Dadao Series — Book 12
English Edition · 大道有情
◆ Prefaces ◆
##True Buddha Heart Sect Vice Patriarch, Limitless Primordial Sovereign Ma Immortal Maiden
Mid-Autumn Festival, Dingyou Year, October 2017
The twelfth volume of the Dadao series, *The Great Dao Is Sentient*, provides a beneficial enhancement and elevation for religious faith regarding the causal cycles that compose human existence across all conditions of life. This karma can have a more practical effect, guiding humanity toward the reckoning of karmic retribution, without distinction between "virtuous merits and evil consequences"—all are treated as such!
"Dao of Sentience" is a work authored by the Ten Yama Kings of the Underworld. It reveals to the human world the profound mysteries of heavenly secrets that have rarely been analyzed for millennia, promoting all forms of human goodness. It traces the karmic retribution of ignorance and obstacles back to those who create such karma, allowing everyone to understand the relentless pursuit of retribution and to distinguish the varying degrees of repayment.
The compassionate grace of Heaven has, in recent centuries, revised the universal laws governing retribution, altering the method of "remote transference" that shaped the settlement of karmic debts. This revision includes the adjustment of "reincarnation and rebirth," which resolves the limitations that made it exceedingly difficult for many beings to ascend and progress. It offers those with virtuous intent the opportunity to achieve elevation and transcendence within a single lifetime.
The Table of Contents of the twelfth volume of the Dadao Series Celestial Texts—*The Dao Is Sentient*—requires humanity to first establish the high-level functions of: governing the world, educating with compassion, elevating wisdom, fostering creation and evolution, advancing research and invention, improving the environment, enhancing quality, striving for excellence, pursuing higher values, shaping value concepts, seeking value, and establishing value.
All causality in the human world must be judged by heaven and earth: the criteria for judgment, the levels of spiritual attainment, the distinctions between good and evil, the origins of fortune and misfortune, the retribution of cause and effect—these follow like a shadow, leaving nothing unaccounted for. Karmic debts are demanded, the cycle of cause and effect continues, every drop and trickle is repaid. As time and space revolve, causality pursues, and when retribution is fully settled, how then is the debt cleared?
This process is precisely necessary to generate: remote sensing, transformation through redirection, karmic repayment, differential retribution, reincarnation and renewal, elevation through reincarnation, sentient retribution, interference from spiritual entities, and all forms of requital—all targeting the karma created by humanity. Such conditions are fundamentally difficult for ordinary beings to comprehend. What is it? It is the profound transformation of the Sentient Dao!
As contemporary technological civilization advances, products are continuously refined and innovated to meet the survival needs of sentient beings. Following these improvements, they are adorned with splendid packaging, captivating humans with their novel designs. Such outcomes arise from deliberate planning and design, a trend that thrives in modern society.
Quality Elevation: It signifies an advancement from the items favored by humanity to a higher level within one's "Eighth Consciousness—the Mind King." Survival habits are merely shaped by past perceptions, and the allure of material objects creates all human preferences, which are thus formed under such cognitive frameworks.
In the pursuit of quality improvement, it is a step-by-step process toward enhancing the living environment that embodies authenticity. The conditions we recognize and favor are shaped by the experiences learned through our own existence. The key lies in whether we can be guided by the true "ultimate truth" rather than merely surviving within the confines of "conventional truth."
Therefore, the enhancement of quality and added value is precisely the economic function of higher value. In the present era, sentient beings all prefer to pursue conditions of high economy, high quality, and high splendor. Thus, when comparing the desires of people in today's world—whether in civilized nations or in those considered backward—what differences emerge?
All sentient beings pursue material advancement and affirm it through comparisons of higher economic value. In the contemporary world, this holds true across all nations. In the context of all survival orientations, understanding the higher values that humanity seeks and making choices accordingly will undoubtedly become even more pronounced in the future world.
Over a decade ago, the immortals and buddhas gave instructions: it is essential to achieve recognition of high economic value through the design and packaging of both "external appearance and internal essence." For the inherent qualities that humans originally possess, through internal and external packaging, they can even be presented to all beings with dignity. The same applies to the overall sacred mission—it must be realized through the objective fairness of its content.
This volume, "The Way of the Dao is Sentient," a celestial text, is offered in gratitude for the compassionate grace and virtuous blessings bestowed by Heaven. It disseminates rare spiritual sustenance within the human realm, providing all who aspire to goodness and virtue with the means to attain realization. It enables humanity to understand the distinctions between the universal laws of the past and the present, and in light of the advancement of future technological civilization, it serves as a precious guide to reducing calamities and mitigating misfortune through enlightened awareness.
In the human realm, the process of receiving retribution for cause and effect is precise and leaves nothing unaccounted for. Whether in the world of the living or the underworld, each individual must bear and undergo the consequences of their own karmic obstacles. Only in this way can the universal laws and principles established by heaven and earth be upheld. In particular, it enables sentient beings to understand that every action they take is subject to the process of karmic retribution.
All sentient beings who possess virtuous qualities can, in the process of cultivating blessings, elevate their own morality and wisdom. With a lightened form, they may dissolve and exhaust all karmic retributions, thereby ascending and transcending to lead the return to the origin. To achieve this, it is essential to amass abundant provisions as reliance and to possess unwavering determination and perseverance.
Master Li Xin Guangming inscribed this at
Preface to the Republication of "The Great Dao Has Sentiments" Celestial Book
The Dao of Sentient Beings - Editorial Journal
Diligent and brave, without negligence or oversight, steadfastly fulfill the sacred mission.
##Before the Throne of the Limitless, the Mystic Maiden of the Nine Heavens, the Immortal Lady
Mid-Autumn Festival, Dingyou Year, October 2017
If one remains in the human world for too long, they will undergo repeated cycles of reincarnation, enduring ever-deepening suffering with each life. It becomes difficult to accumulate sufficient blessings to enjoy, and they continually bear the consequences of the karma they have created. This results in a disparity between "blessed affinities and the retribution of evil karma," making it hard to transcend and ascend. Thus, they remain trapped for a long time between the human world and the shadowy realm of the netherworld.
Not a single detail is missed: Humanity is given a demarcation point between ascension and descent. In the process of human existence and sustenance, if one fails to elevate and transcend to the heavenly realm, many sentient beings will repeatedly sink into the dark underworld, often lacking the virtuous causes and conditions. It all depends on whether, after entering a religion, one can wholeheartedly change their negative habits.
Remote Transfer and Transformation: This type of karmic connection has been renewed and refined by the celestial immortals and Buddhas over the past several centuries. It is provided to sentient beings for the dissolution of "karmic obstacles and retributions," facilitating the repayment and clearing of one's past karmic debts. It arises at every stage, enabling individuals to engage in genuine self-transformation, thereby significantly reducing obstacles throughout one's lifetime.
The human world is but a cyclical reflection of the underworld, forming a mutually dependent cycle of actions. From birth to old age and death, this is called one lifetime. To be born as a human is already a rare and difficult achievement. One cannot simply choose to enter the human realm at will; it requires significant karma and the waiting for the right moment to arrive, only then does the opportunity arise to be reborn as a human.
Some must wait for thousands of years, others for hundreds, and still others for decades. It is rare for one to pass away and be reborn immediately, as such conditions are nearly impossible. Within the cycle of cause, condition, and effect, it is necessary to first return to the netherworld to report, after which the rebirth of each sentient being is determined according to their individual "karmic cause and effect."
All sentient beings, including the spirits of the departed, face this same reality. Amidst such circumstances and environments, the only way to achieve a significant opportunity for transcendence beyond aging and death—and to be granted another chance at human life—is to break through and elevate one’s heart and spirit. This requires passing through the "Realm of Life Transformation" in order to fulfill the necessary acts of redemption.
From the perspective of the human races in the Great Cosmos, all must return to the Netherworld to report, thereby concluding all effects of "karmic manifestation" in the human world. The judgment of all causes, conditions, and retributions in the mortal realm is reserved for future adjudication, allowing sentient beings to await the next life. As for when they may once again seize the opportunity to be reborn as humans—that is by no means certain!
The law of heaven is absolutely precise in the cycle of cause and effect. All sentient beings throughout the vast cosmos should understand that they must repay their own actions. The human world and the underworld represent two extreme realms, constantly engaged in mutual cycles. It is essential to elevate oneself through the "merits" one accumulates and to settle the "karmic obstacles" one has incurred.
The Essence of Reincarnation: It is essential to enable oneself to achieve elevation and to fully digest and resolve the karmic cycles of past actions. When viewed through the lens of reincarnation, this becomes a remarkably valuable primary cause and condition. As for one cycle of rebirth, then another, a third, and countless cycles thereafter—what can sentient beings, as humans, truly do?
The Essence of Induction: To make oneself possess the magnetic effect of attraction, not repulsion, is precisely in accordance with the great cosmos. All processes of experiencing karmic retribution are also "remotely induced" by the great cosmos, not limited to one lifetime, two lifetimes, three lifetimes, four lifetimes... Each lifetime carries the magnetic effect of attraction.
Governed by magnetic attraction, it is precisely the resonance within the vast universe that provides a tangible basis for the recompense of good and evil karma planted over countless lifetimes. For those who ascend and transcend, this can be redirected to dissolve and repay the karmic debts accumulated over past lives. However, ordinary human beings lack the "capacity for redirection" to repay such debts.
The magnetic attraction operates at every juncture, regardless of the realm or world in which one exists, or across distances and through "remote guidance." In every moment and space, it functions under the pull of this magnetic force, never deviating from each act of "karmic retribution." This is precisely the impartial conduct of the vast cosmos.
Those who ascend to transcendence may choose whether to use their merits and blessings to offset karmic debts, or to employ other means to achieve completion. Some must personally descend to the mortal realm to repay the retribution of previously sown karmic cycles. Even those who have ascended to transcendence must likewise settle these debts, so as to align with the impartial and equitable perfection of heaven and earth.
Resonance: At every stage, the action of magnetic attraction is present. If the law of cause and effect does not hold, "remote resonance" would be impossible. However, at each stage, it never deviates from the principles of attraction and repulsion inherent in causality. By observing magnetic attraction, one can perceive the cycle of cause and effect, making both the achiever and the bearer of consequences immediately clear.
Heaven and Earth will never depart from what is revealed by the "Mirror of the Heavenly Heart," nor can they escape what is manifested by the "Mirror of the Earthly Heart" from the underworld, or what is sensed by humanity's "IC microcrystal"—the "Mirror of the Human Heart." Every process is recorded by these three mirrors: the Mirror of the Heavenly Heart, the Mirror of the Earthly Heart, and the Mirror of the Human Heart. Attraction and repulsion, cause and effect, are made evident and repaid accordingly.
Master Li Xin Guangming inscribed at
Preface to the Reprint of Volume Twelve of the Dadao Series
Preface to Dadao Youqing
◆ Decree ◆
完書繳旨
This is affirmed and commended by the Patriarch of the Li Bi Sect. By "promoting the Great Dao and ensuring the smooth passage of all sentient beings," one can return to transcendence, completely resolve one's own karmic obstacles, and moreover, achieve tangible results! With reverence, the divine servant bows in gratitude.
◆ Prefaces ◆
## Chairman, Celestial Worthy of Civilizing Teachings of the Void and Literary Grace
December 7, 2001, the twenty-third day of the tenth month in the year of Xinsi (Friday)
Vice Chairman of Chongxin Tao Center, Deputy Patriarch of the True Buddha Heart Sect
Twelve Volumes of Decrees Issued by the Wuji  
The Great Dao Series of Ultimate Truths
Respectfully receiving the imperial decree to compose this work.
Today, the decree of the Wuji Holy Mother descends once more upon the hall, commanding the continuation of the twelfth volume of the Great Dao series. It is ordained that the Sacred Immortal Maiden of the Void, the Heavenly Holy Mother, and the Spiritual Assembly Immortal Maiden of the Void shall welcome the sacred carriage from thirty miles afar.
By decree, the Patriarch of this lineage, the Heavenly Lord of the Void, Daoji Ancient Buddha, and the Heavenly Lord of the Imperial Transmission of the Void, are dispatched to welcome the honored arrival twenty li away. All other sacred buddhas, virtuous disciples, and the spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy shall line up in formation to await the arrival, ensuring no breach of decorum.
The Twelfth Volume of the Dadao Series: The Dao is Sentient
##Imperial Commissioner, Prime Minister Zhuge
With reverence, the sacred decree descends upon Chongxin,  
The Wuji bestows the virtuous intent to be carried out.
The Great Path, compassionate, renews its writings;  
Promoting truth, karmic hindrances are cleansed.
By imperial decree, the sacred edict of the Wuji descends upon the Chongxin Taoist Sanctuary to be proclaimed, as both deities and mortals bow in reverence!
Imperial Decree: Commence the Reading
Respectfully Received
The Great Heavenly Mother of the Wuji decrees:
Our Mother resides in the sacred realm of Heaven, constantly longing for all her children, who have descended into the mundane world of Jambudvīpa, to awaken to the path of return. She has repeatedly bestowed her benevolent decrees upon the earthly realm, all to ensure that every beloved child in this world of sentient beings may achieve both return and transcendent elevation within their human existence.
Often leaning by the door, gazing into the distance, hoping for the return of all children, frequently with a heart full of anguish and tears, looking upon the mortal world where all children reside, wishing they could personally dissolve calamities and misfortunes. Thus, through the teachings of truth, sentient beings are enlightened. To this day, the more decrees are issued, the deeper the descent into this turbid and evil world of the five impurities.
The Mother's heart specially upholds the new Dharma within the Chongxin lineage, promoting the true principles and doctrines. It is her sincere hope to guide all children who have descended into the mundane world to "ignite the lamp of the heart" and "manifest the Buddha-nature," thereby illuminating their own inner nature without hindrance. This is the earnest aspiration of the Mother's heart.
Now, with a heart of compassion, the Sacred Mother has decreed—through the Yizhi Daomai Chongxin Hall, established in the year of Bingzi—the commencement of the Great Dao series of celestial texts. In the present time and circumstances, the eleventh volume has been completed, bringing particular comfort to the Sacred Mother's heart.
It is appropriate to once again dedicate the twelfth volume of the Dadao series celestial texts, titled *Dadao Youqing* (The Great Dao Has Sentiment), to the Chongxin Dao lineage for its composition. It is hoped that all deities and humans will unite in heart and effort, working together under the Mother’s heart to guide the ninety-six original souls back to the Wuji Li Tian and the Void Heaven.
By special decree, the Ancient Buddha of the Southern Sea and the Ancient Buddha Dipankara are appointed as the principal immortals and buddhas, with all other sacred buddhas serving as accompanying immortals and buddhas. Upon receipt of this decree, the work shall commence immediately, with no fixed deadline, aiming for early completion and promulgation to benefit the world, guiding sentient beings as a celestial ladder for their return.
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
讚曰、頌賀、序言
December 14, 2001, the thirtieth day of the tenth lunar month, year of Xinsi (Friday)
Eulogy, Ode, Preface
◆ Prefaces ◆
##True Buddha Heart School's Master of Humans and Devas, Venerable Master of Emptiness
The Supreme Mother of the Wuji issues a Sacred Decree to
The Confucian School of Sacred Teachings, the True Buddha Heart Sect, the Wuji Great Dao Academy, the Yichi Chongxin Hall.
On the twenty-third day of the tenth month in the Xinsi year of the Tianyun era, at the hour of Xu.
The imperial decree has been proclaimed! Congratulations on the continuation of the Chongxin Dao lineage, and special congratulations on the publication of the twelfth volume of the Great Dao Series! May it further guide sentient primordial spirits to grow and transcend the limitations of the six realms of reincarnation. It is hoped that the work will be completed soon, to honor the grace of the Heavenly Mother in uplifting and nurturing all sentient beings! I shall now swiftly return to the Heavenly Realm to report the completion of this decree. Farewell! Farewell!
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
讚曰、頌賀、序言
December 18, 2001, the fourth day of the eleventh month in the year of Xinsi (Tuesday)
Chapter One: The Vast World
◆ Prefaces ◆
From the Void and Infinite Celestial Realm they descend,  
Arranged are the Celestial Venerables to protect the world and guide its teachings.
The deputy master comes to propagate the teachings,  
Embodying the heavenly way to return to the path of salvation.
Tonight, I reverently received the sacred decree from the Wuji descending upon the hall, bestowing the twelfth volume of the Great Dao series, truly feeling heartfelt comfort. Just now, having respectfully completed the reception of the sacred decree from the Wuji, I further received the imperial edict from the Haotian Jade Emperor, specially appointing the ethereal Immortal Maiden of Colored Spirits and the ethereal Immortal Maiden of Colored Clouds from our lineage to welcome the imperial carriage twenty miles away.
By decree, the following from our lineage are dispatched: the Immortal Maiden of Void and Principle Virtue, the Bodhisattva Guanyin, the Immortal Maiden of the Wuji, and the Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta, to respectfully receive the Jade Decree for proclamation ten li away. All other sages, buddhas, virtuous disciples, as well as the cultivating scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, shall arrange themselves in ranks to await the arrival.
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
讚曰、頌賀、序言
##Nanping Daoji Ancient Buddha, Li Xiuyuan
December 21, 2001, the seventh day of the eleventh month in the year of Xinsi (Friday)
Chapter Two: Teaching Through Compassion
◆ Prefaces ◆
With imperial decree, the Jade Edict descends to proclaim,
The revered Prime Minister Zhuge makes his first appearance in the hall.
The Dao's energy overflows, bestowing celestial grace;  
All sentient beings return to their heavenly voyage.
Today, the sacred decree of the Jade Emperor of the Vast Heaven has been respectfully brought down to the Chongxin Taoist Altar for proclamation, with both deities and mortals bowing in reverence!
The Jade Decree is hereby proclaimed.
Respectfully Received
The Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Lord, the Mysterious and Exalted Supreme God, decrees:
As the sovereign of the highest authority, I guide and balance the rise and fall of the five teachings, thus relying on religion as a foundation. This is not only to promote the religions of the descendants of Yan and Huang in the Central Land, but also to extend to the education and moral elevation offered by Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. It is indeed my hope that the celestial immortals and Buddhas will descend to the mortal realm in accordance with the divine decree, guiding fate through fate itself.
To date, the more decrees are issued, the greater the disparities become, leading to deepening divisions and conflicts among religions, as well as the endless continuation of wars. This truly fills Our heart with burning anxiety, and We are at a loss as to how to foster equal and harmonious teachings among the faiths!
Now, by the recommendation of the Lord of the Southern Heaven, the Sacred Emperor of Literary Balance, the Chongxin Daoist Center has been graciously decreed to equally integrate the truths of the five religions, and moreover, to guide and elevate sentient beings through teachings. This brings great joy to Our heart. Observing the Chongxin Daoist lineage since the establishment of its hall, it has immediately embarked on composing the Celestial Books of the Great Dao series.
All are dedicated to conveying the virtuous grace bestowed by Heaven and Earth upon sentient beings, and further disseminating the true principles for their edification. Now, the "Dadao Series Classics" have been completed, comprising a total of eleven volumes. Each volume contains genuine truths, offering sentient beings the means to cultivate harmony and growth, guiding them toward return.
This merit is both abundant and firmly established; moreover, it represents the very lineage of the Dao that is highly valued by Heaven. Now, with the issuance of a sacred decree, the "Great Dao Series" is once again bestowed upon Chongxin for its compilation, enabling the salvation and guidance of more sentient beings and primordial spirits, leading them to return and transcend.
My heart is greatly pleased, and I hereby bestow upon Chongxin the twelfth volume of the Dadao series, titling it *Dadao Youqing* (The Great Path Embraces Sentient Beings), to continue its composition. This allows the "Great Path" to naturally nurture the existence of sentient beings, eliminating the karmic causes and effects formed by oneself, thereby providing evidence through the true principles.
All sentient beings are capable of being nurtured by the Great Dao of Nature, and moreover, all sentient beings operate with their own independent conditions for survival and space—this is a proven truth! The Life Sect is primarily authored by the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara and the Ancient Buddha of the Southern Sea, with other high beings from the three realms serving as co-authors. The work will commence on the day the decree arrives.
Without setting a time limit, it is correct to complete and promulgate it as soon as possible for the benefit of all sentient beings, enabling them to elevate themselves and dissolve their karmic obstacles. It is hoped that all devoted followers will work together to "expand the Great Dao and guide sentient beings back to the right path." Rewards will follow upon the completion of the book.
With firm resolve and dedicated duty, strive with all effort to fulfill the heaven-given mission.
The Great Heavenly Jade Emperor, the Supreme Sovereign of Mysterious Spirit, promulgates this Jade Decree to
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Heart School of Buddhism, the Great Dao Hall of the Wuji, and the Chongxin Hall of the Imperial Decree.
On the twenty-third day of the tenth month in the Xinsi year of the Tianyun era, at the hour of Xu.
The Jade Decree has been proclaimed! Congratulations to the devout spiritual beings who embody the Heavenly Way, propagate its teachings on behalf of Heaven, and guide all sentient primordial spirits toward growth and return. This is truly a joyous and commendable occasion! We celebrate it, we rejoice in it! I now return to the Heavenly Court to deliver the decree.
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
讚曰、頌賀、序言
##Lord of the Underworld, Homage to the Great Vow Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha
December 28, 2001, the fourteenth day of the eleventh month in the year of Xinsi (Friday)
Episode 3: The Enhancement of Wisdom
◆ Prefaces ◆
The decree of the boundless void and vast heaven,  
In the realm of illusion, truth is the foundation of reality.
The Great Dao, compassionate, writes anew,
To spread its light and dissolve karmic debts.
Good evening to all saints, buddhas, virtuous beings, and the spiritual cultivation fellows of the Great Dao Institute! Today, I am truly filled with joy as we continue with the writing of the twelfth volume of the Great Dao series. This demonstrates the unwavering determination and perseverance of our lineage, which will surely help dissolve the violent tendencies of all sentient beings.
It can alleviate the karmic obstacles of sentient beings, enabling them to cultivate and transform with a lighter self, which is the true essence. Now, we have gained the high expectations of Heaven! It is also hoped that the divine Buddhas of our lineage and all virtuous disciples will continue to strive with unwavering courage, making even greater expansions, thereby truly honoring the grace and blessings bestowed by Heaven!
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
讚曰、頌賀、序言
##Void Principle Virtue Immortal Maiden, Guanyin Bodhisattva
January 1, 2002, the 18th day of the eleventh month in the year of Xinsi (Tuesday)
Chapter Four: Creation and Evolution
##True Buddha Heart School Grand Master  Namo Ancient Dipamkara Buddha
January 4, 2002, the twenty-first day of the eleventh month in the year of Xinsi (Tuesday)
Nanping Avenue ferries the One Continuity,  
Daoji, the Ancient Buddha, knows no weariness.
Li Xiuyuan descended upon the Chongxin Hall,  
The Great Dao, full of compassion, sings praises in verse.
Eulogy
The process of the Dao's unfolding: It precisely aligns with the survival habits and inertia of sentient beings. Moreover, many unwise and inappropriate actions often give rise to confusion and errors for oneself, all merely for the sake of the survival process. Yet, it remains difficult to apply the heavenly principles of the Dao and its purity to navigate all the karmic developments in the human world.
In the process of one's own actions and behaviors, one often traps oneself in a corner with little room for maneuver. Moreover, regarding all life orientations, if one only knows the existence of oneself, it becomes difficult to achieve harmony and integration with all sentient beings in the world through public consensus. This is the effect of human selfishness!
This process traps one in an environment of karmic creation, making it exceedingly difficult to break free from such afflictions. Sentient beings, if merely drifting through the course of life, find it hard to fully resolve their karmic obstacles and causal debts. With mistakes and karmic consequences accumulating across lifetimes, entangled and intertwined, it truly remains unclear what method one should apply to liberate oneself from hardship and calamity.
When all karmic causes, effects, and obstacles manifest simultaneously, it is precisely due to the formation of another karmic debt, awaiting resolution on how to fully dissolve and clear these obstacles. In reflecting on one's own actions, one must seek an environment conducive to transformation and guidance from virtuous mentors, or truly connect with the divine mission and lineage of temples or sacred halls that bear the mandate of Heaven, in order to resolve hardships and adversities.
If one can truly and completely eliminate one's own obstacles and entanglements, then the resulting hardships and calamities will be dissolved. This is precisely the way to address the sufferings of sentient beings. However, if it is difficult to attain such a state and environment, the obstacles will forever remain, hard to dispel. Due to one's own ignorance and lack of awareness, it becomes challenging to achieve elevation and transcendence.
"Dao of Compassion" is dedicated to resolving such adversities, analyzing the causes behind them, and guiding the completion and dissolution of karmic retribution. It is essential to carefully contemplate each chapter and process within, as this can help reduce and transform the karmic causes, effects, and obstacles that create hardships, enabling genuine elevation and transformation.
Only by not allowing one's own lack of wisdom and suffering to hinder progress, and by sincerely wishing for all sentient beings to overcome their obstacles, can one truly benefit. Through a harmonious daily life and dedicated religious practice, future learning and growth will be able to transcend upward in goodness, achieving genuine advancement.
The Ancient Buddha of Nanping Daoji bestows praise upon
The Confucian School of Sacred Teachings, the True Buddha Heart Sect, the Great Hall of the Ultimate Way, and the Chongxin Hall of Imperial Decree.
On the thirtieth day of the tenth lunar month in the year Xinsi, during the Xu hour.
The Supreme Sovereign of the Middle Realm, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak,  
The Celestial Worthy of Majestic Authority, Savior from Suffering, and Sovereign Freedom.
The Supreme Authority of the Middle Realm resides here,  
The Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak comes to relieve suffering.
The Great Path holds compassion for all living beings,  
Drawing them from suffering and guiding them across with joyful smiles.
Ode to Celebration
The Great Dao: It naturally nurtures all original spirits, providing them with protection and shelter. Every human being has both the right and the duty to live upon the earth of this human world. Under the benevolent grace of Heaven, all sentient beings are granted shelter, protection, and compassionate care.
Moreover, in this vast universe, every sentient being is protected by heaven and earth, and all are children of the Divine. Sentient beings enable themselves to exist within this world, and they do not negate the nurturing actions of all other living beings due to humanity’s harmful ways of survival. Only by coexisting and thriving together in the human world, in harmony with the vast universe, can we embody the true nature of reality!
It is essential to apply and integrate the fundamental principles and actions of human existence into the world of humanity, in order to repay the karmic consequences created by one's own ignorance. Affected by the adverse influences of "cause, condition, and retribution," one often finds oneself trapped in difficult and inescapable predicaments due to ignorance, leading to complaints against heaven and resentment toward others.
Sentient beings: The humans and various species across the vast cosmos often harm other living creatures out of their own desires and attachments. Some, due to ignorance and narrow-mindedness, create numerous karmic causes and effects, which in turn form obstacles, even hindering their own path to a peaceful existence. This is precisely the experience of reaping the consequences of one's own actions, personally repaying the karmic debt.
It is precisely because one cannot comprehend that when a karmic cause, such as a "resentful creditor," comes to entangle, what then? The ill treatment one suffered in the past will resonate with the ordeal one endures in the present, causing the other to experience pain a thousandfold greater than what you personally bear. Yet, one fails to realize that their own present suffering pales in comparison to the agony of the resentful creditor, and even more so!
One can hardly comprehend the suffering endured by "karmic creditors." Often, when comparing oneself to these creditors, one realizes that their own pain and torment are greatly diminished—so much so that they are incomparable. Moreover, the personal experiences one undergoes in the present moment are etched deeply into the heart, leaving one utterly helpless in the face of such retribution.
The merciful grace of Heaven: clearly delineates the process of retribution. The various forms of entanglement in karmic obstacles for sentient beings are created by past actions and must now be fully resolved and endured. This is none other than to enable sentient beings to empathize with the suffering of "enemies and loved ones bearing the burden" and "oneself enduring the consequences," a process that is precisely a thousandfold their own, and must be taken as a warning.
Sentient beings create karma, and unwholesome conditions arise from unwholesome thoughts. How can humanity reduce its evil deeds, and how can calamities, limitations, and obstacles be dispelled? By exchanging perspectives and placing oneself in another's position, one can comprehend the dread of cause and effect and the bitterness of grievances and retribution. Only through personal realization and understanding can these lessons remain fresh in memory, serving as a constant warning to oneself.
The Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak bestows blessings and congratulations upon
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Heart School of Buddhism, the Great Dao Hall of the Wuji, and the Chongxin Hall by Imperial Decree.
On the thirtieth day of the tenth lunar month in the year Xinsi of the Tianyun cycle, during the hour of Xu.
Chapter Five: Research and Invention
## Celestial Venerable of the Void, Bright King of Merit and Virtue
January 11, 2002, the twenty-eighth day of the eleventh month in the year of Xinsi (Friday)
Protector of the Sentient, Lord of the Underworld—Homage to Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva.
The Great Way is supremely authentic and impartial,  
Nourishing all living beings and guiding them toward the heart of truth.
Preface
Preface as an Introduction: It serves to protect and uplift sentient beings. In the course of existence, one often creates karmic causes and effects, whether intentionally or unintentionally. How, then, can one dissolve the obstacles and bottlenecks of ignorance and transform them into virtuous causes and conditions? This can be achieved through the three mindsets of "repentance, gratitude, and fulfillment."
The establishment of the "Wuji Great Dao Academy" by Chongxin is precisely a manifestation of the heavens' compassion toward sentient beings entangled in the karmic obstacles that cause suffering. It aims to achieve fulfillment for all three parties involved, guiding sentient beings amidst their downfall toward a broader space for learning. This entails mutually uplifting the primordial spirit children who have sunk into the dark abyss of the underworld.
The propagation of the Great Dao can draw upon the true principles of reality, enabling sentient beings to be grateful for the enlightenment bestowed by immortals and buddhas. It also requires one to sincerely repent and wholeheartedly support others. This benefits both the living and the deceased among virtuous sentient beings and karmic creditors, allowing for learning and growth. One must understand the full context of matters and recognize that the guidance offered by virtuous sentient beings is of utmost authenticity.
Hell will not be emptied until I attain Buddhahood—this is the great vow we have made. Yet in today's age of technological civilization, humanity relies on its intelligence to slaughter all sentient beings, hardly realizing that within the cycle of cause and effect, they will inevitably have to repay their own debts in the future. They should recognize that their own actions create karmic obstacles, so that they may strive for self-improvement.
It is precisely because the Supreme Heaven bestows virtue and grace upon all sentient beings, and for the establishment of the "Ultimate Dao Academy," that a true path for the elevation and transcendence of all benevolent and virtuous karmic creditors is provided. As the one who governs the Netherworld, I weigh and fulfill the redemption of fallen beings, consistently promoting the education and culture of the souls in the Netherworld for their upliftment.
This particular affinity is exceptionally rare and profound. Now, as the heavens have established the "Ultimate Dao Academy" to elevate and admit souls, it offers salvation to the lost spirits in the underworld. By acknowledging and reflecting on past mistakes, there emerges an opportunity for redemption and improvement. This process allows for the complete resolution of past karmic entanglements, the dissolution of obstacles formed by karmic hindrances, and ultimately, transcendence and elevation.
By elevating a soul from the underworld through the process of spiritual advancement, one less wandering spirit remains in the realm of the dead, while a future divine servant is added to the ranks of transcendence. This divine duty, undertaken on behalf of heaven to propagate its teachings, reduces the accumulation of beings sinking into suffering. Instead, it amplifies the spread of sacred truths and strengthens the forces dedicated to guiding and delivering sentient beings.
I also feel deeply gratified in my heart, that Chongxin has all divine beings who steadfastly fulfill their duties with determination, wholeheartedly becoming the pillars cultivated by the Heavenly Court, providing a celestial ladder for the vast number of sentient primordial spirits to return and ascend. This is the Heavenly Court’s benevolent grace upon all sentient beings, a testament to the affection of the Great Dao in its "order," granting Chongxin affirmation and praise, as well as direction for encouragement and continued effort!
The Preface Bestowed by the Lord of the Underworld, Namo Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha of the Great Vow
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Heart School of Buddhism, the Great Dao Court of the Ultimate, and the Chongxin Hall by Imperial Decree.
On the thirtieth day of the tenth lunar month in the year Xinsi of the Tianyun cycle, during the hour of Xu.
Episode 6: Improving the Environment
## South Sea Ancient Buddha
January 15, 2002, the third day of the twelfth month in the year of Xinsi (Tuesday)
Praise to the Great Dao of Sentience: Preface  
The Void Bestows the Establishment of Fruition
Guanyin hears the cries of suffering and comes to aid,  
Transforming and benefiting humanity with heavenly virtue's opportunity.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous students, and the spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, may you have a peaceful, auspicious, and prosperous evening! Regarding today's work "The Great Dao Has Compassion"—its praises, hymns, and preface—it is understood that the sufferings endured by sentient beings are precisely the process through which they can be improved and ultimately resolved. This offers an opportunity to dissolve the karmic obstacles from past lives, allowing oneself to live in a way that transforms and overcomes them.
It is precisely the mercy and grace of Heaven bestowed upon this world of sentient beings, hoping that one may carefully comprehend all its original intentions. There will surely be many subtleties and wise strategies, which also serve to reduce one’s own karmic obstacles, enabling growth and elevation for the return to the origin.
Episode 7: Enhancing Quality
##Wuji Tianzun, Sanguan Shengdi
January 18, 2002, the seventh day of the twelfth month in the year of Xinsi (Friday)
The True Buddha Heart Sect presides as the master,  
Relying upon Namo Dipankara Ancient Buddha.
The Dao of Affection, Chapter One: All Living Souls Across the Vast World
Demand within the Food Chain and Transaction Chain
The Dao unfolds to bring understanding: all sentient beings across the vast world are protected by this planet’s atmosphere. From the perspective of all living things in the sentient world, it is necessary to engage in nurturing life and gathering resources in the human realm. This is the very act of securing one’s own sustenance, and in the process of survival, one must rely on their own ability to gather and obtain.
All human beings are capable of aiding their own survival, and they also achieve harmony between the roles of provider and recipient. In the context of the food chain necessary for survival, one must integrate into the network of affairs. For survival, it is essential that others provide links in the food chain, ensuring that one can be well-fed and warm. Ultimately, each person consumes what they need and is satisfied by their own sustenance—each eats their own meal and finds their own fullness.
Each individual consumes and bears the consequences alone; each person eats and is satiated alone. Similarly, each must personally bear the law of their own karma. If all living beings in the world did not rely on the food chain, there would be no need for the chain of affairs, and only survival protection could be provided. Moreover, each person lives by the principle that one consumes and bears alone, eats and is satiated alone.
The Karmic Ties of Sentient Beings in the Great Cosmos
To implement this principle, it is essential to understand that in the process of evolution for sentient beings, all living organisms, plants, and animals across the vast cosmos must undergo photosynthesis to ensure their survival without future concerns. Moreover, all flora and fauna in the cosmos must adhere to interdependent conditions for their existence.
From the perspective of the living environment of sentient beings, the human world tends to offer all edible things as sacrifices to the temple of their own internal organs. It is indeed true that each person eats and reaps the consequences (satiety) individually. However, if the human world merely follows the food chain for survival and becomes entangled in the chain of affairs, it will inevitably be bound by numerous karmic causes and effects.
When one lacks understanding of the concepts they comprehend, they cannot truly experience the unfolding process of the Great Dao, nor can they clearly perceive that all sentient beings participating in the evolution of heaven and earth are under the protection and care of the divine. How, then, can one achieve a holistic enlightenment regarding the unfolding process of the Great Dao? It is essential to be nurtured through education and culture in order to establish such understanding.
The Education and Edification of All Living Beings
In this process, if sentient beings fail to comprehend a deeper level of clarity—why the human world necessarily involves the desires of the food chain, entering into one's own "temple of the five viscera," and why there will never be a day when it overflows! It must be understood: where there is eating, there must be digestion; where there is digestion, there must be the mutual dependence and complementarity of eating.
All creatures in the world are caught within this food chain, striving to secure their own sources of sustenance. In doing so, they inevitably draw other sentient beings into the cycle of the food chain. Yet this is not entirely correct! It is essential to show compassion for all edible things across the vast universe, including the various human races in the human world, for they too can be considered as potential sources of nourishment.
It is only because the human world is shaped by education and cultivation that humanity is not included in the food chain. Through the integration of education and moral influence, it is essential to recognize that the human world must be grounded in benevolence, compassion, and mercy. This precisely means that humanity should not be treated as food, but instead, other species are incorporated into the food chain.
If the food chain is extremely scarce, it may lead to acts of cannibalism. Otherwise, under the influence of compassion and empathy, humans would not resort to eating one another. However, in situations of extreme scarcity of edible resources, all sentient beings may be drawn into the food chain, including human beings among sentient creatures. This is truly a matter of profound helplessness.
The Functioning of Food Chains and Transaction Chains
In such circumstances, sentient beings, due to human lack of compassion, are incorporated into the food chain. When faced with extreme scarcity of food, this may be understandable. However, in contrast, even in environments of abundance, the human world often, driven by the desire for satiation, includes other sentient beings in the food chain as well.
It is precisely because of the many karmic obstacles and entanglements created, coupled with a lack of compassion toward other sentient beings, that in a world of abundance where humans have ample food and clothing, it should be deemed improper to harm other sentient animals. Yet, in the present era, there is even a large-scale reliance on the forceful killing of other beings to sustain human life.
Among all poultry and livestock, if they are subjected to slaughter, a state of extreme terror, tension, and trembling arises beforehand. This causes the release of a harmful substance within the animal's body, which inevitably remains in its flesh. Particularly in cases of extremely brutal slaughter, this process generates a noxious substance within the animal.
If humans were to consume them, they would inhale harmful gases (substances) into their own bodies, leading to various adverse changes. In particular, when numerous harmful gases accumulate within the human body, many stubborn toxins and diseases will inevitably remain. This is precisely what modern medical research identifies as the origin of "cancer."
Food Chains and the Causes of Cancer Formation
The Origin of Cancer: It is not solely caused by the release of harmful gases (substances) resulting from extreme acts of terror and killing. Particularly due to human factors, many other livelihood units contribute to poor air quality, water resource pollution, and the adverse effects of pesticide residues.
How should supervision be exercised over other livelihood entities? It is essential to align with the principles of compatibility, complementarity, and appropriate spacing in all conditions. However, when some livelihood entities are solely driven by short-term gains, they bury their innate moral conscience, giving rise to the tumors of our era. If these are benign, they may still be tolerable, but if they turn malignant, disaster will surely follow.
In the context of the food chain supply, how can we eliminate the current scourge of "cancer"? It is essential to devote more effort to understanding and verifying the supply side of the food chain, ensuring that other species do not engage in extreme acts of terror and slaughter. This should be achieved through educational and cultural curricula, which is precisely the manifestation of compassion!
All sentient beings across the vast world  
Are formed by this same bond, mutually intertwined.
Refine the supply of sustenance,  
Cherish together in harmony and peace.
Karma arises when conditions converge,  
Surely guided by deeds from a past life.
Compassion for all sentient beings,  
All things can dissolve into boundlessness.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings as mutual encouragement; it will surely reduce the chances of suffering physical calamities in the future.
Chapter Eight: Constant Refinement
## Immortal Maiden of the Colored Clouds in the Void
January 22, 2002, the tenth day of the twelfth month in the year of Xinsi (Tuesday)
The ranks of the Pure Land in the void are bestowed,  
Blessed beings all are embraced by love.
The Enlightened King ascends the platform to gather the virtuous;  
The Great Path, filled with compassion, begins its first chapter.
Good evening to all the sages, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the cultivating scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy! Today, the Great Master of Humanity and Heaven, the Ancient Buddha Nāmó Rándēng, has descended to compose the first chapter of *The Great Dao Is Compassionate*. It is essential to understand that for all sentient beings throughout the vast world, we should cherish, empathize with, and protect one another more deeply.
In the human world, acts of killing, especially those that are cruel and inhumane, will inevitably evoke extreme terror and trembling in other sentient beings of different species. This reaction releases a harmful energy that permeates the entire body. This phenomenon is not limited to other animals alone; it also includes sentient human beings.
If you do not believe it, when you find yourself in such a situation, you will realize that you too can produce this harmful energy (substance)! Moreover, in the human world, if it ever comes to a point where humans devour each other, numerous harmful energies that obstruct one’s own body will arise and fill the entire being.
If such conditions prevent the expulsion of harmful qi from the body, it becomes the cause of "tumors," which in modern medicine corresponds to "cancer." It must be understood that this principle applies equally to both humans and animals. In situations of extreme urgency or danger, a harmful gas is also emitted—a phenomenon that can be corroborated by contemporary science.
Just now, the sacred decree emphasized the need for further study and contemplation, so that one may understand that within the karma-obstructing energy and temperament, it is precisely the product of negative energy. How to clearly recognize that when karma-obstacles entangle, negative energy fills one's own body, with the hope of gaining insight into verifying the physical forms of all sentient beings in "The Great Dao Has Sentiments."
Chapter Nine: The Highest Value
##Wuji Xiangu (Immortal Maiden of the Boundless)  
##Manjusri Bodhisattva
January 25, 2002, the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the Xinsi year (Friday)
The Southern Sea stands as a guardian, shielding all sentient beings;  
The Ancient Buddha extends salvation, delivering countless souls.
The Great Dao is imbued with compassion, manifesting in cycles;  
Compassion teaches and transforms, resonating with the true principle.
How to guide and educate sentient beings
The Great Cosmos: All living beings sustain their lives through their own means of subsistence, striving for warmth and nourishment. In this pursuit of sustenance, if the composition of the food chain is lacking, it becomes impossible to achieve abundant gains within the chain of existence. It is precisely the presence of abundant food resources that enables sentient beings to survive in the present moment.
It involves modifying alternative foods by using "genetic" transformation to produce all kinds of items. Through scientific research and the creation of new foods, without the need for killing, superior and refined foods can be provided, offering convenience, accessibility, and health for the survival and comfort of all humanity.
Once sentient beings have secured warmth and sustenance, the cycle of life continues uninterrupted. Moreover, by utilizing abundant resources to ensure that all sentient beings are free from want—a goal that today must rely on the role of science and technology—the human food chain can be transformed. This would significantly reduce the slaughter involved in killing living beings, embodying the highest principles of benevolence and righteousness.
The root of the Great Way is to enlighten all beings.
Sentient beings, in their reliance on sustenance, enable all living creatures across the vast universe to reduce acts of killing. This protects the myriad other beings, allowing them to live free from worry and at ease, coexisting with humanity in this shared world. Through the natural order of the Great Dao, all sentient beings are nurtured and sustained.
This can elevate within a process and environment free from harm and slaughter! It is truly a great blessing for all sentient beings, for humanity, for the heavens above, and for the immortals and buddhas—this is the true nature of reality. Moreover, from the perspective of the overall pivot of the Great Dao: it is the virtue of heaven to cherish life, nurturing and enriching all sentient beings across the vast cosmos.
Through teaching, education, nurturing, and learning, protection, shelter, and compassionate care are extended to all sentient beings across the vast universe. Growth and learning must be cultivated within education, serving as a foundation for survival. In guiding and enlightening sentient beings, it is not merely reliant on the process of absorbing past classics and teachings alone.
Nowadays, there are some who have long struggled to integrate with the current era, leading to numerous points of incompatibility. In this context, it is essential to recognize: in the process of human survival, if we do not rely on high-tech inventions and innovations to transform the existing "genetic imprints," how else can we elevate the world humanity has created?
Sentient beings in the human realm.
Thus, there will be no need to rely on "killing living beings" to obtain sufficient food. Within the next twenty to thirty years, this approach will address food supply shortages by integrating all deficient food sources with human genetic quality and advanced technology, thereby providing benefits that showcase the progress of civilization.
The past must be resolved by eliminating the cruel and violent acts of killing and harming living beings. For humanity, it is essential to develop various improved food sources, preparing in advance by cultivating higher-quality and superior varieties of food. However, at present, many beings may not yet realize that the growth of food supplies in the human world has gradually slowed. What could be the reason for this?
If the actions of killing and slaughter are employed, it will inevitably lead to insufficient food supply for sentient beings in the present world within the next twenty to thirty years. This is a matter that requires profound contemplation. To address future issues in the food chain, we should leverage high-tech civilization to recreate and develop superior genes from the past, thereby improving the future.
If humanity does not engage in research, invention, and creation in the present, then in the future, when food supplies become insufficient, it will inevitably lead to increased hunting and slaughter of other sentient beings among various species. From the perspective of Heaven, this serves as a precautionary measure, achieved through the application of high-tech genetic products.
Sentient education transforms through teaching and cultivation.
In the present era, many of the top-tier talents from the "Wuji Heaven Realm" and "Void Heaven Realm" have descended to Earth, particularly in Taiwan and various parts of the world. They have been born with diverse missions, dedicated to researching and inventing numerous high-tech items for the benefit of all sentient beings.
Regarding the food supply, there is an abundance and sufficiency. Moreover, through genetic modification, the overall rectification of all past deficiencies can be achieved, which will manifest in the future. How should this be guided? It precisely relies on the human beings of this world, who must reduce acts of killing.
That is to say, one should not sacrifice other sentient beings to the altar of one's own stomach. In the human world, it is essential to ensure that one has ample food and warmth. Moreover, this practice prevents one's body from being harmed by toxic substances, which can adversely affect human health and lead to the development of harmful conditions such as "cancerous tumors."
Why do hospitals in today's world spring up like mushrooms, emerging one after another like schools of fish crossing a river? Precisely to address the "acute and chronic" symptoms of human society; it is also necessary to confront the toxic gases and substances present within our own bodies, which inevitably generate conflicts with our bodily organs and disrupt the balance of the five elements.
When teaching sentient beings, it is essential to pay attention.
Food enters the stomach through the mouth, and it is essential to neutralize and eliminate any toxic substances. This reduces the absorption of harmful elements by the human liver and kidneys, thereby promoting a healthy body. It is crucial to recognize that the foundation of human life lies in maintaining good health. If the body is damaged by external or internal factors, it will not only shorten one's lifespan but also compromise overall physical well-being.
In the present era, the food supplied often contains various toxic substances, which is a matter of grave concern! Therefore, it is essential to enlighten sentient beings to clearly understand: where do the harmful substances in their bodies come from? How do they arise? And what obstacles and illnesses do they cause to the body?
It is essential to dissolve this, and to minimize it to the slightest degree—or even eliminate it entirely without a trace. One must understand that by guiding sentient beings to grow through learning, the toxic influences in the human world can be neutralized. This can be demonstrated through human technological civilization, which fosters research, creation, and the transformation of food production, thereby benefiting human survival.
For sentient beings, the purpose of technological food is to benefit both oneself and others. How can high technology be used to transform human food? The key lies in leveraging genetics to ensure that the human body is not harmed by accidentally consuming toxic substances in food, thereby safeguarding one's health. This is the genuine path to ensuring the physical well-being of future generations.
To educate and enlighten all sentient beings,  
The University of Humanities and Technology is established.
Boundless is the devotion that draws hearts from afar; limitless its spread, gathering multitudes to rely upon its grace.
Modifying genes benefits all living beings; it is essential for growth and the elimination of karmic causes.
Ample food supply in the human world,  
Reducing slaughter aligns with the compassion of heaven and earth.
It is hoped that by clarifying today's writings, numerous heavenly secrets will descend to transform the sentient world. Moreover, regarding the future that benefits both self and others—how to establish the "21st Century Lotus Buddha Pure Land World"—it is anticipated that this will be achieved through teaching and guidance. Thus, the role and position of Chongxin are extraordinary. By contemplating carefully, one will surely come to understand all!
Chapter Ten: Values
## Vast Empyrean Colorful Spirit Immortal Maiden
February 1, 2002, the 20th day of the twelfth month (Friday) in the Xinsi year
The decree from the Wuji is not the same;  
The rank of Celestial Venerable is determined by oneself.
The Sacred Emperor of the Three Passes Ascends the Platform Assembly,  
Eagerly Awaiting All Virtuous Ones to Return and Spread the Teachings.
Good evening to all the Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the spiritual cultivation members of the Wuji Great Tao Academy! Today’s content is drawn from the second chapter, "Teaching with Compassion," of *The Great Tao Is Compassionate*, authored by the Ancient Buddha of the Southern Sea. It reflects on how some individuals in positions of power in today’s era have, in part, buried their conscience and natural principles, applying unacceptable methods within both operational and food supply chains.
This is especially true within the food chain! When substances enter through the digestive tract, they inevitably leave behind many toxic residues. If we rely solely on the human liver for detoxification, its functions may struggle to remain sound. For the many people today, why are there so many cases of cancer occurring? What, then, are the underlying causes?
The heavens have sent down many high-tech talents to perform genetic modifications, enabling all sentient beings to reduce toxic qualities (physical) and dissolve various modern ailments and malignant growths (tumors). This is precisely a means to diminish "cancer," a virtuous grace bestowed upon the world of sentient beings. It is hoped that through understanding and carefully contemplating the works of the immortals and buddhas, many celestial secrets will be revealed, bringing forth abundant benefits.
