golden escape

The words that Fang You said calmly and calmly echoed in the hearts of some people. Master Huijie looked at Fang You's still calm face, and couldn't help sighing. He knew Fang You's character deeply, and he was sure that Fang You was Really want to help those who are in trouble.

Even a relic of the Buddha's real body discovered by others has to find a good home for it, even at any cost. This kind of persistence, this kind of great kindness, even they have never had it, but want to compromise. Put the Buddha's relic in the Heshi relic tower.

Thinking of this, Master Huijie smiled slightly and stood up, "Contribute to society and help those in need, do you need a reason? Fang Xiaoyou's words express our heartfelt thoughts. To truly do a good deed is to Will be questioned by others, it can be seen that this society is full of interests, and people like Fang Xiaoyou who are not interested in interests are needed to stand alone. I know very well that Fang Xiaoyou will definitely make the Longlin Charity Foundation an organization that only helps others, this old monk is sure of that."

"Fang Xiaoyou has such a great wish. As disciples of Buddhism, the old monk and others naturally cannot stand by and watch. It is what we should do to save all living beings with compassion. The old monk and others have decided that every year, two people will be drawn from the major monasteries. The incense is handed over to the Longlin Charity Fund for charity and public welfare. The wealth of incense is the offerings of Buddhist disciples and believers to the Buddha and other Buddhas. The wealth of incense is used to do good deeds, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas Heaven knows, and will readily agree with the decision of Lao Na and others."

Master Huijie's calm words made the faces of some people present shocked. Everyone present is a remarkable figure, but because of these words of Master Huijie, they were deeply moved. It can be seen that How inconceivable this decision of Master Huijie is.

Incense money is the fee charged by the major temples to the believers who enter the temple to offer incense. It can also be said that the worship of the Buddha and the Buddhas is the main source of income for the major temples, and all the expenses and expenses of the entire temple. All are obtained from incense.

Master Huijie, as the president of the Buddhist Association, is also the abbot of several famous monasteries in China, and the Buddhist masters beside him are themselves abbots of some very prestigious monasteries in China. It is not an exaggeration to say that Master Huijie and the masters here represent the entire Chinese Buddhism, and they are naturally capable of making such a decision.

This is equivalent to handing over [-]% of the main income of the temple to the Longlin Foundation. There are extremely many Buddhist believers in China, and there are countless people who go to major temples to burn incense and worship Buddha every year. [-]% of the income of a temple, Maybe it's not a big deal, but Master Huijie is here, representing most of the monasteries in China, and the [-]% of the incense money is not a small fortune.

It can even be said that the expenses and daily expenses of the major monasteries will be reduced in the future, just to support Fang You's Longlin Foundation in doing good.

Such sparing no effort shows Master Huijie's incomparable belief in Fang You, and it also bears witness to Huaxia Buddhism's belief in compassion and universal salvation of all beings.

"Master Huijie, I know the current situation of Buddhist disciples. Your daily expenses, expenses, and monastery repairs are all in the incense, and the same is true for doing good deeds. I have accepted your wishes, but please take back this decision. "Fang You's peaceful face revealed a look of emotion, he came to Master Huijie and said solemnly.

Although in the eyes of ordinary people, Shaolin Temple is very famous and its income is considerable, but most of it comes from ticket income, and more than half of these incomes have to be handed over to the government. The remaining maintenance expenses are not easy. The incense money can be said It is the main source of income among the major temples.

The situation of some other temples is not as prosperous as that of Shaolin Temple. Most of the temples and the land of the temples are nationalized. In addition to relying on some incense money, some temples also need state funds for relief. It can be said that the incense money is the entire temple. It is not an exaggeration to maintain normal life-saving money. Among these money, there must also be charity and fasting, and relief for the poor.

These are things that real Buddhist disciples do, and those rumors say that in some temples, monks are seen holding iPhones and driving Toyota overbearing. I have to say that these are monks who are hired by the local tourism bureau to dress up as monks That's all.

