The Usnisa Vijaya Mantra（一）
■Book 148 - The Power of Mantra
■Written by master Sheng-yen Lu
A man by the name of Zhao Hui enquired about his destiny. When he stepped into my house I sensed a dark cloud was roaming over this person's head, and two ghostly entities were following him. However, these two ghosts were stopped by the Door Guardian outside my door. They were raising much noise.
Zhao Hui sat in front of me. I looked at him and his face appeared greyish; a stale energy lingered around him. I sighed as I observed this person from head to toe; his skin, his flesh, his bones, and all his past lives revealed nothing that was worthy of mention. What should I do?
Zhao Hui asked, 'How's my destiny?'
I told him, 'Seriously speaking, your life's destiny is something I rather not say.'
'Its OK. Please speak frankly.'
I said, 'Your parents died when you're young. You're raised by your relatives.'
'That's right. Damn! You're good!'
'You had a tough life during your youth. You left school and did odd jobs, got into fights, and was sent for rehabilitation.'
'That's right.'
'In your youth you became a thief and was jailed twice!'
'That's right. You even know about this.'
'Now you have achieve nothing and people avoid you.'
'Yes.'
'Are you still mixing with the gangsters?' I asked.
Zhao Hui nodded his head. When I came to this point, I spoke no further. I knew that a person like Zhao Hui could be described with a modern usage, 'scum bag'. This was because he had never done something proper in his life. He fooled around, led a fast life and lived loosely. He went wining and dining, whoring and gambling. He took drugs, stole and robbed, swindled and cheated.
Zhao Hui asked me, 'When will I become rich?'
I laughed bitterly inside but told him, 'You may have to wait!'
'For how long?'
'I don't know.'
Zhao Hui was not too happy and said, 'People say you're the best in divination and you know everything. Now you are saying you don't know about my destiny. You had better be careful.'
'Sorry. But the truth is your destiny is quite challenging to predict.'
'Even a dog's life has its destiny. You better tell me about my life. If I am pissed off, I'll make sure you disappear from the face of this earth!'
It sounded like a direct threat! I said, 'Zhao Hui, if I help you, will you do as I say?'
'Yes I'll listen. I may be a good-for-nothing, but I can tell who's good to me and who's not.'
I said, 'I want to help you change your destiny. In actual fact, you destiny is clouded and I'm afraid you will not have any success in your life. Only by changing your destiny then you can become rich. If you do as I say, I can help you change your life.'
'Cut the crab! Tell me!'
I said, 'You have two ghosts following you. If these two ghosts don't leave, you'll never have a good life. Where did these two ghosts come from?'
'Two ghosts?' Zhao Hui was all confused.
'You killed anyone before?' I asked.
'Nope. I have threatened to kill, but in reality I only hurt someone, but never killing any.'
'Think. If you haven't killed anyone, where does these two ghosts come from? Have you offended any ghost somewhere?'
Zhao Hui scratched his head and then exclaimed, 'Damn! That's it! I robbed someone's grave twice. Is grave robbing offensive to the ghosts?'
I replied, 'Of course.'
'Damn! I only stole his funerary objects. I didn't hurt anyone. What on earth are they following me?'
'Grave robbing is a crime. If you dig up someone's grave, the dead is not going to be happy. These two ghosts are following you and you're doomed to bad luck all the time!'
'What then?' Zhao Hui asked.