Chapter Eleven: The Quest for Value
## Wuji Jiaohua Tianzun
February 5, 2002, the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month in the year of Xinsi (Tuesday)
The void spans the boundless realm;  
Colored clouds descend to earth, becoming all living beings.
The Immortal Maiden reveres the heart and wields the brush,  
As wisdom ascends, blessings are extended.
The Purpose of Elevating Wisdom
The purpose of educating all beings across the vast world is none other than to use wisdom to enhance, within the context of survival, the ability to create comfort, convenience, and universality. These three forms of well-being can then be extended to all sentient human beings, as well as to all living creatures, both mobile and immobile, enabling them to thrive in diverse environments.
It is precisely comfort, convenience, and accessibility that can create greater well-being for sentient beings as the foundation. It is essential to apply wisdom as guidance, to elevate blessings and integrate them with survival. For all sentient beings in the vast universe—that is, for all living beings in the 21st century—this can lead to a world of peace and harmony.
It manifests in the advancement of technological civilization, which elevates, researches, invents, and creates for sentient beings, bringing greater well-being and extending benefits to all living beings. Particularly in the current era, technological civilization increasingly reveals that mutual integration with human existence is the true principle.
Technology Creates to Elevate
The process of advocating for technology and fostering invention and creation is precisely the act of the heavens bestowing upon the world many first-class high-tech talents. The origin of these talents lies in their already agile technological minds, cultivated on other planets. All living beings in the human world, especially when viewed through the lens of humanity, now possess the once unimaginable and transformative technologies that were unattainable in ancient times.
Particularly for the present human race, the recorded history of the Middle Kingdom spans only a little over five thousand years, making it exceedingly difficult to trace tangible evidence from more ancient eras. As for these ancient technologies and mystical arts, there exists no literary documentation, yet this does not imply they never existed.
In today's age of technological modernity, it is difficult to integrate the mystical arts of ancient times with contemporary technology. Therefore, when it comes to exploring the historical civilizations of humanity's past through modern technological means, it is likely challenging to provide concrete evidence. Moreover, the evolution of human civilization itself requires time to be fully demonstrated.
What can be clearly understood: Why is it that in today's world, one can see everything from high mountains to the depths of the sea? As if shells and various biological crystals, having undergone the chaotic process of the earth's reorganization, represent a realm of knowledge that human technological civilization struggles to comprehend, and also constitute the limitations that humanity faces.
The Conduct That Should Arise from Enlightenment
Deep-sea shells and biomineralization reveal that the land upon which the human world resides has endured catastrophe after catastrophe, returning to chaos and reforming anew. Through the deep sea, it has assembled layers of identical strata, forming a solid earth capable of bearing the tread of vast sentient beings.
Regardless of how solid its foundation may be in this world, the earth mutually bears all living species, serving as a dwelling place for life. Moreover, in its composition through the four great elements of earth, water, fire, and wind, it necessarily involves the five phases of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth: interacting through mutual generation, mutual completion, mutual restraint, and mutual aversion.
The human world is precisely dominated by this very situation, and it governs the environment necessary for the survival of all sentient beings. Therefore, being able to accommodate all living spaces for sentient beings, ensuring comfort in life and freedom from scarcity in daily existence, is the true path!
Wisdom manifests as well-being.
The enhancement of wisdom leads to inventions and creations, which in turn bring numerous benefits to humanity and the living environment of all beings. It is precisely in this way that, through the inventions of the human mind, essential resources for survival are provided to the world. These creations not only showcase the civilization of humanity but also offer comfort, convenience, and widespread accessibility.
Wisdom is achieved through the integration of the essential elements necessary for human existence, providing the conditions required for survival with comfort, convenience, and accessibility. It offers benefits to all sentient beings in the world, regardless of their status, nobility, or species, ensuring that the creations born from research and invention bring universal benefit.
Invented through the human mind, and refined through repeated failures and revisions, items that are less suited for survival in the human world—lacking comfort, convenience, and accessibility—can be transformed. Through continuous research and innovation, they can provide greater well-being and benefits for all sentient beings.
The heavens "borrowed talents from other planets," sending down first-rate individuals of high technology, each with a different mission. Through repeated cycles, they researched, invented, refined, and transformed the abundant resources provided by the human world. Furthermore, they brought down the five supernatural powers of the past—divine vision, divine hearing, knowledge of others' minds, knowledge of past lives, and miraculous mobility—into today's technological civilization.
The Five Supernatural Powers and the Illusions Wrought by Modern Technology
Heavenly Eye: This refers to what is transmitted today through telecommunication, video, television, audio-visual, and computer equipment. It increasingly makes the ends of the earth feel like close neighbors, enabling one to see thousands of miles away as if they were nearby.
Heavenly Ear: This refers to modern personal mobile phones, as well as all technological devices that transmit through sound waves. Especially today, where nearly everyone carries a phone, speaking and connecting wherever they go—the more advanced the technology, the more instant the connection, no matter the distance.
The Mind: It is synthesized by computer equipment, coordinating with the human "True Suchness—microcrystals" to create and store all past human experiences generated by the mind. These are preserved in the eighth consciousness of humanity—the Mind-King, the Tathāgatagarbha.
By synthesizing through computers the secrets that were previously impossible to obtain and transmit, the human world can come to understand the memory stored within each individual's "Eight Consciousnesses"—the entire process of countless lifetimes, and how thoughts and structures are formed in the minds of others.
Fate will dictate the future of existence.
Destiny: It is precisely through the synthesis with computers that all human memory, like windows—true suchness (spirituality—microcrystals)—can be pursued more profoundly, allowing one to return to the past that has already occurred in ancient times via a time machine.
Through computer synthesis and composition, one can come to understand fate, and by analyzing the issues that arise in the future world and its processes, it becomes clear how to achieve fulfillment and cultivation. This is precisely the way to bring problems to a satisfactory resolution.
Divine Feet: This refers to the means of transportation for sentient beings in the present era. On land, they travel by cars; on the sea, by ships; and in the sky, they fly using jet machines. Moreover, they can reach their destinations with great speed.
In the past, the human world was fundamentally incapable of reaching such heights all at once. Even now, as comfort has become widespread and convenience has increased even further, do we all find it easy to fully attain these advancements? With the divine eye, divine ear, telepathy, knowledge of past lives, and supernatural powers already in place, this truly represents the elevation and manifestation of wisdom, offering benefits for all to enjoy.
The power of supernatural abilities is exerted through the exhaustion of leaks.
The Realm of Exhaustion of Outflows and Supernatural Powers: If one does not transcend through cultivation in the present moment, it would likely be difficult to attain the state of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, or the realms of the Ultimate and the Void. How can the wisdom manifested in all existence provide the conditions for sentient beings to ascend and transcend? It is precisely through the present era that these conditions are fully realized!
For future survival, it is essential to create the necessary conditions through technological and civilizational advancements. The teachings imparted to sentient beings across the vast world are fundamentally about elevating wisdom to establish the foundations for future existence—this is the truth! Therefore, the "power of spiritual penetration through the exhaustion of defilements" is not a state that ordinary humans can attain.
The vast world unfolds its grand narrative,  
Teaching all living beings with compassion.
Wisdom elevates all realms,  
Human comfort and convenience align.
Through embodiment, research, development, and creation, the human world becomes infinitely wonderful.
In the twenty-first century, governing with principle,  
Chongxin University of Humanities reveals its wonder.
This verse! Let us study it together with all sentient beings; in the future, it will truly enable the promotion and creation of the "Chongxin University of Humanities and Technology," thereby establishing a lasting foundation for the continuous well-being of the human world.
Chapter Twelve: Establishing Value
## Immortal Maiden of the Void and Rosy Clouds
February 19, 2002, the eighth day of the first lunar month in the Renwu year (Tuesday)
Devoted hearts fulfill sacred duties through destiny; the Limitless Immortal Maiden bestows boundless compassion.
Manjushri Bodhisattva ascends the platform in assembly,  
All sentient beings are mutually supported and protected.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Tonight, through this ancestral lineage, the Immortal Maiden of the Multicolored Clouds from the Void descends to compose "The Great Dao Has Sentiments: Chapter Three, The Elevation of Wisdom." Regarding the products created and researched for sentient beings, they are provided as a means of reliance, a form of universality, and furthermore, a source of convenience for all beings.
Among the divine powers of the Heavenly Eye, Heavenly Ear, Mind Reading, Knowledge of Past Lives, and Supernatural Abilities, especially in the present era, all sentient beings can find richer opportunities for survival, thereby enhancing human welfare. It is essential to understand that by elevating our ways of living, we can achieve greater advancements and secure more well-being in the future.
Chapter Thirteen: Establishing the Criteria
##Wuji Xiangu  Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva
February 22, 2002, Renwu Year, First Month, 11th Day (Friday)
The Book of the Great Dao, authored in the void,  
Spreads its radiant virtue and grace throughout the world.
The Immortal Maiden descends to expound the true principles,  
Creating and evolving to bestow grace upon all sentient beings.
The Fundamental Framework of Creative Evolution
Sentient beings elevate their wisdom through observation, thereby undertaking the sacred mission of creative evolution. For all living beings across the vast cosmos, blessings can be bestowed downward. Moreover, under the virtuous grace of the cosmos, sentient beings are enabled to enhance their wisdom and growth, while also generating numerous blessings through creation, benefiting all sentient beings throughout the world.
Furthermore, it is the right path to provide a more convenient, accessible, and comfortable living space for the process of sustaining life, which will also benefit all beings in the human world. Creation involves endless research and invention, and it is only through repeated failures that the developed products can be improved.
Once a product is developed and put into use by humans, its flaws and shortcomings become apparent. This knowledge then drives further research, modification, and refinement, making the product more sophisticated, comfortable, convenient, and accessible. This process guides the direction of survival and dependency, and it is through such cycles that human creativity and invention continue to evolve.
The primary role of creation
If it is difficult to make the human world more comfortable, convenient, and accessible, then after repeated use, it will become unsuitable. Without further adjustments and improvements, it will hardly align with all survival orientations of humanity. Consequently, one's living space will remain stagnant at this stage, and no tangible results will be achieved.
In the 21st century, research and innovation are advancing at an astonishing pace, with constant changes and updates. There is also an increasing demand for higher quality and more refined products that are favored and aspired to by people around the world. This will give rise to "virtuous currency" that fulfills these needs! As a result, wealth will accumulate, benefiting both individuals and the broader public.
The function of creation is precisely to facilitate the sustenance of humanity across the vast world. It provides numerous necessities for livelihood through human society, serving as the essential guidance for nurturing life. This enables all sentient beings to exist in comfort, convenience, and universality, thereby allowing time for the elevation and transcendence of their "inner nature and spirituality."
The Purpose of Creation Research
It offers the mutual fulfillment essential for survival, serving as a necessary condition for nurturing life. Moreover, through the shifts of time and space, it elevates humanity's "heart and spirit" to a higher realm, while also shortening the distance for the growth of wisdom, thereby bringing greater benefits of goodness.
Regarding cultivation: it is to enable one's "mind and spirit" to achieve transcendence, not merely actions for sustenance. It is essential to undergo transformation through cultivation, allowing the mind and spirit of humanity to surpass the constraints of time and space. This transcendence must be pursued through the process of research, creation, and invention, aiming for even greater advancements in future technology!
It is about transcending the aspects of human nature and spirituality that cannot be elevated through ordinary means. By engaging in cultivation and transformation, one gradually draws closer to the essence of "human nature and spirituality." In this way, one may gradually approach the great mysteries that were unattainable in all past practices, through mutual resonance, nourishment, and alignment of the soul.
The Primary Purpose of Creation, Research, and Invention
In the human world, by gradually eliminating all past negative habits, one can dissolve the accumulated adverse karma from bygone days. This allows for a genuine opportunity and experiential realization of ascension and transcendence in the present moment, enabling one's efforts to merge as one with the vast void, the boundless infinite, the great cosmos, and the immense universe.
It can enhance the boundless well-being of humanity. Through contemporary technology, human organs can be transplanted, and the genetic essence of the past can be transformed. Not only can technology help humanity achieve perfection in survival, but it can also compensate for human shortcomings and convert the weaknesses of human nature.
How can one dissolve one's own ignorance and obstacles? It is essential to integrate cultivation with livelihood, ensuring that scientific research, inventions, and creations benefit both humanity and all beings. Only then is it correct! In this way, all living beings can be protected and cared for equally, and conditions for a comfortable existence can be secured.
The Primary Causes and Conditions for Research, Invention, and Creation
Through the advancement of technological civilization, researchers and inventors are enabled, by means of their creations, to guide themselves toward a state of benefiting both their own well-being and the moral enrichment of others. In their diligent efforts, they can achieve the fulfillment of material conditions through their own merits, embodying self-sufficiency. This, in turn, fosters research that is more beneficial to humanity and leads to the creation of more refined products.
The fundamental concept lies in the harmonious integration of human nature and technology, which should truly benefit humanity with its virtues. If one relies solely on technological civilization without elevating one's inner character and spirituality, it becomes difficult to transcend oneself in the course of existence, leaving one merely as a race baptized by technological advancements.
It is fundamentally difficult to achieve: the actual transcendence and ascendant return of "mind-nature and spiritual-nature"! One must understand that in matters of mind-nature and spiritual-nature, if one blindly relies on the baptism of technological civilization and fails to dissolve the negative karmic causes created in the past, it is precisely oneself who harms oneself, who brutalizes oneself, thus remaining perpetually trapped in the vortex of karmic retribution.
Wisdom ascends through causes and conditions,  
Creating and exploring without bounds.
Evolution of character yields abundant fruits,  
The teaching of sentient beings extends virtue far and wide.
Creating first-class technology brings boundless joy to the civilized world.
Understanding the profound virtue of heaven and earth,  
The heart and spirit return to the true meaning.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings as mutual encouragement: In our existence within the human world, if we cannot elevate our own mind and spirituality, but instead solely rely on technology to achieve transcendence of both "heart and soul," it is like climbing a tree to catch fish—only the body may benefit, while the heart and soul remain unfulfilled and difficult to uplift.
Chapter Fourteen: Levels of Realms
##Void Spirit Assembly Immortal Maiden
March 1, 2002, the 18th day of the first lunar month, Year of Renwu (Friday)
The Limitless issues decrees to entrust the teachings;  
The Celestial Worthy reveres the heart as our home.
Time and again, heaven bestows its grace,  
Guiding sentient beings to blossom in their hearts.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and spiritual practitioners of the Wuji Great Tao Academy, may you have a peaceful and auspicious evening! Today, the work "Great Tao Has Sentiments · Fourth Chapter: Creation and Evolution" by the Immortal Maiden of Ethereal Colors from the Void is presented, allowing humanity to understand that everything lies in one’s own learning and growth. It is essential to know how to elevate one’s own heart and spirituality upward!
If one remains in an environment and stage where obstacles cannot be overcome, merely sinking further, it is essential to clearly discern whether one's learning and growth are genuinely being realized—this is an account to be settled in the course of cultivation. For all sentient beings in the vast universe, this is the moment to "ignite the lamp of the heart and manifest the Buddha-nature," which must rely on one's own diligent efforts.
Do not think that just because you have entered the most prestigious institution of today, and under such an opportunity, there is no chance at all to rectify past mistakes. That would undoubtedly be like entering a treasure mountain only to return empty-handed. When the time comes, regret will be hard to remedy—this is also one of the most foolish things that sentient beings in this world tend to do.
Millions of heart-lamps are lit, illuminating the boundless shores of Buddha-nature.
Chapter Fifteen: The Distinction Between Good and Evil
##The Supreme Celestial of the Infinite, the Imperial Lord of the City God
March 5, 2002, Renwu Year, First Month, 21st Day (Tuesday)
The void is the great universe itself;  
Rosy clouds descend upon Jambudvīpa.
The benevolent virtue of the Immortal Maiden blesses the world of sentient beings;  
Through diligent study and discovery, her grace spreads far and wide, nourishing all.
The Fundamentals of Research and Invention
All living beings in the vast universe, capable of growing and thriving within this space, must arise from the convergence of great causes and conditions. Through the course of their existence, they create and develop numerous high-tech products within the human world, benefiting sentient beings. This brings blessings to humanity and all things in existence.
Therefore, all ways of existence for sentient beings should be oriented toward enhancing the comfort, convenience, and accessibility of life, and even more so, toward fostering the well-being of sentient beings. In the process of determining their own existential direction, the creation and manifestation of technological civilization can be achieved through human thought, invention, and research, with each successive improvement contributing to a more comfortable existence.
Research is a process of continuous creation, involving the transformation of inadequate and flawed processes. In this process of transformation, it aligns with and resembles the direction of human survival and its actions. Within this resemblance, it further rectifies and reforms numerous deficiencies and shortcomings in the human world, all through the act of creative research and development.
Research on the Function of Improvement
It is precisely for the great benefit of all sentient beings and their living environments that, in the present moment, if sentient beings cannot rely on the virtuous blessings of technology to achieve the practical integration of "body, mind, and spirit," it will be difficult to provide and transform living environments for sentient beings. Instead, efforts will often remain confined to mere research and invention.
Formation is primarily driven by research and development efforts, yet it does not necessarily ensure that all sentient beings can benefit from it. It is also essential to provide post-invention products that facilitate survival, enhance comfort, and promote widespread adoption. This involves integrating all survival-oriented approaches into a unified and downward-reaching process, thereby enabling genuine evolution.
The development of new technologies is the key to creating a prosperous future. For every nation, it is through the advancement of high-tech civilization that the well-being of all people can be enhanced, and the quality of life can be safeguarded. This must be guided by the principles of "human ethics and morality." As humanity has entered the 21st century, the progress in technology has surpassed the cultural heritage of the past.
The Virtue of Research and Invention
It is the evolution of past divine abilities—such as the heavenly eye, heavenly ear, telepathy, knowledge of past lives, and supernatural power—manifesting in the human world to provide the necessities for survival. This brings tangible blessings and enduring virtues to oneself and all beings, fostering genuine growth and benefit. It is precisely through the advancement of present technological civilization that such transcendence is achieved!
The research and development process of the human world has accumulated nearly five thousand years of technological civilization, yet all of this is merely a beginning. How can technological civilization evolve to manifest the future, transforming the past "Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits and Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends" into supernatural capabilities? This very process embodies the great benevolence bestowed by Heaven upon the sentient world!
From the perspective of all living beings, the present moment represents the most enjoyable, comfortable, and convenient living environment in the human world over the past five thousand years. Through the impact of evolving civilizations, the convenience and comfort of human society have become accessible to the masses, benefiting all beings under heaven. This enables every individual to be sheltered under the great virtue.
The blessings of virtue bestowed upon all living beings.
This is a reflection on one's own past growth through ignorance, entering the process of civilization and refinement. It questions whether the knowledge once taught, if applied in the present moment, would still be relevant within the framework of human understanding. As civilization manifests and evolves, it prompts a fresh start, raising the question of whether sentient beings can, in the here and now, create all the conditions for prosperity.
It is a profound transformation for all sentient beings, achieved through the adjustment of mindset and wisdom. Regarding the conditions of existence, regardless of how each person has lived in the past—whether commanding the winds and clouds, wielding immense influence, rising swiftly to success, or playing prominent roles on the stage of life—all such experiences must be entirely re-evaluated and reshaped.
When sentient beings rely on the manifestations of technological civilization, they inevitably develop a dependence on technology. This makes it increasingly difficult for them to return to a pure and simple way of life. For sentient beings to truly live, it is essential to "start anew" and "begin from the heart"—only then can authenticity be realized.
The State of an Empty Mind and the Spirit of Emptiness
During the research phase, if one detaches from the constraints of "moral and ethical norms" in human society, they will find themselves in a state of "spiritual emptiness." Moreover, it becomes difficult to transcend this "hollow state of mind," and one may merely rely on the habits fostered by technological civilization. In such circumstances, how can one truly restore a simple, pure, and tranquil living space for their own survival?
This type of obstruction, which gives rise to "the hindrance of an empty mind," makes it difficult to attain "the manifestation of a vacant and open state of mind." How, then, can one dissolve such mental obstacles? It is essential to understand what human existence relies upon in the age of technological civilization, as well as the purpose of human survival. Moreover, one must ask: why have I come into this world in this lifetime? All of these are layers of delusion and obstruction.
If it is difficult to comprehend that human beings are not merely creatures of eating, drinking, excretion, and sleep, and yet they drift through life in confusion, unable to understand their own future or find a true, transcendent destination to return to—isn't that somewhat too cruel to oneself? And what, then, can one rely upon for the future?
How should one set their direction? This is the great confusion of life! Thus, a sense of spiritual emptiness will always follow, and the look of desolation cannot be dispelled. How then should one elevate themselves to find the right path? Otherwise, even after going through the process of research and development, if one cannot make all aspects of existence more comfortable, convenient, and accessible, what can be done?
Blessed by the grace of Heaven above
I ask all sentient beings: If one can understand their future path, how should they plan for it? How should they set goals? And how should they reach their destination? It is essential to rely on spiritual cultivation for elevation—this is the true nature of reality! Otherwise, merely depending on comfort, convenience, and commonality in survival will create many obstacles in the future that are difficult to overcome.
Moreover, it even obstructs the practical methods for eliminating obstacles, which are not what virtuous approaches should employ. In response to the current demands of the heart for spiritual elevation and construction, the aim is simply to bring down the great virtues of Heaven and Earth, the great virtues of the Wuji, the great virtues of the Void, and the great virtues of the Grand Universe into the "Dadao Series Celestial Books," offering them for reference to all sentient beings.
If the works of the "Dadao Series Celestial Books" are to be promoted and spread across the international realm, it is precisely for the unfolding of the Lotus Buddha Land Pure World. All virtuous beings, having now been nurtured firsthand by these teachings to elevate themselves as the foundation for future attainment, will in time enter the "Lotus Buddha Land Pure World."
It is precisely by leaping across to further cultivation in the Maitreya Pure Land that one can transcend the Three Dragon Flower Assemblies, enabling sentient beings to truly return and ascend to the realm of the Pure Land world. Can everyone understand how all these extraordinary causes and conditions come about? Then come to Chongxin to unearth the treasures! This allows sentient beings to truly transcend through the blessings of technology.
Study and innovation require diligence;  
Through repeated refinement, success is ultimately achieved.
Destiny's karma bestowed from above,  
Transforms into technology as its twin below.
Evolutionary purpose for comfort, creating a new humanity that serves self-interest.
Understanding the emptiness of the fallen mind,  
Transforming emptiness into the cause of realization.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings as mutual encouragement: may future technological civilization provide greater convenience, comfort, and accessibility for humanity, without allowing us to sink entirely into technological advancement—lest we lose the ability to return to a simple and pure way of life. How, then, can we elevate the trinity of body, mind, and spirit that we have built?
Chapter 16: The Origins of Fortune and Misfortune
##Nanping Daiji Ancient Buddha  Li Xiuyuan
March 8, 2002, the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, Year of Renwu (Friday)
Greatly opening salvation to transform all beings,  
Mahasthamaprapta arrives in the human realm with utmost sincerity.
When the Bodhisattva ascends the platform, there will be affection,  
Let us encourage and cherish one another.
Good evening to all saints, buddhas, virtuous beings, and the spiritual cultivation members of the Wuji Great Tao Academy! Today, the Immortal Maiden of Ethereal Rosy Clouds from our lineage has descended to bestow the writing. "The Great Tao is Sentient: Fifth Chapter of Research and Discovery" elucidates the key issues that will be encountered in the future and how to rely on technological civilization for benefit. This is of utmost importance!
To transform the experience of encountering an "empty mind" into a state of "emptiness of mind," one must adopt effective methods for growth. Moreover, regarding sentient beings, especially the human race in this world, it is essential to understand: how to prepare in advance, how to take preventive measures beforehand, and how to undertake spiritual transformation—this is the true nature of reality!
At present, the age of technological civilization has only just begun. In the coming century, the technological civilization of humanity is poised for significant advancement. How can we draw upon the transformative wisdom of ancient practices? By grounding ourselves in the reality of human existence, we can genuinely benefit and elevate all sentient beings, enabling them to transcend their current state.
It is precisely the divine power of the "Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits" and "Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends" from the heavens, bestowed by the Divine Providence, that manifests and creates all processes of technological civilization. This ensures that sentient beings in this world no longer need to pursue the past abilities of "heavenly vision, heavenly hearing, mind-reading, knowledge of past lives, and miraculous movement," as the general populace may now fully possess them.
All that exists in the present moment constitutes the true environment of our existence. If we continue to rely on the illusory transformations of past mystical arts, it will likely be difficult for sentient beings to comprehend how to construct spiritual elevation and become true masters of themselves. Without the ability to transcend and ascend, one may even become ensnared by the illusions of such arts and face obstacles. This is precisely the universal grace bestowed by the Heavenly Providence upon all sentient beings.
Chapter Seventeen: The Retribution of Cause and Effect
##Wuji Xiangu  Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
March 15, 2002, the second day of the second month in the Renwu year (Friday)
The Immortal Maiden descends from the ethereal void, bringing auspicious omens to the Chongxin Daoist sanctuary.
Expanding the Eastern Realm to welcome all beings,  
Improving the environment as a guiding principle.
Why Improve the Environment
To understand the living environment of all sentient beings, the research and inventions in the human world aim to improve the environment as a foundation. In the world of sentient beings, there often exist ways of survival that fail to provide greater comfort and convenience, let alone universal accessibility. Moreover, the need for currency in the process of survival must be adequately met; otherwise, it becomes difficult to achieve warmth, sustenance, and ease.
Currency is a primary causal factor sought by humanity in the present era. It is determined by the karmic outcomes of one's past lives, combined with the sufficiency of blessings and opportunities in this life. Without currency, such conditions cannot be fulfilled, desires for material goods cannot be satisfied, and the living environment cannot be improved for advancement. This is often the case!
Improving Environmental Planning
To improve the environment, it is essential to proceed from two aspects. First, there must be sound planning that centers on the human world as the foundation for survival. Without good and thoughtful planning, it becomes difficult to establish practical survival strategies. In daily life, comprehensive planning and design are necessary to ensure that existence is free from deficiencies and troubles.
It is essential to incorporate planning and design: to manifest a favorable living environment, one must rely on comprehensive considerations. This means that a desirable living environment must be planned and guided by designers. Only then can the environment on which we depend for survival be well and perfectly planned, resulting in a comfortable existence.
This foundation for survival lies precisely in the application of present space and the subjective role required for improving the living environment. Can it achieve what one aspires to and what one needs? This is the basis that planning should possess! In addressing the living environment, it must be convenient and comfortable, and moreover, it should be made universally accessible.
A plan must be implemented after it is made.
After planning, it is essential to have the necessary resources and conditions in place. Such planning and design must be feasible to ensure stability and appropriateness. If these conditions are lacking, it becomes impossible to achieve a perfect and forward-looking vision. Furthermore, once all planning and design are completed, they must be put into practice. Only then can the requirements for sustaining living conditions and fulfilling the needs of resource-based circumstances be met.
Furthermore, in improving the environment to make it more convenient, comfortable, and even tailored to one's desires, it is inevitable that the space needed for one's own survival will be maintained and organized by oneself. The improvement of the environment is based on rectifying past inadequacies.
To transform past adverse living conditions and objects, one should apply the research and invention of all products to enrich life, which inherently entails comfort and convenience. Moreover, if the conditions for currency and resources cannot be adequately met, or if it is exceedingly difficult to improve the living environment, achieving convenience and comfort would be impossible.
Comfort, Convenience, and Popularity
After conducting research and making innovations, sentient beings are able to acquire the goods they desire through currency, thereby greatly improving their living spaces and environments. This leads to a significant transformation, driven by the necessity of survival and enabled by past accumulated conditions, which provide the fundamental capacity to enhance the environment.
If one lacks the blessings and virtuous rewards that are necessary, it is indeed impossible to achieve transformation through one's own efforts alone! It must be understood clearly that in this vast world, for all peoples, improving life requires the fulfillment of favorable conditions and resources. If these conditions for improvement and fulfillment cannot be attained, one will remain unable to comprehend the grace and benevolence that heaven and earth bestow upon oneself.
Therefore, human action serves to elevate the quality of life to a higher plane. Sentient beings can enhance their present quality of existence by recognizing how the living environment should provide and sustain what is essential for them. Under such conditions, sentient beings are equipped to improve their surroundings and acquire the causes and conditions for prosperity.
How Technology Creates the Environment
If past experiences were insufficient, through repeated learning, growth, and improvement, the experience of living space is enriched by the learning process, enhancing the quality of life. For all conditions in the vast universe, it is technological civilization that brings to sentient beings not only self-growth but also self-elevation.
Moreover, improving the deficiencies and dissatisfactions of the living environment by adjusting the conditions of existence through technology is the true reality. Similarly, acquiring the necessities of life through the means of currency enables one to meet the demands of survival and advancement. Only by making modifications and changes as required by humanity can we benefit everyone.
By providing more convenient, comfortable, and accessible items, and integrating the conditions for nurturing life, humanity can determine which demands to adopt or discard, as well as the quality of the living environment. In this era, which stands at the intersection of technological civilization and interdependent survival, we can create a comfortable life through technological advancement.
The Five Supernatural Powers and Technological Civilization
The five supernatural powers, once elusive and incomplete, can now be fully realized through the application of technological civilization. In the past, the human world remained stagnant, unable to break through precisely because of the elusive and misleading nature of these five supernatural powers. Today, technological civilization enables sentient beings to achieve these powers more flexibly and completely, spreading their spiritual influence with greater agility.
The Five Supernatural Powers: Although they can be attained through human cultivation, they require prolonged and diligent effort to fully achieve, and not everyone is capable of obtaining them. Moreover, in the present day, the strength of these five powers can hardly rival the inventions and creations of modern technological civilization, which is now transforming and evolving all species.
In the present era, the five supernatural powers are no longer considered rare! Today's age elevates through technological civilization, enabling all sentient beings to attain the manifestations of the five supernatural powers without having to learn esoteric arts. It is through technological advancement that these abilities are enhanced and acquired, while also driving the evolution, creation, and demands for the human species in the sentient world.
Emptiness of the Heart and the Empty Heart
The evolution of technology and the advancement of civilization are progressing at an astonishing pace, far surpassing the technological marvels and civilizations of ancient times. Today, through human creativity, research, and invention, we are able to fully realize, create, and enjoy these advancements. In terms of the well-being of all sentient beings, this provides the essential conditions and causes necessary for their survival.
The more advanced technology becomes, the more hollow the soul grows, and it is difficult to transcend the "purification of the empty soul." How can one reach such a state? Growth can be nurtured through education and culture. The "Dadao Series" can offer sentient beings clarity in this process, enabling them to elevate their souls to manifest the "state of emptiness"!
Learning and growth to transcend, advancing technological civilization forward.
Sentient beings, with hearts in emptiness, find it hard to manifest the pursuit of an empty heart and realm.
Design and planning require careful consideration; implementation demands thorough deliberation.
With the right conditions for currency in abundance,  
The blessings created are immeasurable and profound.
The human world is precisely such a realm of causality, where technological civilization is integrated into the five kinds of blessings that must be sought. It is essential to understand: abundant experience, abundant wisdom, abundant wealth, abundant virtue, and abundant Buddha-nature.
It is precisely the reverence of the heart that demands the five foundational courses for all students and disciples. How can this be achieved? It requires a strong, clear aspiration and demand for "abundance," which is the genuine driving force that enables one to truly improve their living environment.
Chapter Eighteen: Like a Shadow Following the Form
##True Buddha Heart School's Master of Humans and Devas, Venerable Void
March 19, 2002, the sixth day of the second month in the Renwu year (Tuesday)
The Celestial Realm of Wuji Issues a Sacred Decree;  
The City God Emperor Ascends the Platform to Proclaim.
Grateful for the grace bestowed by Heaven above,  
I bow in thanks for the blessings from the Imperial Mother, the Vast Sky.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and members of the Wuji Great Dao Institute and Spiritual Cultivation Academy, good evening and blessings! Today, the Immortal Maiden from the Void Spiritual Assembly of our lineage has descended to compose the sixth chapter of "The Great Dao Is Sentimental: Improving the Environment." It is understood that in the pursuit of existence, through the human world, the blessings of the five supernatural powers can be fully attained, thereby improving one's own environment.
It is essential to have a genuine connection to the causes and conditions of the Dharma to attain them, along with practical planning, design, and execution. To use one’s life as a foundation for future cultivation and practice, one must rely on the lineage of the Chongxin Sect, which provides abundant resources and nourishment. This offers all sentient beings the true conditions to attain great causes and conditions, benefiting both oneself and all living beings.
To understand that one can enter into the reverence of the heart is not merely about participating in ordinary cultivation practices. Rather, it is about providing a path where "worldly livelihood and spiritual cultivation" can be integrated in the process. Moreover, it truly allows for a return and transcendence, which arises from the essential demands and attainments of the causal body. It is about cherishing what one seeks within oneself, thereby gaining and reclaiming the benefits that follow.
Chapter 19: Not a Single Detail Overlooked
## Wuji Tianzun, Erguan Shengdi
March 21, 2002, the ninth day of the second lunar month in the Renwu year (Friday)
Nanping's single thread ferries the boundless,  
Daoji's original spirit gathers in the void.
The Ancient Buddha descends to enlighten all beings, elevating their essence and restoring the truth.
Research, invention, and innovation enhance quality.
Studying inventions and creations, and taking actions to improve the environment for all sentient beings, is essential for enhancing the quality of life and spirituality of sentient beings. It also involves taking charge of one's own virtue and inner self. To achieve this, it is necessary to understand the scope within which one can act, thereby establishing a tangible and effective role in elevating quality.
Throughout the entire process of existence, all sentient beings are bound to their spiritual nature, inner hearts, and the environmental conditions that sustain life. Have they managed to achieve improvement? Have they managed to attain elevation? Only by evaluating the transformative journey of one's own learning can human beings, as emotional and conscious beings, advance themselves toward higher and deeper levels of elevation.
Sentient beings, in the realm of existence and phenomena, must elevate the quality of their own "body, mind, and spirit." If they fail to enhance the quality and living environment for all sentient beings and all life, they cannot manifest the great virtue and grace of Heaven. Moreover, the human world is precisely the primary foundation for carrying out this very action.
The Necessity of Enhancing Quality
How to advance oneself to a higher and deeper level fundamentally depends on observing oneself and all sentient beings: it is essential to elevate oneself through the process of learning and growth, enabling one to integrate the dominance of technological civilization through accumulated experience in the current era. Moreover, within such environmental conditions of time and space, propel technological civilization forward.
If we remain confined to such a process, how can we ever glimpse the greater universe and comprehend where its mysteries lie? In the present state of the human world, if scientific and technological civilization fails to ascend to a higher level and instead clings only to current technology, it will inevitably struggle to elevate, learn from, and create within the essence of the vast cosmic void and celestial realms.
To understand the human world, if we fail to elevate the living environment of humanity and merely cling to the current technological civilization, it will be difficult to promote the cultivation of the mind, body, and spirituality among sentient beings. From the perspective of beings in the sentient world, it is challenging to transform the process of the true reality of existence. How, then, can we proceed?
Placing hope in the future manifestation of technology makes it difficult for sentient civilizations to elevate themselves into the realms and ranks of sages, immortals, Buddhas, and bodhisattvas. Achieving such a state requires sincere dedication to transforming one's religious beliefs and practices—that is, refining one's inner nature and spiritual qualities to elevate the energy body to a higher level.
Quality improvement must be pursued.
Quality Enhancement: This involves not only the elevation of "self-mind, body, and spirituality," but also the recognition that existence and environment are inherently true. It is essential to clearly understand one's accumulated past, to break free from the constraints of solidified, impure thoughts, and to genuinely integrate into the present while looking toward the future. This should be regarded as the foremost priority in guiding one's way of life.
If one cannot comprehend the future world throughout the course of life, one merely finds oneself trapped in a cycle of mutual recurrence. While contemporary technological civilization offers abundant resources for sentient beings, it falls significantly short in nurturing spiritual elevation. This is often a consequence shaped by the "classics" of past religions.
Many are ensnared by the scriptures, unable to grasp their original intent and apply them flexibly. Consequently, they become bound by the laws of existence and religious doctrines, shackling themselves with obstacles to life. This prevents the elevation of their "mind, body, and spirit," hindering the attainment of inner harmony.
Quality Enhancement: It is an elevation and manifestation of one's "Eighth Consciousness—Mind King," the true suchness Buddha-nature within the "Tathāgatagarbha," toward a higher level. It addresses the survival habits that are constrained and dominated by obstacles to existence, as well as the process of being trapped in one's own delusions, unable to break free from this predicament.
Enhancing Quality and Functionality
In the pursuit of quality improvement, it is a step-by-step process toward enhancing the living environment that embodies authenticity. It also allows for the dissolution of one's own delusions, precisely by drawing from all learning experiences oriented toward one's own survival. The key lies in whether one can be guided by the true, ultimate principles of meaning, rather than merely surviving within the deluded, worldly logic.
Everyone is pleased to see an improvement in their quality of life, yet paradoxically, this very pursuit often becomes a burden that hinders their existence. It is essential to recognize that while enhancing one's material living standards is important, one must also ask: has there been any elevation of the spirit? Without this awareness, the quality of one's inner life may be greatly diminished, causing one to become even more entangled in the obstacles of their own existence.
Nor is it the case that by enhancing the quality of existence alone, one would inevitably fall into the obstacles of spiritual quality. In today’s era, if such a situation were to arise, it would surely be something that Heaven cannot bear to see. It is essential to realize that both in survival and spirituality, the "quality of existence" and the "quality of the soul" can be genuinely elevated and integrated with each other.
Only then can the many compassionate virtues and benevolent deeds that guide sentient beings not be obliterated by technological civilization. In all pursuits of survival, the human world is gradually transforming the accumulated negative causes of the past. However, in every religion, the heavens have sent down sages, immortals, Buddhas, and bodhisattvas to teach and transform the accumulated negative causes of the past.
Benefits of Quality Improvement
In every religion, the Divine sends down enlightened beings, sages, immortals, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas to teach, guide, and uplift sentient beings. This process must enable all beings to harmonize their inner state and spirituality with a life of comfort, convenience, and universal accessibility. It should also utilize all products of technological civilization as key conditions for elevating sentient beings.
The "Dadao Series Celestial Texts" of Chongxin are precisely crafted to address all the confusions and troubles of humanity, elevating the spirits of sentient beings through their teachings. In all aspects of existence, they demonstrate how to embrace technological civilization without straying from the practicalities of life—a profound wisdom that sentient beings often struggle to comprehend, yet one that embodies the virtuous grace of the "Evolution of the Great Dao"!
It is precisely to offer the sentient beings of this world a way to elevate the quality of their minds, rather than repeatedly sinking into the mere comfort and convenience of survival! How can one achieve an improvement in one's own quality of existence? Recognizing that there is much lacking in the present world, one must understand: humanity has the capacity to transform its own flawed nature!
Furthermore, by mutually enhancing one's state of mind, spirituality, and physical body, one can gradually attain the conditions to transcend and align with the vast cosmos, the void, and the boundless state of mind. In the future, this progression will elevate humanity to higher levels, not merely in technological civilization, but also in surpassing the realms of mind, spirit, and body.
Sentient beings engage in research and creation,  
Endlessly improving the environment for a better situation.
The quality of the human world is elevated,  
The heart and spirit are ever more wondrous.
Past causes are changed in the present life—  
It is not hard to understand this truth.
The elevation of sentient beings is cultivated step by step from the heart.
This verse! Let it be shared and encouraged among all sentient beings; with a heart that embraces the grace of the Wuji, the void, and the great cosmos, one may achieve virtuous growth and transcendence. Haha! It has been a long time since we last met, and to see that you have already grown so abundantly is truly praiseworthy and worthy of celebration! Diligently strive onward; the future holds limitless potential for expansion and propagation. Let this be an encouragement!
Chapter 20: Retribution for Past Karma
##Lord of the Southern Heaven, Sage Emperor Wén Héng
March 29, 2002, the 16th day of the second lunar month in the Renwu year (Friday)
There is a reason to deliver all beings from suffering,  
The virtuous guide them to transform into true nature.
The fundamental seed of Bodhi,  
The moment of awakening reveals the true nature.
Good evening to all Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the spiritual cultivation scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy! Today, the Ancient Buddha of Nanping, Daoji—Li Xiuyuan—has personally descended to compose the seventh chapter of "The Great Dao Is Sentient." This chapter imparts the course on elevating quality, explaining how to achieve mutual harmony and transcendence between the spiritual world and the world of reality, which is essential for the growth of all that is good in humanity.
It is only by making greater efforts to understand the environment into which we have entered in this world that we can grasp the true nature of reality! We must realize that our mind and spirituality are the fundamental causes of the same realm of form and dharma; mutual verification and integration constitute genuine realization, leading to virtuous growth and transcendence. Let us all strive together!
Chapter Twenty-One: The Cycle of Cause and Effect
##Wuji Xiangu  Zhusheng Niangniang
April 2, 2002, the twentieth day of the second lunar month in the Renwu year (Tuesday)
The True Buddha Heart Lineage, guided by Master Ren,  
Imparts teachings to humanity and heaven, inherently selfless.
Master Xukong composed the celestial scriptures;  
Striving for perfection is the path to self-mastery.
Strive for excellence to evolve.
Observing all sentient beings from the perspective of existence, we aim to enhance the quality of life by providing comfort, convenience, and universal accessibility to survival. This not only ensures comfortable living for sentient beings but also offers abundant resources for the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment. It is an essential path toward refining one's "inner nature and spirituality," embodying the pursuit of continuous improvement.
The human world is oriented towards improving the conditions necessary for survival, which serves as its guiding principle. Therefore, the importance of survival cannot be disregarded. Some practitioners may feel that their spiritual cultivation is largely disconnected from survival and that they are unable to harmonize the environment of "cultivation and livelihood," thereby failing to mutually enhance both aspects.
The inherent principles of religious faith often give rise to numerous obstacles and deviations. Therefore, in relying on the conditions for survival, one must aim to elevate quality, striving for continuous improvement as a guide for nurturing life. In cultivating alongside all sentient beings, the practice should be integrated with this nurturing of life, never straying from the way of living that sustains existence, recognizing that one is already immersed in the very fabric of life.
Survival and Subsistence Functions
Sentient beings often believe that spiritual practice is a lofty and paramount endeavor, viewing it as a unique and exclusive path. However, they fail to realize that cultivation and livelihood should be mutually integrated and mutually elevating. Spiritual practice must be guided by the necessity of survival, and it is only by ensuring that survival and cultivation do not diverge from each other that one follows the true path.
In the present era, sentient beings often regard "survival and spiritual practice" as two separate matters. In reality, both survival and religious precepts or norms fall within the scope dominated by human existence. Moreover, in terms of spiritual practice, it is essential to clearly understand and integrate it with the sustenance of life. If one deviates from survival, how can one speak of spiritual practice?
If, among religions, one considers spiritual practice to be the supreme and ultimate condition and goal, it becomes impossible to integrate the essential nature of existence. How then can humanity realize the fundamental causes and conditions necessary for survival? If one neglects existence and speaks only of spiritual practice, let us ask all sentient beings: in the course of such practice, must one still eat? Must one still live?
It also ensures the body remains unobstructed. Thus, no matter what religious belief or practice one engages in, it cannot deviate from the reality of existence. Moreover, this makes the practice itself a truly wonderful thing. It is precisely in the human world that the desire for spiritual cultivation arises as a necessity. In other realms of beings, such a concept does not exist.
How to Refine and Perfect One's Practice
"Cultivation" is something the human world aspires to pursue. Moreover, at the boundary between ascent and descent, how should one uphold faith and practice with proper support and thorough understanding? It is essential to integrate this into the very fabric of existence, and throughout the processes of research, invention, and creation, to advocate for the comfort, convenience, and accessibility of all sentient beings in their survival.
By elevating sentient beings through wisdom, all can integrate in the enhancement of quality, thereby entering the stage of "constant refinement." Hence, sentient beings are unable to realize that "existence and cultivation" are inherently interconnected, and cannot be separated from one another. How, then, could one possibly deviate from either existence or cultivation?
Contrary to what many claim—"I don’t believe in religion, I don’t believe in cause and effect, I don’t believe in reincarnation!"—they fail to realize that every day, they are already engaging with cause and effect, with religion, and with reincarnation. Why is this so? Because every action and deed of each day is shaped by the cycle of reincarnation, driven by causes and conditions, combined with human actions, and ultimately resulting in their consequences—this is karma.
If one does not engage with religion, and furthermore holds no belief in karma, nor in reincarnation, what would become of such a person? These teachings are merely presented within religion to guide sentient beings. If one fails to transcend and elevate beyond them, many may fall into the delusions of religious belief—this is an undeniable truth.
Fundamentals of Spiritual Cultivation and Advancement
Religion: It is precisely the belief in what is named and manifested. Most ordinary beings without cultivation believe that without religion, they have no practice. It is essential to understand clearly: All adversities, hardships, and difficulties encountered daily from the external world are merely actions in reverse. The same holds true within society, ordinary settings, and even within the family!
Any place of spiritual practice will have numerous precepts and disciplines, designed to alter one's habits and enable self-adjustment, allowing for personal refinement and improvement. For those who have not yet entered into religious life, it is inevitable that they will repeatedly rely on the circumstances of human existence—though not through religious precepts—to undergo a process of tempering and adjustment.
It is through society, the nation, family, and various environments that one can cultivate and refine one's actions. Viewed in this way, although it may not involve entering religious settings for faith and practice, society and family can indeed provide opportunities for self-improvement and transformation. In truth, the human world itself is a vast environment for profound change.
From birth through youth and middle age to old age and death, each stage of existence undergoes continuous transformation through successive cycles of change. Moreover, this refinement is not pursued in the name of religion, but is shaped and altered by society as a whole, while also involving the cultivation of one's own thinking, reasoning, and actions. This constitutes the essential task of "constantly striving for perfection."
How can one strive for continuous improvement?
The human world is precisely such a creature, capable of living for itself, yet realizing that every being is the same. If one cannot break free from this limitation and vortex, it is essential to recognize that the human world exists in this state. Although some believe that without engaging in religious faith and practice, there is no need for cultivation and transformation, this notion is mistaken. How then can one speak of it?
Without understanding that the entire society, family, and various environments are constantly undergoing adjustments and changes, one might mistakenly believe that religion merely exaggerates these processes as "spiritual cultivation." This would be a significant misunderstanding. In truth, every individual, regardless of whether they are part of a religion, continuously changes, cultivates, and adjusts themselves.
All sentient beings, regardless of the time, stage, or process, are constantly refining and transforming themselves to harmonize with the broader society and their immediate families. They seek to grow stronger, more abundant, and more progressive in the human world. Viewed in this light, even if human beings do not formally belong to a religion, they are in fact engaged in change every single day.
Every circumstance is an opportunity for cultivation, adjustment, and transformation. By changing ourselves, we can integrate into a better environment for survival. Even if it seems like we are merely making adjustments on another stage, in truth, it all comes down to the actions of cultivation and change. Some may ask: "If I do not engage in religious practice, how can I change?" Little do they realize, they are already caught in the whirlpool and trap!
The Connection Between Survival and Spiritual Practice
Sentient beings may not clearly comprehend and realize that "survival" and "spiritual practice" are intrinsically connected and inseparable. One may ask: from youth through growth to old age and death, are sentient beings not constantly engaged in learning and growth, adjustment and change? Indeed, every moment is but an act of "correcting one's course."
It also enters into a more "continuous refinement" and moves forward, enabling oneself to reduce mistakes and eliminate all unnecessary "side branches and distractions," allowing for self-adjustment and changes in actions. From childhood to the present, each stage in the cultivation of "mind and wisdom" is different. Is there more knowledge than before, and can it be transformed into wisdom?
In terms of one's perspective on matters, it has become much clearer. Has this reduced many of the adversities, hardships, and obstacles in the human world? Moreover, by dispelling ignorance, one is able to refine one's actions with "continuous improvement," entering a process of self-correction that minimizes repeated mistakes, thereby elevating the quality demanded by sentient beings.
It is essential to strive for "continuous improvement" in order to genuinely enhance quality. Otherwise, one merely falls into self-imposed traps and whirlpools, repeatedly confined to "wallowing" within the same problems. Can this be truly understood and realized? It is exceedingly difficult! It requires genuine refinement and change in addressing issues.
Sentient beings who do not practice cultivation,  
Believe they are not drawn into religious guidance.
In truth, the world is a great dyeing vat—each stage brings its own reasons for change.
All acknowledge they are not bound by religion,  
Nor are they entangled by the self.
Trapped in the snare of my own making,  
I struggle in the whirlpool, unable to reach the shore.
