Dadao Series — Book 24
English Edition · 大道眾生
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January 1, 2008, the twenty-third day of the eleventh month in the year of Dinghai (Tuesday)
The Venerable Celestial of Literary Grace and Edification in the Void
The Great Dao Series, Volume 24 – All Beings of the Great Dao
With diligence and courage, without negligence or oversight, I have fulfilled my duty to complete this book.
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第二回　  障礙迷思
## Homage to the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara
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The Three Pure Ones, the Celestial Venerable of Primordial Beginning, Descend to Offer Praise and Congratulations
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January 4, 2008, the 26th day of the eleventh month in the Dinghai year (Friday)
Lanterns are hung and decorations displayed, filling hearts with joy;  
The sound of gongs and drums heralds auspicious fortune.
The Sect of the Heart-Mind welcomes the sacred decree;  
The Great Dao series spreads its teachings far and wide.
Respectfully receiving the sacred decree of the Wuji and the imperial edict of the Heavenly King.
All deities, Buddhas, virtuous beings, fellow students of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, and cultivators, good evening! Today marks another grand and auspicious occasion for the Chongxin lineage. We have respectfully received the Imperial Decree for the twenty-fourth volume of the Great Dao Series at our hall, bringing immense celebration and heartfelt joy to Chongxin. This achievement is the culmination of eleven years of dedicated efforts within the Chongxin lineage.
It is also a time for the entire assembly to unite in heart and strive together for the growth and elevation of the primary causes and conditions for the sake of the Heavenly Will and all spiritual beings. First, we respectfully receive the Sacred Decree from the Wuji, which has been proclaimed in the hall. It commands the dispatch of our lineage’s Celestial Venerable of Void Phoenix Soaring, Celestial Venerable of Void Imperial Transmission, and Celestial Venerable of Void Silver Brush Great Dao to respectfully receive the Sacred Decree from the Wuji thirty miles away and bring it to the hall.
By order, dispatch the following from our lineage: the Immortal Maiden of Ethereal Colors, the Immortal Maiden of Ethereal Cranes, and the Immortal Maiden of Ethereal Rainbows to respectfully receive the Sacred Decree of the Wuji at a distance of twenty li and escort it to the hall. All other deities, Buddhas, disciples, and cultivating scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Institute shall line up in formation to await the arrival.
Before the Throne of the Limitless, the Hemp Immortal Maiden
The Wuji Decree descends upon Chongxin,  
In attendance before the Imperial Mother, serving with devotion.
The assistant of Magu returns to preside over the gathering,  
Bestowing a new decree of virtuous intent.
By the decree of the Supreme Ultimate, the sacred mandate descends to the Chongxin lineage for proclamation. The diligence and steadfast resolve of Chongxin have earned the affirmation and commendation of the Heavenly Realm and all celestial beings and Buddhas. This is an achievement born of the united hearts and concerted efforts of both the divine and the mortal, before whom all spirits and humanity bow in reverence.
Imperial Decree, Proclaim and Read
Respectfully Received
The Supreme Celestial Mother of the Wuji decrees:
The Divine Mother resides in the celestial realm of the Heavenly Principle. For all sentient beings in the mortal world, Her teachings and guidance are bestowed with utmost devotion to bring about their fulfillment. Moreover, She descends the virtuous grace of Heaven to elevate the human world. Yet now, those who can return to the immortal homeland of the Wuji are few! Even fewer! It is exceedingly rare to seize such a profound opportunity to transcend and return.
Time and again, the Mother’s heart waits by the door, hoping that all her spiritual children may return to the eternal immortal homeland, to gather once more before her countenance. Truly, she holds profound hopes and expectations for the elevation and transcendence of all spiritual beings in the mundane world. Now, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, the Mother’s heart has established the Chongxin Hall by sacred decree. Since its founding, the hall has embarked on the composition of the "Great Dao Series of Celestial Books."
To date, the twenty-third volume of the Dadao series, "The Benevolent Grace of Dadao," has been completed and submitted as intended, truly bringing joy to the Mother's heart, as every work of our Chongxin lineage has never been delayed across any time or space. The Mother's heart is greatly pleased, and the twenty-fourth volume of the Dadao series continues to be written—titled "All Beings of Dadao," which focuses on genuine growth and transcendence through all forms of education and cultivation.
The decree appoints the Ancient Buddha of the Southern Sea and the Ancient Buddha of Nanping Daoji as the principal immortals and buddhas, with other exalted beings from the three realms serving as assisting immortals and buddhas. Upon receipt of this decree, the work shall commence immediately, with the hope of early completion to guide all sentient beings of the mortal world toward the "Great Dao's Natural Transformation and Propagation" and the "Elevation and Transcendence of All Beings' Mind and Nature." This is the heartfelt aspiration of the Mother.
Diligent and brave, never slack nor neglect, steadfastly determined to accomplish the task.
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第十八回　 德性眾生
##Homage to the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara
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The Dadao Series: Twenty-Four Volumes  
Preface to the Celestial Book for All Beings
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With unwavering determination, guide all beings to return to transcendence.
The Supreme Primordial Mother issues a sacred decree to
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Heart School of Buddhism, the Great Dao Academy of the Wuji, and the Chongxin Hall by Imperial Decree.
On the twenty-third day of the eleventh lunar month, during the Xu hour (7-9 PM), in the year Dinghai of the Tianyun cycle.
Congratulations! Chongxin has once again been honored by the Supreme Mother of Wuji to receive the celestial texts of the Great Dao series. We are truly overjoyed for the Chongxin lineage! It is our hope that everyone will work together to complete this unparalleled and extraordinary book, achieving self-fulfillment and the salvation of all beings—this is the foundation of the Great Dao. Thank you all for your hard work. As your teacher, I must now swiftly return to the Heavenly Realm to fulfill my duty. Farewell!
With reverence, we send back to Heaven (Amidst the tolling of nine bells and the beating of eighteen drums, we respectfully escort Vice Chairman Immortal Ma back to the Heavenly Realm! The decree is delivered, fire the cannons!)
Void Supreme Master—Namo Void Supreme Virtue Human and Celestial Ancient Buddha
The Rightful Chair of the Chongxin Daoist Sanctuary, the Celestial Master of the Void, ascends the platform.
Once more receiving the Jade Decree of the Vast Heaven,  
All beings of the Great Dao are blessed with fortune.
All Saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, having respectfully received the Sacred Decree of Wuji, we now continue to welcome the Jade Edict of Haotian to our hall. The foundational lineage of our order, the Second and Third Sacred Emperors of Wuji, along with the City God Emperor of Wuji, have been commanded to respectfully receive the Jade Edict of Haotian twenty li away and bring it to the hall for proclamation.
By decree, dispatch the Marshal of the Central Altar from the Wuji Sect, the Lingbao Immortal Youth of the Wuji Yaochi, and the Xiqiong Immortal Maiden of the Wuji Yaochi to respectfully receive the Jade Decree of the Vast Heaven ten li away and bring it to the hall. All other deities, Buddhas, virtuous disciples, and cultivating scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Institute shall line up to await the arrival, ensuring no breach of decorum.
Imperial Envoy of the Vast Heaven, Prime Minister Zhuge
The Heavenly Envoy descends from the firmament,  
Minister Zhuge Liang rejoices with a joyful heart.
With a sincere heart we welcome the change,  
Blessings descend as they are meant to arrange.
By the decree of the August Heaven's Jade Edict, this solemn mandate descends to be proclaimed at the Chongxin Hall, where gods and mortals alike bow in reverence.
The Imperial Decree is hereby proclaimed.
Respectfully Received
The Great Celestial Jade Emperor, the Supreme Sovereign of Mystical Divinity, decrees:
As the supreme sovereign of the Nine and Five, I have devoted utmost thought to fostering peace and fulfillment among all religions in Jambudvīpa. It is my aim to ensure that all faiths may coexist equally and without contention, and even integrate harmoniously within the vast expanse of the world. It can be said that upholding justice and equality for all religions serves to elevate the "great moral grace and the welfare of all living beings."
It is indeed a painstaking effort, and so far, there has gradually emerged a foundation for genuine mutual equality, fairness, and integration. This is precisely because the three teachings share the same origin, and the five teachings stem from the same source. Thus, from the vast universe and the world, efforts have been made to elevate the educational culture for all sentient beings, and some modest achievements have been realized to this day.
Now! Since the establishment of the Yichongxintang in Taoyuan, Taiwan, the compilation of the "Great Dao Series Celestial Books" has commenced. To date, a total of twenty-three volumes have been completed—the "Great Dao's Virtuous Grace" series has been fully submitted to the heavenly decree, truly bringing Us immense gratification! This is the result of the divine Buddhas of the Chongxin lineage and the sacred immortals and Buddhas from all heavens descending to compose these works, dedicating great effort to enlighten and guide humanity.
In elevating and transcending all students of the Chongxin Sect, as well as all sentient beings, it is our duty to uphold the benevolent grace of Heaven and to dedicate ourselves to the welfare of all living beings across the vast universe. Truly, it moves Us to recognize the Chongxin Sect as the great sect that We rely upon and trust. Indeed, it can be said: profoundly faithful.
It is appropriate to continue by titling the twenty-fourth volume of the Dadao series "Dadao Sentient Beings." This work can achieve blessings for the world of sentient beings and contribute to their elevation and transcendence. It is decreed that the primary composing immortals and buddhas shall be the Ancient Buddha of the South Sea and the Ancient Buddha of Nanping Daoji, with other exalted beings from the three realms serving as assisting immortals and buddhas.
Upon receipt of this decree, commence implementation immediately and complete it at the earliest opportunity, so that it may be promulgated to benefit the world. This will further serve as a foundation for elevating the four hundred million original spirits, as well as for the return of over two million high-tech talents, enabling significant growth and homecoming. Through research, invention, and creative evolution, it shall benefit all sentient beings of goodwill, fostering universal growth and transcendence.
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The Celestial Lord Tongtian, the Venerable Treasure Spirit, Descends to Present the Preface
頌    勉
January 8, 2008, the first day of the twelfth month in the Dinghai year (Tuesday)
虛空上人　降跋三於
## Namo Ancient Dipankara Buddha
◆ Decree ◆
完書繳旨
With unwavering diligence and courage, steadfastly determined to achieve completion, under the watchful gaze of heaven, persevering with renewed effort.
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The world's most extraordinary book today, the "Dadao Series Celestial Texts," guides and nurtures sentient beings toward transcendence and return. This is what I, the sovereign, deeply admire and anticipate.
The Great Heavenly Jade Emperor, the Supreme Deity of Mysterious Divinity, issues a sacred decree from the celestial realm.
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Heart School of Buddhism, the Great Dao Academy of the Ultimate, and the Chongxin Hall of the Imperial Decree.
On the twenty-third day of the eleventh lunar month, during the Xu hour (7-9 PM), in the year Dinghai of the Tianyun cycle.
Congratulations to the lineage system of the Chongxin Sect for once again receiving the mandate to compose the "Great Dao Series Celestial Texts" from the heavens. This truly demonstrates the unwavering resolve and perseverance of Chongxin for all sentient beings under heaven, which is unparalleled and has achieved remarkable results in spreading the teachings. Congratulations! Congratulations!
I, the immortal, must swiftly return to the heavens to report to the Jade Emperor. I shall visit the Chongxin Sect another day to trouble you again. May all be auspicious until we meet once more! With reverence, we send you back to the heavens, and fire the cannons. (Nine bells and eighteen drums resound in reverence as we send Zhuge, the Prime Minister and Imperial Envoy of the Jade Emperor, back to the heavens!)
Lord of the Southern Heaven, Sage Emperor of Literary Balance
A rare fine day, truly auspicious; the noble heart's path of lineage, joyous and bright.
The roar of cannon fire echoed to the horizon, filling the imperial envoy's heart with immense delight.
All Saints, Buddhas, and virtuous beings, as well as the fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today marks another auspicious and joyous occasion for the Chongxin lineage, truly a moment of immense happiness and celebration for Chongxin. We are honored to once again receive the Sacred Decree of Wuji and the Jade Edict of Haotian, continuing the legacy of the world's most extraordinary scripture.
"The Twenty-Fourth Volume of the Dadao Series Celestial Texts" — "Beings of the Great Dao" states that the disciples and sages have sincerely transformed their methods of receiving the sacred decrees of the Wuji and the Jade Edicts of Haotian. This genuine change has brought immense joy to the two imperial envoys, filling their hearts with delight. Upon returning to Wuji and Haotian to deliver the decrees, it truly marks a significant transformation within the Chongxin lineage.
This year, the evaluation from the heavens is the same as in previous years, so the immortals and Buddhas of our sect are also quite delighted and joyful. This is the result of the unity within the Chongxin Sect, achieving such perfect accomplishments. We have already respectfully received the sacred decree from the Wuji and the imperial edict from the Haotian Jade Emperor, and the proclamation has been completed! Furthermore, we continue to support and perfect the compilation of the "Dadao Series Celestial Books."
All sages, the future path of the Dao and the economic system must achieve full growth in the year of Wuzi. You must devote yourselves to its promotion, while all immortal and Buddha teachers will also support one another and further propagate it together. This is the fundamental task of the year of Wuzi, guiding all future beings toward great welfare with clear direction.
Furthermore, with respect to the over 420 million sentient beings and original spirit children, as well as the "borrowed talents" among high-tech professionals, a more concrete direction for their return can be established. This also aligns with the works of the "Great Tao Sentient Beings," which will be incorporated into the Celestial Texts on the second Tuesday of each month, reserving only the fourth Tuesday of each month for the sacred edicts of immortals and Buddhas.
To align with the annual submission schedule of the celestial texts, adjustments will be made until the twenty-eighth volume, after which it will return to the original arrangement. This period spans two years, during which it is hoped that all virtuous students will enhance their wisdom, increase their blessings, and add to their wealth and prosperity. Well done, and thank you for your efforts. Farewell, everyone!
2014, 0902, 1215◎＃※   OK#
The Three Pure Ones, the Supreme Venerable Sovereign of Primordial Beginning.
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第一回　 眾生根源
January 11, 2008, the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, Dinghai year (Friday)
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Daode Tianzun Congratulates and Encourages, All Beings of the Great Dao Welcome the New Fortune
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完書繳旨
With diligence and courage, never slacken nor neglect.
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The virtuous grace of the Three Pure Ones unfolds,  
As the Primordial Heavenly Lord descends.
All beings of the Great Tao sing praises and offer congratulations,
Reverently hailing the arrangement of the Chongxin Great Tao.
Praise and Felicitation
The virtue and grace of the Great Dao.
It means taking heaven, earth, and all living beings as the foundation, serving as the primary cause and condition for elevating all sentient beings in the underworld star within the vast cosmos, and providing abundant resources and sustenance. It aims to fulfill the original spiritual beings of this generation, uplifting them in the three aspects of "spirituality, inner self, and physical body."
Thus, the conditions for "the teachings of the Great Dao" and "the growth of all beings" represent the fundamental grace bestowed by Heaven, capable of yielding genuine functional benefits. Now, at this very moment, facilitated by the convergence of time and space, such celestial opportunities and auspicious affinities have descended upon the Yichong Xintang lineage in Taoyuan, Taiwan, bringing forth praise, congratulations, and blessings.
All living beings must survive.
It is to provide the myriad sentient beings across the vast universe with the education and culture of the present era, enabling them to receive the divine grace of Heaven and understand the true methods of cultivation for future generations. Furthermore, it is to ensure that education and enlightenment genuinely benefit the spiritual beings of this era, achieving true transcendence for the twenty-first century.
The benevolent grace of Heaven has descended upon the mortal world, already yielding initial functional benefits. It is commendable to witness the Chongxin system’s steadfast dedication and commitment to fulfilling the divine mission of Heaven—spreading its teachings and elevating the hearts and minds of all beings. This also represents a mutual fulfillment of the auspicious opportunities bestowed by the celestial design across generations, deserving of joy, celebration, praise, and encouragement! Hail and congratulations!
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第二回　  障礙迷思
January 15, 2008, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in the dinghai year (Tuesday)
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Ode to Encouragement
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The First Chapter of the Dadao Beings: The Deep-Rooted Origin of All Beings
第三回　  迷思信仰
January 18, 2008, the 11th day of the twelfth lunar month in the year of Dinghai (Friday)
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三清教主　元始天尊　降讚賀於
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Heart School of Buddhism, the Great Dao Academy of the Wuji, and the Chongxin Hall of the Imperial Decree.
On the twenty-sixth day of the Eleventh Month in the year Dinghai of the Tianyun cycle, during the Hour of the Dog.
Congratulations! The lineage of the Chongxin Sect has been blessed with this divine opportunity and auspicious affinity to continue undertaking the sacred mission bestowed by Heaven, composing the world's most extraordinary book, the "Dadao Series, Volume 24: The Beings of the Great Dao." We extend our heartfelt felicitations! We have taken the liberty of engaging with the Chongxin Sect for some time to discuss future plans for guiding and perfecting sentient beings. Thank you all for your hard work. Farewell for now!
The Heavenly Lord of Universal Enlightenment, the Celestial Worthy of Numinous Treasure.
The Supreme Master of Heaven, virtuous and compassionate,  
The Celestial Worthy of Numinous Treasure descends to the altar to welcome.
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Episode 1: The Origin of All Beings
第四回　  宗教迷思
January 25, 2008, the 18th day of the twelfth month in the Dinghai year (Friday)
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大道系列廿四冊　　眾生天書來序引
Preface    Introduction
The Great Way of All Beings
Taking the will of Heaven as our guiding principle, it is now possible to observe that the world and humanity possess abundant resources and sustenance. Moreover, the education and enlightenment bestowed by Heaven upon the world and humanity can achieve truly extraordinary transcendence, widely delivering sentient beings and spiritual children of the present era. Thus, this profound celestial opportunity is brought down to the mortal world.
Furthermore, with the support of the Southern Continent of Jambudvīpa, the Yichongxin Hall in Taoyuan, Taiwan, has been blessed with this divine opportunity to encounter the "Number One Marvelous Book under Heaven" from the Heavenly Realm. To date, a total of twenty-three volumes have been completed. Now, continuing with the twenty-fourth volume—"Great Tao and All Beings," a celestial scripture—it can be said that it repeatedly elevates and transcends the fundamental practices of true religious cultivation for the human world, embodying the righteous path.
The Great Dao bestows its transforming virtue and grace upon all.
It is for the multitudes of living beings in this generation, to dissolve and transform the delusions and obstacles in religious practice. By applying the methods of contemporary technological civilization to overcome past hindrances that could not be resolved, practitioners of religion can find ways to change and grow, enabling sentient human beings to ascend and transcend.
Furthermore, regarding the future descent to the mortal realm, the elevation of these over two million "borrowed talents" in high-tech fields, as well as the four hundred million original spiritual Buddha-disciples, all can seize this celestial opportunity as "beings of the Great Dao" to return and transcend. Moreover, they will genuinely experience growth in the integration of "mind, spirituality, and physical body," thereby achieving a state of homecoming.
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Episode 2: The Myth of Obstacles
第五回　 信仰障礙
January 29, 2008, the twenty-second day of the twelfth month in the year of Dinghai (Tuesday)
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通天教主　寶靈天尊　降序引於
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Buddha Heart School, the Great Hall of the Wuji Dao, and the Chongxin Hall of Imperial Decree.
On the twenty-sixth day of the Eleventh Month in the year Dinghai of the Tianyun cycle, at the hour of Xu.
Aha! Once again, I come to congratulate the Chongxin system on continuing the Great Dao series of celestial texts with the twenty-fourth volume—"Beings of the Great Dao." This truly calls for celebration, praise, and an introductory preface for Chongxin. I have disturbed the Chongxin lineage for some time, discussing together the future guidance of beings toward return, gathering and propagating the teachings. You have all worked hard, and may all be auspicious. Farewell!
Founder of Daoism, the Supreme Dao Ancestor, the Celestial Worthy of the Way and Its Virtue
The Taoist Patriarch descends once more,  
The Supreme Taoist Ancestor's presence is renewed.
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Ancient Buddha's Descent, Third Session: Misguided Faith Should Not Be
第六回　 宗教障礙
February 1, 2008, the 25th day of the twelfth month in the Dinghai year (Friday)
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頌    勉
The Great Way benefits all sentient beings.
It is based on the multitude of original spirit beings as the foundation, aiming for elevation and transcendence. In the current era, the so-called doctrines of the five religions are rarely, seldom, and even more scarcely able to guide sentient spirit beings toward return, ascent, and transcendence. This is not due to errors in the fundamental doctrines of the five religions in the past.
However, after repeated revisions, the methods of cultivation in the human world can no longer be elevated according to the ways practiced by the saints of the five religions in ancient times. As a result, the original spiritual beings of this era are unable to truly achieve the fundamental efficacy of returning and transcending. This is what the Heaven above observes after this renewed restructuring.
Sentient beings attain accomplishment through the Great Dao.
And so it descended, the world's most extraordinary book, the "Dadao Series Celestial Texts," was authored to transform the habitual tendencies of all sentient beings. This is the profound and earnest intention of the Heavenly Divinity, hoping to provide a true celestial ladder for the widespread dissemination of the Great Dao among all beings, enabling them to return to their origin. As for sentient beings—once they descend into this world, they are immediately tainted by the five turbidities and the evil age.
Moreover, there is no method that can truly elevate one upward. Up to the twenty-first century, it can be said: such religious practices fundamentally cannot return to Heaven. How can one hope for a more sublime and transcendent culture through the education of religion? This is what Heaven is most concerned about, and thus Heaven has bestowed the first extraordinary book.
The "Dadao Series" serves to assist sentient beings in rectifying and transforming deficiencies and shortcomings in their practice. By purifying the spiritual essence as a foundation through the refinement of the eighth consciousness, it is indeed an absolute truth. It also enables the original spiritual seeds of sentient beings to seize this divine opportunity to return to the heavenly realm, constituting the most crucial cause and condition.
The Supreme Patriarch of Taoism, the Most High Lord of the Tao, the Celestial Worthy of Virtue and the Tao, bestows this exhortation and encouragement upon all.
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Heart School of Buddha, the Great Dao Court of the Wuji, and the Chongxin Hall by Imperial Decree.
On the twenty-sixth day of the Eleventh Month in the year Dinghai of the Heavenly Cycle, during the Hour of the Dog.
Oh! Truly, boundless congratulations to the Chongxin Lineage! This celestial opportunity and auspicious affinity can be said to be absolutely unprecedented, both in the past and present. To have the Yichi Chongxin Hall is to genuinely elevate and transcend sentient beings of the future, enabling their perfect return; it is truly a cause for celebration and rejoicing for all beings! Having disturbed the Chongxin Lineage for a time, we have together deliberated on all future guidance and fulfillment. Thank you all for accompanying this endeavor. Gratitude! Farewell!
Jigong, the Living Buddha
Saving the world and benefiting others is the core of a revered heart,  
Guiding all beings with impartiality and selflessness.
The lively world scene must be elevated;  
The Buddha's words renew the great path of the Heavenly Texts.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the three sacred venerables—the Taoist Three Pure Ones: the Celestial Venerable of Primordial Beginning, the Celestial Venerable of Precious Spirit (Tongtian Jiaozhu), and the Celestial Venerable of the Great Dao and Virtue (Taishang Daozu)—have descended together to Chongxin. They have come to offer praise, guidance, and encouragement for the works dedicated to "all beings of the Great Dao."
We extend our deepest gratitude to the Three Sacred Venerables for all their arduous efforts. It can be said to all sentient beings that their virtuous grace truly extends to all living beings, fulfilling and perfecting this divine opportunity and auspicious affinity, for which we are profoundly thankful! We also express our gratitude for the constant support of the Three Sacred Venerables of Taoism to the Chongxin lineage, and for all the benevolent conditions and favorable affinities that have fostered growth, elevation, and transcendence.
Tomorrow is Saturday again, and all guidance will proceed as usual. How should we move forward? It depends on your efforts, which have already been long-lasting! As for how to learn and grow, it is through your dedication—step by step, footprint by footprint, with each mark of effort—that you will reap rewards and gains. Thank you all for your hard work. May all be auspicious. Farewell!
September 2, 2014, 13:05 ◎＃※ OK＃
Ancient Buddha of the Southern Sea
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Episode 3: The Maze of Faith
第七回　 教義障礙
February 15, 2008, the ninth day of the first lunar month (Friday) in the year of Wuzi.
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頌    勉
The South Sea's barrier protects all living beings;  
The ancient Buddha descends to honor the practice of the heart.
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第一回　 眾生根源
The holistic process of the sentient world
It is through the human realm that all living beings can be granted a comfortable and peaceful living space. This is largely due to the boundless grace of Heaven, which extends into the vast universe, centering on the lives of sentient beings. Why, then, does the human world possess such a divine opportunity and auspicious affinity?
It is essential to understand that in the human world, there exists a cyclical interplay of ascension and transcendence, as well as decline and reincarnation. Human factors further shape the direction of survival, thereby creating comfort, convenience, and universality. This serves to guide sentient beings in the human realm toward genuine elevation rather than descent into degradation.
Furthermore, it is through such causes and conditions that distinctions are made regarding the foundations of life within the human world, shaping its development. The origins of human beings lie in the different star systems of the cosmic heavens. Among these, there are many who fail to realize that humanity itself originates from the genetic essence of the celestial realms of the universe.
Since this is the case, why not allow all human beings to return to their original foundation? Why must they descend into the human world to suffer and endure hardships? It is difficult to ascend and transcend upward, while constantly falling into cycles of reincarnation and decline. From the perspective of the human world, what then is the fundamental basis upon which all existence depends?
Human survival is based on the foundation of being well-fed.
Furthermore, taking food, clothing, shelter, transportation, education, and recreation as the purposes of all human life, and incorporating them into the orientation of human existence, it is correct to live by one's own means without being influenced by others. After all, human beings originate from the genetic essence of the cosmic celestial realm.
In this context, why must the human world descend to the Earthly Abyss Star to nurture life? Moreover, why is it unable to return to the original star system? This has been an enigma throughout the ages for the world of human principles: why does such attachment to what is called human behavior lead to actions oriented toward survival, and why does it become a barrier to one's own entry into the realm of human existence?
To truly achieve effective implementation, it is distinguished by human factors: the distinction between self-elevation and self-degradation is also determined by human factors. Yet why is it that the root of all origins stems from the cosmic galaxies? Such distant cosmic galaxies possess no trace of emotion whatsoever—is this truly the case?
Moreover, the desire to return to the cosmic star systems is largely unattainable. It is precisely the Haotian Star System that provides the means for creation, research, and invention, enabling the planet Diming to evolve into a more technologically advanced civilization. This outcome is determined by the collective will of the divine in the present 20th century, aimed at elevating humanity and all living beings to a higher state.
The origin and beginning of all sentient beings
However, entering the 21st century, we continue to build upon the achievements of this consensus. Because of this consensus, it aims to elevate the future technological civilization of the human world, enabling humanity to evolve and return to the original cosmic galaxies. Moreover, regarding this origin, it is essential to understand where one's own primordial spirit comes from.
Why then does one descend into the human world? And for what purpose? What lies behind all these questions and causes? It is essential to truly seize the opportunity for ascension and return, enabling oneself to rise upward and transcend, rather than remaining forever confined within the Earthly Realm, merely sustaining existence. Otherwise, there will be no way to return and achieve transcendence.
If this continues, I fear it will be difficult to elevate and transcend oneself in the next life, and even more impossible to serve as a refuge for the growth of sentient beings. Only by taking the vast multitude of living beings across the universe as the primary foundation can this karma be truly directed, enabling all sentient beings to return to their original source.
Throughout the ages, it has been impossible for any religion within the human world to truly comprehend the fundamental causes and conditions. One must rely on one's own life as the foundation, and in the process of orienting oneself within life, upon entering into religion, there inevitably arises an opportunity for learning and growth, aimed at enhancing and elevating all that is good within humanity.
How should one begin from the root of all sentient beings?
Furthermore, by incorporating the study of religion, one can come to understand that the shortcomings and deficiencies of all contemporary religions should be addressed through a broader system of thought. This system should provide a foundation and source for self-transcendence by nurturing the strengths of religion. In this way, all faiths and beliefs within the human world become the very path one has chosen for oneself.
Originating from the training and spiritual practices of different religions, one is granted a refuge in faith. After truly attaching oneself to faith, it becomes necessary to achieve self-fulfillment. How should one enter into religion? It is to allow oneself to attain the true essence of faith, free from the constraints of religious texts and the limitations of religious doctrines.
Furthermore, as commonly said in the secular world: the obstacle of knowledge, among which the obstacles of language, reasoning, confusion, religion, and doctrine are the greatest hindrances. How can one, after entering a religion, achieve a broader space? How can one fully devote oneself to their own faith while also understanding the doctrines of other religions?
Then one will have a comprehensive understanding and clarity. Otherwise, after entering a religion, if one becomes bound by "religious barriers" or "doctrinal barriers," it is likely that these will become the greatest obstacles that human beings cannot overcome. It is essential to understand why, upon entering a religion, one encounters obstacles that hinder further elevation.
How Should the Roots of All Living Beings Grow
Furthermore, they are bound by the obstacles of cognitive hindrances, conceptual barriers, linguistic limitations, and delusional obstructions, as well as constrained by the most severe "religious barriers and doctrinal dogmas." These are the impediments that ordinary adherents of sectarian beliefs absolutely cannot overcome. Consequently, their faith in human existence and survival fails to ascend but instead descends into degradation.
In the next life, returning again and again, time after time, what do you think of this? It is essential to understand the origin of your own being. If you cannot comprehend the source of all that you are, how can you hope to break through? It is merely a direction of effort, and it is exceedingly difficult to truly understand the origins of oneself and all sentient beings.
Moreover, after sentient beings enter the human world, they remain perpetually bewildered about the direction of human existence. Even though religions may offer guidance toward their origins, they are hindered by the demands of survival—clothing, food, shelter, transportation, education, and recreation—making it impossible to truly elevate themselves.
On the contrary! Some may believe that after entering religion, even if they have no merit, they at least have hard work to their credit. If one thinks this way, it will be difficult to achieve upward progress! Moreover, sentient beings originate from the celestial star "Tianming" within the cosmic star system. It is through Tianming's radiance that all the myriad living beings across the twenty-six star systems of this galaxy are illuminated.
All Functions of the Tianming Star System
It is an endless cycle of ascension and decline, a situation of utter helplessness! Why must it be this way? This is because Tianmingxing purifies the original spiritual seeds of the cosmic galaxies, providing them with a clarified direction for existence. This enables them, in future incarnations into any galaxy, to understand their own way of life.
This is the effect exerted by the cosmic "Tianming Star," which provides abundant resources for all living beings across the vast universe. It offers sustenance to sentient beings on Earth Star or the other twenty-six star systems throughout their existence, enabling them to return to their original star systems for ascension or descent. These rich resources serve as a foundation for their own learning and growth.
It is distinguished from the original foundation, which is the same, but one must understand why, upon entering the Earthly Obscure Star, such so-called obstacles that cannot be transcended arise. This is precisely because, within the Earthly Obscure Star, one is constrained by the sun, moon, and stars, and further subjected to the mutual interactions of the human world.
Thus, various obstacles accumulate, preventing all sentient beings from ascending. Consequently, they remain confined to this dark star forever. If one can comprehend the nature of one's own "purity and defilement," one will understand one's shortcomings and deficiencies, and thus learn how to dissolve these obstacles.
The Origin of Sentient Beings: Purity and Defilement
Why are sentient beings in the world of emotions unable to truly achieve upward elevation? It is because, after entering religion, they fundamentally fail to understand their own origins. How, then, should one purify their inherent nature? Constantly tainted by themselves, such individuals can be described as follows: most ordinary human beings in the realm of emotions merely live for the sake of survival.
If one cannot truly purify oneself, nor calm the mind to discern and distinguish between "purity" and "defilement" within, how then can one achieve upward elevation? This is precisely what sentient beings find most difficult to transcend. It is not that the immortals, buddhas, or the heavens lack compassion; it is essential to understand that all sentient beings originate from the same source.
However, the achievements attained are not the same. What do you all think of this? This is precisely the most difficult obstacle to overcome throughout the ages in all religious scriptures. It often lies in the fact that the "barriers of religion and doctrine" fundamentally cannot be fully transcended, and even more so, the obstacles within the sentient world are exceedingly difficult to overcome.
Therefore, if you can entertain such thoughts and contemplate the possibility of returning to the original foundation in the future, do you all believe it is achievable? That would be too distant! If you do not even possess this kind of awareness, how can you cultivate good causes and conditions to ascend, progress, and transcend? It would be fundamentally impossible to reach any potential at all.
From the Void and Boundless, primordial spirits descend;  
Within the Celestial Star System, forms are shaped.
From the Star of Heavenly Light came the journey's start,
The root nature of all living beings.
Since ancient times, it has been hard to break through—  
Religious myths have formed rigid frameworks.
Within the barrier of knowledge, confusion and obscurity persist;  
The hindrances of principle and delusion intertwine in a tangled web.
This verse is shared among all sentient beings and spiritual children for mutual encouragement! It seeks to analyze a longstanding confusion that has persisted through the ages: How did the journey of sentient beings begin to be understood? By tracing the descent from the Void, through the Limitless, and down from the Heavenly Court to the Star of Heavenly Light, then further down to the Star of Earthly Obscurity and other star systems, we aim to dissect this process. It is hoped that this will bring greater benefit to all of you in the times to come.
Immortal Maiden of the Ethereal Blossoms
The fundamental cause of emptiness and conditions,  
Like a colored flower descending to the mortal world.
The Immortal Maiden attends her duty today,  
While all beings of the Great Dao cultivate the celestial scriptures.
All Saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and cultivators of the Wuji Great Tao Academy, good evening! Today, the presiding immortal Buddha of the "Great Tao's Multitude of Beings," the Ancient Buddha of the South Sea, has personally descended to compose this work, aiming to unveil the karmic veils that have persisted since ancient times. This is directed toward the human world, and the same karma and seed causes apply to other star systems within this galaxy and beyond.
The only distinction lies in the different races and species of the five elements, which differentiate all ways of the world and humanity. This enables entry into a more innovative system of thought, offering everyone the opportunity to understand the origins from which they come. Why, then, are there so many systems distinguished? Through repeated writings and continuous works, the elevation of your knowledge and wisdom shall be unlocked. Thank you all for your hard work. Farewell!
September 2, 2014, 17:40 ◎＃※   OK＃
Ancient Buddha Daoji of Nanping
The Fourth Revelation of the Sage: Delving into the Misconceptions of Religion
第八回　 經典教義
February 19, 2008, the thirteenth day of the first lunar month (Tuesday) in the wuzi year.
第一回　 眾生根源
The compassionate beings of Nanping,  
Daoji descends to impart the new Great Way.
The ancient Buddhas gather with all sentient beings,
Guiding them away from the roots of obstacles and delusions.
Episode 4: Religious Myths
第九回　  宗教經典
February 22, 2008, the sixteenth day of the first lunar month (Friday), Year of Wuzi.
第二回　  障礙迷思
The delusions and obstacles of all sentient beings
When sentient beings enter the mundane world, their orientation toward survival is greatly guided by a sense of direction. Why does this function exist? By what causes and conditions do they, in the human realm and through religious practice, seek to transcend and aspire for more sublime growth, all within the context of wholesome and positive development?
Thus, upon entering religion, one originally hopes to transcend the desires of life and death, to truly break free from the cycle of rebirth concerning the great matter of future existence. Yet, after entering religion, one instead becomes bound by religious beliefs! Moreover, it becomes impossible to overcome the obstacles of religious misconceptions.
Thus, after immersing oneself in religion, it becomes even more difficult to achieve elevation and transcendence. This limitation, obstacle, and misconception represent the greatest hindrance and point of destruction for all sentient religions. It is essential to understand that religious faith and daily life are meant to elevate and transcend the human world, not to confine or obstruct it.
I ask all sentient beings: after you have entered a religion, do you all believe that your own faith is the greatest, highest, finest, and most supreme, and that you yourselves are unparalleled under heaven, and that no other religion can surpass the one I believe in? Otherwise, they cannot return—such notions are found everywhere!
The Necessity of Removing Obstacles
Moreover, they even claim that all these are low-level beliefs, using such assertions to forcibly instill erroneous notions and ideologies into you. Little do they realize that in today's world, countless teachings flourish side by side, each religion possessing its own unique strengths and offering different forms of fulfillment to all its believers.
Regarding those who have entered the religious path, the correct concept should have been elevated through the "evolution of heaven and earth." However, after embracing religious faith, students are instead instilled with a mindset of self-centered supremacy. From the perspective of today's religious leaders, this is seen as correct and as it should be. For guiding later students and disciples, it is deemed necessary to proceed in this manner.
However, if we consider it from another perspective: your entry into any religion is merely about elevating your own thoughts, concepts, and beliefs. It is not about which is the greatest, the best, the highest, or the most supreme. If that were the case, then one would simply be a believer who merely waves the banner of religion.
Moreover, there is not one who does not claim: the religion they believe in is the foremost in the world, and only through the religion they follow can one truly transcend the cycle of rebirth and attain elevation, while all others are merely bound to the cycle of rebirth; this is the greatest obstacle in contemporary religion, and it holds true for all present-day disciples and students of faith.
Most people harbor religious misconceptions.
If we cannot adopt a broader perspective to dismantle such erroneous thoughts and ideas anew, how can we ever hope for a future day of mutual integration among all religions? Impossible! This is precisely why, in the current era of time and conditions, the Heavenly Realm possesses such a function and purpose.
To dispel this religious barrier and misconception, one must understand why, after entering religion, only a few sentient beings can ascend and transcend, while the majority struggle to achieve such elevation. It is essential to recognize that the education and teachings of religion itself are based on carrying out the will of Heaven, fulfilling its duties, missions, and responsibilities.
Descending into the mortal world, within all religious sects and lineages, there is a pervasive effort to instill in contemporary believers, after they enter religion, the erroneous notion of "the world bows to me alone." Such practices must be dismantled to offer sentient beings a true ladder of return to the Great Dao.
If one merely clings to the belief that their own religion is the highest, greatest, and most supreme, while failing to recognize that each religion in the contemporary era possesses its own unique strengths, then from the perspective of the Divine, it is certainly impossible that all the noblest tasks and missions would be entrusted solely to one religion alone! Thus, there will be many places where diverse faiths converge toward a shared direction in religious belief.
Eliminating and Reducing the Misconceptions of Obstacles
However, the essence of religious faith is that various causes, conditions, and beliefs can coexist harmoniously. Moreover, the abundant grace and resources bestowed by Heaven are not confined to a single religious sect alone! If a particular religion fails to fulfill its entrusted duties toward Heaven, what can be done under such circumstances of time and space?
It will involve significant delays over time, which prevents the Heavens from accomplishing this sacred duty and mission according to the established plan. Thus, from the perspective of the Heavens, this is not an ideal approach. One must understand why the Heavens place religious leaders in positions of responsibility and mission.
It is certain that through repeated observation, supervision, inspection, and assessment, the results of each and every instance will be reviewed. This serves as a true test of whether this so-called "self-proclaimed supreme" religious sect can truly unite as one. It allows for an understanding of what the fundamental conditions and actions of Heaven are, and why Heaven must act in such a manner.
Moreover, how should one conduct a detailed examination of all religions in the world today? And how should one fulfill the responsibilities and missions entrusted by Heaven to guide and transform humanity? Inevitably, when disciples and students who have entered the gate of faith are mutually examined, a question will be presented for all to answer. How, then, should this question be addressed?
Obstacles and misconceptions underlie all problems.
Consider whether one can truly enter into genuine faith and transcendence, or merely claim the title, saying, "I am practicing, I am religious, I am selflessly sacrificing and dedicating." If this is the case, it can be said that such so-called religious believers are, in general, merely disciples and students at best.
It is merely a nominal affiliation, yet they are called religious believers, or disciples and students. As for the desire to transcend and return in the future, what do you think? Simply reflect, and all will become clear. The key lies in identifying where all the issues reside. May I ask: do such religious believers truly have disciples and students?
There are too many: these so-called disciples and students of faith, you can observe what happens after they enter religion, and it will be clear at a glance. There is no need to say much—will they truly ascend and return in the future? They will not! This very behavior of entering religion is the greatest misconception and obstacle.
Can you not see clearly, these disciples and students of religious faith? There are too many! Too many! It is essential to be truthful, to make changes and adjustments within oneself. The faith of the future must be refined and transformed in the present moment—only then is it correct. Only by entering religion in this way can one truly achieve ascension and transcendence.
Religious Illusions and Myths
Not so! Consider carefully: is it possible to return in the next life or the next cycle? This is the greatest delusion for contemporary religious believers. It arises because predecessors within religions have imposed upon later students and disciples the notion that they do not know their own faith, and that they must take the religion they believe in as their sole refuge.
Moreover, in today's world, religions are said to be equal, impartial, and just; yet to fundamentally rectify such religious misconceptions is beyond reach for those without affinity, while for those sincerely seeking cultivation, the opportunities are abundant—far too many! Whether one can grant oneself a broader religious faith remains uncertain.
It is essential to be utterly truthful, so that one may achieve greater gains and benefits regarding the path of one's future faith. This is to offer, concerning the so-called beliefs of contemporary religions, that upon entering a religion, one will develop a broader system of thought. However, for most people, there is no opportunity to further attain the unique and sublime aspects found in other religions.
In the present era, why does the Divine Will seek to integrate through the principle of "Three Teachings Sharing One Origin, Five Religions Arising from the Same Source"? It is to amend the shortcomings and deficiencies within all religions on Earth and the Star of Earthly Obscurity, while elevating the sublime and excellent truths of each religious tradition. This is to grant all ninety-two original spirits and four hundred million Buddha-disciples the opportunity to share in this profound juncture.
The heavens bestow their virtuous grace upon all sentient beings.
Additionally, by gathering over two million high-tech talents, we aim to achieve genuine advancement, bringing the divine virtues of heaven down to all living beings. You are fortunate to witness this grand occasion, through which the truths of religious faith can be understood, overcoming the shortcomings and deficiencies in religion. It is essential to recognize that all religions in the world possess their own unique and remarkable strengths.
It is never the case that one's own faith is the greatest, the best, the highest, or the most supreme. Those who hold such religious beliefs can be said to have already fallen into a state where impartiality and equality are obstructed and unattainable. Every religion possesses its own unique strengths. In understanding the essence of all religions in the present era, we can embrace impartiality, equality, and selflessness to mutually fulfill one another.
This is the greatest equality and justice that Heaven bestows upon the current era, and it will remain so in the future, ultimately uniting all religions into a single system of faith! Thus, there will be no religious labels or constraints—it is essential to break free from religious myths and barriers. I wonder if you understand the key principles and mysteries within this?
Regarding the religion of the future, it will ultimately merge into a single ideological system. Within this, although many religious names and forms may exist, they will fade away after five hundred years! This pertains to the millennium from the 21st to the 30th century, aiming to break the mindset and notion of countless religions flourishing simultaneously for all of you who hold religious beliefs.
The Myth of Religious Belief
Looking back ten thousand years ago, there were no religions that truly elevated one another. How do you view these religions today? After entering the religious system, how should you enhance your faith, refine and transcend your own thoughts and concepts? This is about cultivating a broader ideological framework for yourself.
It will integrate with the excellence of the three teachings and elevate through the five teachings, breaking down the myths of religious beliefs and all erroneous ideologies, allowing oneself to achieve a broader system of thought. This is also for the future of four hundred million Buddhist disciples and, after their return, the over two million high-tech talents who have been "borrowed."
