【Description】
A businessman was on the brink of losing his company after running it well for more than 10 years. His son was involved in a serious road accident. The streak of major difficulties was linked with the family’s neglect of their deceased ancestors; the family had done nothing to restore the ancestors’ damaged graves.
According to Grandmaster JinBodhi, when we become an independent individual, there’s still an invisible umbilical cord and bloodline that connects us with our ancestors. Honoring our ancestors not only shows our respect to them, but also helps us and our descendants live in auspiciousness, happiness and peace. What did the businessman do to restore his family’s relationship with their ancestors? Please listen to Grandmaster JinBodhi describe the
importance of honoring ancestors.
【Content】
Honoring our ancestors and taking care of their graves are extremely important. I have had people ask for my help regarding this matter. One of them was a businessman. More than 10 years ago, his business was doing fine.
Every year, the sales increased rapidly. His products and interpersonal network were great. About 2-3 years ago, something happened. I can’t remember the details, but someone wanted to get a share of his business. In order to do that, they took him to court. He was in a very bad situation.
When he told me about it, I had a vision of a graveyard. It was flooded by water from a nearby river; the graveyard was filled with water which came in and out. That is what I saw. In my vision, the businessman’s ancestors were blaming and scolding their descendants for neglecting them. They were not happy. So, I told that businessman about my vision. He said that might be the case. They hadn’t visited their ancestors’ graves in years.
He told me about the government’s plan to build a highway nearby and them not paying much attention to this. They were too busy with their children and their business. His wife also never believed in this kind of thing. She believed in working hard to make money and not this kind of thing. Therefore, they never honored their ancestors. Because they didn’t care,
others couldn’t get to them regarding this matter. The developer moved the cemetery to another spot near a river. The place would get flooded from time to time.
He looked nervous after listening to me. He immediately flew back to his hometown and got it sorted out nicely. After this was over, his wife asked for my help. It was about their disobedient son. Something happened to him when the graves were being fixed. His sportscar crashed while rounding a corner. The car crashed; the driver survived. When she told me about it, I had another vision. One of their Grandma or Great-Grandma who’d passed away, was not happy with the businessman’s wife. The young man would suffer the consequences.
So, after that accident, his mother came to me. I told her that more disasters awaited her son. A proper send off for the lady ancestor was her only solution. I would perform the sendoff ceremony and they would help me. I asked her to buy lots of joss paper and other offerings for the deceased.
Apart from burning the offerings, I asked her whole family to worship, pay respect, repent and prostrate before their ancestor’s grave. I also asked them to repair the damaged grave.
When I talked to them again, I had another vision. The elderly ancestor who had been angry was now smiling. I told them that this meant things were getting better. After that, the businessman’s court case had a happy ending.
They kept their family wealth, and the family is still wealthy now. That disobedient son has matured into a fine young man. He has an important role in his father’s company as a director. He is filial to his parents and very capable. His parents never thought that this child could become a good man.
We can never break free of our ancestors. The bond is unbreakable. When your relatives and elders pass away, you will definitely sense something. We are not like the Monkey King who was born from a rock. We are all descended from our ancestors. When we were born, we were attached to an umbilical cord. When we become an independent individual, there is
still an invisible umbilical cord and bloodline that connect us. We can only be well if our ancestors are in peace. And our children can be well only if we live a good life.