Going to the New Year worship is not just a joyful spring trip but also a ritual that many people perform to hope for good luck and prosperity in the new year. With that desire, many people believe that the more sincere the ritual, the more valuable the offerings, the easier it is to be recognized and protected by the Buddha.
Many people go to worship in all temples and pagodas, placing real money on the altar, even in the hands of statues. Every altar has a plate to place money, otherwise it is placed between banana leaves, fruits, and cakes.
Is real money a feng shui object?
Money represents energetic assets. Money is also a national asset. Money is very important. Many people want to put money on the ritual to request blessings, then lower the money to receive luck and put it in their wallet to hope that the new year’s wallet will be full of money, bringing luck and wealth in business. Many people believe that the money placed on the altar is very spiritual like a lucky amulet, so it should be carefully kept in the wallet without spending to keep the money and luck always in the wallet.
However, in feng shui, money is not an object of worship. Therefore, money should not be placed on the altar. Money is an item of equal value to buy worship items. Therefore, placing money on the altar is unnecessary. If you want to perform the merit of creating merit, you should put money in the merit box. Moreover, placing real money on the altar has the nature of tricking and bribing the deities. Worshiping the Buddha is asking for luck, repenting and doing good, to increase merit and luck. Therefore, avoid placing real money on the altar.
Keeping real money in the wallet without circulation will not bring good energy. Money needs to be circulated to create added value and surplus.
Moreover, placing real money at crowded places, if not careful, can cause confusion between people.
In the process of circulation, money is susceptible to bacteria, so placing real money on the altar can disturb the energy field in the worship area, which is not good for feng shui. Placing dirty old money on the altar is also a big taboo, causing chaos in the energy field, negative energy spreading in the worship area, not good for feng shui. Do not place dirty, scribbled, or old-smelling money on the altar as it will increase bad energy in the worship area.
Placing real paper money carelessly on the altar can cause it to fall into the burning incense, causing fire, which is a major taboo that can make fortune disappear. Therefore, you should carefully consider the placement of real money on the altar and the creation of merit to create more blessings.
Pay attention when going to the New Year worship to bring good luck
Going to the New Year worship is a beautiful cultural feature of the Vietnamese people, showing respect for the deities, Buddhas, and saints. Going to the New Year worship is also a joyful spring trip to bring a relaxed spirit to start a happy and comfortable new year. Therefore, when going to the New Year worship, pay attention to your words, avoid collisions, and avoid impatience. Especially when going to worship, refrain from drinking alcohol to avoid accidents on the way. In crowded places, keep a humble attitude to avoid collisions and disputes at the beginning of the year.
When choosing New Year worship offerings, be careful and sincere, especially for salted offerings such as roast meat, chicken, duck with sticky rice, meat, and rice cakes… when buying at religious places, pay attention to careful consideration to avoid buying items that have been made for a long time and smell bad, which will bring digestive problems instead of luck.
When going to the New Year worship, avoid overcrowded places, avoid lighting too many incense sticks, pay attention to long-distance prayers to avoid pushing and causing fire and accidents.
Our ancestors taught that a heart is worth more than a full plate, and devotion is more important than pushing and fighting for blessings from the Buddha. Therefore, when going to the New Year worship to pray for good luck, pay attention to your attitude, words, and thoughts to avoid turning blessings into disasters.
This information is for reference and contemplation purposes.