In the next batch, seventy million high-tech talents will be borrowed and dispatched, descending to the Earthly Nether Star in six to seven waves. This is not merely about breaking free from religious constraints, which alone cannot achieve ascension and transcendence. Rather, it is a fundamental action repeatedly mandated by Heaven, aimed at genuinely dissolving religious myths and obstacles.
This is the preparation and growth bestowed by Heaven upon all spiritual beings and disciples of Buddha for their elevation. Otherwise, if things remained as in the past, how would you view religious wars? In the past, extremists among the believers in European and American nations, under the banner of religion, waged so-called "holy wars" against the religious beliefs of the Earthly Nether Star!
Myths of Religion: Peace and Justice
Even if it means sacrificing the precious lives of many beings, what are your thoughts on this? It is essential to treat every religion with equality, allowing for mutual admiration and affirmation, as well as appreciation and respect. Within the educational and cultural traditions of each religion, whether it be Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, or Islam in the present era, they are all the same.
As for the emerging religions of the present era, it is equally important to develop a broader religious framework of thought for oneself. Only then can one truly and genuinely face the future, discerning the strengths and weaknesses, the virtues and flaws of each religion, thereby genuinely elevating oneself and attaining enlightenment in the present moment.
And when one attains the stages of "Buddhahood, Dao-fruit, Confucian attainment, divine accomplishment, or sagehood," there is no longer any so-called religion of one's own faith that can be called the foremost in the world—such a view would be too shallow and too narrow-minded! To regard what you believe in as the foremost is understandable and beyond reproach; it is necessary to praise and respect it, and to affirm the faith of others.
Religious myths lie within oneself,  
Faith in the world stands as the foremost.
Dispelling the Myths of Religion, Uniting as One
Mythic religions come with faith,  
Unaware it's but for merit's praise.
Descending to the mortal world, the cycle of rebirth begins anew,  
Only to receive the reward of blessings in due time.
This verse! May all sentient beings and spiritual children encourage one another! You may carefully contemplate the advice and works I have shared today, which will bring you greater growth and gains in the future. Well, thank you all for your efforts. Bring in the tangerines from earlier, and let me offer everyone a blessed tangerine for fortune and prosperity. Would you like one?
All virtuous beings, in this present life and age, are blessed with the great fortune and profound opportunity to enter the system of the Chongxin Sect. Whether one can comprehend that the Heavens will grant even greater fulfillment to the future propagation of the "Dadao Series of Celestial Books" remains to be seen, but in time, you shall surely understand. With a heart full of gratitude, I accompany you in this endeavor, having disturbed the Chongxin Sect for a time. Farewell, everyone!
The Immortal Maiden of the Void, the Colorful Crane
Void's cause and effect, truly sublime;  
Colorful cranes in the sky speak of dustless purity.
Today, the Immortal Maiden meets the virtuous student,  
As the Merciful Buddha bestows the blessed tangerine.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Tao Academy, good evening! Today, the presiding immortal Buddha of "Great Tao Beings," the Ancient Buddha of Nanping Daoji, has descended in true form to compose the second chapter of "Great Tao Beings." This will provide a second analysis of the misconceptions and obstacles within religion. Step by step, we will inevitably gain greater clarity on why the Heavens have ordained things this way.
In the reformation and reorganization of religion, it is to lay a foundation for the elevation and transcendence of over four hundred million other galaxies in the millennium from the 21st to the 30th century. This allows one to understand the profound intentions of Heaven and the enlightened beings, enabling you to attain immediate enlightenment, achieve the state of Buddhahood in this lifetime, and thereby grow, elevate, and transcend.
Tomorrow is Saturday again, and all transfers will proceed as usual. How one achieves fulfillment, learning, and growth for oneself depends entirely on one's own efforts, through which genuine gains and benefits are obtained. This will naturally foster positive conditions and virtuous connections to flourish and ascend, ultimately enabling transcendence and elevation. Well, thank you all for your hard work. May everything be auspicious. Farewell!
September 3, 2014, 18:40 ◎＃※   OK＃
Episode 5: Obstacles of Faith
第十回　 眾生根性
February 29, 2008, the 23rd day of the first lunar month in the year of Wuzi (Friday)
第二回　  障礙迷思
Namo, all beings come as they are,
The lamp of the mind's dharma naturally aligns.
The Sixth Chapter: The Beings of the Great Dao — The Necessity of Understanding Religious Obstacles
第十一回　 眾生魔性
March 4, 2008, the 27th day of the first lunar month (Tuesday), Year of Wuzi.
第三回　  迷思信仰
Religious beliefs often harbor misconceptions.
When sentient beings and primordial spirit children enter into religion, they often fall into misconceptions about religious beliefs. This is because, upon entering religion, they are unable to objectively examine the essence of various religious beliefs. Once immersed in religion, they become obscured by the scriptures and doctrines of their own faith, leading to even greater misunderstandings about religious belief.
For those who are generally considered religious believers, the most difficult obstacle to overcome is precisely this: it indirectly causes greater negative effects and harm to these devout followers, and they are unable to break free from the misconceptions about their faith. Even religious leaders themselves often fail to understand how they, too, are entangled in the illusions of religion.
Upon entering a religion, it becomes difficult to maintain an objective perspective on all its actions and practices. Influenced by the one-sided words of religious guides, devout believers adopt the conditions expected of them within the faith. Thus, swayed by the advocacy of religious predecessors, they come to proclaim it as the one and only truth under heaven.
Regarding the cultivation of religious faith, so-called "the foremost under heaven," it is not only beyond reproach but also essential for such religious instructors to nurture younger students and believers with doctrinal beliefs. Only in this way can genuine religious faith be truly achieved, as it inherently should be, through the provision of educational and cultural training programs.
Dispelling the Obstacles of Faith Misconceptions
Moreover, this system of thought can be said to be both authentic and accurate in establishing the necessity of a central ideology concerning the doctrines of various religions. It serves to provide faithful ideological education and training for later students and disciples, which is a common feature of the religious doctrines of all major schools in the present era.
This core concept should be used to train future students and disciples, serving as the primary foundation for their faith. Moreover, how should one ensure that within religion, faith is not clouded by personal delusions? Precisely because upon entering a religion, the behaviors of mutual support and devotion toward the faith emerge—this is both necessary and inevitable.
Otherwise, in general religious beliefs, without the support of a group of devoted believers and students, how could the education and teachings of the religion be promoted and expanded? The same applies to the major religious sects and lineages today. By nurturing and learning from such religious beliefs, opportunities are provided for later generations of students to grow and transcend.
However, if a newcomer to a religion can establish a solid foundation upon entry, it can be said that in this very life and world, their faith in the religion will make them less likely to commit evil deeds. Such a devout believer is truly rare and worthy of affirmation and encouragement, and they are bound to cultivate favorable conditions for growth in the future.
Myths and Questions of Faith
Precisely because this is how religious faith ought to be approached, in order to facilitate the propagation and promotion of religion, all major religious denominations in the contemporary era follow this practice. It is essential to first provide foundational training through educational and cultural courses to establish the faith of new students and disciples—a practice that is entirely reasonable.
It should also possess fundamental conditions to achieve what is appropriate for junior students and disciples. However, when viewed through the doctrines of religious faith: the essence of religion lies in its primary cause of encouraging people to "do good," which applies to every religion and to every human being who enters into religion.
To establish a central ideology is to achieve self-elevation and transcendence, which is also the fundamental teaching of all religions today. Without first building a system of loyal and steadfast thought, attempting to integrate faith into daily life in the future would be as futile as climbing a tree to catch fish, inevitably leading to many disconnections.
Moreover, the fundamental essence of religious belief lies in "encouraging people to do good," a principle that has remained unchanged throughout the ages. The teachings, doctrines, and educational courses guided by every religious tradition also aim to inspire people to "do good." This, in turn, helps reduce the creation of evil karma, negative consequences, and calamities, forming an interconnected system of thought.
How to Gain Clarity on Mythical Beliefs
It is also the process shaped by the true nature, thus it is said: regarding the essence of religion, it serves as a foundation for "encouraging people to do good." If one cannot rely on the essence of religion to guide sentient beings smoothly toward faith and their pursuits after entering religion, then it becomes impossible to settle the mind and find a refuge in religious belief.
Moreover, it is impossible to truly rectify one’s own shortcomings and deficiencies within religious faith. This is because every sentient being, while pursuing religious beliefs, first moves from a state of disbelief or doubt toward an understanding of the religion itself. That is to say: great doubt gives rise to great faith, small doubt gives rise to small faith, and without doubt, there can be no belief.
When these three types of people enter into religion, the first type, after a period of considerable doubt, finds a foothold. From this point, they develop a genuine driving force for faith by first questioning their own entry into religion. However, for ordinary people who neither doubt nor believe, such individuals are said to have little affinity with this religion, making it difficult for them to embrace it as a source of faith and refuge.
However, there is a type of person who inherently believes and actively seeks the primary causes and conditions of faith, and who also possesses genuine inner motivation. From the perspective of religious belief, such individuals are considered to have deep karmic connections and are devout followers. When they join the ranks of religious believers, their numbers strengthen the cause, bringing a significant new force to the community.
The Sincerity of Religious Faith in Reciting the Buddha's Name
This addresses the so-called "well-behaved" students and disciples of religious faith, of whom more than eighty percent fall into this category. Only a small portion are considered "ill-behaved," while the rest can be regarded as moderately devout. In terms of the depth of their faith, each individual varies, further influenced by karmic connections from past lives.
What, then, is the nature of all faith in this life and this world? It is essential to understand that the orientation of human existence and religious faith are not necessarily proportional. For those who, throughout their lives, dedicate half of their time in the human world to religious devotion, such individuals may be said to have sacrificed and devoted their entire existence.
Quietly dedicating all of one's time, energy, and resources is truly praiseworthy and commendable! For those who devote their entire lives to religious faith, embodying what is known as sacrifice and dedication, it can be said: they are most deserving of affirmation and admiration! Moreover, such lifelong devotion among religious believers is even more worthy of awe and praise.
It can be said: Even if one has no great achievements in a lifetime, there is still the toil of labor. To receive such so-called affirmation and praise is truly commendable and worthy of everyone's acclaim. Moreover, for those who are said to have sacrificed and dedicated their entire lives, they are also remarkably frugal—even to the point of "tightening their belts," unwilling to spend on themselves for food or clothing, content with just enough to get by.
The Myth of Faith: Devoted Believers
In the act of selfless giving, such individuals are the religious believers whom Heaven should commend. This is also worthy of recognition in the sentient world, for it is only right that such religious faith may lead to attaining the fruition of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the future. Moreover, those who are said to sacrifice and devote themselves throughout their entire lives fundamentally harbor no divided loyalties.
Nor should there be any improper behavior; rather, it is important to affirm such so-called loyal and devoted believers and students of faith. It is necessary to understand why there are often such obedient, faithful students who sacrifice their entire lives, yet in the end, find it extremely difficult to achieve ascension and transcendence.
On the contrary, it is a deeper immersion and return to the human world, which, from the perspective of the religion one believes in, is deemed the foremost in the world—meaning no other religion can compare. In the eyes of such disciples and students, one’s entire life can be described as commendable, remarkable, respectable, and admirable, evoking heartfelt praise!
However, why is it that we cannot ascend and transcend? On the contrary, we sink deeper into the cycle of samsara, trapped in its repetitive patterns. It is essential to understand that in the human world, so-called believers must embrace religious teachings that are just, equal, and selfless. Only then can they affirm their own faith and genuinely appreciate the beliefs of others.
Misconceptions and obstacles are difficult to overcome.
How subtle is the essence of faith! It is essential to understand how these so-called obedient students and disciples are constrained by the "obstacles of religion" and the "myths of doctrine" in their own beliefs. When guiding them into religious systems of thought, one must be just and equal toward all religions, truly affirming their value.
If one can reduce the creation of negative karma through harsh speech toward other religions, such so-called obedient students and disciples should indeed have a promising future in their faith. However, if one, based on personal understanding and the blind indoctrination of misguided leaders, comes to believe that their own religion is the supreme one in the world, it is a flawed perspective.
Regarding other religions, they are often deemed inferior and unequal, and their unique merits are even denied. If no negative karma is created in this process, it may be excusable. However, if one commits the karmic offense of harsh speech, a significant portion of those in the underworld today are individuals who held such religious beliefs, yet were unable to overcome the obstacles of their own ignorance.
Upon entering a religion, one is often indoctrinated with the erroneous ideas of those who guide them, which become deeply embedded in the eighth consciousness. To break free from such influences is likely impossible in a single lifetime. How, then, can such truly devoted and obedient followers or students develop a broader system of thought and genuinely enhance their growth?
The Dissolution of Delusions and Obstructions
And what about the correct and equal concepts of faith? Not at all! After entering religion, one originally hoped to be elevated in order to "transcend the confusion of life and death" in the future. However, upon entering religion, one is influenced by the erroneous ideas instilled by predecessors into the eighth consciousness, thus forming preconceived notions.
If one can eliminate and transform these obscurations of ignorance and negative hindrances, it becomes more possible to genuinely elevate and transcend. However, the greatest fear is when the guiding predecessors instill in their later students and disciples a protective and rigid mindset, and when this mindset becomes extremely strict. In such cases, these later students and disciples may be completely unaware that they have already become incapable of change.
Furthermore, regarding the so-called justice and equality in religious faith, one must be able to embody the impartial and selfless justice as demonstrated by the evolution of heaven and earth. Each human being chooses and embraces their own preferred religion for learning and growth, while these religious leaders are rigorously protected. This protection is so stringent that it prevents any slander against other religions.
It is fundamentally impossible to comprehend that entering a religion should originally be based on fair and equal faith, which is the true path. Such so-called religious misconceptions are also extremely difficult to dispel. Moreover, by engaging in malicious slander, one has already created evil karma amidst goodness. Regardless of how profound one's merits or guidance may be, the possibility of returning to transcendence becomes unlikely.
Enhancement of Religious Faith and Practice
They will be unable to return and transcend in their next life. Under such circumstances, how can they achieve greater elevation as religious believers? It can be said that such believers fundamentally fail to realize that, even within their religious faith, they are creating evil karma through seemingly good deeds—a fact they themselves do not comprehend.
Why is it that all the sacrifices and devotion of a lifetime, when subjected to the scrutiny of "religious equality," are instantly dismissed? Moreover, the deeply ingrained defiled thoughts, already rooted in the eighth consciousness, render one utterly inflexible, leaving no room for compromise.
It would be a matter of life and death, where the test of "religious equality" would immediately disqualify one. That would be a great waste of a lifetime of sacrifice and devotion in the religious realm, making it impossible to achieve true elevation and transcendence. Sentient beings must understand that a thousand years ago, such a thing would not have posed an obstacle.
However, over the millennia, the so-called principle of religious equality has gradually given rise to such ideological frameworks. It was only five hundred years ago that the divine established a system of just and equal religious thought. To return to the heavenly realm or paradise of one's own faith after death, one must pass through such assessment and examination.
Examination of Delusions and Obstructions
Since the dawn of time, the fundamental truths of all religions have never truly descended into the human world. How, then, can you possess the concepts of equality and impartiality in religious faith? As for the causes and opportunities for your own future ascension and transcendence, why should they be as they are? These are matters you have never truly heard of.
Furthermore, it is an inviolable principle established by the Divine in the formulation of cosmic laws. Precisely because the five major religions have flourished for over two thousand years, the Divine has also guided many practitioners of these faiths to return to the heavenly realms, paradises, or star systems of their respective religions. However, without a mindset of religious equality and impartiality, can one truly integrate into the celestial realms?
To aspire to return to transcendence in the future is fundamentally impossible! That is to say: creating evil karma within goodness, without even being aware of it oneself—can all religious practitioners today find a broad direction to rely upon and be examined by? Do sentient beings truly understand? The impartial and equal principles and examinations of the heavenly realms above—I believe they have never even been heard of.
Religious myths lie in faith; sentient beings must examine them carefully.
Affirm the teachings of one's own religion,  
And also praise the merits of others' faiths.
Myths and obstacles bind oneself, unable to break free from reliance on fallacies.
Equality among religions fosters mutual support, forming the foundation for harmonious human society and moral education.
This verse! For all sentient beings and spiritual children, what is the confusion that arises after entering religion? It is because after entering religion, sentient beings often do not know how to regard their own faith in relation to others. This leads to mutual praise and affirmation on one hand, while on the other, most tend to disparage and slander other religions, even committing the karmic offense of harmful speech.
Even those who are hindered and harmed by such actions—how can they possibly possess a just and equal concept of religious faith? It is essential to understand that this is merely a differentiation among various individual religions within the shared causes and conditions of the vast universe! Only if the religious lineage one believes in is worthy of affirmation can it be considered correct.
However, one must also refrain from slandering or undermining the propagation and expansion of other religions. In the current era, such conditions and circumstances often become the most common obstacles and blind spots in promoting the elevation of all religious beliefs with fairness and equality. Thank you all for your hard work and companionship in this endeavor. May we return to the lineage of the Chongxin Sect, supporting and fulfilling one another. Until we meet again!
Immortal Maiden of the Rosy Clouds in the Void
The Immortal Maiden of Rosy Clouds from the Void arrives,  
Arranging the virtuous grace of all beings along the Great Path.
The Ancient Buddha Dipankara descends upon the platform,  
Dispelling religious misconceptions to bring about reform.
Good evening to all Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the cultivating scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy! Today, the Great Patriarch of our lineage, the Ancient Buddha Namas Dipamkara, has descended to compose the third chapter of "Beings of the Great Dao." This work aims to analyze the misconceptions, obstacles, shortcomings, and deficiencies, addressing those sincere religious believers who, influenced by earlier guidance, have entered into religious faith.
It is difficult to achieve a fair and equal religious faith. What is often misunderstood about religious belief is that upon entering a religion, one may ascend and transcend. However, it is little known that due to the harm caused by ignorance, harsh speech, and karmic obstacles, even in the posthumous assessment of religion, fairness and equality cannot be ensured, nor can mutual appreciation among the various religions of the human world be achieved.
This leads to creating obstacles that are difficult to overcome, precisely because the Heavens do not favor any particular religion or deity. If you have the opportunity to enter this path, you must first embrace the concept of religious equality, so as not to fall into barriers that hinder your progress. This is often due to rigid thinking, which makes transformation challenging.
Moreover, how can one harbor thoughts of equality and fairness towards other religions? Such notions have long been entrenched in the human world—do you believe they can be changed overnight? It is essential to understand that these concepts must be rooted in the collective consciousness of humanity to achieve true fairness and equality. Today’s teachings will elaborate on this in detail, leaving no point unaddressed.
That is the greatest obstacle to growth and achievement, and such is the most profound delusion in the religious world of sentient beings. It is hoped that one can deeply comprehend and clearly understand its implementation.
September 3, 2014, 21:45 ◎＃※   OK＃
Venerable Master of the Void — Namo Venerable Ancient Buddha of the Void, Supreme Virtue of Humanity and Heaven
Episode 6: Religious Barriers
第十二回　 魔性秉性
March 7, 2008, the 30th day of the first lunar month, Year of Wuzi (Friday)
第三回　  迷思信仰
Void and causation achieve all,  
As time in emptiness does not stall.
Seventh Chapter: Doctrinal Obstacles
第十三回　 眾生秉性
March 11, 2008, the fourth day of the second lunar month in the year of Wuzi (Tuesday)
第四回　  宗教迷思
Why Do Religious Beliefs Become Misconceptions?
The role of the historical evolution of all human societies lies in educating and enlightening contemporary humanity, as well as in elevating the beliefs of all living beings. This process is rooted in past history, and it is important to note that three thousand years ago, there were no religions—only the myriad deities between heaven and earth existed at that time.
To distinguish from the human world, in their devotion to the Supreme Deity, sentient beings of the past referred to themselves as "ants." This clarifies why the beings of the human world call themselves "ants" when facing the vast and boundless Supreme Deity—it is a way to describe the immense space they inhabit, coexisting peacefully in the human realm.
Furthermore, in the human world, all living beings are able to rely on and support one another. When praying to the heavens above, it can be said that this tradition has been passed down to this day. Thus, on the auspicious day of the ninth day of the first lunar month each year, people reverently worship the Heavenly Lord. This circumstance and condition are also referred to as calling oneself "ants among the people," which precisely represents a sincere heart.
Upon entering a religion, one originally seeks to pursue a virtuous nature and elevate oneself to a higher state. However, after embracing religious faith, it often becomes difficult to continue ascending; instead, one may find oneself sinking downward. Consequently, within such faith, it becomes impossible to achieve greater elevation and transcendence.
Religious Myths as Obstacles to Human Faith
After embracing religious faith, if one fails to pursue further personal growth, the original benevolent intent of religion—to encourage goodness—may inadvertently stifle the simple, nurturing spirit of moral education. This, in turn, hinders one's development through the educational and cultural teachings of the religion itself.
The most crucial issue is to re-examine the growth that should occur after entering a religion, and why such growth is hindered after joining. This obstruction arises precisely because religious leaders impose their own ideologies and establish barriers to protect the followers of their faith.
It is precisely this that causes a religious faith, originally rooted in benevolence and good intentions, to swiftly deviate from its initial purpose. While it is essential to join a religion for learning and personal growth, when engaging in exchanges and gatherings with other religious sects, there often arises an attitude of "I am greater than you, I am higher than you, I am superior to you."
When the erroneous belief that one's own religion is the sole and unique faith in the world arises, it is an understandable occurrence. However, if such human factors ignite detrimental conflicts among religions, they may abruptly shatter the goodwill inherent in religious belief for all beings.
The fundamental nature of religion encourages people to do good.
Although Taiwan does not face such circumstances, in mainland China and other regions of Europe and America, every dynasty has experienced this reality. Moreover, "religious holy wars" have subjected other sentient beings to invasion, humiliation, and slaughter, a situation that has become all too common. Thus, the Heavens have reestablished a framework of justice and equality.
Descending to guide and transform, all functions and benefits lie in fostering mutual respect, mutual tolerance, and mutual cooperation to achieve. Sentient beings, through education and cultivation, can attain a comfortable and tranquil ideal world. This allows the Great Way to merge into a broader space, entering a state of cultivation where concepts are elevated, grown, and transcended.
The religion of sentient beings originally stems from the Five Sages of the Five Religions, who, in their interactions with all forms of religious faith, engaged in mutual support and elevation, thereby enhancing the driving force of belief. Speaking in terms of religion, what can truly be achieved must involve the necessity of mutual growth. Moreover, all of the Five Sages of the Five Religions are manifestations descended from the Heavenly Realm.
This transmission from the first generation to the second can still be described as mutual support. When combined with contemporary technological civilization and viewed from the perspective of Earth in the vast universe, the various religious beliefs also show no incompatibility or inability to harmonize. Moreover, religious leaders all share a mindset of refusing to admit defeat.
To go against the way for the sake of saving face
At times when there is a sense of "not wanting to lose face in comparison," these so-called transmitters of religious faith often find it natural and virtuous to praise and affirm their own religion. This is indeed a principle affirmed by Heaven. However, when they proceed to belittle other religions as unworthy of faith and reliance,
It is still forgivable if one merely holds a different viewpoint. However, when this escalates into slander, rumor-mongering, destruction, and harm, that moment and that situation mark the beginning of karma creation. By using harsh speech to commit evil deeds, regardless of how devout one’s faith may be or how profound one’s merits, such actions reveal a lack of fairness and equality in one’s religious practice.
It can be said: to protect and uphold oneself is the righteous path. However, once one has committed the evil karma of slander and defamation, all the merits and virtues one has accumulated over time are instantly tainted with severe stains! Moreover, it may even be said that they are completely wiped away! As for what the future holds? It becomes exceedingly difficult to harmonize with other religions.
At this point, one’s own eighth consciousness begins to differentiate, based on one’s personal mindset and beliefs. This creates an obstacle that hinders upward growth, both for oneself and for followers of other religious faiths who hold and uphold their beliefs. Such behavior—committing verbal and negative karma while proclaiming one’s own religion as superior, or even the greatest in the world—becomes a barrier to progress.
The Obstacle of Religious Myths
To those who hold such beliefs, it can be said: they may gain one hundred points, but by slandering other religions, they lose several hundred. Are there such religious believers? Too many! Far too many! In the present era, it can be said that the first and second generations seldom create such karma, but those who come after the third generation are no longer the same.
In the present era, those who create karma are everywhere! Are there also those who enter religion to create karma? Even among ordinary people within religion, there are far too many such successors, preachers, and believers who, upon entering religion, originally hoped to elevate and transcend themselves through it.
Thus it can be said: One should also give due recognition and appreciation to all other religions in the world. This is the way to uphold fairness and equality in one's own faith, thereby mutually elevating one another. If such conduct cannot be achieved, one should at least refrain from spreading rumors or slandering other religions, so that all that is good may be promoted and developed.
It is essential to ensure that one does not commit such malicious speech, evil deeds, or negative karma. Otherwise, due to the intricate web of cause and effect, after entering a religion—originally to support and uphold one’s faith—one may, influenced by their own mindset and perceptions, end up slandering and spreading falsehoods instead.
Troubled by religious myths
Moreover, to harm what other religions promote is not something one can call oneself a religious believer for. Some also say that for those who sincerely and devoutly support and uphold their faith, even if their actions are incorrect, they have at least put in effort, if not achieved merit. Such faith, in itself, is not wrong!
Be careful not to commit evil deeds under the guise of goodness! You must understand that by creating evil karma and speaking maliciously to slander other religions, does the faith you follow teach such behavior? Certainly not! Please do not view the evil karma you create from your own perspective, nor slander with malicious speech, and do not seek any excuses or ways to justify it!
If one claims to genuinely uphold the dignity and achievements of their own religion, yet in truth, they act in such a way as to shield the negative karma they have created—be it in speech, cause, or consequence—within the very faith they profess, is this not a contradiction? In one's religious practice, such actions and mindsets should be avoided.
If one can understand that all religious beliefs in the vast universe and the world originate from the same source and the same cause, it is only within the space of the Earthly Star that each takes what it needs, believes what it chooses, and is guided and fulfilled in different regions. Through these means, all sentient beings in the mundane world are taught not to create evil karma.
The insufficiency of superstitious religious beliefs
If one can understand and embrace the affirmation of religion, and adopt the broad direction of religious faith, there will be no actions such as uttering malicious words, committing evil deeds, or slandering other religions. This is the criterion by which the divine examines all religious believers, serving as a test of their faith. It is believed that followers of such religious faith will adhere to these principles in all their conduct within the human world.
It is precisely because there is the divine framework of Providence that all religious beliefs are encompassed, without distinction between Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, or any other contemporary and emerging religions in the world today. All are educational cultures derived from the one and only Providence, enabling individuals, after embracing faith, to grow and learn along the righteous path.
When approaching the religious dimension of the human world, one must be grounded in one's own faith while also genuinely understanding all religious beliefs across the vast universe. If one cannot cultivate a broader mind for learning and growth, yet hopes to achieve fulfillment in a single lifetime, it would be akin to "climbing a tree to catch fish"—a futile endeavor.
Precisely because the ultimate aim of every religious faith is to transcend life and death, each religion establishes its own distinct precepts and doctrines. From this, it becomes clear that every religion has its own strengths and weaknesses, and every religious sect is likewise. Otherwise, why would various religions seek to integrate with one another?
The Strengths and Weaknesses of Various Religions
It can be understood that the strengths and weaknesses of each religion can be comprehended and verified in a broad direction when examining all religious sects in the current era. This is the fundamental action of Heaven. If one can integrate these insights into the pursuit of their own faith, and moreover, combine the strengths of all five major religions, bringing them together.
At this point, one can transform such shortcomings and bring virtues to fulfillment. This constitutes the most fundamental functional benefit for achieving personal elevation and transcendence. Consequently, whether one can break through the delusions associated with religion depends on observing the actions of each human being after they enter into religious practice.
Can one cultivate a broader mind to foster personal growth and elevation? This is what Heaven hopes for, and it is also Heaven’s fundamental principle. Yet, it remains unknown whether sentient beings in the human world can embrace a more open-minded attitude, coupled with thoughtful perspectives, to grow—so that they may achieve initial progress in the religions they believe in.
Furthermore, having delved deeply into each religion, one can better understand justice and equality, and also gain clarity regarding other religions. This signifies that one has already attained the "first rank" of justice and equality in the human world, while the potential for future growth and elevation remains boundless.
How to Dispel Religious Myths
It is essential to understand that upon entering a religion, one should ideally ascend to higher levels. However, most fail to achieve positive growth; instead, they often sink into even more negative states, descending further. This is because, even after embracing a religion, one must still attend to the basic human needs and activities: clothing, food, shelter, transportation, education, and recreation.
If one's own desires are not aligned with the pursuit of other pleasures or survival, at least a stable living space is necessary. Sentient beings, even after embracing religious faith, cannot possibly cease to eat? This is impossible, because religion itself is also an institution—merely a label, designated as such by those who adhere to religious beliefs!
You would only have the title of a practitioner! I ask you all, after entering the religion, do you not need to live? Do you not need to eat? When you come to the church or the congregation, do the vehicles you take not require fuel? Or do you not need to pay for transportation or buy tickets? Can you truly do without all forms of common currency?
If one does not rely on it, this approach is relatively easier to achieve ascension and transcendence. However, if one still depends on the conditions of material resources, then this path becomes more difficult to attain accomplishment. Why is it so? Is it because, upon entering religious faith, one can disregard other factors of survival and thus wholeheartedly devote oneself to cultivation and growth? It is not so easy!
All must strive to cultivate and elevate themselves.
If not, is it possible to cultivate, live, believe, and work simultaneously, while sacrificing a significant portion of one’s own time for personal growth and learning, without toiling a lifetime only to achieve nothing in the end, merely claiming to have joined the ranks of religious faith in name alone?
Root Connection: Ascension, transcendence, growth, and return—none of these have anything to do with you. Moreover, you have even created the sin of accumulating a full body of evil karma through harmful speech, truly a case of gaining little while losing much! I ask: Are there such religious believers? Indeed, there are far too many, and this is precisely the situation and state of affairs that Heaven does not wish to see.
All the sacrifices and offerings, in the end, lead to nothing but the accumulation of a full measure of: harsh speech, evil karma, and calamitous retribution. Do you think it is worth it? Moreover, such so-called devout religious believers are confined by such ignorance and obstacles. Do not mistake this for an act of upholding religion; having already created karma beforehand, what can be done?
Hard to break through the fog of ignorance,  
Lost in religious thought, change seems endless.
Sublime faith embodies the true essence, yet the sin of malicious speech is not easily absolved.
Religious myths are even more numerous, and the sacrifices and offerings are also abundant.
Only empty titles of faith remain numerous,  
Yet they scarcely enhance the fruit of karma.
This verse serves as mutual encouragement for all sentient beings and spiritual children! For those who have entered a religion, originally capable of achieving ascension and transcendence within a single lifetime, there are far too many human errors that hinder their upward progress, causing them to sink instead. Such followers of faith must reflect on whether they should start anew.
Only then can one elevate, grow, and learn for oneself. Otherwise, in this lifetime, it can be said: the coffin is already sealed, and there is no need to speak of cultivation. The evil speech, evil karma, and calamities one has created—why waste time idly, only to repeat the cycle of reincarnation life after life to cultivate again? What can be done then? Upon careful reflection, one can understand how all obstacles arise.
Immortal Maiden of the Rainbow in the Void
The Great Dao descends from the void, profound and deep;  
The rainbow across the sky dissolves into dustless purity.
The Immortal Maiden takes her turn in duty today,  
All beings of the Great Dao shall attain enlightenment in the next cycle.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, as well as the scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Institute, good evening! Today, the true presiding master of our lineage, the Supreme Master of the Void—the Ancient Buddha of the Void, Supreme Virtue of Heaven and Humanity—has descended once again to compose the fourth chapter of "Beings of the Great Dao," addressing religious misconceptions and guiding those who enter religion with the original aspiration of self-elevation.
However, most people will gradually descend into decline. Why is this so? Through repeated study of these works, one can grasp their profound essence, cautioning oneself against the inappropriate thoughts and actions that should not arise upon entering religion. Only by elevating and transcending oneself can one follow the true and correct path.
2014, 0904, 1345◎＃※   OK＃
Lord Donghua, the Emperor of the East
The Emperor's Celestial Scriptures, Chapter Eight: The Sovereign Speaks on the Teachings and Principles of the Classics
第十四回　 習性慣性
March 14, 2008, the seventh day of the second lunar month, Wuzi Year (Friday)
第四回　  宗教迷思
The immortals of the Eastern Continent descend to arrive,  
Walking the Great Dao in the world of Hua De.
The emperor's way is selfless, illuminating all beings; the ruler's words reveal the obstacles of faith.
Eighth Chapter: Canonical Teachings
第十五回　  眾生個性
March 18, 2008, the 11th day of the second lunar month, Year of Wuzi (Tuesday)
第五回　 信仰障礙
Why Are There Obstacles to Faith?
In the vast expanse of the world, when observing all religious sects and lineages, each religion proclaims itself to be the foremost and unrivaled "solely supreme" tradition. This is an understandable stance, for without such conviction, how could it guide and draw followers of other beliefs to its fold? Moreover, this condition of circumstance is prevalent among all religions in the world today.
For believers in the sentient world, it is also a matter of personal choice to select a preferred religion as the basis for faith. This reflects the nature of reality as it is. Moreover, for all religions under heaven, it was only 2,500 years ago that so-called "religious founders" emerged. In earlier times, there were no such concepts or names as "religions," and they could only be referred to as "various schools of thought."
If we observe the present world: for the sages of the five religions of these faiths, there was no so-called religion in ancient times. It was later generations of propagators who, in spreading these teachings, emphasized the name of religion. This, in turn, led to the actions and conduct of subsequent propagators, forming the essence of "religion" as "encouraging people to do good."
Moreover, by disseminating the very doctrines and beliefs of a religion itself, it becomes possible to cultivate and train future disciples and students across different teachings. Grounded in the fundamental tenets of each religion, one can offer the doctrines of their own faith. This enables aspiring students and disciples to establish a steadfast belief system, thereby constructing an unwavering and loyal foundation.
Why do misconceptions exist about the essence of religion?
Under these conditions, each religion possesses its own unique and essential significance. It is absolutely true that the essence of religion is to encourage people to do good. Moreover, every religion has its own distinctive strengths. It can be said that elevating the five major religions—whether Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, Christianity, or Islam—each holds a profound and exceptional role in its teachings.
There emerges a doctrine of "purity and non-action, compassion, empathy, and the elevation of universal love." This represents a crucial direction most sorely lacking for sentient beings in the contemporary era. Therefore, upon entering religion, if one can uphold the teachings of the five major faiths—Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam—each of which possesses its own profound merits.
Every functional benefit can be exercised in the elevation of "purity, the philosophy of non-action, compassion, empathy, and universal love." Such a believer can be said to have attained the preliminary first level, enabling them to truly integrate and implement the necessity of functional benefits as they enter the ranks of faith.
Regarding the five major religions, can there be greater growth and mutual integration within the framework of faith and loyalty? While emphasizing the spiritual level of religions in "encouraging people to do good," it is often overlooked that after entering a religious faith, followers are placed under considerable protection by their guides. Moreover, believers and students are indoctrinated with the erroneous notion that they must not believe in other religions.
The myth of religious belief.
This is directed at the devout believers themselves: it is an entirely justifiable matter. Moreover, because of the authenticity of protective actions, it prevents followers and students of faith from falling into the ranks of harmful religious beliefs. This is something that Heaven affirms, ensuring they are not misled by other religions.
If one dedicates and sacrifices for their own religious faith, even doing so silently, such behavior, when observed among students and disciples of the faith, is as it should be. However, without a group of loyal-minded students and disciples to uphold and support it, how can there be greater promotion and development?
In the foundation of such religious faith, this is indeed as it should be. However, what is most concerning is that in the ranks of religious belief, in the present era where countless teachings flourish simultaneously, individuals are guided by their own karma, and various destined students and disciples join these ranks, believing them to be correct and righteous. What is most feared is that this leads to the formation of harmful verbal karma—slander—toward other religions.
This leads to numerous irreparable instances of mutual harm and slander, and even creates the karmic obstacle of harsh speech that is difficult to erase. Some even amplify this karmic obstacle of harsh speech, giving it greater destructive power. It is essential to understand that while respecting and affirming one's own religion, one must also appreciate and affirm other religions—this is the correct approach.
Religious Obstacles and the Causes of Evil
Moreover, if such conditions and circumstances cannot foster fairness and mutual equality in religious beliefs, nor elevate one's own thoughts and perspectives, then even the sages of the five great religions in ancient times would not have acted in such a manner. This stems from the fact that later propagators introduced distortions into religious beliefs, thereby undermining mutual equality and fairness.
It is entirely appropriate to instill in the minds of disciples and students a firm affirmation of their own faith. However, it is absolutely imperative to avoid any actions that would undermine or slander other religions, causing even greater harm. This is an undeniable truth, for such offenses are beyond the reach of prayer.
Moreover, it is indeed correct to be resolute in upholding one's own religion when compromise is difficult. However, if one fails to treat other religions with fairness and equality—just as it is right to ensure the survival of one’s own family, but not necessarily right to interfere with the survival of a relative’s family—that may still be tolerable. But when such actions cause harm to the survival of the relative’s family, it becomes unacceptable.
What are your own thoughts? It is essential to affirm the existence of your own family, as well as that of your relatives' families—only then is it correct. For example: the religions of the world originally evolved from the Five Teachings derived by Shangcang, sharing a common ancestral origin and spiritual lineage. They were merely disseminated to various regions of the mortal world, each serving different functions.
Obstacles to Religious Belief in Myths
Regarding the spiritual allegiance of different ethnic groups across various regions, this is the divine will descending through the principle of "Three Teachings Sharing the Same Origin, Five Religions Springing from the Same Source." Moreover, it is not limited solely to this concept of "Three Teachings Sharing the Same Origin, Five Religions Springing from the Same Source"! There will be mutual integration among all religious traditions, leading to their complete elevation and transcendence.
Moreover, in the present day, all religions in the world are derived from the divine will of Shangcang, merely representing different systems of belief! The religion your own family believes in is the correct one. I ask you: apart from your own family, do you not have your own brothers, sisters, and all other relatives and family members?
This is the religious doctrine descended from Heaven and identical to the primordial truth, allowing peoples from different regions to find a unified faith for spiritual refuge! If one cannot affirm the religion (family survival) they believe in, and furthermore adds slander and rumor-mongering, even to the extent of undermining other religions (family survival), then what, may I ask, would you think?
Is it truly that only the religious sect one believes in (the family's survival) is correct, while the faiths of other "brothers and sisters," these relatives and their families, cannot be trusted? This is something that the Heavens do not permit. What is correct for oneself cannot be deemed incorrect for others; in truth, we are all one family.
Religious faith, when clung to with obsession, can lead one astray.
If it is deemed untrustworthy, unapproachable, and cannot be integrated into other religions, then it is essential to understand: what are the inadequacies and shortcomings of religion itself? This calls for a recognition that the beliefs of Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam are like five petals of a single flower, mutually blending in the present era, guided by the earthly star to ferry across.
In regions inhabited by diverse ethnic groups, the integration of their respective religious beliefs can be described as follows: Different religious faiths each offer unique paths of elevation. Through the mutual fusion of the five traditions—"compassion, empathy, purity, non-action, and universal love"—a more profound and elevated spiritual foundation is formed. This, in turn, enables all to ascend toward greater heights.
The truth and principles that are disseminated are truly profound and extraordinary. I ask: if all of these are integrated into one's personal faith and spiritual refuge, would it have a greater effect than adhering to a single religion alone? Faith serves as a spiritual anchor for oneself, yet it can also lead to mutual attachments. This reflects the diverse customs and beliefs of the human world.
It does not distinguish between any nation or any religion, and due to the differences in local customs and traditions across regions, various religious beliefs emerge, each with its own practices and forms of devotion. It is impossible to use a single method to reduce the entire world to just one religion. Moreover, would all the myriad souls and living beings of the Earthly Underworld Star truly favor such an approach?
How to Dispel Religious Myths
It is essential to understand that the religious beliefs of different ethnic groups in various regions are supported by a broad spiritual framework. This is precisely why the Divine has manifested through different religions. Although all human societies share the same fundamental orientations for survival, they exist within the singular realm of Earth.
Every region has its own distinct way of life, which is an undeniable truth. One must never impose the religious beliefs of the Central Plains, rooted in the legacy of Yan and Huang, upon the nations of the West. Nor should the practices of faith from the Central Plains be forced upon the beliefs held by Western countries. Moreover, the descendants of Yan and Huang in the Central Plains have grown up nourished by white rice.
The people of Western European and American nations are raised on bread, a fundamentally different food chain. How then can we impose a diet centered around white rice upon these Western nations? Conversely, if we were to forcibly introduce wheat flour (bread) into the food chain of the descendants of Yan and Huang in the Central Plains, one wonders whether it would be suitable for you all.
It is necessary to adapt gradually, as this is imposed upon your religious beliefs, and the same applies to the food chain. I wonder if you can adapt? And I wonder if sentient beings can understand? If we look at the current era: religions have gradually integrated, both in terms of the food chain and religious beliefs, for the descendants of the Yellow Emperor in the Central Plains, white rice and religious beliefs.
Different regions have their own distinct ways of survival.
Gradually, there has been a merging between the nations of the Western world and the descendants of the Chinese people in terms of religious beliefs and dietary habits. I wonder if you have noticed such behaviors and actions? We no longer consume only white rice; we have long since embraced eating bread. However, the same holds true for the nations of the Western world.
As one gradually comes to accept Chinese cuisine, and indeed, as it has long been integrated into the food chain, there is also a growing recognition of the religious beliefs of "Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism" in the Middle Kingdom. Today's era is already that of the global village—Earth. If we cannot break free from the outdated notion of religious exclusivity, how can we achieve greater fulfillment and integration?
In the future of religious faith, it will be possible to truly complement the strengths of each religion, allowing one's own beliefs to integrate the concept that "the three teachings share the same origin, and the five faiths stem from the same source." Moreover, in the present day, all religions are derived from the same Heaven, differing only in their systems, causes, sacred duties, and missions.
There will be different causes and conditions for guidance, leading to reliance and faith! Without such a mindset, aspiring to achieve upward progress in the future—through this religious assessment of fairness and equality—I wonder whether you can smoothly pass it, or whether merely mentioning other religions will provoke a reaction of gnashing teeth.
All delusions and obstacles of religious faith.
Those who adhere to such so-called religious beliefs are instantly relegated to the status of unequal believers. How can they still delude themselves into thinking they can ascend, transcend, or return? If they cannot even pass the test of a minor integration of religious equality, how could they possibly possess the conditions for ascent, transcendence, or return? This is impossible.
One must understand why, even after entering a religion, one may still harbor such unequal and unjust thoughts and beliefs. This is because the guidance of preceding believers has provided protection, leading to incorrect religious ideas and concepts! If this is the case, let me ask everyone: aside from the religion one believes in, is it truly the foremost in the world?
As for the religions believed in by one's own siblings and relatives, can they all be considered incorrect and unworthy of faith? That would be too arbitrary! Such an attitude is bound to invite criticism and rejection from other brothers and sisters. This cannot be a sound religious mindset; rather, we must mutually affirm each other's beliefs.
Religious faith is something that grows.
As well as praising the religious beliefs of your relatives (brothers and sisters), consider whether you wish for your own well-being. Do you not also hope that the religious beliefs of your brothers and sisters can be equally good? This is the impartial and equal way in which Shangcai descends to guide all religious sects and lineages, leading human beings with different karmic connections into their respective religious systems.
