Recently, a video of a temple internet celebrity cat being punched and thrown away by pilgrims has sparked a heated discussion on the internet. In the video, a cat resting on a temple mat was punched and thrown away by an old man who came to "worship Buddha".

It is understood that the beaten cat is not a stray cat, but a "internet celebrity cat" who has lived in Manjusri Monastery for many years and is deeply loved by pilgrims. It lives freely in the temple, harmoniously coexists with people, and even becomes a scenic spot in the temple.

After the video was exposed, netizens condemned the cat beater's behavior, which was so rough and barbaric, contrary to the original intention of "worshiping Buddha".

A netizen pointed out, "What's the difference between this and asking for help and hitting a child in front of someone else's house?", directly and sharply pointing out the absurdity of the cat hitter's behavior.

Another netizen commented: "This is not to worship the Buddha, but to challenge Arhat", "If you beat the cat of Buddha, you will go to worship the Buddha, and Buddha will not bless him", expressing indignation at the cat beater's behavior and questioning his belief.

I, Shengzhong, do not curse. I know that everything is caused by fate. But from this incident, it can be seen that in the current era of the end of the Dharma, too many people are "fooling ghosts", even in front of the omniscient and wise Buddha. This excessive formalism is just a joke in the eyes of Buddha. There is an old saying that goes, "Man soothes the earth, and the earth soothes the belly." People can deceive people, they can deceive sentient beings, but they cannot deceive the Way, nor can they deceive Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Such false worship of Buddha is meaningless.

In fact, I have encountered many formalist Buddhist believers before who twist Buddhist beads in their hands but insult others with their mouths. A Buddhist practitioner should not be like this, especially since this cat was not at fault and did not cause any trouble for the worshippers. It was inexplicably punched. Why?

So, nowadays many people are evil in their hearts, yet they have delusions of being blessed by gods and Buddhas. Some even pray for the protection of gods and Buddhas to keep him safe and sound, which is so ironic and ridiculous.

Buddha said that everything has a cause and effect. This pilgrim who worships Buddha punched this cat for no reason will surely suffer retribution, and the cause and effect will be borne by themselves.