时间：11/28/2026 11/29/2026
地点：星河禅修中心
主讲：陈双双
佛法修行
善光公主
当年波斯匿王有一个女儿，名字叫做善光，非常聪明，相貌端正，父母很疼爱她，宫内的人也对她很恭敬。她父亲波斯匿王对女儿说：“你是因为父王我的缘故，所以才会受到宫内人的尊敬。”善光公主回答道：“这是因为我自己的业力，和父王没有关系的。”波斯匿王问了三次，善光公主全都是跟前面一样做同样的回答。
于是波斯匿王就很生气，说道：“那现在就看看你究竟是有这个业力还是没这个业力。”然后波斯匿王就吩咐左右侍从，从城里找一个最下等贫穷的人来。不多久，下人回报说已经找到了，并且带来参见大王。
波斯匿王就把女儿善光嫁给了那个穷人，并对女儿善光说：“如果你真是因为你自己的业力，不需要借助我的势力，那就走着瞧吧，以后的事情就能验证出你说的对不对。”善光依然答复说“我有我自己的业力”，然后就和那个穷人互相依扶着出门而去。
善光公主问她的丈夫：“你还有父母么？”穷人回答说：“我父亲以前是舍卫城里面最富贵的，不过如今父母全都已经过世了，没有依怙，所以穷苦潦倒。”善光问道：“那你还记得你以前的宅院的位置吗？”其夫回答说：“地方还记得，但宅院都已经坍塌毁坏了，只有空地了。”
于是善光就和丈夫一起到老宅去，在破旧的宅院周围查看，在他们所经过的地方，地面突然自己塌陷，显露出地里面以前埋葬的宝藏。善光就拿出珍宝，雇人重新修建宅院，不到一个月时间，宅院就建好了，也有很多的侍从婢女。
此时，波斯匿王也想念他的女儿善光，不知道她如今生活的怎么样了。有人回答说：“她现在的宫殿宅院和钱财，不比大王少。”波斯匿王不由得感慨道：“佛陀说的果然真实不虚，自作善恶，自受果报。”
善光公主让丈夫到宫中迎请其父王波斯匿王，波斯匿王接受了邀请，见到善光公主家里也是华丽庄严，比王宫还要好。波斯匿王见到这种场景，感叹以前未曾见过。说道：“这个女儿知道她自己说的没错，所以一直回答我说自作此业，自受果报。”
波斯匿王就去问佛陀，这个女儿以前做过什么福德，能够生在王宫之家，身有光明？佛陀回答说：“在九十一劫之前，有一佛，佛号毗婆尸，那个时候有个大王名字叫做盘头，他有一个王后。毗婆尸佛入涅槃后，盘头王造了一个七宝塔来供奉毗婆尸佛的舍利。他的这个王后，用带有如意宝珠的天冠戴在毗婆尸佛像头上，光明照世，并发愿说‘愿我将来身有光明，紫磨金色，尊贵荣华，不要落入三恶道和八难当中。’那时的王后就是如今的善光。
“在迦叶佛的时候，一个妇人要用好的食物供养迦叶如来及四大声闻弟子。她的丈夫当时要阻止她，她劝丈夫说道：“你不要阻拦我。请让我供养佛陀和他的弟子，使他们食物充足。”丈夫听从了她的话，让她供养完毕。那时她的丈夫，就是今日她的丈夫。那个时候的那个妇人，就是今日的善光。当初她丈夫由于阻拦她供养，所以经常贫穷。但由于后来听从了妇人的话，所以会因为娶得那个妇人，也就是善光，才可以得到大富贵。失去这个妇人之后，还是会贫贱。善恶业报，丝毫不会差。”
王听到佛所说的话，受益匪浅，不再自大傲慢，深信并了解因果关系，欢喜而去。
Date: 11/28/2026 11/29/2026
Location: Star River Meditation Center
Teacher: Shuangshuang Chen
Dharma Talk
Princess Śāntigupta (Princess Shanguang)
In the time of King Prasenajit, there was a princess named Śāntigupta (Shanguang). She was intelligent, graceful, and deeply loved by her parents. Everyone in the palace respected her.
One day, the king said to her,“You are honored by all because you are my daughter.”
The princess replied,“This is due to my own karma. It has nothing to do with you, Father.”
The king asked her three times, and each time she gave the same answer.
Angered, the king said,“Then let us see whether it is truly your karma or not!”
He ordered his attendants to find the poorest and lowest man in the city. Soon, a poor man was brought before him.
The king then married his daughter to this man and said,“If your fortune truly comes from your own karma, then we shall see what becomes of you.”
The princess calmly replied,“I rely on my own karma,”and left with her husband.
She asked her husband,“Do you have any parents?”
He answered,“My father was once the richest man in Śrāvastī, but now my parents have passed away. I have no support and have fallen into poverty.”
She then asked,“Do you remember where your former home was?”
He replied,“I remember the place, but the house has collapsed. Only empty ground remains.”
So they went together to the site of the old residence. As they walked around, the ground suddenly gave way, revealing buried treasure beneath. The princess used the treasure to hire workers and rebuild the estate. Within a month, a grand residence was completed, complete with many attendants.
Meanwhile, the king began to miss his daughter and wondered how she was living. Someone reported,“Her wealth and residence are no less than yours, Your Majesty.”
The king sighed and said,“What the Buddha teaches is indeed true—one reaps the results of one’s own actions.”
The princess later invited her father to visit. When the king arrived, he saw that her residence was even more magnificent than the royal palace. He exclaimed,“My daughter was right. One truly experiences the results of one’s own karma.”
The king then went to ask Śākyamuni Buddha about the causes of her blessings.
The Buddha replied,“In the distant past, ninety-one kalpas ago, there was a Buddha named Vipasyin Buddha. At that time, a king built a stupa of seven treasures to honor the Buddha’s relics. The queen placed a jeweled crown upon the Buddha’s image, illuminating the world, and made a vow: ‘May I in future lives possess radiant light, golden complexion, honor, and nobility, and never fall into the lower realms.’ That queen is now your daughter.
“In the time of Kāśyapa Buddha, there was a woman who wished to offer fine food to the Buddha and his great disciples. Her husband tried to stop her, but she persuaded him to allow the offering. That husband is now her husband in this life. Because he once obstructed generosity, he experienced poverty. But because he later supported it, he now gains wealth through her. When separated from her, he falls again into poverty. The law of karma is exact and never mistaken.”
Hearing this, the king deeply understood the truth of cause and effect. He abandoned his pride, developed firm faith, and departed with great joy.