Non-discrimination is the educational culture shared by various religions, meaning that sentient beings should not be limited to choosing only one religious belief. If one finds oneself unable to adapt to that particular religious faith, there would be no other religion left to turn to for belief. How, then, can one truly elevate their faith in this world? It is exceedingly difficult!
However, regarding this faith and spiritual refuge, it is essential to be very truthful, providing sentient beings with genuine actions of faith and refuge. This is the truthful approach to different religious beliefs, allowing individuals to choose according to their interests. Only then can we avoid being confined to learning and growing within just one religion, which is fundamentally limited in this way. This is not the original intention of Heaven.
Myths of belief can be reformed, religious doctrines obstruct misguided paths.
How to Integrate as One: Thoughts Establish and Solidify Concepts
The shortcomings of sentient beings  
All stem from the divergence of their views.
Human connections must harmonize,  
As divine will nurtures faith from above.
This verse! Fellow sentient beings and spiritual children, as you enter into religion, it should elevate you upward. Do not create negative karma through religious faith—it is not worth it and cannot enable you to establish a system of equal and just belief with other religions. Moreover, the harm inflicted upon oneself and other religions is truly dreadful! Can you understand? I appreciate your company in this work and apologize for disturbing the Chongxin lineage for a while. Farewell!
Immortal Maiden of the Empyrean Clouds
Colorful clouds ascend the platform from the vast emptiness,  
The great Dao arranges the teachings for all beings.
Myths and obstacles must be reformed,  
United as one to receive the love of Heaven.
Good evening to all Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, as well as the fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy! Today, the Primordial Lord of Eastern Florescence has descended in person to compose the fifth chapter of "Sentient Beings of the Great Dao," offering a clear analysis of the misconceptions in faith. This is to help you and all sentient beings understand the necessity of affirming your own religious beliefs while also acknowledging and appreciating the beliefs of others.
In this world, no single religion can encompass all virtues to provide complete faith and spiritual refuge for all humanity. Why, then, has Heaven allowed the evolution of so many religious beliefs? It is precisely to accommodate beings from different regions, races, circumstances, and nations, enabling them to mutually fulfill one another and find their respective paths of faith and spiritual refuge.
Revering the Heart Sect lineage, we are grateful for the abundant spiritual nourishment bestowed by the celestial immortals and buddhas as teachers. It is our fortune to integrate the strengths of all religions in the world, providing a foundation for faith and reliance. What truly matters is genuine upward elevation, which is the most authentic way to take responsibility for our own future and to mutually appreciate other religious beliefs.
Gratitude. The heavens have bestowed upon us this rare and profound opportunity of great affinity, which is certain to help us achieve self-fulfillment and guide all sentient beings with compassion. All virtuous conditions and favorable affinities shall ascend, grow, and transcend through mutual interaction. Such celestial opportunities and auspicious connections are seldom found in the human world. Therefore, it is essential to cherish them wholeheartedly, for this is the true path. Thank you all for your efforts. Farewell!
2014, 0904, 1805◎＃※   ０Ｋ＃
The Sovereign Lord of Western Splendor
Chapter Nine: Religious Classics
第十六回 　眾生佛性
March 21, 2008, the fourteenth day of the second lunar month in the wuzi year (Friday)
第五回　 信仰障礙
Xihua descends to the Chongxin,  
The Emperor's virtue and grace bring forth blessings.
The Tenth Chapter of the Book of All Beings: The Nature of Humanity Must Be Transformed
第十七回　 佛性德性
March 28, 2008, the twenty-first day of the second lunar month in the year of Wuzi (Friday)
第六回　 宗教障礙
Entering religion brings about various obstacles.
Originally, the hope was to guide sentient beings toward ascension and transcendence, yet why do religious obstacles arise? Observing the so-called religions of today, it is precisely because they fail to understand how all functions operate once one enters religion. This is also why the so-called religious practices of today allow oneself to enter the fundamental conditions for upward elevation.
However, it is also true that it cannot truly enable sentient beings and original spirit children to achieve ascension and transcendence. Instead, they will remain trapped in the cycle of reincarnation within the human world, merely sustaining life, fundamentally unaware. Moreover, when it comes to dissolving such religious obstacles, they are unable to grant themselves the ability to ascend and transcend. Instead, they will only sink into degradation and endless reincarnation.
How to provide education and guidance that enables sentient beings to ascend and transcend? It is essential to understand the essence of religion, which is to "encourage people to do good." Moreover, among the many followers of religion, there exists a more amiable and approachable attitude compared to all external virtuous conditions, which they practice mutually. In the human world, it is also believed that those who enter religion are all good people.
All can be said to be the ways of "those who cultivate themselves," and this is absolutely true. If we consider the five major religions of today in relation to the human world, these actions and behaviors, when practiced in Christianity as "universal love," are more likely to earn affirmation from the human world. Moreover, Christianity has been able to pass down through the West, Europe, and America, and then extend to the entire world.
The essence of religion is to encourage people to do good.
This is not without reason. It must be understood that the "universal love" of Christianity is even more profound than the "compassion" of Buddhism. If we consider the Confucian practice of the "Great Unity" as described in the "Li Yun" chapter, it is a product of the Central Plains. Yet, why has it been unable to be implemented in the Central Plains? Instead, it has been promulgated in the Western nations of Europe and America.
The difficulty in implementing "Confucian thought" lies in its elevation within the humanistic world of China, yet its inability to be actively promoted by that same world. Regarding this dependency on such actions, if viewed through the lens of Confucianism and Daoism: the concepts of "non-action" and "the heart of compassion" expounded by Daoism and Confucianism are inherent to all people, yet they remain unexpressed if not brought forth.
Furthermore, can it possess functional efficacy? It does not! Consider Islam as an example: its practice of "Qingzhen" (purity and truth) in worship is an exercise of non-action, merely venerating the deity of the Heavenly Lord. It is exceedingly difficult to disseminate the "philosophy of universal love" through such means. Moreover, with religion as its foundational point, it serves as a fundamental cause for elevating the humanistic world.
Talent is indeed a matter of fact. When it comes to the human inclination to seek religious faith as a spiritual anchor, the essence of religion lies in "encouraging people to do good." If we take Christianity's "universal love" as a response to the human world, it can be said that it surpasses, or at least equals, the Confucian ideal of the "Great Unity" in the "Book of Rites." The question, then, is how to put this into practice.
How to Implement in the Growth of Religion
This causal condition, then, why does it promote the "implementation" of the essence of Christianity to all human actions in the world, attaching them to the exercise of "universal love"? When such "thought of universal love" can surpass the so-called "compassion" in Buddhism, it is a mutual comparison of all actions and behaviors.
If we examine through the lens of the five teachings: even more so, it is by integrating compassion, empathy, purity, non-action, and adding universal love that humanistic conduct finds its foundation. All essential basic understandings of this religious essence are rooted in purity, non-action, compassion, empathy, and the addition of universal love—that is, how it is put into practice.
It is also capable of integrating with the five major religions—Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam—to mutually elevate and transcend. This lies in the fact that when the Heavenly Lord derived the principle of "three teachings sharing the same origin, five religions stemming from the same source," they were also meant to mutually fulfill one another within the vast cosmos. It is not merely about cultivating within a single religious tradition; otherwise, it would be difficult to achieve virtuous growth.
Sentient beings must clearly understand: why does the Heavenly Will disseminate the fundamental principle of "Three Teachings Sharing the Same Origin, Five Religions Springing from the Same Source," and what is its purpose? It is precisely to enable the religions of Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam to enter into a state of mutual integration, characterized by compassion, empathy, purity, non-action, and universal love.
The Universal Principle of Justice and Equality Among the Five Teachings
Furthermore, it is possible to elevate these "Five Teachings," allowing oneself to enter into religion without mutual exclusion or slander. Moreover, such so-called religious believers can be said to have already attained the first notion of fairness and equality in the present moment. This is precisely why, in the past five hundred years, the Heavens above...
It will be based on the fundamental concepts examined by the Five Teachings, which adhere to the essence of all religions: a system of thought centered on justice and equality. After entering a religion, if one considers their own faith to be the foremost in the world today, that is understandable. However, it is crucial to remember—never become arrogant because you believe your religion is the greatest, the best, or the most supreme.
This leads to the exclusion and slander of other religious sects. If this is the case, regardless of how profound your merits may be in this life or how extensively you have guided the primordial souls, you will immediately be disqualified in the assessment for religious advancement. You will be repositioned anew, and all the merits you have accumulated in the human world will be reevaluated accordingly.
When high walls are erected, they inevitably hinder sentient beings from entering into greater ascension. It is understandable if one believes their own religion to be the foremost in the world. However, if one can clearly recognize this mindset and integrate the strengths of all religions in the world today, they will enable themselves to transcend and ascend even further.
All religions impart wholesome teachings.
It is essential that upon entering the human world, one truly absorbs the essence of the five major religions, while also gaining a genuine understanding of what the fundamental virtues bestowed by Heaven truly are. Moreover, one must recognize what obstacles hinder one’s own progress. This ensures that after entering the religious realm within the human world, one will not be misled or obstructed by religious confusion.
Moreover, it hinders one's own greater learning and growth. Today's world has already become a global village! Distant horizons are now as close as neighbors, and one might even say: setting out in the morning, one can traverse more than half of the vast world before afternoon arrives! In such a time and space of interconnected causes and conditions, how then can we dispel the religious delusions of the past?
This is the providence of Heaven for all human worlds, manifested through religious beliefs in different regions and nations. Heaven descends and transforms within various religions, offering distinct spiritual anchors for different races. Thus, the yellow race believes in indigenous Taoism and Confucianism, while also embracing Buddhism.
White and black peoples can also believe in Christianity and Islam. In today's diverse nations, different religious faiths are embraced, allowing sentient beings to choose the religion that interests them and devote themselves wholeheartedly to their faith. This diversity of beliefs across nations reflects the personal choices made according to individual interests.
The Obstacle of Misconceptions about Religious Belief
The human world relies on the support of different races, nations, and religious beliefs, which is precisely the "one flower with five petals" of religious faith. Why, then, do we encounter obstacles in our faith toward the human world? Is it that religion cannot be entered into? Not at all! We must understand that entering into religion is a means of elevating ourselves, overcoming all the insufficiencies and obstacles.
Within a single religion, if one cannot overcome the obstacles of religious misconceptions, answers may be found in other faiths. This allows one to dissolve the confusion within one's own religious beliefs, identify personal shortcomings and deficiencies, and gain a true direction for reform, leading to the growth of goodness.
All sentient beings, upon entering into religion, are further obscured by the inadequacies of religion itself. In this life and this world, they are fundamentally lost, bewildered, and blind, merely adhering to religious faith. It can be said that, from the perspective of the post-20th century era, looking back at religious holy wars and all that occurred before the 20th century.
What are your thoughts on these so-called religious holy wars? Upon embracing a religion, one should have entered into a genuine faith of "purity, compassion, mercy, non-action, and universal love." Instead, they are influenced by religious leaders who advocate for a lifelong devotion to their own religion.
How to Overcome Religious Obstacles
One must not then believe in any other religion; to do so would be to "betray the faith and become a traitor," inevitably incurring divine punishment from the religion and even facing mortal danger. Such alarmist religious leaders are truly unforgivable, especially since no religion actually teaches its followers and disciples in this manner.
If there exists such a so-called religion, can it be genuinely believed in? The answer is certainly no! However, under the advocacy of these so-called guides, combined with the forceful instillation of an unnamed sense of loyalty into devout believers, even the slightest criticism or verbal defense of one’s own religion will provoke a collective backlash.
Followers of this religion, along with later disciples and students, have committed unforgivable sins for the sake of their religious reputation. And what are these sins? Through the words of their predecessors, these later disciples and students have truly accumulated evil karma, evil consequences, and the burdens of calamity.
Thus it may be said: Do you, followers of this religious faith, desire it or not? It is through the reliance on religious faith that the religions of all brothers and sisters under heaven can be called one family, merely evolved by the Supreme Heaven, the religion of the vast universe! If only one can affirm one's own religion and promote it in due time.
One must be able to dispel the delusions of religion.
Furthermore, when one can genuinely appreciate the religions of their brothers and sisters, there is no notion that one's own faith is the only correct one while others' beliefs are incorrect. To hold such a view would already indicate a lack of fairness, equality, and mutual fulfillment. In other words, if the religions of other brothers and sisters do not align with yours, it should not lead to dismissal or conflict.
When the masses rise up to counterattack the religion you believe in, what can they say to you? It is simply "one reaps what one sows and bears the consequences of one's own actions." This is not a fundamental condition that should be attributed to Heaven. Moreover, to claim that the religion you believe in is the foremost in the world is a matter of true self-affirmation. Yet, it is also essential to affirm and appreciate the religious beliefs of one's brothers and sisters—only then is it the right path and the correct way.
Lost in the fog of faith, no turning back is seen;  
A steadfast belief, unshakable, remains keen.
Affirm oneself and praise others—this is a view of fairness and equality.
Entering the great ranks of faith, all sentient beings will follow.
Loyal and steadfast successors,  
thus advance the cause and expand its reach.
This verse serves as mutual encouragement among all sentient beings and spiritual children! After entering a religion, how do delusions and obstacles arise? This has been an enduring challenge since ancient times—the inability to achieve fair, equal mutual support and admiration within religious faith. It is essential to understand that as times change, so do the laws. Indeed, over five hundred years ago, the just principles and frameworks were already revised and renewed.
Granting mutual integration and fulfillment among the "Five Teachings" is also a manifestation of the virtues and blessings repeatedly upheld by the Heavenly Realm. I wonder if the disciples of the Chongxin Sect can, through firsthand materials, first establish a fair and equal ideological system regarding the "Five Teachings"? Thank you for accompanying me in this work today. You have all worked hard, and I apologize for disturbing the Chongxin Sect for a while. Farewell, everyone!
Xuankong Cailing Xiangu
Void and causality are inherently distinct,  
The radiant spirit descends to fulfill the great Dao's work.
The Immortal Maiden stands in service today,  
Gathering all virtuous souls of heartfelt devotion.
Good evening to all the saints, buddhas, virtuous beings, and the cultivating scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy! Today, the Western Flower Emperor, one of the Five Flower Emperors, has descended to compose the sixth chapter of "Beings of the Great Dao," offering a clear analysis of religious obstacles. This will help us understand how the virtues and principles of Heaven are bestowed and structured.
Because of the sublime writings of the Chongxin lineage, the great integration of "Three Teachings as One School, Five Teachings from One Source" can be initiated in the future. All religious sects and lineages across the vast universe and earth are various karmic affinities evolved by the Supreme Heaven. By adopting a fair and equal system of thought toward sentient beings, one can achieve greater growth and harvest.
This is the religion bestowed by Heaven upon the human world, believed to possess even greater capacity for absorption and comprehension. It also enables sentient beings to understand, upon entering religion, what their own delusions and blind spots may be. One should approach one’s own faith, as well as the religions of one’s fellow brothers and sisters, with fairness and equality, thereby fostering mutual admiration and affirmation.
That is to say, the divine mission of religious equality in this era will allow all faiths to integrate with one another within the next five hundred years, leaving only the names of religions without the barriers between them, and providing a direction for the welfare of all beings in the future. Today marks the final two writings of the year. After the next writing, all sacred duties for the Year of Dinghai will cease. Well done, everyone! Farewell!
2014, 0905, 1515 ◎＃※   OK＃
Lord of Southern Florescence
Chapter 10: The Dispositions of All Sentient Beings
第十八回　 德性眾生
April 1, 2008, the twenty-fifth day of the second lunar month (Tuesday) in the year of Wuzi
第六回　 宗教障礙
The Southern Florescence descends, inscribing celestial scriptures;  
The Emperor's virtue and grace bestow unique blessings upon all beings.
The Great Dao series expands its vast influence,  
Doctrinal obstacles must be removed.
Chapter Eleven: The Demonic Nature of All Living Beings
第十九回　  善性道性
April 4, 2008, the twenty-eighth day of the second lunar month in the year of Wuzi (Friday)
第七回　 教義障礙
Belief in religion leads to the elevation of goodness.
The essence of religion lies in its fundamental role of encouraging people to do "good" and enabling self-elevation and transcendence. The doctrines of religion consist of the basic principles and precepts upheld by each religious sect. These serve as the primary foundation to be observed. When one fails to adhere to the religious doctrines,
Then there would be no need to enter a religion for cultivation and learning. Sentient beings must understand that all their actions and behaviors after entering a religion are meant for their own learning and growth—this is a fundamental prerequisite. Furthermore, one should reflect on how all their actions and behaviors unfold after joining a religion.
The Veil of Doctrine – Among all religions in the sentient world, why is this the greatest obstacle that remains most difficult to overcome? To understand this, one must examine the teachings of religion: once beings of the human world enter a faith, how do they enable themselves to ascend and transcend?
However, it is often impossible to adhere to this functional efficacy, thereby creating an unbreakable delusion for oneself and failing to comprehend why, within religion, one becomes ensnared by the delusions of scriptures and doctrines. This is precisely why, when all scriptures and doctrines are established, the inclusion of disciples and students must follow a set of principles that are absolutely true and essential.
The Distinctive Excellence of Various Religious Traditions
Furthermore, the scriptures and doctrines of each religion represent the fundamental essence of that faith. It is essential to sincerely adhere to their precepts and principles together, enabling later students and disciples to follow in the footsteps of past religious sages and predecessors, understanding how to achieve transcendence and elevation.
This is the fundamental framework established by the Divine for every religion, and it is an absolutely true and unified system for the diverse religious traditions of the human world. Therefore, the principles and precepts within each religious system are formulated based on the arduous journeys of the sages and predecessors of the faith in ancient times.
To accurately adhere to the functional roles of each religion in accordance with their respective tenets, and to mutually observe all functional processes in the training of later students and disciples, constitutes the fundamental purpose of religious scriptures and doctrines.
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Religious doctrines and scriptures—when it comes to later disciples and students, they serve the interdependent function of implementing precepts and guidelines. Whether these later disciples and students can be perfected by following the scriptures, precepts, and doctrines inevitably depends on subsequent transmitters who, in response to the inadequacies and deficiencies of all religions, undertake revisions and changes.
Entering Religious Transformation to Alter Human Habits
How can we establish for current disciples and students what boundaries must not be crossed and what practices should be followed? This involves each religion's doctrines and scriptures, which, after being refined by later transmitters, are reissued as precepts, regulations, doctrines, and canonical texts.
Thus, for the sages and predecessors of the first generation of religion, it is the hope for the future that enables its further promotion and expansion. This is an absolute necessity, for without such promotion and expansion, how can its doctrines and scriptures be disseminated? For such a so-called religion, this is precisely how it should be.
This also reflects a common confusion regarding religious scriptures and doctrines, where they often fail to be revised or adapted according to the original intentions of the later transmitters, as envisioned by the religious sages and predecessors. Consequently, they cannot align with the fundamental principles originally intended by these sages and predecessors. Through the passage of generations,
After the transformation and revision of a region or a nation, it becomes impossible to adhere to the original intentions of the religious sages and ancient worthies. This is because subsequent transmitters, time and again, have altered and modified the original meanings of these religious sages and forebears.
Religious faith must be elevated to a higher level.
It is fundamentally impossible to align with the original intentions of the sages and predecessors of the primordial religion, nor to provide genuine means of ascension and transcendence for later disciples and students. Furthermore, it cannot enhance the methods of cultivation and achievement (the Dao) of the original first practitioners. Instead, various different approaches to practice have emerged.
It alters the efforts and earnest intentions of religious sages and predecessors from times past, which constitutes the first barrier that cannot be overcome in religious scriptures and doctrines. The downfall of doctrinal barriers—often seen in the failure to align the fundamental functions of religious teachings with the essential principles of Heaven in practice—is a common occurrence.
The differences among nations, regions, and groups. Guided by religious leaders, various national conditions, local environments, and folk customs are accommodated, giving rise to different methods of cultivation and practice. From the perspective of the world today, these are far too numerous to be judged as right or wrong, orthodox or heterodox, correct or mistaken.
It is simply that we are unable to follow the efforts and dedication of ancient religious sages and past worthies to achieve elevation and transcendence. This can be observed: all religions in the world today are like this, and so were those of the past! Why is it that after entering a religion, everyone continues to hope to cultivate and transform their own shortcomings and deficiencies?
Religious Concepts for Human Existence
So that in this very life and world, one can truly achieve ascension and transcendence, returning to the original homeland. But why, after entering religion, do we encounter obstacles that prevent us from rising upward? It is essential to understand what obstructs our engagement with religious scriptures and doctrines. Why do sentient beings in the world of emotions desire to cultivate and transform?
However, in our own daily lives, we are unable to follow the cultivation methods of past religious sages and predecessors to achieve attainment. Why is it that, despite being within a religion where there is often training and immersion in scriptures and doctrines, we still struggle to understand how the first and second generations of religious sages and predecessors accomplished this?
How can one easily attain a true understanding of its profound depths? Since the third generation up to the present, it has changed considerably, no longer sharing the same original causes and conditions as the first and second generations.
The insight into religious scriptures and the perplexity of their obscurities—this has been the greatest enigma in the doctrines of religious classics throughout the ages.
If one can deeply comprehend the atmosphere and magnetic field of firsthand materials, what is this so-called sense of presence like? For later disciples and students, through religious scriptures and doctrines, they can understand that these scriptures and doctrines are already secondhand or thirdhand sources, and through their own experience,
Humanity Enters Religious Learning and Growth
Moreover, the clarity derived from exploring religious doctrines and scriptures varies. This is due to differences in individual recognition and verification, as well as the distinct temporal and spatial environments in which each person grows. Variations in personal knowledge, comprehension, and the understanding of one's own nature further contribute to these differences. As a result, diverse forms of realization and clarity emerge.
Yet, it is often impossible to truly obtain firsthand information or experience that immersive sense to achieve genuine clarity. Taking the present moment as an example, as we now compose the seventh chapter of "The Multitudes of the Great Dao," may I ask all of you wise students to later inquire among yourselves: How might each person’s understanding differ?
This gives rise to various personal verification processes experienced differently by individuals. The key lies in whether one can grasp the immediacy of firsthand materials, which is precisely the fundamental function that allows you to comprehend the profound essence. It may also be said: How can one truly achieve the personal realization of "illuminating the mind, perceiving one's nature, attaining enlightenment, and verifying the fruit"? What do you think of this?
The correct clarity of religious doctrines and scriptures—this is because the classics and teachings of various religions, through the different understandings and experiences of later students and disciples, can be easily grasped in their various nuances by those of keen intelligence. Those of average aptitude may only feel that they are quite good, yet cannot articulate the reasons why.
All inferior natures and foundations of sentient beings
Those with inferior foundations may lack any sensation at all, rendering them neither essential nor dispensable. This stems from the varying personal realizations among individuals—differing experiences of the scriptures and doctrines across religions, as well as distinct understandings of the classics shaped by the historical use of "Classical Chinese" in the Central Plains.
Furthermore, considering the varied understandings of "vernacular Chinese" as used in the contemporary era, it can be said that the comprehension of classical Chinese differs from that of vernacular Chinese. This gives rise to distinct temporal and spatial conditions, and the customs and traditions of different countries and regions further vary, leading to diverse interpretations by those who guide and educate.
Therefore, the education and cultivation of later disciples and students are even more distinct. When all these factors are combined, I ask you: Are you still "original and authentic"? In truth, has it not long since changed significantly? This so-called religious practice, after undergoing adjustments across different eras and dynasties, has become entirely different once again!
Hence, "a tiny discrepancy can lead to a vast divergence." How, then, can these so-called later practitioners of religion truly comprehend the original teachings and achieve transcendence? Moreover, there are intermediate guides who add superfluous details, burdening what was originally a simple practice of cultivation with excessive branches and offshoots.
How Newer Students Can Advance and Surpass
For the disciples and students who come after, uncertain of how to proceed? Fundamentally, it can be said: the so-called religious doctrines and scriptures have long since deteriorated! How, then, can there be genuine elevation and transcendence? It is impossible. It is essential to understand how to break through these obstacles of ignorance,
Only then can one truly achieve upward growth in one's practice, a realm of confusion and obstacles that all religious sects and lineages of the present era are unable to comprehend.
The Implementation of Classical Doctrines—How can one truly comprehend their original teachings? Moreover, what are the scriptures and doctrines of the five major religions?
Every religion has its unique strengths as well as its shortcomings. If one can adopt a broad and impartial approach to practice, elevating these strengths while discarding the weaknesses, then regardless of which religious tradition one may enter in the future, this method of cultivation will truly enable continuous progress and elevation.
and will not be confined to the practice of a single religion alone! For the fundamental principles of the Heavenly Realm do not differentiate among all religious traditions in the human world—be they Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, Christianity, or Islam—and this includes all emerging religions of the present era. Their methods of cultivation have long been revised,
Each of the five teachings has its own distinctive excellence in cultivation.
It possesses the functional efficacy to implement major directions, offering practitioners of all religions in the current era a shared practice that allows for mutual integration. This is the Heavenly decree's establishment of guiding principles and frameworks for all beings in the present age, enabling all devoted practitioners to collectively adhere to them.
Only then can the classics and doctrines of the human world be harmoniously integrated without any disconnection or discomfort. This is because religious scriptures mutually complement and elevate one another by addressing the customs and conditions of different nations and regions. This is absolutely true and applies to all actions and behaviors within the human world.
To genuinely achieve growth and fulfillment, this also means that the teachings of all religious scriptures can align with the earnest efforts of the sages and predecessors of the past, ensuring their endeavors were not in vain. We must not let the hard work of these religious sages and predecessors be forgotten. This addresses the shortcomings and deficiencies within religion, enabling true self-transcendence and elevation.
The Enigma of Religious Scriptures: Doctrines Fundamentally Serve as Shields
The sages and former worthies, with deep affection,
Toiled to create a world unlike any other.
Understanding the obstacles to the teachings of the scriptures,  
Some parts were difficult to propagate in times past.
How to harmonize with local customs and sentiments,  
So that each nation's integration shines forth.
This verse! It is a mutual encouragement among all sentient beings and spiritual children! For the religious scriptures and doctrines of the future, greater achievements must be attained. As time changes, so do the laws; the Heavens have already readjusted, revising and transforming the inadequacies and shortcomings of past religious scriptures and doctrines. In the future, a complete integration is certain to be realized.
It is about genuinely allowing oneself to achieve growth and learning. Only by embracing a broad religious faith and reliance can one follow the right path. I am grateful for your heartfelt companionship and apologize for any disturbance during this time of reverence. Farewell, everyone!
Immortal Maiden of Ethereal Void and Divine Will
From the void descends upon Chongxin Hall,  
The spiritual grace and virtue are admired by all.
At the end of the year Dinghai, the Immortal Maiden met with the likeness of compassionate deities and Buddhas.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, it is my turn as your teacher to take charge of the seventh installment of the writings for "All Beings of the Great Dao," which has been transmitted through the descent of the Southern Hua Emperor from the Five Hua Emperors. This work offers a rather clear analysis of doctrinal obstacles, specifically addressing whether future beings can overcome their own delusions in religious faith.
Why, then, can one so clearly grasp the mysteries within firsthand materials? It is precisely because of this clarity in firsthand experience that subsequent, secondhand accounts lack the so-called sense of immediacy—the ability to distinguish in the moment between realizations that ascend, transcend, or remain ordinary, and those that lead to decline and rebirth.
This year, in the Dinghai year, the composition of the "Dadao Series Celestial Books" has now been fully completed! On the ninth day of the first lunar month next year, in the Wuzi year, we will once again commence the composition of the "Dadao Series Celestial Books" of our lineage. Moreover, tomorrow there remains the sacred task of using Zen insights to dispel delusions and obstacles. All of this still requires the collective efforts of all virtuous disciples to jointly accomplish the future propagation and guidance.
Because next year will bring significant changes, this is the result of eleven years of effort. Yet, it remains insufficient for guiding our lineage—what can we do if we do not change? Very well, thank you all for your hard work. May everything be auspicious. Farewell!
September 5, 2014, 16:55 ◎＃※   OK＃
Northern Florescence Emperor
Chapter Twelve: The Nature of Demons and Inherent Character
第二十回　 自性道性
April 8, 2008, the third day of the third lunar month in the year of Wuzi (Tuesday)
第七回　 教義障礙
The Northern Opening of the Great Dao Series Booklet  
All beings of the noble lineage are inherently enlightened.
Chapter 13: The Nature of All Living Beings
第廿二回　  自性自渡
April 15, 2008 — The tenth day of the third lunar month in the year of Wuzi (Tuesday)
第八回　 經典教義
All religions rely on their respective scriptures.
All are structured around the guiding principle of "encouraging people to do good." Why, then, should there be distinctions among religions? These distinctions arise from the different beliefs held by people of various nations and races, each with their unique customs and habits. Observing the world today, all religions are founded upon the teachings and legacies of their respective sages and predecessors.
To understand the essence of religion is to recognize that it distinguishes different "food chains and chains of affairs" among the diverse races and nations across the vast world. Only then, through varied lifestyles and with human factors complementing one another, can people living on the Earth-Ming Star secure a safe and comfortable living space.
Only then can it serve as a support and framework for human living habits. For over two thousand years, the strengths and weaknesses of each religion remained an unfathomable mystery. It is only in the past five hundred years, through the convergence of time and conditions, that the religions of the present era—Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam—have come to mutually rely on their respective believers.
Moreover, for the doctrines and teachings of each religion to serve as a framework and set of precepts, it is essential that they are collectively upheld. Only in this way can they avoid transgressing the laws and principles of any religion. This is how the scriptures and teachings of all religions today can establish a foundation for faith in the human world. Furthermore, through religious scriptures and teachings, one can ascend to transcendence!
Each classic and doctrine has its own unique merits.
What is the ideological system provided for students and new believers? What are the norms established by the precepts and regulations? For these believers, all their actions and behaviors upon entering religious faith are different from those of the outside world! Therefore, compared to the unenlightened beings outside, they possess a greater foundation of faith, practice, and adherence to precepts as their guiding principles.
In this present era, it is the right path for all religions—without distinction between Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, Christianity, or Islam, including all emerging faiths—to achieve greater fulfillment through religious belief. However, this is not necessarily the case, for after embracing religious faith, how does one then progress and grow?
Often, the doctrines of one's religion fail to genuinely provide the lifestyle that believers should embody. Consequently, while believers may take their religion as their foundation, their actual way of life may diverge, leading to a separation where religious faith remains one thing and daily habits another.
These two aspects have already become disconnected! Moreover, they cannot be integrated with each other, and due to differences in religious beliefs and lifestyles, they are no longer aligned. How then can one's life and faith complement and reinforce each other? On the contrary, they cannot be balanced simultaneously, making it impossible for one to achieve self-transcendence and elevation.
How Religious Classics Elevate
It will be constrained by the scriptures and doctrines of religious beliefs, making it difficult to achieve harmonious integration. This will inevitably prevent all religions in the vast universe from truly enlightening and educating all beings. Instead, they rely on religious beliefs as their foundation to attain ascension and transcendence. But can this truly be achieved? No, it cannot. The scriptures of religious beliefs are products from over two thousand years ago.
In the present era, the classics and doctrines of the past no longer align with the needs of contemporary and future generations. As each historical period differs, these texts have undergone repeated revisions and adaptations over time. It can now be said that they have become inadequate for guiding sentient beings of today and tomorrow toward genuine religious faith and practice.
It can be said: many merely hang a name and claim they are engaged in spiritual practice or religious faith! Yet they have long departed from the fundamental understanding essential to religious faith, precisely because they are unable to immerse themselves in it, integrating scriptures and doctrines to harmonize with the basic tenets of all religions in the human world.
Established by every religious sage and predecessor, it is intended for future believers and students to genuinely achieve true elevation and accomplishment through the cultivation methods of these sages and predecessors. If one can enter into genuine elevation by following this guiding principle, it is the growth permitted by Heaven and also what Heaven earnestly anticipates.
Religious Scriptures and Doctrinal Elevation
Moreover, it is the fundamental duty anticipated by saints of various religions. Over the course of nearly two thousand years, the integration of religious scriptures and doctrines into the present era can be said to have long fallen out of step. They no longer align with the ways of the modern world, nor do they suit the spiritual practices of contemporary people. In ancient times, all practices and transformations had to follow a step-by-step process.
However, in the current era, how can one truly understand the principles and precepts of spiritual cultivation through the "internet" of the human world? Differences in life habits often become obstacles, leading to the emergence of various approaches to practice. From this, it can be observed: the diversity found across all religious scriptures and doctrines.
If we cannot adapt, all ancient practices will likely be phased out in the future. This is because the future integration of all religions will involve mutual support in the spiritual cultivation of every sentient being, drawing upon the strengths of Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam for practice and refinement.
The shortcomings of various religions can be discarded and left unused. Looking ahead five hundred years, there will only be the names and forms of religions, without the barriers between them. For all the 9.2 billion original spirits, the 400 million Buddhist disciples, and the over two million high-tech talents "borrowed" for this purpose, this represents a genuine path of religious cultivation, elevation, and transformation.
Religious Doctrines and Scriptures
The strengths and shortcomings of future religions will not be confined to a single faith but will be integrated into the fundamental roles of all religious beliefs as a whole. This is precisely the grace bestowed by Heaven upon the reliance of faith, which, for the sake of all sentient beings in the future, makes no distinction among the religions of Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam.
This also encompasses all emerging religions, which is yet another way in which the heavens elevate future practitioners by integrating the strengths of all religions in the world. It can be said that this truly achieves ascension and transcendence, allowing for a clear understanding of the origins and connections, rather than merely adhering to a single religion.
That cannot benefit the four hundred million disciples of the Buddha, nor can it benefit the religious faith of over two million high-tech talents. Thus, it can be said that in the future, there will be no so-called constraints of religious faith or scriptural doctrines. It is essential to break through this kind of concept, precisely because religion is merely a reliance on nominal distinctions.
In this vast universe, the various religious beliefs bestowed by the Heavenly Realm were originally intended to guide and elevate more sentient beings. However, as the Heavenly Realm has given rise to an increasing number of religious beliefs—so many that they can be described as "a thousand sects and ten thousand teachings"—from the perspective of the Heavenly Realm, these myriad sects and teachings should, in fact, complement and fulfill one another for the sake of the ninety-two original spirits.
Regarding the Revision and Alteration of Religious Texts
In this manner, guiding future cultivators to ascend and transcend is the correct and proper condition of extraordinary affinity. However, it is often overlooked that the numerous religious sects and lineages descended from the heavens were originally intended to yield greater and more abundant functional benefits. Yet, whether they can fulfill the expectations of the heavens as anticipated remains uncertain!
On the contrary, the more religious beliefs lead to downfall and the more treacherous human hearts become, could it be that the will of Heaven and the execution of sacred duties are mistaken? This is not the case. It is essential to understand that even upon entering the realm of Earthly Darkness, as long as one maintains the orientation of worldly life, there must be a food chain in place, which in turn fosters mutual fulfillment among the chains of affairs.
All sentient beings in the human world are bound by the necessity of the food chain. Moreover, what is obtained through the food chain must be supported by the conditions of a universal currency; otherwise, how can one truly speak of cultivation? Indeed not! Nor can one genuinely enter into the substantial nature of religious faith, which is precisely directed toward the scriptures and doctrines of religious belief.
It no longer aligns with the needs of the countless beings in today's and tomorrow's world, failing to enable these religious believers to ascend and transcend. Instead, they are trapped in a helpless vortex. Therefore, it is essential to fundamentally transform and integrate all beliefs for future practitioners, as this is the true path.
Elevation of Religious Scriptures and Doctrines
It can leverage the strengths of the five major religious scriptures, integrating the diverse spiritual beliefs across the world, moving beyond adherence to a single religion alone! This is because merely following one faith can no longer meet the needs of future religious practitioners, who seek greater elevation and fulfillment. It also enables individuals to genuinely achieve personal growth within their own religious beliefs.
Moreover, it can integrate the merits of the entire religion into a greater transcendence, enabling different faiths, according to their respective causes and conditions, to enter a future realm of true peace and harmony. This is absolutely true. Furthermore, why have the celestial immortals and Buddhas established the Pure Land of the Lotus, which can be elevated in the future? Because a preliminary consensus has already been reached in the present.
By integrating all sentient beings of the Earth and the celestial bodies, the conditions for greater growth can be fostered. This will, from the 21st century to the 30th century, over the course of a millennium, enable all religious faiths to break down greater barriers and obstacles. It will also lead to significant elevation and integration among all different religions.
How can one achieve entry into the world of the "Void-Treasure Pure Land" or the "Haotian Lotus World," no longer confined by the religions of the human realm? In doing so, one can not only genuinely integrate into all aspects of daily life and religious faith in the future but also elevate the scriptures and teachings of different religions.
Religious Classics and Religious Doctrines
Very truthfully, to implement it within human life, and not be confined by previous religious scriptures and doctrines, there will already be the cultivation of true disciples of Buddha-nature. For the sentient beings of the future, from the 21st century to the 30th century, in this millennium, why does Heaven bestow so much high technology upon the human world?
For all religious scriptures and doctrines in the future, it is essential to disseminate them truthfully and ensure they take root in practice. Only then can the unwholesome habits of all sentient beings in the future be genuinely cultivated and transformed. All religious scriptures must be reorganized, and then elevated for all the 92 primordial spirits, the 400 million Buddha's disciples, as well as the borrowed talents.
You are truly fortunate to have the fundamental principles and framework of the Heavenly Way! You are able to receive firsthand knowledge from the Heavenly Way, which descends into the human world to elevate and transcend it, rather than clinging rigidly to a single religious scripture or doctrine for cultivation and transformation. If that were the case, I ask you: could you truly achieve elevation and transcendence? Certainly not!
Religious Classics and Doctrines: All Sentient Beliefs Are Acceptable
Attaining the ultimate reliance to cultivate and rectify oneself  
Is merely the foundation of repeated cycles of rebirth.
Doctrine is elevated through the scriptures, while human cultivation has already transformed.
The heavens shall orchestrate a new integration,  
and in the future, all teachings shall converge.
This verse is to encourage all sentient beings and spiritual children together! It is also for the future world of sentient beings, to truly ascend upward rather than sink downward. You are fortunate to participate in and contribute to this auspicious commencement of writing in the first month of the lunar New Year, in the year of Wuzi. I truly feel immense joy on your behalf! Only through everyone's collective effort can this be achieved.
The Immortal Maiden of the Ethereal Void
The void's causes and conditions arrived early,  
The spiritual assembly ascends the platform, great blessings unfold.
This year, the Immortal Maiden begins her turn of duty;  
The auspicious sign of Wuzi aligns with wealth and virtue.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, one of the Five Hua Emperors—the Northern Hua Emperor—has descended to compose the eighth chapter of "All Beings of the Great Dao." This work clarifies the obscurities within the classical teachings and elevates them, offering a truly clear revelation. It will enlighten you on the fundamental principles and missions of Heaven for the future.
How fortunate you all are! To be able to understand, through firsthand materials, the heavenly secrets revealed by the Divine Providence in the human world—this is a revelation of divine mysteries never before mentioned in any religion! In the future, greater and more abundant divine information will descend into the "Dadao Series of Heavenly Scriptures," and it is essential to cherish them deeply.
Esteemed sages and students, today we have respectfully welcomed the return of the sacred chariots of the immortal Buddhas and sages of our lineage, celebrated the holy birthday of the Jade Emperor, the Supreme Deity of the Mysterious Heavens, and performed the consecration of the sacred seat for the Year Guardian Star Lord of the Wuzi year. Due to these events, there have been some delays; all further discussions will resume tomorrow. Thank you, everyone! This year is expected to be a greatly auspicious one for our lineage, and we can look forward to it with anticipation. Until we meet again tomorrow!
2014, September 6, November 25 ◎＃※   OK＃
Imperial Sovereign of China
Episode 14: Habit and Inertia
第廿三回  　佛不能渡
April 18, 2008, the fifteenth day of the third lunar month in the year of Wuzi (Friday).
第八回　 經典教義
The Middle Way, impartial, gives birth to heaven and earth;  
Virtue in bloom awakens the multitude of souls.
When the Emperor descends, the Great Dao is born;  
Religious scriptures mislead a lifetime.
Episode 15: The Individuality of All Beings
第廿四回　  崇心演義
April 25, 2008, the 20th day of the third lunar month in the Wuzi year (Friday)
第九回　  宗教經典
The Great World's Perspective on Religious Beliefs
It can be said that there is a grand direction to follow, which many devote their entire lives to. In terms of religious faith, there is mutual reliance, meaning a commitment to the integrity of faith—sincere, sacrificial dedication, selfless and without ulterior motives. Such individuals, often called religious believers, can truly be regarded as exemplary practitioners.
Moreover, it can be affirmed and praised that a lifetime of sacrifice and devotion to religion—when viewed from the perspective of religion itself—is precisely what too many believers and disciples embody! Yet why is it that they fail to truly achieve elevation and transcendence, but instead have their lifelong faith delayed by religious scriptures?
What is the reason for this? It lies in the motivation that each religious scripture elucidates and provides to sentient beings, enabling them to find a path into religion and ultimately attain a foundation for faith. This approach to religious scriptures is, in itself, beyond reproach. Yet, why is it that, while embracing and contemplating each scripture, we must also...
One often becomes bewildered by religious scriptures, yet this is not the fault of religion or the scriptures themselves. It is essential to understand that religious scriptures are records of the words and deeds of the sages and virtuous predecessors of the five major religions. It can be said that these records of true events serve as a guide for future sentient beings to emulate once they enter the religious path.
The Correctness of Religious Scriptures
It is also possible to practice and adjust according to the methods recorded in the scriptures, which is absolutely true. Moreover, the cultivation methods for sentient beings described in each scripture should be approached in this way. However, what kinds of delusions might religious scriptures create? This is because each sentient being has different capacities and personal understandings.
Moreover, each individual possesses different knowledge and experience, lives in different environments, and undergoes different paths of growth. If one can learn, grow, cultivate, and transform in accordance with religious scriptures, this is undoubtedly true. Why, then, is it difficult to clearly grasp the original meaning of these scriptures? Furthermore, each era and environment differs, and personal understanding varies even more.
Thus, it becomes impossible to follow and cultivate according to the scriptures left by the sages of the five religions and the predecessors. This creates an insurmountable barrier to understanding religious classics. If there were comparable methods of cultivation that could truly lead to ascension, transcendence, and growth, they would be exceedingly rare—indeed, even rarer! It is essential to clearly understand the original meaning conveyed in each scripture.
Moreover, the personal insights and realizations one gains may differ. If one practices solely according to religious scriptures, it is not necessarily an absolute or unquestionable path to correctness. Thus, upon entering a religion, one should also seek to address the "great matter of life and death" in a way that fosters greater personal growth and achievement, enabling continuous upward progress.
The Authenticity of Religious Scriptures
As elucidated in religious scriptures, whether one can truly comprehend their profound depths and subtleties is not guaranteed. This often depends on integrating one’s own ways of thinking and daily habits into the practice prescribed by these scriptures. Such conditions and circumstances are inherently meant to be this way, and that is precisely what is correct.
However, when considering those who practice blindly and without guidance: can they truly and sincerely comprehend all the intricacies of their own future "matter of life and death"? Not necessarily! In light of the various understandings and realizations expounded in religious scriptures, such practitioners often fail to grasp the proper methods that should be employed in their cultivation.
What is the significance of doctrines and precepts? It is highly inappropriate to completely deny religious scriptures! This is because the legacy of religious scriptures in the human world serves the fundamental function of genuine education and moral guidance. This is an obstacle that human factors cannot overcome, preventing a true understanding of the profound depths and subtleties of religious scriptures.
