#tags-top <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid0zpHZJGXPBk56uSbj4dQ8CKvFKyBJgDjzH3zdW2BS38pz3WtR9AGckFscwqBHLLZ3l%26id%3D61587615854752&show_text=true&width=500" width="500" height="289" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe> --- #tags-bottom <br> Venerable XuanHua recounted a story told by Chan Master Zhi Gong about one of his disciples, an elderly woman who had passed away. When she appeared before King Yama, she said, “Your Honor, I love my grandson so much. I'm very worried about him.” So King Yama sent her back to be reborn as a young girl, so that she could eventually marry her grandson. Because of your attachments, you continue to revolve in the wheel of reincarnation. We continue to revolve in the wheel of reincarnation because of these attachments. If you have these strong attachments, they will keep bringing you back to this world of suffering. This is why we have remained trapped in the wheel of reincarnation for so long, lifetime after lifetime. What kind of attachment usually brings you back? Love. Love is one of the driving forces behind the wheel of reincarnation. The attachment that comes from love can be extremely strong. Love for your wife, love for your children, and love for your friends. For those of you who wish to be reborn in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, it is these emotional attachments that prevent you from attaining rebirth in the Pure Land.