it is possible that somebody protected by Buddhas can have not good destiny?

Question

I have been told that Lotus Sutra will bring me good destiny. I have been told that prayer can give invisible merits to me. However, my life is not as it should be. is it my own fault or the whole Buddhistic religion is wrong and it is just an ilusion?

Answer 1

Merits aren't "brownie points". Anything done to gain merit is an action done physically or mentally to train the mind and prepare it for further realizations and understanding. Just saying, or reading, ANY sutra is meritorious because it's considered time better spent than doing some action that is going to cause harm or suffering, but it by itself doesn't bring good karma... also, studying a sutra and applying it is what brings merit more so than just a wink and a nod at it.

Whatever suffering you perceive now is past bad karma coming to fruition... you're to meet it with patience, if you can and let it slide on by without attachments or aversions. This is the only way to get rid of bad karma besides doing purification practices. However, it sounds like you don't have a solid understanding of the basics of karma, merit, and such, so may I recommend that you return to the basics and study further?

When you enter onto the Buddhist path and keep any vows you've taken you're on the path that's protected by the Buddhas, but the Buddhas are NOT omnipotent. Such omnipotence is illogical... if you've got karma coming to fruition, you've got to meet it appropriately or not. Now, once you attain the ability to see emptiness directly, then you really have entered the "protection" of the Buddhas... as it's defined at that level, but you seem to need further study to understand better, if you are who you appear to be, and it's not appropriate for me to go too far into depth on "emptiness" with you (according to the wisdom of my teachers, who tell us that general discussion of "emptiness" with someone who's not ready can be harmful).

Remember the words of the Buddha are far more valuable than the body of the Buddha... study further (or not) and always test the teachings like the Buddha says, don't take his word for it, but test it like gold.

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Answer 2

MAYBE YOU COULD JUST MOVE ON WITH LIFE! AND MAKE IT YOURSELF WHAT YOU WANT IT TO BE!