This is precisely the most difficult obstacle for sincere and devoted practitioners to overcome! It is essential to have later students and disciples to uphold and safeguard the religious scriptures. This is a fundamental tenet that one should adhere to in the faith they follow. Once immersed in the religious scriptures, how then can one further deepen their growth?
The Sublime Nature of Religious Scriptures
If one cannot deeply comprehend the intentions and processes of the sages of the five teachings and the ancient worthies in their time, and further apply this understanding to one's own present circumstances, then one lacks that profound, bone-deep realization. Consequently, one remains unable to enter deeply into their realm, merely circling on the periphery. One simply cannot penetrate the inner depths of its profound mysteries.
This prevents one from deeply comprehending the mysteries contained within religious scriptures. This is absolutely true, and even more so, how can one grasp the essence of such profound personal experiences? If one could truly enter into the practice of spiritual cultivation, it would be for the sake of all sentient beings in this present era, who are unable to deeply experience that profound and unforgettable state.
This will lead to many obstacles and delusions. If further trials and tribulations are added, one may endure them initially, but after a time, all resolve may falter! Some may even begin to grumble and complain incessantly! Faced with so much hardship and lacking a smooth path, one may simply abandon the practice altogether!
What is the state of mind in such personal experiences? Can sentient beings truly grasp the profound significance of religious scriptures? Not necessarily! They are unable to deeply comprehend the essence within. Fundamentally, when encountering even a slight trial, hardship, or setback, they cannot endure it—how can they then claim to be practitioners of religious cultivation?
The Growth of Religious Classics
What do you think of such students and disciples? It is essential to deeply comprehend the religious scriptures and grasp the mysteries and key principles within them. Observing the different practices of the world's five major religions today, each has its own unique strengths, and they can complement one another, making up for the shortcomings of any single religion.
This is a classic of religious faith, completely integrated with the essence of a certain belief. If the shortcomings of each religious classic, as well as the unique strengths of each, can be harmonized to incorporate the merits of every religious scripture, they can be offered to all sentient beings of the present era, collectively merging into a virtuous and wholesome practice.
It is believed that by integrating the strengths and weaknesses, merits and shortcomings of all five major religions, greater benefits and rewards can be achieved. Only religious scriptures of this nature can prevent the general populace from being unable to attain greater growth and gains. The essence of religion is to "encourage people to do good," yet within its core, there also lies an analysis of the "great matter of human life and death."
In such matters, to elevate oneself and advance toward greater growth, the realms and spiritual attainments differ. This is especially true as different religions address different ethnicities, enabling individuals to truly achieve elevation and transcendence. Only religious scriptures of this kind can meet the needs of practitioners in the current era, allowing them to attain greater elevation and transcendence.
The Five Teachings Converge into One Religion
I wonder if you, the human populace, can truly comprehend the profound intentions of the heavens through this method of religious practice? However, in the future, the advantages of this so-called integrated practice of the five religions will gradually manifest in the mortal world, serving to accomplish the spiritual cultivation of all sentient beings.
To truly address and transform shortcomings and deficiencies, one must achieve genuine elevation, transcendence, growth, and return. In response to the ignorance and lack of awareness prevalent among people today, greater growth and benefit can be attained. It is essential to understand that upon entering a religion, one might initially believe they have achieved ascent and transcendence, yet remain unaware that their ignorance persists and wisdom remains unawakened.
To the extent that one becomes unable to comprehend the profound significance of religious scriptures, leading to misguided and blind cultivation, often riddled with errors and lacking the means for correction or transformation. Consequently, one finds oneself uncertain of which path to follow in practice, ultimately missing even a single opportunity for ascension and transcendence. Witnessing this plight, the heavens have thus initiated a renewal of change.
The Correct Way to Practice the Classics
Re-issuing teachings can foster growth and learning through the scriptures of the five major religions, enabling the sentient world to truly transcend and integrate upward. It is precisely because each religious scripture has its unique strengths and also its shortcomings that we must ask: can the practice of a single religious scripture encompass all faiths?
To truly aspire for future transcendence and growth, returning to one's origins, is undoubtedly a fool's fantasy! Such classics can be said: they may not necessarily align with the multitudes of sentient beings in today's era. Moreover, when cultivating the religious scriptures of the human world, one must reflect on whether they have sincerely contemplated and grasped the key principles and mysteries within.
This is a grand direction of fulfillment and elevation for all the deficiencies and shortcomings of future beings, which is precisely the way of integrating the practices of the five religions established by the Heavenly Will in this era. Please do not let yourself be hindered by the scriptures of your own religious faith, thereby affecting your sincere cultivation and transformation in this present life.
Religious scriptures must transcend.
If one cannot truly achieve spiritual elevation and transcendence, one must not engage in blind and misguided cultivation, nor allow oneself to commit boundless sins. In the next life, there may be no opportunity to be reborn as a human and gain such understanding. If one can maintain a kind and virtuous heart, it will greatly reduce the chances of creating karma, committing misdeeds, and incurring sins.
Nor should you allow yourself in this life, in this lifetime, to fall into the circumstances of creating the karma of harmful speech through your actions and conduct. The human world is a place where one can elevate oneself. If your wisdom has not yet opened and your experience is insufficient, it is essential to maintain a mindset of kindness, creating blessings and cultivating virtue.
Granting oneself the potential for upward growth; one should not be confined by religious scriptures. In the midst of one's own ignorance and obstacles, this stage of mutual growth and learning with religious texts provides an opportunity for upward advancement and transcendence. Such opportunities are not frequently bestowed upon the human world, and must be cherished and grasped diligently.
Religious scriptures are profoundly sacred,
Yet one's own knowledge struggles to spr forth.
What can be done if wisdom remains unawakened? Maintain a heart of goodness and virtuous fortune.
A lifetime spent in cultivation and refinement,  
Yet unaware of the ignorance that pursues oneself.
Yet the classics do not recognize me,  
What can I do but wait for the next life to meet again.
This verse! Let us encourage one another, fellow sentient beings and spiritual souls! Could it be that the supreme wonders and the delusions within all religious scriptures lie in our own unopened knowledge and wisdom, as well as our inability to deeply comprehend the essence within the classics? Thus, in this life, in this existence, we remain unable to ascend and transcend.
Let it be left until the next life or a future lifetime, when one's own wisdom begins to sprout! Then return to attain enlightenment and accomplishment! As for how to grasp all that lies in the future—if one cannot even grasp the present moment, how could one possibly grasp the future? It is rather unlikely! Very well, I am grateful for everyone's companionship in this endeavor—truly heartfelt! Thank you! I have disturbed the Chongxin lineage for a while. Farewell, everyone!
The Immortal Maiden of Ethereal Emptiness
In the illusory world of mortals, opportunities are vainly missed;  
Through the communion of spirit and form, passage is granted once more.
The path of immortals is selfless, yet it condescends to bring fulfillment;  
Together they meet, moved by affection, to create the virtuous life.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow students of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Zhonghua Emperor—one of the Five Emperors—descends to compose the ninth chapter of "Beings of the Great Dao," offering a clear analysis of the profound merits and potential delusions within religious scriptures. This addresses the interdependent causes and conditions that determine whether sentient beings can truly enter into growth and learning.
This is the dividing point for one's future self, determining whether one will ascend and transcend or fall into the cycle of rebirth. But if one is to fall, one must not allow oneself to commit evil, create negative karma, or bring about calamity. For in the next life or future lives, it would become fundamentally impossible to be reborn as a human, and there would be no such divine opportunity or favorable conditions to return and transcend again.
Today's writings offer a profound insight into where the essence and mysteries of your religious faith lie within the scriptures. Furthermore, starting from the Year of Wuzi, our lineage will undergo significant changes. It is hoped that all students will work together to promote and propagate the Great Dao. Well done, everyone. May all be auspicious. Farewell!
September 6, 2014, 14:35 ◎＃※   OK＃
The Vast Cosmos, the Star Lord of the Eastern Dipper
Chapter Sixteen: The Buddha-Nature of All Sentient Beings
第廿五回　  封神演義
April 29, 2008, the twenty-fourth day of the third lunar month, Year of Wuzi (Tuesday)
第九回　  宗教經典
The great cosmos descends upon us,  
The Lord of the Eastern Dipper unveils the Great Dao.
Chapter Seventeen: Buddha Nature and Moral Virtue
第廿六回　  崇心封神
May 2, 2008, the 27th day of the third lunar month in the Wuzi year (Friday)
第十回　 眾生根性
The myriad living beings in the mortal world.
Entering the realm of the Earthly Obscure Star is said to be such that, while pursuing the orientation of survival, one often buries the drive for spiritual cultivation and upward progress in favor of humanistic existence. Consequently, one becomes subject to one’s own will in both survival and practice, frequently allowing every action and behavior to provide oneself with a way to step down.
That is to say, one often "indulges oneself and nurtishes one’s own flaws." In such a humanistic world, it is difficult to achieve transcendence and elevation. It is essential to understand the base tendencies of sentient beings, to support and uplift them, so that they do not sink into the depths of the earthly star again and again, time after time.
One must allow their virtues to radiate, uplifting the inherent nature of all beings rather than letting them sink into degradation. Precisely because there is an interplay of half virtue and half vice, it becomes impossible to elevate these virtues. Instead, consistently adhering to the base tendencies of all beings as the standard for all actions also makes it unattainable to uplift such inferior inclinations toward higher ground.
It is essential to rely on religious faith as a foundation for upward progress. This condition of cause and effect must be understood: why the inferior nature of sentient beings has persistently followed them through countless lifetimes, preventing the human world from achieving greater fulfillment. The true path lies in eliminating one's accumulated negative habits from past lives.
The inherent nature of all sentient beings among humanity
The phrase "eliminate" may be simple to write, but to truly put it into practice is not something that can be accomplished overnight, nor can the deep-seated flaws of this human world be eradicated so easily. Otherwise, in the various dynasties of the past, when the celestial immortals and Buddhas established altars everywhere and taught extensively, all sentient beings would have long since returned to their true nature!
Moreover, why in this current era is there a simultaneous emergence of myriad teachings, and even more so, the Chongxin lineage has now compiled the "Dadao Series Celestial Books"? It is to enable these sentient beings to achieve upward elevation, to preserve their inherent virtuous nature, and to transform and eliminate their stubborn and inferior roots! This is precisely the greatest aspiration of Heaven in this age.
Once every human being enters into religion, they are able to rectify all their past peculiarities and eccentric temperaments, allowing themselves to truly step into the world of humanity. This ensures they will no longer remain trapped in the cycle of repeated reincarnation. This is the highest expectation of the Supreme Being for all missions, tasks, and actions in this era!
Upon entering the human world, they instead became unable to ascend further. Originally, the Heavens had hoped that by opening the Earthly Nether Star, these stubborn human beings with their deep-rooted negative tendencies could be purified, refined, and transformed through it. Yet, despite such a long passage of time, these detrimental ingrained traits remain.
All the inherent weaknesses of human beings
It is now understood that when human beings enter into the mundane world, they originally have the opportunity to purify and transform their peculiar, stubborn, and inferior nature. Instead, they often sink deeper into the realm of the earthly star, continuously accumulating profoundly defiled thoughts and actions, ultimately preventing themselves from rising upward and transcending.
Now it can be said: Regarding this so-called inherent flaw, which is originally and innately present in the fundamental nature of all sentient beings across the vast cosmos, and given that all human beings possess both the essence of Buddha-nature and the essence of demonic nature, it can be observed in the present era that sentient beings predominantly draw upon their demonic nature in their conduct and dealings with others.
The foundation is often minimal, as one relies on the nature of innate Buddha-nature to conduct oneself, yet frequently invokes innate demonic nature into the human world. It can be observed that all sentient beings possess both "innate Buddha-nature" and "innate demonic nature." These two aspects constitute an obstacle that the multitude of living beings cannot transcend, thereby hindering the causes and conditions for upward elevation.
Often, one is influenced by the routines of daily life, which activate the inherent, unchangeable demonic nature. This nature targets all aspects of existence in the human world, unleashing an indomitable demonic essence. It further makes it difficult for oneself to comprehend why, after entering the human world, the original opportunity for return and transcendence has been lost.
The Essential Nature of Sentient Beings' Roots and Dispositions
In an instant, it vanishes without a trace. It is precisely for this reason that all sentient beings in the vast universe are unable to return to their clear and pure essence, sinking repeatedly into deeper filth and forming an irreversible situation. How, then, can we distinguish between Buddha-nature (the cause of goodness) and demon-nature (the cause of evil) once they enter the human world?
One can learn and grow within religion, which is the hope of Heaven, enabling oneself to achieve ascension and transcendence. This is because, after entering religion, every action and behavior surpasses even that of ordinary beings in the secular world, thereby allowing the compassionate to descend into the mortal realm—among all sentient beings.
To enter into religion is to speak of cultivation and transformation, but is this truly the case? Not necessarily! It is essential to understand that the essence of entering religion is merely to "encourage people to do good." Rarely does it genuinely elevate one's own future in the "great matter of life and death." This is a necessary growth that all sentient beings in this world of emotions must achieve to transcend.
Why is it that after entering religion, one often encounters obstacles that are difficult to overcome, preventing personal growth? As a result, even though one engages in religious practice and self-cultivation, it becomes impossible to truly elevate oneself concerning the "great matter of life and death" for the future. Instead, one continues to sink downward.
How can the fundamental nature be clearly understood?
Consequently, regarding what religion calls cultivation and transformation, it can now be said: all the arduous efforts of the past sages of the five major religions and the predecessors of religious traditions have been in vain! Why is this so? Because contemporary religion has long lost its fundamental function of genuinely elevating and transcending upward. Thus, it can no longer enable individuals to achieve true return.
It is essential to understand how one's actions and behaviors change after entering religious practice. One will inevitably be influenced by the doctrines and constraints of various religions, making it difficult to let go and remain one's true self. Therefore, all sentient beings in the vast universe, after entering religion, often fail to comprehend what the essence of religion truly seeks to elevate.
Allow yourself to reflect: in the great matter of life and death in your future, can you truly become your own master, rather than merely a slave to this one life, this one existence? Consider carefully: is there anything that can truly be said to make you your own master? No! Therefore, one must elevate oneself by adhering to the principles of conduct that govern the entire universe.
It allows one to become the true master of oneself, rather than remaining perpetually enslaved by one’s own nature. In the vast universe, for all peoples and all paths of cultivation, it is essential to understand where the crux of the problem lies. If one cannot grasp where the problem truly resides, what difference does it make—in this life, in this world—what method, school, or religious tradition one practices?
The Elevation of the Root Capacities of Sentient Beings
He is merely a supporter! It is extremely difficult to seize the opportunity to elevate oneself and become one's own master, precisely because this mastery is derived from the functional efficacy one exercises. Each individual possesses different inherent qualities and innate conditions. If one can align with the behavioral standards for entering the human world in this life,
Upon entering the human world, where then is one's own master? Precisely because one is one's own master, when all spiritual nature merges into the physical body, does it allow the manifestation of one's own heart? One must confront these manifestations of the heart—which you call the essence of the Buddha-nature—as you descend into this impure, mundane world.
If there were no filth and defilement in the mundane world, how could one witness the ability to "emerge unstained from the mud"? Though the physical body may be tainted by the mire, the mind and spirit can remain untainted. Amid the vast, muddy dye vat of the human world, one can manifest the inherent nature of the Buddha-mind, rather than allowing the demonic nature to prevail.
The nature of all beings must be elevated upward.
May I ask, can sentient beings truly "emerge unstained from the mud"? They cannot! However, it is possible to cleanse oneself of filth amidst contamination—this is what it truly means to be one’s own master, rather than repeatedly allowing the world to stain one’s being! Yet, some take this for granted, failing to genuinely "emerge unstained from the mud" even in the present moment.
Not to mention that after entering the human world, all choices of existence are meant to truly elevate oneself. While one may be stained by the impurities of the mundane world, one can ensure that the "inner heart and spirituality" remain untainted by such filth. Through this approach, can you comprehend its essence and mysteries?
Although you have already entered the mundane world, it is precisely this that allows you to cultivate extraordinary abilities. It is by entering the mundane world and being stained by it that you can test whether you can transform the mud of defilement? Impossible! Yet, you can be stained by all external attachments—this body, this form, can indeed gather dust!
The Growth of All Good and Virtuous Roots
Although you have entered the mundane world, you can remain unstained by its impurities. Even if any attachment occurs, it is merely superficial dust on the surface! Nor can it taint the inner nature of your own mind. This is what it truly means to be the master of yourself. I wonder if this method, offered to you, will truly guide your practice and transformation.
Can there be genuine elevation? Not necessarily! Although one enters the mundane world, it is possible to keep one's spiritual nature untainted. In this sense, it can be said that only the body of this life is stained, and this body is used only in this lifetime—it will not be used again in the next! This is for the sake of your roots and nature, enabling you to truly ascend and transcend.
When entering the mundane world, one should have a broad direction and goal, rather than merely engaging in religious practices for the sake of cultivation. It is not necessarily the case that true transformation and elevation will be achieved. All actions are undertaken by oneself, and one must be able to grasp and control them. This is the true and undeniable principle of existence.
The nature of all beings must be transformed,  
To enter the path of religious cultivation and ascend to greater heights.
How to understand being the master  
Is the true return to the sublime.
Worldly defilements come to cultivate one's practice;  
To remove these stains, one must act by oneself.
The deeds performed in this life  
Become the seeds of growth for the next life, rooted in one's true intent.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings and spiritual children for mutual encouragement! It provides a broad analysis of the fundamental essence of the divine, hoping to guide you toward genuine elevation rather than descent into degradation. This is intended to ensure that your future in the mundane world remains untainted, merely by the impurities of the physical body.
If one allows both the mind and spirit to become tainted, then in the next cycle of rebirth, there will be no room for lament. It is essential to clearly explain today’s celestial scriptures in detail, as they can serve as the foundation for future elevation and ensure that the earnest efforts of the immortals and buddhas are not in vain. I have disturbed the Chongxin lineage for a while. Farewell!
The Immortal Maiden of the Ethereal Void and Spiritual Aperture
The essence of emptiness and causality interflows,  
As the spiritual aperture ascends the platform to meet.
Today, the Immortal Maiden takes her turn on duty,  
As beings of the Great Dao gather, upheld by heaven's decree.
All Saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the first among the Five Dipper Star Lords of the Great Cosmos—the East Dipper Star Lord—has descended to compose the tenth chapter of "Beings of the Great Dao," offering a broad analysis of the inherent nature of all beings. It is hoped that this will aid you in truly becoming masters of your own destiny in the future.
Rather than merely being slaves to oneself, fundamentally unable to return, it is essential to understand: though the human world is situated in a polluted, mundane realm, how can one avoid being stained by the filth? Just like the lotus flower—emerging from the mud yet unstained—this is precisely what you must comprehend. If all matters and actions are once again tainted by the "self-heart and spirit," how can one speak of returning or transcending? It is impossible!
2013, 1118, 1815◎＃※   ０Ｋ＃
The Vast Cosmos, the Star Lord of the Western Dipper
Chapter 18: The Virtuous Nature of All Beings
第廿七回　  封神超越
May 6, 2008, the second day of the fourth lunar month in the Wuzi year (Tuesday)
第十回　 眾生根性
Across the myriad star systems of the vast cosmos,  
The Star Lord of the Western Dipper descends in auspicious presence.
The eleventh return of beings on the Great Dao:  
The demonic nature of humanity must be made clear.
Chapter Nineteen: The Nature of Goodness and the Nature of the Way
第廿八回　  封神架構
May 9, 2008, the fifth day of the fourth lunar month (Friday), Year of Wuzi
第十一回　 眾生魔性
The Demonic Nature of Sentient Human Beings
Sentient beings, amidst their habits, tendencies, individuality, and innate nature, observe all behavioral norms in the human world based on their own foundations and capacities. They often rely on their habitual patterns, adhering to human-world behaviors, and frequently allow their habitual tendencies to amplify their inner demonic nature.
In this context, why is there a demonic nature that comes to elucidate? It is essential to understand that in the human world, it was originally the function of Buddha-nature that sustained and operated, but this has endured through ages! When aligning with both "the true suchness of Buddha-nature" and "the true suchness of demonic nature," the daily life of the human world is often integrated into this process.
And within all the necessities of life's orientations, one will inevitably allow one's demonic nature to manifest. It is precisely within this state that humanity, in its multitude of beings, permits itself to act under the influence of this demonic nature. This occurs amidst the "demand for enduring peace and stability," affecting all living beings across creation, especially the principles upon which the conduct of the human world relies.
It also makes one more urgently aware of the need for "lasting peace and stability," and through this orientation and attachment, one becomes immersed in all aspects of survival within daily habits, allowing oneself to engage in a process of artificial reconstruction. In this process, the pressures of life make it impossible to act in accordance with the "Buddha-mind and Buddha-nature" as a guiding principle.
The Roots and Habits of Human Beings
Frequently indulging in "demonic thoughts and nature" as a form of behavioral attachment, especially in the context of commerce, aligns with the tendencies of merchants. This leads to the incorporation of personal gain into the fabric of human life, meaning that in all aspects of daily existence, one seeks to carry benefits at all times. This inevitably results in the practice of all forms of "false speech and frivolous talk."
That is to say, in the pursuit of livelihood and profit, many lies often become part of the business world. In such survival-oriented industries, it is impossible to apply a "Buddha-like heart and nature" to make others willingly part with their wealth for the sake of the industry you operate, which is driven by the need for survival.
This so-called "Buddha-nature" has long since departed from oneself! At the same time, as the "demonic nature" becomes increasingly prominent, one becomes incapable of achieving greater self-improvement and growth. Consequently, when the "demonic nature" infiltrates one's life pursuits, the mind becomes solely focused on self-gratification, seeking to gain solely for oneself in the endeavors of life.
When such gains from currency are further augmented, leading to the manifestation of one's "demonic heart and nature," this becomes an insurmountable obstacle to spiritual elevation. How, then, should sentient beings, after entering the human world, apply their own "demonic heart and nature" in daily life?
Demonic thoughts and nature can give rise to demonic temperaments.
In the human world, regardless of whether it pertains to daily life or religious beliefs, throughout the process of conducting oneself and handling affairs, sentient beings often resort to well-intentioned lies for the sake of minor gains. However, well-intentioned lies are still a form of deception, especially when interactions in the human world are approached with straightforwardness alone.
I fear it may lead to unnecessary harm, yet such harm can be mitigated when tempered with well-intentioned lies, thereby reducing much resentment. Hence, there is an old saying: "When advising others, one must speak in a roundabout way, using words that do not wound."
If one were to confront the matter head-on, it is likely that even oneself could not anticipate what might happen. Regarding the "demonic heart and nature," which are inherent traits of sentient beings, the question arises of how to proceed. For this art and skill of persuasion, it is necessary to be able to take a detour.
It is precisely towards sentient beings that one can distinguish between "a kind word warming three winters, and a harsh word bringing snow in June." Moreover, such words may even cause lifelong resentment. Is this not a matter of whether knowledge and wisdom are applied? All human beings enjoy hearing pleasant and praising words, for a single sentence can warm and comfort each other's hearts.
The Essence of the Demonic Heart and Nature
This means: using kind words to foster favorable conditions. When faced with a good situation, if one responds with harsh words, it is likely that even oneself cannot accept it, let alone the listener. Instead of "erupting in fury and seething with anger," a face originally gentle and benevolent may suddenly transform into a demonic or malevolent appearance.
Moreover, if one even goes so far as to hurl harsh words at others, such "demonic thoughts and nature" have already manifested! At this very moment, if a V8 camcorder were to capture the scene, it would record the entire process, using close-up shots to fully document the appearance of the one "seething with rage, fuming with anger" both before and after the outburst.
After the matter has passed and circumstances have changed, if you were to show it to the other person again, you would never believe that at that time, this person was actually "me"! At the moment when "demonic thoughts and nature" suddenly manifest, what is it for? And why must one "flare up in fury, seething with anger"? Could it be that it stems from the inner fire of ignorance?
If one can truly understand, it becomes clear that such so-called "demonic minds and natures" are common among sentient beings. This serves as another warning for those who claim to practice cultivation, prompting them to reflect: in this human life, will such situations occur? More or less, throughout a lifetime, everyone will inevitably encounter circumstances of this kind.
A temper as explosive as a three-zhang blaze
However, what thoughts arise when I show you the face that was just "seething with rage, smoke billowing from every orifice"? Most would produce a lengthy list of reasons and causes, even resorting to harsh words in a desperate attempt to explain. Yet this so-called "demonic heart and nature" of one's own can instantly exert a tremendous influence!
I wonder if you have ever had such strange temperaments and peculiar habits? Some may say: "I don't have them at all!" For that, the immortals and Buddhas may commend you once! But if you do have such habits and ingrained tendencies, the reasons and causes for "flaring up in rage, with smoke coming out of all seven orifices" are numerous indeed! Most situations are exactly like this.
Why is the orientation of human existence so? Could we not communicate with each other in a gentler, more colloquial manner? Often, for the sake of trivial matters and personal pride, we find ourselves unable to settle our minds, making it difficult to clearly understand the ins and outs of a situation with complete clarity.
It is precisely this kind of temperament that fuels such incidents, causing one to "boil with rage and seethe with fury." How, then, can such "demonic heart and nature" be transformed? In all the dependencies of human existence, while pursuing one's own survival, one must avoid frequently resorting to inhumane actions over trivial matters or minor gains.
All demonic minds and natures of sentient beings are transformed and eliminated.
Furthermore, many human beings dare not confront the full context of events. Once situations arise, they often resort to various excuses and deceptive explanations to conceal their own mistakes, shortcomings, and deficiencies, completely absolving themselves of responsibility—claiming "I deserve the most credit for successes" while asserting "I have no connection to any errors or problems."
These "mistakes and problems" can all be evaded and refused to be accepted, or even worse, one may not dare to courageously take responsibility for them. Yet, when it comes to claiming credit, one might readily assert: "I contributed the most!" This is human nature. When problems arise, one may also lack the courage to bear the responsibility for their occurrence, which, in relation to all living beings, manifests as so-called habits, inertia, personality, and innate disposition.
In an instant, the "demonic heart and nature" are laid bare! Yet they refuse to acknowledge any connection to themselves. Are there such people? What do you think? Indeed, there are far too many! They dare not admit even the slightest fault or take responsibility for it; instead, they shirk blame, insisting, "This is not my mistake."
Nor is it my fault, nor my shortcoming. One must understand that in the human world, it is not by shifting all blame onto others that one can believe there are no shortcomings or mistakes at all. The human world is merely a process of learning and growth! Can humanity acknowledge mistakes and correct them? This is what Confucianism refers to as "not repeating the same error."
The world of human affairs is fraught with errors, insufficiencies, and deficiencies.
If one cannot even understand where their own mistakes, shortcomings, and flaws lie, and instead shifts the blame onto others, I fear that such a person will never improve in this lifetime. This is the mark of someone who dares not courageously take responsibility for all their errors and faults—an inadequate individual. What would you call such a person? Could you work alongside them?
It is precisely by refining and transforming you, elevating and transcending from the foundations upward, that the saying "No one is a sage or a saint, who can be free from faults? To know one's mistakes and correct them is the greatest virtue" applies. This is the Confucian system, universally valid across the entire world. Since human beings are inherently not sages or saints, who among them can live an entire life without any errors?
All are achieved through learning and growth, where accumulated knowledge is applied to future endeavors, thus avoiding the repetition of past mistakes. In the process of learning and growing within the human world, making errors is not something to fear! What is truly fearful is committing errors without the willingness to correct and change them, or even worse, refusing to acknowledge them as one's own mistakes.
Nor is it due to my inadequacy or my shortcomings. From this perspective, the habits and tendencies of all sentient beings, when brought into society, are ubiquitous. If you encounter such individuals, could you work alongside them? You would already be filled with apprehension! Moreover, in "preventing problems before they arise," one must anticipate that such issues are bound to emerge in the future.
The Impression of Each Person's Bad Temperament
Therefore, when "others have already formed a negative impression of you in their hearts," and you remain unaware of it, still believing that you have no faults, shortcomings, or deficiencies, they have long since placed you on their blacklist and quietly distanced themselves! How could they possibly continue to work with you? Is this not the habitual way of sentient beings with emotions?
One must have the courage to bravely bear all one's mistakes, shortcomings, and inadequacies. Only then can one truly change in the future. The greatest credit for overcoming one's own flaws lies with oneself! Do not shift all blame onto others. If you spend your entire life this way, I fear that in your next life, everything will remain exactly the same.
All must undergo repeated training, time and again, because of this habitual nature. If no one comes to awaken them, and they themselves dare not courageously admit or shoulder the responsibility, then in future lives, across lifetimes and cycles, they will never truly be able to change these detrimental habits. It can be said: the majority of human beings are exactly like this!
Life's mistakes are for improvement.
If one can truly achieve it, can one ascend beyond all courses of transformation? I wonder if such an explanation helps you understand where your own unfavorable dispositions lie? Throughout the learning process, no matter what occurs, it is always about how to elevate oneself and reform one's own unfavorable dispositions.
Why must human beings engage in learning and growth? It is precisely because "to err is human"—moreover, even sages may at times have shortcomings, deficiencies, and mistakes. As the ancient saying goes, "Even immortals sometimes beat the drum offbeat; who among us has never taken a misstep?" This is the very reason the human world must genuinely strive for change.
One's own shortcomings, inadequacies, and erroneous ways of learning are common throughout the vast universe. To cultivate and transform these deficiencies and rectify one's mistakes, and to learn how to correct oneself after erring—this is the path to genuine upward growth and the creation of all progress.
Family and religion are both fields of spiritual cultivation.
This is what Heaven takes the greatest pride and certainty in: the realm of humanity is the finest training ground for addressing inadequacies, deficiencies, and corrections. The world itself is a grand training ground; each religion is a smaller training ground; the family is a tiny training ground; and one’s own body is the tiniest of all training grounds. Mistakes, flaws, and shortcomings are all inevitable within them.
If one can make corrections and improvements through self-reflection or the advice of others, and consistently refine all shortcomings, deficiencies, and mistakes time and again, such a quality will continuously elevate. It is not one's own shortcomings, deficiencies, or mistakes that are most frightening, but rather the inability to change when they are present.
Moreover, if one lacks the courage to take responsibility, how can one ever acknowledge their own mistakes, shortcomings, and deficiencies? The quality of your life will continue to deteriorate, and you will inevitably be part of the cycle of rebirth in the next life. This is not a trivial matter. If your mistakes, flaws, and inadequacies become too numerous, you may even find yourself among the four-legged creatures in the next life. Do you not think so?
Cultivation and transformation bring elevation,
Human errors and shortcomings are thus refined.
It was not enough to simply pursue you by chance; it required cultivation and transformation to elevate the human way.
A demonic heart, a demonic nature, a demonic temper—  
Sentient beings depend on one another.
To shift blame for mistakes is not my way,  
In the next cycle of rebirth, you will surely have your day.
This verse serves as mutual encouragement among all sentient beings and students! It aims to help everyone recognize their own shortcomings, deficiencies, and mistakes, and to understand how to courageously acknowledge, take responsibility for, and improve upon these errors, flaws, and inadequacies. In the future, time and again in the human world, we shall refine our character, which should lead to upward progress. I wonder if you can appreciate the profound care and effort that the immortals and Buddhas have poured into all their writings? Thank you for your hard work. Until we meet again!
Celestial Venerable of the Void and Imperial Transmission
The descent of the Dao from the void differs in cause,  
While the Heavenly Emperor’s transmission mutually guides one another.
The Heavenly Lord arrives today to take his turn on duty,  
gathering with beings of spirit and humanity in assembly.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the cultivating scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Great Lord of the Western Dipper of the Vast Universe has descended to compose the eleventh chapter of the Great Dao for All Beings. This chapter analyzes the foundation of the demonic nature within sentient beings within your framework of thought, encouraging you to courageously acknowledge your own mistakes and shortcomings.
One must also have the courage to bear responsibility and the courage to improve. Only in this way can one understand, amidst all the orientations of survival in the human world, how to correct one's own shortcomings, deficiencies, and mistakes. This is an absolute truth, enabling greater fulfillment and elevation for oneself—precisely what sentient beings find most difficult to comprehend, with all their shortcomings, deficiencies, and errors.
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The Great Cosmos, the Star Lord of the Southern Dipper
Chapter 20: Innate Nature and the Nature of the Dao
第廿八回　  封神架構
May 13, 2008, the ninth day of the fourth month in the Wuzi year (Tuesday)
第十一回　 眾生魔性
The Great Dao of the vast cosmos unfolds,  
The Star Lord of the Southern Dipper descends.
The Twelve Cycles of Sentient Beings on the Great Path  
Where Demonic Nature and Innate Disposition Oppose Each Other
Chapter Twenty-One: Sentient Beings
第三十回  　朝代淨化
May 16, 2008, the twelfth day of the fourth month in the year of Wuzi (Friday)
第十二回　 魔性秉性
The demonic influence within sentient beings
The orientation of human existence in life inevitably incorporates one's peculiar traits and eccentric temperaments into daily living. This means that all habits are shaped by the inherent demonic nature, further compounded by one's innate disposition. As a result, the "interaction between the demonic nature and innate disposition" mutually reinforces itself in the course of everyday existence.
This will cause sentient beings, in all their daily activities and actions, to become attached to many inappropriate behaviors. That is to say, it allows negative habits and tendencies to enter, forming deeply ingrained negative causes that are difficult to eliminate. Therefore, it is essential to understand that both "demonic nature and inherent disposition" are detrimental. The primordial demonic nature from the very beginning is, in fact, the fundamental essence and origin of all sentient beings.
However, to understand that entering the human world requires purifying demonic nature and inherent disposition is the true path. Yet, it often fails to align with the expectations of Heaven, leading most sentient beings to frequently manifest the influence of "innate demonic nature and inherent disposition," which provides human factors with negative qualities.
When something arises in our immediate surroundings and we act upon it, it should be relatively easy to correct and transform these negative tendencies. However, due to human weaknesses, even when a matter could be easily resolved, we often fail because we are unwilling to admit our mistakes, compounded by concerns over saving face.
The Emergence of Innate Demonic Nature and Inherent Disposition
What was originally a minor matter leads to an inability to overcome one's inherent nature in order to adhere to all codes of conduct. Such conditions not only result in "refusing to admit mistakes" and shifting blame onto others, but also involve defaming them, creating numerous flaws and shortcomings that are difficult to rectify. This is how the human world descends into a survival-oriented existence.
All sentient beings are in the process of cultivation and adjusting the opportunities of karma. It is not guaranteed that every human being will act correctly in all their behaviors and actions; moreover, it is inevitable that mistakes and errors will arise. If such cultivation fails to correct these errors, significant problems will emerge.
Furthermore, when observing all matters in the human world: sentient beings must grow through learning in order to correct their mistakes and deficiencies. I wonder if you can understand that you, too, from birth until now, have been rectifying, changing, and improving all your errors and shortcomings, so as not to repeat the same mistakes.
It is about enabling oneself to achieve greater gains, as well as greater growth and learning; and when encountering problems again in the future, one will no longer be troubled by all issues and confusions. In the world of sentient beings, this can be attributed to human factors, and it can be said that only through continuous learning and growth can such positive actions be cultivated.
The Absence and Misconception of Demonic Nature
Regarding your ability to learn and grow with ease and proficiency, and to no longer produce this kind of ignorance and process of unknowing—if you lack even a bit of experience, and are in the midst of learning and growth, can you truly understand, through every stage of learning, how to recognize your own shortcomings and deficiencies?
If one can proceed step by step, even though there may be some mistakes along the way, that constitutes a genuine learning process. Every human being, as well as immortals and Buddhas, follows the same path. Through repeated cycles of learning and growth, one gradually gains experience and proficiency. Coupled with a clear understanding of matters and a grasp of the overall process, how can one not progress?
As for what may happen in the future, one can already comprehend it thoroughly. It can even be said that having experienced such unfavorable mistakes, one will remember the lessons from previous failures, and thus will not repeat them next time. This serves as a warning against errors, allowing oneself to grow even more.
This is the process by which sentient beings fall into demonic tendencies and develop flawed dispositions. It stems from a lack of learning and growth, specifically from not mastering a matter thoroughly or preparing for it in advance, leading to repeated failures. Though these mistakes may be unintentional, they occur because lessons from previous failures are not heeded.
Erroneous experiences entail the lessons of failure.
Furthermore, forcing oneself to repeatedly revise and change means being unable to achieve self-improvement and transcendence. It is also because of this that, after experiencing the survival orientation of the human world, one may develop an attitude of either having a thorough grasp of matters or treating them as dispensable. As for whether future progress is possible, it may simply remain stuck in the same repetitive actions.
This inability to ascend stems from the fact that the human world is a process of learning, where one can immerse in the essence of study and the joy of growth. However, when a situation becomes excessively prolonged and unchangeable, it is likely to evoke, in the face of human factors, a sense of nameless weariness.
It will inevitably affect the further improvement of future quality of life, so why bother correcting mistakes? That is to say, the human world entering the Di Ming Star for what is called life is precisely about continuous creation, evolution, and transformative change. It also gives rise to a sense of joy and fresh achievement in the direction of life, a feeling that is cherished.
This is also a challenge to oneself: how can one maintain a sense of freshness time and again? It is about elevating oneself, becoming the true master of one's own life, rather than constantly falling into weariness, often feeling that life is dull and tedious, and being overwhelmed by numerous trials, hardships, and setbacks in daily existence.
Mistakes Challenge a Sense of Novelty
It will make one truly unwilling to live in this world, and the lack of novelty in facing challenges will prevent one from engaging with all matters, thereby extinguishing all joy. As everything becomes dull and ordinary, for one's inherent nature, it will form a profound and difficult-to-overcome obstacle.
When one's inherent nature is influenced by a demonic foundation, how should one address all of one's innate dispositions? This kind of "innate demonic nature and innate disposition" arises from the interconnected habits of past lives or accumulated lifetimes, which make it difficult to change these mutual habits. How can one break free from these intertwined habits accumulated over many lifetimes?
This is precisely the kind of renewed reflection that your human world ought to engage in. Otherwise, from the moment one enters the human world to live and dwell, the influence of demonic nature begins to take effect, causing one's inherent disposition to become increasingly mired in shortcomings and errors. This occurs when the innate demonic nature merges with the innate disposition, subsequently giving rise to acquired habits.
It is precisely the acquired habits and inertia that remain unknown. Can sentient beings refine their inherent demonic nature and innate disposition? This is the essential conduct you must undertake in this lifetime. To genuinely transform your own negative temperament is the true path! Moreover, it enables the growth and transcendence of all that is good and virtuous within humanity.
The Demonic Nature Arises from Substance and Innate Disposition
"When considering the phrase 'Human beings are inherently good at birth; their natures are similar, but habits make them diverge,' one may say that human nature inherently possesses the function of goodness—which is the nature of Buddha—as well as the function of non-goodness, which is the inherent quality of demonic nature. For all spiritual beings, how will this manifest over the course of their lives after entering the human world?
How then should one proceed to achieve greater growth and learning? First, one must dissolve and overcome innate dispositions. This is the cultivation and transformation required of sentient beings in the human realm upon entering worldly society or religion. For those of you who have entered religion, if you fail to cultivate and reform your peculiar habits and eccentric temperaments—
Moreover, it is merely a nominal affiliation, a claim of "I am cultivating, I am a religious person." In truth, there is not even the slightest change or refinement, let alone the cultivation of a practitioner in the human world of religion. In that case, it is hardly worth believing in religion at all; it simply brings one's inherent temperament and bad habits into the realm of religion.
When the purity of religion is tarnished, it will not gain recognition from the outside world for the faith you uphold. True practitioners, through the cultivation of religion's virtuous qualities, can reform and transform the karmic causes accumulated over countless lifetimes. Only then can they become genuine practitioners, enabling their goodness to grow and ascend beyond limitations.
The Multiplicative Effect of Demonic Nature and Inherent Disposition
Thus, there are far too many so-called practitioners around you. With just a little observation, one can easily see that once such individuals enter a religion, their every action and behavior remains "as they please." If they had not entered the religion, it might still be understandable; what is most alarming is that they bring their own flawed nature into a pure and virtuous religious faith.
Moreover, to be tainted is to be defiled! What can you say about this? It lies in the demonic nature inherent in one’s constitution—the accumulation of negative dispositions from countless past lives, blended into one’s inherent character, and then claiming, "This is just my personality." If such a person calls themselves a practitioner, it is utterly shameful! Because they are completely unqualified, there is no need to even speak of them within the realm of religion.
It can be said that in society, one has long been incompatible with the harmonious coexistence of all humanistic interactions and mutual functions. Moreover, possessing a rather unfavorable disposition towards oneself, yet claiming to be someone engaged in self-cultivation. In reality, it is merely hiding under the name of a benevolent religion, proclaiming oneself to be a good person. To put it bluntly, it is nothing but a wolf in sheep's clothing.
And what can you say about those who, like "the weasel paying a New Year’s visit to the chicken with ill intentions," harbor ulterior motives? In religious or group settings, various negative manifestations arise—you already know the answer! How then can they be called religious practitioners? It is truly difficult for such individuals to be guided toward goodness or to benefit from the functions of moral education and cultivation.
Cultivation transforms and rectifies negative adjustments.
Question: Do you have such people among you? Far too many! If one can truly understand that the peculiar habits and strange temperaments of such individuals, how can they be called practitioners? At their core, they are merely setting themselves up to re-enter the cycle of rebirth in the next life, trapped in the cycle of cause and effect. While they may have inherent deficiencies in their innate disposition, these can be rectified through religious education, moral teachings, and adherence to precepts and guidelines.
Regulations must not overstep the religious doctrines and precepts. If improvements can be made through such means, they will genuinely elevate religion without tarnishing its essential nature of "encouraging people to do good." This is what the Heavens commend and praise as the greatest merit, and it is also what the Heavens take the greatest pride in.
It is precisely because it is easier to guide the virtuous souls, while guiding one who is not virtuous becomes considerably more difficult. Have you not experienced this feeling? All of this is how the Heavenly Providence cultivates and transforms the flawed dispositions of the future. This will bring about greater refinement and change, forming the very foundation for the continuation of the next cycle of creation.
Born of primal demonic nature to become human,  
This life shaped by a flawed and inauspicious temperament.
Great is the one who can correct mistakes;  
By self-cultivation and growth, heaven’s favor is attained.
The fundamental cause of all beings in the Great Dao is to offer sentient beings the means to ascend.
Cultivate and reform the causes of negativity,  
Return to growth and ascend to the heavenly path.
This verse serves as mutual encouragement among all sentient beings and spiritual children! Have we truly brought the peculiarities and stubborn temperaments into the pure and virtuous teachings of religion? Yet some merely claim the title, calling themselves religious practitioners or students. If a student studies for a lifetime but ends up with no transformation at all, how can they transcend and ascend in the future? This is something one must come to understand for themselves. Very well, I appreciate everyone’s companionship in this endeavor. Farewell!
Celestial Venerable of the Void's Brushstroke
Life's illusions and realities, all missed in vain;  
Since falling to this mortal world, I write with pen in hand.
The Way of Heaven is impartial, yet it honors those who encounter it;  
All sages are well and draw close in mutual affection.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Institute, good evening! Today, the Southern Dipper Star Lord, one of the Five Dipper Star Lords, has descended to compose the twelfth chapter of "Beings of the Great Dao." In this celestial text, the negative manifestations of the demonic nature and inherent disposition of all beings are elaborated in great detail, serving as both a warning and an opportunity for self-cultivation and refinement for all of you.