This verse! It serves as the fundamental cause for the ascension and transcendence of all sentient beings; it lies in the fact that all habits and processes of existence lead one into self-set traps, causing one to sink into such whirlpools and revel in them without weariness, unable to break free from this predicament—all reasons for this are found herein. With careful contemplation, one is sure to gain profound insight!
Chapter Twenty-Two: Drop by Drop
##Supreme Lord of the Great Dao of the Wuji, Deputy Dean of the Great Dao Academy, Heavenly Lord Taiyi the Savior of Suffering
April 5, 2002, the 24th day of the second lunar month in the Renwu year (Friday)
The Master of Humanity and Heaven manifests for all beings,
The Sacred Emperor of Two Passages ascends the platform in presence.
Realization and cultivation are both equal,  
Regardless of religion, transcending worldly causes.
Good evening to all saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Tao Academy! Today, the Human-Heavenly Patriarch of our lineage, the Supreme Master of the Void, has descended to impart "The Great Tao is Sentient: Chapter Eight — Refining the Refined." It teaches that true understanding, whether for cultivated or uncultivated sentient beings, arises from one’s own efforts in cultivation, transformation, and action.
Moreover, from childhood to old age and death, all occur within this process. If one cannot comprehend this knowledge, it will be impossible to appreciate how the "unfolding of the Great Dao" bestows its virtues upon sentient beings. It is essential to understand that, for Chongxin, the Heavenly Realm has bestowed numerous celestial secrets and abundant resources of the Great Dao, enabling sentient beings to return and transcend.
It is precisely what one has personally acquired, drawing upon the essence of heaven and earth, that brings endless benefits to oneself—how, then, should one cherish it? It is through one's own efforts, through the realization and upward growth of "mind, spirit, and body," that one can truly benefit. Only by returning and transcending in the future can it be truly verified!
Regarding the entire "Dadao Series Celestial Texts," how much can one truly realize? How much can one truly comprehend? If one cannot skillfully apply their inner essence and mysteries to elevate and grow one's spiritual nature and life circumstances, then any pursuit of "continuous improvement" is nothing more than self-deception!
One must truly comprehend how the overall "essence of the Dadao series" can benefit both sentient beings and oneself. Only then can one embody the process of "illuminating the mind and realizing one's true nature," as well as "attaining enlightenment and bearing fruit" in spiritual cultivation. This allows the benevolent grace of Heaven to be disseminated downward, enabling all sentient beings, sages, and Buddhas alike to authentically embody the state of "thus come" (Buddha) and "thus gone" (Buddha).
Chapter 23: All Shall Be Repaid
## The Celestial Worthy of Limitless Teaching and Transformation
April 12, 2002, the 30th day of the third lunar month in the Renwu year (Friday)
The Supreme Ruler of the Southern Heavens assumes the sacred duty;  
The Great Chairman of the Chongxin Taoist Sanctuary.
The teachings of the Dao enlighten the Confucian school, upholding the highest values as the guiding principle.
Excellence is achieved only through relentless refinement.
The role of pursuing continuous improvement can be understood as the necessity to provide higher-level values and functions. It involves offering clear and thorough recognition of value for all living beings dependent on existence in the human world, thereby providing practical guidance for survival. This allows individuals to establish their own standards of judgment, which are assessed according to each person's perspective on value.
How can the values recognized by individuals, which serve as criteria for sentient beings, possibly yield a high-quality assessment of economic value? It is essential to transform all survival-oriented species in accordance with the universally acknowledged conditions of the present era, endowing different products and species with the potential for a sense of superior value.
It is about making choices based on established standards; if one cannot achieve the desired or beloved conditions, is it not the case that the criteria for affirmation and judgment toward sentient beings are determined by oneself? In the orientation of survival and the nourishment of life, one cannot escape the integration of these two, nor can one detach from the necessities of human existence.
Identifying High Economic Value Quality
Therefore, the standards by which sentient beings define themselves are merely similar to those of all other beings; as long as basic needs like warmth and sustenance are met, and there is no lack in the process of securing their own survival, it is sufficient. Whether the standards of existence set by humans for sentient beings are high or low ultimately depends on how they are perceived by the individuals themselves.
With the advancement of modern technological civilization, products that cater to the survival and dependency of sentient beings are continuously refined and innovated. After such improvements, they are further adorned with extravagant packaging. As a result, an item originally worth ten units can instantly increase in value by hundreds or thousands of times, fetching prices of thousands or even tens of thousands.
Therefore, the enhancement of added value through quality transformation is precisely the economic function of higher value. All sentient beings tend to pursue conditions of high economy and high quality, which is also what people in today's world desire. When comparing civilized nations with those in the less developed world, what differences emerge?
One can then understand that the products of less developed nations, if not adorned with splendid packaging and moreover presented with stark authenticity before humanity, are merely ordinary in their offerings. In terms of economic value and product quality, they are only equivalent to what is commonly found. This stands in contrast to the nations of the civilized world. What, then, are the reasons behind this disparity?
High quality is recognized by humanity.
It is essential to understand that among identical products, if additional packaging is applied—imbued with thoughtful design and wisdom—and combined with the standards recognized by sentient beings, the product can instantly elevate its value by hundreds or thousands of times. Presented before the world, it stirs longing and encourages greater desire to purchase.
It must be clearly understood: When something is exquisitely packaged, it creates a sense of high value for sentient beings in the present moment. Under the influence of unequal perceptions of economic worth, this drives sentient beings to pursue and yearn for such items in great numbers, delighting in these objects of perceived elevated value. This is precisely how the human world operates today—a pattern well-documented by numerous precedents.
Its function is essentially the same for both underdeveloped nations and the civilized world—merely identical goods. Yet, depending on the region where they are sold, through elaborate packaging that conveys a sense of higher value, people perceive a significant elevation in economic utility and a shift in perceived worth. Consequently, the selling price varies accordingly.
How to Create High Economic Value
All sentient beings seek material advancement and affirm it through higher economic value. In today's world, this holds true across all nations. Understanding humanity's pursuit of higher values in all aspects of existence will undoubtedly become even more pronounced in the future world.
To understand the overall sacred mission of the "True Buddha Heart Sect and the Yichongxintang," there is no need for elaborate packaging to gain affirmation and recognition from sentient beings. It is essential to clearly comprehend the external form and inner essence of the entire "Great Dao Series of Heavenly Texts," which can affirm to all sentient beings that the system of the Confucian Sacred Teaching holds a higher value compared to other religious lineages.
If one cannot earn the appreciation and affirmation of sentient beings, it is essential to undertake a comprehensive transformation of both form and substance, particularly through innovative and elevated arrangements, thereby granting it a higher value that is recognized and perceived. This can be achieved by refining the general second edition and, moreover, by providing international translations, so as to facilitate genuine dissemination and widespread promotion.
A devoted heart is the source of inexhaustible and abundant spiritual nourishment, a rare opportunity that other traditions may find difficult to attain. This holds true for all the sacred Buddhas and students within our tradition. It is essential to understand that we are situated amidst the abundant resources of heaven and earth, and to grasp how to remain true to our original essence without exposing it in a raw, unrefined manner—for such naked revelation seldom yields valuable insight.
Promotion of High Economic Value
Sentient beings often embellish their inherent qualities with external appearances, even presenting them in a splendid manner to others. Similarly, for the sacred mission of Chongxin as a whole, it is essential to ensure the correctness of its content and, moreover, to enhance its economic value through thoughtful external design and presentation.
To provide sentient beings with a definitive understanding, it means there exists an advanced religious lineage, whose essence can compensate for the deficiencies in contemporary religious scriptures. In promoting the Great Dao, it can expand sacred missions internationally, and the conditions applied for the propagation of the Great Dao must be as such, thereby enabling sentient beings to achieve greater transcendence and transformation.
From the perspective of Chongxin, it is precisely this way that we must undertake promotion and propagation! All virtuous students may carefully observe the abundant resources of our lineage to gain understanding and clarity. It is only because they have not been properly packaged and refined that we must elevate them to higher value, thereby guiding all sentient beings, uplifting them, and enabling their return!
Striving for excellence through continuous improvement,  
Enhancing quality for enduring longevity.
High value is widely affirmed, expanding its reach across the four seas internationally.
Seeking truth leads to the great path, while abundant resources offer boundless benefits.
Revere the heart to guide the crossing, ignite the lamp of the heart; Manifest the Buddha-nature to serve as guidance.
This verse serves as a foundation for sentient beings to return to and transcend the origins of karma. Understanding the richness within enables beings to affirm and appreciate it, representing the pursuit of higher values. In the Renwu year, efforts will expand internationally. It is hoped that through greater dedication, collective unity, and team promotion, the teachings will be more effectively propagated.
Chapter Twenty-Four: The Whirl of Time and Space
##The Six Offices of the Southern Dipper, the Star Lord of Prolonging Life
April 16, 2002, the fourth day of the third lunar month in the Renwu year (Tuesday)
The primordial reverence of the heart originates as one,
Abundant resources are thus more appropriately attained.
Learn, grow, and transform oneself; apply the mechanism of higher values.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous students, and spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Tao Academy, good evening! May auspiciousness and blessings be with you! Today, the Great Chairman—the Emperor of Literary Merit, the Sovereign of the Southern Heaven—has descended to compose "The Great Tao Has Sentiments: Chapter Nine—The Value of Nobility." Regarding the abundant resources of our lineage, many virtuous students have yet to make good use of them.
The future development must be able to genuinely elevate not only the "Dadao Series Classics" but also all the abundant resources of our lineage to a higher level of value. After proper packaging, these should be promoted for the benefit of humanity. Moreover, other religions have long adopted this method for their own propagation.
However, from the perspective of our Chongxin tradition: all is laid bare, presented before sentient beings. Yet, fellow seekers have not applied wisdom to transform it. Meanwhile, others, lacking any abundant resources, still manage to propagate and present it effectively. In Chongxin, we are precisely supported by the systems of the Void, the Limitless, the Western Paradise, the Southern Heaven, the Three Pure Ones, and the Mother Goddess.
The sacred teachings bestowed by the revered deities, immortals, and bodhisattvas offer extraordinary conditions for spiritual cultivation. If we fail to wisely utilize these abundant resources for propagation, how can we discern whether our wisdom has genuinely progressed or remains hindered by stubborn attachments? It is my hope that through the pursuit of continuous refinement, we may achieve a more authentic transformation and elevation.
Allow all sentient beings to affirm and appreciate, and be more willing to return to participate in the "Great Path Procession" of Chongxin for guidance. What do you think? It is hoped that this will guide those with affinity and virtuous merit to return and gather, thereby forming a powerful new force. For the propagation of truth, it is essential to provide genuine recovery and benefit for all human beings!
The leader of our sect has recently traveled to Japan for advocacy and communication. In the future, a branch hall will be established in Japan, which is expected to be realized in the spring of the Renwu year. Additionally, the "Yida Lecture Hall" has also opened in Taipei. This coincides with the Year of the Horse bringing blessings, and it is hoped that we will cherish this opportunity. All preparations should be made as early as possible.
Chapter 25: Karma Follows
##Wuji Xiantong  Zhongtan Yuanshuai
April 19, 2002, the seventh day of the third month in the Renwu year (Friday)
Taiyi Saves Suffering, Joy Among Mortals;  
Wuji Great Dao, All Beings Enlightened.
The True Buddha Heart Sect expands and prospers, its values and principles are self-attained and understood.
Affirmed by the values
In today's era, the life goals and conditions pursued by humanity have already diverged from those of the past. Moreover, regarding the aesthetics of all products, there is a drive for continuous refinement, necessitating perfect packaging to bestow a sense of high-end value. This offers sentient beings a pursuit in the visual dimension, representing an entirely new concept.
Even products that were originally bare and unadorned, after being packaged and combined, come to possess genuinely rich resources within, as well as substantial substance. If they merely remain in their primitive, unadorned state, it is likely that in today's era, they will find it difficult to gain recognition, affirmation, pursuit, and aspiration from sentient beings.
In today's world, all material things and any objects, even religious beliefs, are often adorned with splendid external packaging to attract and captivate sentient beings. This phenomenon arises from the inevitable trends of the times, shaping human perspectives and already advancing far beyond what was once considered sufficient.
The foundation of value judgment is established.
The loftiness of value perception is precisely determined by the inherent value of the material itself. If packaging can add value to an item, then through packaging, an ordinary object can instantly acquire a significantly heightened sense of worth. This not only enhances its external elegance but also enriches its intrinsic substance and value.
Sentient beings can, through their own discernment, evaluate all values. In terms of the present era: if something is presented solely through its bare essence without external adornment, it is often difficult for sentient beings to affirm, aspire to, or pursue it. It must possess "a jade-like exterior with substance within" to be considered authentic in its true nature!
In this context, sentient beings not only seek novelty in all products but also require them to be more practical, accessible, and desirable. They must inspire a longing for material goods, compelling beings to willingly spend their money and savings on them. Moreover, the products must earn their affirmation and praise, and be recommended through word of mouth—only then can they be considered truly genuine!
The Values of Religious Belief
Under the guidance of values, sentient beings engage in selecting and pursuing the worth of various objects. However, some originally worthless items, once packaged, can see their value multiply a hundredfold. In the desires pursued by humanity, such superficiality is common, often leading to a mindless rush and clamor!
If one cannot align with what the masses aspire to, pursue, and desire, it will be impossible to achieve mutual harmony. Both in appearance and essence, one must genuinely possess richness and completeness to gain widespread recognition and affection. This, in turn, will lead to substantial sales volume and generate considerable profit.
The same principle applies to relying on religious faith. The teachings offered by a religion are open to affirmation and participation by all sentient beings. How, then, can one willingly and sacrificially devote oneself? It is a matter of making choices based on one's own established standards. At its core, religion is about the transmission of educational and cultural heritage—this holds true across all times and places.
No religion can exist outside this scope. In the inheritance of educational culture, it provides believers with a steadfast conviction, and the same holds true for religious faith and its preservation—they are one and the same. Believers must be able to uphold their faith, for only then can they find the driving force.
Affirmed by the Values of Faith
However, it is often merely a tendency to follow the crowd that leads one to engage in religious practice for self-adjustment and to compensate for personal shortcomings. Moreover, in the face of inadequacies in society, the nation, family, and law, such actions serve as both a means of compensation and a pursuit of goals. This is precisely how faith should be approached.
The value of faith lies in the commitment to uphold and pursue what one aspires to, ensuring that believers do not deviate from religious precepts and regulations. It enables sentient beings to determine whether the religion they uphold and believe in is worthy of a lifetime of wholehearted devotion, or merely a temporary preference or aspiration during a phase of belief.
Through the value judgments made by believers, religious practitioners derive significant motivation for their future reliance on faith. They also provide a direction and goal for their pursuit of religious belief, guiding sentient beings toward their own spiritual objectives.
Within faith, how many truly possess a genuine understanding of religious belief? And what about primitive religions? In the human world, religious belief often exists merely as a pursuit of blessings and protection from deities and buddhas, making it difficult for individuals to truly comprehend and penetrate their own "inner nature and spirituality."
Values Affirmed by Religious Beliefs
In the vast world, there are many who hold beliefs, but few who truly practice them! Moreover, they are often unable to understand sentient beings, nor do they know why they have come into this world in this lifetime. How can they benefit? They frequently do not know what tasks they ought to undertake, merely contributing to their own families. Even humanity as a whole simply passes through life day by day.
Many beings fundamentally fail to understand that if humanity's "heart-nature and spiritual nature" cannot be purified and transcended, then the future desire to return to the original foundation is like climbing a tree to seek fish. When one is unable to penetrate the veils of confusion, it becomes difficult to establish a genuine sense of value in religious faith, thereby preventing oneself from achieving transcendence and a complete return to wholeness.
Religious Faith: It is a process of clear and thorough understanding of one's own actions and conduct. If one finds it difficult to grasp the essence of religion clearly, it becomes even more challenging to transcend the obstacles of ignorance within the three realms and six paths, thereby accumulating confusion and self-imposed ignorance through lifetimes of embedded causes.
The Value System of Religious Belief
When it comes to the "values of faith" and the "values of survival," these two often cannot be harmonized, making it difficult to perfectly integrate "sustaining life and spiritual cultivation." Many people frequently struggle to reconcile the "values of faith" in religion with the "values of survival," and thus find it challenging to break free from this dilemma.
It will cause oneself to be unable to break free from this cycle of obstacles, making it difficult to interweave, let alone mutually integrate, the "values of survival" with the "values of faith" for all sentient beings in their pursuit of existence. Moreover, prioritizing survival values aligns precisely with the practical demands of sustaining life.
If one places excessive emphasis solely on the means of survival, it inevitably gives rise to a sense of desolation stemming from "spiritual emptiness." Consequently, one cannot achieve mutual harmony with an "empty heart and mind." As a result, even many highly learned individuals may find themselves unable to fully comprehend the causality across past, present, and future lives, nor can they attain the support and sustenance of religious faith.
It merely addresses the fundamental understanding upon which religious faith is based, yet it fundamentally fails to realize that within existence itself lies the principle that every cause has its effect. Moreover, this process must be mediated through the "confluence of causes and conditions" before the fruition of karma can be experienced, allowing humanity to partake in the "rewards of cause and effect" as well as bear the "retributions of cause and effect."
The Concept of Equal Value
Belief in religion must be integrated with the sustenance of life, guided by the standards recognized by humanity, and judged by the value it holds. If one cannot discern where the value lies, it becomes difficult to form conclusions or determine the criteria for evaluating both material objects and faith. Such value is affirmed through word of mouth and can only be propagated through advocacy and expansion.
When determining the value of a product, it is humans who apply their own value judgments to make choices, affirming or dismissing based on their personal standards. This is precisely the distinction between wanting and not wanting. Even after establishing these standards, some may find themselves in a state of "ambiguity," still struggling to make a clear decision despite their initial affirmation.
It is essential to employ advocates to promote the high economic value of a product, thereby strengthening the "confidence" of those who seek, believe in, and aspire to it. This involves affirming the value of all applicable materials in the human world, and with proper and appropriate promotional methods, choices must be made based on the perceived value of the items.
Value is a matter of perception,  
Determined by advocacy and promotion.
The packaging of the item is splendidly adorned,  
Delighting all sentient beings.
Rich in substance and true to reality,  
Outward presentation is also handled appropriately.
It is imperative to expand and promote, for its economic value is incomparably excellent.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings as mutual encouragement; it also presents another perspective for the sages, buddhas, and virtuous disciples of our lineage. In the human world, many promote their products and religions in this manner, expanding faith and higher values. For sentient beings, this represents a yearning and pursuit, providing the original driving force for faith.
How can one truly possess abundant resources, and further, how should they be packaged, expanded, and promoted internationally? From a human perspective, this has gradually become a trend. How can such awareness be integrated into one's own mindset? It is essential to first establish both thought and action accordingly, in order to reap the benefits. This is my earnest hope!
Chapter 26: The Debt Fully Repaid
## The Seven Luminaries of the Northern Dipper, Star Lords Who Resolve Adversity
April 26, 2002, the fourteenth day of the third lunar month in the Renwu year (Friday).
The Wuji issues decrees to propagate the Dharma,  
Teaching all sentient beings without distinction.
The Celestial Venerable ascends the platform to gather with virtuous students,  
observing the high value of economic principles.
Good evening to all Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Tao Academy! Today, the Deputy Dean of the Wuji Great Tao Academy, the Heavenly Lord Taiyi Jiuku, has descended to compose the ninth installment of the "Great Tao Has Compassion" series. This chapter explores how to elevate value systems, cultivate positive values, and bring benefit to all humanity.
To benefit sentient beings, it is essential not only to have a genuine and aspirational pursuit of products and religious faith but also to possess substantial substance, complemented by external packaging and refinement. This must align with the needs and pursuits of sentient beings in the contemporary era. It is crucial to understand that we have now entered an age of civilized technological advancement.
If we continue to adhere solely to the teaching methods of the past, it will likely be difficult to achieve genuine progress and effectiveness in the present era. Only by understanding that different times require different approaches can we guide more sentient beings to gather, "ignite the lamp of the heart and manifest the Buddha-nature," expand internationally, and thus align more closely with the true nature of reality.
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Distant Empathy
##Wuji Yaochi Zhenbao Xiantong
April 30, 2002, the nineteenth day of the third lunar month in the Renwu year (Tuesday)
On the broad path of the south, righteousness is upheld;  
By the measure of virtue, merit arises of itself.
The starlight shines with boundless brightness,  
Guiding the noble pursuit of value and reliance.
Conditions for the Pursuit of Value
The goals pursued by sentient beings are guided by their value systems, and this holds true for all actions oriented toward survival. Moreover, they rely on their own established standards and whether these values serve as guiding principles, which similarly applies to the process of fulfilling survival needs. Furthermore, the worth of these pursuits is measured against the goals they aim to achieve.
The driving force behind purchases stems from the desires and needs of individuals, pursued through the lens of value perception. This serves as both the "basis for life orientation" and the "direction of needs." In the human world, it guides goal-oriented actions. In terms of what is necessary for survival: the standards each person recognizes vary widely, making it difficult to establish a unified measure.
If there is no value to speak of, it becomes difficult to establish an orientation or goal. To pursue the aspirations and demands one holds for oneself, a basis for such pursuit is needed. In the human world, the goal of survival orientation is often taken as a foundation. Yet, within this orientation toward survival, how does one distinguish what is deemed to be of high value from what is considered utterly worthless?
The Pursuit of the Basis for Human Value Subjectivity
This kind of demand, all sentient beings can take directed actions toward the goals they have identified, which inevitably leads to a process of orientation. Often, they will not prioritize human affection and moral principles; instead, based on their own established standards, they create karma for themselves, further depleting their accumulated blessings. Suffering in the future is thus unavoidable.
Driven by the necessity of currency, sentient beings in the human world encounter chains of affairs in their survival process, which inevitably rely on: universal currency. This enables them to avoid scarcity in life and, moreover, prevents the harm of insufficiency. For sentient beings, the pursuit of universal currency is essential!
To possess the necessary conditions and attainments is often marred by the ignorance inherent in existence. In the process of adapting to the demands of shifting values, one also determines the essential directional actions for human survival. This constitutes the journey of forging one's own path, while transforming all external desires into personal possessions. It is precisely through this pursuit that goals are achieved and acquisitions are made.
There is a saying: "Money is not omnipotent, but without it, nothing can be accomplished." This is also what universal currency pursues. Every human being seeks and acquires it, and according to their own recognized values, they grant themselves the attainment of universal currency, which is essential for all survival orientations in the human world.
Transaction Chains and Currency Demand
From ancient times to the present, this has always been the case, especially over the past three thousand years and even more so in the current era. What has led to this? It is the guidance of established values that has driven it, making the pursuit of wealth a primary cause. Such conditions inevitably prevail in the human world, regardless of the process.
As long as the conditions for currency are fully met, numerous sentient beings will enable themselves to acquire common currency to commit sins, while also making it difficult to alter the formation of karmic retribution. Therefore, the recognition of values is not limited to "common currency" alone. What, then, of the higher values recognized by sentient beings?
One will inevitably pursue what is deemed worthy of acquisition. Yet, what is deemed worthy is not merely a matter of transactional cause and effect. All actions in human life follow this pattern—be it faith, survival, commerce, family, marital bonds, emotions, or every aspect of human existence. All are governed by the notion of high economic value, distinguishing between what is considered worth pursuing and what is deemed fit to abandon.
It is dominated by value systems; why then does it provoke so many disputes in the human world? It is precisely within such an environment that humanity, guided by its understanding of value systems, distinguishes between the blessings and misfortunes of all causes and effects. This differentiation, driven by the affirmation of value systems, constitutes the chain of affairs that sentient beings find most difficult to relinquish.
The Pursuit of Higher Values
The Pursuit of Value: All criteria recognized in the human world, including religious beliefs, business endeavors, interpersonal relationships, and emotional bonds, operate under this principle. Every function is evaluated through one's own established standards—whether deemed of higher economic value or not. Moreover, it offers sentient beings a goal to pursue for themselves.
Moreover, one relies on their own goals to achieve and pursues and acquires causes and conditions. This is precisely the case in interpersonal relationships, where conditions shaped by values propel oneself toward an unknown and ignorant realm. How sentient beings in the present moment establish criteria for judgment is determined by relying on such conditions to make choices and attain outcomes.
In the pursuit of goals and values as perceived by sentient beings, the distinction between creating blessings and generating negative karma lies within oneself. By understanding the process of establishing criteria, and learning how to integrate and alleviate these standards, one can reduce the blind pursuit of ignorance and obstacles, thereby lessening the entanglements caused by self-inflicted karmic burdens.
Under the conditions dominated by value systems, the pursuit of what is deemed truly economically valuable often leads humanity into predicaments that are difficult to resolve. Some standards of judgment are considered beneficial, while others are deemed harmful. It is precisely under such conditions that the human world embeds these value systems deeply into human thought.
The Demand for High-Value Entities
Sentient beings often pursue various goals based on their personal standards and those widely recognized by society. How these goals can be achieved and attained depends on the boundary between ascent and descent in the present moment, which is precisely determined by the values they hold, within the causal framework dominated by currency.
It also allows oneself to pursue, enabling a deeper level of elevation, which is precisely a realm difficult for sentient beings across the vast universe to comprehend. Furthermore, the goals pursued by sentient beings in terms of higher values are all based on the conditions upheld by the human world, driven by the sense of value they themselves recognize. Such conditions are what they willingly embrace!
The original intent and established standards of "The Great Path Has Sentience" are to clarify what is superior and what is inferior, thereby dispelling the causes and conditions that have been difficult to comprehend throughout the ages. In this era, it is essential to enable sentient beings to elevate these causes and conditions, advancing toward a higher realm and a pure land.
Value and economy serve as guiding principles,

All sentient beings pursue them with conviction.
Once the sublime view is truly recognized,  
The pursuit of it becomes an endless quest.
The course of human life is thus,  
And so it is with the equal view of value.
Survival, commerce, and faith—pursuing and seeking without end.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings as a mutual encouragement: in the pursuit of higher values, do not unknowingly create karma without cause, remaining unaware of it. It is essential to understand that the concept of higher values is determined by the consensus of the human world, and it is this understanding that enables genuine benefits and rewards to be reaped in the future.
Regarding the process of "the deduction of the Great Dao," should one let go? Should one pursue? Should one acquire? Should one discard? It is precisely for oneself that one seeks, hoping to comprehend its true inner meaning, so as not to have wasted this journey through the human world. Such conditions propel oneself toward a deeper and higher level of transcendence, which is the true nature of reality!
Chapter 28: Steering the Course of Change
## Ancient Buddha of the Southern Sea
May 3, 2002, the twenty-first day of the third lunar month in the Renwu year (Friday).
The Wuji Immortal Child is truly adorable,
The Central Altar Marshal descends to arrive.
All sentient beings and virtuous students shall gather,  
With high values serving as the guiding principle.
Good evening to all the saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the spiritual cultivation fellows of the Wuji Great Tao Academy! Today, the Southern Dipper Star Lord has descended to compose the eleventh chapter of "The Great Tao is Compassionate: The Pursuit of Value." It is essential to clarify the true inner meaning. If one can embody and realize the key principles within, it will illuminate how the "evolution of the Great Tao" bestows its virtues and grace upon all sentient beings.
If one cannot clearly comprehend the inner meaning, it is because one has failed to transcend oneself. In the vastness of the great cosmos, the great void, and the great infinite, can the value systems established by humanity itself be measured against a longer-lasting standard, striving with the heavens for eternity? Only those with great wisdom can achieve this, and they will not be trapped in the cycle of reincarnation within the human world.
Otherwise, one merely clings to human values, often existing solely for one’s own sustenance, without ever striving for transcendence across ages from Heaven. How, then, can it be attained? It is only by taking charge through the value system one personally affirms that one is correct! I hope this is understood: recently, I have been writing to pursue higher values.
Chapter 29: The Reckoning of Karma
## Limitless Jasper Pool Numinous Treasure Immortal Youth
May 7, 2002, the twenty-fifth day of the third lunar month, Year of Renwu (Tuesday)
The northern heavens open for all beings to rely upon,  
Measuring merit and fruit is but a matter of one's own accord.
The starlight shines boundlessly far,  
Your words establish the foundation of value.
How is value established?
The process of human behavior in pursuing goals involves establishing values, determining a direction for one's survival, and further, taking actions aligned with one's own preferences and pursuits. How one navigates this process of orientation in the world is entirely determined by one's own convictions.
To pursue values of equality and nobility, it is essential to establish one's goals. The worth of these values is determined by one's own recognition of what is needed in the pursuit. Such values are self-defined, and through the pursuit of these goals, they serve as the foundation for one's life orientation.
In the human world, basing all current survival orientations on the management of value systems, and even using established criteria to measure the existence of these values, inevitably gives rise to numerous needs in one's present existence. If, within these needs, one is provided with goals to pursue, it offers humanity affirmation and appreciation.
Establishing Standards for Value Assessment
Regardless of the circumstances, all actions and endeavors in the human world are merely a process oriented toward goals. Thus, the human world is precisely a process of pursuing the causes and conditions of currency, and no sentient being can ever escape this limitation. This, in turn, gives rise to many obstacles of ignorance within the human realm.
The pursuit of a universal currency in the human world stems from the desire to ensure a life free from scarcity. It is believed that with sufficient currency, all survival challenges can be resolved, and all necessary conditions and material needs can be met. Yet, in this pursuit, one must reflect: can the quest for monetary means allow one to avoid creating negative karma?
Do not let oneself fall into the vortex of evil due to the currency one pursues. It is precisely through the process of understanding oneself that one sets the goals for pursuit. The human world must possess a universally accepted currency; otherwise, at present, it would be impossible to obtain other materials. This necessity arises from the balance of supply and demand, which is essential for the human world.
Furthermore, when considering all other sentient beings, they fundamentally do not require the fulfillment of conditions for currency. The best way to alleviate their plight is to provide them with warm food and sustenance. This addresses what sentient beings seek, yet their ultimate goals are inherently different, inevitably leading to varied pursuits. However, how should one approach the differing goals and conditions they pursue?
Determination of Value Standards
In the human world, individuals often find themselves entangled in the web of creating karma and committing transgressions. Sentient beings, driven by the need to fill their bellies, frequently disregard morality, bullying the weak with strength and exploiting the small with size. Within this realm, there exists a particularly cruel form of slaughter inflicted upon other sentient beings.
The Human World: It is the same space inhabited by other sentient beings. If other myriad creatures were to turn around and kill, or even slaughter human beings, one wonders what the sentimental human race would think? It is merely a matter of perspective and role! If the roles were reversed, one would understand: the acts of human slaughter are exceedingly cruel!
Regarding the necessity of satiety, as well as the act of killing other sentient species, it is a rather cruel reality that must serve as a warning. The "diseases of civilization" produced by human technology are even more severe in this era than in the past. Why is this so? It is precisely due to such harmful acts of killing, which trigger the cyclical retaliation of heaven and earth!
In the context of zoonotic diseases, human societies often find themselves unable to prevent or avoid them. Yet, by the standards set within human civilization, humans are regarded as the most intelligent of all creatures, believing themselves superior to other species. In the pursuit of fairness and equality under heaven and earth, it is precisely the recognition that all living beings have the right to exist in this world.
The Distinction Between Human and Species Value
In the human world, one's own established standards serve as the benchmark, while the benchmarks recognized by other sentient beings lie elsewhere. In the realm of perceived values, it often leads to a situation of the strong preying on the weak and mutual slaughter, both among humans and all living beings. The cycles of dynastic rise and fall, driven by karma, unfold precisely in this manner.
The karmic causes and consequences created by the human world have piled up like mountains. Since time without beginning, beings have cycled repeatedly within the human realm or other realms—sometimes born as humans, sometimes as other species or animals. Moreover, they have mutually formed the obstructions of their own ignorance.
All such acts of slaughter and killing corrupt the just cycle of heaven and earth's natural laws, giving rise to behaviors of killing and destruction toward other species or humanity. It is precisely this kind of cruelty confined to human actions that will inevitably, through future cause and effect, create inescapable karmic obstacles for oneself, as well as numerous zoonotic diseases common to both humans and animals.
Identification of Value Concepts
It is precisely the pursuit of self-imposed limitations in goals that, if sentient beings cannot alter what they define as their objectives, often leads them into situations with little room for maneuver. Moreover, some sentient beings, instead of adhering to the ethical and moral standards established by humans, may even come to believe that it is justified for humans to kill other sentient animals.
However, from the perspective of the heavens, it is a unified law of universal love, justice, equality, compassion, and empathy. If sentient beings fail to transcend the mere pursuit of survival and instead allow the human world to be ruled by the law of the jungle, they will inevitably face the calamity of divine retribution in the future.
It will also suffer from the same "zoonotic civilization diseases" inflicted by other sentient species. It is essential to understand that every action taken in the present moment will, in the future, repeatedly lead to acts of slaughter within the human world, as well as mutual harm among other species. This is a situation and behavior that the sentient world is unwilling to witness.
How can such a process eliminate the inhumane act of killing among human beings? This must be achieved through education and culture. Moreover, the goals pursued and upheld by humanity, regardless of the timing, environment, or circumstances, are ultimately aimed at achieving a comfortable and secure existence.
After the establishment of values
Sentient beings create karmic causes, effects, and hindrances that obstruct the root of existence. This is determined by standards deemed inhumane, which not only base the value of one's own survival orientation on such criteria but also, once established, drive one to press forward courageously, often regardless of the consequences. Moreover, there is a lack of thoughtful consideration for "the matters at hand."
Moreover, without the "stillness of contemplation," there is hardly any opportunity to pause. Most people rush forward, leaving themselves no room for even a moment's respite, nor allowing a chance for reflection to intervene. If one could pause briefly and contemplate, it would reduce the creation of karma in the human world and also serve as a cause and condition for dissolving karmic obstacles.
Thus, in a world where everything revolves around humanity, sentient beings gradually develop differing personal values and perspectives regarding religious faith, commercial pursuits, career choices, familial bonds, and ethical morals. Once these standards of judgment are established, it becomes difficult to dismantle "deeply entrenched erroneous beliefs."
The Origin of Value and Karma
Once values are established, it often marks the beginning of karma. The human world finds itself in precisely such a predicament. If this limitation cannot be transcended, one will repeatedly plunge into dilemmas from which escape becomes increasingly difficult. To break free from such obstacles, the root causes must be eradicated; otherwise, one remains trapped in an endless cycle, merely repeating the same patterns.
In the human world, if an action cannot be resolved, it will forever remain within this cyclical process. If one fails to break through its obstacles, they will inevitably remain trapped in this trial. Only by enduring the trial can limitations be fully dissolved. Moreover, the values upheld in the present moment precisely shape the future distinction between "blessings and misfortunes."
This process, through the transformation of wisdom, allows each subsequent action to merely address another trial. Repeatedly, this builds the accumulation of one's own wisdom, which, through the conditions for survival and karmic affinities in the human world, shapes a future living environment of either "enjoying blessings" or "enduring misfortunes."
Sentient beings define their values,  
Which then guide the direction of their pursuits.
Human connections are like currency contracts,  
Inevitably adaptable to create myriad possibilities.
Currency is a tool for human society; it is not suitable for other living beings.
Only because values differ,  
The world of sentient beings finds its salvation.
This verse! Together with all beings of good affinity, we encourage each other: how to immerse oneself in genuine transformation and dissolve obstructive environments, without being confined by the limitations of a detached existence. If the human world can reduce the opportunities for creating karma, then there will be no need for me, the Star Lord of the Seven Dippers of the North, to help resolve the causes of calamity and disaster. One can then dissolve the retribution of karmic obstacles on their own—this is the true nature of reality!
Chapter 30: Assigning Tasks for Retribution
##True Buddha Heart School's Great Master of Humans and Devas, Namo Ancient Dipamkara Buddha
May 10, 2002, the twenty-eighth day of the third lunar month in the Renwu year (Friday)
At the end of the year Xinsi, the Celestial Book was composed,  
A decree from the Wuji, profound in truth and rare.
The Jade Pool's Immortal Child descends to guard the treasure,  
Together aiding Chongxin in promoting universal salvation.
All Saints and Buddhas, all virtuous sages, all noble beings, and the spiritual cultivation scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Lord of the Big Dipper has descended to compose "Great Dao Has Sentiments: Chapter Twelve – The Establishment of Value," helping us understand how the human world should pursue the fulfillment of the karmic conditions of currency. It is through one's own blessings and virtues that one can correctly achieve this fulfillment.
Furthermore, the criterion for determining value is precisely what the human world seeks and aspires to—ensuring that sentient beings can refrain from creating karma, avoid falling into the cycle of cause and effect, and instead be endowed with the descent of wealth, virtue, and fortune. This truly enables sentient beings to prevent the formation of evil karmic consequences, allowing them to follow and attain a genuine path toward the future.
Chapter Thirty-One: Rebirth Through Reincarnation
## Limitless Jasper Pool Joyful Jade Immortal Maiden
May 17, 2002, the sixth day of the fourth month in the Renwu year (Friday)
On the arrival of the Renwu New Year,  
The Ancient Buddha of the South Sea opens the source of wealth.
Establish the foundation of Chongxin University,
With set standards as the guiding principle.
Criteria for Determining Standards
The pursuit of survival-oriented values is grounded in standards determined by the individual. This principle applies to all aspects of existence—whether in matters of survival, faith, business, or family. The reason lies in the choices made based on the extent of these established standards. Moreover, while pursuing survival-oriented goals, the dominance of value-seeking is already inherent.
To regard oneself as the primary determinant of standard actions, and to consider what goals these standards aim to achieve, is a necessary understanding in human society. Indeed, different standards lead to different perspectives in making choices, allowing oneself to gain greater benefits—is this not so? Yet, often things do not turn out as one wishes!
Survival orientation determines values. In the human world, there are many orientation standards, which in turn guide actions. Especially in the current era, both the goals of survival orientation and the actions taken are shaped by the pursuit of one’s self-identified values. These standards are established accordingly and evolve alongside the choices made based on personal convictions.
Criteria for Determining Survival Orientation
Where is the standard for the goals we pursue set? And by what criteria is it determined? If viewed from the human world, the recognized standard is judged by one's own needs. Within one's own established criteria, determined by personal desires and pursuits, one's own perspective becomes the guiding force.
Moreover, regarding the standards one has established, there exists a self-directed awareness and concept. Within what one deems to be perfect and wonderful, and based on the criteria one has chosen to affirm, these standards are elevated above all other matters. It is essential to maintain a thorough and clear understanding of these established standards, making judgments strictly within the scope of one's own convictions.
All sentient beings, in their pursuit of survival goals, hold their own perceived standards. These standards may not necessarily align with those of all other sentient beings, leading to conflicts in business, family, and all aspects of livelihood. This same principle applies to their views on religious faith and spiritual practice.
Survival Goals and Recognition Criteria
Moreover, judging from one's own perspective, it is believed that what one desires to pursue, and indeed what one considers the standard state, serves as a guiding direction in all aspects of life. This self-determined goal aligns precisely with one's needs and wishes, and further serves as a foundation for one's existence.
There is a true self-recognition and a pursuit that is free from error, which serves as the guiding principle for one's own goals and governs the direction of each individual's aspirations. Therefore, in the religious faith and practice of sentient beings in the human world, it also intertwines with family life and interpersonal relationships.
The pursuit of one's orientation in life and the underlying causes of material conditions is, in fact, the very goal and realm one seeks in the future. This is determined by one's own convictions and serves as the objective of one's quest. It is precisely through the governance of one's "consciousness and concepts" that the actions and behaviors of human existence are guided.
The Boundaries of Living Standards
In the mortal world, sentient beings, in their pursuit of existence, often create self-imposed limitations and fall into self-made traps. The direction of life is governed by human will, which in turn shapes future good and evil, right and wrong, and operates through the law of cause and effect, bringing rewards of fortune or misfortune accordingly.
In this era of human existence, where high standards are often used as benchmarks for judgment, one may feel that in all matters of faith or religious practice, as well as in achieving family harmony and interpersonal relationships, there exists a reliance on what is necessary for survival. This reliance also allows individuals to establish their own criteria, guiding the choices they willingly pursue.
Within the defined scope, one's practical orientation toward existence allows for a genuine affirmation of the goals pursued, ensuring that no error is made. It is through this perspective that the interrelation between one's pursued goals and conditions is established, forming the dividing line between "good and evil" in the process of existence.
Differences in Standard Recognition
The established standards are observed from one's own perspective and judged by one's own criteria, forming the basis for all karmic entanglements and obstacles. To break free from such limitations, it is essential to guide and correct misguided thoughts and concepts through education and culture. This serves as a guide for all worldly causes and effects, directing them toward the goals of good and evil, fortune and misfortune.
The nature of survival dependency inevitably leads one into the abyss of self-created karma. Why is this so? Because each person judges based on their own established standards, and in the immediacy of survival, this often occurs. Sentient beings, unable to escape the trap of the three lower realms and the six paths of reincarnation, must then reflect on their own deficiencies, shortcomings, and errors.
Consequently, one is unable to view sentient beings from another perspective. Under the standards each person holds, all believe their own viewpoint is absolutely without error, and thus they press forward single-mindedly. Precisely for this reason, it inevitably leads to a limitation where sentient beings, within the human world, cannot escape the vortex of samsara.
How to Elevate and Transcend
If one cannot break free from such limitations, they will forever be trapped in the cycle of reincarnation, sinking ever deeper into the six realms of existence. This is due to the differing standards by which each individual is judged, as well as the accumulated karma from past actions, which inevitably bind one within insurmountable constraints. This, indeed, is the sorrow of all sentient beings.
The heavens have bestowed upon sages, immortals, Buddhas, and bodhisattvas the role of imparting educational and cultural teachings, enabling all sentient beings to transcend such limitations. This allows them to achieve ascension and transcendence, relying on the truth of the Great Dao as their foundation. Through the causes and conditions created by the reverence of the heart, sentient beings are guided to return to the Wuji and the celestial realms of the void, which is the true nature of reality!
Can sentient beings be willing to undertake a great transformation in the human world, allowing themselves to enter the Pure Land of the Lotus Buddha, and no longer be confined by the cycle of rebirth? This is something only they themselves can truly know and understand. It is hoped that they may carefully contemplate the various limitations of the human world: how to break through them, how to elevate themselves, and how to return to their true nature.
The pursuit of value stands as the highest endeavor, while judgment of karma leads to further seeking.
Establishing the standard within oneself,  
Achieving the perfection of cause and effect in emotion.
Sentient beings, toil is their lot,  
Caught in the whirl of samsara's plot.
Enlightening the mind to perceive true nature is the foundation,  
Attaining the fruit of enlightenment begins with countless cycles of return.
Realizing that all beings are sentient, transforming the human world to illuminate one's own nature.
Karma is shaped by one's own deeds;  
Good and evil, fortune and misfortune, will be made clear in the future.
Chapter Thirty-Two: Ascension Through Reincarnation
## Upper Prime First Rank, Celestial Official Great Emperor Bestowing Blessings
May 21, 2002, the tenth day of the fourth month in the Renwu year (Tuesday)
The new spring begins with joyful writing,  
Spreading the truth from the Wuji Jade Pond.
The Lingbao Immortal Youth returns to the Revered Heart,  
Ascending the platform together to meet, auspicious signs abound.
All Saints and Buddhas, students, disciples of various schools, and spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Institute, good evening and blessings! Today, the presiding immortal Buddha, Ancient Buddha of the South Sea, has descended to inscribe the opening brushstrokes of the new spring, offering a clearer exposition of the standards determined by values, providing a foundation for discerning the roots of good and evil karma in one's future.
How can one transform and progress towards the universal cultivation of greater goodness, virtue, and blessings? It is essential to rely on the nurturing influence of education and culture, for this is the true nature of reality! Regarding all the principal causes and conditions of the "Academy of the Limitless Great Dao," it is necessary for those with genuine great blessings, affinity, and virtuous character to lead and govern. This is to uphold and rely on all the causes and conditions guided by the "Chongxin University of Humanities and Technology."
One must possess lofty ambitions and truly great fortune to achieve this. Today, this opportunity is being unveiled, and from now on, it will be guided and seized by human effort, as the conditions have ripened. It is essential to bring the complete set of the "Dadao Series Heavenly Texts" and personally deliver them to me, engaging in two-way communication and explanation. I eagerly await this! I eagerly await this!
Chapter Thirty-Three: Seeking Retribution with Sentiment
##Wuji Yaochi Fengqiong Fairy Maiden
May 21, 2002, the tenth day of the fourth month in the Renwu year (Tuesday)
The True Buddha Heart School composes the Celestial Book, authored by the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara.
The Fourteenth Chapter of The Great Dao Has Sentiments: The Distinctions Between Realms and Levels
Realms give rise to distinct levels.
From the perspective of the standards pursued by sentient beings, the orientation process of oneself can be truly determined. It is precisely through the distinction of spiritual levels that a boundary point is established for either upward elevation or downward decline. In this present era, all sentient beings will make a choice regarding the goals they pursue.
Therefore, when one takes their own established standards as the orientation, it gives rise to the distinction between good and evil, and also determines the differentiation of future blessings and misfortunes. This is precisely the value that human beings choose and affirm, which often shapes all future outcomes. These outcomes may not necessarily align with one's own wishes, but they can foster the growth of goodness.
Sentient beings set their own pursuits as goals, distinguishing between the paths of good and evil. Their achievements lie in discerning the nature of cause and effect, which also influences their orientation toward survival. This process separates those who genuinely ascend toward transcendence from those who sink into decline. Moreover, in this dazzling world, it distinguishes the entire process shaped by all causes and effects.
The required levels of spiritual attainment.
All sentient beings will encounter bottlenecks. To understand and realize the realm and level of survival orientation, it is necessary to rely on the accumulation of all past experiences, or to bring about results based on the value systems one holds. In imparting knowledge to sentient beings, it pertains either to survival orientation or to cultivation and transformation—these two aspects.
When one forms actions directed towards self-grasping, establishing a purpose and standard in the way of existence, it becomes the bondage of all cause and effect, cycling and constraining in succession. Therefore, sentient beings, within the scope of their own determinations, rely on the accumulation of past experiences and the combination of knowledge, which drives them towards either an upward or a downward distinction.
Sentient beings are only aware of the importance of their dependence on survival, yet fail to recognize that survival and spiritual practice are inherently inseparable. Religion often elevates spiritual practice to such a lofty metaphor that it overshadows the critical aspect of survival. However, this very emphasis on the importance of survival is precisely what religious education aims to dismantle in an instant.
The Function of Distinct Realms
Drawing from past experiences, it is often believed that spiritual practice is more important than sustaining life. This is a concept taught by compassionate religions. Regardless of whether one has attained "enlightenment" or "realized the fruit of awakening," wise individuals must still rely on the food chain for survival. This act of sustaining life must never be separated from the food chain.
Further Discussion on the Past  
Whether it is Shakyamuni Buddha or the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, both are great enlightened beings who have "attained awakening, realized the fruit of enlightenment, and seen their true nature." Yet they still had to pass through the barrier of the food chain and could not detach themselves from what the food chain provides. This criterion of judgment is governed by one's own actions and does not escape the composition of the food chain.
The sustenance of life inevitably depends on the human world. For sentient beings, particularly among humankind, it is precisely their keen capacity for thought that enables them to discern all actions and trends. Within the human world, their survival orientation never deviates from the composition of the food chain, necessitating a genuine supply of sustenance.
Distinct Levels of Hierarchy
One can ensure that their own body is well-fed and free from want, without clinging solely to the practice of asceticism as the highest pursuit in human life, thereby neglecting the fundamental orientation of survival. This is a misconception in contemporary sentimental religions. Although it is said that during the Buddha’s lifetime, ascetic practice was the guiding principle, in today’s era, if one still clings solely to asceticism, what can be achieved?
I ask all sentient beings: How can we grant our physical bodies greater purpose and mission? It is exceedingly difficult! How can we achieve two-way communication and integration between our mind and spirituality? For all beings, spiritual practice cannot be separated from the supply side of the food chain—that is to say, even in practice, one must eat. Otherwise, the body will soon waste away, and life will quickly come to an end.
The levels of spiritual attainment correspond to both cultivation and nurturing life. It is essential to maintain a guiding causal condition within one's own body that leads to upward elevation. Regarding the food chain that sustains one's existence, one should ensure adequate nourishment without fear of scarcity. For all sentient beings, it is imperative not to deviate from the principles of "cultivation and nurturing life."
Levels of Realm
From the perspective of what religion advocates, all sentient beings, whether they practice cultivation or not, are essentially performing the same actions. This is because religion merely bestows upon sentient beings the "title" of a practitioner. After all, does one no longer need to eat or sustain life after engaging in cultivation? Certainly not!
However, it is little known that all sentient beings share the same actions, conditions, practices, sustenance, and provisions. How then can one believe that I am engaged in religious faith and practice? It is not understood that in the human world, regardless of any nation or race, this is universally true!
