Today is still within the 7th lunar calender month, the ghost month. Traditionally, in the whole month you will find many people especially in the Asian countries will burn joss papers to the ghost and their ancestors. Joss papers symbolize the gold, silver and money for the afterlife. This is particularly happening in the evening up to midnight. In the morning, there will be many un-burnt joss papers found on the road or road side. When the cars pass by, they might even blown by the wind and fly on the express way. Sounds creepy? The question many people will ask. Can the ghost really received the joss papers? 会今天都还在农历七月份当中。大街小巷会看到有人在烧金银纸给孤魂野鬼或者为超度的主席。尤其在晚上特多。白天开车上班时会看到很多未烧尽的金银纸在马路上随风飘扬。他们真的会收到吗？
Actually the ghost realm and we human are sharing the same space. It's just that we have different frequency. Thus most of us cannot see, hear, or feel them with our range of frequency, as the different ranges do not interfere and overlap. As ghosts, they have much stronger power than us human. Whatever they want to have or wherever they want to go. With just a nick of thought they are able to achieve it. Unlike us human, still need to use money and longer time to do the same thing. Then why do we still offering them the joss papers. First of all it's the tradition. Secondly is the believe that gold, silver or any monetary terms are powerful. It formed a strong bond of attachment towards the object. It is the attachment that causing the suffering. Our offering is actually to fulfill their desire towards the gold and money. They don't really need it. When we burn, we just burn considerable amount. To avoid excessive pollution, pick a better quality paper and in fact we can just burn a few piece of the gold patch. Then chant the multiplier mantra. The gold will become infinite. We shall not offer with a shallow heart. Instead we visualize that we offer to infinite ghost with infinite amount of gold. With this motivation, we wish that our action can benefit all sentient beings. May them stay away from poor, hunger, pain and all types of suffering. At the same time attain joy, peace and happiness. We shall not burn with a fearful heart or with a greedy mind.
其实恶鬼道的众多与我们生存在同一个空间，众生频率不同。所以我们大部分人看不见对方。不过如果我们有心要招请他们来布施和供养他们，他们是可以感应得到的。身为鬼的能力很高，也不必像我们人一样用钱来买东西。他们念头一想，整个意识就飞到那边去了。不过因为对金银资财有所执著的关系，虽然不需要但是他们要满足他们的欲望。所以烧少许金银是对他们有帮助的。减少空气污染问题也不必烧特别多，因为我们可以念变食咒让这些金银财宝变得无量无边的多，满足不止我们自己的祖先，还有饶益无量无边的有情。以这样的一个发心，为利一切众生离开痛苦，得到快乐的心来烧金银纸给他们。而不是以一颗害怕或者有所求的心来做。
Multiplier Mantra 变食咒
南nán无mó萨sà缚wá怛dá他tā哦yē哆duō 缚wā噜lū枳zhī帝dì 唵wèng三sān跋bá啰là 三sān跋bá啰là 吽hòng