How to observe the mistakes of others and ensure that one does not repeat them is to give oneself a warning against committing the same errors again. If one fails to achieve change within oneself, it is instead a manifestation of one's own ignorance and lack of awareness, and indeed, it becomes a means of harming oneself. To elevate and transcend oneself is thus an inevitable necessity.
2013, September 12, 13:15 #※   OK #
The Vast Cosmos, The Star Lord of the Northern Dipper
Chapter Twenty-Two: Self-Nature, Self-Emancipation
第卅一回　  福報眾生
May 20, 2008, the sixteenth day of the fourth lunar month in the Year of Wuzi (Tuesday)
第十二回　 魔性秉性
Across the vast cosmos of myriad star systems,  
The Lord of the Northern Dipper descends in auspicious presence.
The Thirteenth Return of All Beings on the Great Path  
The Inherent Nature of Beings Is Hard to Alter
Chapter Twenty-Three  The Buddha Cannot Save
第卅二回  　福報原則
May 23, 2008, the nineteenth day of the fourth lunar month in the Year of Wuzi (Friday)
第十三回　 眾生秉性
The nature of all sentient beings in the human realm.
Through all the actions and deeds of past lives, one acquires the habits, tendencies, and personality of this present life. Among these, the innate nature plays the most significant role in shaping one's conduct. By believing that "this is simply my personality," without realizing whether one can truly understand this innate nature, one perpetuates behaviors driven by personality. This very pattern constitutes the greatest obstacle accumulated over countless lifetimes.
Moreover, while relying on such behaviors and actions, one often hinders their own ability to progress upward; even worse, it creates many obstacles that are difficult to overcome. However, one often believes that it is simply their nature or disposition, thinking, "What else can you expect?" This frequently leads to even greater obstacles and disasters.
I wonder if sentient beings have ever had such an experience? It arises from an accumulation of rather unfavorable dispositions stored over countless lifetimes, which then manifest to shape one's character. Moreover, this character, in each lifetime, is often influenced by the customs, traditions, and habitual practices accumulated within the local culture and environment.
This habitual nature gives rise to a "foul character" that is difficult to overcome. When this "foul character" accumulates into the next life, it forms an inherently flawed disposition. Thus, it can be said that the innate and past-life dispositions, merging into the present moment, create within oneself a detrimental habit that is hard to change.
It is exceedingly difficult to change the inherent nature of sentient beings.
It is truly difficult for one to achieve genuine self-improvement and transcendence. Among sentient beings, there is often an innate ignorance that permeates their actions throughout countless lifetimes. This inherent ignorance can be described as profoundly detrimental, compounded by the accumulation of all behaviors and actions from each successive existence.
In particular, many undesirable habits and minor behaviors will arise therein. These can be observed by you all in the present moment: all relatives and friends around you, as well as all fellow practitioners in religion, are like this. These undesirable habits, along with numerous minor behaviors, are not merely accumulated in the present life but are rather ingrained from past lives.
Thus, you may observe: is it clear and evident? This is too much, too easy to see clearly! Otherwise, when sentient beings enter religion to cultivate and practice, elevating themselves upward should be easy. Yet why do they constantly sink into these minor negative behaviors and trivial actions that bind them, when they ought to transcend and ascend?
Thus it can be said: To regard such actions and behaviors as entering into religion and calling them spiritual cultivation—that is truly both laughable and shameful! There is not even the slightest opportunity for self-improvement. You are adept at widening your eyes to scrutinize the faults of others, yet you fail to reflect on your own numerous shortcomings. I ask you: Can such a person be called a spiritual cultivator? There are far too many of them!
The Origin of the Innate Nature of All Sentient Beings
It is precisely due to the accumulation of all kinds of habits from previous lives or countless lifetimes, gathered in great quantities, that in each life one is fundamentally unable to transcend upward. Instead, one can only be left to the next life or future lives, repeatedly trapped in such obstacles, fundamentally unable to change or eliminate one's own peculiar and stubborn dispositions.
Why do sentient beings fail to examine their own peculiar temperaments and eccentricities? Instead, they constantly scrutinize others with a magnifying eye, focusing on their flaws and shortcomings, while remaining oblivious to their own need for repentance. Moreover, they repeatedly commit errors, engage in wrongdoing, and accumulate negative karma. Conversely, they believe that throughout their entire lives, they themselves have no shortcomings, flaws, or mistakes at all.
It is precisely by viewing others from one's own perspective, rather than observing oneself from the standpoint of others, that all the peculiarities and eccentricities of the human world arise, infiltrating the lives of all sentient beings. Moreover, one believes oneself to be entirely free of any shortcomings, inadequacies, or mistakes! And one further believes that what the immortals and Buddhas speak of—it is always about others!
To consider oneself outstanding and the sole practitioner in the world, and to view it thus: if sentient beings who enter religion are called practitioners, then it is truly shameful! Precisely because all eccentricities and peculiarities arise from you, extending into every error, you end up undermining the propagation and development of religion, thereby creating obstacles for yourself.
The fundamental nature of all living beings is inherently flawed.
And by obstructing the propagation and education of religion, it can be said that such reasons and actions are precisely the accumulation of all negative habits from past lives, further causing one's own conduct to merely bear the name of a student or disciple! This is a fault that religious practitioners are most prone to commit.
It is the accumulation of various negative and erroneous actions from past lives that, even after changing into a new body, still brings all the unwholesome habits and tendencies from previous and accumulated lifetimes into the present life as the orientation for living. This can be observed through a pair of twins, each possessing different habits, tendencies, innate natures, and personalities, yet all arising from the same genetic origin.
Why then do various karmic causes and effects arise? They bring forth many incompatible temperaments within oneself, which can be said to be habits accumulated from past lives that are difficult to dissolve. Even when facing all the trials and tribulations of this present life, it remains insufficient to correct one's own mistakes through cultivation.
Therefore, whenever encountering even the slightest displeasure or discomfort, one's unhappy emotions can give rise to what is called "demonic nature." Moreover, as people in the mortal world say: once one bursts into angry curses, in that very moment, one's innate demonic nature is provoked by the displeasing situation, ultimately causing even greater harm.
Religious practitioners must undergo transformation.
Furthermore, as for this so-called religious practitioner, one might wonder if such individuals exist. There are far too many! They bring all the peculiar habits and eccentric temperaments accumulated over countless lifetimes into their present existence. It can be said that these are precisely the habits, tendencies, and personalities you have accumulated over past lives. If these ingrained habits accumulated over many lifetimes remain unchanged, you are bound to taste the bitter consequences.
This will bring the undesirable habits, tendencies, and personalities accumulated over past lives into the present one. If, in addition, one encounters even a minor incident, the innate negative tendencies from previous existences may suddenly erupt, thereby exerting a detrimental influence on the situation.
If both parties act in this manner, it is certain to lead to a violent confrontation. Should they then resort to weapons, it will result in lethal force. If lives are harmed, this life will sow the seeds of killing karma for the next lifetime. Moreover, if such killing karma persists across lifetimes and remains unresolved, how can you ever find peace and ease in all your lives to come?
Can one remain calm and composed? It is impossible for all. It is essential to understand that the issue of communication in the human world is a matter of significant importance. It is also because of the occurrence of an event that one can "use a small force to overcome a great one" or "quell unrest with a single outburst of anger." It is imperative to observe how the knowledge of the human world is applied to the enhancement of wisdom.
The Function of Resolving Issues
At times, one may "use a small force to overcome a great one"; at other times, a single burst of anger can resolve a matter, yet sometimes that same anger may ruin everything. Moreover, such ingrained habits stem from one's application of knowledge and the growth of all wisdom. Sentient beings often fail to comprehend the intricacies and mysteries behind these principles.
In the human world, the various traits accumulated from past lives—habits, tendencies, and personalities—are integrated into the actions and behaviors of this life. If one then draws upon the innate behaviors from past lives, can one truly find peace and suitability in all that one does, or does it instead lead to worsening outcomes? If the latter is the case, it is necessary to reflect on one's own actions and consider what might have gone wrong.
Are your actions and conduct improper? This is something one can truly understand about oneself in the human world. It arises from the innate demonic nature and inherent disposition carried from past lives, combined with the habits and tendencies of the present era, which together shape all actions and behaviors quite naturally. If, on top of this, one adds an unchangeable, foul personality, it becomes easy to fall prey to the invasion of karmic obstacles.
Moreover, one might even assert that this is simply my inherent nature, so what can you possibly do about it? However, it is to be feared that this ingrained, stubborn disposition of yours—formed over countless lifetimes and seemingly impossible to change in this life or even the next—may invite even harsher trials in future existences. What do you think of this?
The actions and behaviors of human beings
If all your actions and conduct throughout life, including how you treat others, are guided solely by your own temperament, it is likely that you will have few close friends. Moreover, others may already have formed a negative impression of you and choose to avoid interaction. In such circumstances, you may frequently encounter misfortunes that sweep through your life, with little opportunity for recovery.
Do you consider such a person fit to befriend? What do you think? No! They are not to be befriended! However, if you all believe this to be so, how do the immortals and buddhas view it? They too deem it unacceptable, leaving it for the future when conditions ripen, to be dealt with by even more wicked individuals. As the saying goes: "A wicked horse is ridden by a wicked rider."
This is an absolutely true and peculiar trait of human beings, and I wonder if all sentient beings can understand it? It is by immersing oneself in religion that, through religious cultivation, one can transform this innate disposition accumulated over countless lifetimes. Changing oneself does not bring pain; it is only when forced to change by wicked people that one feels the agony of modification.
How can the inherent nature of sentient beings be transformed?
The cost incurred in this manner would be considerably more severe, and indeed, even more deeply etched in one's soul! If not approached this way, how else could the inherent nature of all beings be genuinely refined and transformed? This represents a greater opportunity for one's own change and refinement. If instead it were left to be resolved by "evil horses ridden by evil men," what do you think the outcome would be?
It is you, in the human world, who must truly cultivate and transform your innate nature—this is the right path. Otherwise, why is it that all sentient beings in the world of emotions, upon entering religion with the hope of being reborn through its teachings and baptism, often find this expectation unmet?
On the contrary, they bring their own eccentricities and peculiar temperaments into religion, setting a poor example, and even shamelessly boast: "I am a religious person, I am practicing cultivation, I have not a single flaw, shortcoming, or mistake." Such individuals are utterly unaware of their own errors, shortcomings, and flaws. Religious people of this kind lack even a trace of self-reflection. What do you think of that?
Innate nature is brought from past lives,  
Personality, habits, and inclinations are arranged in order.
Entering this life without repentance,  
In the next life, suffering and trials will return.
A flawed nature is drawn from past lives; religious cultivation is practiced by oneself.
Humanity enters the world to grow and mature,  
Transforming innate nature into virtuous roots.
This verse! Let us encourage each other, fellow sentient beings and spiritual children! All the peculiar habits, strange temperaments, and behaviors in the human world are precisely the accumulation of negative tendencies from countless lifetimes, gathered into one being, and then carried into the next life. These are what we call unwholesome dispositions. This also marks the distinction between whether one can achieve self-realization or not!
You have all been working hard lately. Tomorrow marks the Eleventh Anniversary of the Wuji Great Dao Academy and the Eighth Anniversary of the True Buddha Heart School. We have taken the liberty of gathering at the Chongxin lineage for a while to discuss how to foster all favorable conditions for the future and the proper ways to propagate and promote the teachings. Until we meet again, everyone!
The Golden Brush of the Void, the Celestial Venerable of Wisdom Unlocked
The void's cause and effect, truly sublime,  
With golden pen, wisdom's guide in time.
The Heavenly Venerable today gathers with virtuous disciples,  
The ancestral hall rejoices as the Great Way is accomplished.
All Saints, Buddhas, and virtuous beings, as well as the practitioners of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Great Bear Star Lord of the vast cosmos has personally descended and taken residence at the Chongxin Sect. In preparation for the upcoming Dharma assembly for dispelling calamities, resolving misfortunes, and invoking auspiciousness in the coming days, this will enable our sect to achieve renewed elevation and propagation, allowing for benevolent and widespread promotion.
In this Year of Wuzi, we may achieve even greater accomplishments to present to Heaven, allowing all the divine beings and disciples of the Chongxin lineage to attain greater merit. You have all worked hard recently! Everyone has strived diligently, which is truly commendable and worthy of celebration! The Year of Wuzi will once again be a year of great achievements for the Chongxin lineage. Let us continue to strive together! Farewell for now!
2014, September 12, 14:45 ◎＃※   OK＃
The Vast Cosmos, the Star Lord of the Central Dipper
Chapter Twenty-Four: The Doctrine of the Heart Expounded
第卅三回  　福祿賜予
May 30, 2008, the twenty-sixth day of the fourth month in the Wuzi year (Friday)
第十三回　 眾生秉性
The vast cosmos and star systems unfold,  
The Star Lord of the Central Dipper descends.
The Fourteenth Return of Sentient Beings on the Great Path: Habits and Inertia Naturally Sifted.
Chapter Twenty-Five
第卅四回　  回報原則
June 3, 2008, the 30th day of the fourth month in the year of Wuzi (Tuesday)
第十四回　 習性慣性
Sentient beings enter the world of the human realm.
All of this arises from habits becoming second nature. Moreover, every aspect of daily life is inseparable from ingrained tendencies and inertia. The distinct influences of these two factors also shape the habitual dependencies of human society. This reliance on the human-made world, in turn, allows one's innate disposition and individuality from past lives to merge into the habits of one's present existence.
Thus, this habitual nature partly stems from the current way of life and local customs, and partly from the inherent disposition and character carried over from past lives. If one's inherent nature is kind, this life is more likely to be blessed with favorable circumstances. Conversely, if the inherent nature is flawed and further amplified by one's personal tendencies, it gives rise to detrimental habits.
The formation of one's own undesirable behaviors may lead to habitual negative actions. Why then do sentient beings fall into such circumstances, adopting all manner of life choices? It is through learning and growth that they become attached to their own actions, precisely because such habits have become deeply ingrained.
It stems from the customs and traditions of one's own land in this lifetime, as well as the habitual practices of family members, which shape the models for one's learning and imitation. Through such influences, behaviors formed after learning become ingrained, ultimately making all that one learns and grows into a matter of habit.
Habits gradually become ingrained.
After repeated occurrences, it has become a habit. Thus, to change it is likely not something that can be eliminated overnight. This is because learning and growth are shaped through interactions with one's own family, parents, and all members of the household, gradually forming a habitual nature. Moreover, such habits stem from all acquired learning and growth in life.
And to convince oneself that this is how things should be, if one wishes to change all undesirable habits, it is likely beyond the reach of education alone. Only when one encounters difficulties or hits a wall will regret arise, and only then will one change their undesirable tendencies, transforming habits that have become deeply ingrained.
This is because all subsequent experiences from such learning stem from one's own family, the local customs and traditions of the region, as well as educational and moral instruction, thereby becoming habitual. Since habits are attachments formed through learning and growth, over time, they become ingrained through the force of such habitual patterns.
If one wishes to change, one must not assume that things were originally meant to be this way. For sentient beings who have entered the human realm, all life orientations stem from their own existence. Over time, these orientations have long become "habits" that turn into natural "inertia," and yet they are still regarded as what should be.
The Interconnection Between Habitual Nature and Inertia
If one wishes to change, or is told by others about their own faults, it is likely that a sense of resistance, difficult to adapt to, will arise within the heart. Moreover, one might even retaliate against the person who points this out, due to the habits formed by such tendencies. This is because, in the human world, all habits of life stem from the customs and traditions of different lands and cultures.
Such local customs and practices have long been inaccurate, yet through prolonged habituation, they have even become deeply ingrained! These long-established habits of life constitute the inertial forces of one's entire existence, shaping the perception that daily routines and social interactions ought to be conducted precisely in this manner.
This ability to discern, through the varied behaviors and actions of different individuals, allows us to clearly understand: what level of education and cultivation has a person attained? What realm have they reached? What effects have been achieved? Through each person's conduct, it becomes entirely evident; every individual's behavior and actions can represent the entirety of their cognitive beliefs and principles.
If one allows their own stubborn and difficult-to-change bad habits to persist, it would be impossible to stand out among others in this lifetime. This is because all actions and behaviors are tainted by these undesirable traits, and such ingrained habits and tendencies are merely the continuation of flaws that have been deeply rooted since past lives.
Issues in Individual Conduct
And it is absolutely true that in this lifetime, being reborn as a human is about once again transforming and rectifying one's own undesirable and foul temperament (innate nature). Otherwise, you can observe from the side to understand just how detestable your own undesirable innate tendencies are! This is a distinction made for you, as you enter the human world, regarding your own "habits and inertia."
It is the undesirable traits (bad temperaments) from past lives that are carried into this lifetime, attaching to all actions and behaviors. Some believe that all their actions and behaviors are simply a reflection of their inherent nature, thinking, "This is just how I am, what else do you expect?" This is absolutely true, and it will undoubtedly bring profound trials and tribulations to your future in this life.
That is to say, it is meant to temper your foul character (innate nature) in this lifetime, and it will also transform the unqualified foul character (innate nature) from your past lives! Sentient beings can carefully observe the words of such people: "My character is just like this," and in the near future, they will be harshly disciplined and tested, suffering greatly.
Moreover, if a person’s innate flaws cannot be changed or corrected in this lifetime, they are likely to recur again and again in the next life. What, then, do you think of this? All aspects of daily life stem from one’s own learning and growth, which can serve as mutual support for future habits.
The effect of habit becoming second nature.
It is precisely because habits are a natural phenomenon that, over time, one ceases to see anything amiss in them. What, then, could possibly need correction or change? Moreover, as long as one never encounters setbacks or hits a wall, it is easy to assume that things should remain just as they are. If one fails to recognize both the strengths and weaknesses in others, the force of habit will inevitably take hold.
Consequently, they do not make any effort to modify or reform their own habits. This refers to the way in which all habits of sentient beings in the human world become a natural part of their existence. In terms of the customs and traditions of sentient beings, it represents the habitual practices of a region; these individuals also regard their own lifestyle habits as a natural function.
Furthermore, if one relies on this approach to sustain their livelihood, guide their future direction, and interact with others, making it difficult to change, there is nothing inherently wrong if the method is sound. However, if the method is flawed and one does not know how to correct or alter it, I fear it may lead to endless harm in the future.
Moreover, as habits become second nature, all behaviors and actions appear utterly incompatible and difficult to accept when viewed from the perspective of a generally higher standard of living. Furthermore, due to many minor shortcomings, there are undesirable behaviors stemming from human factors. One might doubt whether you could observe this from some students of the Chongxin lineage: how would they fare?
Why Do Personal Minor Faults Keep Emerging
This leads to numerous minor misbehaviors, further compounded by individuals bringing their own undesirable traits into the Chongxin system. For such students, followers, and all sentient beings, this is not a phenomenon unique to the Chongxin system alone! Moreover, in the present day, all religious sects and lineages are similarly afflicted by the attachment to such undesirable traits (odious dispositions).
Over time, one's actions and behaviors gradually solidify into a stubborn and undesirable character. What begins as a natural inclination becomes a habit, and habit in turn becomes second nature. In the course of a lifetime, without the guidance of great wisdom or the support of virtuous teachers and friends to help refine oneself, do you think it is possible to change? Let us all reflect on this carefully.
The immortals and Buddhas have spoken: Are these not all your sore spots? Are there such people among you? This is also why, in this very lifetime, you still had to descend, to learn, grow, and undergo trials! Otherwise, you would have already become immortals or Buddhas in your past lives! That you still face trials now means your past performance has fallen short.
To change such ingrained habits and dispositions, one must endure many trials and tribulations. For you, this is an absolute truth. In your genuine pursuit of self-improvement, if you do not undergo this test of tempering, how can you witness the true measure of your progress? Do you know whether you can change? Do you truly desire to?
Cultivation of Habits and Inertia
Whether one achieves return in this lifetime or over many lifetimes, there is no guarantee of eventual return! This is precisely why, in the present moment, you can understand why the Heavenly Realm bestows the supreme and foremost "Dadao Series Celestial Texts." It is to address your peculiar temperaments and eccentric dispositions in this life, along with the innate flaws and undesirable traits (odious habits) in your conduct and actions.
Even after entering a religious path, one may remain entirely unchanged: habits, tendencies, and innate dispositions, coupled with an unyielding, stubborn character. Thus, though one may have joined a religion in this lifetime, it is merely in name—claiming to be a religious practitioner, claiming to engage in spiritual cultivation, while in reality, not a single aspect of oneself has been transformed.
In the next life, it is uncertain whether such a divine opportunity and favorable conditions will arise. If one cannot change in this very life, how can one speak of changing and refining oneself in the next? Do you believe it is possible? It is simply impossible. By that time, such a divine opportunity and favorable conditions will no longer exist. At this very moment, you are fortunate to encounter the extraordinary predestined affinity bestowed by Heaven over countless millennia.
Entering the Chongxin system is for the future growth, return, and transcendence of all Buddhist disciples, rather than clinging to past classics and believing that what one has learned is the only correct path. You must understand why the supreme "Dadao Series Celestial Books" have been bestowed upon the human world by Heaven!
Elevated in the future, borrowing a general to make a return.
For the four billion future Buddhas-to-be! And for the gathering of over two million high-tech talents who will return, your entry into the lineage of the Chongxin Sect is a supremely rare and extraordinary opportunity encountered once in a thousand ages! If you fail to seize this divine chance and auspicious affinity in this lifetime, it will be exceedingly difficult to encounter such a karmic connection again in the next life.
You fundamentally have no possibility of attaining it, and it is essential to understand that the on-the-spot feeling of the direct descent of immortals and Buddhas is absolutely not something you can experience by merely reading the second-hand materials of the "Dadao Series Celestial Books." Even if you reflect on your own experiences, how could they compare? Could they possibly possess the kind of shock and awe that comes from the direct descent of immortals and Buddhas? That is already lost!
Why is it that in ancient times, the Buddha was able to guide and deliver disciples back to the path of enlightenment through forty-nine years of teaching? It was due to the immersive experience of being present in person, influenced by that atmosphere and magnetic field. In your next life, will you have the chance to encounter such a profound, heaven-sent opportunity for an immersive experience, or to be touched by such an atmosphere or magnetic field? All of these are already gone.
Why not receive the energy of the immortals and buddhas in the present moment? Allow yourself to achieve greater growth and harvest—yet I do not know if you desire it, or if you can truly comprehend it. If you can understand: within the lineage system of the Chongxin Sect, this kind of on-the-spot presence is rarely encountered even over thousands of years. As for this aura and magnetic field, how do you experience the sublime energy descended from the immortals and buddhas?
The Cultivation of Habits and Inertia
It is precisely for your past negative energy fields and physical forms, to transform and rectify the harmful magnetic and energy fields, that you have entered the system of the Chongxin Sect lineage. This allows you to truly comprehend the profound care and effort of the immortals and buddhas—this is absolutely true. Why else would the Heavens bestow the supremely wondrous and unparalleled "Dadao Series Celestial Texts" upon the world?
Coming to all of you, there is firsthand information for elevation. If you can further internalize and benefit from it, it is precisely through entering the system of the Chongxin lineage that you can achieve greater growth and refinement. This will enable you to truly advance toward the great realization of "clarifying the mind, perceiving one's nature, attaining enlightenment, and achieving fruition" in the future.
It is indeed a matter of truth: when one's undesirable habits become natural, and the natural in turn becomes habitual, there lies the potential for "elevation from impurity to purity, and transcendence beyond both impurity and purity." This is precisely what the Chongxin lineage seeks to comprehend in the present era—whether such virtuous habitual tendencies can be truly understood and embraced. Yet, each individual's embrace and understanding may differ.
If one is wise, one can be moved to tears and engrave it in the heart; if of average understanding, one may find it quite good, knowing it is excellent yet unable to articulate the reasons; if of lesser discernment, one may regard it as optional, neither here nor there. Since personal experiences differ, how can one truly grasp the depth of one's own effort? To realize whether something is a treasure or mere grass is entirely a matter of individual attainment.
Habit becomes second nature, and all applications are bound to hold promise.
Inherent nature and individual character are interdependent; observe your own actions and conduct.
Altering habitual actions, understanding one's own structural patterns.
If we speak of the upward growth of the mind,  
Purity and defilement, defilement and purity are all the self.
This verse is offered as mutual encouragement to all sentient beings and spiritual children! For the lineage system of the Chongxin Sect, and on the occasion of the eleventh anniversary of the Wuji Great Dao Academy and the eighth anniversary of the True Buddha Heart Sect, it truly brings immeasurable honor to the lineage system of the Chongxin Sect. We have troubled the Chongxin Sect for some time. Thank you all for your hard work, and farewell!
Void-Silver Brush, the Celestial Venerable of the Great Dao
From the void descends upon the Chongxin Hall,  
The silver pen spreads virtue, its grace over all.
The Celestial Venerable gathers with divine beings and sages,  
Auspicious dharma assemblies herald blessings across distant lands.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the cultivating scholars of the Wuji Great Tao Academy, good evening! Today, the Star Lord of the Central Dipper from the Great Cosmos has descended to compose the fourteenth chapter of "Beings of the Great Tao," offering a clear analysis of habits and inertia. Through this, you may come to understand why the Heavens have chosen this moment to compose the world's most extraordinary book.
Furthermore, you are fortunate to attend this grand gathering, experiencing firsthand the on-site presence of primary sources. This atmosphere and magnetic field provide you with the opportunity to transform all past negative habits and alter the underlying causes of all detrimental habitual tendencies, allowing yourselves to grow and benefit even more. However, this is only possible if you can comprehend the profound care and painstaking efforts of the immortal and buddha teachers.
The compassionate grace of Heaven, along with the mutual support of the many immortals and Buddhas in elevating you all, is truly something too precious for immortals and Buddhas to neglect or withhold. It is essential to understand why the lineage of the Chongxin Sect must operate in this manner—so that all sentient beings and future disciples of the Buddha may uplift one another and reap greater benefits. This is the fundamental policy and benevolent grace of Heaven.
The lineage of the Chongxin Sect possesses such a divine opportunity and auspicious affinity, which can be said to have been predetermined by the heavenly decree in ancient times, to carry out its extraordinary mission for the future (and the present). It is understood that this karmic connection originates from the interconnectedness of the Void, the Wuji, the Haotian, the Southern Heaven, and Chongxin, working together to accomplish the enlightenment of all sentient beings and original spirit Buddhas throughout the vast universe.
By the sacred decree of the Supreme Venerable Mother of the Wuji, it is truly heartening to witness all students and disciples of the Chongxin lineage, in commemoration of the eleventh anniversary of the Wuji Great Dao Academy and the eighth anniversary of the True Buddha Heart lineage, unite in concerted efforts, dedicating themselves with sacrifice and sleepless devotion to this Dharma assembly.
Mother is truly heartened! All students and disciples who have sincerely dedicated themselves shall be rewarded with two hundred merits each, to foster their future growth in guiding sentient beings toward liberation, thereby bringing greater benefits in times to come. Later, we shall offer our gratitude to the boundless compassion of the Eternal Sacred Mother! Very well, thank you all for your devoted efforts. Farewell!
September 12, 2014, 17:28 ◎＃※   OK＃
The Vast Cosmos, the Solar Deity
Chapter Twenty-Six: Honoring the Heart and Enfeoffing the Gods
第卅五回　  仙佛撥轉
June 6, 2008, the third day of the fifth month in the Wuzi year (Friday)
第十四回　 習性慣性
Across the vast cosmos of countless stars,  
The Solar Star Lord descends to be among us.
The Fifteenth Cycle of All Beings in the Great Dao:  
The Inherent Nature of All Beings Must Be Transformed.
Chapter 27: Ascending to the Pantheon
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
大道眾生已完著　　下回跋與凡例排
June 10, 2008, the seventh day of the fifth month in the wuzi year (Tuesday)
◆ Main Text ◆
第十五回　  眾生個性
The Living Individuality of Sentient Beings
In aligning with the factors of human existence, this refers to the beings of humanity in the human world. Placing one's individuality within such an environment can be said to mean that if one lacks any distinct character, they will be regarded in the human world as a weak person. This is the world of sentient beings, and why one should act according to their own nature.
How to rely on one's own code of conduct as a guide is also a matter of, after entering the human world, inevitably acting according to one's immediate disposition. This precisely involves contemporary sentient beings taking their own dispositions as their code of conduct, incorporating all growth and learning shaped by human factors, and advancing step by step with steady footing.
Through the actions of others and the influence of one's own thoughts and beliefs, a multitude of personal habits and behaviors accumulate, shaping one's character. This character stems from innate dispositions carried over from past lives, and throughout this lifetime, as habitual actions and behaviors take root, one's temperament becomes infused with these ingrained traits.
He also considers his temperament to be fairly good, yet among all his cultivated habits and personal growth, what he fears most lies precisely in this disposition—when it turns particularly poor and harsh. Regarding his own character, it can be said: others will neither acknowledge nor affirm the peculiar and eccentric temperaments formed by your various undesirable traits.
The flawed character of sentient beings leads to a deduction of merits.
This kind of disposition, if applied to every situation, often inflicts great harm upon oneself and makes it difficult for others to accept such an unpleasant character. It is for this reason that in the human world, some possess a fairly good nature, some an ordinary one, and others a rather irritable and vile one.
Moreover, regarding such a personality as yours: do you often exhibit undesirable manifestations? There are far too many! It is like after something happens, people often say: "That's just how my personality is!" However, one might say: if I insist that this is simply how my personality is, I fear it may create formidable obstacles and hardships for my own improvement.
Before the next event arises, one fears that imposing restrictions on oneself might cause even greater harm—harm not only to others but also to oneself! Moreover, it is exceedingly difficult to alter one's own detrimental habits, and thus, when adjusting one's character, how should one respond when encountering difficulties or facing destructive forces?
For oneself, it is only after a profound and unforgettable experience that change occurs. Such is the world of emotions. In the days of youthful vigor, one often hears the phrase: "This is just who I am, what are you going to do about it!" Yet after some time, or as one grows older, such words are no longer heard at all.
The differentiated functions of the individual nature of sentient beings.
Moreover, such individuals, after being tempered by time and having their undesirable traits refined, become thoroughly "harmonized" through trials, learning to restrain themselves. Having passed through the youthful phase of arrogance, they often believe themselves to be extraordinary, unaware that just as a fierce horse meets its match in a fierce rider, they too will inevitably encounter difficulties or suffer harm when faced with challenges firsthand.
Only then will one awaken to realize why one was so reckless in the past, unaware of the need to restrain and amend oneself. It is only after encountering great setbacks that one suddenly becomes alert, recognizing the need to readjust the violent temper of former days and no longer remain as impulsive and hot-headed as in youth. This is the tempering forged through the passage of time and experience.
It should be understood that the Heavens have never feared any era of compassionate human beings. Regarding the fundamental benevolence of the Heavens, it is such that these young and spirited human beings, after enduring the trials of time and circumstance, can transform their formerly impulsive temperaments, thereby averting many impending calamities.
Have you all been like this in the past? Are there such people? One might say: Far too many! The human world is forever undergoing transformation, as well as the cyclical effects of reincarnation, reaching the point where each time, each cycle, it can be elevated upward. Thus, it can be said that it distinguishes between the good and evil natures of human beings.
The original nature of each individual is inherently different.
Among ordinary sentient beings, those with relatively mediocre dispositions do not develop an "unchanging foul character." Thus, it can be observed why, upon entering the human world, all sentient beings in the realm of emotions often blend their inherent nature into their individual personalities. Once these lifelong habits solidify into inertia, they become entrenched.
Once again, what is natural becomes habit, and habit in turn becomes second nature. When it comes to whether you can recognize and rectify these ingrained habits and natural tendencies that have become detrimental, the answer is not necessarily! It often requires numerous setbacks and trials to truly change one's undesirable habits.
Thus, habit has long become second nature! Unknowingly, one comes to regard it as utterly true and entirely natural. To genuinely change one's thinking and all actions becomes absolutely impossible, especially when some hold to the principle that "new rules shall not be established, and old rules shall not be abolished."
When it comes to sentient beings, if one is unable to alter erroneous ways of thinking and behavior, it is fundamentally impossible to achieve elevation and transcendence. How can one even speak of the loftiness of their own cultivation? They have already plunged themselves into the vortex of rebirth for the next life. What, then, can be said of you? Is there any possibility for a transformation in thought and a renewal in conduct throughout the entire process of re-creation?
Undesirable traits must be eliminated.
It is therefore necessary for immortals, Buddhas, and wise guides to provide guidance, enabling them to understand their own shortcomings and deficiencies—how they manifest, and where their errors lie. This is the primary obstacle for sentient beings. One must be able to clearly discern one's own inadequacies, deficiencies, and mistakes, and recognize precisely where they reside.
It is precisely because every process is carried out by what one perceives as "subjective consciousness." This subjective consciousness, when integrated into the habits of human life, makes it fundamentally impossible to detect where one’s own mistakes lie, or where one’s own shortcomings and deficiencies lie. One continues to believe that all one’s actions and functions are entirely justified.
It is essential to understand that rectifying one's own shortcomings, deficiencies, and mistakes is to reshape one's future learning and growth. Sentient beings, in the process of learning, often regard all their behavioral standards as correct. Yet, when viewed from the perspective of the vast universe, they have long been acting contrary to the proper way, burdened by their own ignorance and lack of awareness.
When immersed in the doctrines and religious barriers of any faith, one may come to regard one's own actions as inherently justified. If we apply this perspective to the planet Diming for observation: why is it that all sentient beings fail to ascend to higher realms? Instead, time and again, they remain trapped in the cycle of reincarnation within the human world—this, too, constitutes an insurmountable obstacle.
How to Elevate the Individual Nature of Sentient Beings
It is essential to truly understand: What is the true path? What is worldly convention? What is expedient means? What is the skillful use of the provisional? The causes and conditions for all human beings are truly wondrous! Since the Heavens have willed for you to enter the human realm to cultivate, they have also granted you abundant resources and sustenance within this world. In the end, the choice lies in how you grasp them for yourselves.
In this process, the deities and buddhas of all heavens descend to author and interpret the scriptures of all religions, enabling you to enter religious practice for cultivation. This helps elevate yourselves by rectifying ignorance, deficiencies, and errors. Within this, what obstacles could possibly hinder such elevation? The world of sentient beings is built upon the foundation of the actions and deeds of predecessors.
Moreover, the toil of our predecessors is often encapsulated in the saying, "One generation plants the trees, another enjoys the shade." The profound immersion in their struggles and the deeply personal, heart-wrenching experiences they endured are beyond the capacity of later generations to fully comprehend or empathize with. We can only draw upon their legacy as guiding principles for our own actions in the present.
One must be able to immerse oneself deeply in the circumstances of the past, which is difficult to fully comprehend. The toil and effort involved, the profound and unforgettable insights gained, are certainly beyond the understanding of sentient beings who currently enjoy abundant blessings. Moreover, what are the secrets and subtleties within? This is why it is so challenging to etch such experiences deeply into one's own heart.
Survival orientation is constantly evolving.
One must deeply comprehend all the arduous processes involved. Take, for example, the era in your human world around the 1940s to 1950s—the time you refer to as "eating sweet potatoes and living in thatched huts." Coupled with the reliance on foreign supplies for support, how would you then describe that situation to your future generations?
How will your descendants respond? "It's simply impossible," precisely because these new generations enjoy greater blessings, and can only listen to what you recount of the past! It is exceedingly difficult for them to personally experience the hardships of those times. From the perspective of the human world, life in Taiwan is still considered relatively ideal.
If in the nations of Africa, where the plight of food scarcity is even more severe, what could be done? You who dwell in Taiwan and the Central Plains cannot possibly comprehend or believe this, let alone your descendants. Were you to be transported to other star systems more desolate than the African nations, how would you manage to survive?
Then you will not be able to disbelieve everything you are saying at this moment. Because life in different galaxies and different realms is not the same, you must allow yourselves to experience all the hardships and trials therein. If you are among those blessed with good fortune, how would you feel about being transplanted to an even more desolate galaxy?
Only what is etched into the bone and engraved upon the heart can truly be felt.
It is a refusal to identify with such circumstances, where one must rely entirely on one's own efforts just to have a chance at filling one's stomach. When even hard work cannot secure a full belly, what then becomes of your so-called individuality? This reveals one's own inadequacies and shortcomings—how can they be understood?
And because, in an instant, you were born into a blessed realm, only to be transplanted into a more desolate galaxy and nation, the human world holds great functional significance. Moreover, "all can adapt to circumstances, live according to fate, and change with the environment." If one does not change oneself, what alternative is there? One can no longer say to oneself: "My nature is simply like this."
At this moment, as you reflect upon yourselves, have you not already diminished much of your own temperaments and personalities, perhaps even to the point of near extinction? What remnants of those unpleasant traits remain to insist, "This is just how I am!" Once humanity enters the blessed realm, all actions and behaviors naturally integrate with the customs and habits of that land.
There are also those whose actions and behaviors no longer align with the ways of the Diming Star. However, due to the diverse customs and habits shaped by different regions and environments, once they integrate into the human world, they become accustomed to their own ways. Unaware that their actions have already deviated from what is proper, they may find it difficult to change even when they wish to do so.
Personality refinement is the key to reducing mistakes.
Because truth is universal, applicable everywhere, not confined to a single region. What is limited to one area is merely local customs and worldly principles! In the human world, within this particular time and space, we have entered the era of technological civilization. All past codes of conduct must be re-examined, revised, and transformed.
Moreover, in the vast cosmos of the present universe, the integration of the great cosmos, the void, and the infinite has long been mutually supportive. Therefore, in the realm of the heavens, each celestial body carries its own distinct duties and missions, with every star system possessing unique responsibilities. This is a grand direction that has been refined and established for the star systems in which humanity and all living beings reside.
And the combined entity of all cosmic galaxies, precisely as it must be, will manifest one by one in the human world in the future. How then should one elevate and transcend oneself, rather than merely identifying as a human being confined to the Earthly Star? That would be utterly unworthy! It would only lead to endless cycles of reincarnation!
The habits of living beings become ingrained,  
Naturally hard to change, for the mind is absent.
The world of sentient beings is shrouded in confusion,  
Yet elevation and transcendence arise from one's own practice.
The demonic nature of sentient beings is compounded by their innate disposition,  
their individual character by habits and ingrained tendencies.
Not knowing how to guide,  
Habit naturally leads the way.
This verse! By recognizing their own shortcomings and deficiencies together with all sentient beings, one can undertake a major course of correction. After entering religion, it is the right path to achieve greater elevation and transcendence. Very well, I have troubled Chongxin Sect for some time. You have all worked hard. Farewell!
Celestial Venerable of the Soaring Dragon in the Void
From the void descends upon the Chongxin Hall,  
The dragon soars across the sky, unlike any other.
The Celestial Venerable today gathers divine beings,
The great Dao's virtue and intent for all beings are made manifest.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Solar Deity of the Great Cosmos has descended to compose the fifteenth chapter of "Beings of the Great Dao," elucidating how to cultivate and transform the individual nature inherent in all beings. By doing so, one may foster wholesome causes and conditions, enabling greater personal growth.
Do not think that once you have entered a religion, all your actions and behaviors are free from any shortcomings, deficiencies, or mistakes. In truth, you were already mistaken long before you entered religion! Moreover, even after engaging in what is called religious cultivation, you have not changed in the slightest.
Moreover, if one cannot deeply comprehend the profound and heartfelt essence within, and personally experience its wonders, how can one proceed? Coupled with insufficient knowledge and experience, it becomes difficult to achieve elevation and transcendence. You are fortunate to have the divine beings and enlightened sages from the higher realms of Heaven descending to study together with you, imparting numerous celestial mysteries and secrets, thereby enabling you to attain greater fulfillment.
Otherwise, the immortals and Buddhas, who already possess clear understanding of all things, would not have descended into the human world to educate and enlighten. It is impossible to instantly bestow upon you an entirely new way of thinking; it can only be imparted gradually, bit by bit, and cannot be fully absorbed all at once.
Furthermore, it is necessary to educate and enlighten you all, who are ignorant and unawakened. What do you think about this? Yet, due to the circumstances and conditions, it is unavoidable not to descend—truly helpless! When will you truly "illuminate the mind, perceive the true nature, attain enlightenment, and realize the fruit"? Without effort, you truly fail to live up to the hopes of Heaven and the immortals and buddhas!
All works of today can be achieved through greater effort, acquisition, and gains. To ascend, enhance, and transcend, one must rely on one's own endeavors to truly attain them. Tomorrow is Saturday again, and all guidance will proceed as usual. Let us look forward to everyone coming together to learn and grow!
After the establishment of the Chongxin lineage, the salvation of departed souls was renamed as "recommending them to enter the Wuji Great Dao Academy for further studies." In short, it is referred to as granting departed souls the opportunity to enter the world's premier institution, the Great Dao Academy, for advanced learning, and the term "salvation" is no longer used. This is because entering the Wuji Great Dao Academy for study widely opens up the extraordinary opportunity for the relatives of departed souls to attend university.
All human beings in the mortal world lack a genuine "Heavenly Passport of Life and Death Studies." This academic progression is equivalent to the conceptual framework of the human world's bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral research programs. Moreover, the original Wuji Great Dao Academy differs from ordinary salvation institutions in terms of its levels, realms, attainments, and educational curriculum.
From today onward, all transcendence procedures shall be officially renamed as "enrollment for advanced studies at the Wuji Great Dao Academy." Externally, this premier institution of learning shall be referred to as the "Wuji Great Dao Academy." It offers various levels of academic programs, allowing students to pursue degrees such as Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Postdoctoral Research, and Research Fellow.
"The Academy of the Ultimate Great Dao" specializes in the souls of the deceased: it is of the highest level, the highest realm, the highest attainment, the highest education, and the highest enlightenment, making it the foremost Academy of the Great Dao under Heaven. The transformation of this term allows more sentient beings to recognize the profound significance of karma, thereby cherishing and seizing the opportunity. This will have an ineffable and wondrous effect on the propagation of the Great Dao. Let us encourage one another in this endeavor!
2014, 0913, 1440◎＃※   OK#
The Great Cosmos, the Lunar Sovereign (Goddess)
Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Framework of Deification
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
虛空上人　降跋三於
June 13, 2008 – The tenth day of the fifth lunar month in the year of Wu Zi (Friday)
◆ Main Text ◆
第十五回　  眾生個性
The Great Path of the Supreme Yin is originally without limit;  
Across the vast cosmos, myriad star systems abide.
The Sixteenth Return of All Beings of the Great Dao: The Time for the Buddha-Nature of All Beings to Return
Episode 30: Dynastic Purification
第十六回 　眾生佛性
All sentient beings in the world of living beings.
All sentient beings inherently possess the nature of Buddha. This is a fundamental condition, a genuine elevation through responsive manifestation. It is also what enables sentient beings to enter the human realm, allowing them to orient their lives toward greater growth and development. Furthermore, it serves to distinguish within the human world the division between the "essence of Buddha-nature and the essence of demon-nature."
The distinction between the two arises from the nature of "Buddha and Mara," which gives rise to all actions and behaviors in the human world. This is precisely what differentiates whether one can ascend and transcend, or descend into the cycle of reincarnation. It is also the most elusive obstacle for sentient beings, and why is this so?
Formed by human factors, it distinguishes all actions driven by one's "Buddha nature or demonic nature," as well as every aspect of life's conduct in interactions with others, along with the varied responses to various affairs. Further, it differentiates between what is termed the "essence of Buddha nature or the essence of demonic nature," thereby elevating human factors into the realm of action.
