■Book 148─Power of Mantra
■Written by Master Sheng-yen Lu
■Chapter Three
In the past, whenever I read the feng shui of a person's home, I observed both the visible and invisible worlds. The invisible world refers to the realm of spirits.
I will divulge a great secret.
I was once invited to do a feng shui consultation for a certain wealthy and powerful family in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Once I entered the house, I saw many “ghosts of poverty” occupying the place. These ghosts had all come to collect debts [from the owner]. I instantly knew that this prestigious person would soon lose his wealth altogether. Indeed, soon afterwards, his business failed miserably.
On another occasion, I visited the home of a poor man in a village to read the feng shui of his house. His house was in the typical style of a Chinese village courtyard. I saw lots of spirits, like an army of ants, carrying sacks of golden sand on their backs marching to his house. One by one they entered his house to deliver the golden sand. I knew right away that the family would soon possess great wealth. Eventually, his name became well known and he held a position in government. His wealth increased astronomically and he became the country's wealthiest man.
These are my experiences of reading feng shui:
If “ghosts of poverty” demanding payment surround the individual, he is doomed to be a failure in life. If wealth deities surround the individual, he is destined to prosper. Thus, the invisible hand of spirits affects everything.
I once went to a night market in front of a temple for a late-night snack. In front of the temple was an empty lot with a small food vendor. The vendor only sold four items, which were herbal soup, noodles, rice flour rolls, and boiled vegetables.
There were many tables around the vendor and they were all occupied with customers who were eager to taste the food. It was very similar to ants going after cookies. I opened my divine eye to examine the man running the vendor, and what I witnessed was frightening. The open field was filled with more than a hundred patrons visiting the vendor, and an equal number of spirits roaming the area. These spirits had swayed the customers to patronize this vendor. When the spirits lured someone in, the person couldn’t help but go in.
The vendor was famous for its herbal soup, and it was delicious. Every night, customers flowed in and out like an ocean tide. His business was so good that the money flowed in like running tap water. Some people said that the vendor owner laughed with delight while counting his money at home. Others said that the vendor owner owned a few apartments and his wealth was measured in the hundreds of millions.
I paid close attention to the vendor owner's facial features. I observed that his face was dark and gloomy, with a sunken nose, tiny mouth, small eyes and hardly any flesh on his face. He certainly did not look like he was a man of great wealth but instead resembled an old homeless man.
I felt there was nothing remarkable about this old man, but the fact that he was so prosperous was really strange! Besides being rich, he had so many spirits helping lure customers to his vendor. The spirits also attended to the customers and cleaned up their tables - this was quite perplexing.
I suspected that the old man learned how to use spirits to help him. However, upon closer observation, although he looked unpleasant, he did not have any negative energy lingering around his body.
From a distance, I looked at the vendor and the piece of land it was on and observed some glowing beams of red light emerging from the ground, and a red cloud quietly covered the area. This might have explained why the vendor was so prosperous. Perhaps it was due to the auspicious feng shui of the location. The other vendors did not enjoy the same kind of customer traffic that this vendor did. They were barely making ends meet. This was indeed interesting.
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One day, a certain individual came to seek my consultation. He wanted to find a name for his grandson, and when I looked at him, I realized he was the same old man who ran the vendor.
I said to him, “Your business is doing very well!”
“It's nothing, nothing at all,” the old man said modestly.
“How come your business is doing so well?” I asked curiously.
“Luck is on my side,” the old man grinned, exposing his two rows of black teeth.
“I believe there is more than just luck,” I said.
“Would you do a divination for me?” he requested.
-To be continuedcontinued-
