Q: I have a question. Many of my friends and classmates are members of the Communist Party. Although they are all good men and women, it’s really difficult to ask them to practice Buddhism.
I don’t know why.
Is the party against the practicing of it? Can you solve my confusion?
Please.
Namaste, Initiate Liu Yulan.
A: Thank you for proposing this question. To be frank, I’m also a communist. I joined the CCP in 1977. Up to this point, I have been a member for 33 years. Thirty-three years, that’s not really senior nor fresh, right? It’s like in the middle, right? When I joined the party, I remembered clearly that I made an oath under its banner. One of most important mottos was to serve people with your all heart. I’m a practical person. I took things seriously. I thought that as I made that oath, that should be a promise. I must fulfill that promise as my duty throughout my whole life. So for these 33 years, I look back at myself And I have no regrets to it. I’ve devoted all my will and efforts to it. I did not do selfish things. I exerted all of my strength. When I was a teacher, I loved my students. When I changed my path to do something else, I spared no efforts to complete my jobs. Especially when I was assigned to the provincial government, I’d been there for nearly 20 years. In those 20 years, I put all my spirits into the work. During that time, I was often evaluated as excellent communist, model communist worker, or excellent public servant. If one can be noted as an “excellent public servant” for three consecutive years, The person shall be able to acquire a higher level of pay. That’s what everyone wants. But I did not think that way. Here’s my thought. All we do, we do for the people. There’s no room for asking for something And I did not ask for something I want. That’s how I’d been through these 33 years. As a member of the communist party, I did not shame my organization. I dare not say I’ve earned something for the organization, but I believe I’m eligible as an excellent communist member. That seems to not as humble as you think, but that’s just a fact. In 1992, I became a Buddhism practitioner. After that, I thought that if you became one, You must not shame yourself and the Buddha. You must be a good and true devotee of the Buddha. So for these years, I studied Buddhism with my true heart. I practiced Buddhism with my true heart. Probably because of the environment, I have a good reason to do that. I’m severely ill. It’s more than severe ill; it’s deadly and incurable. So for ten years, I’ve been studying the sutras, studying the Buddhism, and devoting myself to the Buddhism with my true heart. That’s my primary lesson. That’s why I can obtain such a tiny result. If the master didn’t choose me this time, I wouldn’t know how I should put that. In reality he chose me and hoped that I can be your model, then I must not fail him. I must not fail my fellow practitioners. When I became a Buddhist, I’ve been determined to become a good devotee, A true devotee. I was determined, I am determined, and I will still be determined. All in all, I can say that I’ve not encountered obstacles as a communist and a devotee of Buddhism at the same time. Especially I was working in a government agency. I should have been restricted in many ways, But I did not have that kind of feeling. No one restrict me either. So to your question, I think that we should not consider whether the organization opposes or supports you. What matters is what you think. I can genuinely tell you that all departments, from my superiors to my colleagues, know that I believe in Buddha, study Buddhism, and practice Buddhism. Why is that? I remembered that in 1991, before becoming a Buddhist, I was engaged with Guanyin. That’s a fateful moment. In the first disk, I told you that after I introduced Guanyin into my house, I went to work and promoted Her in the offices. I told them: “I’ve introduced Guanyin in my house, and it’s good. You can come and see Her.” Some people reminded me that “Do you know what you’re doing? How could you promote that?” I said: “I think it’s a good thing, and I’m happy. I want to share with you the good thing.” I don’t hide and and try to be secretive. I’ve got no cover and I am not hiding. Since 1991, the Buddhist shrine in my house Has always stood there in the open, welcoming everyone. Did I say open? The shrine is open to everyone. When the chiefs and colleagues in our department come to my house, I always take them to the shrine. They are all pleased and delighted, saying that my house is blessed. What’s wrong with that? As a communist, we serve people with our true hearts. As a devotee of the Buddha we pray and save all souls in this world. The two roles can coexist and there are no contradictions. Thank you. Householder Liu Suyun, who’d been suffered from the deadly systemic lupus erythematosus, by chanting the sacred Amitābha, miraculously gained a new life from the edge of dying. It’s her sincere devotion of practices that earns the reply from the Buddha and the bodhisattvas. That’s the culmination and fruit of her practices. 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