This is not only about the world of humanity! Moreover, it extends to all living beings and all things in the same way. Through the elevation of the awakened ones, we come to understand all things and the clear processes of the world and human society. Thus, from the perspective of human factors, it is also about taking the "essence of Buddha-nature" as the foundation for the existence of all human beings.
The Buddha-nature of all sentient beings with affection.
There are inevitably many unfavorable innate dispositions, habits, and inertia, compounded by undesirable negative traits, which constitute the primary causes and conditions that hinder human potential from being elevated. Upon self-improvement or entry into the human world, one may come to understand that by embodying the essence of Buddha-nature in action, favorable and virtuous causes and conditions will naturally flourish and ascend.
Furthermore, the essence of Buddha-nature allows one to comprehend all matters and fully realize every process, doing so with "clarity and distinctness." In relation to human life, it enables the accumulation of growth experiences, which develop into knowledge and wisdom. Sentient beings apply this knowledge, experience, and wisdom to their life pursuits, thereby reaping the rewards of their efforts.
This is an absolute necessity that can be achieved through human effort: to manifest the essence of Buddha-nature, one must truly understand how to attain one's own virtuous essence through human factors and elevate oneself upward. It is essential to enter into the mutual growth of the seed of awakening. How, then, does this "seed of awakening" come about?
If sentient beings focus solely on the orientation of life without knowing how to manifest the seeds of their awakened nature, it will likely be difficult for them to reveal the essence of "Buddha-nature and self-nature" in the future. The seeds of awakened nature are the foundation of all Buddha-nature. If this foundation is not stable, can one truly fulfill the primary functions of life orientation?
The awareness possessed by all human beings.
Regarding the understanding of karma itself, possessing the ability to "perceive" all matters and "penetrate" their essence is also quite difficult to attain. Moreover, since penetration involves observing the living habits of all sentient beings to gain insight, how can one transform and eliminate negative predispositions? This will create the conditions for wholesome and favorable karma, enabling upward growth.
Does the acuity of such insight depend on one's own diligence? This pertains to the very nature of one's entry into "awareness and insight." For "awareness and insight" are precisely what you refer to as: those with keen vision must comprehend all orientations of life, all capacities for perception and abilities of insight.
This is about sentient beings, upon entering the human world through successive lifetimes, applying their capacities for insight and awareness in mutual interplay. It concerns the keen points of observation regarding these capacities for insight and awareness, and how one can discern whether beings are willing to proceed step by step, accumulating experiential knowledge, thereby achieving the elevation of wisdom.
It is the most fundamental practice of the Buddha-nature essence. All living beings, upon entering the human world, develop habits of mutual dependence, making it difficult for them to comprehend that within the human realm, there exists a dynamic force of impermanence. Moreover, this dynamic force of impermanence is, in fact, the enduring norm, giving rise to the ever-changing dynamism of existence.
Insight and Awareness
It is understood by all sentient beings, yet human beings may not necessarily apply and realize it. What use is mere understanding? Moreover, impermanence is precisely manifested through all your life choices and the finality of life. Once anyone enters the Earthly Star, can they "enjoy eternal peace and health"? This is simply impossible.
Furthermore, consider the transformation and application of all natural disasters and earthly changes, and the even greater calamities caused by human factors. When natural disasters and earthly changes are shaped by the harm brought about by human actions, can lasting peace and well-being ever be secured? It is impossible, precisely because this impermanent force constantly influences your way of life, leading you to rely on it over the long term.
Thus, when observing all sentient beings, can one comprehend their entry into the essence of Buddha-nature? How, then, does one realize this capacity for observation and insight? Sentient beings enter the mundane world, yet without the ability to observe and gain insight, they cannot avoid being disturbed by impermanence. And this impermanence is precisely what you refer to as: day and night alone!
When will such impermanent calamities arrive? Can one comprehend and transcend all impermanence on one's own, or must one wait until the disaster of impermanence strikes to gain understanding? It is essential to realize that the capacity for awareness and insight is what the human world refers to as the "cleverness" reflected in observing words and expressions—the sharp-eyed and astute (in Taiwanese dialect).
The foundational roots of the Buddha-nature in all sentient beings.
Such individuals tend to be clever, even cunning in their cleverness. Yet, being cunning is not necessarily blameworthy—it involves applying one's powers of observation and insight to all matters, enabling a discerning eye to perceive the human world. But can this lead to more profound and lasting growth and elevation? It is essential to understand: what truly are the powers of observation and insight?
When one lacks sharpness, the capacity for observation and discernment is also deficient. Moreover, "awareness" entails understanding all shortcomings in life, and from this, one can expand horizontally. Thus, it becomes clear that "awakening" means realization, and "observation" means comprehension. In this way, one can fully understand and discern all habits and tendencies in life.
It is essential to be able, through the present process, to achieve greater elevation, and then to reflect on insight: "Insight" means clarity, "thoroughness" means complete understanding. It is about examining why all life processes have unfolded as they did in the past. Does such an environment offer greater benefits? The sentient world is otherwise unable to clearly and thoroughly comprehend all its shortcomings and deficiencies.
It is precisely the lack of keen observational insight that prevents one from benefiting and gaining in return. This is also the greatest obstacle for sentient beings after entering the human world. As for how to transform this, there must be favorable conditions of good causes and affinities to advance, grow, and transcend. Without this, one can only remain trapped in a continuous decline.
All sentient beings are elevated through the Buddha-nature.
It is about entering into an upward growth oneself. Furthermore, human factors can influence all innate causes and conditions at their root. Regarding the outcomes derived from such inherent causes, how do they manifest in all triggering conditions? Also, in the differentiation of results brought about by these triggering conditions, how do human efforts distinguish all outcomes? Can one truly understand? Not necessarily!
This marks the entry into the boundary of karmic retribution, where "containing causes, encountering conditions, achieving results, and repaying retribution" form a continuous series of actions. How can the Buddha-nature of sentient beings be manifested and elevated upward? It is essential to possess the capacity for "awareness and insight" into the essence of Buddha-nature. Yet, how can such capacities for awareness and insight be attained!
It is precisely your ability to observe words and gauge expressions, responding with keen insight and clever discernment (in Taiwanese). This is not merely a matter of terminology! Moreover, by truly understanding every process and entering into greater growth and benefit, and through mutual support in human interactions, one can allow the essence of Buddha-nature to guide oneself into an even greater space of benefit.
It is through the capacity for awareness and insight that one can elevate towards a greater essence of Buddha-nature. However, from another perspective, the same applies to the varying gradations of demonic nature. Within the demonic nature lies the same capacity for awareness and insight, which serves to manifest that demonic essence. All sentient beings yearn to enter the energetic embodiment of Buddha-nature.
The Power of Buddha-Nature's Awareness and Insight
Rather than merely entering into the energy form of demonic nature, the achievements of these two paths will differ greatly in the future. For all sentient beings in the world of consciousness, to enter into the space of genuine beneficial growth and to manifest the essence of Buddha-nature, it is the manifestation of Buddha-nature that serves as the primary sustaining force.
This supportive force is precisely what enables the distinction between "the power of awareness" and "the power of insight," a differentiation made by human factors, leading to greater growth rather than greater suffering. It is essential to take the manifestation of Buddha-nature as the primary reliance, with all life orientations and the local customs and traditions of living environments as the central axis.
In addition, the orientation of life always resides within the mundane world of earthly desires. For genuine cultivators, this cannot be considered a foundation for spiritual practice. Such conditions and affinities will forever hinder true upward growth, leaving one confined solely to the human realm. Moreover, to ascend spiritually, it is essential to manifest the inherent insight and awareness of Buddha-nature.
Talent can unfold the essence of one's Buddha-nature. How can this ability be applied to elevate the energy body? I wonder if sentient beings can truly comprehend this, and what the key to it might be? True achievement must come from one's own diligent efforts. This will be the greatest gain and benefit in the next cycle of creation.
The differences among beings are distinguished by their roots and natures,  
While the Buddha-nature perceives and comprehends all with great clarity.
Those with keen eyes and clever minds will surely achieve success through their application.
What is the nature of Buddha-nature?  
Sentient beings find it difficult to comprehend.
All are oriented towards mere survival, making it difficult to attain higher aspirations.
This verse! May all sentient beings and spiritual children encourage one another! To enter into a greater space of benefit is achieved through one's own efforts, ultimately leading to greater growth and gain. It is hoped that you may come to understand: What is the essence of the Buddha-nature in all beings? It is attained through one's own true suchness Buddha-nature, granting oneself an even higher level of elevation. Thank you all for your hard work, and apologies for troubling the Chongxin lineage for a while. Farewell!
Celestial Worthy of the Soaring Phoenix in the Void
The void's cause and effect thread through the revered heart,  
As the phoenix soars across the sky, virtue's grace guides its part.
The Celestial Worthy gathers in assembly today,  
Accompanied by all beings of the Great Dao.
All Saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, Her Majesty the Lunar Star Sovereign of the Great Cosmos descended to compose the sixteenth chapter of "Sentient Beings of the Great Dao." The first half of this chapter has already analyzed the essence of Buddha-nature in sentient beings and how it can be elevated. We look forward to the completion of the latter half in the next installment.
To grant you greater benefits and returns is the true nature of things, enabling you to genuinely comprehend "the power of awareness and insight into all matters." To elevate yourself to a higher level of growth and improvement, it is essential to place more emphasis on guiding the future. This year, the propagation will be carried out with utmost sincerity and dedication. Thank you all for your hard work. Farewell!
September 14, 2014, 15:35 ◎＃※   OK＃
Ancient Buddha of the Southern Sea
Episode 31: Blessings for All Living Beings
第十六回 　眾生佛性
Truly unique is the Southern Continent, where the teachings of sea and sky guide all beings on their path.
The ancient teachings of virtue are now restored anew,  
The Buddha's nature and virtuous deeds are carefully attended to.
Episode 32: The Principle of Karmic Reward
第十七回　 佛性德性
Sentient beings progress toward the growth of Buddha-nature and virtuous character.
Human beings often turn to religion for learning and growth, driven by the necessity to cultivate their inherent Buddha nature and moral character. This is an act of self-reliance, aimed at elevating the Buddha nature and virtue within sentient beings. In the face of helplessness when descending into the mundane world, it is a means to achieve upward progress.
In this way, one should rely on and uphold one’s habits, tendencies, and innate nature, while refining one’s character. It is essential to clearly discern whether one’s character can be cultivated through religion. By observing whether one has applied sincerity and effort, one can avoid entering religion for a lifetime only to find, at the moment of passing, that no change has taken place at all.
Regarding one's own engagement in religious practice, it is deemed utterly unworthy; moreover, one believes that all cultivation within religion has no connection whatsoever to you. Even after decades of practice, one remains indistinguishable from those outside who have not cultivated at all. What, then, do you think?
What is the nature of Buddha-nature? It is because Buddha-nature is the fundamental causal condition inherent in all sentient beings. Moreover, this so-called "Buddha-nature" must be activated by the power of awareness. With the power of awareness, one can also gain a clear and thorough understanding of one's own ignorance and obstacles.
Elucidation of the Manifestation of Buddha Nature
In the practice of perceiving the strength of sentient beings, can one recognize one's own shortcomings, deficiencies, and errors, and understand how to correct them? This is precisely because the exercise of perceptive strength requires a keen power of observation. It is through the nature of Buddha-quality, entering into the energy bodies of sentient beings, that one can be said to elevate oneself.
This causal condition is absolutely true. Moreover, regarding all actions that plant the seeds of awakening, sentient beings must be able to understand how they enter into religion, or how ignorance and lack of knowledge manifest in their daily lives. If, after undergoing religious refinement, one still fails to transform their own ignorance and lack of knowledge...
Regarding the shortcomings and deficiencies of each individual, what are they? This is a difficult obstacle to overcome in order to achieve transcendence. Sentient human beings must be able to cultivate self-awareness, which arises from the accumulation of all experiences in daily life. Through the application of this accumulated knowledge, wisdom grows further with each subsequent experience.
It is about perceiving the exertion of force in action, and how to apply this perceived force is essential for "planting the seed of Buddha-nature." One must understand why, after entering the human world, one’s Buddha-nature can be revealed. From the perspective of religions in the sentient world, it is the Buddhist doctrine that constructs such an understanding.
The power of awareness in Buddha-nature
This is because the terminology used in Buddhism, in addressing the shortcomings, deficiencies, and errors of sentient beings, undergoes refinement and revision, and its religious precepts are more faithfully regulated. When compared with other religions, practitioners of Buddhism also exhibit more virtuous conduct and actions, and moreover, they are more uniform and consistent.
If different lineages from various systems are incorporated, along with their respective disciplinary codes, this would surpass even the religions of "Confucianism, Daoism, Christianity, and Islam," if not exceed them. When viewed through Buddhist scriptures, it can be compared to these four religions, yet holds even greater potential for growth, offering all religious practitioners opportunities for elevation and transcendence.
It is also relatively easier to carry out, which is why Heaven, in this era, has chosen to elevate the principles of Buddhism, granting it a more exceptional transcendence compared to other religions such as Confucianism, Taoism, Christianity, and Islam. You are precisely blessed with the extraordinary affinity to witness this grand occasion, leading to the establishment of Heaven's foremost institution of learning today—the "True Buddha Heart School."
Thus, the true Buddha is within your heart! How then can you discern the so-called illusions of the external world and affirm that the true Buddha is already within? In facing all external phenomena, it is essential to complement and support one another, while also questioning whether your own Buddha-nature can be revealed. You must exert profound effort to elevate yourself and reap greater benefits. I wonder if you can comprehend the profound mysteries within?
The Blessings Inherent in Virtue
Buddha-nature: It is based on the Buddhist tradition. However, if the seed cause of this Buddha-nature is considered within the context of all religions, how can one comprehend the profound depths within? For this reason, you are unable to understand what these profound depths truly entail. To grasp the manifestation and exposition of Buddha-nature, I fear it may be difficult for you to perceive the underlying fundamental structure and principles—how they are formed.
This elucidation of the virtues inherent in the seed cause of Buddha-nature is precisely what enables you to truly enter the true reality that reveals the essence of Buddha-nature. This is because the "true reality" forms the foundational groundwork of virtue, while virtue itself is rooted in Buddha-nature. Once all sentient beings enter the human world, how should they proceed!
If one wishes to enter into religious practice and adjustment, allowing one's virtue and Buddha-nature to manifest, this is a great undertaking most beloved by sentient beings in their pursuit. How can one enter into this state? It is about making one's Buddha-nature and virtue manifest. Can one, through "planting the seed of Buddha-nature," allow one's virtue to shine forth? And what, then, is this virtue?
It is the Buddha-nature inherent in all sentient beings, and within this Buddha-nature, virtue serves as the foundation. If one’s cultivation of virtue remains insufficient and inadequate, yet at such a time one seeks to manifest the elevation of Buddha-nature, it is essential first to understand how to illuminate and promote virtue. This is because virtue is a form of subtle and hidden conduct.
All human beings must possess great hidden virtue.
Sentient beings' capacity to amass and elevate hidden virtues is of utmost importance. Such hidden virtues are cultivated through great moral conduct. After entering a religious path, whether beings can accumulate sufficient hidden virtues determines their potential for greater benefit and growth. This is essential for the manifestation of their Buddha-nature.
Furthermore, it is through the accumulation of hidden virtues that one's Buddha-nature can be fully revealed. It is essential to understand whether one's moral character truly stems from such hidden virtues. This kind of hidden virtue differs from what the external world calls "visible goodness and visible merits." Regardless of how great the achievements one accumulates may be, a true cultivator of hidden virtues never speaks of them.
It would not involve any external affairs or races, but would instead lead to mutual contention and self-promotion, which cannot be accumulated through the gathering of hidden virtues. Hidden virtues, in turn, are integrated into the religious practices of precepts and guidelines, serving as clear and actionable steps. This is an exaltation of moral character, achieved through the accumulation of one's own hidden virtues, whether great or small.
How, then, does determining one’s own future manifest the causes for Buddhahood? The accumulation of hidden merits follows a step-by-step process. In this way, the true nature of Buddhahood lies precisely in using the accumulated hidden merits to educate and elevate oneself. This is because religious education and teaching form the foundational curriculum. If one engages in practice merely for the sake of practice alone, it is hardly worthwhile!
The accumulation of the functions and effects of virtue
Furthermore, when all precepts and regulations need not be observed, it is likely no easy task to manifest true suchness and reveal Buddha-nature. Moreover, in the very act of manifesting true suchness and revealing Buddha-nature, one elevates one’s own energetic being through the accumulation and integration of virtue. This is precisely how one benefits from the process of learning and growth.
It no longer resembles the so-called "Nine-Grade Lotus Throne" as spoken of in the mundane world, but rather attains the state, level, and fruition of the "Golden-Grade Lotus Throne." This is no longer what ordinary beings can comprehend; it signifies having passed through the purification of the Nine-Grade Lotus Throne. One with such profound hidden virtue must have long accumulated a considerable depth of energy within their own energetic body.
It is essential to manifest the Buddha-nature in order to attain greater benefits! Otherwise, all sentient beings may believe that they can never meet such conditions, nor should they think that revealing the true suchness and manifesting the Buddha-nature is a distant goal. As long as one follows the steps to accumulate hidden virtues, these virtues can be gathered to foster greater growth and benefit.
How, then, can virtue be further enhanced? It lies in the continuous accumulation of one's hidden merits, which in turn amplifies the manifestation of virtue. This allows virtue to be elevated and built upon. I wonder if you understand how this "virtue" is accumulated? It is essential to practice "hidden merits" daily, without ever boasting of one's great achievements.
Manifesting the true suchness and revealing the Buddha-nature that is presented.
It can be practiced and accumulated as a daily discipline, without needing to articulate all the causes and reasons. This is an action common among ordinary beings, who must constantly examine their efforts—acting day by day, moment by moment, in a state that is natural, unaffected, and free from mental attachment.
Over time, it is through the accumulation of hidden virtues rather than the practice of overt good deeds that one's moral character becomes full. When this moral character reaches its fullness, it is transformed through knowledge into the wisdom that benefits you most. This kind of cause and effect, after applying to all actions and behaviors, turns hidden virtues into added moral character, thereby enhancing your virtue!
Will it have any specific functions? Firstly, it increases blessings and rewards; secondly, it accumulates wealth; thirdly, it enhances energy; fourthly, it accumulates hidden virtues; fifthly, it ensures future accomplishments; sixthly, it solidifies spiritual attainments. All of these are transformed through knowledge into elevated wisdom. This is precisely what the "Yichong Xintang" lineage teaches.
Indeed, following the prescribed order can lead to greater fulfillment of hidden virtues. Who can truly comprehend the foundational work and profound mysteries within? The mutual reinforcement that elevates sentient beings—if one fails to understand that engaging in religious practices is a means of self-elevation, it is not merely about the perceived difficulties or the multitude of problems and reasons one dwells upon.
Virtue and Buddha-Nature, Buddha-Nature and Virtue
Have you long since diminished in virtue, and do you truly possess genuine merits or hidden virtues? No! Deeply understanding that in this world, we are merely passing travelers in time! Time slips away in an instant—how can we ascend and transcend in the next moment or the next life? Uncertain! How, then, should we seize the present moment?
Rather than pinning hopes on the future or the next life—fearing that such a rare and opportune moment may have already slipped away—how could one possibly achieve anything in the future or the next life? It is fundamentally impossible. The key lies in seizing this extraordinary opportunity in the present moment, thereby empowering oneself to become the master of one's own future, rather than remaining a slave to it.
I wonder if you can deeply comprehend that the benevolent intentions of the immortal Buddhas and mentors, as well as all the efforts of Heaven, are ultimately aimed at guiding you toward ascension, transcendence, perfection, return, and surpassing. This is precisely what you have come to recognize and understand as the first step in your current journey of learning and growth—a result of your own diligent efforts.
The foundation for planting the seed of Buddha-nature lies in virtue, which is strengthened by accumulating hidden merits.
To cultivate within the human realm is to be lost in obstacles on the path of return.
The essence of Buddha-nature, virtue, and practice is thus: they are shaped by human endeavor.
Do not place hope in the next life—strive more earnestly in the present moment.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings and spiritual children for mutual encouragement! In the realm of sentient existence, which lies within the essence of Buddha-nature, how does one accumulate and enhance virtue? The greatest foundation must be rooted in "hidden virtue." I wonder if you can comprehend what "hidden virtue" means—it arises from daily life, from not contending with others in all matters, and from the accumulation of merit through selfless giving.
The true accumulation of greater growth and benefit lies in the transformation of knowledge into experience in daily life, gathered through hidden merits for genuine development—this is indeed the most authentic path! I am deeply moved by everyone's dedication. Today, you have extended early blessings on behalf of us teachers—thank you all! I have troubled the Chongxin lineage for some time. Farewell for now!
Heavenly Venerable of the Principle and Law of Emptiness
The Venerable Celestial Master of the Law of Emptiness and Principle  
Ascends the platform to gather with the assembly of sages.
All beings of the Great Path are truly sublime;  
Obstacles dissolve, and sentient beings become sincere.
All Saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Lord of All Beings in the Great Dao, the Ancient Buddha of the South Sea, has personally descended to compose this work. Together with all sentient beings, we share in this supreme Buddha-nature and virtuous nature, mutually achieving one another. This means connecting the seventeenth chapter of "All Beings in the Great Dao" with the Buddha-nature discussed in the previous chapter, propagating it gloriously in the human world, thereby allowing ourselves to receive greater benefits and rewards.
2014, 0914, 1705◎＃※   OK#
Ancient Buddha Nanping Daoji
Episode Thirty-Three: Bestowing Blessings and Prosperity
第十七回　 佛性德性
Nanping acts as a guardian shield for all beings,  
Daoji's virtue and grace bring true compassion to all living creatures.
The Ancient Buddha authored eighteen chapters, guiding all beings of virtue along the great path.
Chapter 34: The Principle of Retribution
第十八回　 德性眾生
The Buddha Nature and Moral Virtue of All Sentient Beings
It is one of the most anticipated and joyful manifestations for sentient beings, enabling them to attain the expression of "virtue and Buddha-nature." Whether one has exercised the function of virtue is the fundamental cause upon which the world of sentient beings relies, allowing them to willingly sacrifice, dedicate, and give selflessly and unconditionally.
In this process, there is a significant difference in the effects and achievements between performing all actions with or without personal desires. It is essential to discern clearly between "acting with desires" and "acting without desires," and to carry out every task with a willing heart.
It is also about having no desires, allowing oneself to truly help others in their hardships, misfortunes, and various actions. It can be said: this is precisely the act of performing hidden virtues. In this process, if one acts through their own efforts, genuinely using their abilities to assist those in need, it becomes a mutually fulfilling action.
If you encounter a person who has long been wandering and starving, can you offer a bowl of warm food to ease their hunger? If you meet someone who is disheartened and on the verge of ending their own life, a single word at that moment can awaken a person who has lost the will to live. This is how one sentence can save a life.
All sentient beings inherently possess virtuous nature.
Or perhaps, conversely, a single sentence can erase a person. It is through distinguishing such behavior that one evaluates whether one's actions of virtue and grace truly contribute to one's own achievements. One must allow oneself to genuinely manifest virtue and grace, because virtue is a truly beautiful form of action, enabling one to further cultivate and enhance one's own moral character.
Rather than merely performing minor acts of kindness and then boasting extensively about one's lofty virtues and how many people one has helped, it is precisely through such conditions and circumstances that one truly extends hidden virtue to sentient beings. This approach is also more effective in cultivating goodness, as it elevates through virtuous deeds, accumulating and enhancing moral character.
In the human world, you often teach sentient beings to widely practice good deeds. However, merely performing good deeds without understanding how such actions can elevate and enhance one's virtue means that, for you as well, it remains only an act of doing good. You fail to integrate virtue into the functional benefits of hidden merits.
This necessitates having no desires, and moreover, not dwelling on merits or virtuous deeds, but truly generating a heart of compassion to bring fulfillment. This is the condition for oneself to accumulate hidden virtues. Such causes and conditions are indeed genuine acts of goodness, enabling virtuous deeds to exert their function upon hidden virtues, precisely transforming hidden virtues into accumulated moral character.
The virtue of all beings must be constantly nurtured and replenished.
It is essential to provide relief to those in difficulty and help them overcome their hardships. Education and moral instruction serve precisely this function and yield such benefits. Today, it can be said that if one possesses even a modest level of professional skill, it can significantly reduce the number of people wandering without shelter, lower social costs, and foster positive conditions for upward progress.
Sentient beings, can you comprehend the profound mysteries within the realm of hidden virtue? If one can truly act without seeking anything in return, and practice all virtuous deeds and moral conduct, it will inevitably lead to genuine elevation and further growth in goodness—this is what is meant by "hidden virtue." In this way, hidden virtue manifests as an increase in moral character. How, then, can you understand the nature of this added virtue?
It is precisely from all compassionate actions in one's daily life that you can derive functional benefits. Consequently, these compassionate actions constitute genuine acts of kindness that are truly put into practice. However, if sentient beings frequently aspire to perform a good deed each day, yet harbor desires within these acts of kindness, it becomes difficult to attain the true state of non-action.
Non-action is also an enhancement of virtue added under the conditions of hidden virtue. This kind of application of knowledge to the growth of wisdom enables one to be free from desires, without self-exaltation, without a boastful heart, and without clinging concerns, having long forgotten all acts of good deeds. Thus, one can understand whether, in all aspects of one’s own life, every word and action is willing to help others.
Perfect oneself to deliver all sentient beings.
To fulfill oneself and to fulfill all sentient beings—this is an essential, fundamental practice for religious believers. It is not merely about considering one's own cultivation as superior. If one does not act in this way, what cultivation is there to speak of? What practice is being upheld? Without any interaction with the outside world, even if one achieves perfect merit and fruition, it would only amount to being a "solitary achiever"!
Moreover, it is difficult to speak of true merit: one must possess genuine hidden virtue in order to transform it into accumulated merit. This is because merit and hidden virtue are two sides of the same coin. How much merit one can accumulate in a lifetime can be examined by oneself—by observing whether one's own countenance has changed to reflect a kinder, more benevolent face.
Otherwise, if one enters a religious path in this lifetime and yet fails to transform their temperament or even change their countenance into a benevolent appearance, then it can be said that their cultivation in this life is not up to standard. The reason for this lies in the fact that the amount of merit (hidden virtue) accumulated by sentient beings can be clearly discerned through their facial features.
Needless to say: one need not boast of having accumulated great merits (virtues) to comprehend all things! Indeed, there is no need for self-praise whatsoever. The cultivation of hidden virtues and moral character serves as a tangible foundation for one's future. This is why the heavens can observe—and what then of the countenance of a religious practitioner?
The accumulation of yinzhi (hidden virtue) lies in its depth and richness.
Thus, one can comprehend everything. Furthermore, through behavior, actions, and words, it becomes clear whether a so-called religious practitioner is genuine or merely one in name. Those who truly understand the practice of entering a religion should possess greater compassion than ordinary beings in the world, and they should be more dedicated to the fulfillment and well-being of all sentient beings.
This also pertains to the fundamental actions expected of religious practitioners. Furthermore, after embracing religious faith, one may wonder whether their efforts in devotion, sacrifice, and selflessness still fall short of achieving genuine efficacy and benefit, or whether they have been part of the religion for a long time! Even these most basic acts of kindness and helping others have long since grown rusty.
Moreover, if you are unwilling to put in even the slightest effort, how can you hope to ascend and transcend in the future? Have you not already become rusted within? Your conscience has long been devoured by dogs! Yet you still believe your cultivation is truly good? How strange! The immortals and Buddhas have also said: When one’s own heart has already rusted, how can one still hope to add to their Buddha-nature or virtue?
It is advisable to consistently maintain a pure conscience, applying the lubricant of virtuous deeds to nourish a heart that has long grown rusty. Yet, upon entering religion, one may have already numbed the natural virtues that once shone forth, allowing all manner of peculiar habits and temperaments to resurface. Whether this leads to greater personal growth or becomes an obstacle remains uncertain.
Buddha-nature, virtuous character, and the accumulation of hidden merits.
It means not being concerned with every action and behavior, while truly benefiting oneself and all beings. This is absolutely true, precisely because when all actions and behaviors are infused with selflessness, detachment, and non-action, they can be fulfilled and accumulated through greater room for growth.
How can one avoid being bound by one's own "self-elevation and self-glorification"? If performing even a small act of kindness or a minor good deed brings oneself great joy and delight, that is an action directed toward ordinary beings—and this is the behavior of "self-glorification." Sentient beings often act in this way: performing good deeds is itself a joyful matter.
There are also some individuals who, after helping others, become convinced of their own greatness. Such behavior has already fallen into the trap of "self-elevation." In the human world, can one truly harbor a grand aspiration to liberate all beings of heaven and earth without seeking anything in return, acting selflessly and without ulterior motives? To achieve this, one must first accumulate and enhance one's own energy.
Only through the ability to elevate and transcend oneself can one achieve greater selflessness and effortlessness in action. All actions should arise naturally, free from any desire for personal gain, allowing one's innate nature to unfold fully. One should not dwell on the magnitude of one's achievements, but instead find joy in the act of helping others.
The growth of virtuous beings is a necessity.
All of this pertains to one's own growth and learning, and it is through one's own accumulation of growth that greater benefits for the future are realized. In your present state, can you elevate yourselves through this realm of selflessness, non-action, and desirelessness? This will inevitably determine the nature of your future achievements.
This is the growth of virtue, and it is also the beneficial conduct of hidden merits. Precisely in this way, one can achieve greater benefits through oneself. For the human world, it is not merely about performing good deeds to help others! Moreover, it is through the trials imposed upon one's own body that one can truly understand how much virtue a sentient being possesses.
The reason is that the assessment of virtue is quite rigorous. How do sentient beings progress in virtue? They must examine their own process of evaluation. Sentient beings believe that helping others is a good deed, yet they are unaware that their own trials are sometimes related to the evaluation of a being's merits and outcomes in this life and the future.
You only see helping others as an act of kindness, yet you fail to realize that refining one's moral character through trials often surpasses mere acts of assistance in virtue. Why is this so? It is because whether a being possesses true virtue must be observed through the process of enduring trials—how does one respond in heart and mind? If you cannot comprehend this yourself, how can you know whether your own virtue has truly been elevated?
Virtue enhances human well-being and accumulates blessings.
You can test this for yourself! Because it is possible to fabricate things oneself, and due to human factors, how do we view matters? Examine yourself: can you, in all your actions and behaviors, achieve growth through non-action? And this non-action does not mean doing nothing at all; it is about attaining non-action within action.
Only through action can one achieve accomplishment, and only through accomplishment can one transition into non-action. This is an absolutely true principle of conduct. Ordinary beings generally understand only "taking action," but fail to recognize that within "taking action" lies the potential for "accomplishment," and within "accomplishment" lies the possibility of "non-action." Moreover, within "non-action" exists the potential for "true non-action."
In this way, one can unite with heaven and earth as one, but for whom is all this done? It is for oneself! By truly embracing non-action to foster growth, one can develop in harmony with: Buddha-nature, virtue, goodness, and the nature of the Dao. Moreover, such a state is no longer that of an ordinary human; one has already entered the realm of Buddha! The human world is precisely like this, yet it is exceedingly difficult to attain "true non-action."
Therefore, to accept the limitations of human endeavors as "having purpose," one must theoretically recognize that what is perceived as non-action is actually purposeful action. For whom is all this done? It is not for oneself, for that would be too narrow-minded! One must truly enter the state of "genuine non-action," where every action and movement aligns harmoniously with heaven and earth.
Virtuous Nature and the Manifestation of Buddha Nature
This is the true essence: the manifestation of Buddha-nature, virtue-nature, goodness-nature, and Dao-nature. I wonder if you can comprehend whether the immortal Buddhas and teachers are truly acting without artifice? Reflect on this yourselves! These two aspects are closely interconnected, yet they differ significantly. This is because virtue-nature arises from the manifestation of hidden merits, which is greatly influenced by human factors.
Thus, "virtue" is an intangible energy, which is indistinguishable from the nature of Buddha or the nature of the Dao—all are equally attainable. However, hidden virtue arises from one's daily life, from every act of goodness in one's conduct and actions. To transform such good deeds into hidden virtue, it is essential to accomplish them through non-action.
Only then can the accumulation of "hidden virtues" be added to one's "moral character." After you entered religious practice, have you deeply realized whether you possess hidden virtues? You do not know! This is because you have adhered to religion for too long! Moreover, religion has never taught you how to accumulate growth through non-action. Is this not the case!
It is essential to carry out all virtuous deeds in daily life alongside hidden merits, and to elevate the state of non-action to that of true non-action. However, the process of trials and refinement is also like this. When human beings enter into religious practice, they often believe themselves to be good people. Yet, in such so-called good people, their conscience has long been devoured by dogs!
Too many have exploited Buddhism to commit theft.
Moreover, it is all too common for such individuals to frequently engage in grand acts of deception (or thievery). Are there people like this? Far too many! This is because, within the realm of religion, the practice of such deceitful (or thieving) acts has long been numbed! Furthermore, being unable to examine their own peculiar habits and eccentric temperaments, they lack the growth of "non-action," making it fundamentally impossible to achieve growth and benefit in the realm of "hidden virtue."
It is precisely the point of confusion that ordinary human beings cannot comprehend within religion. This so-called obstacle arises from their own perceptions and beliefs, and without the guidance and admonition of enlightened teachers and virtuous mentors, they inevitably rely solely on their own understanding.
Entering a religious path in this life becomes a habit, making it fundamentally impossible to correct, change, or address one's own shortcomings, deficiencies, and mistakes. In the next life, one merely enters religious practice again. Now, think about it—are you yourself this kind of person? No? (Not at all!) Don’t be so sure! What you perceive is precisely this.
Lifetime after lifetime, generation after generation, one merely enters religion for cultivation, yet fails to transcend and ascend—what can be done! One life passes into another, even immortals and buddhas shake their heads in dismay—what can be done! Helpless! Truly helpless! The practice of entering religion lies in cultivating one's conduct, rectifying all one's mistakes, shortcomings, and deficiencies.
Precautions for Cultivating Virtue
In the human world, why is it impossible to truly accumulate? All acts of kindness and good deeds in daily life are naturally performed actions. Moreover, through this kind of energy body, greater benefits can be added—by transforming them into acts of kindness and good deeds without retaining deep memories of all good deeds, thereby fostering growth through non-action.
Thus, one can naturally and effortlessly incorporate good deeds and virtuous acts into one's behavior and actions, performing them without retaining any memory of having done so. By not holding onto the awareness of having acted or having performed deeds, one achieves a state of "action without attachment." This kind of "action" exists in the present or future, free from the limitations imposed by the concepts of "having acted" or "having performed deeds."
This is precisely entering into the realm of "action," which is a means for oneself to ascend and benefit from "non-action"! And because no actions or movements are retained, one can grow further within "non-action" into "true non-action," which in turn unites with all things between heaven and earth, forming a spontaneous and natural function.
Actionless Action and True Non-Action
If you can truly comprehend the essence of non-action, it becomes the greatest foundational endeavor for achieving the ultimate fruition of Buddhahood. Only by genuinely embodying this principle in the present moment can you accumulate greater genuine non-action over the long term, and thereby transcend the state of ordinary humanity. This is the realm of Buddhahood. I ask the Buddhas, Immortals, Sages, and Bodhisattvas: Would assisting sentient beings constitute "action"?
Impossible! All is "non-action and true non-action"! Can one achieve true non-action within non-action? Then greater benefits will arise, and the immortal and buddha teachers will elevate together through this true non-action, further manifesting through buddha-nature. I wonder if such teachings can be comprehended? Yes! But they must be put into practice; otherwise, merely knowing without acting—is that of any use?
To know, yet not to act, is to not truly know! To form a state of not knowing and then sink into even greater ignorance—that is foolishness! One need not fear being foolish; what is truly to be feared is being foolish and yet even more ignorant—that is even greater folly! Only by not clinging can one transform into the efficacy of "true non-action," and for you all, this can lead to further elevation and transcendence. It is not a matter of knowing but not acting, which is called difficulty in practice!
Virtue is bestowed upon the hidden deeds of kindness,  
Thus accumulated and nurtured, it grows in this manner.
In the state of non-action, true non-action is realized;  
Buddha-nature is accomplished through hidden virtue.
Nothingness and non-action align with heaven and earth;  
Sages, immortals, and Buddhas all find harmony therein.
Deeply experiencing and applying them leads to the period of achieving Buddhahood and Buddha-nature.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings and spiritual children for mutual encouragement! Infuse virtue into the true non-action within non-action, and accumulate hidden merits to elevate and integrate with the Buddha-fruit. This brings greater benefit and growth to oneself. How can one understand the intention behind the works of the immortal Buddhas and teachers today? It is for the sake of greater growth and benefit in your own future. Your efforts are appreciated. Farewell!
The Celestial Venerable of Virtue Transmitted by the Way of Emptiness
Few in the ethereal heavens are aware,  
The Way transmits virtue to expound sacred truths.
The Celestial Venerable today convenes with divine beings,  
Filled with auspicious joy and the great meaning of the Dao.
Good evening to all the saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy! Today, the Lord of All Beings in the Great Dao, the Ancient Buddha Nanping Daoji, has personally descended to compose the eighteenth chapter of "All Beings in the Great Dao." This chapter provides a profound analysis of the delusions and obstacles faced by virtuous beings, which will bring greater growth and benefits to all of you. Well done, everyone. Farewell!
2014, 0911, 2000◎＃※   OK#
Episode 35: The Immortals Intervene
第十八回　 德性眾生
Homage to the Supreme Buddha of All Beings,  
The Lamp-Lighting Heart-Method Realizes the Self.
The Ancient Buddha descended to compose nineteen chapters,  
Creating the teachings of Good Nature, Dao Nature, and Religion.
Episode 36: Secret Virtue and Fortune's Reward
第十九回　  善性道性
Sentient beings of diverse natures and forms.
All sentient beings inherently possess goodness. Therefore, by aligning with this innate goodness, one may engage in religious practice. It is through cultivating one's own virtuous nature, known as the affinity for goodness, that one can truly enter into religious cultivation. All forms of religious practice are, in essence, the nurturing of the goodness and virtue that one has cultivated over countless lifetimes.
And with such a divine opportunity and good affinity, different religions enter into cultivation for transformation and elevation. This is why sentient beings are fond of entering religions for what is called cultivation. In truth, it is only because of virtuous causes and conditions from past lives that one can become a religious cultivator in this present life. However, it is not guaranteed that every religious cultivator will achieve upward progress.
Another common phenomenon is that many will forever remain entangled within religion, speaking of cultivation and protection across lifetimes. Much of this is shaped by the actions and conduct within the human realm. Whether one ascends or descends depends on the distinction between good and evil, which must serve as the foundation for the future.
Among all sentient beings in the world of emotions, what they most appreciate hearing is: "I am a religious practitioner." Yet, why is it that those who are religious practitioners possess a more amiable and approachable warmth compared to those outside who do not practice? From the perspective of religious practitioners, this is because they have entered the realm of religion through virtuous causes and conditions from past lives—this is what is called a practitioner.
The Cultivation of Goodness and the Promotion of the Dao Nature
However, whether one can truly grow through this practice is not guaranteed; not everyone who enters a religion can genuinely achieve upward progress. Within this, many deeply ingrained and difficult-to-change issues arise, leading some to merely carry the name of the religion after joining, without substantial transformation.
Now, considering myself a religious practitioner, if viewed in this way: such practice seems difficult to achieve upward transcendence. Could it be that one remains forever, life after life, perpetually mired in the role of being reformed and upheld by religion, with little chance for genuine elevation? Where, then, lies the true obstacle to upward progress? I believe most practitioners understand well what religious precepts and doctrines entail.
Those who can truly practice the religious precepts and guidelines to transform themselves are cultivators of virtue! Most, however, fail to adhere to these religious precepts and guidelines for self-cultivation and refinement, let alone transform their temperament. Instead, they persistently bring their own negative habits into religion, allowing their flawed dispositions to taint the wholesome customs and principles of the faith.
This kind of religious practitioner, who enters spiritual cultivation due to favorable conditions for virtue, actually contaminates the entire mission of religious propagation and education with their own habitual tendencies. How can such practitioners achieve any elevation or transcendence in this lifetime? It is impossible, precisely because these unwholesome habits of sentient beings persistently revolve around what they themselves uphold.
The Necessity of Growth and Transformation for All Beings
Moreover, it drags down the virtuous levels, realms, and teachings of religion, instantly becoming tainted with negative influences. This is what is known as using good deeds and favorable conditions to commit evil acts, often driven by selfish desires. As the immortal and Buddha teachers have said: good causes and good conditions will inevitably yield good results, but they do not necessarily lead to good rewards.
If we examine through the lens of cause and effect in good and evil: evil causes, evil conditions, and evil results do not necessarily lead to evil retribution. Bodhisattvas fear causes—they sever them at the root—while ordinary beings fear results, only cutting them off at the stage of consequences. If one cannot even sever them at the stage of consequences, they will inevitably enter into the cycle of retribution, bearing all the karmic results themselves. This is intimately connected to the mindset and perceptions of humanity.
Is it possible to transform and rectify one's own negative energy field? This relates to the question of whether to address one's inherent negative traits and work on their improvement and transformation. Which of these two paths will you choose? It is a personal decision, one that marks the boundary between future ascension and downfall. Most importantly, one must avoid committing wrongful acts even amidst favorable conditions—alas, how regrettable that would be!
Thus, one will never achieve true progress. It is essential to clearly understand oneself in terms of habits, tendencies, and innate nature—whether these are being cultivated or not. This is not merely about having good habits; it is about recognizing one's own negative habits. If these are integrated into the life of human society, it is understandable and not without justification.
All Conditions for the Growth of Goodness
However, if, after entering the protection and practice of religion, human beings show not even the slightest change—or worse, believe that their own cultivation is so splendid and lofty—can you then simultaneously record both your strengths and weaknesses, distinguishing between what is good and what is not?
Each day, take note: record the entire process of all your actions and behaviors throughout the day. Then, after a period of time, if you find that your good deeds outnumber the bad, you may reward yourself. Conversely, if you discover too many negative habits, it is essential to deeply reflect on all aspects of your: habits, tendencies, personality, and innate nature.
After entering a religious path, if there is no change whatsoever, this is a profound test that the human world inevitably brings. One must examine whether one can truly become the master of oneself, rather than forever believing that one has no shortcomings at all. There is also another type of person who never engages in self-reflection or correction, failing to recognize where all their shortcomings, mistakes, and inadequacies lie.
This type of religious practitioner, regardless of the place or spiritual center they go to, or the religious discipline they claim to follow, can be fundamentally described as one who chooses never to change their own stubborn disposition. Even the immortals and buddhas can do nothing about it! Moreover, because it is their own choice and they willingly accept it, no matter how much the immortals and buddhas may teach and guide them, it is all in vain!
The growth of the Dao-nature benefits all sentient beings of humanity.
To put it bluntly, there is a common saying in the human world: "A cow is a cow, and it remains a cow even if led to Beijing." There are far too many such individuals who claim to be cultivators! What, then, is the true nature of the Dao? The fundamental cause for cultivation lies in the Dao itself, which remains unchanged. Sentient beings, regardless of their nation or form, are fundamentally the same in this regard.
The beings of every nation have the opportunity to enter into religious practice, adjustment, and preservation, thereby transforming all negative dispositions from the past. This does not differentiate among the educational cultures of the five major religions, nor among the various existing religions and sects across different regions. It makes no distinction among all religions originally existing in the human world, referring to them collectively as education and moral cultivation.
