《孝親月》(English version below)
2018年8月11日，便是農曆七月初一。
佛教有部經典《佛說父母恩重難報經》。這部經典，顧名思義，就是告訴我們父母恩有多重。
據經典所記載，釋迦牟尼佛說：「假使有人，左肩擔父，右肩擔母，研皮至骨，穿骨至髓，繞須彌山，經百千劫，血流決踝，猶不能報父母深恩。」
祂傳下這個殊勝的法門：報父母恩咒，在每個農曆七月的初一至三十，每天唸49遍，就能報答父母恩。
在現實生活中，我們當然也要有實際的行動報答，比如，有份良好的工作、每個月奉上錢財供養父母、每天給他們一個微笑、照顧他們的起居飲食，這些都是現實生活中要孝順。
唸報父母恩咒，不祇妳你有功德，兩老也有功德。這些功德資糧具足，也能幫助他她們的往生，和她他們未來的智慧增長等等等。
所以大家不妨在每年的農曆七月初一到三十，每天持誦49遍的報父母恩咒來報答現世父母和過去七世的養育之恩。
18年來，吾本身是每年都持誦的。如果一日未誦，次日可以補誦。
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視頻：玳瑚師父親誦49遍報父母恩咒
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9XbKo6_L6E&t=53s
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11 August 2018, is the 1st day of the 7th Lunar Month.
There is a Buddhist Sutra named "Sutra of Deep Kindness of the Parents and the Difficulty in Repaying it" which, as the name suggests, expounds the immense debt of gratitude we owe our parents.
In this Sutra, Shakyamuni Buddha expounded, "If a man uses a yoke to carry his father on his left shoulder, his mother on his right shoulder, goes around Mount Sumera for hundreds and thousands of kalphas, until his skin tears, his bones breaks apart exposing the marrow, and his blood flows till his ankles, it is not enough to pay off the immense kindness of his parents."
However, the Buddha is a great sage indeed. He imparted us a magnificent Dharma: To recite the "Mantra of Repaying Parents' Kindness" daily for 49 times during the entire Seventh Lunar Month (1st day to the 30th), in order to repay this debt of gratitude to parents.
In reality, we definitely should repay our debt of gratitude with practical actions, such as holding a good job, providing them with monthly financial support, giving them a daily smile, taking care of their daily needs, etc. These are actions we should perform in real life to show our filial piety.
Reciting the Mantra of Repaying Parents' Kindness generates merits not only for yourself, but for your parents as well. Such merit accumulation when completed can aid them ascend to the Pure Land, and increase their wisdom in the future, etc.
Therefore, on the 1st to 30th day of every 7th Lunar Month, you may wish to recite the Mantra of Repaying Parents' Kindness 49 times daily to repay your debt of gratitude to your parents this current lifetime, as well as your parents from your past seven lifetimes, for their love and care given to you since childhood.
For the past 18 years, I have been faithfully doing the recitation during the 7th Lunar Month period. If you are unable to recite on a particular day, you can make amends and recite the 49 times the next day.
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On Master Dai Hu's Youtube channel:
49 recitations of Mantra to Repay Parents' Kindness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9XbKo6_L6E&t=53s
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