From birth to old age and death, and at every moment, one engages in acts of cultivation, refinement, and transformation. It is not only through entering a religion that one can be said to be cultivating. This is the greatest misconception and blind spot for sentient beings. To sentient beings, it can be said: not entering a religion is also cultivation, refinement, and transformation. Why is this so?
Distinctions of Levels and Realms
It must be clearly understood: from birth to old age and death, all actions are thus performed; conversely, those who do not engage in religious practice undergo even greater transformation. Moreover, the transformation through sustaining life and spiritual cultivation are inseparable—precisely because all human beings require the food chain, meaning they must eat to stay warm and nourished. How, then, can one dissolve one's own delusions and blind spots?
It is essential to allow oneself to gain greater space for learning through experience and study, which is precisely a condition and standard realm difficult for sentient beings to attain. This holds true regardless of nationality, race, or religious sect. Such growth necessarily requires the accumulation of past experiences, which can then be transformed into knowledge and wisdom.
Why must we continuously transform, advance, and refine ourselves from birth to old age? As religion teaches: through cultivation and change, we accumulate sufficient knowledge and experience, which can then be transformed into wisdom. This enables us, when faced with future matters, to comprehend the entire context and understand how things unfold.
It becomes clear at a glance that true comprehension and clarity regarding matters arise precisely through the accumulation of experience and knowledge, which then triggers a transformation into wisdom. In an instant, the accumulated experiences from past existence are sifted through the chain of events, leading to an elevation of wisdom, a rise in spiritual state, and an ascent in level. Only in this way can one avoid being swept into the vortex of creating negative karma.
All sentient beings can transform themselves,  
Cultivation is not solely the domain of religion.
From birth to old age and death, one is constantly correcting mistakes and eliminating them.
Through the guidance of companions and conditions, experience is formed;  
With clear realization and embodiment, there is no end to fulfillment.
Enlightenment of the mind and realization of true nature  
Still require sustenance for the body’s nourishment.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings as mutual encouragement; through the accumulation of experience, one can become rich in knowledge and fully endowed with wisdom. Only then, when the next chain of events arrives, can wisdom arise, preventing one from falling into ignorance and unawareness. This is an essential fundamental condition for one's own upward growth, elevation, and transcendence!
Chapter 34: Interfering with the Spirit
##Zhongyuan Second Grade, Earth Official Great Emperor Who Grants Amnesty for Sins
May 31, 2002, the 20th day of the fourth lunar month in the Renwu year (Friday)
On the Renwu New Year's Day, auspiciousness unfolds;  
Immortal maidens descend from the Wuji Jasper Pool.
Joyful Qiong ascends the platform, destined to share affection;  
The Great Dao series spreads its teachings far and wide.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the original lineage Grand Master, the Ancient Buddha Namo Dipamkara, has descended to compose the distinctions in "The Great Dao Is Sentimental: Chapter Fourteen – Levels and Realms." From its essence, we come to understand that in the human world, whether one cultivates or not, all are merely performing the same action.
It is merely understood that religion imposes labels, categorizing all who enter religion as practitioners, while those in the world who do not enter religion are deemed non-practitioners. In truth, this is merely a distinction of labels. Moreover, sentient beings within the realm of benevolence, righteousness, morality, and virtue find their foundation for cultivation precisely in the "Three Bonds and Five Constants, Four Pillars and Eight Virtues."
If there are those who have entered a religion and are thus considered practitioners, it should be noted that in this world, there are sentient beings who have not entered any religion yet sometimes surpass those religious practitioners in terms of spiritual cultivation and level. Conversely, there are also those who, after entering a religion, become worse than sentient beings without any cultivation.
Such individuals, upon entering a religion, show no change whatsoever, yet they call themselves practitioners—is this not laughable? They merely bear the title of practitioners while their actions and conduct entirely contradict the essence of practice (shameful indeed). Should they not feel ashamed? How utterly ridiculous! Whether such behavior exists—one knows best oneself!
Chapter Thirty-Five: All Retributions
## Limitless Heavenly Venerable, Emperor Wenchang
June 4, 2002, the twenty-fourth day of the fourth lunar month (Friday) in the Renwu year.
The Celestial Official Emperor bestows blessings upon the Lantern Festival, bringing true fortune to all sentient beings.
The Dadao Series Exhibition Promotes
The Distinction Between Good and Evil, Fortune and Misfortune
The Distinction Between Good and Evil and the Retribution of Fortune and Misfortune
Observing the differentiation of actions into good and evil from the perspective of levels and realms means distinguishing between the two paths of good and evil based on the orientation of all life processes in the human world. The criteria for this distinction lie in: right and wrong, true and false, upright and wicked, correct and erroneous. By evaluating each level and realm, one’s actions are thereby classified into the two distinct paths of good and evil.
It is precisely through goodness as the guide to beauty, and evil as the conduct of ill deeds, that the future outcomes of human actions in the world are shaped into two distinct paths: good and bad, virtuous and wicked, fortune and misfortune. Moreover, through the workings of cause and effect, the distinction between good and evil is delineated. In relation to the actions of sentient beings, this is differentiated into the two paths of good and evil.
This is particularly true within the realms of hierarchy and spiritual attainment. Not only in one's own actions and deeds, but throughout every process undertaken by sentient beings, such distinctions are encountered. Guided by the function of virtuous merit, all actions are taken with noble manifestations as the standard of conduct, providing sentient human beings with the means to ascend, grow, and transcend.
How are the distinctions of goodness made?
The manifestation of goodness lies in its ability to benefit both oneself and other sentient beings, while also aligning with the cultivation of one's own well-being. Judged by actions and conduct, the expression of goodness is rooted in its nature as the foundation of all that is virtuous. In terms of human ethics and morality, it serves to benefit oneself and others, elevating the vast multitude of sentient beings.
It serves as a guiding function, setting a standard in the human world. Thus, goodness is a manifestation of excellence, providing a positive example for sentient beings. Goodness, as a symbol of virtue, is also used as a criterion and basis. It is universally recognized in human society that commendable individuals and deeds are defined precisely by their role in promoting goodness.
The function of goodness: It can adapt to all guiding principles in the human world, allowing one to follow a bright path of their own choosing, while also serving as the foundation for all existence in the human realm. If it fails to gain recognition in the human world, it means that what one imposes upon humanity is something they themselves do not desire or wish for in this world.
How does evil function?
Manifestations of Evil: They are not only harmful in themselves but also set a negative example for sentient beings. Such conduct, guided by malevolence, fails to gain human recognition as a standard of behavior. Therefore, across all nations in the vast universe, such actions and principles are universally unwelcome, as they exert a detrimental influence on sentient beings.
In the human world, there is no way to treat sentient beings with compassion; what was originally meant to uplift them instead leads to their downfall. This is a manifestation of evil. For all beings existing in the vast universe, it is difficult to accept the way sentient beings in the human world are treated. Moreover, the nature of evil is not something humans willingly choose to enact.
Existing solely for one's own sustenance and the pursuit of pleasure, and basing the significance of one's existence on such desires, is what distinguishes the upward ascent from the downward fall among sentient beings. It is precisely through one's own actions that one is guided toward good or evil—and this, too, is determined by the sentient beings themselves.
Distinguishing Good from Evil and the Retribution of Fortune and Misfortune
Code of Conduct: If one is guided solely by the levels and realms of their own being, they will perceive their actions as self-determined, unable to manifest through the expression of goodness. Instead, driven by their own desires and cravings, they will be led by selfish greed. This creates a dynamic between the paths of good and evil, causing the cycle of cause and effect to repeat itself again and again.
Every action and behavior can serve as a guide for one's own conduct. This is precisely the state of the human world, where the desires and cravings within the mind remain unbreakable. It is further constrained by the recurring cycle of cause and effect, creating this very predicament. As a result, sentient beings are left at a loss as to how to transcend such limitations.
This process of differentiation leads only to two paths: ascent and descent. Moreover, all sentient beings, driven by the needs of their own survival, create karma. They also distinguish between good and evil, thereby trapping themselves in a predicament from which it is difficult to escape, all while being guided by what they perceive as their own values.
Distinction between Good and Evil and Values
All functions arising from value concepts lead one to choose a path of practice according to one's will, thereby creating a distinction between good and evil. This further forms a chain of actions undertaken by sentient beings, enabling them to either create blessings or commit wrongdoings. In truth, the distinctions manifested in one's actions are all guided by one's own concepts as values.
The human world is shaped by values, which differentiate between karmic obstacles and blessings generated by cause and effect. These values not only influence the paths of good and evil but also, through one's own perceived values, plant a seed of conceptual cause in the eighth consciousness. This seed becomes the fundamental cause and condition for all ascent and descent.
If there were no such conceptual seeds, it would be difficult for ideology to arise. Therefore, within the eighth consciousness, the seeds of causes give rise to all resultant karmic obstacles and blessings, which in turn form a cycle of mutual causality. In the human world, for sentient beings, this creates a distinction between ascending upward or descending downward.
The clarity of hierarchical levels
Under the dominance of value systems formed by seed causes, all causes and effects in the human world are shaped precisely in this way. Without the conscious concepts of seed causes, there would be no "ideology" that could arise, nor any value perceptions to facilitate it, thus forming the cyclical process of all causality.
It is essential to clarify that guiding the value orientation of existence is a process in which one's own thoughts create both obstacles and blessings. This very distinction between upward or downward tendencies gives rise to all cycles of cause and effect, allowing the myriad phenomena of the world to manifest through various roots of karma, all while one's own "ideology" plays a role in personal growth.
It will generate all causal seeds to sprout, allowing the seed causes to emerge strongly, and is formed by these seed causes. Without intense seed causes, it would be difficult to achieve the facilitation of "cause, condition, effect, and retribution." Thus, to clearly understand the reasons behind the formation of all causality lies in achieving this dominant role.
Ideology was already present,  
Values are sought anew.
The realm of standards is determined by one's own cultivation, leading to the two paths of good and evil.
Understanding that karma arises from this,  
All is of one's own willing choice.
Cause and effect govern all deeds,  
Creating fortune and misfortune, both intertwined.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings as mutual encouragement: To understand how all blessings and the formation of karma arise, one must break through the inability to clearly discern the point of action. This is because the standard values one holds give rise to "ideology" as the dominant force, shaping all the interconnected causes, conditions, and effects.
It will inevitably entangle oneself in the cycle of cause and effect. To comprehend this is to possess great wisdom; if one fails to understand, they remain forever trapped in the endless cycle of reincarnation, struggling to break free from such predicaments. This makes it exceedingly difficult for one to elevate and transcend, merely revolving in repeated rebirths within the human realm—what else can be done?
Chapter 36: The Great Dao Possesses Sentience
##Lower Primordial Threefold Grade, Great Emperor of Water Official Who Resolves Calamities
The Celestial Official of the Upper Prime arrives to bestow blessings;  
A sincere heart’s karma is inscribed by Heaven’s decree.
Limitless Jade Pool, companion to the Queen Mother;  
Phoenix Jade Immortal Maiden, revered heart and protector.
All Saints, Buddhas, Virtuous Students, and the Spiritual Cultivation Academicians of the Wuji Great Tao Academy, good evening! Today, the Great Emperor of Blessings, the First-Rank Heavenly Official of the Upper Prime, has descended to compose the fifteenth chapter of "The Great Tao Has Sentiment," distinguishing between the two paths of good and evil. This serves to influence the formation of all causes and effects. Without "ideology," it would be exceedingly difficult to establish standards for the recognition of value.
Therefore, in the formation and functioning of all causes and effects, how can one understand the orientation of one’s own existence? How can one differentiate between creating blessings and creating evils within the realm of causality? How can one dissolve these and ascend upward, avoiding the constraints of downfall? It is by establishing one’s own standards as the guiding principles that one attains true authenticity!
How can one make oneself effective and also gain clarity in all matters? Not only can this reduce the root causes of creating karma, but it can also allow the seeds of goodness to take root and sprout early within the causal seeds. This is precisely what enables one to enter the realm and level of creating blessings, while also living in the present moment. In the human world, there is no need to seek excessive desires for enjoyment!
跋、凡例
June 7, 2002, the 27th day of the fourth lunar month in the Renwu year (Friday)
Postscript, Editorial Notes
讚曰、頌賀、序言
## Wuji Tianzun, Siming Zhenjun
On the Mid-Year Festival, all beings are absolved of sins;  
The Earth Official's virtuous grace welcomes all sentient beings.
The Great Emperor descends, bestowing favor upon the sentient;  
The origins of fortune and misfortune trace back to their root causes.
The origin of fortune and misfortune, and the effects of good and evil.
From the perspective of human beings regarding values: all will pursue the goals they are willing to uphold through action. The nature of the conditions brought about by these actions will lead them to choose a path of life in their existence, and to seek the true function and purpose of what they need and desire.
To grant oneself the necessity of making decisions is to choose a great path for oneself. In the divergence between ascending and descending, one selects between the origins of fortune and misfortune. Sentient beings operate precisely in this manner, thereby creating their own divergence between rising upward or falling downward, making distinctions between the sources of fortune and misfortune.
It is essential to understand that the values we adopt guide our choices, and on the path we pursue, they determine whether we ascend toward transcendence or descend into degradation. In the dichotomy of good and evil, they lead us either to create blessings or sow misfortune, shaping the origins of our future through cause and effect, thereby profoundly influencing our orientation toward existence.
The origins of fortune and misfortune are distinct.
In truth, this is an action that all sentient beings inevitably encounter. How can one discern whether the future holds fortune or misfortune? It is all determined by present actions, and through the dual paths of good and evil, one engages in self-cultivation. In response to such actions, one must willingly choose a broad path and immerse oneself within it.
In the dazzling world, all sentient beings, confined within such limitations and environments, distinguish between the consequences of good and evil deeds. This serves as the objective and function for their own future differentiation between good and evil. Therefore, within the goals created by their sense of values, some are chosen by their own will, while others encompass additional factors.
The distinction between the paths of good and evil serves as the very basis for creating one's own fortune or misfortune, and further represents the process through which karmic obstacles are formed. Moreover, while virtue stands as a hallmark of goodness, it also plays a significant role in guiding one's orientation in life. In differentiating these life orientations, one may ask: how are they truly defined?
The Quest for the Value of Fortune and Misfortune
To comprehend the two paths of good and evil and the origins of fortune and misfortune, one must discern whether one's actions create blessings for oneself and all beings, or bring calamity upon future generations, harm society, and cause suffering. Guided by the understanding of these dual paths and their origins, and recognizing that the law of cause and effect operates precisely in this way, how can one truly grasp the workings of this causal nexus?
It is precisely concerning the origins of each individual's fortune and misfortune, determined by karmic connections from past and accumulated lifetimes, and within the context of one's own life orientation—conditions that one cannot fully control—that every being harbors the question: How can one attain greater abundance for future survival? How can one achieve sufficiency without the fear of scarcity?
One must realize that the goals pursued in this lifetime will shape the direction of one’s existence, yet they may also give rise to numerous adverse effects. Some of these effects inflict considerable harm upon others, becoming a source of wrongdoing. This not only creates the conditions for one’s own negative karma but also forms a greater obstacle to the cause and effect for both oneself and others.
The origins from which fortune and misfortune are forged.
The Origin of Fortune and Misfortune: It is indeed created by oneself and also shaped by other sentient beings. Moreover, how can one know the direction of one's future existence? In the present moment, one might engage in all that should not be done and in immoral actions, seeking personal gain first, and even amassing wealth and possessions!
It is only after first benefiting oneself, and then being enticed by the external world to accumulate abundant wealth, that one falls into the abyss of wrongdoing. Sentient beings act precisely in this manner, unable to comprehend why in this life they possess abundant resources or suffer from scarcity and insufficiency. In the midst of existence, how can one understand one’s own blessings and the varying degrees of fortune in wealth and circumstances?
It is often difficult for one to fully comprehend and penetrate these matters. How can one first establish oneself in an invincible position? By skillfully utilizing various favorable conditions, one may suddenly attain the complete causes and conditions for wealth that originally should not have been possessed. This will inevitably give rise to future calamities and bring about numerous disadvantages.
Sentient beings in the present moment often prioritize immediate material gains, acting recklessly toward all else without second thought. This very tendency becomes the source of evil causes, which may in the future truly trap them in such circumstances. This is the inevitable necessity that humans bring upon themselves.
The senses of value take the lead in governance,  
Understanding the foundation of currency's causal connections.
Seeking what one should not, by betraying one's own conscience,  
Inevitably invites self-made calamity to draw near.
To clarify blessings is also to follow and cultivate virtuous deeds.
The dichotomy of ascent and descent,  
Both fortune and misfortune trace back to one's own pursuit.
This verse! It engages in a two-way communion with all sentient beings, allowing oneself to understand how causes are formed amidst the origins of creating blessings and karma! If one can comprehend all the causes of formation, it becomes possible to dissolve unfavorable and unwholesome causes—a process that is relatively easy and straightforward. Through this, significant growth and elevation can be achieved.
◆ Decree ◆
完書繳旨
June 14, 2002, the fourth day of the fifth month in the Renwu year (Friday)
Completion of the Book and Submission to the Emperor
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
讚曰、頌賀、序言
## Fengdu Underworld, Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak
The Earthly Official descends at Mid-Yuan,  
Determining fortune and misfortune for all living beings.
The Dadao series promotes and disseminates,  
Guiding virtuous connections and elevating the heart's devotion.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous students, and spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Great Emperor of the Middle Primordial Earth Official has descended to compose "The Great Dao Has Sentiments – Chapter Sixteen: The Origins of Blessings and Misfortunes." This installment of the Sentiments series introduces a course elucidated through practical principles, enabling one to understand how blessings and misfortunes in one's future are formed.
Regarding sentient beings, by what methods can one dispel one's own ignorance and obstacles, thereby reducing various karmic hindrances and the adverse effects of cause and effect? It is about diminishing the ignorant obstacles that lead sentient beings to create karma. Moreover, this very cause and condition will make a significant difference in the future—precisely what one can grasp and control!
##Wuji Tianzun, Xuantian Shangdi
The Lower Prime Period for Dispelling Misfortune and Promoting Goodness,  
The Water Official’s Grace Sustains All Living Beings.
The Great Emperor descends to the Chongxin realm,  
Where cause and effect diverge into two paths.
The Distinction Between Good and Evil and the Theory of Karma
Observing the distinction between good and evil, all sentient beings, in their orientation toward survival, possess conditions shaped by causes, conditions, and karmic retribution, which serve as the basis for their existence. Moreover, throughout every process of choice and rejection, sentient beings develop a differentiation between good and evil in survival, as well as between favorable and unfavorable paths. Through their orientation toward survival, sentient beings thus establish a guiding foundation.
It is certain to give rise to the actions carried out by sentient beings, where the existence of such actions is distinguished as either good or evil, and this in turn influences future karmic retribution. This further forms a distinction between the two paths of good and evil. Regarding the retribution for evil, it arises from all tendencies of existence, which are characterized by benefiting oneself at the expense of others, and within the context of survival, it is solely about one's own advantage.
Moreover, if one disregards the survival and well-being of others, even to the point of harming them, many of the adverse consequences in the human world arise precisely from such human actions. These inevitably lead to numerous obstacles. Though they may not be immediately apparent, in the future, they will manifest truthfully within the cycle of karmic retribution.
The Cause of Evil, Misfortune, and Retribution
Thus, the interplay of good and evil karma is set in motion, giving rise to corresponding rewards and retributions. In this way, sentient beings, in the course of existence, are divided into two paths: one of karmic cause and effect, and the other of recompense for good and evil deeds. Regarding all choices in life, if human beings did not need to attend to "eating, drinking, excretion, and sleep," there would be no necessity to seek the karmic conditions for acquiring currency.
Furthermore, the negative karma created within the human world manifests by using universal currency as the means to fulfill survival-oriented pursuits, and by relying on universal currency as the basis for survival direction. Additionally, under the influence of human-driven emotions, all conditions shaped by cause, effect, and retribution are inevitably endowed with a cyclical causality that operates between humans themselves and all sentient beings.
How can one understand that the orientation of existence is not merely about living for the sake of survival? Sentient beings in their lives should not create karma solely for the pursuit of common currency, nor should they commit boundless sins driven by emotional factors. It is through the enlightenment provided by human efforts in religious teachings that the deficiencies in national and social education can be remedied.
Good and Evil as Universal Currency
Sentient beings, as well as individuals in their interactions with themselves and others, must fully integrate into daily life. This integration is achieved through "human relations and worldly wisdom"—that is, the connections formed within the web of affairs. Precisely because communal living gives rise to the reliance on human ethics and morality, it is essential to be guided by the Three Bonds, Five Constants, Four Anchors, and Eight Virtues. Only in this way can "ethical principles and social norms" be correctly established as a framework.
The function of goodness must be realized through the edification and education of sentient beings, and it must be genuinely manifested within religion: by establishing education on the basis of equality and selflessness, and by propagating it widely, it serves as a greater guide for humanity and all living beings—ultimately leading to the best guidance of "illuminating the mind, realizing one's true nature, and attaining enlightenment and fruition."
Sentient beings can not only integrate "daily life" with "spiritual practice" through the nurturing influence of education and culture, thereby guiding their existence away from the karmic cycles of good and evil. In this way, as they grow and elevate themselves in the human world, they accumulate virtuous merits and blessings, which will also bring benefits to their future.
The blessings of goodness are fully endowed.
It is precisely sentient beings with consciousness who can elevate themselves through existence and also benefit others by descending to their level. Does this hinge on the practice of the stage of provisions? Indeed, in the stage of provisions where one can elevate oneself, how can one dismantle all karmic actions oriented toward survival? It is essential to achieve the ability to "ignite the lamp of the heart, illuminating the Buddha-nature"!
The core tenet advocated by the True Buddha Heart School is precisely aligned with the virtuous blessings bestowed by heaven and earth upon sentient beings. By undertaking sacred duties guided by the vast universe, one can cultivate self-refinement to elevate the mind and nature, thereby transcending mere attachment to the human realm. It transcends distinctions between self and others, as well as the barriers and obstacles imposed by religious divisions.
Nor will it merely be for the sake of livelihood, causing sentient beings to create karma; rather, it will enable sentient beings to elevate their own minds and manifest their spirituality. This aligns precisely with the principle of "lighting countless lamps of the heart, revealing the boundless shores of Buddha-nature," allowing all causes and conditions within the retribution of misfortune to be transformed into the growth of virtuous qualities.
The Cause and Effect of Good and Evil
It can mitigate the karmic obstacles of evil by making reforms in the human world. Moreover, it prevents one from falling into irretrievable predicaments, ensuring that the predetermined policies and sacred duties of Heaven are faithfully carried out in the mortal realm. This involves transforming all processes through human agency, thereby benefiting both the spiritual and material worlds.
The retribution of good and evil, in its formation and resolution, enables a proper discernment among sentient beings. Moreover, for humanity—the sentient beings of heaven and earth—it allows all virtuous blessings to descend and permeate the vast cosmos. This is also something that all sages, immortals, Buddhas, and bodhisattvas within the great cosmos gladly unite to accomplish in the collective sacred duties of the Great Dao.
It is precisely by taking the vast universe as a stage to demonstrate virtue and grace to all sentient beings that one can understand the karmic retribution of good and evil, ascend and transcend, and clearly discern how to sever the roots of descent, thereby avoiding the vortex of reincarnation. This allows one to cut off future obstacles of downfall and seize the opportunity for upward growth and transcendence.
The Divine Mandate has been bestowed by Heaven upon: the Confucian Orthodox Sacred Teaching, the True Buddha Heart School, the Wuji Great Dao Academy, and the Yichong Xintang Hall for propagation. This brings virtuous grace to all sentient beings, and particularly to us, the Three Officials Great Emperors, who also rejoice in its accomplishment. Together, we may achieve the transformation and liberation of all sentient beings across the vast cosmos, thereby resolving and clearing the karmic cycles accumulated through past lifetimes.
The function of the cycle of cause and effect.
One can fulfill the mission bestowed by Heaven, and moreover, use this as a means to cultivate oneself. Not only can one achieve the return to the Pure Land of the Lotus Buddha, but one can even transcend and ascend beyond the Maitreya Pure Land. Yet, how does one ascend? How does one transcend? How does one return? In every aspect, it is essential to have genuine methods and clear goals in order to attain accomplishment.
All celestial immortals and Buddhas hope that all religions in the world of sentient beings can undertake this sacred task to completion. As for how to achieve perfection, it is only through the "Chongxin Lineage" in the present world that this great responsibility can truly be shouldered, guiding sentient beings back to their origin and achieving ultimate transcendence.
While the work "The Great Path Has Sentience" is being composed, it can manifest the virtuous grace of heaven and earth, and even more so, it can manifest the virtuous grace of all the saints, immortals, Buddhas, and bodhisattvas across all realms. It also illuminates the virtuous grace of the human world, reinforcing the concept of religious equality. This enables sentient beings to better understand education and culture, allowing them to transcend through growth.
The teaching of equality is thus observed: good and evil are the two ends of causality.
Karmic retribution varies in its measure,  
For fortune and misfortune stem from one's own choices.
For the sentient world to return, one must pursue it oneself.
Returning to the Heavenly Principle through the perfect vehicle, the Great Dao guides the heart as its master.
This verse! Offers sentient beings the principal cause and condition for ascending and returning. How to achieve this oneself, rather than merely creating karma and misdeeds through worldly currency or emotional entanglements; how to dispel one's own ignorance and truly realize the virtuous grace manifested in the evolution of heaven and earth, the manifestations of immortals and buddhas, and the unfolding of all living beings—this is what is genuine. Such is the hope!
##Lord of the Netherworld, Homage to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
The Three Officials, the Great Emperors, have all descended;  
The Great Path, with compassion, composes anew.
Understanding the vastness of heaven and earth's virtuous grace,  
They spread teachings to guide all beings toward a shared heart.
All Saints, Buddhas, and virtuous beings, as well as the spiritual practitioners of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Lower Prime Water Official Great Emperor has descended to compose the karmic connections of "Great Dao Has Sentiments: Chapter Seventeen – Cause and Effect Retribution." This chapter explores how to thoroughly understand and dissolve one's own ignorance, and how to embody and witness the virtuous grace of heaven and earth toward all sentient beings!
Not only can the grace of the immortals and buddhas be more truthfully disseminated and explained, but only by thoroughly conveying this grace to all beings can it be considered true nature. Otherwise, in the world of sentient beings, if one merely lives for survival and allows oneself to create karma, this is not the original intent of Heaven. How, then, should one realize their responsibility and mission toward all living beings!
Moreover, it is the inherent duty and mission of the True Buddha Heart School and the Yichong Chongxin Hall to embody and verify these truths with clarity. This stands as the collective goal we strive for, and it is also the aspiration of all celestial immortals and Buddhas. How to expand Chongxin internationally and across the universe, achieving self-realization while guiding all beings to return and transcend, is indeed the correct path!
## Celestial Worthy of the Void's Imperial Transmission
Fengdu's underworld aids all beings,  
The Great Emperor of Dongyue manifests his teachings.
The karma created in the sentient world follows one like a shadow, each bearing its own witness.
Good and evil follow each other like a shadow.
Sentient beings, through their actions in the realms of good and evil, sow the seeds of fortune and misfortune. This gives rise to the principle that every deed, whether virtuous or wicked, bears corresponding retribution. Such consequences follow one like a shadow, influencing all affairs in life. Thus, for the origins of blessings and calamities they create, sentient beings must bear the karmic results of their own actions.
Karma: No one can bear it on behalf of another. Therefore, among sentient beings, "each person must eat to satisfy their own hunger, each must bear their own karma, and each must resolve their own karmic obstacles." This creates a situation that follows one like a shadow at all times, precisely because the cycle of karma is a tangible reality, guiding the choices and judgments sentient beings make regarding their values.
The Process of Existence: All beings possess the potential for both benefiting and harming others. This duality marks the boundary between ascent and descent for sentient beings, as well as the distinction in the realm of life transformation. In the human world, this serves as the criterion for judgment, and the origins of the paths of good and evil created for sentient beings follow them like shadows, accompanying every aspect of life.
Sentient beings not only inevitably face retribution for their misdeeds in the present moment, but also often perceive the "rewards for good deeds" as delayed in the process. This is merely a difference in personal perception. In truth, the timing of retribution for "creating blessings or misfortunes" is the same; it is only due to the varying origins of each individual's karma that the experience differs.
The Following of Retribution for Good and Evil
Across different times and spaces, the blessings one receives may arrive more slowly and fade more quickly, while the torment of negative consequences is often more deeply felt, making the pain seem prolonged. Even within the same span of time, the retribution for misdeeds tends to arrive faster and last longer than the rewards for good deeds.
This illustrates how different states of mind evoke varied responses, and how the human world and the unseen realm are but two sides of the same coin. As time and circumstances shift, one may feel that personal fortunes vanish in an instant, leaving sentient beings merely oscillating between creating blessings and inviting calamities.
Individuals experience varying perceptions of the passage of time, giving rise to many different feelings. Among all sentient beings across the vast world, the distinction between the blessings they cultivate and the retribution for their misdeeds, as well as all the actions and affairs they undertake, leads to such experiences. When enjoying the fruits of their blessings, time, space, and circumstances seem to pass swiftly.
However, the experience in the midst of suffering is different—why is it so? Precisely because the pain is etched into the bone and marrow, and one finds oneself in the depths of an abyss, one becomes acutely aware of the vast expanse of time, space, and circumstance. This inevitably gives rise to a reflection on all past causes and effects, creating a predicament where it becomes exceedingly difficult to alter one’s actions.
Good and evil retribution follows like a shadow.
In particular, as each person's experiences differ, the rapid fading of happiness often forms many difficult-to-understand and hard-to-verify processes. If viewed from the perspective of sentient beings in the human world, if such obstacles cannot be eliminated, it will give rise to much complaint and resentment. This state of discontent will then transform into the emission of numerous harmful energy waves.
Those who suffer injustice will emit malicious thoughts and waves, which generate numerous adverse reactions and harmful energies that are received by the perpetrators, leading to karmic disturbances that follow them like shadows—this is precisely how such consequences are formed! Humanity must not only understand the cause-and-effect retribution of each individual's actions but also learn how to resolve and completely dissolve the entanglements of karmic obstacles!
It is essential to first sincerely dedicate the merits of one's spiritual practice as an offering, so that the immortals and Buddhas may have a basis to transfer and repay on one's behalf. If sentient beings are unable to comprehend when their karmic causes, obstacles, and retributions will manifest, or when retribution will come to claim its due, they must first dedicate the merits of their practice to their own karmic creditors—those with whom they have unresolved grievances and debts. Only then can the immortals and Buddhas intervene to transfer and resolve these karmic ties.
This will mitigate the negative karma accumulated from past actions or previous lifetimes, allowing one to take preventive measures in advance. It serves as a proactive safeguard for oneself, as good and evil retribution follows like a shadow. Not only does it influence one's life direction, but it will also lead to numerous bottlenecks and obstacles in the future.
Retribution for cause and effect follows like a shadow.
If one fails to take preventive measures in advance, the desire to dissolve retribution within the cycle of cause and effect is a process that the human world cannot fully comprehend. For sentient beings, this presents an opportunity to reduce the calamities brought about by their own misdeeds. As for creating blessings and cultivating virtuous causes and conditions, these are universally cherished and are precisely the acts of charity and generosity advocated by contemporary religions.
Moreover, in the human world, when facing the retribution of all karmic causes and effects, how should one take preventive measures in advance, and what is the best guarantee to avert the arrival of calamities? Since the retribution of good and evil follows like a shadow, all sentient beings not only experience this but also, in their own actions, fundamentally fail to understand how to achieve perfection!
In the present era, the manifestation of cause and effect has accelerated sixteenfold. Karmic retribution for good and evil deeds, which originally might have taken one or two lifetimes to materialize, can now be witnessed in the immediate present or the near future. The consequences of good and evil, fortune and misfortune, will follow like a shadow, becoming visible and directly experienced within one's lifetime.
Thus, the retribution for good and evil deeds follows each sentient being like a shadow, accompanying them closely. Every being can personally witness and experience the entire process of karmic consequences unfolding. This principle operates precisely in this cyclical manner for all sentient beings. In the human world, all actions and conduct in life are integrated into this framework of karmic retribution, serving as the basis for receiving corresponding rewards or punishments in the future.
Good and evil, fortune and misfortune, are as inseparable as shadow and form.
It must be clearly understood: the law of cause and effect is truly formidable! This is especially true regarding the disturbances caused by the retribution for committing evil deeds and creating calamities. For both the one who inflicts injustice upon sentient beings and the one who suffers it, there is often no clear understanding of how to dissolve the karmic obstacles between them. Moreover, the arising of cause and effect, which follows like a shadow, profoundly impacts human existence.
This will accelerate the process of retribution in the human world. Particularly from the Xia Yuan Jia Zi year (the 73rd year of the Republic of China) to the present, it has been a time, space, and environment where sentient beings are held accountable for their good and evil deeds. All that one endures, including the grievances caused by karmic creditors, are numerous, creating obstacles that are difficult to resolve.
This direct indictment, which calls upon the "Eastern Peak Temple of the Underworld" to issue a pursuit order (known as a "fire warrant"), first requires the accused to endure numerous severe punishments in order to dissipate this resentment. If the resentment cannot be eliminated and instead grows, filling the mind of the wronged, it is governed by the eighth consciousness—the sovereign of the mind—and will inevitably deepen the sense of hatred.
When one forms enmity against the creator, they emit waves of thought that are exceedingly cruel and malicious. If, even after enduring severe punishments, they persist, it becomes necessary for the "Dongyue Temple" to issue a fire-seal decree to impose penalties. This provides the wronged party with grounds to seek retribution for karmic debts. But why is a fire-seal decree required for such retribution? It is only through the complete resolution and settlement within the cycle of cause and effect that truth is ultimately realized.
Values take the lead in governance;  
All that one deems proper is deemed so.
The distinction between the paths of good and evil is stark,  
And the law of cause and effect is all the more tangible.
The recompense of blessings, causes, and effects  
Follows like a shadow, perfectly fitting and just.
Understand how to complete and settle matters;  
the official summons and fire tallies demand compensation.
It is essential to understand how to fully resolve grievances. For those who hold the fiery warrant and decree demanding retribution—that is, the retribution for good and evil—it is necessary to ensure that both the one who creates the grievance and the one who suffers it can smoothly achieve resolution, thereby clearing the karmic debt of retribution. But how should this karmic debt be settled and resolved? The one who has suffered must undergo the severe physical punishments of the "Eastern Peak Temple" before they can receive the decree for seeking retribution.
It is essential to first be mindful of the wronged party, that is, the creditor from past grievances, so as to avoid excessive retribution. At the moment when the wrongdoer bears the karmic consequences, they often cannot fully comprehend the suffering endured by the wronged party during the process of repayment. One should strive to understand that the perspectives of the wrongdoer and the wronged differ, and thus the karmic consequences they face in repayment also vary.
## The First Hall of the Underworld, King Qinguang
Profound and selfless, it fosters enlightenment;  
The Way of Heaven, compassionate, lets all beings flourish.
The highest virtue is not conscious of virtue, yet it cultivates virtue in others;  
The emperor's heart yearns for the words of the Great Way.
Good evening to all Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy! Today, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak has descended to compose "The Great Dao Is Sentient: Chapter Eighteen – Like a Shadow Following the Form." In all acts of creating blessings or committing evils, how can one completely resolve the process of cause and effect and thereby eliminate the interference of karmic obstacles? It is essential to first apply various methods to prevent them.
Only then can one avoid encountering misfortune and then blaming heaven and others. Moreover, if sentient beings commit too many evil deeds and only then seek the aid of immortals and Buddhas, such negative karma has already formed, and changing it is not easy. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the difficulty faced by those who have been wronged in obtaining a warrant (fire token) to seek retribution.
Putting oneself in another's shoes, one must endure the ordeal of cruel torture and corporal punishment. Heaven has clearly decreed that "resentments should be resolved, not perpetuated," which is the principle advocated by the Great Way, the truth and framework of fairness and equality. It is hoped that by understanding the shift in perspective, the formation of many karmic obstacles can be reduced, and instead, the process of repaying karma can be transformed and completely resolved.
When seeking to issue a decree to launch a punitive campaign, the Eastern Peak Temple imposes time constraints. There are explicit regulations within the "Eastern Peak Temple" specifying under what circumstances such campaigns may be undertaken and under what circumstances they may not. Detailed instructions are provided in the fire-signal decrees to prevent the campaigns from becoming excessive or overly cruel.
Those who have been wronged, also known as karmic creditors, cannot escape punishment under the laws of the underworld. If they exist, they will eventually vanish. However, if they are unable to fully settle their grievances within a limited time, they will carry over to the next life to seek retribution. This is precisely why there are many cases today where grievances remain unresolved across one, two, or even three lifetimes.
##Western Principle and Dharma Bodhisattva
Savior of the Netherworld, delivering all living beings—Homage to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's arrival.
The Dao of Great Affection, Nineteen Cycles: Not a Single Thread Amiss, Upholding the True Path.
Not a single cause or effect is ever overlooked.
Observing the actions and deeds of sentient beings, it becomes clear that they all fall into the distinction between the two paths of good and evil. Each individual bears their own karmic obstacles and enjoys their own blessings. The retribution for good and evil follows as closely as a shadow, leaving nothing unaccounted for. All actions and deeds are inevitably governed by the law of cause and effect, and this holds true for all sentient beings in the world of consciousness.
Similarly, this applies to both the present and the past in all circumstances. Why are sentient beings across the vast universe unable to dissolve their obstacles? It is essential to understand that within the process governed by the cycle of cause and effect, it is precisely through the actions of sentient beings that the function of "karmic retribution" is fully manifested, allowing humanity to completely resolve and repay their debts.
The process of retribution in cause and effect is precise and leaves nothing unaccounted for. Whether in the human world or the underworld, individuals must bear and undergo the consequences of their own karmic obstacles. Only in this way can the principles and heavenly laws established by the universe be upheld. It is particularly important for sentient beings to understand that every action they take will be subject to the process of cause-and-effect retribution.
Retribution for cause and effect comes to be repaid.
In accordance with one's own actions and deeds, which no one else can substitute, the function of the cycle of cause and effect grants the sentient beings of the human world in the vast universe and the netherworld the possibility of either ascending or descending. Throughout the process of this karmic cycle, how can the repayment of individual karmic retribution be fully eradicated? And how can it be truly settled?
Essential Realization: The function governed by the repayment of individual karmic cause and effect serves as the demarcation point between ascent and descent in the human world. The helplessness of sentient departed souls sinking into the netherworld stems from a lack of virtue and wisdom in the human realm to elevate themselves. If one can ascend and transcend, it is precisely through the purification offered by educational and cultural courses.
All virtuous beings who cultivate goodness can, in the process of creating blessings, elevate their own moral character and wisdom. With a lightened form, they dissolve all karmic retributions until they are fully extinguished. In the ascent that leads to the guiding return and transcendence, it is essential to amass abundant provisions as reliance and to possess unwavering determination and perseverance, in order to achieve this ultimate goal.
Moreover, it is a voluntary act of one's own will, allowing oneself to choose the great path of returning and ascending the heavenly ladder. In the human world, it is through one's own diligent efforts that one can resonate and mutually fulfill with heaven and earth, with the Wuji, with the void, and with the universe. Such conditions are also exceedingly rare in the human realm for achieving transcendence and return.
The retribution of cause and effect leaves no discrepancy in blessings and misfortunes.
From the perspective of the heavens, this is precisely a matter of reducing one suffering soul in the netherworld while adding one more sage, immortal, Buddha, or Bodhisattva who "proclaims the teachings on behalf of heaven." Throughout the process of karmic retribution and acceptance, it also allows for the genuine and complete resolution of past karmic obstacles. In one's own achievements, it enables self-benefit while benefiting others, serving both oneself and humanity.
In one's own growth, it is also about being genuine, capable of utilizing the abundant resources of heaven and earth to benefit the well-being of all beings. This not only benefits oneself but also all living beings, truly harnessing the rich resources of the universe for both personal and collective gain—benefiting oneself and others alike. This is the genuine benefit that everyone should learn and grow from.
Not a single detail is overlooked: The demarcation between ascent and descent, existing and thriving in the human world, lies in whether one can elevate beyond to the heavenly realm. Otherwise, many sentient beings will repeatedly sink into the dark underworld. It is not that they lack the virtuous causes and conditions; rather, it depends on whether, after entering religion, they can wholeheartedly transform their negative habits!
Regarding one's past karmic obstacles, there must be a process of repayment and purification. However, due to the influence of this cycle, it becomes even more difficult to genuinely commit to transformative actions. This is often caused by indulging in self-forgiveness and harboring harmful tendencies. Frequently excusing oneself and refusing to change ingrained bad habits—what can one do about it?
Human existence is an endless cycle of rebirth.
Repeating the same actions time and again without truly making significant changes, one often forgives their own mistakes repeatedly. When faced with others' perspectives or advice, they instead use a magnifying glass to highlight others' flaws, displaying each one clearly in their own eyes—or in their mind—and thus come to believe that they themselves have made no mistakes at all.
Constantly indulging oneself while being harsh on others creates such a detrimental effect that sentient beings fail to reflect on themselves daily. Over time, they lose their original sincere intention, which also tarnishes their innate pure heart. This inevitably leads to repeated sinking within the cycle of the six realms, making it impossible to overcome obstacles and fully resolve karmic consequences.
In the blink of an eye, time passes—from childhood to old age and death, we live on blindly. Day after day, we repeat a cycle of helpless existence. As time wears on, the chance to turn back is long gone; by the time regret sets in, it is already too late! Indeed, once we enter this world and become accustomed to its corruptions, we grow numb and indifferent, making it ever harder to change.
Discernment of Good and Evil and Their Retribution
It is precisely due to this reason that sentient beings are plunged into the realm of darkness, and this is also the primary cause! This is the greatest sorrow for human beings from beginning to end, across all final moments in time and space, after death. How can such obstacles be eliminated? When ignorance arises, can one understand that the most crucial means to dispel it is through unwavering determination and perseverance?
The two paths of good and evil: to distinguish the difference between ascent and descent, one must go through this process. The good may return to transcendence, while the evil will fall into the netherworld. However, there are those who possess both—half good and half evil. For such sentimental humans, they can neither ascend nor descend—truly a helpless plight!
It is precisely because existence perpetually resides in a state of "neither ascending nor descending," and because the creation of good and evil remains in constant, alternating cycles—that is, existing within the dual paths of good and evil—that such conditions are repeatedly reshaped through the actions of the human world. To live in the human world is to inhabit a realm defined by the "mutual opposition of yin and yang."
If one remains in the human world for too long, they will undergo repeated cycles of reincarnation, enduring ever-deepening suffering with each lifetime. This makes it difficult to accumulate sufficient blessings to enjoy, and they will continually experience the varying consequences of their own accumulated "merits and karmic retribution." As a result, it becomes challenging to ascend and transcend, leaving them trapped for a long time between the human world and the realm of the underworld.
Retribution for Good and Evil, and Blessings and Misfortunes
Thus, it becomes impossible to break through such limitations, inevitably lacking the opportunity for ascension and transcendence. One will frequently be entangled by their own karmic obstacles, repeatedly forming veils of ignorance in every action and in the environment of each lifetime. Consequently, one's deeds become nothing more than cyclical, repetitive motions within the cycle of rebirth.
The human world is but a cyclical reflection of the underworld, forming a mutually dependent movement. It is essential to understand that survival, from birth to old age and death, constitutes what is called a lifetime. Becoming a human being is not something easily attained simply by desire; it requires great karmic affinity and waiting for the opportune moment to arrive. Only then can one have the chance to be reborn as a human again.
Some must wait for thousands of years, some for hundreds of years, and others for decades. It is rare for one to pass away and be reborn immediately, as such conditions are impossible! Within the cycle of cause and effect, it is necessary to first return to the underworld to report, after which the karma and retribution of each being are examined and determined.
Fortune and misfortune are distinctly apportioned in their separate ways.
Is it to be assigned to that era? And to be born in that environment? If there is immediate death, then immediate rebirth is rare! That is relatively unlikely! Unless one has great karmic connections and significant missions, for ordinary individuals, the establishment of karmic cause and effect requires waiting, as well as a certain period of karmic connection and time to bring it about!
All sentient beings in the human realm and the spirits in the netherworld are likewise! Only by transcending the constraints of the present circumstances and environment to elevate both the mind and the spirit can the human and netherworld realms attain great affinity, great opportunities, and a favorable environment. In the future, when "aging, death, and rebirth" are assessed, there will then be another chance to be reborn as a human.
From the perspective of the human race in the vast world, all must eventually return to the realm of darkness to report, where all karmic manifestations from the human world are fully resolved. There, the causes, conditions, and retributions of human life are adjudicated for the future, allowing sentient beings to await the next cycle. As for when they may once again seize the opportunity to be reborn as humans? That is uncertain!
Such beings will remain in the underworld, enduring punishment and awaiting opportunity, but they may not necessarily be reborn as humans immediately. In the underworld, they must undergo judgment based on their individual karma and karmic obstacles. Only after all merits and faults are assessed can the timing and circumstances of their future rebirth be determined, allowing for the complete resolution of karmic retribution.
The Law of Heaven and the Cause and Effect of Retribution
The law of heaven leaves no detail unaccounted for in the cycle of cause and effect. All sentient beings across the vast universe should understand that this is a mechanism of retribution they bring upon themselves. The human world and the netherworld represent two polar extremes, yet they perpetually interact in a cyclical motion. It is essential to recognize the elevation of one's own "mind and spirit" within this process.
Only by fully resolving the karmic debts accumulated over past lifetimes and fulfilling one's innate mission can one engage in the practice of self-cultivation through the physical body—this "temporary vessel in a transient world"—without falling into the trap of cultivating merely for the sake of cultivation or living merely for the sake of living. It is essential to allow oneself to arrive with grace and depart with ease.
Moreover, to transcend the constraints of heaven and earth, to come and go with the freedom of a Tathagata, is to fully receive the retribution of karma without the slightest omission. And to have completely exhausted all worldly causes and conditions—how many in the human realm can truly achieve this? Truly rare! Rare indeed! For we often indulge ourselves and nurture our own faults.
Once again, one traps oneself in a situation with little room for maneuver, not only failing to understand where the mistake lies but, conversely, also neglecting to use others’ shortcomings as a mirror to reform and refine oneself. This is precisely the most common fault among sentient beings! How to correct it? How to strive? It all depends on whether one applies one’s heart and whether one perseveres!
The law of karma governs the cycle of cause and effect, marking the divergence between the paths of good and evil.
The sense of values is the primary reliance,  
Retribution is unfailing, understood by all.
Correcting mistakes relies on perseverance; indulging wrongdoing is unacceptable.
Everyone lights their own lamp to be themselves, ascending and returning in a period of transcendence.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings and virtuous sages as mutual encouragement: How to sincerely reflect upon and correct one's own mistakes is the true essence of practice! Those spiritual cultivators who have the opportunity to enter the "Wuji Great Dao Academy" for deep cultivation indeed possess a tremendous opportunity. In the future, they will embark on a learning journey to "proclaim the teachings of heaven and embody the way of heaven."
It is precisely because all the exalted beings, sacred deities, immortals, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas of the Three Realms have diligently worked to protect and uphold the ancestral lineage. This not only reduces the suffering souls in the underworld but also increases the number of sacred Buddhas who proclaim the teachings on behalf of Heaven. What could be more joyous than this! I earnestly hope that all the sacred Buddhas and virtuous disciples of Chongxin will strive together to fulfill the role of creators who proclaim the sacred teachings on behalf of Heaven. I deeply hope for this! I sincerely anticipate it!
## The Second Hall of the Underworld, King Chu Jiang
The pure land of the void and the cosmos,  
The sacred decree descends to enlighten the mortal realm.
The Heavenly Venerable ascends the platform to meet the virtuous disciples;  
Through the compassionate composition of texts, cause and effect are transformed.
All Saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and spiritual practitioners of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the composition is delivered through the descent of Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, titled "Great Dao with Compassion – Chapter 19: Not a Single Detail Overlooked." It aims to clarify that in showing compassion to all sentient beings of heaven and earth, whether in the human world or the underworld, these are precisely two opposing extremes of existence.
How can one avoid descending into the underworld and instead achieve transcendence into the ethereal celestial realm? It is essential to elevate both the "mind and spirit" to ignite the inner lamp of the heart! Yet, why do some find themselves trapped in the underworld? This is precisely the core process of Chongxin's educational culture—within the opportunity for ascension and transcendence, amid the interplay of time and space, lies the true nature of reality!
##The Venerable King of Boundless Grace and Vast Dominion
The Lord of the Netherworld first descends;  
The King of the First Palace records the sentient.