Moreover, all emerging religious sects and lineages in the present era equally inherit the abundant spiritual resources bestowed by Heaven in this manner. This enables sentient beings in their respective regions to enter into religious practice for transformation. Such a just and equitable mode of cultivation within the cosmos offers all living beings a fair and equal opportunity.
It is simply that each individual's karma differs, and their personal interests and preferences vary as well, leading to even greater differences in personal karma. As preferences differ, so too do the ways of practice after entering a religion. It is precisely due to these conditions of karma that, regardless of whether one will ascend and transcend in the future, they have already taken the first step into the ranks of faith.
The Faith and Cultivation of Dao's Nature
For every sentient being who embarks on the practice of religious faith, the nature of the Dao will manifest itself. This "nature of the Dao" is precisely the driving force of faith. Every sentient being possesses such an opportunity and virtuous affinity, yet it ultimately depends on each individual to choose: whether to embrace it or not.
Every sentient being possesses this inherent quality, which manifests as their devotion to their own religious faith, and this is what we call the expression of the Dao-nature. Regardless of the religious faith of any nation, and for all living beings throughout the vast universe, each is endowed with this "nature of the Dao," which serves as the fundamental driving force behind religious belief.
One must understand why the human world has descended to the "Star of Earthly Obscurity" to live as humans. Is such a life merely for the sake of eating, drinking, excreting, miscellaneous affairs, and sleeping? Can one comprehend that all these aspects of the human world—eating, drinking, excreting, miscellaneous affairs, and sleeping—are meant to allow sentient beings to settle their lives in peace.
However, every sentient being does not labor without ceasing; there are also moments of rest and stillness. This is what is referred to as: the habits of life in the human world allow one, in moments of rest and stillness, to purify one's own spirit. One can genuinely recognize one's own shortcomings, deficiencies, and mistakes, and thereby cultivate and transform them.
Each nature has its distinct essence, benefiting all sentient beings accordingly.
It is about truly rectifying and transforming the irreparable shortcomings and mistakes in one's own life and faith. For this reason, the Supreme Being has bestowed various religious traditions to foster the growth of religions across nations, all for the purpose of elevating oneself upward.
However, this kind of detailed examination of all religious sects does not imply that every religious precept or doctrine can truly lead to transcendence. In fact, most of them merely serve to uphold and guide virtuous conduct within the human realm. Fundamentally, they have no connection whatsoever to the "great matter of life and death" for sentient human beings.
Even while waving the banner of "transcending life and death," they deceive those who are genuinely committed to cultivation and self-transformation. Moreover, for these sincere practitioners, if they were to realize that the religious sect they have devoted their entire lives to is, in essence, merely a guide and support for their next life’s religious cultivation—wouldn’t that be too cruel?
If it is understandable for those who lack genuine dedication to cultivation and self-improvement, then for those with inherently flawed habits who are fundamentally incapable of achieving elevation and transcendence, it is all the more essential to take one's own cultivation seriously. If you find yourselves in such a state, what reflections does it provoke within you? Ordinary individuals often enter religion with certain expectations.
The Interplay of Good Nature and Dao Nature
It is hoped that through religion, one can rectify the deficiencies, shortcomings, and mistakes accumulated over countless lifetimes, which is the true path for all sentient beings like yourselves—to elevate and transcend, ultimately returning to a higher state. In the human world, to truly achieve such elevation, one must understand whether one's attainment is to be accomplished in a single lifetime or over many lifetimes.
If one seeks to achieve success in this lifetime, it is essential to possess unwavering determination, faith, and perseverance. As a result, the trials and tests from heaven will be more rigorous and demanding. In the human world, one must redouble their efforts. How can one truly understand the actions and functional benefits of such endeavors? Only by doing so can the karmic obstacles accumulated over countless lifetimes be genuinely cleared and repaid.
One can thus settle all debts within this very lifetime. For those who achieve enlightenment in a single lifetime, the bottlenecks and difficulties they encounter are even more severe than the trials faced by those who attain enlightenment over multiple lifetimes. Conversely, for those who achieve enlightenment across many lifetimes, the trials in the present moment are relatively easier and, moreover, tend to be fewer.
In future lifetimes, coming again and again will become much easier. Compared to those who achieve enlightenment in a single lifetime, such opportunities for trials and refinement are greatly, greatly reduced. This is because those who attain in one lifetime precisely "seize the present moment, endure hardship in the present, strive in the present, achieve in the present, and undergo examination in the present," thereby ascending and transcending through continuous upward growth!
The future holds no such opportunity; one must seize the present.
This is an absolutely true matter concerning the choices one makes and the resulting distinctions in their effects. I ask: All virtuous students and sentient beings who are children of the Buddha, do you choose to attain realization in this single lifetime, or over many lifetimes? If you aim for realization in this lifetime, it may be a bit more arduous, but the trials and tribulations will surely pass, allowing you to exhaust all karmic obstacles and causal retributions accumulated over countless lifetimes.
Furthermore, with the protection and guidance of all the immortal and Buddha teachers, many trials and tribulations will inevitably be reduced. How, then, are the depths of these trials distinguished between those who achieve enlightenment in one lifetime and those who attain it over multiple lifetimes? You yourselves may choose in the present moment whether to achieve in this single lifetime or over many lifetimes—this is a relatively fair arrangement.
It can be said: In the next life, will there still be such a rare and precious opportunity? Not necessarily! And in the next life, will the heavenly immortals and buddha-teachers still be willing to descend to the mortal world to guide and enlighten you, whether one or many? And will you still hold the same conviction as you do now? This is something that sentient beings can understand—that all their efforts must be made in the present moment.
If you believe that in the next lifetime, the immortal and buddha teachers from the void, the infinite, and the vast heavens will descend again, and that there will still be such heavenly opportunities and favorable conditions, then you are too deluded! You must understand that you cannot even accomplish anything with the causes and conditions available to you in this present moment, let alone the great blessings and rare heavenly opportunities that arise only once in thousands of years from the heavens above!
The Investiture of the Gods continues to ascend.
It is precisely in comparison to that earlier era that the achievements of "The Investiture of the Gods" are even greater, if not surpassing! Moreover, you must surely understand that the advancements brought about by "The Investiture of the Gods" are all confined solely to the realm of the Haotian Star System! It is exceedingly difficult to transcend the limitations of the Haotian Star System. You must realize the interdependent causality between "benevolent nature and the nature of the Dao."
To facilitate your elevation and transcendence, this process involves systematically rectifying and transforming your undesirable habits step by step. If, in the next life, you choose to return once more or even regress to a state of being grounded on all fours, that too is your own choice. This applies to you even though you have entered the Chongxin lineage and are practicing within its system.
Then, there will be good conditions and favorable circumstances for learning and growth! However, it is by no means guaranteed that every student, disciple, and believer will truly return and transcend. This is a rare opportunity that comes once in a thousand years—even I, your teacher, have joined in. Will such a heavenly opportunity and good fortune arise again in the next lifetime? Reflect deeply, and you will understand!
A great karmic encounter rare through the ages,  
The boundless void descends to manifest the Dao.
Haotian commands the myriad star systems,  
Returning and transcending are found within this heaven.
The cultivation of a lifetime in the human world is a path one chooses and walks alone.
Achievement in one lifetime or many, trials and opportunities differ for each.
This verse! It is to mutually encourage all sentient beings and spiritual children! From this, one can understand that in the past, in the "Investiture of the Gods," I, as the teacher, also guided the spiritual children toward elevation in this manner, but it was only within the realm of Haotian's celestial domain! This time, the "Chongxin Evolution" is different from all past achievements, for it surely involves a grand direction of return and transcendence.
It is essential to understand that "The Chronicles of Reverence" serves as a guide for the return and transcendence of the four hundred million future Buddha-disciples, as well as the over two million high-tech talents borrowed for this purpose. As for the subsequent second batch—the seventy million high-tech talents—how will they return? This depends entirely on your present efforts in "The Chronicles of Reverence" to mutually fulfill and complete this mission.
Therefore, you are the vanguard of the Great Dao. Are the trials and hardships you face at present difficult? What achievements have you made? The choice lies in your own efforts! The future fruits of attainment will surely be earned through your own diligence. Today’s hardships are shared by all divine beings, sages, and the cultivating scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy. May all be auspicious. Farewell for now!
Wuji's Second Pass, the Holy Emperor
I am delighted to hear the sacred decree of the Great Master, and have come to understand the profound capacity of the noble heart.
The Sublime Heart's Tale is beyond compare;  
Return and transcendence arrive as promised.
All Saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Tao Academy, good evening! Today, the Patriarch of our lineage, the Ancient Buddha Namas Dipankara, descended to compose the nineteenth chapter of "Sentient Beings of the Great Tao." In this chapter, the benevolent nature and Tao nature of all beings are meticulously analyzed, and future celestial revelations are manifested within the Chongxin lineage.
Moreover, it is hoped that the truly dedicated students of this lineage can understand all the ins and outs, rather than merely being considered formal students within the Chongxin lineage without contributing or benefiting Chongxin in any way! Furthermore, they may even bring their own negative habitual tendencies, thereby tarnishing the purity of this sacred lineage.
I used to think my spiritual achievements were so great, but now I feel deeply ashamed! How do you all cultivate and rectify your peculiar habits and temperaments? It must be through unwavering determination and diligent effort to prove your true worth. I hope you do not merely carry a religious title, thinking of yourselves as spiritual practitioners, only to be observed by the outside world or devotees as objects of ridicule—what then can be done?
Your actions, which you claim to honor the lineage of the mind school and the cultivation of life, yet fundamentally fall short of the higher achievements described in the celestial texts—how do you, in recognizing all your peculiar habits and eccentric temperaments, intend to refine, transform, and elevate yourselves to attain the demeanor of those who have reached such lofty realms? Very well, thank you all for your efforts. May all be auspicious. Farewell!
2014, 0917, 1615 ◎＃※   OK＃
Venerable Master of the Void—Homage to the Ancient Buddha of the Void, the Supreme Virtue of Humanity and Heaven
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
The multitude of beings of the Great Dao have been fully recorded; the postscript and explanatory notes will be arranged in the next volume.
◆ Main Text ◆
第十九回　  善性道性
The great path arises from the interplay of illusion and reality;  
The wheel of existence turns through endless cycles of mortal dust.
Twenty chapters of the Supreme Platform Sutra,  
People speak of self-nature, the true nature of the Way.
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
Confucius Descends to Compose: Postscript One, Celebrating the Chapter of Endless Blessings
◆ Main Text ◆
第二十回　 自性道性
All sentient beings possess the nature of the Dao.
Buddha-nature and Dao-nature: These constitute the fundamental basis and condition for all cultivation practices, enabling oneself to achieve greater elevation. Without Dao-nature, it is difficult to enter into religious cultivation. Indeed, this is the essential inherent nature of all sentient beings throughout the universe. This inherent nature can be described as the dividing point between one’s potential to ascend upward and the risk of descending into degradation.
If we examine it from the perspective of self-nature: in its function, it is precisely "self-nature saves itself; even the Buddha cannot save." All sentient beings are the same in this regard. If one claims that the Buddha can save them, then in ancient times, all beings would have entered religion to cultivate and elevate their self-nature. Yet why, to this day, is the so-called self-nature still as it is?
Is this the demarcation between ascent and descent? It means entering into religion, yet it does not guarantee that everyone can be uplifted; often, one may sink downward instead. Under such conditions, why even speak of entering religion as a form of cultivation? Can sentient beings truly understand the nature of the Dao and what it means to immerse themselves in religion thereafter?
This is precisely the boundary between ascending upward and descending downward, which hinges on one's subjective consciousness. It is essential to understand the nature of the Dao, which enables sentient beings to enter what religion calls cultivation. However, it does not guarantee that every being who embraces faith can ascend and transcend. It depends on the individual's thoughts and perspectives after entering religion.
The fundamental nature of the Dao shares the same inherent qualities as the Buddha-nature.
If one fails to practice according to the precepts and guidelines of the religion, then one is violating the precepts. Moreover, if one does not abide by these guidelines, such a person who claims to be a practitioner is merely nominal in name! Such a person fundamentally cannot be called a practitioner, and furthermore, brings their own peculiar and undesirable habits into the religion, yet still claims to be a practitioner.
Moreover, it tarnishes the purity of religious education and enlightenment. Thus it can be said that while the promotion of this spiritual nature should be elevated, due to one's own flawed implementation, it has instead led to significant exclusionary actions against this religion, making it difficult for the outside world to affirm the educational and cultural values of this faith.
For all religious practitioners, it should be implemented through the framework of precepts and disciplines, rather than merely bearing the title of a religious follower. Regarding the fundamental role of the Tao-nature, one must understand that what each religion believes in is the accumulation from past lives carried into this present life, leading one to enter a religion as a practitioner. Within this, the Tao-nature is also the virtuous principal cause and condition.
To understand that the nature of the Dao relies on sentient beings is a truth bestowed by Heaven upon all humanity, enabling them to recognize that truly transforming their own shortcomings, deficiencies, and mistakes after entering a religion is the righteous path! Yet, whether this can be achieved has remained a constant question, both in the present era and throughout ancient times.
The inherent nature of all sentient beings among humanity
It is difficult to dispel the various attachments and habits of sentient beings, which may hinder their elevation and transcendence after entering a religion. On the contrary, they often bring their own peculiarities and eccentric temperaments into the entirety of the religious practice. Moreover, for those who claim to be cultivators, it is uncertain whether they can reflect on their own shortcomings, deficiencies, and mistakes.
Often, immortals and buddhas speak of their own ways, while humans act according to human ways. If that is the case, then why enter religion and call oneself a cultivator? If one remains unchanged throughout this lifetime, in the next life, there will inevitably be a share of suffering, trials, setbacks, and troubles awaiting, serving as lessons to re-educate and reform all the poor examples set in this life.
In dealing with such problematic students and followers through trials and cultivation, the original purpose of religion should be to integrate and elevate them as a large community. However, not every student or follower can necessarily achieve such transformation and improvement. Moreover, it can be said of these individuals undergoing cultivation: a lifetime of poor examples has resulted in too many peculiar habits and eccentric temperaments.
To the extent that one's own words and actions not only hinder the promotion and development of religion but also set a poor example, thereby exerting a considerable negative impact on the entire religious community and creating numerous obstacles to its propagation and growth, one must ask: Are there such students and followers? Indeed, there are far too many!
Human beings possess far too many undesirable habits.
There are far too many instances of this! Even ordinary religions are no exception, let alone our own lineage. This is what is called the manifestation of the Dao nature, which is merely a seed cause to be tested and refined in the next lifetime. Only through genuine cultivation and transformation can one truly ascend. Do not think that your merits and achievements are great—in reality, they often serve as poor examples.
Long ago, they have already offset their own merits and karmic rewards, and even greatly diminished them! How, then, can they still possess their own merits and karmic rewards? On the contrary, they have incurred a great deal of demerits. Such practitioners are truly unacceptable! After sentient beings enter a religion, all their actions and behaviors are precisely inspired by their inherent nature.
Inherent nature further distinguishes between "the true suchness of Buddha-nature and the true suchness of demon-nature." This is because inherent nature is an innate causal substance—what you refer to as DNA genes. This causal substance is already endowed with innate energy before entering the human world, and upon entering, it gives rise to these two aspects: "the true suchness of Buddha-nature and the true suchness of demon-nature."
Enable all sentient beings to ascend rather than descend. When entering the human world, one must necessarily apply the interplay between "Buddha-nature Suchness and Mara-nature Suchness," and through human agency, generate the intrinsic quality of one's original nature—this is to take responsibility for oneself.
Self-nature arises from various forms of inherent nature.
Upon entering the realm of religion, when enlightened teachers and virtuous guides impart teachings to all students and followers, this inherent Buddha-nature and virtuous disposition are precisely what shape all actions, deeds, and endeavors in your human world. These behaviors and actions within the human realm determine whether one must return for another lifetime in the next existence.
Alternatively, it is possible to achieve transcendence within a single lifetime, which distinguishes it from accomplishments attained over one lifetime or multiple lifetimes. Thus, it becomes clear that the fundamental nature of "awareness and insight" lies in opening oneself to the "true suchness of Buddha-nature" while suppressing the "true suchness of demonic nature."
It is essential to understand: what is "the true suchness of Buddha-nature"? And what is "the true suchness of demon-nature"? If one comprehends neither, how can one attain a profound realization of "the true suchness of Buddha-nature and demon-nature"? At this point, if one fails to grasp their essence and function, the impact on humanity will indeed be significant.
It can be said that even those who are considered practitioners upon entering a religion often lack the most fundamental groundwork. Such is the state of the human world: they remain entirely unaware of their own ignorance and shortcomings, failing to recognize where their errors lie, let alone understanding the nature of their deficiencies. This makes it exceedingly difficult for them to grasp the true nature of both "Buddha-nature (zhenru)" and "demonic-nature (zhenru)"!
Self-Nature Enlightenment and the Efficacy of Its Fruition
It is essential to deeply comprehend and thoroughly understand, so that one can truly inspire the clarity of the "true reality" within one's inherent nature. Only then will one not merely engage with religion superficially, limited to general support, performing virtuous deeds, and charitable donations. Such actions are typical of those who have just entered religion, but after a period, it becomes necessary to progress further.
Only then can one truly elevate knowledge and wisdom, and avoid wasting the opportunity of entering a religion, whether as a practitioner or a supporter. What is the fundamental doctrine of the religion? How can one truly comprehend the profound depths of one's own nature? Sentient beings often fail to deeply grasp the many concepts within.
In this way, even if one is unable to integrate religious scriptures and doctrines, one may still, through personal study and growth, come to understand the essence of all religious teachings contained within the scriptures and their terminology. How else can one grasp the essence and profound depths of these teachings? Otherwise, merely entering a religion and going through the motions of its practices would be of little avail.
It would be like a practitioner who does not cultivate. If so, I ask: after decades of studying all the doctrines of religion, you still cannot truly understand the application of knowledge and wisdom. In such a state, it is fundamentally impossible to possess "awareness and insight"!
Awareness and Insight
It is essential to understand that the "capacity for awareness" is itself a form of energy, and the "capacity for insight" is an even greater energy. After entering a religion, do you find yourselves constrained by its scriptures and doctrines, struggling to comprehend the profound mysteries within? Or to grasp its essential essence? This is one of the most difficult obstacles for sentient beings to overcome.
However, how fortunate and greatly blessed you are at this very moment! You are thus able to learn the essence of the "Five Teachings" and the mysteries of the "Three Teachings" through the foremost institution of the heavens, as well as to understand the principles behind all the transformations of heaven and earth. This is granted to you so that through such learning and growth, you may achieve virtuous progress and transcendence.
It is also a step-by-step process, "each step leaves a footprint, and every footprint is solid," leading to genuine understanding and benefits. To truly comprehend and gain from this, one must enter through the virtuous causes and conditions fostered by the Dao's nature. Only then can one illuminate their inherent nature, recognizing that all of one's inherent qualities originate from the innate accumulation, which has long inspired the awakening of this self-nature.
When sentient beings enter into religion, each religious realm, level, teaching, and attainment is distinct. Therefore, from the perspective of various religions up to the present, there has been a continuous adherence to ancient scriptures, without realizing that these scriptures were composed according to the temporal and spatial conditions of their time. All scriptures are propagated and disseminated accordingly.
The Transformation of Dao-Nature and Self-Nature
To date, upon examining these scriptures, if they are unable to uplift sentient beings and instead allow them to remain mired in the human world, this is not due to a lack of compassion from Heaven. Rather, it is because religious scriptures and doctrines have long ceased to align with the present era and the future world! Can this be said to be a matter of the scriptures being right or wrong?
This is shaped by the timing and conditions of the moment, where different circumstances and paths of growth and learning have already diverged! That you possess such a rare opportunity and favorable conditions to genuinely elevate yourselves is a means to achieve upward growth. However, it does not guarantee that every individual will benefit endlessly, for one must understand that each person's choices determine their own path.
One must examine the value of each cognitive concept and the nature of every action. Only after rigorous assessment and verification can one determine whether to elevate oneself or descend into degradation. This is the essence of aligning with the "nature of the Dao," integrating it into one's intrinsic being, and thereby uplifting the sentient world.
It is said: To integrate the "nature of the Dao" into one's own intrinsic essence, and because all sentient beings delight in having a spiritual refuge of their own faith—and faith itself is what all beings cherish most—does this faith or lack thereof determine whether a being, upon entering a religion, can achieve return, transcendence, and elevation? Yet in opportunity, all sentient beings are equal.
The Distinction Between Dao Nature and Self Nature
Upon entering a religion, one gains access to the opportunities and functions it offers, yet this is merely the broad premise of such a faith! All efforts still require personal diligence and progress to yield harvests and benefits, for all faith is, in essence, just an enrollment in a course of learning.
After attending classes, one must also strive and exert effort. Then, through each examination, whether one passes or is eliminated even before taking the test—what is the purpose of entering a religion in one's lifetime? It is merely to claim a title: "I am practicing cultivation; I am a religious disciple." Yet, if there is not the slightest change, would that not be shameful?
One is well aware that all of one's actions, which one can clearly understand and aspire to, should not be tainted by such misguided notions and behaviors, for they cannot possibly lead to success. It is essential to grasp firmly this rare and extraordinary opportunity, a fleeting yet undeniable reality that comes but once in a thousand years!
The nature of the Dao merges into one's innate nature,  
Religious cultivation is the practice of one's own conduct.
Cultivation and refinement lead to excellence, and the outcome of the examination is bountiful.
Sentient beings are thus:  
They guide and sustain themselves through their own nature.
The Buddha's inability to ferry all across is also truth,  
And so it is with returning to transcendence.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings and spiritual children to encourage each other! Reflect honestly on whether you possess the energy of "awareness and insight" to confront your own shortcomings, deficiencies, and mistakes. You must observe your own progress and make choices accordingly. Well, thank you all for your efforts. May all be auspicious. Farewell!
The Sacred Emperor of the Three Passes of Wuji
The predestined affinity of the Ultimate Void arrives early to ascend,  
The Three Passes Sage Emperor ascends the platform to completion.
Greetings to all sages, immortals, and buddhas.  
May the noble path of Chongxin's energy flourish.
Good evening to all the sacred Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the cultivating scholars of the Wuji Great Tao Academy! Today, the true presiding master of our lineage, the Supreme Being of the Void—the Ancient Buddha of the South, the Virtuous One of Heaven and Humanity in the Void—has descended to continue the composition of the twentieth chapter of "The Beings of the Great Tao." This chapter provides a broad guidance on the fundamental causes and conditions of self-nature and Tao-nature.
Though the terms used by immortals and buddhas may sound stern, they are meant to offer you broad guidance and mutual encouragement. They also hope that you can achieve fulfillment in this very lifetime, rather than across many. It is not necessarily true that multiple lifetimes offer greater opportunities, for after many rebirths, one may again become lost in the human world. If you cannot seize the present moment and strive diligently now, how can you ensure progress in the future?
And how can it be said that many lifetimes can lead to attainment? Originally, it was intended for you to achieve through multiple lifetimes. However, you have remained trapped in the star of earthly obscurity, sinking into endless cycles of reincarnation over countless lifetimes, finding it difficult to return and transcend. Under such circumstances, can many lifetimes truly yield effective results? It is evident! One must understand all of this clearly, and then there will be virtuous growth.
The lineage's celestial and buddha mentors have recently initiated a process of rectifying all students' shortcomings, deficiencies, and errors. Can you recognize what your own shortcomings, deficiencies, and errors are? Does this make you fearful? The celestial and buddha teachers are here to provide broad guidance on these areas. Only those who possess genuine confidence and the capacity for true transformation are the ones of great wisdom.
Future achievements will also be quite significant. Those who dare not come to inquire are merely planting seeds for another cycle of reincarnation in the next life. How, then, should one grasp this for oneself? Starting tomorrow, whoever reports first will come to understand their own shortcomings, deficiencies, and errors, and begin to rectify them. Only then will they realize what material they are made of, and thus be able to progress upward!
2014, September 17, 18:38 ◎＃※   OK＃
The Great Emperor of Deliverance from Calamity, the Lower Primordial Water Official.
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
Postscript    One
◆ Main Text ◆
第二十回　 自性道性
The Lower Prime Water Official descends in visitation;  
The Great Emperor of Deliverance from Calamity bestows his benevolent grace.
The multitude of beings in the Great Dao, twenty-one cycles return;  
The nature of self and the nature of the Dao intimately intertwine.
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
The Original Teacher Shakyamuni Descends Today, The Buddha of the Past, Present, and Future Opens the Way
◆ Main Text ◆
第廿一回　  有情眾生
All sentient beings within the vast expanse of heaven and earth
The human world can understand that one's own Buddha-nature and demon-nature are integrated into human actions, inevitably relying on thought to accompany all behaviors and movements. It is by incorporating one's accumulated experiences and conceptual thinking at the moment into these behaviors and movements that actions arise. If the karma accumulated from all past lives is added, it becomes the accumulation of retribution from previous existences.
The law of cause and effect is implanted in the present life. Yet why are the habits of sentient beings shaped by all the actions of past lives, entering into and forming this current existence? And why can human factors be distinguished, relying on all habitual actions from past and present lives to mutually support one's inherent nature and the nature of the Dao.
Furthermore, in the essence of inherent nature and the causal conditions of the Dao-nature, there is mutual integration. This explains why, in the present era, all sentient beings turn to religion, and why such practice serves as a fundamental function. Among all living species across the vast heavens and earth, sentient beings regard humans as the most spiritually endowed of all creatures.
It also encompasses higher-level ideological education, which is the direction for human beings in the current era as they enter the world of human existence. This involves regulating and acquiring the necessities of life: clothing, food, shelter, and transportation. Moreover, through human factors, one can understand why it is necessary to elucidate one's inherent nature and the fundamental causes and conditions of the Dao. If there is only the elucidation of inherent nature without the fundamental causes and conditions of the Dao, what would be the consequence?
In this life, goodness will flourish and grow.
To speak of cultivation in this life by entering a religion, one must first understand that all sentient beings inherently possess Buddha-nature, self-nature, and even more so, the nature of the Dao. Without the affinity of this Dao-nature to support one another, it is fundamentally impossible. When the nature of the Dao enters the body, it can provide substantial support and function within one's religious faith.
This is a matter of human factors. In the human world, all actions and behaviors, if lacking the essence of innate nature, would find it difficult—indeed, nearly impossible—to achieve genuine functional efficacy. One must have a clear and thorough understanding of one’s own "Dao-nature and self-nature." It is not merely about bearing a name or title and calling oneself a practitioner!
It is essential to understand the essence of one's innate nature, as well as the original state of the Dao nature and its causes and conditions. In the process of growth influenced by human factors, one must use the innate nature to realize the Dao nature, and in turn, rely on the Dao nature to complement and perfect the innate nature, each supporting the other. I ask you all: if one merely enters a religion but fails to attain spiritual elevation, what kind of feelings or reflections would this evoke in you?
The inherent nature of sentient beings and their innate disposition must complement and support each other. This is because the inherent nature is rooted in virtuous causes and conditions, which enables one to enter the path of religious cultivation. However, it is not guaranteed that every being can ascend and transcend. It also depends on whether the religion one follows truly facilitates upward growth.
There will be various religions in the human world.
Furthermore, it is said to the outside world: the world's greatest religion. Yet, if it cannot truly achieve transcendence and ascension, and if it fails to make clear through its religious scriptures and doctrines the inability to claim: "I am the world's greatest religion," then it also cannot guide sentient beings in understanding the three aspects of "spirit, mind, and body."
To achieve greater fulfillment, this is what the so-called world's largest religion offers to its followers after they enter the faith: it can only allow them to cultivate the virtue of good causes and conditions, yet it cannot draw upon this virtue to elevate the "innate nature." Such limitations, when observed in today's world, are found everywhere.
Precisely because, through the teachings of religious scriptures, one can understand with utmost clarity how the transformation between Dao-nature and self-nature occurs—what role human factors and personal choices play. Moreover, because one's choices and inclinations determine whether the present path is correct or not, they already decide what the future destination will be.
In the present era, all religions proclaim themselves to be the greatest in the world. Yet, they fail to realize that, upon examining their origins and development, such claims of supremacy reveal inherent deficiencies and shortcomings in their scriptures and doctrines. At best, they can only engage in acts of charity within the realm of virtuous causes and conditions, but they fundamentally lack the capacity to truly transcend life and death.
Most find it difficult to ascend and transcend further.
Moreover, how can one truly comprehend the foundational work of the profound mysteries of heaven concerning one's own "great matter of life and death"? It can thus be observed that the functions of all teachings, educational, and cultural curricula of the world's foremost religion should far surpass the distinguished missions of all other religions. Therefore, it would be incorrect not to regard it as the world's foremost religion.
All sentient beings in past lives who share such affinities are, in essence, a convergence of great karmic connections. With the mutual support of their inherent nature and the nature of the Dao, they must learn to apply these two aspects to complement each other. Through human effort, faith can be truly understood, and in the course of a lifetime, after entering into religion.
If one cannot truly elevate the transcendence of one's own life-and-death matters, yet still hopes to return in this lifetime to the heavenly realm of Haotian among the stars, as well as to the boundless worlds of the Wuji and the cosmic void—such aspirations are fundamentally as futile as climbing a tree to catch fish. Moreover, it is exceedingly difficult to meet the conditions for such a return. In the human world, there exists much ignorance and lack of enlightenment.
Because every sentient being possesses both the inherent nature of the self and the fundamental affinity for the Dao, it is precisely by integrating the virtuous affinities of the Dao into the mutual support of one's inherent nature that one's Buddha-nature can be fully revealed. Only in this way can one avoid passing through this life and this world in vain, without any understanding of the next existence.
What difference would it make to live another life in the next world?
Could there still be such a divine opportunity and favorable condition? For such a supreme cause and condition, it still requires high-level celestial beings and Buddhas to descend into the human world to conduct educational and cultural courses. It also necessitates human factors to facilitate it, as well as human mentors to transform the ignorance, unawareness, deficiencies, and errors of all sentient beings.
Thus, through the repeated teachings of the immortal and Buddha teachers, one can cultivate and transform oneself. By perfecting one's own shortcomings and deficiencies through human effort, one can integrate the essence of one's Buddha nature into the eight consciousness fields, thereby manifesting the various seeds of Buddha nature, self-nature, and Dao nature.
The application of self-nature, Tao-nature, and the eight consciousnesses in all orientations of human life is achieved through one's own efforts in dealing with human factors, rather than hoping for another chance in the next life. There is simply no such predestined opportunity to enter into what is accomplished through human factors; it is precisely by applying oneself diligently throughout this lifetime that such achievements are made.
Through the present life and this world, by integrating actions with the greater direction, this also serves as a guiding principle for all conduct within the vast universe: to overcome all adversities, setbacks, difficulties, and obstacles through human effort. In this way, sentient beings can truly engrave these experiences in their hearts and minds, learning from the accumulated lessons of past failures.
The cycle of rebirth for all sentient beings in each lifetime
The next time, one will then change all of their own inadequacies, shortcomings, and mistakes, refining them through their own efforts rather than relying on external intervention. Only by willingly cultivating and transforming oneself can one apply principles to their own conduct and actions. This, in turn, allows for the formation of good and virtuous causes and conditions, enabling continuous growth, elevation, and transcendence!
This is the inherent nature of all human beings in the vast universe, capable of mutually assisting one another.
The genuine growth of the Dao nature, which also aids in the unfolding of the self-nature, involves the mutual fulfillment of one's own "Buddha-nature Suchness." It is essential to understand that within the self-nature and the Dao nature, the accumulation of hidden virtues and merits is necessary to facilitate the manifestation of the essence of Buddha-nature.
Regarding the practical application of "Buddha-nature and True Suchness," it is uncertain whether all sentient beings can manifest "Buddha-nature and True Suchness" in the present moment. Furthermore, the nature of the Dao, self-nature, and Buddha-nature are interconnected. It is essential to align these three aspects with one's every action and conduct, allowing them to mutually support and sustain one another in one's way of life.
Because the nature of the Dao is the foundation of virtuous causes and conditions, and self-nature is the inherent DNA—the essential genetic makeup that one originally possesses, it is precisely the promotion of self-nature toward "the true suchness of Buddha-nature" that is lacking in the human world, and also the key that remains beyond comprehension. Why should the human world manifest Buddha-nature? And why must it be rooted in the nature of the Dao?
How to Ascend, Improve, and Transcend
Then, goodness will elevate the inherent nature of the self, allowing for greater enhancement. However, what sentient beings often fail to understand is that, due to their inability to proceed step by step, they miss the opportunity to connect the three aspects of "the nature of the Dao, the inherent nature, and the Buddha-nature." This connection is essential for guiding all their conduct as they enter the human world.
It is precisely through the habits and inertia of the human world as a foundation that, if the customs and social practices of this world are virtuous, there is indeed nothing to criticize. However, when these customs and practices are corrupt, I fear they will endanger one's own moral nature and intrinsic character, making the manifestation of "Buddha-nature and true suchness" as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
The nature of the Dao and the nature of the self, like the nature of the Buddha and the nature of the demon, are interconnected. When elevating the "true suchness of the Buddha-nature" for sentient beings, it conversely also reveals the "true suchness of the demon-nature." I wonder if you desire this? Human effort can overcome all difficulties, enabling one to elevate oneself through the setbacks, hardships, and adversities encountered.
All the wholesome growth of human beings
All adjustments to deficiencies, shortcomings, and errors are aimed at enabling the Dao-nature to assist in the purification of one's innate nature and the cleansing of defilements in the future, thereby preventing the accumulation of impurities. This allows the innate essence (substance) to remain clean and pure, and further elevates and manifests the Buddha-nature without discontinuity, thereby dispelling the ignorance prevalent in all contemporary religions.
Ordinary people often believe that manifesting the Buddha-nature is easy, but how can one achieve such elevation without understanding its mysteries and key principles? In truth, it is not so simple. Instead, it is all too easy to fall into "acting through mundane consciousness," thereby allowing one's "demonic nature to emerge." There are far too many sentient beings who fall into this state—how can they then proceed step by step?
The general principle is to use the inherent nature of the Dao to assist one's own nature, and then to purify it through self-cleansing. This can elevate one to the transcendence of "Buddha-nature and Suchness." By following the steps in an orderly manner, you will experience mutual growth without skipping any temporal or spatial stages. In turn, this creates favorable conditions and virtuous causes, allowing for upward growth, elevation, and transcendence.
The nature of the Dao is inherently good, and virtue arises from causes and conditions;  
The intrinsic nature joins in the covenant of religion.
The Buddha-nature and true suchness manifest,  
Interconnected and united as one.
Life passes by with ease in a fleeting span,  
Choosing one's faith is a matter of one's own hand.
Right or wrong makes a great difference—in the next life's cycle, there is a self.
Life is truly an inescapable reality! Only by truly understanding and cultivating the methods and ways of elevation can one genuinely comprehend: Who am I? Who is I? What should I do? And what are all the actions I ought to undertake! Next time, we shall connect more truthfully and clearly. Observing the abundant Dao energy of the Chongxin lineage, the Wuzi year is bound to bring great direction and widespread transformation. I truly feel gratified for Chongxin. Having disturbed the Chongxin lineage for some time, I wish everyone auspiciousness. Farewell!
The Great and Venerable King of Boundless Grace
The cause and condition of the Wuji are truly sublime,  
Vastly benefiting all sentient beings, enabling all to attain fulfillment.
Today the Venerable King meets divine beings,  
Through six cycles he expands the great Dao's journey.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Great Emperor of Water, Official of the Lower Prime, who Dispels Calamities, has personally descended to the "Great Dao Multitude" to compose the twenty-first installment. It will elucidate how the inherent nature, Dao nature, and Buddha nature of sentient beings are interconnected, offering you genuine clarity on how to navigate this lifetime and enter religious practice for cultivation.
It is not merely about performing good deeds and acts of charity; how then can one truly achieve upward transcendence when facing the great matter of life and death in the future? You are truly fortunate to have entered the foremost institution of learning under heaven in the present era. Our lineage does not claim to be the world's greatest religion—this is not a comparison with others, but a genuine aspiration for one's own ascent and transcendence.
2014, 0917, 2025 ◎＃※   ０Ｋ＃
Zhongyuan Earth Official, the Great Emperor of Pardon.
April 11, 2008  
The sixth day of the third lunar month, Year of the Rat (Friday)
The Earthly Official descends in solemn rite,  
The Great Emperor of Pardon bestows grace and light.
The Twenty-Second Chapter of the Great Dao's Living Beings: The Era of Self-Nature and Self-Salvation for Spreading Transformation
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
Postscript Two
◆ Main Text ◆
第廿二回　  自性自渡
The Self-Liberation of All Sentient Beings' Innate Natures
Sentient beings inherently possess the capacity for self-liberation—hence it is said: the Buddha cannot liberate others. This means that within the realm of human existence, all actions and behaviors should be aligned with this principle. Throughout the journey of survival and orientation, one must understand why the function of "self-nature liberating itself, the Buddha unable to liberate others" exists. This serves to illuminate all behaviors and actions in the human world, guiding them toward self-nature and Buddha-nature.
It is often cited that after all actions and behaviors, the deeds of each individual also differ, leading to the question of whether Buddha-nature can be elevated and allow one's inherent nature to manifest. In this context, it is commonly believed among all sentient beings across the vast universe that the inherent Buddha-nature must be guided by immortals and Buddhas in order to achieve elevation and transcendence.
If viewed in this manner: all the actions and behaviors of sentient beings can only be guided by immortals, Buddhas, saints, deities, bodhisattvas, and exalted beings. Thus, in the human world, all living beings merely hope to elevate their own goals upward, yet fundamentally, they cannot achieve the state of genuine accomplishment on their own.
Self-Nature, Self-Deliverance: Sentient beings often wonder why the human world requires so many deities, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and saints, and why each of these sacred beings cannot personally guide and deliver every individual. This line of thinking must be dispelled. Why? Precisely because if all sentient beings were to hold such beliefs...
It is necessary to return to transcendence within oneself.
That is already an inability to ascend further and transcend! One must take responsibility for all one's actions and conduct. Only by elevating oneself can one, in the moment of mutual resonance and spiritual communion with immortals, Buddhas, saints, deities, bodhisattvas, and exalted beings, determine whether such rare and precious conditions of affinity have been bestowed upon you.
If one cannot comprehend the energy bodies of immortals, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, exalted beings, and sacred deities, then it is impossible to clearly perceive the vast array of compassionate energy, meritorious energy, and wisdom energy contained within these divine energy bodies, among many others. Sentient beings who fail to grasp this will be unable to experience the process of absorbing such energies.
It is precisely about drawing the compassionate and virtuous energy and radiance of the immortals and buddhas into one's own body, much like how, in the present moment, the immortals, buddhas, exalted beings, sacred deities, and bodhisattvas have already filled this energy field with their abundant energetic presence. Can you, as sentient beings, fully embrace this firsthand source of information and energy?
To absorb and assimilate into one's own body, it can be said: How do you perceive such a once-in-a-millennium aura and magnetic field? What is the nature of this majestic energy? Can you sense the energy of the immortals and buddhas? Can you attain it? Is it complete? It is essential to wholeheartedly receive the energy essence of the immortal and buddha teachers—what does this truly mean?
Self-nature and Buddha-nature are precisely self-nature crossing over by itself.
Buddha-nature is also manifested through one's inherent nature, revealing how the essence of Buddha-nature is applied. It is precisely because the elevation of the essence of inherent nature requires the mutual support of virtue and the Way that one can attain the accumulation of hidden merits through virtue and the Way. This, in turn, enables the essence of inherent nature to ascend and manifest Buddha-nature.
Regarding all sentient beings in the world of living creatures, whether they can enter into the mutual application of their inherent nature and essence—that is, allowing the self-nature and Buddha-nature to grow together—the greatest fundamental cause lies in the principle that "the self-nature must be transcended by oneself; even the Buddha cannot transcend it for others." If the Buddha could transcend it for others, then in ancient times, before any religion existed, all would have already returned to and surpassed this state.
These high-level divine beings, immortals, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and exalted sages of the celestial realms had long since guided all sentient beings to salvation. Why then, 2,500 years ago, was the "Dissemination of the Five Teachings" established, allowing these fallen original spirit children of the Buddha to return early to the Limitless Heavenly Principle and the Void Celestial Realm?
It can be said: this limitation is precisely what allows sentient beings to achieve the removal of their own obscurations of ignorance; rather than relying entirely on the guidance of celestial immortals, Buddhas, saints, deities, bodhisattvas, and exalted beings. Thus, it can be observed that the fundamental condition for such guidance by immortals and Buddhas is merely to provide a transformation of "knowledge, thought, and perception."
The transformation of all thoughts among human beings
Without the transformation of knowledge and concepts, how can there be any change in actions and behaviors? To expect elevation in this way is no different from climbing a tree to catch fish. As for inherent nature, Buddha nature, and life habits, it is precisely because all sentient beings, upon entering the human world, integrate everything—habits, inertia, personality, and disposition—into their lives.
It will inevitably add to one's own habits of life, and allow oneself to be guided by life itself. Since one is guided by life, it is necessary to elevate oneself upward, yet one may also sink downward. Only in this way does it align with the impartial and equal nature of the Heavenly Will, which bestows justice and equality upon all sentient beings across the vast universe.
Furthermore, the implementation of all actions and deeds within the human world is meant to allow the inherent nature of all sentient beings across the vast universe to manifest through the Buddha-nature. Only in this way can one truly achieve accomplishment through their own diligent efforts. If one merely wishes to rely on the guidance of celestial beings and Buddhas for salvation, yet is unwilling to strive for self-improvement, what can be done?
At this moment, even the immortals and Buddhas can do nothing, for it is in accordance with the principles and norms of justice and equality that sentient beings are free to choose what they accept or reject. Moreover, regarding why sentient beings in the human world must bear the burdens of life: if the human world did not require the processes of eating, drinking, excretion, miscellaneous tasks, and sleeping—
The essential necessities for the survival of all human beings
If one wishes to cultivate and ascend, it becomes relatively easier! However, if the pressures of life are added, along with the many religions available to choose from—all claiming to be cultivation—then each with its various different methods, all sorts of strange causes and practices, it often leads sentient beings to "mistake the false for the true and the true for the false," making it difficult to understand the whole truth.
Once again, it is through the accumulation of knowledge and experience that one can discern and choose how to act. This process also involves distinguishing whether one’s choices are right or wrong. In the practice of sentient beings, it further determines whether, in the next life or the subsequent cycle, there will be a distinction between progress and stagnation, thereby shaping all future differences!
In the practice of cultivating the human world, each individual's understanding varies, and the elevation of one's spiritual state also differs. Only then can one distinguish the extent of one's own efforts. This is the distinction made by the Heavenly Dao regarding human factors—whether one ascends or descends. To achieve goodness and correctness is not guaranteed.
Self-nature, self-deliverance—it is essential to understand that enlightened masters and sages can only impart the knowledge contained within the scriptures. Yet, all religious scriptures are products of over two thousand years ago. Are they still applicable in today’s era? One must examine whether what was written then can benefit future generations, or if it merely addressed the circumstances and actions of that time alone.
For the benefit of all sentient beings, all great virtues and blessings.
If so, when such scriptures no longer align with the present needs of all beings, and sentient beings still cling to these classics, claiming, "I am a true practitioner," they will inevitably cause themselves to fall into repeated cycles of rebirth in the next life, unable to ascend or comprehend the profound mysteries.
After being utilized by humanity, it offers no benefit whatsoever to future generations of sentient beings.
The essence of a religious classic lies in its integration into the human world. Whether it can continue to benefit people in the present era depends on whether its teachings remain applicable to all actions and behaviors. If it still offers benefits, such a classic can be said to be timeless, destined to be cherished for generations to come.
