守護靈的正知The Right Knowledge about Guardian Spirits

靈的世界並不是，也不可能三言兩語就訴說的完的。今天提筆寫這文章，主要原因有三。

一; 很多很多人，道聽途說，以訛傳訛，造成人心惶惶，實為過失，福德無增反減，這樣不算是智舉。
二; 一知半解的情況，如何利己利他，冥陽兩利呢？
三； 揭開守護靈的神秘面紗，一起修功德，向善也向上，皆大歡喜。

在學佛之前，吾對於靈是「敬而遠之」的。學佛及玄學昇做師父後，開始有機緣研究與接觸靈，才明白他們不為人知的一面，也才從當初的「敬而遠之」，到今日的「敬而近之」。所以吾才知曉，原來他們比人更真，與他們交友，並不需要家財萬貫、居住豪宅、出入名車，等等。他們是交心，而不交金。他們有恩必報的，不像人如此受恩，卻反過來恩將仇報。

据吾所知，守護靈有些是過世的祖父或祖母、過世的父親或母親、過世的親朋戚友、過世的兄弟姐妹、過世的好朋友、過世的丈夫或妻子、過世的孩子，等等。無論如何，玳瑚師父在此必須提醒你妳們，這些守護靈們，是時時在你妳們左右的，他們會因爲你妳們的不正念頭及行爲，生起嗔念而墮落三惡道。千萬不可無知地以爲；好囉！不用拜囉！告訴你妳們，他們若墮落，你妳們在現實生活中，將失去守護力，而不好的靈馬上就來附在你妳們的身上或身中，從此「暗無天日」，你妳們死後，也同樣地墮落三惡道。智慧與愚痴，可見一般。

平時應該多多注意自己的起心動念、言談舉止、修善修福，這樣的善心與孝心才能夠讓我們的守護靈昇格，他們一昇格，我們在陽世間自然就昇格，無須東拜西拜南拜北拜，又或者亂亂拜，最終落入迷信幫，那就不太好。不如做位守護靈的正知者吧！日吉祥，夜吉祥，天天皆吉祥。

The realm of spirits cannot be fully explained in a mere two or three sentences. I wrote this article today for 3 main reasons.

1. Many people formed inaccurate pictures of the spiritual realm from hearsay. This created confusion and irrational fear through spreading of incorrect information, resulting in loss of merits. Such negligence is an unwise thing to do.

2. With only superficial knowledge, how can we benefit ourselves and others, both the living and the dead?

3. By lifting the veil of secrecy on our guardian spirits, we can all cultivate more merits and kindness with a more positive outlook and attain mutual happiness for everyone.

Before I became a Buddhist, I have due respect for the spiritual realm, but I kept a respectful distance away from them. After my exposure to the Dharma and metaphysics, and becoming a Master in my own right, the affinity with them drew closer and I had the opportunity to understand the unknown side of them through various interactions. This newfound knowledge and respect drew me closer to the spiritual realm. I have discovered that the nature of the spiritual beings is more sincere than humans. The spiritual beings do not need wealth, luxurious houses and branded cars etc, in order to befriend them. They do not talk money, and their sincerity stems from their hearts. They remember kindness and will seek to repay them, unlike us humans who often bite the hand that feeds us.

To my knowledge, our spiritual guardians may well be our family relations who have passed away – our late grandparents, parents, siblings, spouses, children, relatives or good friends etc. Regardless of who they might be, let me remind everyone that these spiritual guardians are always by your side. They will be affected by your non-virtuous thoughts or actions, which will cause hatred and anger to arise in them, and consequently cause them to fall into the 3 lower realms of existence. Please do not be ignorant and think that you would be rid of them this way and say hurray to not having to make prayers to them. The truth is, should they fall into the lower realms, you will lose their protection, allowing other undesirable spirits to come unto you. Your life will be shrouded in darkness and when you passed on, you will plunge into the lower realms as well. There is a thin line between wisdom and ignorance.

In our daily moments, we ought to be very aware of the thoughts and intentions arising from our mind, and the consequential action and speech. We must consciously cultivate merits and kindness. In this way, our virtues and filial piety will enable our spiritual guardians to rise in rank. Once our spiritual guardians assume greater power, our lives in this world would naturally improve as well. There is absolutely no need to pray at every other corner mindlessly, and eventually join the bandwagon of superstition. Let’s have the correct and positive knowledge when it comes to our spiritual guardians.

I wish everyone an auspicious day, auspicious night and auspiciousness every single day!