King Qinguang descends to Chongxin Hall,  
Where karma's retribution is the primary cause.
The Distinction Between Good and Evil and the Investigation of Karmic Retribution
The distinction between good and evil is as inseparable as a shadow follows its form, leading into the process of karmic retribution. In both the human realm and the underworld, two parties are involved: how can one fully resolve and dissolve the entanglements and bondage of karmic obstacles? For both the "perpetrator" and the "victim" among sentient beings of virtuous virtue, how can past karmic debts be settled completely and perfectly!
When it comes to resolving and completely eliminating the entanglements of karmic obstacles between good and evil, the most crucial step is to first prevent wrongdoing and cease evil actions. Moreover, one must refrain from creating causes, karma, and consequences. These are the essential conditions required before the complete dissolution of the totality of karmic obstacles. If the cycle of cause, effect, and retribution has already taken shape, numerous actions of repayment and retribution will inevitably follow.
In the underworld, before the karmic causes of one's existence are settled and the fiery decree is received, it is necessary to first present one's case in the court of justice. There, one must lodge a complaint regarding the injustices and unfair treatment endured. Only then, based on the actions of the opposing party, can adjustments be made gradually, serving as the basis for future retribution.
The Function of the Mirror in the Depths of the Underworld
That is, after the "Earth's Heart Mirror (Mirror of Retribution)" first clarifies everything, this condition is akin to the playback of a video camera in the human world. It records all deeds through the video camera, meaning the "Earth's Heart Mirror" first clarifies each and every detail, and then, based on the other party's crimes, serves as the basis for the wronged and the wrongdoer to seek retribution.
Subsequently, each hall will conduct its own judgment, carrying out a thorough reckoning one by one. Based on the malicious injustices endured during life, the unequal treatment suffered, and the various humiliations experienced, this process of unresolved grievances will, through every action, bring to light all past enmities, affections, and grudges between the wrongdoers and the wronged from their lifetimes.
All will inevitably be reflected one by one in the "Mirror of the Earth's Core (the Mirror of Retribution)." Thus, there will be no room for exaggeration in the accounts presented by the wronged, ensuring a truly fair judgment for all departed souls across the vast cosmos, without partiality toward any side. This serves as the basis for retribution, precisely clarifying the injustices and inequalities suffered.
In the process of enduring the killing of life or suffering various injustices, it enables the wronged to see the truth clearly, and also ensures that those who cause the injustice will face fair retribution in the future, serving as a basis for compensation between both parties. Such conditions are precisely the benevolent grace of heaven and earth, akin to the truthful recording of modern cameras and video recorders, and, moreover, they are absolutely incapable of being falsified!
The Interference of Creating and Suffering Injustice
Accusations in the underworld must be based on grounds for retribution, requiring both the wrongdoer (perpetrator) and the wronged (victim). If both parties are present in the underworld, they will confront each other in court. However, if the wronged party remains trapped in the underworld while the wrongdoer has already departed, the question then arises: where does the latter currently reside?
This will inevitably stir the resentment of the wronged, making it difficult to dispel. From the perspective of the wronged, how should they confront the evil deeds of those who caused their suffering, so that their resentment and anger can be resolved? This provides the wronged with grounds for seeking retribution, which in turn affects all entangled disturbances. How, then, can hatred and anger be eliminated? This pertains to the justice and impartiality of heaven and earth.
This will allow both parties to resolve their grievances and dissipate their anger through the process of retribution! Moreover, all actions and deeds committed by both sides will be directly settled and cleared through retribution between the underworld and the human realm. If the one who caused the grievance remains in the underworld while the victim has already been reborn as a human, or exists in another realm? This will give rise to various circumstances within the karmic obstacles of cause and effect.
There are several situations in which retribution for cause and effect may take form.
First: The perpetrator of injustice remains trapped in the underworld, while the victim of injustice has already been reborn into the human world or another realm. For such perpetrators, if they cannot fully resolve the cycle of retribution incurred by their victims, they must wait to be reborn as humans. However, if the perpetrator's evil deeds are exceedingly grave, even the conditions for being reborn as a human may be difficult to attain. How, then, can this be resolved?
When the karmic case between the wrongdoer and the wronged is set to be resolved only after the wrongdoer is reborn as a human, and when such cases are sometimes left to be settled over hundreds of years of karmic cycles, the reason lies precisely in the formation of this kind of retribution.
Second: If the one who caused the grievance was born earlier as a human or still remains in the human world, the one who suffered the grievance will have the opportunity to seek retribution based on this connection. As a result, the one who caused the grievance will inevitably be subjected to repeated interference from the negative energy waves of the one who suffered the grievance in the human world, leading to a continuous and adverse process of retribution.
If the one who caused the grievance possesses profound blessings from the past and has accumulated numerous virtuous karmic ties across lifetimes, a vigorous aura will surround them. In such a case, if the aggrieved party forcefully attempts to seek retribution against the one who caused the grievance, and if there are two or more forms of interference present, it becomes exceedingly difficult to approach or affect the one who caused the grievance.
How to Resolve Creating and Suffering Injustice
Those who create grievances often remain oblivious, experiencing only a fleeting moment of discomfort in certain aspects. Moreover, when the creator of grievances is in a state of strong vitality and robust energy, it becomes exceedingly difficult for the aggrieved to approach them. This is precisely why, even when the aggrieved holds a warrant of fire, they find it challenging to draw near the side of the grievance creator.
Third: If in this lifetime, the one who created a grievance has accumulated virtuous karma and enters into religious practice, then the temple, shrine, or religious sect they study in, as well as the presiding saints, immortals, Buddhas, or bodhisattvas, have the duty to protect the disciples or followers of the one who created the grievance. They must prevent the aggrieved party from taking any harmful actions, thereby avoiding the further accumulation of karmic consequences.
When dealing with the presiding deities and buddhas of the main halls, the holder of the Fire Warrant will achieve mutual fulfillment in providing protection. This is based on the grievances formed by the wronged party, which serve as the grounds for seeking retribution. However, before one can obtain the Fire Warrant to carry out retribution, it is necessary to first lodge a complaint against the perpetrator in the underworld court—specifically the Dongyue Hall. Only after this, and before undertaking retribution, must one undergo the process of "penal warning."
Its purpose is to first dispel the resentment of the wronged, preventing future retribution from becoming excessive retaliation, as there have been too many instances of excessive retaliation in the past. Therefore, the great virtue and grace of Heaven must avoid adding cause upon cause and fruit upon fruit, forming a cycle that becomes eternally difficult to resolve. If even the resentment of the avenger cannot be dissolved, what then?
What use is a warrant when the debt is already gone?
Moreover, the pain of punishment endured when receiving the fire token, combined with the previous suffering, deepens the resentment toward the one who caused the injustice. This resentment then follows the wrongdoer incessantly, causing all blessings, virtuous karma, and various favorable conditions to suddenly diminish significantly in their beneficial support.
It is precisely because those who cause grievances are unaware that when the victims of injustice seek retribution through karma, the resulting consequences for the perpetrators—if they are living in a smooth and favorable environment—make it impossible for them to believe that any karmic obstacles could entangle them. Instead, they may attribute their shortcomings to a lack of effort or insufficient blessings, never realizing the need to first engage in actions to dissolve their karmic debts.
The process by which those who create grievances endure the retribution of karmic obstacles is, in fact, a reflection of the daily, hourly, and moment-by-moment suffering that the wronged must endure—exposed to wind, rain, frost, snow, and scorching sun. At every turn of time and space, the wronged are subjected to immense pain and torment, a reality that is profoundly unjust to them.
The Basis for the Retribution of Karmic Creditors
For those who wish to resolve grievances, how should they eliminate negative karmic obstacles and clear their debts? According to the laws of heaven, "it is better to resolve enmity than to create it." It is precisely through such actions that when the aggrieved receive the fiery decree and credentials, the punishments they encounter serve as an early awakening, preventing the accumulation of layers of karma and avoiding further retribution in the process of reckoning.
One must endure the scorching sun, bear the wind and rain, and even face obstruction by gate deities who refuse entry into the house. As for the duties assigned by official documents and fire tallies, they are distinguished precisely by three major categories: white, yellow, and black. There are also other partial distinctions in duties, corresponding to the time and space in which one must confront the trials brought by various karmic causes.
It will cause those who create grievances in the human world to first experience sensations or various signs: dream revelations, apparitions, personal encounters, bodily afflictions, car accidents, bloodshed, misfortunes, and countless other forms of early warnings. The purpose is to allow the other party to swiftly resolve the entanglements of karmic obstacles and achieve resolution through reconciliation.
It is essential to achieve mutual fulfillment for both "the wrongdoer and the wronged." In accordance with the heavenly principle that "resentments should be resolved, not deepened," the process of dispelling the suffering caused by karmic obstacles should bring "benefits to both the spiritual and earthly realms" for both parties involved. This approach, which is just and equitable, leads to true and complete resolution, and thus represents the right path.
The two parties, one inflicting injustice and the other enduring it, are bound to meet again through the cycle of cause and effect.
The fire token is received to exact punishment,  
Thus resolving the cycle of vengeance and retribution.
The suffering from injustice is more severe, while the burden of creating grievances grows ever harder to bear.
Immortals and Buddhas mediate and transform in accordance,  
Perfectly dissolving mutual dependencies.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings as mutual encouragement; it addresses how both the one who creates grievances and the one who suffers grievances can achieve mutual fulfillment through the process of resolution. It enables the aggrieved to willingly dissolve all past karmic entanglements and obstacles. This method of resolution is profoundly difficult for human beings to comprehend.
##The Third Hall of the Underworld's Son of Heaven, King Songdi
The Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss arranges the principles and laws to descend upon the heart of reverence.
The Bodhisattva ascends the platform, embracing all sentient beings;  
Karmic retribution upholds the truth of cause and effect.
Good evening to all Saints and Buddhas, virtuous students, and the spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy! In today's selection from "The Great Dao Has Sentiments: Chapter Twenty – Retribution of Karmic Causes," authored by King Qinguang of the First Hall of the Netherworld, I wonder if the students of our lineage can empathize deeply. When facing the voices of those who seek retribution, how can one avoid creating further karma?
To empathize with the bitterness and suffering of the wronged, how should one resolve the karmic entanglements within the cycle of cause and effect? What kind of karmic connections are formed between the wrongdoer and the wronged? Moreover, among the three types of fire-sign decrees—black, yellow, and white—when the decree is presented for retribution, what is the process of punishment endured?
Sentient beings can carefully contemplate the subtle nuances of various mental states between those who create grievances and those who suffer from them. By repeatedly analyzing these, it becomes clear to all that this serves as the finest illustration of "cause, condition, and effect" and "karmic retribution," offering an analysis of optimal conditions that enables everyone to understand and thus cease creating unwholesome causes and karmic consequences.
## Bodhisattva of the Western Principle Sutra
King Chu Jiang of the Second Hall of the Underworld  
The Great Way is compassionate, the celestial scriptures are vast.
The cycle of cause and effect is inherently impartial;  
Let all beings remain vigilant and never forget.
The Interconnectedness of Cause and Effect
From observing the actions and deeds of human beings, it can be seen that every detail of cause and effect will not be overlooked in the cycle of karma. Regarding one's actions and deeds, nothing is missed, not even the slightest detail. Whether one is strong or weak, if they are harmed by others, it often happens in the human world that the powerful oppress the kind or the more vulnerable. One must be cautious!
The principle of cause and effect that sustains the human world inevitably leads to the strong oppressing the weak. From the perspective of sentient beings, "though the good may be bullied by others, heaven does not wrong them; though the wicked may be feared by others, heaven does not fear them." Moreover, when one's actions are met with aggression from the powerful, it reflects the inevitable ups and downs that each person experiences throughout this lifetime.
There is a small group of people who are both ignorant and arrogant. Although they may rely on their strength to bully the kind-hearted, under the workings of karmic cycles, not the slightest detail is overlooked. In the future, they will inevitably find themselves in a position of weakness against strength, repaying the bullying and humiliation they once inflicted upon others. This is the complete and balanced action of karma in delivering retribution.
The Function of Karmic Cycles
In the human world, when faced with oppression by the powerful, one must understand that "it is necessary first to endure, then to retreat and seek a lesser alternative, in order to preserve oneself wisely." Otherwise, it may lead to many unforeseen troubles. Moreover, in the course of life, one should avoid provoking stubborn and malicious bullies as much as possible. The best strategy is to show respect and keep a distance, never to provoke them.
Endurance brings peace, while impatience invites disaster. Moreover, when one's actions may bring harm upon oneself, it is wise for a person to take preventive measures in advance. By doing so, one can avoid falling victim to the oppression and bullying of others, thereby reducing the risk of personal injury and preventing misfortune for oneself and family. Failure to exercise patience may lead to unforeseen calamities.
Wisdom lies in self-preservation: this is indeed the best approach. Moreover, one must avoid provoking such bullies altogether. The true path is to first eliminate the root causes of harm to oneself. If, in the human world, one can prevent trouble in advance by avoiding contact with the wicked, it will inevitably reduce many unforeseen dangers and lessen the risk of suffering harm to one's own life.
Retribution for karma circulates in cycles.
This is a proper method to prevent wrongdoing and stop evil, which reduces the ways in which one and all beings create negative karma. Viewed from this perspective, the human world is one where the strong dominate and the weak suffer. Such conditions do not align with the principles of justice and equality inherent in the natural order of heaven and earth. As sentient beings in this realm of existence find themselves in precisely such circumstances, it becomes essential to understand this truth.
However, those in positions of power must understand the principle that "extremes lead to reversal," as well as the cycle of cause and effect, where retribution is mutual. No one can escape these limitations. There will inevitably come a time when the powerful face their reckoning, differing only in timing. If one can act wisely to preserve oneself, it becomes an opportunity to minimize personal harm.
If one can avoid calamity, it is best to steer clear of direct confrontation, for such clashes often lead to heated moments where one’s precious life may be harmed by those in power. Should harm be inflicted by the powerful, resentment will arise, and hatred will take root in the heart.
Waiting for an opportunity to seek revenge is truly a helpless state of mind! It stems from an inability to swallow one’s grievances. In truth, in this world, "bearing a loss can be a blessing, and forgiving others is a virtue." No one remains powerful forever in this life—even the mighty only hold sway for a time.
The cycle of good and evil is as real as a punitive expedition.
There is no powerful entity under heaven that can maintain its prosperity for a full century; it may endure only a few cycles of twelve years. This aligns with the karmic cycle of the powerful in their past lives, and is also deeply interconnected with the karmic cycle of the vulnerable.
In the realm of sentient beings, if the powerful forcibly take the lives of other beings, they will inevitably fall into the cycle of cause and effect, repaying the debt in this life and future lives, with not the slightest omission. As for the killing on the battlefield, it must be viewed as the calamity of war caused by conflicts between nations, which also becomes part of the cycle of cause and effect, and one must contemplate the future retribution of karma.
If one engages in any act of killing outside of warfare, it will be subject to the cycle of karma from past lives, compounded by the accumulation of causes and effects in the present life. This leads to encountering calamities of karmic retribution as repayment and reckoning, resulting in numerous unforeseen misfortunes. However, if one can thoroughly understand the causes and consequences, it becomes possible to preemptively resolve potential future karmic debts before they manifest as retribution.
The Cycle of Retribution for Good and Evil
Sentient beings lack precisely this kind of wisdom. Instead, when consumed by rage and overwhelmed by negative emotions, they are unable to restrain their resentment and find it difficult to suppress the outburst of their fury. Regardless of the danger to their own lives, they would rather fight first and think later. In such a state, they once again place their precious lives in peril.
Simply because one cannot contain their own anger, they allow their life to instantly vanish. Such an act is truly unworthy, as it inevitably leads to the cyclical cause and effect of future lives, repeatedly forming and reinforcing one another. In harboring ill will and resentment toward all sentient beings, one instead becomes trapped in a state of unyielding hatred, plunging themselves into a situation that is difficult to reverse.
By harming one's own precious life, one can cause suffering to all sentient beings. If humanity can exercise patience and take a step back, all acts of killing can be reduced. In moments of overwhelming anger and lingering resentment, it is crucial to first remove oneself from such adverse environments. Allowing oneself to take a deep, very deep breath is of utmost importance.
Once, twice, thrice, and many times thereafter, one may gaze toward the horizon. With each deep breath, taking three or more, the blazing flames of arrogance can be diminished, and the impulsive surges of discontent and resentment can be reduced. This lessens the immediate fury and lingering grudges that drive irrational actions, allowing sentient beings to diminish and dissolve the harm inflicted upon their own lives.
The cycle of cause and effect between good and evil.
When sentient beings act without rationality, they can diminish the cycle of cause and effect that leads to suffering, and further dissolve the harm caused by overwhelming anger. It is essential to cherish the preciousness of life in both parties, recognizing the invaluable nature of existence. By making one's own body a vessel of lasting usefulness for the future, one can find a renewed starting point to begin again.
Unable to quell the anger, resentment, and dissatisfaction, it is essential to preserve one's own life and avoid creating the karmic cause of killing with others. Toward all sentient beings, one should strive to reduce acts of slaughter for both oneself and others. Furthermore, in the cyclical retribution arising from all karmic obstacles and cause-and-effect, one can genuinely diminish the generation and suffering of such karmic hindrances.
In particular, killing is the primary source of calamity and serves as the very basis for eliminating karmic obstacles. From the perspective of all karmic retributions, if one encounters karmic obstacles arising from acts of killing, the wronged party—the "victim" themselves—must, if unable to mitigate the original causal conditions, receive a decree in the underworld to seek retribution.
This type of summons for pursuit and retribution ultimately depends on the original motives and causes that set it in motion! It is precisely the cycle of cause and effect between the one who inflicts injustice and the one who suffers it, accumulated bit by bit, that determines the timing of retribution in the future—within five to thirty years. One must also observe how the original cycle of cause and effect was formed.
Entangled by the karmic consequences of past deeds.
Before receiving the official decree regarding karmic retribution and obstacles, the punishment one endures serves precisely to awaken the wronged—the "victim"—not to overstep boundaries in seeking retribution, lest it compound the difficulty of karmic repayment. Otherwise, if sentient beings were to act recklessly in their pursuit of justice based solely on such decrees, this would hardly be a wise course of action.
Instead, the retribution will be even more severe, and such a situation is not what Heaven wishes to see! In response to Heaven's compassionate and virtuous grace, it is precisely to carry out retribution as a means of settling grievances. For the wronged party, who is the "victim" themselves, what would happen if they were unwilling to pursue this cycle of cause and effect? Under such conditions, there are many possible approaches.
They will inevitably await opportunities in the future, arranging to be reborn among their descendants, and then carry out retribution for karmic causes and effects. Moreover, the basis for all such karmic retribution is precisely what sentient human beings find most difficult to comprehend. In time, the heavenly secrets will be revealed: often, it is the karmic consequences created in past lives that exact repayment—a reality humanity finds utterly inescapable.
The course of conquest must not be harsh; the laws of heaven are immutable.
Karmic retribution is repaid through cause and effect;  
It is only fitting that debts of injustice are duly compensated.
If not repaid in this life, heaven will surely return it;  
In future generations, they shall be reborn as kin.
Ruining their family to repay the debt—this aligns with the fair and just principles of the great path.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings as mutual encouragement: it is easier to confront oneself and others when reborn into each other's families as close, intimate, and most beloved descendants. This aligns precisely with the impartiality and equality of the law of cause and effect, and reflects the ingenious arrangements of Heaven, which lead all human beings to willingly complete and repay their karmic debts.
##The Fourth Hall of the Underworld's Sovereign, King Wuguan
Extensively fostering causes and conditions to repay debts received,  
Nourishing sentient beings with abundant teachings.
The Venerable One clearly discerns the law of cause and effect;  
The King comes to meet the virtuous and upholds the truth in action.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, we are graced by the descent of the Second Hall’s Lord of the Underworld, King Chu Jiang, to compose "The Great Dao Has Sentiments: Chapter Twenty-One – The Cycle of Cause and Effect." Regarding the process of retribution, if those who have suffered injustice do not seek repayment, will the law of cause and effect disappear? It will not!
The heavens arrange matters with ingenious justice and equality. Those who create enmity will be reborn as close relatives across lifetimes. Initially, they may be deeply cherished, but step by step, retribution follows. Moreover, they may bring ruin upon the entire family, its wealth, and blessings. This can be seen as a present-life retribution, allowing one to trace the origins and consequences in detail. It aligns with the unfair treatment experienced by the strong and the weak, and further conforms to the fair law of karmic cycles.
◎ Inquiry One: For those who have been wronged, if they are unable to seek retribution or unwilling to do so, will this karmic cause and effect automatically dissipate?
Answer: Acts of killing fall within the law of karma. If the wronged party does not seek retribution, in the future, Heaven will redirect the blessings of the wrongdoer to bestow grace upon the one who endures injustice without retaliation. This willingness to bear injustice aligns perfectly with the highest principle of karma, serving as a significant warning and retribution for the wrongdoer.
Question Two: If Heaven bestows blessings and support upon the wronged, while those who create injustice do not suffer retribution, is this truly fair?
Answer: This matter must be judged based on the original causes and effects of the actions taken during one's lifetime! The Heavens will use this as the basis to reduce the blessings of the wrongdoer and transfer them to the wronged party, which precisely aligns with the principle of karmic retribution.
◎ Inquiry Three: If the one who caused the grievance sincerely repents and mends their ways, and even attains enlightenment, how then is the karmic retribution resolved?
Answer: This is based on the perspective of future primordial cause and effect. If the one who created the grievance has already attained the fruit of enlightenment, they must repay and endure this karmic cause in the future to dissolve it. Otherwise, the merits and fruits attained by the enlightened one must be "directly dedicated" or "transferred remotely" to the victim of the grievance, in order to align with the fairness of the cycle of cause and effect.
## Western Daoyan Bodhisattva
Third Hall of the Underworld: King Songdi  
The Great Path, in its compassion, aids prosperity and flourishing.
Citing examples and solid principles in writing—every detail must be remembered.
Every drop repaid in kind.
Sentient beings accumulate every detail of the process of karmic retribution. Moreover, the net of heaven is vast and leaves nothing unaccounted for, serving as the basis for the cycle of cause and effect in the existence of all sentient beings. When the strong inflict harm upon the weak, if the disadvantaged cannot seek redress, it becomes difficult for them to contend with the powerful.
This causes the weak and vulnerable to find it difficult to calm their hearts and let go of resentment, making it hard to soothe the bitterness within while trying to survive. Moreover, such grievances inevitably take root in the minds of the disadvantaged. If suppressed for too long, they accumulate immense explosive force. For the oppressed, does this mean there will never be a day of reckoning or resolution? Surely not!
The fairness of karmic retribution is ingeniously arranged by Heaven. For the disadvantaged, they can patiently await Heaven's arrangements, while the powerful cannot remain dominant forever. Similarly, the disadvantaged will not remain in weakness indefinitely. The principle of reversal at the extreme, inherent in heaven and earth, embodies the integration of time and space.
The Retribution of Karma in Every Detail
Moreover, when those in power experience a decline in fortune, they are bound to face numerous grievances and debts seeking retribution. If they fail to comprehend the principle that extremes lead to reversal, their past lawless actions during their time of dominance will inevitably catch up with them. From the perspective of Heaven: how then will their accumulated blessings and karmic compensations from past lives be affected?
One should first diminish the karmic rewards of blessings accumulated from past lives, reducing the compensation of blessings for the powerful. By eliminating the original abundance, no additional blessings or good fortune can be bestowed upon the powerful. Consequently, in the future, they will lack the addition of blessings. At this time, for the powerful in this process, all good affinities and karmic rewards of blessings have already departed.
Thus, it becomes easier to expedite the resolution of karmic retribution. Moreover, when in a position of strength within the human world, one must understand the principle that "extremes lead to reversal." If one refrains from committing evil deeds, and instead creates blessings that benefit oneself, or even further, benefits all sentient beings, then the accumulation of merit will become continuous and enduring, ever more abundant.
If one possesses profound merit, the blessings they enjoy will be boundless. How they act toward the powerful depends on the accumulation or diminishment of their fortune. When the weak suffer infringement by the strong, it is difficult to seek retribution or compensation. Thus, in their hearts and minds, the thought and concept of seeking repayment will take deep root and persist unceasingly.
The iC microcrystal stores all memories.
When resentment towards the powerful deepens, it becomes firmly imprinted in the eight consciousnesses. If the powerless remain unable to seek retribution against the powerful, all past evil karma and its consequences accumulate into a lingering sense of grievance, descending into the netherworld. In the mortal realm, even if they cannot confront or retaliate against the powerful, what else can be done?
Those who harbor resentment and enter the underworld to lodge accusations will have every detail of their past actions, along with the corresponding karmic retribution, revealed through the eighth consciousness of the vulnerable—that is, the soul, also known as the king of the human heart, referred to in the mortal world as the iC microchip. It is necessary to re-manifest this iC microchip to expose all past causes and effects.
All actions and behaviors can be unidirectionally displayed by the iC microcrystal, enabling re-projection from every angle within three-dimensional space. From this perspective, it should be the iC microcrystal that reveals all truths, without falsification, and without allowing the one-sided testimony of the wronged to influence a fair judgment.
Such conditions inflict irreparable harm upon the victims of injustice, and the effects of deception and unfairness are recorded by the memory of the iC microcrystals. This process, unknowable to the human world, can fully recreate all the facts of the events as they occurred, projecting them within the "Earth's Core Mirror (Mirror of Retribution)."
The Earth's Core Mirror will reveal all processes.
Moreover, it prevents the disadvantaged from amplifying their grievances with resentment, thereby ensuring a fair and positive impact on the advantaged. When the iC microchip replays the situation from its memory, how will it manifest in the memory of each accuser?
If there are too many accusers, one need only observe the actions of the powerful in the mortal world, and it becomes immediately clear that there is no possibility of fabrication. As the ancient saying goes, "Though worldly lawsuits may be evaded, the net of divine justice is inescapable." Do not think that those who are ruthless, powerful, and tyrannical, bullying the weak, can remain unseen in the present moment!
Moreover, in all that is to come, "the net of Heaven has large meshes, but it lets nothing through; good and evil will ultimately receive their retribution, it is only a matter of time." At the moment when the disadvantaged bring forth their accusations, they will inevitably follow the law of celestial retribution to seek justice. The established rules of retribution include the punishment of the underworld as the first barrier before the disadvantaged can seek justice, serving precisely as a warning.
This serves as a form of recompense for the powerful themselves, granting them fair and equal opportunities, while also embodying the great path of justice for the disadvantaged. Moreover, under the principle decreed by Heaven that "grievances should be resolved, not deepened," and considering that those who seek retribution are generally less likely to face punishment.
The Fairness of Karmic Retribution
If one suffers severe harm from a powerful oppressor, a profound sense of resentment will arise. This resentment does not easily dissipate and can even endure the punishments of the underworld. From the perspective of the punisher, this serves as a warning: punishment must not be carried to excess!
To avoid further compounding: cause upon cause, effect upon effect, retribution upon retribution, repayment upon repayment. However, it often happens that those who seek retribution go too far, even exceeding all reasonable bounds of retaliation. Thus, from the perspective of the "powerful perpetrators who create grievances and inflict harm," this again becomes an unjust cycle of cause and effect in retribution.
The process of reward and punishment as clearly defined by the heavenly laws of the Supreme Being is precisely a two-sided reckoning, which must be just and impartial, without favoring any party. For the disadvantaged, if they do not wish to pursue retribution for cause and effect, how then can the cycle of karma be resolved? It is necessary first to settle all blessings and virtuous rewards between both the one seeking justice and the one who created the grievance.
How can the retribution of cause and effect be fully resolved?
It is after assessing the accumulation or depletion of all previous blessings and virtues that one observes whether the wrongdoer currently possesses sufficient capacity for restitution. As for the aggrieved party: if, when considering retaliation against the wrongdoer, they harbor a mindset of "repaying injury with kindness," then from the perspective of Heaven, this is regarded as the most commendable outcome.
It is precisely by commending and mutually fulfilling one another that, after the causes and conditions converge for the disadvantaged or victims themselves, they will be reborn in the future among the descendants, children, grandchildren, relatives, or peers of those who created the grievances. There, they await the right conditions to resolve all past karmic causes and effects. Such circumstances align with a perfect and complete resolution.
Why is it that in the present era, many among humanity willingly and unconditionally sacrifice their cherished possessions for the sake of the wronged? It is precisely this reason that shapes such actions. Some may carry out the process of redress and resolution with reluctance and unwillingness, but whether it can be brought to a satisfactory conclusion remains uncertain.
Moreover, there are those who live each day under the shadow of swords and the blaze of harsh words, inflicting mutual harm upon one another. For all karmic consequences, they bear the entire cycle of cause and effect from past lives, without the slightest omission. Every detail is destined to be repeated in this present life. Such circumstances arise precisely from the unresolved karma of previous existences.
The mutual fulfillment of cause, condition, effect, and retribution.
The process of karmic retribution precisely aligns with the principle that those who create grievances—whether as powerful perpetrators or as vulnerable victims—will undergo a complete resolution of karmic debts. Guided by the law of reversal at the extreme, both sides will face fair retribution. Every trace of karma is settled, and within the cycle of cause and effect across lifetimes, this serves to ensure a just and equitable compensation.
This pertains to how sentient beings can willingly settle the karmic consequences from past and accumulated lifetimes, easily completing and dissolving the entire process without adding new causes or effects, thereby achieving mutual fulfillment and completion. Sentient beings often harbor a certain mindset: if we consider the closest of relationships, such as husband and wife, how then should this be approached?
Some come to repay kindness, some come to repay grievances, and some will live a peaceful life. Combined with various karmic retributions, this raises the question of whether sentient beings can "willingly" treat both spouses with kindness. Moreover, how can they accumulate virtue and, for couples filled with complaints and dissatisfaction, create a life of "happiness, fulfillment, and a harmonious family"!
One must not only fully resolve the karmic consequences but also add a measure of merit. This can be easily accomplished for sentient beings, yet those with the ability often refuse to do so. Instead, they engage in "adding causes upon causes, effects upon effects, retributions upon retributions, and repayments upon repayments," thereby planting the seeds of future suffering and evil outcomes that perpetuate a vicious cycle. Such actions are precisely the most unacceptable conduct!
Retribution for cause and effect is repaid by heaven,  
Not a single thread is missed, all is just and upright.
Bit by bit, it all reappears; willingly, I make amends.
Intimate and cherished is the grace of my beloved; willingly would I serve as ox or horse for a lifetime.
Retribution is fair and just, in accordance with the proof of karmic retribution.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings for mutual encouragement. Under the principle of leaving no detail unnoticed, everyone may carefully reflect on whether such circumstances exist around them. In the present era, such causes and conditions have become commonplace, appearing daily for all to witness. I appreciate your efforts! May all go smoothly and as you wish. Until we meet again if fate allows!
## The Fifth Hall's Yama King, Lord of the Netherworld
The Western Paradise of Ultimate Bliss  
As recorded in the scriptures and teachings.
Bodhisattvas gather with virtuous companions,  
Bound by the Great Way in mutual affection.
All saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the cultivating scholars of the Wuji Great Tao Academy are auspicious! Today, the Third Hall's Ruler of the Underworld, Emperor Songdi, has descended to compose "The Great Tao Is Sentimental – Chapter 22: Every Single Detail," which clearly reveals to all beings the entire process of karmic retribution in great detail. Does this allow for a clear understanding of whether the closest family members and relatives around us are indeed involved in such matters?
Even if it is what you feel most deeply and cherish dearly, how can you, in the face of such karmic retribution, allow yourself to manifest once more and repay it again? The cause and effect are precisely the results of your own actions and what you have brought upon yourself. Do you now understand all that has been written? Delve deeply into the study of the "Dadao Series," so that you do not enter a treasure mountain only to leave empty-handed.
If all that is written today is clear, it indicates that everyone's wisdom is exceptionally profound. In today's writings, there should naturally be some points of confusion to study independently, which can then be brought up for collective discussion in the next session—this is the proper way! Otherwise, if your wisdom is indeed so elevated, this teacher would be delighted. If not, and there remains a multitude of obscurities and obstacles, then all progress will be difficult! Truly difficult!
## Western Path-Investigator Bodhisattva
The features of the face govern the principle, as the Emperor of the Underworld descends in auspicious form.
The twenty-third return of the Great Dao’s affection—all shall be repaid and followed accordingly.
Good and evil, fortune and misfortune, all receive their due recompense.
In the mortal world, the actions and deeds of all sentient beings are inseparable from the interplay of cause and effect. Every subtle detail contributes to the cycle of cause and effect, and all such cycles inevitably entail retribution. Regardless of the nature of the karmic consequences, there always exists the "accumulation of latent causes" and the "execution of retribution," bound together by interconnected karma.
From the perspective of all sentient beings across the vast universe, regardless of their environment or living space, the cycle of mutual interaction operates in the same way. In the pursuit of survival, there exists a retributive effect of cause and consequence. This process, when observed through the lens of "seed causes," reveals that every action is bound to the motions driven by the quest for survival.
Throughout the various processes of existence in the vast universe, all living beings develop through their experiences. Moreover, when it comes to the necessities of survival, sentient beings often believe that their struggles arise merely from insufficient experience, lack of effort, or inadequate blessings. Yet, within the entirety of this journey, they seldom recognize the subtle, intangible interferences that shape their understanding.
Good and evil, fortune and misfortune, all have their recompense.
Why do the karmic retributions created by many sentient beings in their past lives influence the success or failure of their survival orientation in this life? Humans often believe that effort alone leads to achievement, yet in reality, the process of survival is shaped by the workings of cause and effect, retribution, and the accumulation of various latent causes from previous lives.
Whether it be blessings or misfortunes, all actions from past lives will influence the endowment of fortune and virtue in this present life. Sentient beings all strive to pursue a realm of ignorance and delusion, yet in the endeavors of survival, some are bound to experience the belief that their efforts will inevitably yield harvest and reward.
It is essential to understand that all past causes and their resulting effects are precisely what determine the fortunes and misfortunes, prosperity and decline in one's present life. Every aspect of existence is inevitably influenced by these "fortunes and misfortunes, prosperity and decline." This is inherently connected to one's actions in past lives and all present choices and behaviors in the course of living.
Rewards are distinguished by fortune and misfortune, good and bad.
In past lives, the powerful oppressed and harmed the weak, and the weak were unable to escape this limitation. From the perspective of the Heavens: in the future of this life or the next, the weak are given the opportunity to observe the cause and effect of karma, and are reborn as intimate spouses, or as fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, with those who were once powerful.
As for one’s own children and grandchildren, or one’s own siblings and related relatives, first allow them to develop deep affection and various favorable connections, which will then serve as the basis for future karmic retribution. Moreover, why is it that many sentient beings in this lifetime willingly and selflessly give what they cherish to their loved ones?
He is extremely frugal with himself, unwilling to spend on food, clothing, or any form of indulgence, denying himself even the slightest pleasure. Instead, he willingly and gladly offers all the material goods he cherishes for survival to those who were disadvantaged in past lives—specifically, the wronged or harmed—providing them with the finest means of sustenance.
The virtue and grace of heaven and earth: thus, in this life or the next, awaiting the right conditions, they may be reborn together as husband and wife, children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, and other close relatives. Through such karmic bonds, they repay or settle past-life retributions, thereby resolving all connections. Sentient beings willingly and voluntarily engage in this, offering themselves selflessly.
The Blessings of Sacrifice and Devotion
The process of karmic retribution and repayment aligns with the willing and voluntary acceptance of all sentient beings in the vast universe. Thus, sacrifice and devotion are inherently acts associated with religion. However, when viewed through the lens of human familial structures, how many can easily undertake such acts of retribution if not for their closest kin? It is indeed not easy!
Repayment Actions: Some individuals, having toiled a lifetime to accumulate wealth, are often all too willing to pay when called upon by their closest relatives. Yet, if one asks, "What of those who are neither kin nor acquaintance?" Would you still willingly sacrifice and dedicate yourselves, offering your cherished possessions and family wealth unconditionally for the support or ruin of your relatives?
From this, it becomes clear: the Taiwanese proverb "No eggs laid, but plenty of chicken droppings scattered" refers to willingly accepting the consequences of past-life karmic cycles, which manifest as all forms of retribution. Why do sentient beings so willingly sacrifice and dedicate themselves? It is because they inevitably, without reason, allow their closest relatives to carry out these acts of retribution!
It is precisely the actions committed in past lives that oppress the vulnerable—that is, the wronged—that set in motion the cycle of heavenly retribution. In the ignorance of sentient beings themselves, the process of karmic retribution can clearly account for every detail, leaving nothing out, and execute the process of repayment and reckoning with utmost fidelity.
Sacrifice and devotion align with the cosmic order.
All karmic merits, blessings, misfortunes, and retributions accumulated by sentient beings in their past lives—specifically, the merits of those who were powerful and inflicted injustice (the perpetrators) are transferred to those who suffered injustice (the victims)—manifest as their closest relatives and kin in this life. This aligns with the law of cause and effect, ensuring they willingly make sacrifices and offer devotion.
The Retribution of Cause and Effect: This aligns with the justice and fairness of heaven and earth. If those who were disadvantaged in a past life remain disadvantaged in this life, and those who were powerful in a past life remain powerful in this life, how then can one seek retribution or demand repayment? From the perspective of Shangdi, this precisely embodies the justice and equality of the cycle of cause and effect.
Every act of retribution in the cycle of cause and effect is met with its due recompense. The fortunes and calamities of sentient beings are distinct. If calamities are too numerous, one must await the opportune moment, allowing fortunes to accumulate before seeking retribution. In the causal cycle between the powerful and the vulnerable of past lives, and between "the wronged and the wrongdoers," there exists a mutual balancing and offsetting effect.
The Way to Guard Against Wrong and Curb Evil
At times, blessings are redirected to those who have suffered injustice: the disadvantaged. It is precisely for this reason that the process of one's actions, in accordance with all blessings and misfortunes of existence, serves a dual function of mutual offset. This enables sentient beings to understand that the best remedy in the human world to prevent wrongdoing and cease evil is to be vigilant by reducing the creation of negative karma.
To sever all future karmic retributions within the state of perfection is the supreme and most effective remedy for sentient beings. By refraining from creating causes, one can preemptively prevent the formation of negative consequences, thereby achieving perfection in all matters and completeness in every endeavor. This holistic process, however, remains beyond the comprehension of sentient beings in the present era.
Why is it that in the process of religious practice, being able to perfect oneself while also fulfilling others constitutes "perfection and fulfillment" in all matters? It is essential for practitioners to understand this true principle: first perfect oneself, then fulfill others. Only by aligning with both perfection and fulfillment can one resolve and dissolve the chain of cause and effect.
The Process of Karmic Retribution — Born to Learn and Become Human
Kinship ties run deep and strong,  
Yet strife can arise where affection belongs.
In religious practice, one must understand,  
Every matter and detail must be fulfilled with perfection.
Perfecting oneself is the primary task; perfecting others fulfills the circle of perfection.
This verse is offered for all sentient beings to reflect upon together: One must understand that throughout all endeavors, if one cannot perfect oneself, how can one perfect others? In terms of spiritual practice, if one only speaks lofty ideals without grounding them in action, it remains mere knowledge without application. It is said that only by knowing and then improving can one achieve perfection. May all be auspicious and fulfilled! We shall meet again if destiny allows!
## The Sixth Hall of the Underworld, King Biancheng
The Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss opens,  
The Dao's teachings descend upon Chongxin.
The Bodhisattva ascends the platform, meeting all beings with compassion;  
Each shall receive recompense, as the Great Path is sown.
All Saints, Buddhas, and virtuous beings, as well as some spiritual practitioners of the Wuji Great Dao Institute, good evening! Today coincides with the Qingming Festival in the mortal realm, and the Great Dao Institute began a three-day holiday two days ago, with the break ending tomorrow night when we return to the institute. Yet, some practitioners chose not to visit their descendants and instead remained to pursue deeper truths. This dedication is truly admirable!
Today, the Fourth Hall's King of the Five Offices descends from the Underworld to compose "The Great Dao Has Sentiments – Chapter Twenty-Three: All Receive Their Due Retribution." Moreover, the actions of every sentient being in their past lives, combined with all blessings and calamities in their present life, form the cycle of cause and effect. Truly, every drop and thread is accounted for without omission—all actions receive their due recompense.
In a previous life, if one bullied and struck another person with a slap, one must, in this life, repay the karmic cycle of that slap from the past. Otherwise, one may use one's own merits and blessings to offset and transfer them to the other party, thereby truly fulfilling the principle of karmic retribution.
In this world, cause and effect are clear. It is essential to diligently study and grow, for these are concepts that sentient beings can comprehend. Yet, even after understanding, it is often difficult to translate this knowledge into actions that can dissolve these causes and effects. One may half-believe and half-doubt, making it hard to truly grasp the origins and consequences. Ultimately, one must personally realize, personally repay, and personally bear the outcomes—only then can true benefit be gained.
Question One: How can one truly understand what methods might resolve the issue when facing retribution?
Answer: There are far too many ways to understand retribution. Some involve partnerships, some involve debt collection, some involve borrowing without repayment, some result in the loss of both personal and financial assets, and some... far too many, indeed. The methods are endlessly varied. Many people today have already found themselves in such predicaments, and they can clearly perceive the cycle of personal karmic retribution in action.
Question Two: Can deities and immortals in the mortal world interfere in the process of retribution? And what constitutes the correct way to achieve resolution?
Answer: The process of karmic retribution is such that even immortals and Buddhas cannot intervene or defy it, which is precisely what ensures the fairness of the karmic cycle. This holds true in all cases of retribution by wronged parties, and even the wronged parties themselves are subject to the same principle. In truth, the most crucial matter is how to sever the causes of karma.
Moreover, when one faces what should originally be a retribution of misfortune, one can first strive through human effort, then sincerely beseech the immortals and Buddhas to transform it into a retribution of good fortune. It is crucial to remember not to repeat the same mistake thereafter, as this is the correct approach. Such a transformation of retribution benefits both oneself and others. This is the method most frequently applied within our lineage, and there have been countless cases of improvement through its practice.
Question Three: How can the karmic retribution of killing be resolved?
Answer: It is indeed necessary that acts of killing be met with retribution. To avert the calamities of slaughter, one must first practice abstaining from killing, liberating living beings, and dedicating the merits of charity. Both aspects must be undertaken. Through cultivation, these actions transform into virtuous rewards. Then, by earnestly beseeching the immortals and Buddhas to intervene, one can further benefit oneself and others, bringing welfare to all sentient beings and ultimately attaining Buddhahood. This is a transformative method frequently applied within our lineage.
The sages' growth in wisdom is truly achieved through the gradual learning and cultivation in daily life, which constitutes genuine understanding! All efforts yield rewards, yet these are processes that sentient beings often fail to fully comprehend. By thoroughly studying and mastering them, one will surely gain numerous returns and benefits, thereby ascending, advancing, and transcending oneself.
##Westward Scripture-Transmitting Bodhisattva
The underworld guides all sentient souls,  
The emperor's virtue spreads to enlighten all beings.
Yama descends to Chongxin Hall, as time and space spin without cease.
The cycle of cause and effect spins through time and space without pause.
Observing the actions of sentient beings: In the course of existence, numerous karmic retributions are created. Every action of each sentient being is enveloped within the cycle of cause and effect, down to the minutest detail, leaving nothing overlooked. Each retribution within this cycle of cause and effect will never be erased, and regardless of the shifts in time and space, it will follow and exact its due.
The deeds and actions of successive lifetimes never vanish or are erased; they are repaid across any time and space. No matter how many cycles of reincarnation one undergoes, cause and effect will follow with retribution. Sentient beings among humanity are all attached to existence, meaning that within the environments where they live, they bear the consequences of accumulated causes and effects from past lives, which must be repaid.
It is certain that one's "eighth consciousness," which is the mind-king, manifests within the soul's mental power through a clinging action. This is true for every sentient being, and it exists across all times and spaces. The essence of the soul, as revealed by the eighth consciousness or "mind-king," functions as a retributive compensation.
Retribution follows the cycles of time and space.
One is bound to encounter the karma created by oneself, inheriting through the seed causes within one’s soul the accumulated latent causes from actions across lifetimes. By passing through all the habits and inherent dispositions formed over countless existences, one’s cultivation in this present life thus takes on different orientations in conduct. This is the desire inherent in all sentient beings.
It is not differentiated by time or space; rather, it follows the karmic seeds of the soul, manifesting the causal accumulations of the past. In the human realm, all habits and inherent tendencies of existence, combined with one's own conditioning through influence, can suddenly attract the pursuit of "creditors from past grievances," thereby initiating actions of retribution.
The seeds sprout from their causes, which are precisely all the various accumulated habits and predispositions from one's previous lives and countless past existences. Suddenly, the frequency of "karmic creditors" may come seeking. For some, these arise from within dreams or from the accumulations formed through past conditioning—all are frequencies emitted by one's own "habits and inherent nature."
The seed's cause lies in the frequency of good and evil, of good and bad.
This results in the frequency aligning with that of karmic creditors, providing a basis for pursuit. Sentient beings, regardless of the environment in which they exist, each emit their own frequencies throughout their lifespan and spatial existence. This wavelength of frequency is precisely the "seed cause of frequency" left behind from their past lives.
Sentient beings, including creditors from past grievances, manifest through frequencies. This compels one to seek karmic retribution across any time and space, and even to undergo repeated acts of repayment. Each frequency emitted by sentient beings arises from their habits and inherent nature, thereby revealing unfavorable conditions for existence.
Suddenly, regarding all the cycles of cause and effect in the past, and the latent causes planted that give rise to attachments—why is it that sentient beings, who have never even stepped outside, can still encounter the seeds of past existences right at home, allowing invisible "creditor beings from past grievances" to easily find them? What, then, is the reason behind this?
All these are manifestations of one's own bad habits and inherent nature. Unknowingly, one harbors many past habits and dispositions. Why is it that when the frequency of bad habits and dispositions is emitted, there is an effect of attachment and projection? This process reveals one's own habits and dispositions, as well as the negative frequencies they emit.
The frequency of anger is easily detected by adversaries.
Furthermore, allowing the karmic seeds accumulated over many lifetimes to interact and combine results in the frequencies that embody one's habits and inherent nature. These are precisely the karmic seeds stored through one's own life experiences, serving as the basis for the cycle of cause and effect in retribution. As for what constitutes the seed cause? It is the frequency emitted by human habits and inherent nature—a composite energy entity of cause, condition, and effect.
The process dominated by such habits manifests as a form of life energy. The accumulation of this energy within the system of "karmic retribution" and its cyclical interactions emits all the habits and dispositions of existence, precisely as the diffusion of negative influences. This also creates an opportunity for oneself to "generate anger."
When one allows past habits and dispositions to surface, they intertwine with accumulated karmic seeds, forming a cycle of cause and effect. This process precisely aligns with "giving rise to anger," "stirring up rage," "breeding hatred," and "manifesting resentment." In this way, all the habits and dispositions from one's past lives suddenly and completely reveal themselves.
Why is it that when creditors seeking retribution approach, there is initially no shared frequency or opportunity for them to carry out their claim? It is solely because the habits and inherent nature one emits in this present life—through the habitual tendencies of negative seeds—cause life to manifest as the repayment of karmic debts. This, along with the accumulation of all existing latent causes, serves as the basis for settlement.
Seeds are dispersed according to their frequency.
Now that the karmic cause and effect have taken shape, what will happen next? It is to repay and endure until the debt is cleared! It remains uncertain whether sentient beings can easily dissolve it, or if they will "add cause upon cause, effect upon effect, retribution upon retribution, and debt upon debt." This is precisely the most difficult point for sentient beings to comprehend!
Reflecting on the deeds of past lives, which have led one toward an ignorant and unenlightened future, how can one willingly and devotedly sacrifice in the process of atonement to repay the accumulated karma sown in previous existences? It is about enabling oneself to genuinely resolve all karmic obstacles and cease the recurrence of adverse misfortunes!
Frequency, in the present moment, is fundamentally invisible to the naked eye of sentient beings, and even difficult to observe within the ordinary realm of divine vision and supernatural powers. It is distinguished by identical frequencies or frequency waves, manifesting as the primary functional entity of karmic retribution, serving as the basis for such retribution. For humans, this is exceedingly difficult to comprehend!
What causal conditions give rise to the frequent occurrence of scattering and dissipation?
Sentient beings often believe that the karmic retribution for their deeds in past lives, this mechanism of cause and effect, has already passed and has nothing to do with them! Some even think that the actions of past lives are completely invisible and cannot be verified as having any connection to themselves. It is likely that many people hold such a mindset!
However, it is little known that the frequency waves stored within the karmic seeds will manifest the various habits and dispositions from past lives. There is no need for learning at all; one's own habits and dispositions will naturally reveal themselves. This is precisely because one's actions and behaviors are already present in the karmic seeds accumulated from past lives, which manifest the essence of karma.
