命犯孤星Born With The Star Of Loneliness

成長的歲月中，第一次聽到這詞語，若沒記錯的話，應該是由暢銷漫畫，拍成戲劇的「中華英雄」戲裡。那時初聞的直覺是，很可憐很無奈的命運。後來當了師父，才發覺自己的面相上，八字裡都有一個「孤影」。坦白說，吾從不去想這孤字，吾也從不害怕這孤字，況且吾在很年輕時，就已認識「孤」字。

「命犯孤星」有何益處

吾對於孤獨並不抗拒。只是有時候，自然有種苦苦的滋味莫名地湧上心頭。吾也獨自看了不計其數的日出與日落。塞翁失馬，焉知非福。吾的生命雖早逢孤獨與孤單，但在修行上，也早接觸到「靜」。所有修行人都必需在這「靜」字上精進耕耘，才能夠早日成就偉大慈悲大聖佛陀的無諍智慧，永斷三惡道，永斷六道輪迴之苦，恆常快樂與自在。

居家風水也會「犯孤星」？

其實，所謂的犯孤星，不只是在八字裡，有其「蹤跡」在面相上、在居家裡，亦都有其「蹤跡」。有種錯誤的理念，必需將之熄滅。那就是有些家庭，因兒子娶了老婆，房間供不應求，就在客廳處「弄」出另一個房間來。千萬別這樣做，這種是很差的風水，妳你也會簡接害了妳你自己的兒子及媳婦，「命犯孤星」啊！

命犯孤星對任何人而言，都不見得是好的。或許妳你會認為出家人命犯孤星無所謂啦！那妳你就錯了。出家人是要上求佛果，下化眾生的。命犯孤星如何下化眾生呢？有些獨居老人，終於獨居處，直到屍體發出臭味，才有人知曉，有可能也是命犯孤星。這樣妳你說好不好？

If I remember correctly, I first heard the phrase “born with the star of loneliness” during my growing up years from the Chinese movie “A Man Called Hero”, adapted from a bestselling comic series. My instinctive reaction at that time was to feel sorry for such a pitiful and helpless destiny. After I became a Master, I realized that I do have that “shadow of loneliness” in my facial features and birth chart too. Frankly speaking, I never dwell on the word “loneliness”, nor have I ever been afraid of it. Moreover, since my youth, I have been no stranger to loneliness.

Advantage of Having the Star of loneliness

I do not resist loneliness, just that at times, feelings of melancholy naturally arise. I have also witnessed countless sunrises and sunsets with only myself for company. As the Chinese saying goes, “When the old man from the frontier lost his horse, how could one have known that it would not be fortuitous?” It meant that what you see as a loss now may turn out to be a good thing after all. I may have experienced the feeling of isolation and loneliness early in my life, but when I stepped onto the path of spiritual practice, I experienced stillness very quickly as well. This quality of stillness is of utmost importance to achieve for all spiritual practitioners, in order to soon attain the selfless wisdom of the great compassionate Buddha, and put a permanent stop to the endless cycle of three evil paths as well as the six realms of existence, and finally achieve everlasting freedom, bliss and happiness.

The Star Of Loneliness can occur in Residential Feng Shui Too!

The truth is traces of this “Star of Loneliness” can be found not only in birth chart and facial features, they can be found in your homes as well. There is a misconception which I must correct. In some families, due to a new marriage, there is not enough room to cater to the newly-wed. Therefore, the family partitions a new room in the living area. Please do not do this as it will result in a lousy Feng Shui, and the family will indirectly inflict the newly-wed with the “Star of Loneliness”!

To cross the path of the Star of Loneliness is not a good thing for anybody. You might think that if it happens to a monk or a nun, it is nothing to be concerned about. You are wrong in this view. The sole purpose of entering monkhood is to pursue the fruits of the Dharma, and bring salvation to the sentient beings. If the monk’s destiny crosses the Star of Loneliness, how can he bring salvation to sentient beings? Some elderly folks who live by themselves eventually die alone in their own homes, undiscovered until somebody realizes it from the odour of their decomposing bodies. The fates of these old folks could have also crossed path with the Star of Loneliness. Would you say this is a good thing?