文／蓮生活佛 盧勝彥
在「葉子湖」禪定三昧，入三昧時，自覺到了一地，這是娑婆世界的人間，無啥希罕。
入一屋中，原來有一壇城，是密教行者的家，我再一看，是一位《真佛宗》的弟子，哭喪著臉，拼命的唸：「嗡。古魯。蓮生悉地。吽。嗡。古魯。蓮生悉地。吽。嗡。古魯。蓮生悉地。吽。…………。」
我一看這弟子，嚇了一跳。
原來他的臉生了白癬，如同染了白色的粉，但參差不齊，東一塊，西一塊，如同地圖一般，連鼻子也是，額頭更是。我看了很怕，相信他自己也不敢外出見人，外人見了，都驚嚇到，這白癬可能有傳染性，人人懼而遠之。
只見弟子說：「自從皈依蓮生師尊後，白癬才生出來的，沒有皈依修法前，是沒有白癬的。」
我這一聽，差一點吐血，凡人一生病，往往怪東怪西，自己業障到了，均不承認，現在賴到我身上了，你皈依我，就生白癬，那我豈不是「白癬大王」，我又沒有生白癬。
氣歸氣，但，這位弟子持『根本上師心咒』已達萬萬遍，不救他也顯得我無能、無法力。
等到晚上，我入了他的夢，我用我的手，去抓他臉上的小白蟲，他臉上的小白蟲實在有夠多，抓不了，用刮的，一大群的小白蟲，全刮到地下去了。
我在夢中對弟子說：「白癬好了，多度一些人來皈依，皈依我的，不會生白癬，我不會叫人生白癬的。凡有病，均是業障，要如此認知。有病找醫生治，也要有信心念佛持咒，我就是你唸『根本上師心咒』，唸來的。」
我說完，就神行他去了。
據我所知：
只一夜功夫，他的臉上白癬盡去！他又悲又喜！
他夢見師尊幫他抓臉上的眾多小白蟲，他生起無比的信心，介紹很多人皈依《真佛宗》。
他的夢宣傳到遠近各處。
從此，他更精進勤奮不懈怠的持咒，持到「摩訶雙蓮池」的一朵蓮花也開放了。
The Face Infected with Ringworm
Written by Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by Amy Zhou
Edited by Jessie Loh Proofread by Lufang Hsiung
While practicing samadhi at Leaf Lake, I found myself in the human realm of the Saha world.
I entered a home with an altar and found that it was the home of a Vajrayana practitioner. On closer scrutiny, I realized it was a disciple of True Buddha School. He looked unhappy and was fiercely chanting, “Om Guru Lian-Sheng Siddhi Hum, Om Guru Lian-Sheng Siddhi Hum, Om Guru Lian-Sheng Siddhi Hum…”
When I took a closer look at the student, I was startled.
I realized that his face was infected with ringworm. It was as if he had dyed his face white, but in an uneven manner; there were patches here and there, like continents on a map. There were spots covering his nose and especially his forehead. Since I was frightened upon seeing his condition, I was sure he was afraid to leave his home. If other people were to see him, they would be scared as well and would surely stay away, fearing that facial ringworm would be contagious.
I heard the disciple say, “Ever since I sought refuge in Grand Master Lian-sheng, my face has been infected with ringworm. Before I took refuge, I did not have a single ringworm patch on my face.”
When I heard this, I was flabbergasted. When people become sick, they often blame others instead of admitting that it is due to their karmic hindrances. Now, the disciple put the blame on me, saying that because he sought refuge in me, his face became infected with ringworm. Well, did that not make me the King of Ringworm? Then, why was my face not infected?
Despite my anger, I felt I had to help him since he had chanted the Guru Heart Mantra countless times, and to not save him would imply that I lacked the ability and dharma power.
That evening, I entered his dream and used my hand to scratch off the ringworms on his face, but his face was covered with so many ringworms that I could not scratch them all off. So, I used something to scrape off the mass of ringworms, and they all fell to the ground.
In the dream, I spoke to the disciple, “Your ringworm is cured. Go convert more people so that they take refuge in me. Do not worry, they will not contract ringworm; I do not cause people to suffer from ringworm. You should understand that whenever a person becomes ill, it is always due to karmic forces. If you are sick, you should seek aid from a doctor as well as faithfully chant Buddha’s name and recite mantras. I am here because you chanted the Guru Heart Mantra."
When I finished speaking, I spiritually traveled away.
As far as I know, that one night of effort cured him completely! He was thrilled, but sad.
After he dreamt that Grand Master helped to remove the multitude of small white ringworms from his face, he had absolute faith, and introduced True Buddha School to many people who later took refuge.
The story of his dream reached lands near and far.
Since then, he diligently recited mantras without fail, until in the Maha Twin Lotus Ponds, a lotus flower bloomed.
