.
13 What is Buddha? Didn’t figure it out! If you believe something without understanding it clearly, that is superstition. Some of my classmates are beginners, and some of them have been studying Buddhism for a long time, but they still don’t know what “Buddha” is. No wonder people say we are superstitious.
14 Nowadays, most practitioners who study Buddhism are religious. Buddhism is not a religion but has become a religion. Religion is superstitious, obsessed with form and has no real effort, so you can't get real results, which is a pity.
15 There are many wrong practitioners and too few correct practitioners; too many people regard Buddhism as a religion, but too few people accept the true teachings of Sakyamuni Buddha. People say we are superstitious, but we are really superstitious. If we don’t know anything when we ask, of course we are superstitious!
16 Those who do not read or listen to scriptures, but generally burn incense, worship Buddha, and attend temple fairs are indeed superstitious. These people are all good people, and they are all kind-hearted people, but their actions have caused a negative result for society: everyone thinks that Buddhism is superstitious.
17 We Buddhists are discriminated against in society. People say that we are superstitious and look down on us. What he said is right. We cannot blame him. This is indeed the case in many places.
18 Buddhism is not a religion, this must be understood clearly. If you practice Buddhism as a religion, in other words, religion cannot transcend reincarnation. Religion can give birth to heaven, but it cannot transcend reincarnation.
19 Religion depends on the enthusiasm of belief, so that he can be spiritually comforted. It is impossible not to be lost in it. Buddhism does not talk about this. Buddhism talks about reason, Buddhism talks about wisdom, and Buddhism talks about breaking through confusion. Enlightenment, Buddhism breaks away your confusion and teaches you enlightenment.
20 All religions are superstitions. Religions are blessed by gods and rely on external sources. This is not the case with education. Buddhism teaches each of us to believe in ourselves, to stand upright and not to rely on anyone, so The purpose of its teaching is wisdom.
21 Impure faith, unclean and unstable faith are all called superstition. There are many people who believe in "reciting the Buddha's name", "participating in Zen", "learning the secrets", and even believe in heretics and ghosts and gods. This is called miscellaneous belief and random belief.
22 Our heart is not like the Buddha’s heart, our wishes are not Buddha’s wishes, and our actions are not Buddha’s actions. Our wishes and actions are all in reincarnation, and the reincarnation mind creates samsara karma. What we use is a delusional mind, not a true heart; our faith is false faith and superstition.
23 There is absolutely no superstition in Buddhism. You must first build up your self-confidence, gain enlightenment from your delusion, and then use it freely in your realm. The so-called benefiting freely means that your mind can be at ease with the realm: being rich and noble is content with being rich, and being poor and humble is content with being poor and humble.
24 It doesn’t mean that if you believe it, it will be fine; if you believe it, it will be useless; no matter how sincere you believe it, if you don’t understand it, that is called superstition. The last stage of Buddhism, "faith, understanding, practice, and realization", requires you to confirm it, so it is not superstition.
25 Belief in Buddhism is not superstition. After you believe it, you must understand it. This belief has a theoretical basis. This is not called superstition, but right faith. This is where Buddhism differs from other religions.
26 From right belief to true belief, true belief comes from contact with the Buddha's energy. Only when you come into contact with it can you truly believe. When you truly enter into it, it is one level higher than true belief. Our "faith" has sufficient theoretical basis, and this "faith" is not superstitious. If you truly believe it, the sense of connection will be very obvious.
27 There is no superstition or far-fetched theory in Buddhism. What Buddhism seeks is our true nature. This is our true nature and our true self. Buddhism is self-enlightenment, self-cultivation, and self-realization. Even if it is a Pure Land method, the so-called two-power method, the most important thing is to rely on oneself.
28 Although the Pure Land teaches the two-power method and the blessing of Buddha’s power, the blessing of Buddha’s power is the sutra. The sutra is spoken by the Buddha. He tells us the theory, method and realm. This is the blessing of Buddha’s power. There is nothing in it. superstitious.
29 When we read and recite the scriptures, our thoughts and opinions gradually become consistent with the scriptures. If there are mistakes, we will correct them according to the standards of the scriptures. This is the blessing of Buddha and Bodhisattva. This is the blessing of Buddha and Bodhisattva. In Buddhism, There is no superstition.