True Buddhist disciples and practitioners can’t see them at the scenic spots. They also don’t have any income, and they don’t participate in these things at all. Sometimes they receive incense and incense money. In addition to maintaining daily expenses, the rest is used to print Sutra, and Purdue sentient beings.

These true Buddhist disciples can only be seen in ancient monasteries, and most of the monasteries in the major scenic spots are just peddlers. The temples built by the local tourism bureau, and then find They are just monks dressed up by some employees. Naturally, their words and deeds do not have the slightest appearance of Buddhist disciples.

These are what Fang You saw in Famen Temple, and some of them were told by Elder Chu. Thinking of the tickets, Fang You suddenly remembered something that happened in Famen Temple. Listening to what Master Huijie and others mentioned when they were practicing in Famen Temple, he was a little confused at the time, so he asked, and finally learned the ins and outs of this matter, and he was extremely angry. This is why Fang You resolutely put the Buddha relic into the ancient pagoda. , and the main reason for dismissing the local government and the person in charge of the scenic spot.

At that time, although Famen Temple was surrounded by the Famen Temple Scenic Area, there were a lot of people who went to Famen Temple to visit and pray for blessings, and the Famen Ancient Temple insisted that the entrance fee for the visit was much lower than that of the scenic spot, and it could be used alone Buy.

However, some developers of the Famen Temple Scenic Area are jealous of the visitors of the Famen Ancient Temple, and want to enclose the Famen Ancient Temple into the one-ticket system, that is to say, if you want to visit the Famen Ancient Temple, you must purchase tickets for all scenic spots together. .

The abbot of Famen Temple and the masters of the Buddhist Association strongly disagreed, but the local developer took advantage of the situation without the knowledge of the temple and surrounded the ancient Famen Temple with walls. After learning the news, the monks of Famen Temple The crowd, as well as some local Buddhist residents, worked together to knock down the wall in front of the gate of the ancient Famen Temple, and announced the closure of the gate the next day to fight against the bad behavior of the developers.

Some officials spread rumors that this was a conflict between Famen Temple and the scenic spot because they did not reach an agreement on interests, but a master of Famen Temple shook his head peacefully. This is not a question of money. We monks just want to be clean and harmonious.

In the end, after the government came forward, Master Xuecheng, the abbot of the ancient Famen Temple, was forced to consider the overall situation and finally agreed to include the temple in the one-vote system for scenic spots, all for the sake of making the temple clean and peaceful.

Master Huijie took [-]% of the main income of the monastery in this way, how could Fang You bear it.

"Fang Xiaoyou, what we do is a small kindness, what you do is a great kindness, a great kindness, as Buddhist disciples, how can we not support it, the wealth of incense is obtained from the worship of the Buddha by the people, and now it is returned to you. Wanmin, why not, does Fang Xiaoyou want to reject the good deeds of our Buddhist disciples?" Master Huijie said firmly, the decision he made has not changed in the slightest.

What Buddhist disciples do is to save all sentient beings. If they care about money, then what is the difference between them and those who are obsessed with interests.

What Fang You is doing is great kindness. He will definitely help those suffering people wholeheartedly as he himself said. Not only that, Fang You is also their Buddhist benefactor, and they must support them both emotionally and rationally. Fang You's good deeds, otherwise, they would be Buddhist disciples in vain.

Hearing Master Huijie's resolute words, Fang You nodded, and said with a serious face: "Master Huijie, I will definitely not let down the good deeds of all the masters and Buddhist disciples, and Fang You will definitely do my best. Do a good job with the Longlin Foundation so that those suffering can live a happy life."

Master Huijie smiled slightly, put his hands together and bowed to Fang You, "Hehe, Fang Xiaoyou, I always firmly believe that you will do well, because you are different from those people. If Fang Xiaoyou has any difficulties in charity, you can ask for help." Old monk and others, we can’t give out a lot of money like others, but the big monasteries have vacated rooms, which can help many suffering people, old monk and others represent the suffering people in the world, thank you Fang Xiaoyou in advance.”

"Master Hui Jie, it should be the boy who thanked you." Fang You said with respect.