Why are there so many talents in high-tech inventions, endowed with numerous inspirations? Precisely because all actions and deeds from past lives have already been sown as seeds within the causes, which then manifest and stand out. From the perspective of sentient beings, it is indeed so! The habits and inherent nature cultivated in past existences are bound to emerge, guiding all functions and roles in this present life.
The nature of habits and innate character  
Originates from causes accumulated over past lives.
The flames of wrath converge as one,  
With frequency they spread, and karma's hour has come.
When one's own karmic creditors are disturbed,  
It is wrath that comes to lead them.
If one can diminish the heart of pride,  
The encroachment of karmic obstacles can surely be dispelled.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings as mutual encouragement: In the cyclical process of karmic retribution, much is formed from "wrath and arrogance," which in turn gives rise to the recurring realm of karmic reckoning. Precisely in this way it takes shape. When faced with one's own karmic consequences, what recourse is there if they are not repaid? This is the difficulty that sentient beings fail to comprehend!
Today, descending upon the Chongxin Taoist Sanctuary, I observe this majestic atmosphere and truly feel comforted and delighted for the heavens! It is evident that in the future, the great pillars will be promoted, benefiting oneself and enabling all beings to transcend. Let us step aside for a moment to discuss the auspicious and prosperous future for all. Farewell for now!
## The Seventh Hall's Lord of Mount Tai, King of the Underworld
The Western world is a paradise in itself,  
Where the pursuit of truth brings boundless joy.
Bodhisattvas, by predestined affinity, jointly compose scriptures;  
The Great Path, faithfully followed, cultivates heavenly virtue.
All Saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Yama King of the Fifth Hall of the Underworld has descended to compose the work, "The Great Dao is Sentimental, Chapter Twenty-Four: The Rotation of Time and Space." Regardless of the frequency of rotation in any time or space, all causes, conditions, and karmic retributions will never deviate or vanish.
To clearly understand the manifestation of the Great Dao, one must dissolve the obscurations of ignorance and attain genuine realization. This allows for the elevation and transcendence of the causes and conditions inherent in this life, as well as the accumulation of merit, thereby entering a more complete and perfect state. By providing sentient beings with the causes and conditions for returning to and transcending their current state, one can draw broader insights from the teachings. This enables a thorough comprehension of the process underlying "causes, conditions, and karmic retribution."
It is precisely through frequency interference and mutual absorption that one presents the cyclic process of cause and effect. Whether it be: all accomplished, unaccomplished, or future-accomplible Buddhas, spirits, saints, and deities—all exist within the process of frequency interference and mutual causality. The electromagnetic frequencies manifested therein exhibit both attraction and repulsion toward one another.
To ascend further to the level of "illuminating the mind, perceiving one's true nature, attaining enlightenment, and realizing the fruit of practice" is a function guided by the reverence of the heart, offering all virtuous students repeated opportunities to clearly experience this extraordinary affinity. Through this process, everyone may have the chance to engage in the actual realization of "illuminating the mind, perceiving one's true nature, attaining enlightenment, and realizing the fruit of practice." It is essential to cherish the profound significance of this affinity, as it marks the very distinction between whether one can achieve accomplishment or not!
##Western Dao-Expounding Bodhisattva
The Sixth Hall of the Underworld: King Biancheng Descends to the Great Dao Temple
Sentient beings understand cause and effect,  
Seeking origins, they trace the roots of karma.
The Fundamental Principles Followed by Cause and Effect
Through the rotation of time and space, each sentient being is shaped. Regardless of how many lifetimes one undergoes in the cycle of rebirth, or in which time and space one exists, all are subject to the distinctions of fortune and misfortune dictated by the karma of past lives. When observing all living beings in the sentient world, it becomes clear that it is not only the human world that endures this existence.
Moreover, even those who have ascended beyond—saints, deities, immortals, buddhas, bodhisattvas, and exalted beings—are still subject to the necessity of karma governing all actions and retributions. Whether in matters of merit, blessings, or punishments, be it for beings in the underworld or those such as hungry ghosts, hell-dwellers, animals, or those born through transformation, all are guided and judged according to the pursuit of karma.
Karma Follows: For sentient beings, within the realm of their own attainable achievements, lies the distinction between being their own master or slave. This very existence is polarized between attainment and downfall. Thus, many practitioners may harbor doubts: they might wonder, since Buddhas and sages have already attained enlightenment, why would they still be entangled by karma and subject to its retribution?
Why Does Karma Follow Us?
It must be understood clearly: whether one attains accomplishment or not, numerous cycles of cause and effect will still persist. These distinctions across different times and spaces must be addressed repeatedly, compelling one to bear the consequences of all past karmic ties. This serves to fully resolve karmic debts for sentient beings. If the labels of "saints, immortals, Buddhas, and bodhisattvas" are stripped away, they are merely sentient beings at different levels.
When all sentient beings have attained the ranks of sages, immortals, Buddhas, or Bodhisattvas, everyone will have already achieved enlightenment, leaving only the distinctions of "you," "I," and "they" in name alone! Are sages, immortals, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and exalted beings also among sentient beings? This cyclical interplay leads humanity to impose various labels and titles upon beings of different levels and ranks.
The operation of the Great Dao addresses all living beings in the human world, recognizing them merely as sentient beings of different kinds. Under such circumstances, regardless of the realm or level of existence in which one dwells, it is essential to understand: Can one fully dissolve and settle all karmic obstacles and debts from the past?
If one cannot manifest and fully resolve all past causes and effects in the present, the seeds of karma will inevitably persist into the next cycle of rebirth. Through the accumulation of merits from past acts of generosity and cultivation, a reserve of resources is formed, comprising "blessings, virtue, and wisdom."
The Inevitability of Karmic Retribution
All sentient beings, regardless of their ascent or descent, are subject to the retribution governed by "karmic consequences." This holds true even for those who have attained the status of sages, immortals, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, or exalted beings. In the human realm, this is further augmented through "virtue and blessings." Moreover, there are many essential truths to comprehend, which manifest through wisdom.
The accumulated merits, virtues, and blessings in the human world are endlessly abundant, and they are both righteous and practical for the purpose of ascension and transcendence. However, whether in the realms of humans and asuras or in the fallen states of hungry ghosts, hells, and beasts, there remains a deficiency in one's own virtues and blessings.
Moreover, wisdom is difficult to manifest and thus becomes obscured by ignorance. Furthermore, in the process of repaying karmic debts accumulated over lifetimes, one often lacks the abundance and completeness required for full retribution. Under such conditions, many aspects remain insufficient, and one may even be burdened with overwhelming debts. It is precisely under the influence of such karma that the opportunity for ascension and transcendence remains unattainable.
This leads to repeated and continual cycles of sinking: the paths of Asuras, humans, hells, hungry ghosts, and animals are considered the norm. Sentient beings are confined precisely in this way—so how can they ascend and transcend? In the human world, there exist both the seeds of ascension and transcendence and the causes of descent and reincarnation! What will become of all distinctions regarding the descent into reincarnation?
Fundamental Practices for Investigating Cause and Effect
It is not because of one's past actions that karma is sown, awaiting future circumstances to bring about mutual fulfillment. Naturally, when the time and space arrive, there will again be an opportunity for rebirth. The karma of such an opportunity is determined by one's subsequent actions, which precisely illustrates the importance and fairness of "following karma without ignorance."
Furthermore, for those who have attained enlightenment—saints, immortals, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and exalted beings—they may directly transfer the merits, virtues, and blessings they have cultivated and accumulated to their "karmic creditors," that is, those who were wronged in past lives. This aligns with the indirect repayment of karmic debts, allowing them to fulfill retribution without directly enduring the afflictions of karmic obstacles.
The energy of sages, immortals, Buddhas, and bodhisattvas is capable of bringing about such guidance and transformation. However, for a being lost in the cycle of suffering—whether in the realms of asuras, humans, hells, hungry ghosts, or animals—it is difficult to directly receive the opportunity to transform their merits, virtues, and blessings. In other words, they lack this kind of energy body.
If one were among the asuras, there might still be room for redemption! But in the human realm, there is simply no such energy to serve as a turning point for change, let alone for beings trapped in the realms of hungry ghosts, hells, or animals—already suffering unbearably, how could they possess the capacity to seize an opportunity and directly transform their energy? There must inevitably be a direct act of repayment!
Seeking the cause and effect of fortune and misfortune
Moreover, there is no method that can indirectly alter this process. For all sentient beings within the vast universe, it is necessary to rely on themselves to undertake the clearing and resolution of karmic debts. In confronting the pursuit and retribution of cause and effect, one must utilize the realm of sentient existence to settle all karmic obstacles. Since it is imperative to complete this process of repayment and resolution, how then can it be otherwise?
It is precisely through the mutual guidance of the Heavenly Heart Mirror from the celestial realm and the Earthly Heart Mirror from the underworld that, from the perspective of all sentient beings in the world of affection, if one wishes to settle the retributive effects formed by karmic debts, it is naturally necessary to account for one's actions in the cycle of cause and effect, and to reduce the adverse consequences that manifest as retribution.
Only then can one mitigate the retribution of karma in the future, offering sentient beings a chance to avoid perpetual sinking into the cycle of reincarnation. It is essential to understand that through the retribution of karma, as revealed by the "Mirror of Heaven's Heart" from the heavens and the "Mirror of Earth's Heart" from the underworld, one can fully resolve karmic debts. This allows sentient beings to thoroughly comprehend the interconnectedness of karma.
Thus, one will no longer create evil karma or calamities, but will instead accumulate virtuous deeds and blessings that benefit oneself. Moreover, one can bring benefit to all living beings. This is precisely the proper way to transform the seeds of cause and effect, retribution, and reincarnation into a means to break free from negative karmic obstacles. By offering this path to sentient beings, we can create a pure land in the human world and ultimately return to transcendence.
Time and space spin without cease,  
What lies ahead in time and space remains unknown.
The recompense of karma and its retribution,  
Ceases when time and space converge with past deeds.
Once cause and effect are set in motion,  
They follow regardless of nation or rank.
Seeking retribution for cause and effect,  
One's own attainment arises from all beings.
This verse! Let us encourage all sentient beings together; by doing so, we can immediately break free from all the karmic consequences sown and cultivated in the past, become our own masters, and no longer sink into being our own slaves. This is the right path; I hope for it! Today, observing the Chongxin lineage possessing such momentum and spiritual energy in promoting the teachings of Chongxin, it is evident that the selection of this great Dao lineage by the heavens is correct—rejoice! May we meet again by fate. Wishing everyone auspiciousness and fulfillment!
##The Eighth Hall of the Underworld, King of the City
Pure Land in the Western World,  
Spreading the scriptures to enlighten all living beings.
The Bodhisattva ascends the platform to meet virtuous students,  
The Chongxin Great Way spreads its radiance for ten thousand miles.
Good evening to all the saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the cultivating scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy! Today, the Sixth Hall's King Biancheng, the Son of Heaven from the Netherworld, has descended to compose "The Great Dao is Sentimental - Chapter 25: The Pursuit of Cause and Effect." How, then, do the accomplished sages, immortals, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and exalted beings across different realms and kingdoms manifest?
All must follow the retribution of past karma, regardless of whether they are beings of any realm, achieved or unachieved, who instead sink into descent: the sentient beings of the Asura realm, the human realm, the hungry ghost realm, the hell realm, and the animal realm must also face the reckoning of karmic consequences. This accords with the justice and equality inherent in the law of karma.
In response: one path leads to ascension and transcendence, the other to descent and ruin. How can one achieve this ascension and transcendence? One must become the master of oneself, not a slave to oneself. Only then can one clearly observe the actions and behaviors of sentient beings, and determine whether such obstacles can be overcome. This is precisely the achievement that the human world should strive for!
The human world is precisely the "realm of life transformation." By entering Chongxin to learn and grow, one can transcend the processes that have been difficult to realize over thousands of years, leveraging the advancements of the present era to enter a future world of pure land on Earth! This is the Lotus Buddha Land, guided by the Heavens!
Do not place your hopes on future lives or reincarnations for achievement. Instead, understand how to seize the present moment, and it is essential to practice the compassionate realm of the Mahayana Bodhisattva path. By resolving karmic obstacles and causes and effects in the here and now, future accomplishments will become more attainable, allowing one to enter the Lotus Buddha Land of the 21st century with greater ease.
The human world is precisely this: to practice in the present moment, to bear fruit in the present moment, to blossom in the present moment, and to achieve in the present moment. Only then can there be genuine realization, and only then can one correctly understand how to practice the state and stages of the Mahayana Bodhisattva path. Strive earnestly on your own, elevate yourself through your own efforts, and attain through your own endeavors. May you be blessed with auspiciousness and good fortune! Farewell to all!
##Western Wenti Bodhisattva
Mount Tai King descends to Chongxin Hall,  
The Netherworld Emperor holds the command.
The twenty-sixth chapter of the Dao of Compassion: Repaying debts in full is the true way.
The Complete Resolution of Karmic Retribution
Repayment in Full: This can be observed through enlightened saints, deities, Buddhas, and immortals. Before one attains realization, all karmic debts and retributions must undergo a cyclical process of repayment. At each stage, whether before or after attaining realization, saints, deities, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and exalted beings will engage in a process of settling all karmic obstacles and causes and effects.
It is precisely due to the cyclical actions of not obscuring cause and effect that many sentient beings may wonder: since one has already attained the state of "sages, immortals, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and exalted beings," why would there still be the causes, conditions, and processes of retribution? Thus, in the world of sentient beings, it is difficult to fully comprehend all processes, which lies precisely in the impartiality and equality of retribution.
For those who have already attained enlightenment and become sages, deities, immortals, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, or exalted beings, all are treated with the same impartiality and equality. In the process of adjudication, this fairness and equality are upheld. When examining past karmic connections across lifetimes, it is essential to approach all sentient beings in the universe in this manner, as it reflects the impartial and equitable nature of the cycle of cause and effect.
Regardless of whether the karmic obstacles formed by cause and effect are good or bad, right or wrong, correct or evil, positive or negative, they are all rooted in the original causes, which have already given rise to numerous future ignorance and obstacles that are difficult to comprehend. From the perspective of sentient beings, it is even more challenging to realize and understand such states within this process.
The Impartiality of Retribution
In the pursuit of justice and equality through the law of cause and effect, it is indeed so! If even those who have attained enlightenment as immortals or buddhas are subject to retribution, how much more so for ordinary sentient beings? There must be a completeness in this retribution. How, then, can one fully settle the karmic debts and obstacles? Some beings may harbor doubts! Moreover, how is it that interference arises in every moment and at every juncture of time and space?
There will not be the slightest omission, nor will it matter what rank has been attained; it will inevitably trigger, at every juncture of time and circumstance, all the karmic causes of ignorance created in the past. In the process of repaying and receiving retribution, how can they be completely resolved and dissolved? This is precisely the cyclical process of cause, effect, and karmic obstacles!
Having attained enlightenment, saints, immortals, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and exalted beings all undergo retribution. Such conditions are relatively more capable of being resolved and can directly and swiftly rectify the fairness of all karmic retribution. These beings serve as exemplary models for sentient beings to emulate, as they ensure that karma is not obscured in any aspect, addressing each process through which karma is formed.
It is essential to act in accordance with the principles of reality to achieve complete and satisfactory resolution. Should one be unable to accomplish such a thorough settlement, one must avoid "adding cause upon cause, effect upon effect, retribution upon retribution, and compensation upon compensation." Otherwise, in the future, one will inevitably become entangled in a cycle of mutual repayment and suffering. From this perspective, the importance, fairness, and correctness of karmic retribution and compensation become evident!
Even the enlightened sages, immortals, and buddhas must answer for their karma.
Rewards, whether good or bad, are all received impartially. Why then are there so many causes and conditions, formed through countless lifetimes, that serve as the basis for each individual’s karma? It is because all actions are transmitted into one's eighth consciousness. This is an unbreakable nexus of causes and effects, and at every stage of action, one inevitably experiences the corresponding rewards of good and evil, fortune and misfortune.
In reflecting upon the deeds of past lives, if all actions align with the impartiality and fairness of the cycle of cause and effect, then sentient beings, sages, immortals, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas alike will experience a genuine and heartfelt resonance. Moreover, particularly for the human race within the realm of sentient existence, this principle holds even more true, as they mutually fulfill and complete one another through the retribution of the causal cycle.
Upon the completion of retributive actions, the future is bestowed with: blessings, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and nobility—all conditions fulfilled. However, when one creates karma and falls into the cycle of retribution for evil deeds, many sentient beings will blame heaven and reproach others. They may even complain that the heavens are unjust, wondering why they must suffer such karmic retribution in this life despite having committed no wrongs.
However, it is often overlooked that the consequences of past lives are determined by karma. For each individual, the retribution of karma distinguishes between good and evil, as well as fortune and misfortune. Good karma brings blessings such as prosperity, official rank, longevity, wealth, and nobility. But what if the retribution is unfavorable? At times, from the perspective of sentient beings, it can be difficult to accept such outcomes with genuine conviction and seek redress.
How are the rewards for good and evil respectively settled and completed?
Furthermore, regardless of whether it is good or bad, right or wrong, correct or mistaken, a circle or a cross, all are actions of repaying and settling karmic debts. If one wishes to easily dissolve and eliminate them, it is essential to willingly accept the causes and conditions that bring about retribution. This aligns with the fundamental principle of cause and effect in the universe, as well as the actions dictated by karmic cycles.
Settling Karmic Retribution: This involves taking responsibility for past causes and conditions, whether good or bad, ensuring they align with the principles of justice and equality advocated by human ethics. It is based on the immutable law of "karma never fails," allowing all sentient beings to fully resolve the "accumulated causes from past lives." By doing so, they can enjoy favorable rewards: blessings, prosperity, longevity, wealth, nobility, and virtuous retribution.
However, within the retribution of misfortune and evil, it is not something that humans can fully comprehend or grasp. At every stage, under the condition of "unattainable desires," illnesses and tumors arise to torment, even cripple the body, or lead to the ruin of family wealth, the estrangement of loved ones and kin. There lies a profound misfortune of love and hatred, affection and resentment, even to the point of actions that leave an indelible mark on the soul.
This kind of retribution, condemned by the human world, arises from all manner of strange and bizarre evils—how can it be fully resolved? As the ancients said, "Where there is a law, there is a way to break it." There must be many actions that can dissolve such retribution, all of which inevitably rely on the application of these five aspects of an individual: "mindset, perspective, conduct, response, and wisdom." One must willingly and sincerely dissolve and settle these karmic consequences.
Retribution for cause and effect is impartial and without bias.
Sentient beings often fail to deeply comprehend that the process of retribution they undergo in this lifetime is shaped by the karmic obstacles accumulated over countless past lives, as well as the causes and effects sown in previous existences. In the present moment, "when causes meet conditions," actions of repayment and resolution naturally unfold. Yet, it remains difficult for sentient beings to carefully perceive this truth, as it permeates every single aspect of existence.
The easiest targets for the retribution of karmic creditors are often one's most beloved and important family members and relatives, followed by business partners and associates. Through them, all accumulated wealth can be ruined, along with every good affinity and the support of noble helpers. In the end, it becomes nearly impossible to recover the capital from any investment, leading to utter bankruptcy without leaving even the slightest trace behind.
Another point: Love, hatred, affection, and enmity corrupt the inner hopes and aspirations, making it impossible to fulfill one’s cherished material desires with ease and satisfaction. Moreover, when love and hatred turn into mutual acts of harm, every encounter becomes a struggle. How, then, can one dissolve these behaviors of love, hatred, and slaughter? This is precisely one of the most difficult barriers for sentient beings to overcome!
When love is profound, hatred can cut to the bone. In the depths of affection, vows are made of mountains and seas—pledging to marry none but you, to wed no one else. To live in sweet harmony and grow old together is a most desirable outcome. Yet, when love turns to enmity, the desire for vengeance may arise, sowing the seeds of future karmic retribution.
All deeds born of love, hatred, passion, and enmity.
Why are there so many unhappy couples in the world, and why is it so difficult for them to spend a lifetime together? The difficulty lies in being able to feel gratitude and cherish one’s partner, to grow old together hand in hand. It is therefore essential to establish this kind of moral and ethical teaching: one must learn to view love, hatred, affection, and resentment with detachment, in order to overcome the obstacles formed by the karmic consequences of past lives.
Love and Hate: It is not only the result of one's actions in this lifetime but also encompasses the karma from past lives. Why is it that at the very beginning, two people feel deeply compatible, yet after living together for some time, as they come to know each other more profoundly, the sense of novelty fades? Moreover, changes such as "infidelity" or "extramarital affairs" add further complications.
Moreover, even driving the other party out the door can cause the intimate relationship between the two to deteriorate significantly. The entanglement of love, hatred, affection, and resentment, along with the process of settling karmic debts formed by one's own ignorance and past causes, is precisely what binds them together. This holds true even among one's closest partners and family members.
Some are willing to settle their debts with a sincere heart, while others resort to extreme measures to fight and harm. Since they can no longer obtain what they desire, they would rather crush and destroy it, leaving behind not even a trace of affection. Such actions are precisely the cause of the many acts of "love, hatred, passion, and vengeance" in the mortal world that now manifest as violent deeds in the underworld—all born from this cycle of karma.
How to Eliminate Unwholesome Affections, Hatred, and Resentments
It is essential to understand that loving someone involves learning, through mutual communication and interaction, how to embrace both one's own and the other person's "strengths and weaknesses." Only then can a lasting life together be sustained. Since no one is a sage, everyone has many shortcomings, and absolutely no one is perfect. Are you such a person? Not necessarily!
Every person comes into this world to reform and refine themselves precisely because they have too many shortcomings. Therefore, it is essential to cherish and treasure all the love and intimacy in the present moment, maintaining mutual appreciation forever, rather than letting the initial passion fade after just two or three years and descending into decades of cold conflict. Why endure such suffering? What purpose does it serve?
A necessary readjustment: One should reevaluate their own mindset, perspectives, and actions, applying wisdom to create greater space for both parties. Start "anew," guided by a "reverent heart," and "from the heart," understand each other’s strengths and weaknesses. Through mutual reflection and communication, transform the past cold war, which is akin to "renewing vows to heaven and earth," and set forth once again!
Sincerely cherish the emotional bond between husband and wife.
Such circumstances and conditions will create a new space for a fresh start in one's emotional world, allowing all past unfavorable karma to be cast aside. It is essential to treat each other with genuine sincerity, lest difficulties in communication lead to mutual harm once again. As the ancient saying goes: "Husband and wife are like birds in the same forest; when great calamity strikes, each flies away on its own."
Such a situation is truly too cruel! How should we cherish all the efforts the other has devoted to the family, so that both can share joys and sorrows, overcome all difficulties together, and cherish each other until old age with white hair? Moreover, some may even hope to reunite in the next life to fulfill each other again. This is the attitude that humans in this world of affection, with the complementary roles of men and women, ought to embody!
Reflecting on the current state of human existence, people tend to stay together when compatible and part ways when incompatible. This has resulted in numerous detrimental and painful social costs in today's society. How, then, can we improve our shortcomings, embrace the shared strengths of both parties, and strive to create our own "happy, harmonious, and fulfilling family"? This is the correct path! What do you all think?
When calamity strikes, husband and wife, though bound by love, each must fend for themselves.
Understand that mutual support is essential, and cherish each other with affection until old age.
Karmic obstacles once predestined now shift and change,  
Reverently bow to heaven and earth to lay a virtuous foundation.
Good fortune is forged by one's own hands,  
A century of harmony, a bond that deeply stands.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings for mutual encouragement: when love runs deep, one should not insist on "marrying no one but you" or "marrying no one but me"; when hatred runs deep, one should not harbor thoughts of "devouring their flesh and sucking their blood." Such extremes are not the proper conditions for a marital relationship, which should be built on mutual support. Borrowing a line from Patriarch Libi: "Is your partner truly that terrible?"
The one destined to be your marital partner is truly "one of a kind under heaven, unmatched even with a lantern in hand"! For now, if you can shift your perspective, focus more on discovering each other's strengths, and cherish them deeply, that is the right path! It is about mutual understanding and harmonious resonance, knowing how to act—ultimately, it is your own cause, your own effect, your own experience, and your own recompense. Thank you all for your efforts. If fate allows, we shall meet again. Wishing you auspiciousness and all the best!
## The Ninth Hall of the Underworld, King of Equal Judgment
The Western Path unfolds to propagate and glorify, with Bodhisattvas aiding the revered Heart Hall.
The works of the Great Dao series illuminate the guiding light for all sentient beings.
Good evening to all the saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the spiritual practitioners of the Wuji Great Dao Academy! Today, the Seventh Hall's King of Mount Tai from the Underworld has descended to impart the teachings of "The Great Dao is Compassionate, Chapter Twenty-Six: Upon the Completion of Retribution." How can one thoroughly understand the process of retribution, and what karmic causes were sown in the past that necessitate enduring specific acts of recompense in this lifetime!
How can one settle and resolve? How can one dissolve and eliminate? To understand the origins and consequences clearly is to willingly accept all karmic retributions with a heart of contentment. By taking actions to dissolve them, one avoids the vicious cycle of "adding cause upon cause, effect upon effect, retribution upon retribution, and repayment upon repayment" within the entanglements of love, hatred, passion, and resentment. How can this be fully resolved? Both parties must calm their minds and temper their spirits!
Undergo a significant transformation of one's undesirable habits and traits, and make a conscious effort to cherish and explore each other's strengths. Since no one in this world is perfect, this allows both partners in a marriage to resolve all past grievances and karmic debts in this present lifetime. This is akin to "renewing one's vows to heaven and earth," for the next life may not necessarily be any better.
It is essential for both spouses to "start anew, begin from the heart, and revere the heart." This allows couples burdened with grievances and debts in the world to reduce barriers and conflicts, and even curb the rise in "divorce incidents." Such necessity enables them to honestly acknowledge their own shortcomings, creating more space for mutual integration.
##Western Splendor Bodhisattva
The Eighth Hall of the Underworld: The King of the Metropolis Descends with the Chapter of Truth
The Twenty-Seventh Turn of the Great Dao’s Affection:  
Causality Revealed Through Distant Resonance
Karmic Retribution and Telepathic Resonance
Karma Follows: At any time and place, the power of intention can be invoked, ensuring that every karmic retribution is accounted for without omission. Moreover, regardless of whether one has transcended or fallen into any realm or state of existence, all past causes and their effects will be borne accordingly. This ensures that future karmic consequences will inevitably "resonate across space," thereby manifesting as retributions of good and evil, fortune and misfortune.
It can be achieved through the power of individual thought and action. The most crucial aspect lies in addressing each unique cause and effect, particularly in the grand cycle of karma throughout the universe. The fundamental principle is "not being ignorant of cause and effect," ensuring that every action is guided by this awareness. Consequently, in human existence, distinctions arise between good and evil, fortune and misfortune.
Transcending space involves the reception of karmic cyclic responses within the orientation of existence, encompassing both past lives and the present one. Aligned with the magnetic field interactions of each individual, every action leads one to bear the consequences of past deeds, never deviating from the reliance on the entire process of retribution and repayment inherent in "karmic cause and effect."
Why is there telepathic perception?
This process, whether it has already been fulfilled, is yet to be fulfilled, or will be fulfilled in the future—whether beings have already fallen into degradation, have not yet fallen, or will fall in the future—all spiritual causes of all things fundamentally exist within the principal framework of karma. Moreover, driven by the law of cause and effect, one becomes aware of the principal causes and conditions created by past actions, thereby engaging in acts of retribution.
Sensing the fundamental essence allows one to have a magnetic attraction effect, avoiding magnetic repulsion. This aligns with the great cosmos, which also remotely senses all processes of karmic retribution and repayment. At times, it is not limited to just one lifetime, two lifetimes, three lifetimes, four lifetimes... all involve the effect of magnetic attraction.
Governed by magnetic attraction, it is precisely the resonance within the vast universe that provides a tangible basis for the retribution of accumulated good and evil karma across lifetimes. For those who ascend and transcend, this force can be redirected to dissolve and repay the karmic debts of past deficiencies. However, in the human world, such redirection lacks the power to effect repayment.
Remote Sensing and Karmic Retribution
From the perspective of beings trapped in the dark underworld, it becomes impossible to redirect merits and blessings to the wronged or to one's karmic creditors. This also places all those who created grievances in past lives at a significant disadvantage in their current existence. For this very reason, those who seek elevation may, while in the human realm, engage in acts of repayment through the "Realm of Life Transformation."
Ascendant beings may choose whether to resolve matters through merits and blessings, or to fulfill them by other means. However, some must personally descend to the mortal realm to undergo the retribution of cause and effect previously sown. Even those who have ascended must settle these accounts accordingly, thereby aligning with the impartial, equal, and perfect justice of heaven and earth.
In the context of the human world, it is impossible to choose the recompense of merits and the redirection of blessings. However, through the mediation of immortals, Buddhas, saints, deities, and bodhisattvas in the human realm, the merits and karmic retribution created earlier can serve as a basis for redirection. This must align with the three parties involved—the one who creates grievances, the one who suffers grievances, and the mediator—ensuring that all sides benefit and achieve fulfillment.
One must absolutely not rely on the immense power of sages, immortals, Buddhas, or bodhisattvas to favor either the wronged party or the wrongdoer. Nor should one "turn a mediator into a party to the dispute." If this occurs, it will not align with the actions required for the complete fulfillment of karmic retribution. In the process of experiencing each karmic consequence, how should one act to truly achieve its complete resolution?
Sensing, responding, touching, and conditions mutually interact and act upon each other.
It is essential to understand: how to achieve fulfillment? How to settle debts? How to mediate? It means ensuring that all three parties can benefit without creating karmic causes and effects to be repaid in future lives. It also means not affecting sages, immortals, Buddhas, or Bodhisattvas, thereby avoiding the situation where "the mediator becomes the principal party." Only in this way can one avoid being ensnared by the cycle of karmic retribution, leading to a complete and harmonious resolution.
Resonance: At every stage, it is influenced by the magnetic attraction of actions. If the law of karma fails to manifest, remote resonance becomes impossible. Yet in each phase, it never deviates from the principles of karmic attraction and repulsion. By observing the cycle of cause and effect through magnetic attraction, all that is achieved and endured becomes clear at a glance.
The magnetic attraction operates at every juncture, regardless of the realm or world in which one exists, or across distances and shifts. In every moment of time and space, it guides through its own magnetic pull, never deviating from the actions of karmic retribution. This is precisely the way of the vast cosmos.
Indeed, it is inseparable from what is revealed by the "Mirror of the Heavenly Heart" in the heavens, from what is manifested by the "Mirror of the Earthly Heart" in the underworld, and from what is sensed by the human "IC microcrystal," also known as the "Mirror of the Human Heart." Every process is recorded by these three mirrors—the Mirror of the Heavenly Heart, the Mirror of the Earthly Heart, and the Mirror of the Human Heart—and the interplay of attraction and repulsion manifests as karmic retribution.
Cause and effect follow unseen,  
Reward and retribution stir from the source.
Magnetic attraction and repulsion in action,  
Clearly manifest the law of cause and effect.
Remote sensing is profoundly true, not reliant on the transcendence of immortals or Buddhas.
So too is the fall into the underworld—justice and equality prevail throughout heaven and earth.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings as mutual encouragement. To truly comprehend what is recorded in the "Mirror of Heaven's Heart, Mirror of Earth's Heart, Mirror of Humanity's Heart," and to remain responsive without separation even to all manifested phenomena—this is the way. Only then can we, in facing the actions of each individual, enable sentient beings to genuinely and truthfully dissolve all karma through cause and effect.
To see Chongxin possess such scope and spiritual depth is a testament to the potential for future propagation and guidance of sentient beings, enabling them to become true pillars of transcendence and return. This is achieved through growth and ascension in the human realm, rooted in the present moment—through learning and establishing a solid foundation. Touching, truly touching! Well done, everyone. Until we meet again by fate!
##The Tenth Hall of the Underworld, King of the Wheel of Rebirth
From the West descends to the heart of reverence,  
The literary theme, with wondrous brush, reveals the true heart.
The Bodhisattva ascends the platform with a compassionate heart,  
Transcending space, the spiritual connection deepens sincerity.
Holy Saints and Buddhas, virtuous students, and spiritual practitioners of the Wuji Great Tao Academy, good evening and blessings! Today, His Majesty the Eighth Hall of the Underworld, the City God King, has descended to compose "The Great Tao Is Sentient, Chapter Twenty-Seven: Transcendent Resonance." It can be understood through every action, for none will deviate from the process of retribution within the cycle of cause and effect.
This is a process beyond the comprehension of human cultivators, who might assume that even ascended beings such as sages, immortals, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas are no longer subject to the process of karmic retribution. In truth, this is not entirely the case. For those who have ascended and transcended, the resonance of cause and effect in receiving retribution still exists, which is precisely why the phenomenon of "remote transference" occurs in the present day.
It aligns with the principle of "karma never errs," a cycle of retribution and acceptance that is profoundly just. In this human world, there often exist perplexities that even religious scriptures cannot fully illuminate. Moreover, the teachings and revelations found in the classics of each religion frequently contain elements that no longer serve the purpose of conveying the "true truth" suited to the present era.
The Dadao series of celestial texts contain many truths and principles not expounded in other religious classics, which can only be found in Chongxin. With great fortune, virtue, and wisdom, one may enter Chongxin to study these firsthand materials. Through the profound insights harbored by the presiding master, one can gain comprehension and experiential realization of the content.
It is precisely the practical process of "illuminating the mind, perceiving one's true nature, attaining enlightenment, and realizing the fruit" that allows everyone to genuinely comprehend how "the truth of cosmic evolution" is conveyed within the celestial texts. With a deeper level of insight and understanding, one can grasp the origins and intricacies of all matters, discerning whether one's clarity and perspective differ from others in a more profound way.
This is the manifestation of wisdom. By elevating one's own virtue and merit, one can achieve this point. We are fortunate to have the presiding "Principle Pen" Patriarch, who tirelessly enables us to truly attain wisdom, clarity of mind, and enlightenment, allowing everyone to thoroughly comprehend and personally experience the process. Should we not feel deeply fortunate and offer congratulations for what we have gained through our own efforts?
## The Celestial Venerable of Boundless Joy and Bliss
The Ninth Hall of the Underworld: King of Equality, Descending to the Devoted Heart.
The Dao of Affection, Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Primal Act of Transformation and Renewal
How to Alter and Transform the Conditions of Time and Space
When viewed across different times and spaces, the concept of "remote karmic adjustment through resonance" also encompasses the fact that even saints, immortals, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas who have attained enlightenment in the past remain subject to the demands of karmic retribution. To offer compensation is to take action to settle karmic debts. This must be accomplished through the process of "adjustment and repayment," which involves descending to the mortal realm in person to carry out the act of settlement.
Each link of karma is understood through one's own merits and virtuous deeds, which adjust and resolve every action of karmic retribution, aligning with the impartiality of heaven and earth's causality. In the process of settling these debts, justice and equality are extended to all sentient beings under heaven. One must be able to comprehend this universal law, without distinction, whether they have already attained enlightenment or not—saints, immortals, Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas are all the same.
It will also involve the repayment of karmic retribution to settle accounts. Moreover, when observed from the perspective of the myriad sentient beings in the world of consciousness, this is even more evident! This precisely aligns with the mutually just and equitable universal law. It is essential for sentient beings to understand that, regardless of the distant resonance of karmic cause and effect, there exists a thorough comprehension of the equality inherent in "karma never being obscured."
Retribution for Cause and Effect, Reversal and Transformation
Those who have attained the Dao, becoming sages, immortals, Buddhas, or bodhisattvas, all undergo a process of impartial retribution. Some may manifest after several hundred years, some after thousands of years, and others even after tens of millions of years. There are also those who, across different times and spaces, rely on the karmic connections established in the past to reveal themselves through "remote spiritual resonance."
The Law of Justice and Equality is indeed the dominant principle governing the cycles of the universe, and it must manifest in every single link of the chain. Why, then, do some individuals receive blessings and good fortune without cause, thereby increasing their own karmic accumulation? And why do others, despite lacking inherent merit, still receive unwarranted additions?
This kind of causal condition is precisely governed by the impartiality of the law of cause and effect, yet it is also interfered with by the arrival of karmic obstacles. It arises from the process of redirecting blessings to repay debts, embodying a mutual and shared reality. For sentient beings, the inability to fully comprehend this process is likewise caused by these reasons, which can also lead to the growth of one's own goodness.
Remote Sensing and Transformation for Perfection
Remote Perception: For those who have attained enlightenment and become sages, immortals, or buddhas, as well as for sentient beings trapped in the cycle of the six realms—namely, the realms of gods, asuras, humans, hell-beings, hungry ghosts, and animals—there exists a convergence of time, space, and karma. It is precisely through this intersecting process of temporal and spatial connections that retribution is realized.
Moreover, for sentient beings trapped in the cycle of suffering: this is indeed a very truthful form of retribution. Such a necessary concept to understand must be upheld even by those who have attained enlightenment—saints, immortals, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and exalted beings—who must also impartially and equally receive and repay accordingly. How much more so for sentient beings in the human world, whose entire process of growth is likewise governed by this principle!
All sentient beings in the human realm carry within each action the seed cause for their next cycle of reincarnation. The work *The Dao Is Compassionate* provides a detailed analysis of the essence of "cause, effect, and retribution," enabling sentient beings to comprehend the unwavering principles of "temporal-spatial resonance" and "transcendent resonance" within the law of karma.
Spatiotemporal Induction and Remote Sensing
All beings are subject to the process of karmic retribution and repayment. This aligns with the principle of heaven and earth: the good and evil deeds performed by sentient beings will evoke corresponding blessings or misfortunes in the future, as part of the cycle of cause and effect. Whether sentient beings commit evil deeds or good deeds, they all give rise to karmic connections that involve "temporal and spatial resonance" and "remote resonance" in the process of retribution.
Among the human beings of the sentient world, it is relatively easier to create good karma and experience its effects; however, when it comes to creating negative karma, one may fail to comprehend and realize that every action involves a process of generating karma through either virtuous or harmful paths. How, then, can one elevate oneself to follow the path of good karma? Not only in the present moment or across different times and conditions, there always exists the process of retribution for one's actions.
If sentient beings possess the fundamental disposition to create virtuous karma, they must undergo retribution for it at every moment and in every circumstance. Should they accumulate unwholesome actions and endure the process of retribution, they will inevitably face the consequences of their own shortcomings, deficiencies, and errors. How, then, should one undertake transformation? Only by aligning with the true nature of reality!
How do immortals and Buddhas guide and fulfill beings?
Transformation through Remote Influence: The method of "remote sensing and remote influence" is precisely the most commonly used approach by compassionate immortals, Buddhas, saints, deities, and bodhisattvas. Moreover, every aspect of the human world is deeply mired in corruption and pollution, leaving no corner untouched. Thus, the karmic conditions required to cultivate a saint, deity, immortal, Buddha, or bodhisattva are exceedingly difficult to achieve!
Furthermore, when it comes to accomplished holy spirits, immortals, Buddhas, and bodhisattvas, there is a preference for employing the method of "remotely transferring blessings and merits" to bring about transformation. As for their own incarnations sent down to the mortal realm and the firsthand experience of descending to repay karmic debts, these two aspects often present challenges due to differences in time and space, leaving even the accomplished holy spirits, immortals, Buddhas, and bodhisattvas at a loss.
One will repeatedly linger and sink, whether in the human world or other realms. If descending as an incarnation or in one's true form, neither compares to the practical transformation and transference of merits and blessings through "remote redirection." Beyond being a crucial karmic condition, it is essential for one's true self or incarnation to descend and bear the consequences.
When performing the act of remotely transferring one's own merits and virtues to repay karmic debts, if directed towards one's karmic creditors or those who have been wronged, it serves to increase one's own merits and virtues. This also helps reduce obstacles for the descent of one's principal deity or incarnations. This approach is both appropriate and practical, and it remains relevant in the present era.
Effortlessly transferring merits and virtues, achievements are established;  
When time and conditions intersect, opportunities arise.
The true self descends to the mortal realm;  
Only for a great cause is this timely.
Saints, immortals, and Buddhas also exist—  
cultivated through cause, condition, and the interplay of karma.
Cause and effect are just and fair, resolving each other in perfect harmony.
This verse! It is offered so that all may understand, that the process guided by one's own mind and spirituality should lead to a higher level of self-improvement—this is the correct path; Aha! Guan Chong Xin
This authentic Daoist spirit is truly commendable and worthy of celebration. It forges ahead courageously, benefiting both oneself and others, and is capable of yielding greater returns and blessings.
##Namo the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara
The Western world spans the cosmos,  
Where literary grace descends to elucidate and cultivate the truth.
The Bodhisattva discerned the true sentiment of the virtuous,  
And from afar, with a touch, brought merit to fruition.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous students, and spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Ninth Hall Underworld Sovereign, King Pingdeng, has descended to compose "The Great Dao Has Sentiments, Chapter 28: Transferring and Transforming." This involves directly transferring one's own merits and blessings, providing a process of experiencing the retribution of karma.
It aligns precisely with the growth of one's own mindset and function, allowing oneself to benefit directly during the process of experiencing karmic retribution, without the need to descend personally or through divided spirits to endure suffering. This enables both "the wronged and the karmic creditors" to receive direct benefit, representing an exceptionally favorable karmic condition.
Within the turning of blessings and merits, there exists virtue and compassion to be added, granting all original spirit children greater empowerment in merit and virtue. For the sentient original spirit children, this opportunity is rather rare! Moreover, for the creditors and adversaries seeking retribution, it instead increases numerous virtues and merits, precisely aligning with the justice and equality of the karmic merit system.
## Wuji Shandao Tianzun
The Wheel-Turning King descends to Chongxin Hall, nurturing the world of sentient beings.
The great Dao returns to its natural origin,  
As karma is repaid, responsibility is duly borne.
Remote Sensing of Karmic Retribution and Repayment
Remote sensing to achieve the fundamental conditions necessary for transformation and change lies in one's past actions and the process of settling all karmic retributions. Without repeated cycles of rebirth, it becomes difficult to provide the foundational causes for transformation. From the perspective of sentient beings, this serves as the precise boundary point between ascent and descent.
To use the cycle of rebirth as the seed cause for transformation, and to possess a driving force for the growth of sentient beings, it is necessary to pass through the "karmic retribution" brought about by "causes and conditions" in order to establish a directional foundation for the future. Within the interplay of causes, conditions, and retribution, the key lies in how to perform acts of redemption, which can lead to elevation or decline at every stage.
It is inevitable that many sentient beings will also be unable to comprehend that the process of experiencing cause, condition, and retribution is precisely adjusted through each link in time and space. Moreover, based on human actions and choices, it determines the future—that is, into what kind of retributive nature one enters. This also shapes the environment brought about by the interplay of "cause and condition with retribution."
Repayment facilitated by the interplay of cause, condition, and retribution.
The human world can be transformed through every action. Within this web of causality, whether the cause is virtuous or wicked, once the condition is set in motion, it leads to the fruition of karma. From the inception of a cause—whether good or bad, righteous or evil, correct or mistaken, marked as ○ or Ｘ—all are propelled by the activation of the cause, entering into the realm of consequences shaped by conditions.
Only then can we deduce the retribution of karma, and how can good deeds be met with good rewards? It is not merely that good causes lead to evil retribution; similarly, evil deeds being met with evil retribution must also be transformed into good retribution. Only by preventing evil from falling into evil retribution can we, within the human world, achieve the fundamental scope of transformation through every link, time, and space.
Sentient beings are unable to comprehend that this process is precisely as such. Therefore, the settlement of karmic retribution (cause and effect) can be altered or resolved through human actions, thereby changing or eliminating the manifestation of past causes and their corresponding karmic repayments. However, sentient beings often fail to fully grasp the conditions brought about by all karmic cause and effect.
The Practicality of Settling Karmic Cause and Effect
One can immerse oneself in the fundamental essence of transforming karma, yet for sentient beings, even if they can discern the rightness of their actions, when time, space, and circumstances do not permit, or in moments of profound helplessness, they repeatedly sink back into the cycle of creating karmic deeds. In doing so, they inadvertently obliterate the very opportunity to ascend and return to the origin of karma.
The heavens have established educational and cultural lessons in every detail and action, for the purpose of learning and growth. This is precisely because the heavens cannot bear to punish without first teaching. It is essential to understand that when the heavens, sages, immortals, or buddhas sometimes need to impose a retribution of misfortune upon sentient beings, they will inevitably guide humanity toward ways of thinking and actions previously unimagined.
Allow yourself to be transformed through contemplation. In the face of adverse causes and the actions of sentient beings, one should first reflect on what can be done and what can be undertaken. It is through guiding one’s own thoughts and perspectives that one should proceed toward goodness, rather than sinking once more into wrongdoing.
The Complete and Truthful Resolution of Karmic Retribution
Through contemplation, one comes to accept the responsibility for the "good and evil, fortune and misfortune" that should be borne in the future. This is due to the karmic obstacles of cause and effect, which lead to the reduction of blessings and the formation of retribution. It is the repayment of karmic consequences. Regardless of whether one has ascended to the status of an immortal, Buddha, sage, deity, or Bodhisattva, every cause, condition, and effect (response) must be repaid through corresponding actions.
In accordance with the justice and equality inherent in the law of cause and effect, humanity often fails to penetrate the veil of confusion surrounding such issues. Instead, many believe that retribution will only manifest in the future, when in fact, it is already visible in the present. Moreover, there are those who frequently act against their own conscience, carrying out all manner of inappropriate deeds through the workings of karmic retribution, thereby committing every possible evil.
It may also lead oneself into a situation with little room for maneuver, a flaw that sentient beings are most prone to committing. They often act first without considering the consequences, regardless of everything else. Such conditions for creating negative karma are precisely what one must very truthfully repay in the future. Moreover, every process governed by the law of cause and effect will not be evaded without consequence!
When the retribution is settled, the debt is cleared.
Thus, every moment and every place offers sentient beings the opportunity to make amends. For so many years, humanity has been guided by religious teachings, with doctrines expounded in all directions and halls of learning established everywhere. Why, then, have these educational and cultural courses failed to deeply move the human heart and inspire the correction of harmful habits? Instead, the more teachings are given, the deeper the decline becomes; the deeper the decline, the heavier the burden of sin grows!
When a particular event befalls humanity, the rational guidance of all teachings is often overwhelmed by immediate ignorance, obstructed and nearly destroyed. Sentient beings, in their confusion, fail to deeply comprehend their own inner pursuits and struggle to fully grasp the process of karmic retribution. They find it difficult to understand precisely how the repayment of karmic obstacles and debts should be fully resolved.
The actions and deeds of human beings can never erase any moment in time or space. Many hold beliefs that they are well aware of, yet find it easier to understand than to practice. For the sake of survival, they act first and then observe what the future holds. Most people tend to believe that such negative consequences will never befall them—a notion that is fundamentally mistaken.
Karmic retribution comes to settle the accounts.
When sentient beings commit evil or harmful deeds in the present moment, a deeply ingrained mindset often arises: they believe they can remain unseen, undetected, or unexposed, and thus act first without further thought. In an instant, they fall into predicaments and calamities that are difficult to escape. Given that sentient beings struggle to fully comprehend this, what will become of them in the future?
All actions involving repayment and retribution arise from an inability to make clear judgments in the present moment, which instead leads one into a dead end—a situation that is difficult to reverse. If sentient beings fail to deeply comprehend the terrifying nature of karmic retribution, they may assume that what is unseen now will remain incomprehensible in the future.
This is the result of the unwholesome habits and innate temperaments of sentient beings, often leading to negative actions. Regarding the retribution of karma for human beings, how should one take responsibility for oneself? Do not think that just because it is unseen, there is no cause and effect; it is merely a matter of time—early or late. Everyone will receive their due retribution accordingly!
The nascent ability to sense across distances—receiving Mingzhen from the void.
Not for the sake of becoming immortals or sages,  
The law of cause and effect unfolds by its own nature.
To shift and transform karmic obstacles, one must penetrate thoroughly;  
Even across emptiness, they do not vanish, yet one can comprehend them clearly.
Completely dispel the karmic fruits of past lives;  
All sentient beings fulfill each other's virtues in perfect harmony.
Through the clarity of remote perception, one can understand how to shift and redirect the elimination of karmic causes and effects, allowing oneself to settle karmic retributions. It is possible to thoroughly dissolve and eradicate these, as sentient beings are capable of such insight. However, they often obscure their own minds in pursuit, thus failing to genuinely construct the contemplation of cause, condition, and effect.
It is merely the concept imposed upon the eighth consciousness: one must not commit evil or create negative karma, and should avoid falling into constraints that are difficult to reverse. It is hoped that one may truly understand and thoroughly grasp the terrifying nature of the cycle of adverse cause and effect. Today, I feel that the momentum of "Revering the Heart" is exceptionally strong, and its unwavering commitment to the practice of the Great Dao runs deep—truly worthy of celebration!
