Good morning everyone today I'd like to share a story about Dragon Guan Yin.
There is a small village near the ocean Coast.
All the citizens live in this village they all rely on fishing in order to make a living.
One time, there is a huge thunderstorm in the ocean near the coast of this village
Many of the villagers their family member travel in this East Ocean.
They travel to the middle of the ocean thunderstorm suddenly arise
and none of them actually can escape from this thunderstorm. All these fishers,
these workers working in the fishing boat they were shocked with this thunderstorm.
Every one of them got on the deck and tried to see why this time this thunderstorm was so different
than before. One of the fishermen he saw there's a monster actually swimming inside the ocean so
he called all his co-workers say everyone try to come. Come to see this monster there
The senior fishermen were laughing at him saying nonsense I have been fishing all my life I never
see a monster in this East Ocean. The weird thing is that they saw this monster not only swimming
in the ocean and sometimes this monster flying above the ocean surface, flying in the sky, because all of
them notice that this monster has a dragon head, but the same time the monster has a turtle body.
So all the fishermen acknowledged this. This is not a typical monster. It is a very strange
monster seems attacking them and wanting to eat all of them. So one of the fishermen in this boat
he is a very sincere Buddhist. When he saw this kind of monster, none of them actually can fight
with this strange monster and he know he maybe will die and eaten up by this monster.
So he is not afraid and immediately he asked all the fishermen say, "stop being panic all of you
should begin calling Guan Yin Bodhisattva's name
if you want to follow me maybe your life can be saved. But none of them
actually listen to his advice and continue running around try to escape from this boat.
Some people they jump into the ocean immediately they've been drown by the huge ocean wave
and some of them stay in the boat by running around and very panic
but only this man he sat down and he closed his eyes and he palmed his palm together and he
chanting the name of Guan Yin, "Na Mo Guan Shi Yin Pu Sa". He's chanting Guan Yin Bodhisattva's name.
Afterwards he continued reciting Great Compassion Mantra
and also he chanting the Guan Yin Bodhisattva
Heart Mantra
When the time he was chanting the Mantra, calling Guan Yin Bodhisattva's name
and a very strange things happened. In the very far of the sky there is a very auspicious cloud
this cloud made with the five color of the rainbow
flying closely to their boat. When these five colors of the rainbow cloud appear above
their boat this monster actually jumping above the sea and try attacking this boat
All the fishermen in this boat were running screaming crying and try to get out of this
boat. Some people jump into the ocean some people running around and try to
find somewhere they can hide their body so they will not be eaten by a monster. This monster
swimming into the ocean flying up to the sky and about to attack this boat.
Suddenly these five rainbow of colors cloud divide into half.
In the middle of the cloud slowly appeared the Guan Yin Bodhisattva.
The Guan Yin Bodhisattva above the boat gave the education to the monster say,
"monster, you were a cultivator before and why you cannot give up your bad habitual behavior
still chasing and eating human and hurting other animals. Now you should stop this behavior
really continue become a good practitioner
follow my teaching helping all the beings. If you don't do this now
you are never able to free your own suffering. You will always stay in this ocean
suffer by no food, suffer by other animals through harming you."
Once Guan Yin Bodhisattva delivered this short teaching to this monster, the monster seemed
very touched, but immediately this monster with the turtle body dragon head and his
whole body slowly transformed from a dragon head turtle body to completely become a dragon again.
Once this Turtle Dragon transformed back to the very gorgeous Dragon, Guan Yin Bodhisattva say,
"you were a king of the Dragon before but because of your hatred and you cultivated your mind,
you rebirthed as this monster. Now because you want to repent your bad Karma after
listening to my teaching. You decide to transform yourself. That's why you are able to transform
yourself back to a whole body of dragon. Now you will no longer become a monster anymore.
You will have a full ability as what you have before. Once the dragon listens to Guan Yin
Bodhisattva's teaching, the Dragon flied into the sky and bowed to the Guan Yin Bodhisattva and say,
"Guan Yin Bodhisattva, I was your disciple in my previous life and now because of your
generous teaching I am able to do my repentance. I'm able to recover my life of a Dragon King. From
now and on, I vow to you I will always protect you become your Dharma protector. Not only that
whenever and wherever the area, country, or region have drowning or flood, I will flying there with
you to resolve the disaster for all the beings. That is my vow to you, Guan Yin Bodhisattva.
Please take my sincere vow. Once this Dragon King say this, Guan Yin Bodhisattva
smiled, and immediately Guan Yin Bodhisattva flied on top the Dragon
and flying away. So as we know in this boat, many of the fishermen were so scared
only one fisherman he's a sincere Buddhist
but all of them witnessed this dialogue between the monster and Guan Yin Bodhisattva.
and once they witnessed their conversation, this sincere Buddhist fisherman told rest of
his colleagues say we should all sincerely make a vow to Guan Yin Bodhisattva as well
so he lead everyone to kneel down, and do a prayer to Guan Yin Bodhisattva and they say,
"Guan Yin Bodhisattva, please sincerely take my repentance due to our bad Karma before
always enjoy fishing hunting the animals to making our own living that's why we have
this bad karma right now, being hurt by this monster. Now we sincerely do this repentance
to you, Guan Yin Bodhisattva. Please accept our repentance about our bad Karma of killing.
Once all of them say this, sincerely make this vow and bow to the sky the magical thing happened.
Immediately this beautiful five colored cloud flying close to their boat
and at the same time Guan Yin Bodhisattva appear in the sky but the difference is this time is
riding a dragon appear above the boat, and Guan Yin Bodhisattva say,
"after my teaching to monster to all of you, I'm very pleased to see
all of you do this repentance and make a sincere vow not hurting any sentient being afterwards
and from now on all of you will continue to practice this kindness to all the beings
and do not harm any animals and you will have a good life in the future."
Once Guan Yin Bodhisattva say that, she pointed her finger
and all the fishermen in this boat immediately magically flying back to their village.
The magical thing happened. In this Village, it is no longer just a village everyone hunting the fish
or hurting animals. In this village, they have a very beautiful farm after the Guan Yin Bodhisattva
pointing the finger. Once they return back to their home village, they saw
Guan Yin Bodhisattva appear in the sky, and all the villagers bowed to Guan Yin Bodhisattva
and name this Guan Yin Bodhisattva Dragon Guan Yin. The Guan Yin appeared in the East sea
handling and delivering the teaching to this monster,
Turtle Dragon monster let him become a protector
of the Guan Yin. This story has been shared around along the coast of the ocean
for all the villagers not only in these villagers next Village around the East sea of the coast
none of them become a fisher after Guan Yin Bodhisattva's teaching. They all become farmers
after they witnessed Guan Yin Bodhisattva's true teaching.
So this is one of the old saying, saying Guan Yin Bodhisattva appeared in the East Ocean
and the delivery teaching not only to the monster but also the villagers
changing their lifestyle but another old saying Guan Yin Bodhisattva riding on a dragon also
comfort and resolve one of the flood happened 50 years ago. I hope you enjoy my sharing of today.
Thank you.