Written by : Master Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by : Janny Chow
I once traveled to San Francisco to inspect the feng-shui of a rich family's home.
The owner loved collecting antiques. From the stone lions outside his front door to his living room and bedrooms, antiques were everywhere. His collection included Buddhist statues, porcelain vases, bowls, and vessels. Jade stone sculptures of birds and beast, antique paintings, ancient objects, such as desks and chairs, horizontal inscribed board, cooking utensils, and even articles of clothing and beds used by the ancients filled his home.
In fact, what began as a fondness for antiques had grown into an obsession. He had even purchased and displayed in his house ancient ancestor tablets that others had worshipped.
Then, strange things started happening.
During that year, the owner would often feel a feverish sensation on his forehead and a strange fishy taste in his mouth. He tired easily and was often irascible and moody.
His wife often saw black shadows. Sometimes they walked from one room to another, and other times, they sat next to her on the sofa. She even saw these shadows in her sleep, and strange noises would often alarm and wake her at night. She had not had a good night's sleep in a long while. She sensed that she was surrounded by harmful ghosts and began to lose interest in life as a depression settled over her.
Their daughter, who lived at home, was a Catholic and had always been very well-behaved. Recently, however, her behavior had drastically changed. She was attacked by frequent dizzy spells and started smoking and drinking. She derided and taunted her parents and often came home seething with anger and hatred. She acted unusually wild, and it appeared as if she had become a completely different person.
Family members were constantly sick with illnesses such as red, swelling allergic skin breakouts, vomiting, and diarrhea that alternated with constipation. Their stomachs felt bloated and uncomfortable, their muscles and bodies ached, and they lost appetite for food. The family had all gone to see doctors, but no one was able to diagnose or cure their illnesses.
The family then consulted several feng-shui masters in San Francisco. They were told their house had bad feng-shui. Following the advice of these geomancers, they made several changes in their home, but none resulted in any improvement in their lives.
Of course, when I arrived at their huge mansion, I also found a few flaws with the feng-shui. But after a careful inspection, I discovers that their problems were not caused by the adverse influences of unfavorable feng-shui, but by the antiques in the home. Among the huge collection, three pieces had "spiritual energies" attached to them.
The first object was a vat with a large body and small opening originated from Yunan, China. This vat was once used as a container for storing "poisonous worms" employed in black magic. The spiritual energy from the worms remained in the vat and could still cause mischief today.
The second object was armor worn by an ancient European warrior. After its owner had been murdered, his spirit attached to the armor, giving it a "spiritual energy." On the anniversary dates of his murder, the power of his energy would augment, giving rise to "haunted house" phenomena.
The third object was a stone tablet from an ancient Chinese monastery that had been used in memorial services. After purchasing it, the owner had displayed it in his living room. Although the memorial tablet was very old, the spiritual energies gathered there had not yet dispersed and could also cause mischief.
After explaining the situation, the mistress of the house then told me, "In my dreams, snakes and worms bite and crawl all over me every night. It is so nauseating. Every night I fight with these crawlers until morning. Several times at dusk, I have even seen the shadow of a tall, heroic-looking warrior. All this is in addition to the many strange shadows I see around the house. It is all just so terrifying."
Both the owner and his wife begged me, "You must help us."
So I put a "restraint mantra" on each of the three antique objects. I also instructed them to take the three pieces to an antique shop for a cheap consignment sale.
Later I learned that after removing these three antiques from their home, they were cured of all their "strange illnesses."
In the past, I have come across quite a few of these cases in my feng-shui consultation. Many rich people have carelessly bought antiques with spirits attached to them. It is true that displaying these antique objects may enhance the grandeur of a home, but it does not pay if these objects have attached spiritual energies and bring on haunted phenomena.
Therefore, in the acquisition of antiques to be displayed in one's living room, one should first be acquainted with the origin of these antiques. Were they used in memorial rituals? Did they come from temples or monasteries? What was the relationship between the antique and its owner? What are the words written on the artifacts? Are they burial objects from an ancient tomb? Are there images of gods or Buddhas on the objects? These are very important questions. Essentially, attached negative spiritual energy causes disturbances in the magnetic field of one's home, engendering mischievous phenomena.
I, Living Buddha Lian-sheng, consider wood or stone sculptures with images of deities, men, or animals to be possible lodgings for spirits. Such wood or stone objects with attached spirits may display haunted phenomena of varying magnitudes.
This chapter is beyond the scope of feng-shui, but it also illustrates some of the evil phenomena beyond an ordinary individual's perception
Source:
http://www.padmakumara.org/books/book69/chap18.shtml
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