##South Sea Ancient Buddha
Wuji issues a decree to aid Chongxin,  
With joy and delight, we ascend the platform to welcome it.
The Heavenly Venerable gathers with all sentient beings,  
For the Great Way, with compassion, draws them together.
All Saints, Buddhas, virtuous students, and spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Tenth Hall Celestial Son of the Underworld, King of the Wheel of Reincarnation, has descended to compose "The Great Dao is Sentient – Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Clearing of Karmic Retribution." In the process of repaying karmic causes and effects, it is truly impossible to eliminate them, yet there is also a process of complete resolution for those who have already achieved enlightenment, such as saints, immortals, Buddhas, and bodhisattvas.
Moreover, when committing harmful actions against sentient beings, one must consider whether they have reflected on the evil consequences of their deeds. The retribution of karma will never be erased in the future, and the process of "karmic reckoning" will inevitably unfold. How, then, can one cultivate reflection at every step? It is essential to transform and fully resolve the negative karma and evil causes, for only then can one align with the true nature of reality!
By reducing the entanglement and retribution of karmic causes, effects, and hindrances, one can elevate oneself through contemplation, thereby avoiding further descent into the vortex of suffering and rebirth. This is the true transformation for the future, bringing tangible benefits and significantly diminishing the persistent obstacles of ignorance in life.
## Wuji Jincai Tianzun
Homage to all beings as Tathagatas,  
The Dharma of the Lamp-Lighting Mind must be revealed.
Ancient Buddhas together assist the Great Dao's journey;  
Retribution and assignments are naturally arranged in due order.
The Differentiation in the Retribution of Cause and Effect
Sentient beings in past lives, through the process of accumulating and settling karmic debts, align with the principle that "the Great Dao prevails, and the world belongs to all." This serves as an equal and just law of heaven and earth, whereby every grievance is addressed through the repayment of karmic debts, allowing all human beings to undertake actions of settlement.
This kind of causal condition is the grace of the Heavenly Realm, manifesting the principle that "when the Great Dao prevails, the world belongs to all." It embodies fairness and equality! Sentient beings can not only achieve a more complete and authentic state but also transform and eliminate the negative karmic seeds of the past. This is an essential concept that humanity must embrace today.
The distinction in retribution lies in its application to all sentient beings, regardless of time, space, or circumstances. Through the division of time, both the perpetrator and the victim of grievances can achieve a complete resolution. From the perspective of the Heavenly Realm, how can true fulfillment be genuinely attained, while also thoroughly eradicating all past negative causes and conditions?
Retribution varies in kind and degree.
The resolution of each act of retribution is determined by the differentiation of karmic repayment. Within the time and space inhabited by sentient beings, there exists a mechanism of perfect recompense. From the perspective of human beings, this manifests as a mutual resolution between "the one who creates grievances and the one who suffers grievances," thereby differentiating and settling the karmic debts of cause and effect.
It is precisely through the credentials issued by the Hall of the Eastern Peak that judgments are made, establishing various levels of retribution and compensation. This process serves to settle all debts of retribution, enabling sentient beings to reduce the entanglement of karmic obstacles. Through numerous methods, these can be resolved and completely dissolved, thereby achieving a comprehensive settlement of all karmic consequences and debts.
Punishing Discrepancies: The levels and degrees of karmic results created by each individual vary greatly, and are further subdivided into seven categories: white, gray, green, yellow, red, blue, and black. Generally, however, they are categorized into three main levels: first, white placard; second, yellow placard; and third, black placard. These three represent distinct grades, while other edicts are not disclosed for the time being.
In the Hall of Ksitigarbha, the principles of righteousness were solemnly proclaimed and made clear.
If categorized by duration, the shortest period is five years, while the longest extends to thirty years. This refers to the timeframe for retribution. For those subject to retribution within the shortest period of five years or more, the claimants—distinguished by "white plaques, yellow plaques, and black plaques"—must, prior to filing their accusations, undergo the process of appeal regarding karmic retribution before Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva.
If one first seeks guidance from Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva on the principle that "grievances should be resolved, not deepened," then the retribution for past actions endured by the aggrieved party can be transformed into karmic entanglements in the next life, serving as a basis for the settlement of debts. This is a more complete approach.
Then, through the compassionate guidance of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who first admonished that "grievances should be resolved, not deepened," advising against seeking revenge—a decision that is profoundly painful—and suggesting alternative ways to interfere or seek redress, if after such efforts the victim’s resentment remains unquenched or exceptionally bitter, they may proceed to the "Hall of the Eastern Peak" to lodge a formal complaint.
Retribution and the Differential Assignment of Karmic Consequences
In the future, there will arise various causes and conditions, leading to repeated acts of retribution against those who have created grievances. These causes and conditions are truly diverse and extraordinary. Some may manifest as relationships between husband and wife, father and son, mother and daughter, siblings, relatives and descendants, friends, peers, or partners. Bit by bit, they carry within them the seeds of karma, giving rise to distinctions in the retribution of cause and effect.
Regarding karmic obstacles and retribution, it is possible to carry out retributive actions and fully settle debts in the next lifetime through karmic connections. However, this must be done after receiving admonishment from the Hall of Ksitigarbha. If past-life grievances can be resolved, they may be transferred to the next lifetime as the basis for retributive differentiation. This process does not require first filing a complaint at the Hall of Dongyue to impose severe punitive measures.
This can reduce both "those who create grievances and those who suffer from them," enabling a more truthful and complete manifestation of the compensatory role of karmic retribution. Furthermore, in the process of karmic cycles, the educational and admonishing actions undertaken by the "Hall of Kṣitigarbha" can, for all sentient beings, truthfully eliminate karmic consequences and achieve a complete and satisfactory resolution.
The Function of Accusation and Retribution
Each trial and tribulation serves to reduce the need for punitive measures, while also diminishing many unnecessary troubles and setbacks. This is precisely why the heavens established the "Ksitigarbha Hall" as a necessary step for the premise of moral education. Through the mutual reconciliation and transformation of both "the wrongdoer and the wronged," the process of reincarnation is brought to completion, achieving the effects of resolution, dissolution, and transformative elevation.
Granting sentient beings the reduction of many burdens and obstacles, and enabling them through cycles of rebirth to gradually complete and perfect their resolutions, yet sentient beings remain unaware of how to advance toward a more practical and complete act of redemption. Instead, they repeatedly sink into the turbid and evil world of the five impurities—an outcome that the heavens above cannot bear to witness as their due recompense.
After receiving the teachings and admonitions in the Hall of Kṣitigarbha, many beings come to a profound realization: the law of karma and retribution is exceedingly harsh and merciless, something humanity finds nearly unbearable. This inevitably gives rise to thoughts of compassion and empathy, transforming all karmic obstacles into opportunities for repayment. Thus, through the shift toward compassion and empathy for those who have suffered injustice, the resolution of grievances can be brought to perfect completion.
Retribution is differentiated and resolved through transformation.
The teachings and admonishments imparted in the Hall of Kṣitigarbha help to dissolve thoughts of retribution. While this may diminish past notions, the karmic consequences formed by cause and effect (karma) remain. For some, resentful thoughts and ideas persist, yet the entanglements shaped by causality never vanish without a trace; they are carried over to the next life to seek resolution.
This aligns precisely with the cycle of cause and effect, presenting a truthful and fitting act of repayment. Yet, for sentient beings, it remains unclear: why does such a complete resolution exist? It is through reincarnation that debts are settled! Otherwise, how could the punishments endured in the underworld resolve the karmic obstacles from past lives? For sentient beings, this serves as a reverse form of elevation!
The compassionate grace of Heaven bestows upon all sentient beings, in their moments of greatest lack and hardship, the opportunity to grow through each experience and increase in knowledge. This process serves to dissolve and eliminate the entanglements of karmic obstacles. If one willingly accepts and repays these debts, passage becomes effortless, and the manifestations of karma are cleared one by one.
Sentient beings can fulfill the seeds of karma through the cycle of rebirth, which is also a form of reverse elevation—an act that optimally resolves karmic obstacles. It is observed that sentient beings, through the act of "reincarnative reappearance" to settle debts, can also create the conditions for genuine achievement and fulfillment in the next life. This is precisely the greatest grace and benevolence bestowed by Heaven.
Time and space spin without cease,  
Karmic retribution draws near to seize.
All who sense across the void shall receive retribution;  
Once the reckoning is settled, nature renews itself.
Reincarnated into the next life,  
Enhancing wisdom and virtue to uphold.
To understand the world and enact change, to fully dispel cycles and embrace virtuous wisdom.
This verse! It serves as mutual encouragement and a personal motto for all sentient beings, enabling one to deeply internalize its teachings and remember them clearly, so as to avoid repeating past mistakes—this is the true reality! It also represents the complete manifestation and expression of wisdom, truly allowing humanity to benefit and thereby achieve growth and transcendence.
##The Southern Palace's Trustworthy and Protecting Sovereign
The Wuji decrees the descent of Chongxin,  
With the virtuous Dao's intent, together they welcome.
The Celestial Venerable aids the great Dao's course,
Grateful for the vast heaven's virtuous grace.
Good evening to all the sacred Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Tao Academy! Today, the presiding immortal Buddha—the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara—has descended to compose the thirtieth chapter of "The Great Tao Has Sentiments: Subduing Division and Disparity." In this process, the profound and cyclical sensations of reincarnation are conveyed, allowing sentient beings to vividly recall and experience the journey as if it were real.
Will we cease to create the same karmic cause and effect in the next life? By truthfully allowing sentient beings to thoroughly and appropriately settle and completely dissolve all karmic obstacles from past lives, this is the great virtue and compassion of Heaven. It is also the process most incomprehensible to sentient beings, which must be fully understood. One must clearly realize: reincarnation is an act of re-creation!
How can we settle each manifestation of cause and effect? How can we understand the karmic retribution from actions and deeds in past lives? When will it arrive, when must it be repaid, and when can it be fully resolved? This cannot be entirely resolved merely by entering into religious faith; it is essential to understand: when karmic obstacles arise, there are no predetermined positions!
Some can swiftly dissolve their karmic debts, some pass through them in ordinary daily life, some are slowly tested and refined, and some are made to suffer endless torment without relief by those they have wronged. If one enters religious faith, one should recognize that they are under the compassionate care and protection of enlightened masters and celestial beings. Would there then be no more "karmic retribution" to settle? Impossible!
To be aware of one's past actions and to fully repay them within a single lifetime is a genuine and complete fulfillment. If one can accomplish the act of clearing all debts for oneself, then when else would "karmic retribution" arrive? Can this be clearly understood? No! How often does it relate to one's own mindset and actions?
It is essential to willingly and wholeheartedly complete its resolution, as this can reduce each instance of repayment. That is to say, with the great compassion and virtuous grace of the Master and others, under the protection of the immortals and buddhas, one can effortlessly resolve past karmic causes and effects. How should we express our gratitude? Reflect upon this, and you will come to understand the nurturing care and blessings of the immortal and buddha mentors, as well as the profound depth of their virtuous grace.
## The Celestial Worthy of Infinite Blessings
The South Sea shields all sentient beings;  
The ancient Buddha's teachings are profoundly boundless.
The Great Dao expands to reach across nations,  
Reincarnation and rebirth are inherently self-evident.
The Fundamental Principle of Rebirth and Re-creation
Observing the distinctions of "karmic retribution" through the actions and deeds of sentient beings, we see that they are unable to fully comprehend how they should proceed, act, or conduct themselves at each stage of their unknown and obscured future. Moreover, lacking the wisdom to transform, they remain subject to the dominance of samsara at every phase, finding it exceedingly difficult to effect any change within the cycle of rebirth.
In particular, when faced with the demands of karmic debts, one is unable to draw upon wisdom for elevation. Fundamentally, there is no knowledge of what methods to employ for repayment. Moreover, lacking accumulated experience, one may repeatedly fall into a cycle of easily resolvable difficulties, sinking deeper into a dead end with no room for maneuver.
This leads to resentment towards heaven and blame towards others, often resulting in even more painful torment. It becomes difficult to use a sincere heart to repent for all past ignorance and obstacles, making it fundamentally impossible to understand this decree from the underworld. Regarding the classification of retribution, although it is subdivided into many types, under the overarching premise, it is divided into the following three categories:
◎Summoned by the Decree of the Black Tablet
This is due to karmic obstacles from past lives, caused by acts of killing. If the killing arises from a simple motive, it is relatively easier to directly reverse and repay. However, if it is driven by other motives or factors, it may instead stir up all past karmic entanglements, making it difficult to resolve and not easily eradicated.
The disturbance caused by acts of slaughter is governed by the "Black Plaque," which provides a basis for "claiming lives" during the punitive process. Moreover, in demanding the cycle of cause and effect, it is precisely an infliction of harm upon their lives! Prior to pursuing the harm done to life, the entire punitive process first makes the creators of grievances themselves bear the loss of all property and material possessions.
Furthermore, regarding the things one’s heart delights in and seeks—which originally encompassed material wealth and similar matters—these also include: spouses, children, family affection, colleagues, neighbors, friends... and all that, after first being distanced, gradually leads to the loss of reason, disrupts behavior, and causes deviation.
The Destruction of the Black Plaque Summons for Pursuit
Moreover, for all who possess wealth that is entirely corrupted and destined to fade away, causing them to lose their rational instincts, the most extreme form of corruption is inflicted. This strips away the rewards endowed by blessings, and then, step by step, it dismantles and eradicates them, further diminishing the blessings and karmic rewards of the human world. Thus, one must first depart from blessings before launching a systematic campaign to bring about their complete realization.
First, it is essential to break their will, then gradually intensify their hardships. Initially, one must corrupt their reason and lead them astray, making it easier to later subdue them. Moreover, all blessings and fortunate connections should first be stripped away, before pursuing the debt of life. Each instance of suffering and torment, for the wronged party (the creditor of grievances) themselves, is a source of immense satisfaction.
On the contrary, the repeated painful trials inflicted by those who create grievances are often unbearable, manifesting as: tests of compliance, adversity, inversion, malice, right and wrong, human sentiment, wealth, and interpersonal obstacles... Such overwhelming torment makes it most difficult for sentient beings to comprehend: the basis for the black warrant that demands repayment of debts and claims lives!
◎Edict of the Yellow Tablet for the Subjugation
The judgment of the Yellow Card arises from the examination of emotions that harm life in the human world. In every instance of "human affairs," it deviates from the just and impartial process governed by heaven and earth. Each assessment of emotional influence accumulates, leading to the entanglement of karmic causes, further ensnaring emotions in the whirlpool of love, hatred, affection, and enmity.
All processes governed by these principles, combined with the conditions of material wealth, make it difficult to benefit sentient beings mutually. Moreover, those who turn away from them, or even become untrustworthy and ungrateful individuals, will be held accountable by the warnings of fate. Such abandonment violates the Five Constant Virtues—benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faithfulness—and the Five Cardinal Relationships—heaven, earth, ruler, parents, and teachers—which govern all processes.
Furthermore, the regulations dictated by human ethics and morality deviate from the moral principles essential for humane existence. This not only allows the "perpetrators of injustice" and the "victims of injustice" to settle their karmic debts through retribution, but also makes it difficult for individuals to achieve personal fulfillment. Moreover, it becomes exceedingly challenging to resolve these karmic debts in the process of retribution across lifetimes, raising the question of whether such actions can truly clear one's karmic obstacles.
The Campaign of the Yellow Edict
What sustains the human world is that if human survival deviates from the fundamental principles of humanity and ethics, in the eyes of heaven, it is but a trivial matter. As the ancient saying goes: "Heaven-sent calamities may be avoided, but self-inflicted woes are inescapable." However, those who abandon the wronged and perpetrate injustice must inevitably undergo a process of reparation from "the wrongdoer to the wronged."
From the perspective of the human world: straying from the ways of heaven and earth is relatively easy to resolve. However, if one strays from the path of the wronged, and further faces demands for harming lives and seizing property, it will form a yellow warrant of debt, becoming a fate more difficult to resolve. It is precisely for this reason that karmic debts must be settled through repayment.
Yellow Card Demand: To bring hardship upon humanity is akin to a total loss of all possessions, accompanied by unbearable suffering and torment. When all the wealth, blessings, and benefactors one originally possessed gradually depart, it becomes nearly impossible to retain them. This is precisely what the Yellow Card Edict dictates—the disappearance of everything as a means of reclamation.
◎ Interference by the White Tablet Edicts
The demand of the white tablet is directed toward all karmic creditors and adversaries, signifying a deviation from and opposition to the virtues of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faithfulness, as well as the Five Constants, Five Relationships, Three Bonds, Four Pillars, and Eight Virtues. While straying from the ways of Heaven and Earth may be more easily resolved, the principles and moral codes established by Heaven and Earth have long been governed by their own immutable laws.
Thus, it is as the saying goes: "When a person does good, even if the good has not yet fully manifested, misfortune has already begun to recede; when a person does evil, even if the evil has not yet fully manifested, blessings have already begun to withdraw." This is established within the cycles of heaven and earth, where every living being is subject to the retribution of cause and effect, precisely falling within the scope of what the white tablet demands.
However, in the realm of heaven and earth, the grievances of the wronged are never allowed to directly impose retribution upon the evils created by humanity, lest the wronged themselves find it difficult to dissolve their resentment, and instead allow it to deepen continuously. Within the scope of permissible redress, grievances are first mediated and transformed through the "Hall of Ksitigarbha" for moral guidance. If the resentment remains unresolved, one may then bring a complaint before the "Hall of Dongyue."
The disturbance caused by the white placard edict.
One must first undergo the process of punishment. If one can endure the torment of severe penalties, a formal accusation can be completed, and retribution can be sought against the wrongdoer. This is limited to a period of five years, and the retribution sought is exceptionally harsh. It is essential to understand that everything the wrongdoer encounters should originally have been easily attainable.
However, why is it that what appears to be a simple matter from the perspective of sentient beings has always been so difficult to fully achieve? Instead, they end up losing their entire fortunes and accomplishing nothing. It seems that one must first exhaust all wealth and economic resources, and then, after losing the support of benefactors, repeatedly undergo cycles of struggle and retribution.
After enduring all the torments of painful trials, what could have been easily possessed and freely applied is stripped away before retribution is exacted. This is precisely the basis upon which the White Token Edict demands its due, allowing sentient beings to understand that the retribution of cause and effect manifests exactly as it is—truly so!
The Function of Assigning Retribution and Reward
It is difficult for sentient beings to comprehend that in each process of retribution, the perpetrator of injustice not only finds it hard to accumulate blessings and wealth anew, but also sees the merits accumulated over past lives diminished. The wronged party, having filed a complaint and received the decree from the "Dongyue Temple," pursues retribution within a span of five to thirty years, targeting the perpetrator to bring about utter ruin.
All temple deities, immortals, and Buddhas must not obstruct the execution of retribution. They may only advise against further escalation in the process of retribution. If the retribution becomes excessive, it should be avoided to prevent the creation of greater karmic debts from the retaliation, which may become increasingly difficult to resolve. This aligns with the principle that "it is better to resolve enmities than to create them," thereby dissolving all karmic retributions.
Some karmic creditors are unwilling to allow immortals and Buddhas to mediate between parties. Instead, they persistently await opportunities to strike at the weakest link of those who have created karmic offenses (grievances), causing the offenders to suffer throughout their lives. In the human world, they often target the physical body, as it is the most vulnerable point. This phenomenon is also more readily observable in the present era.
If the torment inflicted by physical illness is profound, deep, and cruel, as seen in the "cancerous tumors" of our current era, this is not without reason. Some may recover easily, while others suffer repeatedly with increasing agony, enduring a life more unbearable than death, fraught with unbearable pain. Thus, many afflicted by such diseases must bear the suffering akin to being cut by knives.
How to Resolve Conflicts Between Those Who Cause Injustice and Those Who Suffer It
At times, beside the one who creates grievances, during the moment of the blade's cut, many malicious energies and habits are added, causing the physical disabilities of the grievance-maker to worsen instead, never to heal for a single day. In the process of condemning "the grievance-maker and the aggrieved," it is precisely the aggrieved who bring accusations before the underworld's "Dongyue Hall," relying on the authority granted by the official decree.
From the perspective of immortals and Buddhas, there are times when they wish to help but are unable to do so, as this cannot defy the dominance of the law of cause and effect. Moreover, in the human world, why is it that sentient beings, despite being treated by many highly skilled physicians, often find that conditions which should have been easily resolved and healed do not improve? Why do others recover quickly, while one's own condition worsens instead?
Moreover, it yields no effect; seeking to improve through medication is like drinking plain water. This can be attributed to: first, lacking the opportunity to consult renowned physicians; second, insufficient personal merit; third, entanglement with karmic adversaries; fourth, the difficulty of changing one's ingrained habits; and fifth, disbelief and excessive stubbornness. Such behavior inflicts even more cruel harm upon sentient beings.
This is the method of "killing with a borrowed knife," guided by the repayment of debts through the actions of others—that is, indirect retribution. It is essential to understand the distinction between "direct retribution" and "indirect retribution." Sentient beings should carefully contemplate: How does the entire process unfold? Only then can they clearly comprehend what they endure and how the cycle of cause and effect they create operates!
To know the causes of past lives, look at the circumstances of this life.
To know the fruit of the next life,  
Look at the deeds of this one.
To know the direct retribution,  
One's own heart understands it best.
To understand indirect retribution, one must first grasp the clarity of universal principles.
Those who create grievances and those who suffer from them are bound to generate a mutually cyclical resonance. Regardless of whether beings hold religious beliefs or not, all humans in the world can first sense this resonance and take preventive measures. If sentient beings merely understand the resonance but struggle to make amends, it will soon lead to a retributive effect, where the aggrieved seek redress and compensation.
Furthermore, in the successive cycles of reincarnation among human beings, each rebirth creates new causes and conditions. This process serves to correctly guide the cycle of cause and effect, allowing the other party to first experience a sense of resonance and manifestation. If the other party remains stubborn and unbelieving, or even unwilling to reconcile and make amends, then they will inevitably enter into the retribution of karmic consequences, which is truly unavoidable!
This is the compassionate and impartial law of Heaven, which treats all sentient beings with equality. Before retribution is received, there will always be signs and opportunities for change. It is hoped that through understanding the work "Rebirth and Renewal" written today, one may truly seize the cause and condition for great transformation, thereby avoiding the predicament of irreversible hardship and dissolving the karmic obstacles.
## Nine Heavens Director of Fate, True Lord Protector of the Household
Wuji receives the mandate to teach and transform,
The arrival of wealth and protection is indeed essential.
The Celestial Venerables ascend the platform, gathering together in harmony,  
The Great Dao unfolds and expands, ever renewed and vibrant.
Good evening to all saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the spiritual cultivation scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy! Today, the presiding immortal Buddha, the Ancient Buddha of the South Sea, has descended to compose "The Great Dao Has Sentiments: Chapter Thirty-One, Reincarnation and Renewal." This chapter addresses the basis by which karmic creditors present their warrants to seek recompense, clarifying the cycle of cause and effect and the origins that give rise to such retribution.
This will enable all sentient beings to first experience resonance and manifestation, and then allow them the opportunity for transformation and change. Such is the great virtue of heaven, granting sentient beings the chance for initial reformation. However, if "rebirth and renewal" cannot be thoroughly comprehended, one merely enters into the retribution of being judged—what can be done then?
The compassionate grace of Heaven never favors any sentient being to the point of granting them a chance for repentance and renewal, nor does it arbitrarily bring down retribution that is difficult to reverse. From the perspective of sentient beings, whether one is "stubbornly attached and rigid" or "stubbornly disbelieving" determines whether one enters into another cycle of "interference and retribution" as a form of recompense.
On this day, through the karmic connections and firsthand information available, we can understand the entire sequence of causes and effects that have led to the present circumstances. How fortunate and blessed it is to have the opportunity to engage in the firsthand transformation of "reincarnation and rebirth" through these karmic ties! Whether this can enhance our knowledge and wisdom depends entirely on what we ourselves choose to grasp and attain.
## The Celestial Worthy of Infinite Dao Perfection
The teachings of the Southern Palace are impartial and selfless,  
Blessing all beings with awakening and extension.
The Emperor descends, bestowing compassion upon all beings;  
The cycle of rebirth ascends, revealing the chapter of truth.
How can one elevate through the cycle of rebirth?
The retribution of karma manifests in varying degrees: all sentient beings face difficulties that arise from their own formation and encounters, trapped within the cycle of rebirth, unable to elevate themselves. Moreover, with each entry into the cycle, they find it fundamentally difficult to achieve improvement or transformation. Furthermore, they are unable to discern how to act or what to do throughout the process of rebirth.
All growth stems from inheriting the knowledge and experiences taught by predecessors! If the guidance and teachings derived from their experiences are correct, the accumulated wisdom of such living experiences—when it yields beneficial outcomes—becomes a foundational cause for elevating one’s understanding of the concept of reincarnation, while also benefiting both oneself and others.
If! The teachings and traditions passed down from the experiences of our predecessors are incorrect, and if errors are perpetuated through misinformation, this becomes a self-perpetuating cycle of harm. It inevitably traps one in the cycle of rebirth, making it difficult to achieve growth and elevation. Instead, with each cycle of rebirth, the suffering intensifies, and the trials deepen. For all sentient beings, this is an undesirable karmic condition.
The Nature of Reincarnation at Work
The Nature of Reincarnation: It is essential to enable oneself to attain elevation and to fully dissolve and eliminate the karmic consequences of past actions. Moreover, from the perspective of reincarnation, this is a highly commendable primary cause and condition. However, if one undergoes reincarnation once, then again, and yet a third time, cycle after cycle, what can sentient beings in the human realm possibly do?
It is difficult for all beings to achieve an elevation in the essence of their own existence within the cycle of rebirth. Instead, they become ensnared by the obstacles of this cycle, lacking the fundamental causes for improvement. This perpetuates their existence in repeated rounds of rebirth, plunging them into a vortex of suffering. Sentient beings thus find themselves unable to attain a renewal of the cycle that could offer an opportunity for ascent.
It will only cause oneself to repeatedly cycle through rebirths, deepening the predicament from which it is difficult to extricate oneself. In the most crucial process of reincarnation for sentient beings, it is essential to align with all living beings and to possess the fundamental causes and conditions that primarily enhance survival. Only then can one avoid endlessly revolving in the cycle of human existence—this is profoundly true!
In the present era, if one seeks to transform the cycle of rebirth for all sentient beings, it is essential to first achieve a tangible improvement in the material conditions of life. However, if the focus remains solely on the construction of spiritual frameworks, true elevation may not be attained. Instead, one might mistakenly believe that embracing religious faith alone can settle all past karmic cycles—this is not necessarily the case!
How is the original body recreated through reincarnation?
Little do they realize that in the present era, humanity has sunk even deeper, indulging in comfortable and convenient lifestyles. Therefore, to reconstruct the fundamental self, one must harbor no fear of reincarnation. It is essential to understand clearly: the process of reincarnation and reconstruction is precisely the foundation for upward elevation! If we can establish this foundation of reincarnation and reconstruction in the present moment, it will inevitably benefit all sentient beings across the vast universe!
However, from the perspective of contemporary technology, sentient beings, guided by the pursuit of comfort in life, often lack the elevation of mind and spirituality. Consequently, they repeatedly indulge in comfortable living and become entangled in the mundane manifestations of spiritual phenomena. This inevitably leads to mistaking the illusory for the real through technological civilization, while treating mere survival as the fundamental cause for advancement, thereby obliterating the true essence.
Undoubtedly, it is a rather cruel matter. Even if one can survive in the present era, they are unable to enter a more transcendent state. Instead, they immerse themselves in religious beliefs, believing it to be a form of self-transformation. This is undoubtedly the greatest obstacle to self-deception, and hindered by concerns of face, it becomes difficult to truly cultivate the fundamental causes for elevation.
The Function of Reincarnation for Spiritual Elevation
Regarding religious beliefs, some practitioners follow the "Path of Human Sentiments" in their cultivation, yet they face even greater obstacles in the human world when it comes to elevation. The most crucial aspect of enhancing one's capabilities is to clearly understand that the teachings recorded in religious scriptures are "not incorrect." Rather, they represent the accumulated experiences and processes of immortals, Buddhas, saints, deities, and bodhisattvas, transmitted and preserved within these sacred texts.
This is the educational function of all past teachings. As time and space have shifted, some aspects have become difficult to align with the modern era's pursuit of innovation and change. Today's technological civilization is no longer confined by the doctrines and rules of the past. To gain the recognition of contemporary humanity, it must primarily serve the functions of survival and cultivation.
Moreover, sentient beings are thus unable to truly become their own masters, instead remaining slaves to themselves! I ask you, sentient beings: how much have you truly done regarding your past habits and the process of conditioning? How much have you truly changed? You yourselves understand this best. Often, you merely exist with survival as your primary driving force!
It merely satisfies one's own basic needs: eating, drinking, excreting, and sleeping. For sentient beings who are once again trapped in the cycle of rebirth in the present moment, what conditions allow them to undergo transformation anew? It is exceedingly difficult! They can only drift along with the current, fundamentally unable to achieve self-improvement through the cycle of rebirth, and thus completely obliterate all the inherent causes and conditions for elevation.
Rebirth, Re-creation, and Ascendant Transcendence
Undoubtedly, being cruelest to oneself severs the opportunity for ascension and transcendence, causing the chance for elevation and return to vanish without a trace—as if it never existed—and thus it becomes unrelated to you. After reincarnating as a human again in this life, will there be another chance to be reborn as a human in the next? One must therefore immerse oneself in the karmic causes and conditions for rebirth, renewal, and elevation.
The elevation through reincarnation and rebirth is precisely the great virtue and grace of Heaven, bestowed upon sentient beings regarding their own cycles of rebirth, which exist only within the current world of human survival. If one wishes to enable sentient beings to access comfortable, convenient, and widespread humanistic technology, it is essential to provide sentient human beings with the functional capabilities rooted in their inherent instincts.
Granting ample time for the elevation of "mind and spirituality" is the great virtue and grace bestowed by the Heavenly Realm upon sentient beings for their ascension. Yet, contrary to expectations, this often proves difficult to achieve. Instead, it frequently provides sentient beings with increased opportunities to create karma, confined as they are by the cyclical succession of lifetimes and repeated reincarnations, thereby hindering any possibility of renewal and elevation.
I ask all sentient beings: have you deeply contemplated the reasons for your own cycles of rebirth and downfall? Difficult indeed! Difficult indeed! This is the blind spot in all religious beliefs of our time, making it hard to truly grasp and clarify where the shortcomings, deficiencies, and errors lie. Instead, religious faith often relies on human sentiment to attract followers for practice!
Each individual must bear the consequences of their own actions.
It is thus difficult to deeply comprehend that "each person bears their own karma," "each person resolves their own karmic obstacles," "each person eats to satisfy their own hunger," and "each person treats their own illnesses." Sentient beings in the present world are precisely what others cannot easily replace, forming individual karma that must be borne and resolved by each person themselves.
Currently, all religions rely on ancient scriptures for cultivation, making it difficult to deeply grasp their essence. It is essential to clarify that "the meaning and essence within the scriptures" have evolved across different times and spaces, often hindered by the obscurity of wisdom. This is precisely due to the limitations imposed by past karmic causes and ignorance.
It is essential to deeply realize that all scriptures at hand serve as springboards for practice, enabling oneself to undergo a transformation toward greater achievements. One must diligently exert effort to create more room for growth in "mind and spirituality." This condition represents a crucial choice for all practitioners of religious faiths.
Sentient beings lost in the mundane world,  
Comfort, convenience, and peace are sought.
Sinking in the sea of suffering, mistaking it for truth,  
Rebirth and renewal become hard to achieve.
The cycle of rebirth ascends by fundamental causes;  
Heaven's grace transforms all living beings.
The gradations of retribution are differentiated; only through personal realization can they be made manifest.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings as mutual encouragement; regarding the fundamental causes and conditions of all teachings in contemporary religions, it is precisely by not discriminating among Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and all emerging religions of today that one attains correctness! It also reminds sentient beings in this present era not to lose themselves in the growth and transcendence of their "mind-nature and spirituality."
Otherwise! It will inevitably cause sentient beings to fall back into the cycle of rebirth, making it difficult for them to once again elevate and transform themselves. As for whether there will be such an opportunity in the next life to undergo rebirth, transformation, and elevation—contemplate this carefully, and it will become clear: Will there be elevation, or will there be descent back into the cycle of rebirth? The difference is as vast as heaven and earth. Thus, it becomes clear: one’s own effort is the most fundamental cause and condition!
##The Mysterious Heavenly Emperor of the North Pole
The Limitless descends to aid Chongxin, bestowing blessings upon all sentient beings with compassion.
The Celestial Venerable ascends the platform to gather with virtuous disciples, jointly assisting the divine pen to propagate guidance.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Tao Academy, good evening! Today, the work is transmitted through the descent of the Five Holy Enlightened Masters, specifically the Pure Yang Great Emperor, the Southern Palace Fu You Di Jun, and the Pure Yang Patriarch. The text, "Great Tao Bears Affection: Chapter Thirty-Two – The Elevation of Reincarnation," aims to convey the essential understanding of one's own re-creation through the cycle of rebirth.
Sentient beings must realize that the "Dadao Series Celestial Books" authored by Chongxin are indeed rare in the present era. If they prove difficult to pursue, one must clearly understand: without great virtuous affinity, great virtue, or great wisdom, it is challenging to enter Chongxin and unearth its treasures. Its foremost function is to educate, enabling genuine elevation of "mind and spirituality."
It is quite realistic to say that in the current era, there exists a clear direction and goal for the path of survival. Such great virtue and actions will undoubtedly help everyone understand: if one does not strive diligently, can one expect to encounter such favorable conditions and virtuous opportunities in the next life? Cherish it yourself, strive yourself, elevate yourself, and unearth the treasures within!
## Wuji Daozhen Tianzun
The myriad beings of the nine heavens and the earth,  
The guardians of fate and protectors of homes, countless spirits.
The true lord's virtuous grace shelters the vast cosmos;  
Sentient beings seeking retribution find their karmic causes purified.
Sentient Beings Seeking Retribution in the Cycle of Cause and Effect
In the process of karmic retribution, sentient beings involve two parties: the "perpetrator of grievance" and the "victim of grievance." Only through these two parties can the cause, condition, and effect of karma be generated. In the human world, the interaction between the perpetrator and the victim establishes the cycle of karmic retribution. All future retributions are thus inevitable and cannot be substituted.
Sentient beings seeking retribution: this precisely illustrates the crucial cycle of "not obscuring cause and effect." Viewed from the perspective of karma, sentient beings repeatedly sink into cycles, making it difficult to achieve self-elevation. Yet, within samsara, it is the transformation of one's past negative habits and inherent tendencies that takes the lead. Through the accumulation of personal cultivation, this becomes the driving force for future elevation.
Sentient beings, in the process of self-improvement and transformation, are indeed acting in accordance with their true nature. Yet, they often fail to realize how to reform their past habits and inherent dispositions, and instead allow themselves to sink further. From the perspective of sentient beings, it is essential to be able to transform oneself. By rectifying what one has created, one gains an opportunity for ascension.
Reincarnation for the purpose of elevation
Why is it that we often bear the burden of our own accumulated dispositions and habits from past lives, and are swayed by these two forces, repeatedly sinking into the turbid and evil world of the five impurities? Conversely, this inevitably creates more karma and retribution, leading us to suffer the consequences of our actions! This is precisely the obstacle that prevents sentient beings from ascending and transcending.
Sentient beings, through their inherent dispositions and habits, inherit and intertwine the influences of past and accumulated lifetimes. This repeatedly leads them into situations that are difficult to alter, perpetuating the habits and dispositions from previous existences. These interwoven traits form the habits of present life, which contemporary sentient beings are often unable to fully comprehend or realize.
When considering the origins and outcomes of a matter, one may always wish to act in a direction that is beautiful and virtuous. Yet, the course of events is often filled with numerous variables, and it is difficult for oneself to fully comprehend them. Consequently, one may not be able to proceed according to one’s own wishes. Moreover, even if one desires to act toward what is beautiful and virtuous, there is no certainty that it will be so.
How Do Resentful Spirits and Creditors Seek Retribution
Often, things do not go as planned, and one may maintain a kind and virtuous mindset. However, when hindered by the karma of past grievances and debts coming to demand repayment, it is easy to fall into a state of confusion that is difficult to recognize. This, in turn, disrupts one’s thoughts, leading one to gradually follow the demands and methods of retribution set by the "creditors of past grievances" to settle these debts.
This will cause those who create grievances to first lose their sense of direction and moral conscience, and even more so, lose their original capacity for rational thought. In this way, it becomes easier to carry out retribution and repayment. Otherwise, within the realm of thought, one would need to possess a rather sharp and discerning ability to reason. If one cannot exploit weaknesses or vulnerabilities from the sidelines, seeking retribution would prove more difficult.
Right Concentration and Contemplation: This refers to having a keen and sharp thinking ability that aids oneself. In every process, if one can maintain right concentration and contemplation, it becomes difficult for adversaries or creditors to find an opening to attack. It is essential to understand that "right concentration and contemplation" is a powerful aid that arises from the depths of the heart, forming a positive guide in all actions and deeds.
Right mindfulness leads to the accomplishment and resolution of all matters.
One should use "right concentration, right mindfulness, right intention, and right action" as the focus of thought and mental power. It is relatively difficult for creditors or adversaries to seek retribution under such circumstances. By upholding right concentration, right intention, right mindfulness, and right action, one provides sentient beings with beneficial driving forces. If retribution is to be sought, it is necessary first to disrupt right mindfulness and corrupt the mind, making it easier to proceed from within the realm of thought.
With right concentration, right mindfulness, right intention, and right action, sentient beings are provided with a considerable degree of protection. When facing the retribution of karma and the demands of karmic creditors, it becomes more difficult for significant harm to occur. For those who seek to harm others through enmity, if they do not first undermine the right concentration and right thinking of their targets, it will be exceedingly difficult for them to succeed.
This is the fundamental condition and cause bestowed by Heaven for the protection of sentient beings. Therefore, righteous mindfulness grants humanity protective actions. Before the retribution of karmic creditors takes place, it will first bestow blessings in the form of health, wealth, currency, emotions, career, peers, and interpersonal relationships—all to dissipate.
Mindful Reflection Resolves Obstacles
It is essential to first create alienation, then corrupt their right mindfulness and thoughts. This method of guiding them toward another direction, or inducing reverse thinking, when observed in relation to sentient beings, is the path of first sowing discord and corruption. Often, this leads into the process of deviant states and unwholesome thoughts—a process that sentient beings are unable to comprehend or realize.
Each process begins by disrupting proper contemplation, then corrupting one's own actions and conduct, further abandoning all originally attainable blessings and opportunities. This constitutes a challenge to the entire process, ensuring that the karmic retribution for sentient beings will become more truthful and verifiable. How, then, should one regard all the behaviors of sentient beings in the present moment?
Often, there are many erroneous notions and incorrect thoughts that can cause sentient beings to seek retribution against these karmic creditors. This makes it easy to resonate with their frequencies. Once such a frequency connection is established, it becomes relatively easier to corrupt these creators of grievances (the perpetrators), enabling swift and effective destruction.
There is no need to wait until one’s vitality declines or fortune wanes to engage in self-examination. When faced with the most perplexing and difficult-to-understand aspects of one’s own sentient existence, and when the moment of introspection aligns with its frequency, is it possible to take action? Moreover, whether this action can be more truthful and authentic is not certain! In the present moment, there are many verifiable matters and personally experienced processes that can be genuinely confirmed.
The Correct Resolution of Crusades
There is no need for the so-called karmic creditors from past affections to come seeking repayment or resolution. What happens when one simply connects with their frequency and becomes influenced? It results in the emergence of two or more distinct dispositions and habits, transforming individuals into beings with different inclinations. This leads to the formation of three, four, five, or even more types of habits and inherent natures.
Once and again, and yet again, it becomes prominent—this indicates that one's frequency has already connected with that of the karmic creditors. Moreover, regarding one's own actions, although they can be constructed through contemplation, often in decisive matters, it becomes even more difficult to grasp with precise accuracy, inevitably leading the one who creates grievances to advance toward unfavorable traps.
Furthermore, for sentient beings, the bitter fruit of retribution that is being exacted has already entered its initial phase. In constructing all of one's own thoughts, it has created a highly favorable opportunity for creditors and adversaries to seek repayment. This is indeed an undeniable process, and in the future, it will lead to a state of considerable suffering and torment, from which it is exceedingly difficult to break free.
Reincarnation refines and elevates,  
The grace of Heaven nurtures all sentient beings.
Often sinking and falling further,  
All because thoughts are hard to clarify and prove.
It is easiest to subdue the passions,  
But to change one's thoughts is not within one's own power.
Entering the bitter realm, the future fruit;  
Joy stands by, even more pleased with itself.
Carefully study this verse in detail, and you will understand that when karmic creditors come to demand repayment, they first disrupt the structures built by right concentration and thought. They also steer one toward undesirable and evil directions, causing actions that are not of one’s own will. This is precisely because one inherits the past habits and inherent tendencies of these karmic creditors, which connect and exert their influence through all worldly conditioning.
##The Loyal and Martial King, Marshal Yue
The boundless cause and condition descend upon the heart of reverence,  
The perfection of the Dao, in its original intent, guides and elevates.
The Celestial Venerables together assist the great Dao’s course,  
Grateful for the profound virtue and intent of the heavens above.
All Saints, Buddhas, virtuous students, and spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Five Sacred Benevolent Lords—specifically the True Lord of the Nine Heavens, Guardian of Households and Supervisor of Destinies—has descended to compose "The Great Dao is Sentient: Chapter Thirty-Three, The Sentient Demand for Retribution," which analyzes the overall process of sentient beings demanding retribution. Often, the conditions under which karmic creditors seek repayment most easily align with frequencies similar to their own.
This form of punitive action is also relatively straightforward, as it involves causing a sentient being to fall into disarray, disrupting their "right concentration and contemplation" and rendering their "right mindfulness and thought" unable to penetrate or connect coherently. It further compels sentient beings to realize in the present moment, enabling them to understand the origins of the karma they have created.
This will cause the karmic creditors to enter a frequency identical to that of the one with whom they share a karmic debt, which is the most opportune condition for retribution. I wonder if the disciples of our lineage have personally experienced this? Indeed, one knows oneself best. By carefully combining today’s sacred decree with the previous one, one can understand the entire process of retribution. Reflect deeply upon it, and there will surely be many insights!
##The Immaculate and Perfectly Virtuous Immortal Maiden
The Northern Pole's Celestial Pivot fixes the position of the stars;  
In the Profound Heaven's Middle Path, humanity finds its return.
God bestows the Book of Sentient Beings,  
Interfering spirits and karmic obstacles follow.
Invisible grievances and karmic ties disturb the spiritual body.
In the process of retribution governed by the law of cause and effect among sentient beings, the actions of both the wrongdoer and the wronged serve as the basis. Through spiritual messages, there exists an interference mechanism, whereby each action leads to deviations in thought and understanding, as well as ignorance. This mechanism erodes the inherent blessings meant for human enjoyment in the world, compelling individuals to bear the karmic consequences and retributions arising from past-life causes and conditions.
Moreover, in relation to the blessings of existence and the causes of fortune, interpersonal relationships, emotions, love, familial bonds, friendship... all will gradually become estranged. This is yet another adverse action, one that further corrupts moral character, causing sentient beings to reject it. The process involves first isolating them before exacting retribution one by one in the future.
Interference with consciousness: This occurs when the thought process first breaks down, after which the interference seizes the opportunity to enter the body of the one who creates grievances. To interfere with both the physical body and the spiritual body, it is necessary first to make them unable to live and unable to die, then subject them to the extreme torment of medical treatment and blade cutting—that is, to make them wish for death rather than endure the pain. Through such extreme suffering, their spiritual and physical bodies are worn down.
Furthermore, the alienation constructed by thought, which corrupts one's own virtue and interpersonal relationships, leads to being spurned by sentient beings. After distancing oneself from loved ones and benefactors, the actions taken thereafter—often repetitive and cyclical—create an impression among all people that one has lost the fundamental qualities of being human.
The formless first disturbs consciousness.
Furthermore, in both thought and interpersonal relationships, there will inevitably be persistent deficiencies and failures, making it impossible to attract more noble individuals to offer support and assistance. Such conditions also manifest in the spiritual realm, resulting in numerous inadequacies and deviations. Not only does this first corrupt morality and ethics, but it also leads to increasingly cruel actions being repeated time and again in one's thoughts.
Some suffer from mental derangement, even to the point of being completely unclothed, consuming urine and feces, and drinking filthy, polluted water. Others endure the mutilation of their bodies, the corruption of their physical and spiritual forms, the ruin of their family fortunes, or the loss of both loved ones and wealth—leading to marital separation, conflicts among siblings, and the scattering of families. These are but a few of the many ways in which retribution and repayment are exacted.
Furthermore, in facing trials such as those of right and wrong, the physical body, illness, spiritual confusion, interpersonal relationships, karmic connections, wealth, and tarnished reputation—there are far too many trials to fully endure. This results in repeated shortcomings, which ultimately negate the originally complete blessings, preventing them from being fully realized.
Regarding the merits accumulated in past lives, they are used to repay and offset, thus aligning with the principle that interference actions truthfully lead to ruin. Some cases: in accordance with the karmic consequences of various evil deeds committed in past lives and previous times, it is merely a repeated manifestation, which will continuously disturb the body of the one creating grievances, further causing the body to deteriorate and become impaired.
Revisiting will disrupt the body.
Furthermore, regarding the inexplicable pains of the body and the occurrence of cancer and tumors, modern technological civilization has led to the use of surgical procedures in hospitals. If there were no karmic entanglements involved, such conditions could easily be cured by today's medical technology. However, when karmic retribution manifests simultaneously, how can the sentient beings who suffer unjustly—namely, the creditors of past grievances—be addressed?
This will cause the creator of grievances, during the surgical excision, to undergo repeated operations that could have been easily completed initially. Through continuous invisible devastation and torment, they are subjected to multiple rounds of surgical cuts. In each repetition, they become unable to fully recover; instead, the situation worsens, deepening resentment and hatred with every occurrence.
When the creator of grievances endures the scalpel's cut, or suffers disability from a collision in a car accident, the body repeatedly deteriorates. This is precisely the effect of karmic retribution, which disrupts bodily functions, leading to surgeries and accidents that result in lifelong disability. Such is the most gratifying and joyous retribution exacted by vengeful creditors from past lives.
Interfering Spiritual Entities: Moreover, in every act of thought, there are always gaps and omissions. What's more, within one's own thinking, there exist numerous deficiencies, shortcomings, and errors. Furthermore, in each instance of thought and construction, there is an inability to genuinely resolve predicaments. This is precisely due to the process of retribution from those who have been wronged, which prevents the complete fulfillment of human existence.
Once Again Interfering with the Spirit's Demand for Retribution
Those who interfere with those who create grievances must first undermine correct thinking, and also obscure their own vision, believing that what they personally witness and display is all correct. In reality, they have long deviated from normal human reasoning. From the perspective of those who create grievances, everything is absolutely true, even personally witnessed, clearly and unmistakably displayed before their very eyes.
Not only does this lead to many deviations from the true essence of human existence within the spiritual realm, but it also leads one to believe that what they personally observe, manifest, and reveal is absolutely true and unquestionable. Unbeknownst to them, when karmic creditors interfere and one lacks the opportunity for thorough understanding, they often navigate life in a state of ambiguity and illusion.
Similar to the spirit mediums and psychics of today, what they see, observe, manifest, and present is often believed by them to be the only truth. They also assume they possess extraordinary abilities, such as the divine eye, divine ear, telepathy, and knowledge of past lives. However, such thinking within the spiritual realm is already misguided.
In fact, after a certain stage, one may come to believe that the manifestation of supernatural powers is achieved through cultivation. When such karmic creditors come to demand repayment, this situation is also very real, and will manifest within the information of the human body and spiritual body. Observing the course of action further reveals that everything is broken down, and the roots cannot retract or cease to move forward.
Further corrupting their conduct and actions.
One can only steel oneself and forge ahead courageously—this is one of the most challenging barriers for contemporary spiritual mediums with sincere devotion to break through. If there were truly knowledgeable and virtuous individuals who could clearly dispel all misconceptions, it would offer an opportunity to correct and elevate one’s own ignorance.
Furthermore, it can dissolve the karmic causes and effects that have been formed. From the perspective of Buddhism, the fundamental purpose of not relying on spiritual messages lies precisely in this! However, for those who create grievances, these spiritual messages are often what they have never encountered before, and they lack the genuine insight and wisdom to discern them.