30 You must know that the true meaning of making offerings to the image of Buddha and Bodhisattva is to repay kindness and to think of the wise. You cannot treat him as a god. You need to know this and don’t be superstitious when making decisions.
31 Treating the images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas as gods is superstitious. Buddhism is to break superstition and achieve enlightenment. Only by understanding the representation of art in Buddhism and the true meaning of Buddhist statues can we avoid being superstitious.
32 Divination, fortune-telling, fortune-telling, and feng shui are absolutely prohibited by Buddhism. Today, this is considered superstitious. Nowadays, many people are superstitious about this. They don’t believe it if it’s true, but they believe it if it’s false.
33 Nowadays, many people ask fortune tellers and Feng Shui masters to change their names. This is superstitious. The name your parents give you is their expectation for you throughout your life. If you change your name, you are violating your parents' wishes. This is a great act of unfilial piety, so you cannot change your name.
34 Today’s people believe in lies but not in truth; when we tell people about karma and reincarnation, they don’t believe it. They say we are superstitious and laugh at us.
35 Good causes must have good consequences, and evil causes must have bad consequences. The decision on this matter is not to say "If I believe it, there will be it, if I don't believe it, it will not exist." This is not the way to say it.
36 Are our actions of body, speech and mind creating more good or more evil? If we do more evil than good, the consequences in the next life will be more suffering than happiness. This is not superstitious, nor is it a lie. If you think about it calmly, you will know the pros and cons.
37 In today's world, to put it nicely, it means advocating science, but to tell the truth, it means superstitious science. Science is not orthodox belief, it is superstition. Modern people believe in science, but in fact they may not understand it. They may not understand it but believe it. This belief is called superstition.
38 They say we are superstitious about Buddhism, and we say they are superstitious about science. They are all superstitious. If you understand something clearly, you are not superstitious; if you don't understand it, you believe it, it is called superstition.
39 In modern society, there are many claims to be about the return of Buddha and Bodhisattva.
They walk around the market all day long, deceiving the ignorant sentient beings in the world. Anyone who believes in him is deluded and ignorant.
40 There are indeed many incarnations of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in ancient China. His identity is not leaked, and you don’t know it. As soon as his identity is leaked, he leaves immediately and is determined not to mislead the public with evil words. This is the real Buddha. Buddha.
41 Even if he refuses to leave, he still publicizes it everywhere and seeks fame and gain. This person is definitely not a Buddha or a Bodhisattva. This is what we should know. Don’t be fooled or be superstitious.
42 Reciting the Buddha's name, abstaining from killing, eating a vegetarian diet, refraining from evil and practicing good deeds, and accumulating merits can prevent disasters and avoid disasters. Unfortunately, most people do not believe it and think it is superstition and religion, which is bad. This is the karma of all sentient beings, and they will all suffer.
43 Where did the disaster come from? It comes from our bad intentions. We should now cut off our unwholesome minds and use pure and kind minds in our studies, dealings, dealing with people, and objects. The situation will change with our minds. This is the basis of our theory and is by no means superstitious.
44 What we practice is pure awareness, what we learn is also pure awareness, and what we seek is still pure awareness. Therefore, Buddhism is not superstitious. Let me tell you, when you achieve pure enlightenment, you will gain everything from worldly and transcendental dharma to all dharma.
45 Doubting the holy religion and misunderstanding all Buddhist teachings are superstitious. This kind of thinking and view is a serious mistake. Little do we know that the teachings of sages indeed transcend space and time.
46 The teachings of sages are the most accurate guidance of thoughts and opinions in any era. It is also the most correct guiding direction in any region, any country or nation.
47 There are superstitions, righteous beliefs, and true beliefs. If you truly make a wish to be reborn in the Pure Land, your faith is true faith; if you cannot truly wish to be reborn in the Pure Land, your faith is not true faith either.
48 When we recite Amitabha to the end, no matter if others say we are superstitious or foolish, we don’t care; we know it clearly in our hearts, and our future is bright!
Amitabha!