Maybe can share something with you all on this. That was what i
heard from a devoted buddhist friend.
Every know why your mum taught you not to hit bowls with your
utensils?
Here it goes...
Human, when died, alot goes to hell as punishment for their
sins. They, as sprits of hell, are undead. They are hungry but they
cannot eat due to their throat opennings are very very small.
Even if they want to swallow their saliva, the liquid cannot go
through and there is a burning sensation on their throat. So, they
are suffering down there. Hungry, cannot eat, cannot die also.
The hell guards, inorder to provoke them, hit their bowls with
chopsticks. The hitting sound reminds them of food. Hence, it was a
psychology torture that they are reminded of food when they are
very hungry but still cannot eat.
The only day they were released, were this Hungry Ghost Festival
where their throat opens up, and they are very hungry since it has
been a year that they last ate.
So, hitting bowls with chopsticks or utensils, apart from poor
table manners, its actually being rude and provoking to the
ghost.
Additionally...
My friend who heard from his friend with 3rd eye, said that,
during hungry ghost festival, while people doing offerings at
anywhere, the ghost is actually watching at that person. The scene
is totally the same as 见鬼10. And the ghost's saliva will drool onto
the food. So my friend never eat those food that had been offered
to the deities.
Did you eat food that had once prayed before?
Well, just to share... =)