This will lead one to become lost in the realm of supernatural powers, mistakenly believing that one has attained the divine abilities of heavenly vision, heavenly hearing, reading others' minds, and knowledge of past lives. Furthermore, one may think that this lifetime is meant to save and deliver all sentient beings and original spirits. Unaware that the primordial spirit has already been influenced by the spiritual signals of past karmic creditors, and moreover, they have already begun to take action to demand repayment!
This is a sorrow that has spanned the ages and is difficult to resolve! It must be addressed through the retribution of karmic creditors—can mutual support and cooperation lead to fulfillment? This is what Heaven most delights in witnessing! Yet, often there is a lack of the true capacity to proclaim Heaven’s will and embody its way, and it is also difficult for karmic creditors to deeply realize how their own original spirit should ascend and transcend.
Confusing spiritual communication and improper conduct on the sacred mountain.
It is merely that one has borrowed the name of deities and Buddhas for a time, receiving the decree to establish a temple and carry out salvation. Yet, in the process of manifesting within the human world, one repeatedly sinks into delusion, fascinated by the display of supernatural powers. This further leads those who create grievances to believe that their own virtue and ability to aid the world are exceptionally profound. They know not humility, and moreover, regard everything with contempt.
This is to plunge oneself into a situation that is even harder to reverse! One must clearly understand the interference from spiritual entities, which leads to many difficulties in truly comprehending the "evolution of heaven and earth" and the function of "heaven and earth's benevolent grace." After only a short period, one will face utter failure, making it extremely difficult to turn the situation around and creating obstacles in one's own process of salvation and universal deliverance.
This is beyond the comprehension of sentient beings—it is a process of retribution driven by the entanglement of cause and effect. It stems from a past cycle of negative karma created together with those who bear grudges, often preventing genuine elevation and transcendence. On the contrary, it causes one to sink repeatedly into degradation, and if one merely fixates on the manifested realms of supernatural power, it becomes difficult to achieve true ascension and transcendence.
When viewed from the perspective of the great compassion and benevolent grace of Heaven, the various ways in which sentient beings seek retribution through cause and effect merely serve to exhaust karmic obstacles, without any possibility of elevation. Such actions are highly undesirable, representing the most effective method for creditors and adversaries to exact repayment. This kind of retributive struggle is ubiquitous! Yet, alas, human life is fraught with ignorance and sorrow.
To subdue the true disturbances of causes,  
Sentient beings receive the decree to aid and transform spirits.
The manifestation of karmic obstacles arises from being led astray by the realm of supernatural powers.
In the past, the causes and conditions were harsh and profound; the disturbances from spirits and deities were even more real and true.
The manifestation of karma makes ascension difficult; hard to comprehend are the virtues and affections of heaven and earth.
This verse! It serves as mutual encouragement among sentient beings; on how to truly realize that in the human world, one should live with utmost sincerity and authenticity, and must never rely on supernatural powers as a refuge. To be disturbed by the notion that "supernatural powers cannot overcome karma, yet karma can overcome supernatural powers" is indeed profoundly helpless!
At the very moment karma manifests, it often brings utter defeat with no chance of recovery. It is truly a sorrowful torment to face such retribution. Understanding one's own karma—sometimes through supernatural displays—is never the proper path. May all comprehend the profound care and earnest admonitions of the immortals and Buddhas, and thus transcend and elevate themselves!
##Huoluo Lingguan Wang Tianjun
The Ultimate Truth descends to the mortal realm;  
The Way is true, the truth is true, the heavenly mandate is true.
The Heavenly Venerable assists the brush in its task,  
To propagate and transform, the mission is fulfilled.
Good evening to all the saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy! Today, the Mysterious Heavenly Emperor of the North Pole has descended to impart the teachings. Through "The Great Dao Is Sentient – Chapter 34: Interference with the Spiritual Body," humanity may come to understand where their heavenly destiny lies. One knows oneself best; by applying the universal principles of worldly wisdom, many difficulties can be transformed.
If we examine this from the perspective of ultimate truth: it is not to be grasped. Why, then, does Buddhism in Taiwan not rely on the manifestation of supernatural powers for its propagation? Moreover, after only a short while or a period of time, one becomes deluded within the obsession for such miraculous displays, inflating one's own ego, comparing sentient beings with one another, and ultimately looking down upon others.
Believing oneself to be a great immortal or Buddha descending to guide sentient beings is, in reality, merely the actions of karmic creditors borrowing the guise of deities. Such practices do not align with the principles upheld by orthodox religions. When supernatural powers manifest, if spiritual mediums lack the cultivation of virtue and wisdom, they often become deluded by these manifestations and overly reliant on the power of the spirit realm.
In the future! Sentient beings and spirit mediums will find a point of attachment, making it difficult to apply the attitudes and efforts that humans ought to possess. However, through their own efforts, they can transform all past karmic obstacles and entanglements. The present moment serves as a dividing line—either an upward ascent or a downward fall for their future. Sentient beings must take this as a warning!
## Immortal Maiden of Limitless Virtue
Loyalty to the nation, a fragrance that lasts through the ages;  
The grace of Prince Wumu extends to all corners of the land.
Marshal Yue descended upon Chongxin Hall,  
All signs of retribution are clearly displayed.
The Retributive Actions of Karmic Creditors
The human body is subject to interference, and in the process of all retribution, it is quite evident. The first thing to be disrupted is precisely the consciousness of thought. Next, it is necessary to cause the other party to have incorrect perspectives and views, which is to inflict harm through thought. Moreover, there are quite detrimental entities within the body, which indeed leave traces to be found!
From the perspective of sentient beings, it is necessary to first disrupt their conscious thoughts. For those who engage in conquest, this will lead to actions that are highly detrimental to themselves, plunging them into a situation that is even more difficult to reverse. In the process of conquering sentient beings, destruction must first be initiated within the realm of thought. Yet, when observed from the outside, they appear no different from ordinary people.
It will inevitably lead others to believe this is merely an ordinary person, unaware that during the process of karmic retribution, it is precisely by entering the body to cause interference—moreover, it permeates every aspect of daily life! Observing from the perspective of existence: although resembling humans, they no longer possess the normal functions of human survival, and are inevitably subjected to disturbances from spiritual signals.
All sentient beings' pursuit of retribution interferes with everything.
Even in the midst of existence, one cannot live as a normal person would. Instead, they may hold views that differ from ordinary people, making it difficult to break free from such limitations. Moreover, in the course of their actions, numerous spiritual messages may entangle and manifest, leading those with spiritual sensitivity to believe they have entered a state of divine manifestation by immortals or Buddhas.
This will lead one to experience numerous supernatural sensations. Unbeknownst to many, such phenomena often arise from spiritual interference, and it is precisely through these actions that sentient beings—such as psychics, mediums, spirit channelers, and spiritual intermediaries—find it difficult to discern whether their experiences originate from their own consciousness or from the consciousness of the spiritual realm. Ultimately, it becomes nearly impossible to distinguish between the two.
Interfering with All: Thus, for the greater growth of sentient beings, if one can realize and understand, it is essential to completely resolve and dissolve the karmic obstacles through fulfillment. For the one who creates grievances, the one who suffers grievances, and the immortals and Buddhas, these three parties must be brought to fulfillment. Only then can the mediator avoid becoming entangled in the conflict, and during the process of spiritual communication, provide the aggrieved creditors with an opportunity for ascension.
How do all forms of retribution and interference occur?
Often troubled by spiritual obstacles, one becomes unable to advance and transcend. With these hindrances persistently entangling, it becomes difficult to discern the true purpose of all received spiritual messages. How can one fully resolve the retribution demanded by "karmic creditors"? It is essential to fully apply the methods of those who seek redress.
It is precisely the many, many interferences in the process—concerning survival, spiritual practice, religion, daily life, economics, interpersonal relationships, marriage, children, parents, and more—that lead to a gradual departure from the right path. Moreover, the assistance and support from one's benefactors are often dismissed one by one. When spiritual obstacles interfere with practical life, it becomes impossible to gain greater space for survival.
Such conditions can instantly create numerous karmic obstacles and entangled causes and effects. How can they be resolved? How can they be completely dissolved? It is essential to rely on whether the one who created the grievance possesses the wisdom to manifest it, and to carry it out through human means—only then can it be genuine! Otherwise, how can one achieve completion while enduring the process of being pursued by creditors and adversaries from past grievances?
Thus, one cannot break free from such afflictions; instead, they tend to worsen progressively. Due to one's own ignorance and karmic obstacles, it becomes exceedingly difficult to attain genuine insight and clarity. This leads to a repetitive cycle, time and again, where one remains trapped and unable to overcome these disturbances. Such a state is precisely what the karmic creditors among sentient beings most delight in witnessing, finding it both entertaining and gratifying.
The body is disturbed by spiritual hindrances.
From the perspective of the one who creates grievances, this moment serves as the dividing line between all virtuous causes and effects, and all calamities and misfortunes, from past lives to the present. It determines whether one possesses the fortune and virtue to attract noble helpers. If one completely dismisses all potential benefactors, there will be no more noble individuals to intervene and mediate the process of repayment demanded by karmic creditors.
When one becomes unable to receive help from benefactors, and even when such assistance is offered, can it truly be relied upon? Can it truly resolve and eliminate one's troubles? Yet often, such a turnaround remains unattainable, instead only deepening the suffering and adding to the pain. What is more, one may plunge into the abyss of extreme anguish, with all human connections—family ties and friendships—turning their backs.
If, in addition, one's wealth is lost and nothing remains, crying out to heaven brings no response, seeking help from the earth yields no door, and pleading with others meets with indifference, while relatives and friends gradually drift away and scatter, leaving one to personally endure all the pain and torment—can there still be repentance and a chance for redemption? Yet, one remains trapped in one's own resentment, compounded by the grudges and fury of adversaries and creditors, both forces merging together.
Seeking retribution too often leads to thoughts of ending one's own life.
There are many who create grievances, often contemplating a swift end to their own lives, believing that death would resolve all troubles, and thus frequently harboring thoughts of suicide. Such trials, endured step by step and stage by stage, are nothing but suffering piled upon suffering—the very pinnacle of agony. Yet, why is it that these suicidal thoughts ultimately fail to be acted upon?
The thought of ending one's life often leaves room for reconsideration and transformation, which is precisely to prevent one from taking their own life too easily. From the perspective of the creditors from past grievances who hold the warrants, there is also a measured approach—it is essential to immediately interrupt any inclination toward suicide or self-destruction. For these creditors, witnessing the continued suffering is, in fact, their greatest delight and satisfaction.
Not only do all retributions manifest in this manner, but they also obstruct and sever the subsequent blessings and virtuous affinities, cutting off all aid from noble individuals. This plunges one into the most agonizing and extreme forms of cruel retribution. For the sentient beings entangled in karmic debts of kindness and enmity, how can one bear the suffering endured and the arduous journey of acceptance from the past?
This is by no means a process that ordinary human beings or those who have incurred grievances can immediately comprehend. Rather, it reflects the fact that the perpetrators themselves, in the course of facing retribution, are subjected to extreme and cruel acts of vengeance. This occurs because the actions committed by the perpetrators in their past lives are now being repaid in this present life, serving as a truthful and complete settlement of their karmic debts and obstacles.
All interference with the fairness of the campaign.
When the virtuous merits and karmic fruits of those who have caused grievances are particularly profound, they will inevitably encounter many benefactors offering assistance during the process of seeking redress. Some may find aid through temples and shrines for deliverance and transformation, while others may receive mutual salvation through ordinary secular means, such as Taoist priests, Buddhist monks, pastors, or preachers.
It is essential to observe the karmic connections through which each individual or lineage receives aid and transformation, and to understand what kind of karmic ties bring about encounters with benefactors. For some, blessings and virtuous rewards remain insufficient, and when the karmic consequences of past actions have not yet been fully resolved, it becomes difficult to settle each and every debt. Why, then, do so many temples and lineages find it easy to carry out the process of dissolving, repaying, and clearing these karmic debts?
However, when the person making the inquiry seeks to repay karmic debts through action, some may harbor doubts, suspicions, or even stubborn disbelief. Others may inquire merely to save face, without genuine repentance or resolution. In such cases, where sincerity is lacking, it becomes difficult to effectively perform the dedication and repayment of these debts. Moreover, the reason why tangible results are seldom achieved often lies precisely in this lack of earnestness.
Regarding the principal deities of all temples and shrines, if there is a definite religious connection, and it also depends on whether the karmic creditors themselves are willing, can mediation and resolution be carried out at the temples and shrines to truly repay and settle the debts? It is not due to any lack of ability on the part of the deities, but precisely because the fairness of the law of cause and effect must not be violated!
All processes come to subdue,
It is truly hard for humanity to transform.
The grievances and debts demanded by karmic creditors must be resolved through the creation of blessings and favorable connections.
When a noble person appears, can all be resolved?  
Is it due to the merits and karma of past deeds?
The great workings of human karma lead to a leap of completion among three parties.
This verse serves as mutual encouragement among all sentient beings. Reflect deeply upon the actions and deeds of each religion, or upon the transformations brought by immortals and Buddhas. To bring about a truly harmonious resolution among the three parties—the karmic creditors, those who created the grievances, and the immortals and Buddhas—one must observe whether good affinities exist. Or is there only unfinished retribution, perpetuating cycles of vengeance? Many signs and responses will surely manifest!
The Wuji descends upon Chongxin Hall;  
Perfecting goodness and fulfillment rests upon oneself.
The Immortal Maiden gathers with all beings of affection;  
The karmic debts of the mortal realm must inevitably be repaid.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and spiritual practitioners of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening and blessings! Today, the Five Sacred Benevolent Lords, Marshal Yue Fei, has descended to Chongxin to compose "The Great Dao Has Sentiments: Chapter 35—All Retributions." Regarding the repayment of karmic creditors and those who create grievances, how should one complete the resolution and dissolve them? This depends on whether one’s own noble person appears or not!
When a noble person truly appears to complete the process of purification and growth, what does this signify? It can be understood clearly from this: by honestly finishing the tasks of dissolution and repayment, or by leaving behind some lingering effects, one can thoroughly comprehend that all the actions of sentient beings are connected to the karma from past lives and accumulated lifetimes, as well as the blessings and affinities of this present life.
Only then can one truly and completely resolve and clear the debts, or if there remain some subsequent repayments, it is essential to honestly address the three aspects to achieve a thorough settlement. Is it merely to eliminate one's own karmic obstacles, only to create more karma again? Whether improvement and repayment can be achieved depends entirely on correct methods and guidance; only then can genuine improvement be realized.
A sincere heart can seize this opportunity to fully resolve karmic obstacles, allowing the creditors of past grievances, who have long been trapped in suffering, to enter the "Wuji Great Dao Academy" for deep cultivation and growth. This represents an elevation and transcendence to another level, genuinely achieving a threefold fulfillment. It serves the purpose of "proclaiming the teachings of Heaven and embodying the way of Heaven." Such an opportunity is exceedingly rare!
跋、凡例
##Namo Amitabha Buddha
讚曰、頌賀、序言
Huo Luo descends to the mortal realm, principles renewed;  
The Spiritual Official's virtue spreads, a sublime sentiment.
Wang Tianjun descends upon Chongxin Hall, the Great Dao's compassion unfolds its vast cause.
The Fundamental Essence of the Dao's Affection
The actions and behaviors of sentient beings are all governed by the "arising of thoughts" and the "consciousness of the mind." In all endeavors, there exists greater room for growth in one's own survival, along with enhanced cyclicality, convenience, and universality of existence. This is essential for one's own survival. How, then, can one avoid sinking into the turbid and evil world of the five impurities?
It also allows oneself, through all actions of existence in the human world, to genuinely understand how one's "spirituality and survival" can be integrated. Furthermore, it enables one's deeds to become the foundation and basis for ascending and transcending in the next life, achieving growth through learning.
Therefore, in this world, the actions and deeds that can elevate one to a higher level are considered correct! If one fails to ascend but instead sinks into the cycle of repetitive actions, it becomes uncertain and unclear whether there will be another opportunity to be reborn as a human in the next life. This will then turn into a difficult obstacle to comprehend.
The Great Dao acts with compassion.
In the course of human existence, when viewed from the perspective of spiritual and mental well-being, it is essential to meet the fundamental requirements for the comfort of one's spirit and mind. This necessitates reflecting on one's past actions and accepting the accumulated consequences within the scope of cause and effect. Only then can one establish a reliable direction for survival, which truly benefits personal growth and upward progress.
To truly rely on existence, one must become the master of oneself, refusing to drift with the tide or bury one's own spirituality and spirit. Regarding the fundamental teachings and education of religion, it is essential to nurture one's spiritual domain and allow inspiration to arise from the soul. Only in this way can there be a genuine elevation in the "consciousness of mind and thought."
This serves as the foundation for becoming the master of oneself, ensuring one does not merely sink into the pleasures of survival comfort, convenience, and popularity. For the human world is precisely a "realm of life transformation," where all karmic obstacles accumulated from past lives may still lead to further downfall in this present existence.
The human world is a realm for the transformation of life.
There is a significant improvement in the environment and space. How can we break free from merely orienting ourselves toward survival, ensuring we move in the right direction? We must avoid becoming trapped in mere existence, unable to rise and transcend, and instead prevent developing unhealthy dependencies on survival itself. Relying on and depending on the practicalities of survival is an inevitable action.
The world of true reality comes to merge, serving as the convergence point for all human actions, movements, and the arising of thoughts and intentions. For humanity, without greater transcendence and accomplishment, it is impossible to attain ascension and return. Although one may encounter virtuous causes and conditions for cultivation in the human world, systematic transformation remains unattainable.
On the contrary, some may believe that entering a religion ensures a carefree life, or even a smooth and peaceful journey through faith. Little do they know that for some, engaging in religious practice plunges them into deeper suffering. Moreover, can the deities and enlightened beings of their faith truly settle all the karmic debts accumulated by sentient beings over countless lifetimes? This is exceedingly difficult!
Ascension, transcendence, and the cycles of descent and reincarnation.
Some believe that through faith and practice, one can complete the act of clearing and settling, thereby repaying the accumulated karmic debts from the past. Such notions are widespread, and those who hold them often assume that in this very lifetime, it is easy to attain elevation and enter a state of direct ascension, transcending the fundamental karmic body.
In the process pursued by karmic creditors, it is necessary to repay karma through human existence. All actions of retribution by these creditors are truthfully imposed upon the one who created the grievances. If one cannot comprehend when the repayment of karma is fully settled, a warning can be given with this phrase: "To know the causes of past lives, look at the sufferings of this life; to know the fruits of future lives, look at the actions of this life."
The karma and karmic obstacles one bears in this lifetime are the collective accumulation of causes from this life and all past lives. If one can accept all that they have accumulated and thoroughly resolve all karmic debts, that is the wisest course. Moreover, one's actions and conduct in this life will become the total accumulation for the next lifetime.
The Supreme Grace of the Great Dao
Then, regarding the future of this life or the next, one can truly understand what actions to take. Furthermore, to enhance one's "energy and spiritual power," it is necessary to accumulate wisdom to achieve this, which is also the best method for eliminating karmic obstacles. If one can understand the hardships endured by karmic creditors in seeking repayment, sentient beings will inevitably reduce much of their karma-creating actions.
Reflect deeply on the bitterness and suffering at its core. If you were in such a situation, how would you feel? Shift perspectives—what would you think of yourself? Be vigilant not to create further karmic obstacles for the next life, for they bring immense pain and torment. Only by bringing clarity to the direction of your own existence can you find true illumination.
How are all the actions of judgment in the human world? In terms of understanding one's own nature, as well as the influences of habits and innate disposition, how should one restrain them to allow oneself to complete the process of resolution? By enduring all the karmic consequences of suffering in this life, one can experience a re-creation and manifestation, thereby enabling oneself to bring matters to an end and achieve resolution.
When grievances and debts are settled, one is free from disturbances.
It is essential to truly comprehend the truth as it is realized, for only then can transformation be genuine and unhindered by the disturbances and bondage of karmic debts—thus, being free from debts brings lightness to one's being. Therefore! While everyone speaks of truth, truth is finely divided into "worldly truths" and "supreme truths." Only that which holds universally can be called truth.
If one only adheres to the truth shaped by different nations, customs, and habits, it becomes difficult to apply it universally. Such truth is merely "worldly truth" and can hardly be called "ultimate truth." It fails to provide a genuine direction for elevating all religious scriptures, nor does it truly distinguish between the "worldly" and the "transcendent" in the pursuit of truth.
However, this is not actually the case. The truth is further divided into "supreme truth" and "conventional truth," both of which align with the orientations of all sentient beings and the vast universe. For those who genuinely cultivate and practice, the true principle does not deviate from these confines; it descends and manifests precisely within this authentic truth.
Ultimate Truth and Conventional Truth
Regarding the direction of survival dependence, it does not deviate from the principle of humane existence. One must understand that both "the truth of ultimate reality" and "the truth of conventional reality" can be mutually integrated in the survival of sentient beings. However, when observing the practices of cultivation and non-cultivation, the difference between them becomes significantly vast.
If one merely adheres to the standard of "the principles of worldly human existence," it serves only for survival, yet offers no assistance to spiritual cultivation. It is essential to clearly understand the "supreme and true principles," which, for all genuine practitioners in the human world, serve as the guiding pointer toward transcendence and provide humanity with the means for upward growth.
Practitioners often say that entering into religious faith means subjecting oneself to the discipline of the religion they believe in, and it is essential to abide by both "precepts and rules." How, then, can one avoid violating these disciplines? Although there are precepts and rules, it is necessary to thoroughly understand what constraints are placed upon one's own heart. In adhering to the religion one believes in, it is imperative to uphold and protect it.
The distinction between ultimate and conventional
Only by understanding the strengths and weaknesses of other religions can one discern the merits and flaws among all faiths, clarifying what is "supreme truth" and what is "worldly convention." Through the practice of genuine faith, one can thoroughly grasp the truths of both "worldly convention and supreme truth," thereby avoiding a minute deviation that leads to a vast error, which could also impact oneself.
It is essential to have a fair and authentic foundation for one's religious beliefs and practices in this lifetime. This serves as the greatest driving force for all religious believers and genuine practitioners. Without such a foundation, one cannot hope to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the five major religions, nor can one develop an equal perspective toward all faiths.
To truly understand is to genuinely comprehend how to be the master of oneself! By examining the educational and cultural courses passed down by the sages of the five major religions, one can discern which between "ultimate truth" and "conventional truth" can be truly embraced. This distinction will inevitably lead to vastly different outcomes in the future, marking precisely the dividing line between ascent and downfall.
The Great Dao is all-encompassing, and all-encompassing is the Great Dao.
The Great Way is inherently unified, and this unity is the essence of the Great Way, serving as the foundation for genuine faith and practice. How can one fully comprehend the true nature of "the unified Great Way" and "the Great Way's unity"? It is essential to understand the process of "the Great Way's unity" in order to truly resolve and repay karmic cause and effect as it truly is, thereby attaining realization through cultivation in the human realm.
One must also painstakingly repay all past karmic debts, a process that is deeply etched in the heart and soul, carried out through every minute, cyclical action to fully settle the accumulated karmic retributions of countless lifetimes. Many human beings believe that by embracing religious faith, they will receive the protection of deities and buddhas, enabling them to live in comfort and rest without worries. But for those who cultivate through faith, how can they truly comprehend what the future holds? It is exceedingly difficult!
If that were all, it would not ensure that everyone can return to transcendence. However, from the perspective of the Heavenly Dao: sentient beings must not deviate from the truthful actions of repaying karmic causes and effects. By doing so, they can surely settle all past karmic causes and bear witness to it—so truthful and deeply ingrained that it enables all beings and one's own disciples to genuinely exhaust karmic causes and complete their repayment!
With the completion of the entire work "The Great Way Has Sentiments," I deeply appreciate the virtuous opportunity granted by the Heart of Reverence to compile and disseminate the "Great Way Series" for universal transformation. As for how to further propagate and promote it, this calls for advancement to another level. It is my sincere hope that everyone may become "lecturers" and, moreover, the "primary driving forces" in spreading its teachings.
The Great Dao, with its boundless compassion, has already accomplished its purpose,  
Dissolving karmic causes to purify oneself.
Engraved upon the heart and carved into the bones is the truth of personal experience;  
Clearing all debts and attaining freedom bears witness to heaven and earth.
The Great Dao Continues Its Compilation, Carrying Forward the Series of Books.
The ultimate truth is as it truly is;  
the conventional truth is also sought accordingly.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings for mutual encouragement; to achieve greater self-improvement, and to understand clearly through the sacred text "The Great Path Has Sentiment": why does one enter into religion, and moreover, why do misfortunes never come singly? It is necessary to first completely resolve all accumulated causes from the past, repaying them time and again, until they reach fullness, and then one can very truthfully and directly ascend and transcend.
跋、凡例
##Namo Medicine Buddha of the East, the Tathagata
讚曰、頌賀、序言
The Wuji issues a decree for further writings;  
Mandé's karmic affinity inspires the Chongxin structure.
The Immortal Maiden ascends the stage to meet the virtuous student;  
The Great Path, imbued with compassion, completes the scripture.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow spiritual cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Fifth Holy Enlightened Lord, Marshal Wang, the Divine Official of Huoluo, has descended to compose the final chapter of *The Great Dao Has Sentiments*, titled "The Great Dao Has Sentiments," thereby completing the entire work. For Chongxin, this signifies the full completion of the "First Complete Volume" of the Great Dao series of books.
After the completion of the book and the fulfillment of the divine decree, the next volume shall be composed by respectfully receiving the Sacred Decree of the Imperial Mother and the Jade Decree of the Vast Heaven. Therefore, with only one issue between them, it is essential to devoutly prepare an incense altar before the hall to reverently receive the descent of divine decrees from Heaven, continuing the composition. It is fitting to bow in gratitude for the nurturing grace of Heaven and the virtue of the teacher, which holds great significance for this lineage. The second complete volume shall be elevated to another level in its continuation.
"Dao with Sentience" will be submitted to the Heavenly Court on the first day of the eighth lunar month in the Renwu year, coinciding with the sixth anniversary of the Chongxin Hall. Starting this year, blessings and fortunes for the latter half of the year will be initiated. The final days of the annual Joyful Month will hold even greater significance. The leaders must dedicate themselves to guiding and uplifting more sentient beings with virtuous connections, fostering mutual promotion and elevation, which aligns with the true essence of the Dao.
跋、凡例
##Namo Mahavairocana Buddha
##Homage to the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara
Namo, all beings chant in unison,
Amitabha's gaze follows the path of one's own heart.
The virtue of the Buddha illuminates the great cosmos;  
The great path, filled with compassion, beckons all beings to speak.
Postscript I
The Great Way: It takes all sentient beings as its foundation, and its essence never strays from cultivation and nurturing life. It means being the master of oneself. However, sentient beings often obscure their own hearts in pursuit of desires, unable to take charge of their own thoughts and consciousness. Instead, they plunge themselves into a situation from which it is difficult to extricate themselves.
Moreover, it is difficult to achieve fundamental transformation in one's own actions and conduct, as one is often hindered by what one does, making it exceedingly hard to attain improvement and transcendence. Consequently, one becomes swayed by preconceived notions, perpetuating the teachings passed down by predecessors, unable to dissolve or correct them. In the human world, one is obstructed by the cycles of reincarnation and the retribution of cause and effect.
Sentient beings: When speaking of the great Dao's compassion in terms of the Heavenly Lord, it is precisely through the Confucian tradition and sacred teachings that the process of retribution experienced by "enemies, kin, and creditors" is plainly analyzed. This process lays bare all the bitterness and sorrow, as well as the rather helpless actions, truthfully revealing through the actions of retribution what manner of mentality lies behind them.
For sentient beings who create karma, how can they personally realize it? It is through their own actions that the karmic obstacles of cause and effect should be fully resolved! As for the karmic fruits they bear, what actions can be taken to dissolve and repay these karmic obstacles? This is precisely within the realm of understanding for sentient beings, allowing them to bear the retribution in its true nature!
When one can achieve clarity and thorough understanding, and personally experience and realize it, it becomes profoundly impactful, leading to personal elevation and growth rather than painful repayment. It is the hope that all sentient beings can, in this very lifetime, fully resolve the actions of karmic retribution, which is precisely the original intent behind the writing of *The Great Path of Compassion*.
Namo Amitabha Buddha, descending to bestow blessings.
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Buddha Heart School, the Great Dao Academy of the Wuji, and the Revered Heart Hall by Imperial Decree.
The twenty-seventh day of the Plum Blossom Month, during the Xu hour, in the Renwu year of the Tianyun cycle.
Homage to the multitudes of the three thousandfold great chiliocosm,  
May the Great Way of the Eastern Paradise of Ultimate Bliss be widely proclaimed.
The Medicine Buddha descends to bless the heart, penning a postscript to guide;  
The Tathagata Buddha, the Thus-Gone Buddha, all share a common devotion.
Postscript: Part Two
The Great Dao: It is precisely the principal entity governing the cycle of cause and effect in heaven and earth. It does not differ due to distinctions among any religious sects or lineages, and thus universally illuminates all sentient beings in the world of affectionate humanity. Nor does it vary because of divisions within Jambudvīpa; likewise, it universally illuminates and protects all "affectionate beings" in relation to the "Great Dao."
Furthermore, to guide all sentient beings in the human realm, the beings of Jambudvīpa thus have a greater karmic connection to achieve transcendence and return, and only through perfection can they attain true nature. For the sentient beings of Jambudvīpa, this allows them to enter into religious faith, to grow and elevate themselves.
Sentient beings: If humans and other sentient beings fail to realize and awaken, it will be difficult for them to elevate themselves. This state of "awakening sentience" can only be achieved through the practice of the Mahayana Bodhisattva path. Can sentient beings in the human world attain such a state? It entirely depends on whether they apply their minds with sincerity and diligence!
Only then can the cultivation of life and spiritual practice be mutually integrated. In this way, one cannot deviate from the process of each individual's karmic retribution, which is also as it truly is in the human world. Moreover, for all sentient beings across the vast cosmos, in every thought and intention: there is no action that is not karma, no cause that does not bear its fruit. One must also strive to transform karma through cultivation and refinement.
The essential principle of integrating the five teachings—Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam—lies in recognizing their equality. These religions should coexist with mutual love, shared prosperity, and mutual respect; this is the correct path. Embracing such an egalitarian perspective upon entering religion allows one to break free from religious constraints and offers the opportunity to ascend and return to the heavenly kingdom, thereby achieving transcendence.
Never assume that by entering a religion, one may regard their own faith as the sole and supreme path in the world! Such a mindset is unacceptable. If one persists in this, they will inevitably sink into a sea of suffering in the future, finding it difficult to attain the realm of ultimate bliss. It is essential to adjust this perspective in order to achieve equality and non-action.
Namo the Tathagata Buddha of Medicine from the East, descending to bestow blessings.
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Buddha Heart School, the Great Dao Hall of the Wuji, and the Chongxin Hall by Imperial Decree.
On the twenty-seventh day of the fourth month in the Renwu year of the Tianyun era, at the hour of Xu.
◆ Decree ◆
完書繳旨
## Yicheng Chongxin Hall Chief Presiding Master, Venerable of the Void
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
跋、凡例
Namo, all sentient beings are Tathagatas;  
The great sun shines, heaven and earth unfold.
The Tathagata Buddha descends upon Chongxin Hall,  
planting the seeds of cause and effect in the world of sentient beings.
Postscript III
The work "The Great Dao Has Sentience" addresses how sentient beings can atone for their past karma, how they can fully resolve it, and how they can avoid returning to the human world in the next life to endure suffering and trials. It emphasizes that the act of repaying karmic debts is a manifestation of the boundless compassion and grace of Heaven, which seeks to bring fulfillment to all sentient beings.
The "Dadao Series Celestial Texts" represent a new method bestowed by the Heavenly Realm to elevate humanity to another level. Today, the Yichong Chongxin Hall has been honored with this extraordinary affinity, signifying a mission unlike any other. It requires genuine and profound dedication to achieve future blessings and provide humanity with a higher level of technological civilization.
One must undergo numerous trials and evaluations to pass, only then can one rightly fulfill the responsibility of promoting the Great Dao. Within Chongxin, there is a duty to be carried out, and the sect master of the Reason Brush has likewise endured many such trials and examinations, passing each time, thereby bringing the great virtues of heaven and earth down to transform the human world.
The great benevolence and compassion of Heaven bestow the new Dharma, which for the True Buddha Heart School means integrating the essence of Buddhism, the core tenets of Confucianism, and the quintessence of Daoism. Moreover, it harmonizes with the universal love of Christianity and the purity of Islam, blending them all together. It further disseminates and merges the true essence and spirit of each religious tradition into the universe, into all sentient beings, and into the Great Dao.
Moreover, the True Buddha Heart School has undergone repeated tests and assessments, each time passing through the lineage of the Great Dao with integrity. In the future, it will inevitably shoulder even greater responsibilities and missions, enabling sentient beings to rely on it for faith and unifying the foundations of belief. This embodies the boundless compassion of Heaven and the perfect harmony of the Great Dao as a whole.
The three teachings share the same origin and foundation, while the five teachings stem from a common root and essence.
Promote guidance across the four seas,  
Where faiths converge, the Great Path is borne.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings for mutual encouragement: do not exclude other religions due to your own faith in any religion, as such negative actions make it difficult to achieve fulfillment and return. Moreover, the divine beings and Buddhas in the heavens hold no selfish intentions; they treat all saints, immortals, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and exalted beings of every religion equally, with selfless compassion, universal love, and peace.
Namo Mahavairocana Buddha, descending to bestow blessings.
The Sacred Teaching of Confucianism, the True Heart School of Buddhism, the Great Dao Court of Wuji, the Chongxin Hall by Imperial Decree.
The twenty-seventh day of the Plum Blossom Month in the Renwu year of the Tianyun cycle, during the Hour of the Dog.
◆ Decree ◆
完書繳旨
##Before the Throne of the Infinite, Immortal Maiden Dong Shuangcheng
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
跋、凡例
All beings in existence I revere,
The Lamp-Lighting Dharma I myself must prove.
The ancient Buddha's cause revered the heart's descent,  
The Great Way's propagation was achieved through the brush of principle.
Editorial Principles
I. "The Great Dao Has Sentience" has been completed, having been painstakingly written by the celestial immortals and buddhas across a thousand miles of clouded paths. It enables sentient beings to understand their own karmic causes and effects, as well as the processes through which they are endured.
II. The repayment of cause and effect inherently aligns with the cycles of heaven and earth. However, if compassionate beings—such as sages, immortals, and buddhas—can utilize this dimension of time and space to redirect the various karmic ties from past lives, that would be even more in accordance with truth.
III. The Reckoning of Cause and Effect! If the conditions are not yet ripe, it is difficult for both the victim and the wrongdoer to fully resolve their karmic debts within this present time and space. They may have to revolve through cycles of rebirth, awaiting future lifetimes to settle these accounts. Yet, who can foresee whether greater causes and conditions will arise to facilitate such resolution?
Fourth, the act of seeking retribution for karmic grievances must itself be subject to the underworld's punishments and admonitions. Only then can one receive the "official decree" that serves as the basis for retribution. Those who have suffered injustice must first endure this karmic retribution, ensuring that their pursuit of justice does not become excessive and thereby avoid creating further entanglements.
V. Those who create karma suffer the retribution of cause and effect. They may wonder whether they can still repent, make amends, and dedicate merits. Only by willingly undertaking the process of clearing such karmic obstacles can one achieve true authenticity!
Six. Sentient beings can, through their own process of personal realization, experience each moment as profoundly genuine and deeply memorable. If the act of rectification can be harmoniously fulfilled by both parties, it may even lead to the fulfillment of all three sides, thereby avoiding the situation where "the mediator becomes the principal in the dispute."
Seven. Only when both immortals and Buddhas have been involved in mediation, and when benefits are achieved for both the spiritual and mortal realms, can the fundamental conditions for resolving karmic obstacles be considered complete. If full resolution cannot be achieved, at least both parties should reach a satisfactory outcome. One must never rely on divine authority to intimidate or force a retreat, only to leave behind unresolved matters for the future.
VIII. The work of "The Great Dao Has Sentiments" is precisely bestowed by the Heavenly Realm upon the Chongxin Hall to uphold new teachings, incorporating the principles of heaven and earth—compassion, empathy, universal love, equality, selflessness, non-action, and purity—into the celestial scriptures.
Nine. To enable sentient beings to completely resolve their own karmic obstacles through a clear process, and to achieve a relatively fair and complete fulfillment between themselves and the victims regarding their karmic obstacles, thereby bringing about a satisfactory resolution of karma for both parties.
10. Sentient beings seek truth to illuminate one another, and it is essential to understand: truth is universally applicable, not merely what is commonly used, desired, or sought in the secular world. If it fails to provide guidance and direction for sentient beings, then it cannot be considered the application of the "supreme truth."
Eleventh: After the completion of the book *The Great Dao Has Sentiments*, the widespread dissemination of this sacred task must rely on sentient beings to distribute and promote it. How can it then be propagated in Taiwan? How can it be expanded across the world? It is essential to devote great effort to its promotion!
Twelve: All virtuous beings with good karma can clearly understand the ins and outs of the crusade. For sentient beings, this is very practical and can swiftly help them repay the karmic retribution from past deeds, which is indeed in accordance with true reality.
Thirteen: The merit of the works lies in "Chongxin," and the distribution of merit lies in "sentient beings." Those who are willing to distribute and promote it can expand it infinitely. How to apply it? It requires all students of Chongxin and sentient beings with good affinity to jointly promote, allowing the Chongxin works: the Dadao series to expand farther and wider, so that all may benefit!
Fourteen. Upon completion of each volume, it shall be made genuinely accessible to all sentient beings for the purposes of charity, dissemination, moral cultivation, and education, thereby guiding them toward virtuous connections. In this way, the merits and fruits shall be self-created, self-attained, and self-redeemed, all in accordance with truth.
Fifteen: The Celestial Texts should be cherished and preserved. If you cannot easily grasp their meaning at first reading, do not hesitate to revisit them repeatedly. Each time you read, you may receive different insights and inspirations. In this way, through repeated readings, you will gain greater understanding and personal realization.
Namo Ancient Buddha Dipankara, descending to the mortal realm as an example.
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Heart School of Buddhism, the Great Dao Hall of the Wuji, and the Chongxin Hall by Imperial Decree.
At the hour of Xu on the twenty-seventh day of the fourth month in the Renwu year of the Tianyun era.
◆ Decree ◆
完書繳旨
## Chongxin President, Heavenly Venerable of the Void; Emperor Wengheng the Sage
## Imperial Envoy of the Vast Heaven, the Ancient Immortal of the South Pole
Having received the sacred decree, the incense altar was set up; within the Hall of Reverent Hearts, the true principles were expounded.
The Great Dao, imbued with compassion, fulfills the purpose of the scriptures,  
Universally transforming all living beings without bounds.
Today, we reverently receive the sacred decree from the Wuji descending upon the hall, offering affirmation for the completion of the twelfth volume of the Great Dao series, "The Great Dao Embraces Sentience." It also expresses profound recognition and praise for the Chongxin Dao lineage. We are truly grateful for the benevolent grace of Heaven, which nurtures all sentient beings. This achievement is also the result of the diligent and selfless cultivation of the Chongxin divine practitioners, filling our hearts with immense joy and contentment.
By decree, dispatch the Venerable Celestial of Imperial Transmission in the Void, the Venerable Celestial of Golden Brush Wisdom-Opening in the Void, and the Venerable Celestial of Silver Brush Great Dao in the Void to receive the carriage thirty li away; further dispatch the Immortal Maid of Colored Numen in the Void, the Immortal Maid of Colored Rosy Clouds in the Void, and the Immortal Maid of Colored Clouds in the Void to receive the carriage twenty li away. All other divine beings and the cultivating scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy shall line up in formation to await the carriage, ensuring no breach of decorum!
##Chongxin Hall Vice Chairperson, Wuji Yuanjun, Ma Xiangu
With reverence, the sacred decree descends upon the heart of Chongxin,  
The Great Path of compassion has now been fulfilled.
Promoting universal transformation across the cosmos, guiding all virtuous connections toward self-awakening.
By imperial decree, the boundless sacred edict descends upon the Chongxin Taoist Sanctuary to be proclaimed, with both deities and mortals bowing in reverence!
Imperial Decree is hereby promulgated.
Respectfully Received
The Sacred Decree of the Supreme Venerable Mother of the Primordial Origin proclaims:
The Mother resides in the sacred realm of the heavenly principle, earnestly hoping for a genuine path of deliverance and transcendence for all her children in Jambudvipa, seeking opportunities to uplift the hearts and minds of sentient beings in this worldly existence. She often issues decrees to the mortal realm, dispatching saints, buddhas, and virtuous children to guide and deliver. Yet, such opportunities for salvation grow increasingly rare.
Only by being entangled in the repayment of "spiritual obstacles and karma" within the human realm, one becomes unable to settle the karmic retribution of their fundamental causes and conditions. If sentient children fail to realize this, or if they are confined by their own inflated mentality and consciousness, it will further hinder their return and transcendence.
It is hoped that through the virtuous affinity of goodness, we may genuinely propagate and guide the lineage of the Dao sanctuary, uplifted by the sacred duties of the Great Dao, and also share in Mother’s concerns. Now, by the personal decree of Mother’s heart—the Wuji Great Dao Yuan and the Yi Chi Chong Xin Tang—since receiving the decree and establishing the hall in the year of Bingzi, we have proceeded to compile the "Great Dao Series of Celestial Books."
To date, the twelfth volume of the Dadao series, "The Sentient Path of the Great Dao," has been completed. This work is the result of the concerted efforts of the revered deities, Buddhas, and all children of Chongxin. It serves both the Heavens and ourselves, as well as all sentient beings, by thoroughly and truthfully elucidating the manifestation of each individual’s karma. This enables all sentient children to smoothly understand and settle their karmic retributions.
How can the perfection of dissolution and completion be achieved? Now, with the Chongxin lineage fulfilling its duties and exerting utmost effort to accomplish this, it is truly commendable and praiseworthy. Today, as the sacred texts are completed and presented, the Mother’s heart is greatly comforted. It is fitting to reward the devoted followers of Chongxin and all the diligent children for their hard work. This merit shall be inscribed in the Celestial Register and proclaimed throughout the world.
Furthermore, a reward of "Qiongjiang" is bestowed upon Chongxin in a medium-sized cup, granting blessings and fortune to enhance both spiritual affinity and wealth. This also ensures abundant resources for the future promotion of the Great Dao, which is truly righteous! Now that the writing is completed and the decree fulfilled, it is fitting to commend Chongxin for his unwavering dedication and arduous efforts. With reverence, both divine beings and mortals bow in gratitude!
The Supreme Mother of the Wuji issues a sacred decree to
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Heart School of Buddhism, the Great Dao Hall of the Wuji, and the Chongxin Hall by Imperial Decree.
On the fourth day of the fifth lunar month in the Renwu year of the Tianyun cycle, during the hour of Xu.
Excellent! I sincerely congratulate the devout individual for fulfilling their duties with utmost dedication, having once again completed and submitted the twelfth volume of the Dadao series. This is truly admirable and marks the first such achievement in Jambudvipa! It is indeed worthy of congratulations and reward. Excellent! I shall now return to the Celestial Realm to submit this accomplishment.
Thanks to the Imperial Mother for bestowing the nectar, granting Chongxin even greater auspiciousness.
Wealth and blessings both arrive,  
The Chongxin University will surely shine bright.
With gratitude and reverence, we give thanks to the Infinite Sacred Mother for bestowing the nectar of immortality, and for the establishment of the "Chongxin University," granting blessings and prosperity. It is Chongxin's duty in the future to faithfully promote and propagate the sacred mission of Heaven, guiding all sentient beings toward salvation and return.
This is a sacred mandate and duty, and it is also a collective endeavor that all deities and students of Chongxin must join forces to promote—the establishment of "Chongxin University of Humanities and Technology." Its purpose is to fulfill the guidance and education of sentient beings, enabling them to manifest true suchness and reveal their Buddha-nature. Only through such genuine actions can we achieve continuous growth and elevation.
Continuing, the Heavenly Jade Decree descended to the hall, commanding the dispatch of the following immortals from this lineage: the Void Immortal Maiden, Bodhisattva Guanyin; the Wuji Immortal Maiden, Bodhisattva Samantabhadra; and the Wuji Immortal Maiden, Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta. They were to proceed twenty li away to respectfully receive the sacred arrival of the Heavenly Jade Decree.
It is decreed that the Celestial Worthy of the Void, the Ancient Buddha of Nanping Daoji, the True Lord of Destiny from the Wuji Realm, and the Supreme Emperor of Mysterious Heaven from the Wuji Realm shall proceed ten li beyond to receive the imperial carriage. All other deities, Buddhas, virtuous disciples, and the cultivating academicians of the Wuji Great Dao Academy shall arrange themselves in formation to await the carriage, ensuring no breach of decorum.
The Supreme Path of the South Pole Enlightens the Multitudes;  
The Immortal Elder's Virtue and Grace Grow Ever More Abundant.
With the sacred jade decree of the heavens I bring,  
To complete the text and return the mandate, in reverence I stand.
Imperial Decree: The Heavenly Jade Edict descends to the Chongxin Taoist Sanctuary to be proclaimed. All deities and mortals bow in reverence!
Imperial Decree: Commence Reading
By Imperial Command
The Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Lord, the Mystically Sublime and Most High God, proclaims by His Jade Decree:
As the supreme sovereign, I hold the expectation that the teachings of all religions may be truly entrusted to those who bear the divine mandate of heaven, and that the propagation of the Dao lineage be advanced through the selection of genuine lineages from the world's religious institutions. It is my earnest hope that, for the future, there will be those who can genuinely disseminate the teachings, ensuring that "the promotion of the Great Dao" and "the return of sentient beings to the path" are faithfully and effectively carried forward.
Now, from the "Dadao Series Celestial Books" authored by the Yichongxintang in Taoyuan, Taiwan, the twelfth volume has been completed and submitted to the divine will. Each volume conveys genuine truths to guide humanity, nurturing sentient beings with the virtues of heaven and earth. Moreover, it has demonstrated tangible efficacy in guiding souls across, affirming and commending the Chongxin Dao lineage.
The benevolent grace of Heaven and Earth unfolds its teachings, allowing all sentient beings within the Great Dao to return to the true meaning with ease. Moreover, through the "Great Dao Series of Celestial Books" authored by Chongxin, sentient beings are provided with practical principles for earthly existence, enabling them to break free from the cycles and limitations imposed by reincarnation.
Now that the work "The Great Path Has Sentiments" has been completed, it is only fitting to affirm and reward the Chongxin Dao lineage. The merits of this work shall be inscribed in the Celestial Registry and proclaimed to the world as an exemplar. Moreover, by "fulfilling duties with steadfast resolve," this extraordinary mission has been accomplished. The efforts of the sacred individuals of Chongxin are worthy of recognition and reward.
Furthermore, the establishment of "Chongxin University of Humanities and Technology" is intended to guide and educate sentient beings, promoting the true meaning of truth for elevation. This will enable Chongxin to broadly create connections and opportunities, bestowing financial fortune and blessings, allowing Chongxin to further expand its influence. It will also empower the Confucian tradition to master new teachings and writings, a role that is uniquely suited to Chongxin.
The Jade Emperor, the Great Heavenly Lord, the Mysterious and Exalted Supreme Deity, descends with a jade decree to
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Heart School of Buddhism, the Great Dao Court of the Infinite, the Chongxin Hall by Imperial Decree.
On the fourth day of the fifth month in the Renwu year of the Tianyun era, during the hour of Xu.
Excellent! The Jade Decree has been proclaimed! Congratulations to the Chongxin Deities and the students for their unwavering determination, diligence, and perseverance in completing each volume of the Dadao series. Moreover, by now upholding the new Dharma, they have made it accessible and clear to all sentient beings, truly making it the foremost choice of the Confucian Sacred Teaching. Congratulations to all! I shall now return to the Heavenly Court to deliver the decree. Until we meet again!
Grateful for the Imperial Mother's sacred decree,  
We bow in thanks to the Jade Emperor's boundless mercy.
The Book of the Great Dao's Sentiments is now complete, awaiting its submission to further the universal salvation.
Good evening to all the saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the spiritual practitioners of the Wuji Great Dao Academy. Today, we have respectfully received and completed the proclamation of the Wuji Sacred Decree and the Heavenly Jade Edict in the hall. This affirms that the collective efforts of the divine and human beings of Chongxin in authoring and promoting the "Great Dao Series" have achieved genuine efficacy and tangible results, accomplished through the united dedication of Chongxin's divine and human community.
It also brings significant elevation for oneself and all sentient beings. Moreover, through "the Great Dao conveying truth, sentient beings may return," it enables the karmic obstacles of sentient beings to be dissolved. This is achieved through one's own efforts, one's own attainment, and one's own complete resolution.