Hearing the conversation between Fang You and Master Huijie, the faces of all the people at the scene were full of respect. Buddhist disciples are people who do good deeds, but they donate their main income to Fang You, just for great good deeds. This kind of great compassion makes some people stand in awe.

The old man surnamed Li showed respect and smiled slightly. He himself experienced hardships when he was a teenager. He dropped out of school to make a living when he was less than 15 years old. He deeply understands the importance of health and knowledge, and believes that helping the helpless is the most meaningful thing in the world. However, he also realized that personal power is limited, and only with a successful career can he make greater contributions to society and the country. Therefore, when his career improved slightly, he established the Lee Foundation. How much money, Mr. Li will make up as much, and never use the existing assets of the foundation.

He himself believes that the foundation is 100% charitable and helps those in need, but he has always disliked using the word charity for the foundation, and he does not allow family members and foundation directors to take a point from the foundation money.

Now seeing another successful and well-known young hero who has devoted himself to charity, just to do [-]% charity, he feels very gratified. If every entrepreneur can have Fang You With such kindness and courage, I am afraid that the current China will become the legendary harmonious society. How could he not support Fang You's Longlin Foundation.

"Master Huijie's charitable deeds embody the concept of great compassion and compassion in Buddhism, and Fang Xiaoyou's unwavering belief in helping more people is even more admirable. However, Fang Xiaoyou, what I want to remind you is , doing charity is not just simply giving money to those suffering, that will not only fail to help the suffering, on the contrary, it will also make them lazy to get something for nothing.”

"The way to better help them live a happy life is to enable them to have the ability to live a happy life through labor and the knowledge they have learned, instead of simply getting donations from others. To help them, so that they will not feel inferior, and truly integrate into society instead of becoming a burden on society. If Xiaoyou Fang has this need, I will teach you the charity experience I have done over the years, so that you can Go further in philanthropy and help others better."

Hearing the words of the old man surnamed Li, Fang You suddenly realized that, as Mr. Li said, doing charity is not just talking about it, not just sending money donated by others to the hands of the suffering people. Helping them gain the ability to obtain happiness, instead of directly giving them a happy life and obtaining happiness through their own efforts, will make them cherish it even more. After they succeed in their careers, they will naturally feel deeply and help others who need help People, this is a virtuous circle of charity.

Establishing schools and improving medical care are both charity and public welfare undertakings, but they can help the suffering people acquire knowledge, and help those who are sick and have no money get medical treatment.

The few words of the old man surnamed Li made Fang You fall into a deep comprehension, and also made Xu Mengyun on the side look thoughtful. A good teacher, to teach these children knowledge so that they can strive for self-improvement, this kind of behavior is the real way to help others, and giving money directly like that is an irresponsible behavior at all. If you have money, you are doing good deeds.

"Mr. Li, listening to your words is better than reading books for ten years. Only now, I really understand the true meaning of charity, which is to help others gain abilities, not simply giving money to help Mr. Li. Thank you." Fang You With a solemn expression, he walked up to Mr. Li and bowed deeply to him to express his inner gratitude and respect.

The old man surnamed Li smiled slightly, "Fang Xiaoyou, there is no need to be polite, you must have thought of this before, I just brought it out, the most important thing in doing charity is a heart that will always serve the good, and be firm and unwavering." Only by moving can the charity be done forever. I am very pleased that you can join this ranks. As Master Huijie said, I also believe that you will be able to make the Longlin Foundation well, make it bigger, and help more Lots of people."

"Here, I announce that I will donate [-] million Hong Kong dollars to the Longlin Foundation every year, so that the Longlin Foundation can help more people. If the Longlin Foundation has better projects, such as the establishment of schools , hospitals, etc., I will also make additional donations, and I hope Fang Xiaoyou's Longlin Foundation can help those suffering people live a happy life." Mr. Li said calmly.

Mr. Li's words once again caused an uproar. Some people did not expect that Master Huijie and Mr. Li would support Fang You so fully just because they heard that Fang You was going to set up a foundation without any investigation. Such trust, Incredible.

(To be continued)