If it is not passed down to future generations, it will instead continue to decline. This distinction arises after entering religion, regarding whether all scriptures can benefit future generations of sentient beings or not. It depends on whether the inherent nature of sentient beings is elevated, whether their knowledge grows, whether wisdom is applied, and whether they can benefit other sentient beings.
Or perhaps, still clinging tightly to outdated religious scriptures, one claims to be a practitioner of religious cultivation. Tell me: do you believe such human beings can achieve success? No! In the cultivation of one's innate nature, it is essential to understand that in the present moment, through the grace of celestial beings and enlightened teachers in the modern era, one's thoughts and perspectives must be fundamentally transformed.
The virtuous growth of all sentient beings.
It can truly eliminate all the obstacles from the past that hindered spiritual elevation. Moreover, because the enlightened masters and celestial beings will integrate all the refined experiences of virtuous cultivation from the past, along with the bottlenecks and obstacles they themselves once encountered, they will elucidate, word by word and sentence by sentence, within the "Dadao Series Celestial Books," analyzing them in ways that humanity can comprehend.
This is what you can truly obtain and benefit from firsthand in the present moment, rather than constantly encountering numerous insurmountable bottlenecks and obstacles that prevent you from transcending upward. Instead, you would remain enslaved by your own limitations, precisely because all the teachings of the immortal Buddhas and revered masters are inevitably imparted in the here and now.
To disseminate firsthand accounts of the evolution of heaven and earth to you is indeed necessary and appropriate.
The great blessings and rewards also allow you to reduce many unnecessary cultivation methods. It can be said that what you have gained at this moment is a rare opportunity of a thousand years. All your efforts will be directly provided with great wisdom by the immortal Buddhas and enlightened teachers.
The true methods and shortcuts of spiritual practice can not only reduce many unnecessary processes for you, but also represent the boundless compassion of heavenly grace. The supreme nourishment bestowed from above enables humanity to achieve greater elevation. Were it not for the welfare of future beings, it would be impossible for you to obtain such a rare and profound opportunity of divine providence.
All sentient beings must achieve liberation through their own nature.
To comprehend self-nature and self-liberation—the universal principles and frameworks established by heaven and earth—all sentient beings must, through the realization and expression of their inherent nature, guide themselves toward a true great advancement of return, transcendence, fulfillment, and surpassing. Only then can the self-nature of all beings be integrated into the physical form, yielding greater benefits.
Rather than merely acting for the sake of daily life, and fundamentally failing to achieve the manifestation of one’s true nature—which is the capacity to radiate the greater luminous body of Buddha-nature, that is, the shining forth of the energy of the self-nature—one remains unaware of how sentient beings can come to realize, through the repeated and earnest guidance of the immortal and Buddha teachers, the hopes they hold for you.
Rather than merely informing you of the meritorious deeds you ought to perform, how else can sentient beings achieve greater growth and benefit? It is essential for the human world to understand that the nature of Buddha-hood and the essence of self-nature are nothing but transformations of an energy body. This transformation of the energy body can indeed be attained by humanity.
The divine grace bestows various supreme and auspicious conditions.
It is already inherent in every action and movement, yet you all fail to apply it. This is because the transformation of this energy requires the key and mystery of ascension. It is not that the immortals and buddhas lack compassion or refuse to teach, but they must observe all sentient beings in their process of interpreting the truth of heaven and earth—whether sentient beings can truly comprehend it.
What, then, are the secrets and mysteries within this? It is precisely that one can truly undergo transformation, and through one's own inherent nature and Buddha-nature, manifest your QNA energy body—the optimal energy of self-illumination. In the future, this may be transmitted individually and privately, rather than publicly disclosed, in order to bring you greater benefits and rewards, ultimately serving your own advantage.
The condition for self-salvation through one's own nature—is that one can easily comprehend what was previously stated in the "Great Dao Series Celestial Books" regarding the transformation of "self-salvation through one's own nature and the energy body of Buddha-nature." In the "Great Dao Series Celestial Books," this offers a more transcendent clarity for all sentient beings in the world of affection.
The great celestial secrets have long been bestowed upon the world.
Why is it not made public? In truth, it has all been recorded within the "Dadao Series Celestial Texts." It is merely that sentient beings are unable to deeply comprehend it. The Heavens and the enlightened teachers of the celestial immortals and Buddhas have taken great pains, providing you with abundant resources for return and transcendence. Yet, how many can truly and profoundly grasp all the intricacies and mysteries contained therein?
If it could be publicly revealed in broad terms, both "Buddhas" and "demons" in the world of sentient beings would have long since been accomplished.
Then, would not the celestial realm also fall into chaos? Moreover, for beings like you, this extraordinary affinity is rooted in the principle of "self-nature self-liberation, the Buddha cannot liberate." It is a profound grace bestowed by Heaven, tailored to nurture and enlighten various different energy entities.
Furthermore, among all human beings, who is wise? Who is average? Who is foolish? All are chosen by oneself—to ascend and elevate or to descend and sink. Only this aligns with the just and equitable principles of Shangcang (Heaven), which means that all favorable conditions for goodness are provided to foster growth, elevation, and transcendence.
The compassionate virtue of Heaven bestows its grace,  
In accord with the great Way of all celestial immortals and Buddhas.
Human Ascent and Descent: The Foundation for Elevating Morality
The sentient beings of the world of affection  
Only recognize such truth in cultivation.
If one fails to comprehend the righteousness of Heaven,  
The foundation will forever sink into the depths of darkness.
This verse! It is shared with all sentient beings for mutual encouragement, which means to elucidate the great virtues and blessings bestowed by heaven and earth within your system of thought. It can transform past ways of thinking and is also hoped to bring you greater growth and benefits. Having disturbed the Chongxin lineage for some time, I appreciate your efforts. Farewell, everyone!
The Lord of the Boundless
Eloquent words and wondrous principles bloom like flowers,  
Prospering the path of the Dao with virtuous grace that flourishes.
The Emperor's words, free from personal bias, fostered growth;  
The nobleman, valuing righteousness, illuminated a tale of virtue.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous souls, as well as the students of the Wuji Great Tao Academy, good evening! Today, the Great Emperor of the Middle Primordial Earth Official, Who Pardons Sins, has personally descended to compose the twenty-second chapter of "Sentient Beings of the Great Tao." Within this, the broad meaning of self-nature and self-liberation is elucidated amidst all heavenly mysteries. May you all, through the simultaneous descent of the immortals and Buddhas to compose this work today...
There will be a significant difference, and the faithful exposition of the content in the writings precisely addresses everything you have experienced over these eleven years. This can truly verify where the mysteries and key principles within the "Dadao Series Celestial Books" lie. If one still fails to comprehend, they will remain unaware of the fundamental original meaning of Heaven and the profound mysteries of divine secrets.
Indeed! All of these are thoroughly recorded within the "Dadao Series Celestial Texts," which encapsulate the collective essence of the heavenly immortals and enlightened teachers. If one can elevate and transcend through the "Dadao Series Celestial Texts," the return and transcendence of all four hundred million future Buddhas can surely be anticipated! Yet, does it not also depend on each individual's will?
2014, 0918, 1325◎＃※   OK#
The Great Emperor of Celestial Officials Bestowing Blessings at the Upper Prime Festival
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
Homage to Our Original Teacher, Śākyamuni Buddha, Descending to the World in the Second Year of the Ba Era
◆ Main Text ◆
第廿二回　  自性自渡
The Heavenly Official of Shangyuan descends,  
Bestowing blessings upon all, beloved by everyone.
The Great Emperor descended to write twenty-three times, even the Buddha cannot ferry his own vessel.
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
Virtuous deeds bring rebirth, as they say, crossing the world thrice to save all beings.
◆ Main Text ◆
第廿三回  　佛不能渡
All orientations for the existence of human beings
Why is it that sentient beings cannot be saved by the Buddha? This is not merely a matter of the Buddha being unable to save them; indeed, even immortals cannot save them, sages cannot save them, and gods cannot save them. It is not that these divine beings are incapable of saving you, but rather, from the perspective of all living beings, it is said that sentient beings must "save themselves through their own nature." Neither Buddhas, sages, immortals, nor gods can accomplish this for them.
This also raises the question for all living beings across the vast universe: why must it be this way? Are the immortals and Buddhas not compassionate? Did they not descend to the mortal world to widely save all beings? And why is it that even the immortals, Buddhas, and sacred deities cannot save everyone? If so, what kind of beings are they saving, and what exactly are they saving? It is essential to understand that the human world is precisely divided between those who ascend and those who descend.
Why must it be this way? It is because, from the perspective of the Heavenly Realm, all sentient beings at each stage possess their own actions and behaviors. Those who enter a religion and engage in spiritual practice should find it relatively easy to achieve upward progress and transcendence. Yet, why is it that they are unable to grow according to the methods of religious cultivation?
To achieve upward elevation and transcendence, yet, the deeper one delves into religion, the more one sinks. Moreover, it becomes easier to create the karmic obstacles of evil causes, evil effects, and evil hindrances than for beings outside who do not cultivate. This is what is called religion in the vast universe. One must understand: since one has entered religion, why would it be this way?
Why must all sentient beings rely on their own nature to cross over?
The Buddha cannot ferry beings across, and it is not only the Buddha, saints, immortals, and deities—all those who have attained transcendence are the same. If the Buddha could ferry beings across, all sentient beings would have long since returned to transcendence. Why then must these countless living beings continue to sink into the star of earthly darkness? How could the heart bear such a thing? Indeed, it is not so!
Understand that in terms of human factors, it is possible to achieve upward elevation rather than downward decline. One can attain self-fulfillment and foster personal growth through learning by following the established policies and frameworks of religion and divine providence. Progress and transcendence can be achieved step by step, for all beings rely on their current living habits to nurture life.
But then why, after living life, is it still impossible to truly elevate the merits of religion? Consequently, one remains unable to break through the obstacles of all religions, and should understand how to adjust one's practice—only then is it correct. Thus, Heaven has revealed the strengths and weaknesses of all religions, gathering the merits and eliminating the flaws.
Let the sentient beings of this generation, upon entering into religion, be able to understand the practices, strengths, and weaknesses of each faith. By preserving the merits of every religion and harmoniously integrating them, we can eliminate misconceptions, inadequacies, and deficiencies in religious understanding, thereby cultivating an excellent form of religious faith.
All religions are fine faiths.
Regarding the doctrines of various religions, how is it possible that they can align with the present era and achieve a grand convergence of all faiths? What conditions and extraordinary causes have allowed this to occur in your human world? This serves as a demonstration for over four hundred million other star systems in the future, and is further manifested in the human realm through the boundless compassion and virtuous grace of the Supreme Celestial Jade Emperor of the Mysterious Spirit of Haotian.
It aims to enhance the great integration of religious cultivation within the human world, gathering the strengths of all religions into a single practice. This allows individuals to truly ascend rather than descend. Why should the human world have such an opportunity? It is for the sake of one's own growth and elevation.
Therefore, in the past, we have relied on the process of sinking and rising to cultivate and rectify ourselves. However, it can be said to all sentient beings: one must cross over by one's own nature; Buddhas, sages, immortals, and deities cannot ferry anyone across. If one cannot understand the current principles and universal laws of the world, the heavens have long since revised them. For the future high-tech talents, what is bestowed is a holistic integration and broad-based education.
Can be observed: This divine opportunity and auspicious affinity are precisely what enable the descent into the mundane world of "the Confucian Sacred Teaching, the True Buddha Heart School, the Wuji Great Dao Academy, and the Yi Chi Chong Xin Hall" to accomplish both self-realization and the return of all sentient beings. Although it descends specifically into the lineage of Chong Xin Hall, forming the extraordinary affinity of the "Chong Xin Evolution," it also requires the fulfillment of temporal and spatial conditions!
All virtuous hearts within the Chongxin lineage are uplifted.
They are unaware that the deities and Buddhas of the Chongxin lineage can collaborate with one another, nor do they know whether the students of Chongxin can align with the implementation of the sacred duties of the Great Path of Heaven. This is to fulfill such a divine opportunity and auspicious affinity, which benefits not only themselves but also serves to elevate and transcend all four hundred million Buddhist disciples across the vast universe, as well as the ninety-two original spirit beings.
How can such celestial opportunities and auspicious connections, along with all creation and return, enter the mundane world? It is inevitable that only you can truly gather such extraordinary principles. Buddhas, saints, immortals, and deities are all incapable of delivering sentient beings. Have not all past scriptures stated thus: Can immortals and Buddhas truly deliver sentient beings?
Why is it that sentient beings must cross over by themselves, rather than being crossed over by Buddhas, gods, immortals, or sages? This is because sentient beings fail to realize that in the human realm of the Earthly Star, such principles have long been revised. This is precisely why sentient beings are said to "cross over through their own nature—Buddhas cannot cross them over."
It is essential to confront and reform all of one's peculiar habits and stubborn temperaments. If one seeks elevation and transcendence without undergoing cultivation and transformation through worldly experiences, it would be akin to climbing a tree in search of fish. Furthermore, by refining all of one's ingrained tendencies and allowing oneself to enter a state of purification and elevation, this is why all beings in the vast universe can directly undergo the assessment of the Heavenly Realm.
The Three Great Emperor-Officials protect and bless all living beings.
Enable oneself to reach upward elevation, then adopt the cultivation methods of all religious practices by selecting their merits. For all religious practitioners in the present era, this means rectifying faults anew, transforming temperament—that is, fundamentally reforming your genetic essence, ascending to grow, elevate, and transcend, thereby bringing wholesome benefits to all sentient beings.
This is based on what you have just stated: the DNA energy body ascends to the RNA superior genes, which then enable you to achieve the self-illuminating QNA energy body. This is absolutely true, providing greater benefits to sentient beings and offering an excellent righteous path for the future departure from the Earthly Star, all of which are endowed by the energy body.
The Three Officials Great Emperors bestow compassionate grace and virtue. In the past, some religious sects have claimed that we, the Three Officials Great Emperors, obstruct all sentient beings from transcending and returning to the source. Little do they know that when the Heavenly Mandate is promulgated and descends upon the human world, all operations within the Three Officials Halls must be carefully re-evaluated to select only those with genuine transcendent power.
Only then can one smoothly depart from the Earthly Nether Star. This is precisely because all genuine cultivators in the vast cosmos who seek ascension may come to leave the Earthly Nether Star. However, hindered by the fact that although individuals possess such energy, they lack the true virtue, grace, and merit required, they will encounter interference and obstacles at the moment of departure.
For all sentient beings endowed with affection
Thus, there will be some who, encountering interference and invasion from external energy entities of the planet, will suffer damage to their millennia of cultivated power, and some may even lose their lives! Alas! How pitiful and helpless! Therefore, out of compassion, the Three Great Emperors of Heaven, Earth, and Water could not bear to see these truly capable individuals who seek liberation suffer even greater harm and loss.
It is with profound compassion that we protect the elevation of these sentient primordial spirits, rather than obstructing their liberation from the Earthly Star. This dispels the erroneous rumors that have persisted for millennia. Today, through the "Dadao Series Celestial Books" of Chongxin, we elucidate this karmic connection, thereby truly restoring thepurity of the Three Officials Great Emperor.
Thus it can be said:  
The heavens have already transformed all that has passed. Each stellar energy body, through the achievements of these primordial spirit particles, can create and accumulate yin-zhi energy, enabling smooth passage into and out of the Earthly Nether Star. Moreover, due to the differences in time, space, and karmic conditions, all sentient beings have long since adopted the technology of the present era.
Now, we traverse the space between Earth and the Underworld Star. All the protective roles of the past have been readjusted to this day, and thus the compassionate mercy of the Three Officials from bygone eras can now be set aside. It is formed that one must cross over by one’s own nature—even the Buddha cannot ferry anyone across. Understand that in the past, within "The Investiture of the Gods," all beings existed solely within the realm of the Haotian Star.
The heavens have decreed the principle of self-nature and self-liberation.
Furthermore, all actions are carried out in accordance with the sacred decrees of the Jade Emperor of the Vast Heaven and the Imperial Mother of the Infinite, through which they are brought to fulfillment. It can be said that these fulfillments exist only within the celestial realm of the Vast Heaven, making it difficult to achieve greater perfection and elevation! Moreover, at this very moment, we can witness the boundless compassion and grace of the Heavenly Father, the Primordial Celestial King and revered teacher, bestowed upon all living beings of great virtue.
The function of the lower transformation in relation to over four hundred million galaxies relies on the Four Hundred Million Buddhas—the Azure Sun and the Crimson Sun—who can accomplish great causes and conditions. For the current era, the future "Chongxin Evolution" is another significant celestial secret that cannot be overlooked. All of this lies within this framework, enabling even greater fulfillment.
The original meaning of why Buddha cannot save all—is that the Heavenly Dao can elevate humanity through human efforts to a greater extent, not merely confined to the Haotian Star Realm! However, if sentient beings are unable to "attain salvation through their own nature," it becomes impossible to rely on the guidance of immortals, Buddhas, and sacred deities for deliverance. One must understand why this is so.
It is also because sentient beings, upon entering the Earthly Nether Star to be born as humans, have the opportunity to rectify, change, and transcend all past mistakes, shortcomings, and inadequacies through repeated cycles of cultivation and transformation, achieving greater elevation and transcendence. Sentient beings may ask: if the Heavens elevate these humans, what of the Haotian Star System?
It is essential to have genuine elevation, return, and transcendence.
Can this lead to a return and transcendence? If your thoughts and concepts cannot change, can even the greatest immortals, Buddhas, saints, or deities guide you back? Yet they cannot guarantee your transcendence; you may only remain stagnant in the Haotian star system. How is this any different from the past, as depicted in "The Investiture of the Gods"?
If it is merely like this, and one cannot truly elevate oneself, then such a circumstance will only stagnate within the Haotian star system. How then can one truly transcend? Therefore, the teachings of the Chongxin lineage—"illuminating the mind, realizing one’s true nature, attaining enlightenment, and achieving fruition"—are precisely what can enable you to genuinely transcend and ascend, advancing toward the broader and vaster universe.
In the future, it will truly be possible for you all—not merely to confer divine titles, which would be too superficial and fundamentally different from the ordinary concept of "Investiture of the Gods." It is about genuinely elevating through the "Evolution of Reverence," precisely by achieving "Buddha-fruit ascension" from the "Investiture of the Gods." This is what will enable your upward growth in the present moment.
To achieve one's own growth and learning, it is essential to progress step by step in an orderly manner, allowing you to be free from burdens and debts. This enables immediate self-improvement and transcendence, rather than waiting indefinitely for future elevation. It is important to understand the profound mysteries of the "Chongxin Yanyi" (Chongxin Yanyi).
Do not confine yourself to human religious beliefs.
Therefore, your entry into the return and transcendence of the Haotian Star System allows you to truly ride upon the source of complete and abundant resources. Moreover, in relation to all sentient beings across the vast cosmos, you must elevate yourselves in the present moment to a greater extent, rather than merely growing through past processes. Understand that the current era is different from the past 60,000 years in the Middle Land, which were marked by limitations and obstacles.
The Framework of Reverent Heart's Evolution—It is essential to truly achieve self-transcendence and upward elevation. You can become great pillars within the Reverent Heart's Evolution, not merely minor roles, or even insignificant ones. This is not what the Heavenly Realm expects. It is hoped that all divine beings, students, and disciples within the system of the Reverent Heart lineage can understand this.
The profound significance of the "Chongxin Evolution" lies in its elevation of the future, encompassing over four hundred million galaxies, rather than merely dwelling on past achievements. Thus, the heavens are unwilling to adhere to the ways of old. If that were the case, why would they bestow upon this era such advanced technological civilization? This is something that can grow within your thoughts and perspectives.
I wonder if you can deeply appreciate the extraordinary affinity of "Chongxin's Evolution"? It is for this reason that the great virtue and grace of the Heavenly Mystic Spirit High Jade Emperor are all-encompassing and meticulous! Moreover, the Three Bonds, Five Constants, Four Virtues, and Eight Virtues are incorporated into the guidelines for cultivation. Thus, the Heavenly Mystic Spirit High Jade Emperor is truly a noble gentleman of the Five Constants.
The Distinctive Teachings and Transformative Influences of Various Religions
It can be said: This kind of spiritual cultivation imposes extremely rigorous demands! To such an extent that for sentient beings to truly and thoroughly comprehend the teachings of "Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, Christianity, and the path of returning home," it cannot be achieved merely through the doctrines and scriptures of a single religion, nor through a singular method of practice.
To enable you to integrate and transcend the "Five Teachings' Practices," thus achieving greater fulfillment, it is essential to understand that the most sublime method of self-liberation through one's inherent nature must be grasped. You must realize that humanity, at this time, in this opportunity, and under this divine mandate, is being guided. From your perspective, it may seem that some primordial souls fail to comprehend the boundless compassion and grace of the Heavenly Realm.
It must be understood that this divine opportunity and profound affinity was established long ago, when the Supreme Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Mystical Realm ascended to the throne of the supreme sovereign. Together with all celestial and earthly deities, it was deliberated upon repeatedly and across cycles, leading to the establishment of the "Yi Chi Chong Xin Hall" in the current era, within the context of present temporal and causal conditions. This enables it to truly hold the Jade Decree and the Imperial Decree for the "Universal Salvation of the Three Realms," serving as an educational and cultural curriculum.
Your task is to receive from Us an education of the highest level, the most elevated state, the most profound fruition, and the most sublime teaching. It can be said that only those who have accumulated merits and affinities through countless past cycles and occasions of great causation may enter the "Yichong Xintang" (Yichong Xintang Lineage) as formal disciples. One cannot expect to enter the Chongxin Lineage system with only minor merits and fruition.
The heavens bestow great virtue and grace upon all living beings.
You are considered the pillars of the "vanguard of the Great Dao," and each of you must possess numerous innate blessings and affinities to have such a rare and profound celestial opportunity. Do not think that the Chongxin Sect is dispensable—that would be a grave mistake. The rigorous examination of all celestial opportunities, though difficult to accept and comprehend at present, is particularly demanding for you.
However, in the next one to two thousand years, you will come to realize that the rigorous trials of the present are precisely what enable you to truly achieve the greatest and most sublime ascension and transcendence. As the ancients said, "The harsher the environment, the greater the potential for elevation and accomplishment." I wonder if you can comprehend the underlying principles and opportunities within this truth.
If we were to speak of the most severe trials in the present moment, it can be said: those who can grit their teeth and endure steadfastly will find that their future achievements and spiritual attainments will be distinct and even more sublime. This is something that those who have not passed such trials cannot comprehend. This is why it is said, "One must cross over by one's own nature; even the Buddha cannot cross over for you"—meaning that not even the immortals, Buddhas, or sacred beings can take the examination on your behalf.
That is to say, to allow you all to truly ascend and transcend. I believe that in the future, when you speak of this matter again, you will surely smile knowingly, looking back at the fleeting nature of life. In the blink of an eye, tens of millions of years have passed. Indeed, it is only through profound and deeply etched experiences that one can truly come to feel it—how in an instant, thousands of years of time and space have already slipped away!
How many years does a lifetime hold?  
It is hard to understand why one clings to this world.
One must persevere to cross through,  
Heaven's merits and fruits will naturally remain.
The Chronicles of the Heart surpass the Annals of Spring and Autumn,  
While the Investiture of the Gods has long since come to an end.
All abide within the vast celestial array of star systems,  
Yet it is difficult to ascend and seek renewal once more.
This verse! Fellow sentient beings and original spirit children, let us encourage one another. Our efforts in the human world truly serve as the vanguard of the "Great Dao," spreading its teachings far and wide. Do you consider yourselves fortunate, or do you deem it unworthy? That is for you to decide! Thank you all for your dedication in supporting the Chongxin lineage. Shortly, blessings will be infused into this cup of tea, granting you added fortune and auspiciousness. Until we meet again!
Wuji Siming Zhenjun
The Limitless One issues a decree to the Hall of Reverent Heart;  
The Stove God protects the dwelling and all living beings.
The True Lord fulfills all sentient beings,  
The Great Dao series spreads far and wide.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Great Emperor of Blessings, the Heavenly Official of the Upper Prime, has personally descended to compose the twenty-third chapter of "The Multitude of Beings in the Great Dao." He will provide a detailed analysis of the original meaning behind the supreme conditions that even Buddhas cannot deliver, which will contribute to the noble enhancement of the future "Chongxin Evolution" and foster wholesome growth.
This is to allow the Heavenly Realm to record a great merit, so that all sentient beings in the future may embark on the path of ascension and transcendence. Through the framework established by the Heavenly Realm, those who are able to enter the system of the Chongxin Sect are all individuals who have accumulated great blessings and merits in the past. Only such beings may enter the system of the Chongxin Sect. Is this clear? Thank you all for your hard work, and may everything be auspicious. Farewell!
2014, 0918, 1808◎＃※   OK#
Shennong the Great Emperor
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
Postscript Three
◆ Main Text ◆
第廿三回  　佛不能渡
The nation is founded upon the divine way, guiding the age of enlightenment;  
Fertile fields and abundant harvests form the foundation of the Great Path.
Great blessings and abundant grace bestowed by Heaven above,  
The Emperor initiates a reverent heart to compose this epic tale.
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
The Venerable Void Ascendant bestows a postscript upon the Threefold Treatise.
◆ Main Text ◆
第廿四回　  崇心演義
The Great Dao's vast transformation allows observation of the actions of all beings.
While nurturing life in the mundane world, one must possess: benevolence, the nature of the Way, virtue, and Buddha-nature. Through all actions and deeds in the human realm, one must strive for the ascension and transcendence of all sentient beings in the future. Moreover, this is achieved by integrating the virtuous grace of Heaven and the great virtuous grace of the Imperial Mother through the evolutionary process ordained by Heaven.
Furthermore: the virtuous grace of the Heavenly Realm must be integrated with the virtuous grace of the Void, connected to the virtuous grace of the Southern Heaven, and aligned with the primary framework of the Southern Heaven's administrative system. Only then can true functional efficacy be achieved. This is not merely a condition and mission of the present moment; it must be genuinely implemented in all actions and deeds within the human world.
Additionally, for all sentient beings and intangible spirits, including the four hundred million disciples of the Buddha and the nine hundred and twenty million primordial souls, if we further "borrow" the first batch of over two million high-tech talents, it can achieve the necessity of ascension and transcendence for all primordial souls. This cannot be accomplished through human factors alone.
One must possess truly extraordinary opportunities, coupled with the ability to pass each and every rigorous examination and test set by Heaven, before one can be considered a great pillar of Heaven. How then can such pillars be elevated? So that Heaven may rest assured in entrusting them with all duties and missions.
The Great Mission of the Cultivation of the Heart
Over the past eleven years, the Chongxin Sect lineage has undergone rigorous trials from Heaven, coupled with the educational and cultural guidance of its numerous saints, immortals, and buddhas. As a pure current within Heaven’s grand flow, it has established a solid and steadfast foundation. Throughout these eleven years, the lineage has also persevered in its propagation without relying on any material resources.
The mission and responsibility bestowed by Heaven can be propagated and realized, though the current results have not yet reached the expectations of the immortals and buddhas! Nevertheless, it can truly be said that in today's world, this is already commendable. Over these eleven years within the Chongxin lineage, all assessments of the leading figures can be described as praiseworthy, deserving of both recognition and encouragement.
In addition, the leader's unwavering determination to overcome all difficulties and resolve issues is essential for earning the trust and reliance of Heaven. This is achieved through humble and diligent efforts, which is why their performance evaluations consistently result in the highest honors year after year. For them, however, these achievements are merely the continuation of past assessments.
If one cannot pass through, how then can one descend to the human world for the future evolution and the return of the four hundred million Buddha's children, as selected by the truly great and supreme sacred mission of the future? This condition of cause and effect is precisely what the Heavens hope for—to take the Chongxin Sect as the primary foundation, elevating the four hundred million Buddha's children and the ninety-two original spiritual beings to ascend to the higher realms!
All Sources of the Chongxin Chronicles
This is the celestial realm of the void: the Dao's decree descends for transformation, emanating from the Supreme Venerable of the Void and Infinity: the Great Heavenly Lord, Primordial Heavenly King and Cosmic Ruler, the Heavenly Father. The Dao's decree descends upon the "Hall of Reverent Heart, Established by Sacred Decree" for implementation, further complemented by the sacred decree of the Great Heavenly Mother of the Infinite and the jade decree of the Jade Emperor of the Mysterious Spirit of the Vast Heaven, descending upon the mortal world within the "Lineage of Reverent Heart, Established by Sacred Decree."
To undertake the growth and elevation of a sacred mission, and further guided by the Buddha's decree of the Ancient Lamp-Lighting Buddha to descend and transform, in the past within the "Investiture of the Gods," although the "Investiture of the Gods" primarily centers on the Zhou Dynasty, it is based on the immortal elder Jiang Ziya as the foundation for the divine investiture framework, and through the lens of the ancient "Investiture of the Gods," all of this is observed.
In the process of deification, both the virtuous and the unworthy are being consecrated as deities, all interconnected. Among the celestial star systems familiar to all human beings today, a majority have already been deified and attained fruition. In the current era, there remain over four hundred million star systems yet to undergo deification, which has not yet been implemented. How, then, should this so-called deification be understood?
It is precisely the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara, known as the "Lantern Lighter," who during the Fengshen era came to assist the immortal elder Jiang Taigong, also known as Jiang Ziya, in the Investiture of the Gods. To this day, nearly four thousand years have passed. After enduring all the processes over these three millennia, it has long been necessary to once again elevate the growth of various star systems. This karmic cause has now been decreed.
Chongxin Yanyi: A Discourse on the Spirits of Ancient Dynasties
This is precisely why: with the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara as the primary framework, one can observe that during the "Investiture of the Gods" era, it was merely a matter of filling positions across all star systems, with little genuine elevation. Consequently, throughout the ancient dynastic periods of imperial rule, the cycle of slaughter persisted, and for nearly four thousand years of successive dynasties, it remained difficult to change.
Having already inflicted significant casualties, the heavens, observing these circumstances, could not allow the positions of all past star systems to lack the attainment of fruition. Therefore, they respectfully invited the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara to serve as the foundational framework for governance, in order to guide and redeem the nameless slaughters that occurred in various dynasties following the Zhou Dynasty, as such a trend must not be allowed to persist.
In such circumstances, readjusting the role of "borrowing talents" from contemporary technological civilization allows all civilizations and technologies to be perfected through the 21st century. This means that "The Romance of Chongxin" can be genuinely elevated, and the reconstruction and growth of the ancient "Investiture of the Gods" will be realized, thereby reducing calamities for humanity.
This is the divine will's revision and correction of the inadequacies, deficiencies, and errors in the ancient Investiture of the Gods, reforming all flawed foundational causes to achieve upward elevation. This fulfills the ancient saying, "Step upon the city of Xiqí, and your name shall be inscribed in the Investiture List." Now, after nearly four thousand years, it has been renewed and transformed.
The "Dadao Series Celestial Texts" serve as the main framework for the Exposition of the Heart's Devotion.
The Heavens have also altered this method, implementing the principle of "entering the Chongxin Hall, returning to transcendence, and receiving one's own (due) reward." This is precisely aimed at truly elevating the "Chongxin Evolution," while also advancing all positions across each star system to a higher level through a renewed process of reconstruction. For all the deities, Buddhas, and students of Chongxin, this mission is even more extraordinary.
This is the diligent accumulation over eleven years by the Chongxin Sect, which has earned the affirmation of the Heavenly Realm. It is also a recognition and commendation for all the deities and Buddhas of the Chongxin Sect, enabling the salvation of four hundred million Buddhist disciples. This includes those from the Qingyang and Hongyang eras—original souls who have long since returned. It can now be said that all have descended to achieve greater elevation and renewal.
Moreover, because of this, the Heavenly Realm observed that throughout these eleven years, all the efforts made were worthy of praise for the Chongxin lineage, and it also subjected Chongxin to rigorous trials. Now it can be seen that this is for the purpose of promoting and expanding the mission of the Heavenly Realm, which has been accomplished. Thus, it was arranged by the Ancient Buddha Dipankara (Namo Randeng Gu Fo) to form the main framework of the "Chongxin Evolution."
Regarding the future attainment of the four hundred million disciples of Buddha! Truly, those who genuinely possess the title of Buddha's fruit can further ascend to higher levels of rebirth, transcendence, and return. This is no longer akin to the "Investiture of the Gods" of the past. The great sacred mission bestowed upon the Chongxin lineage did not originate in the present moment; it was a grand policy long established by the heavens.
The Evolution of the Heart-Mind—What Is It Again?
Furthermore, observe and reflect on whether, over these eleven years, one has considered the lineage of the Chongxin Sect to be exceptionally remarkable. In the overall assessment, it is precisely through humility and earnestness that one has passed the examination, achieving outstanding results. Moreover, this rare celestial opportunity and favorable affinity extend to the revered deities of Chongxin, the leaders, all virtuous students, as well as every cultivating scholar of the "Wuji Great Dao Academy."
The Heavens have repeatedly observed that the Chongxin lineage remains undeterred by material poverty and unwavering in its resolve! Moreover, it has even overcome the trials added by the Heavens through human effort, earning praise and commendation. The exceptional merits achieved by Chongxin’s steadfast determination are especially remarkable, and the accomplishments attained through learning and growth in the human world are truly extraordinary.
This is aimed at the academic cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, addressing their past inability to achieve greater elevation and transcendence. Thus, the Heavens have established in the human realm a specialized academy of higher-level education and cultivation. This is not a task that ordinary spiritual centers can accomplish; it requires a true divine mission and purpose to achieve!
Over the course of eleven years of teaching, the students of this academy have achieved remarkable excellence. Thus, high-level immortal and buddha mentors, focusing on the "Wuji Great Dao (Study) Academy," have worked to elevate the growth and transcendence of the academy's spiritual cultivators. Observe how batch after batch of these students have returned to the second heavenly realm of Wuji Li Tian to further their studies and refine their cultivation.
All that is good and virtuous within the lineage of the Chongxin School prospers and grows.
It is initiated by the Wuji Huangmu (Primordial Mother of the Wuji) to ensure that after all primordial souls in the human world return in the future, there will be truly high-level teaching mentors. For this reason, all accomplished returning scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy are already mentors, unlike those who have been elevated and returned in other religions. The educational culture of the Chongxin Sect lineage thus differs from that of the past.
Furthermore, you can personally realize: all the diligent progress made by the returning scholars of this institute! In truth, such an exceptional curriculum of educational culture has long been established within the "Wuji Great Dao Institute"; naturally, by returning to the second celestial realm of Wuji Li Tian for further refinement, it has already surpassed the elevation and return offered by other spiritual centers.
The Remarkable Evolution of the Devout Heart - The formal elevation from "Patriarch of the Principle Pen" to "Chan Master of the Illuminated Principle Heart," abbreviated as "Chan Master Principle Heart." Throughout these eleven years, the entire process of trials and refinement has been truly commendable. This was further enhanced by the karmic connection with "Namo Wisdom-Accrued Tathagata Buddha," which contributed to the karmic bond with "Namo Illuminated Principle Heart Tathagata Buddha."
It is through all the trials and tribulations predetermined by Heaven that one undergoes the actions of the human world. For all the myriad beings of the Earthly Realm, one must achieve greater personal growth amidst all hardships, setbacks, and adversities—precisely the process you must personally experience! Only then can there be a valuable accumulation of experience.
The Re-creation of Chongxin's Evolution
If not in this manner, how can one truly achieve the supreme accomplishments bestowed by Heaven in the future? Therefore, it is commendable that you have achieved such results by steadfastly overcoming all difficulties, setbacks, and adversities. This is the system of the Chongxin Sect, where all human efforts are dedicated to verifying the teachings of "Namo Zhichong Rulai Buddha."
This is a grand and sacred task that you have encountered only once in a millennium. It is also a matter through which Heaven allows you to test whether you can remain steadfast and overcome all difficulties, serving as a warning. To see what level of achievement you can attain in the future, you must understand that the "Investiture of the Gods" of the past is already vastly different from the present "Chongxin Evolution."
Within this, there are many aspects that are meant to complement and support one another. Humanity possesses such conditions precisely because, in the future, four hundred million Buddha-disciples will join in the technological reconstruction and advancement of the Diming Star. This will propel the re-creation of the Chongxin toward even greater and more sublime transcendence. It is hoped that you all can achieve greater growth and harvest. This represents a genuine elevation of educational and cultural development for all students.
By correcting one's own shortcomings, deficiencies, and mistakes, one can truly ascend to the higher realm of the "Buddha Vehicle Fruit" in the next life. This achievement depends on one's own efforts, enabling genuine transcendence and elevation within a single lifetime. Do not assume that attainment will inevitably come across many lifetimes. Such a rare opportunity and mission for elevation has only emerged once in countless ages.
The Investiture of the Gods is a tale of the past,  
while the Evolution of the Heart is the opportunity of the present.
Homage to the descent of Dipankara Buddha, the foundation of the Prime Minister's attainment of Buddhahood.
Divine beings gather in reverence,  
The Hall of the Supreme Dao finds harmony.
The courtyard scholars add one together—  
Four hundred million Buddha's children return at the appointed time.
We are grateful for your companionship in this endeavor, working together to fulfill the divine mission bestowed by Heaven, encouraging one another among all deities, disciples of the Chongxin lineage, and the scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy. This is the most extraordinary and significant task in a millennium, and you are honored to partake in this grand occasion of elevation. Thank you all for your time and presence within the Chongxin lineage. Until we meet again!
Marshal Wu Yuan of the Boundless Peak
The Supreme and Sublime Great Mission  
Marshal Yue Wu Ascends the Platform.
The exposition of the heart's reverence is now clearly delineated; the next chapter will continue with even greater detail.
All Saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Divine Farmer Emperor of the Primordial Heavenly Pivot has personally descended to offer guidance on the future direction of "Chongxin's Evolution." This marks the first time in millennia that the Heavens, aside from the "Investiture of the Gods," have truly bestowed upon the mortal world a more sublime and transcendent elevation.
Rather than merely confining it to the realm of Earthly Stars, why then incorporate the "Romance of the Gods" into the "Romance of Chongxin"? This is a policy long established by Heaven, having undergone eleven years of rigorous assessment and testing. What qualifications and conditions, then, do the Chongxin deities and their leaders possess?
To this day, the celestial immortals and Buddhas who have descended unanimously offer a detailed analysis of the sublime affinity with the Chongxin lineage. It is hoped that everyone will continue, as in the past, to maintain humility and modesty over the long term, avoiding "arrogance and haughtiness," and even refraining from "elevating oneself to flaunt pride" or "displaying defiant and contemptuous arrogance." Instead, it is essential to be even more "humble and modest" than before—this is the true path!
Tomorrow is again Saturday, and all guidance will proceed as usual. It is essential to understand how to guide these four hundred million Buddha’s children—this is the condition and effort you all should fulfill. “Step onto the city of Xiqí, and your name shall be inscribed in the Register of Deities.” “Enter the Hall of Chung Hsin in person, and return to surpass yourself (with action) rewarded.” If you all ponder carefully and reflect deeply, you will understand everything.
This is a rare and extraordinary achievement and transcendence of the "Chongxin Evolution." It is hoped that all deities and disciples of the Chongxin lineage will unite their hearts and efforts to promote the propagation of the Great Dao, guiding these four hundred million Buddhist disciples and the ninety-two original spirit brothers and sisters to return and transcend together. Well done, everyone. May all be auspicious. Farewell!
September 19, 2014, 14:50 ◎＃※   OK＃
The Primordial Eight Trigrams by Emperor Fuxi
◆ Decree ◆
The Book is Completed and Presented to the Emperor
◆ Main Text ◆
第廿四回　  崇心演義
The Primordial Eight Trigrams divide Yin and Yang,  
As the Great Emperor Fu Xi descends upon the world.
The Twenty-Fifth Return of the Multitudes on the Great Dao  
Once More, the Romance of the Investiture of the Gods Unfolds
第廿五回　  封神演義
The Ancient Dynastic Karma of Beings on the Great Path
It can be observed that after all sentient beings of the universe enter the human world, they are constrained by the opposing forces of yin and yang of the Earthly Nether Star. This also determines the distinction in all actions and behaviors in the human realm—whether one can rely on oneself to achieve success or not. For all sentient beings of the universe, this is the reason why, in this particular time and space of causes and conditions, there is a need to once again enact the "Investiture of the Gods."
In the past, "The Investiture of the Gods" contained certain shortcomings, deficiencies, and errors. Moreover, from the Three Kingdoms period to the present, due to the circumstances of time and space, all those who were deified gradually accumulated impurities in their own thoughts. Furthermore, they were unable to truly change and elevate themselves, which relates to what was historically known as "The Investiture of the Gods."
In the past, all star systems that once had deities enshrined are being elevated once again. This means that in the current era, they are re-entering the human world, undergoing purification and ascension, and allowing this kind of epic narrative to grow anew. This process will enable the future technological civilization to manifest the achievements and advancements of all interstellar realms, including Earth and the Milky Way galaxy.
The Genesis of All in the Investiture of the Gods
Taking the establishment of the Zhou dynasty as the framework, it can now be said: over the course of three to four thousand years, it was originally appointed by the Immortal Elder Jiang Taigong, Ziya, who served as the chief overseer. However, in those times, the one presiding over the celestial order was the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara, who, in the process of conferring divine titles, relied on mutual support and complementarity.
All these participants, who are said to have "stepped upon the city of Xiqiao and thus have their names inscribed on the Fengshen Bang," regardless of their merits, strengths, or shortcomings, are all gathered into the Haotian interstellar star system. For all those who have returned, it is observed that the capacity for elevation and transcendence within each star system and the interstellar realm itself is quite limited, and they remain perpetually hindered by barriers that make ascension and transcendence exceedingly difficult.
Over the course of these three to four thousand years, warfare has persisted without cease. Moreover, with every dynastic change, widespread slaughter has ensued, claiming even those who should have been spared. This malevolent energy, steeped in profound resentment, has lingered within heaven and earth, casting an exceedingly adverse influence upon all future generations.
In response to the accumulated negative acts of slaughter that accompany such dynastic changes—which are deemed undesirable—the Supreme Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Mystical Realm, upon ascending to the supreme throne, has consistently sought to transform this adverse atmosphere for the better. It is for this reason that today, "The Investiture of the Gods" is being reintegrated into this process of change, undergoing another divine investiture for elevation. Yet, this is not all that is being done.
The Further Elevation of Investiture of the Gods
Furthermore, it elevates the "Investiture of the Gods" to testify to the "Heart Reverence Chronicles" and the "Fruition of Buddhahood" within the "Buddha Vehicle." Through this, the four billion original spirit disciples of Buddha can genuinely ascend and transcend. This is made possible by the virtuous grace of the Supreme Jade Emperor of the Vast Heaven and the Primordial Mother of the Infinite, which manifests in heaven and earth as the foundation for accomplishment. Thus, why does the Heavenly Providence elevate all the celestial systems of the Vast Heaven?
If we use this central realm of heaven and earth to elevate and transcend our growth, then the growth and elevation of all other nearly two hundred billion star systems will remain stagnant, unable to advance further. For the sentient beings in these twenty-six galaxies similar to humanity, there can be no greater progress, only endless cycles of repetition.
In the purification, growth, and transcendence of all the Haotian star systems, with the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara as the primary framework, among the human beings of the present generation, some have arrived through "borrowing talents," while others have long attained fruition. The overseers of each star system have also descended once more into the mortal realm of the human world.
The Evolution of Investiture of the Gods
Once again, we return to learning and elevation. There are no fewer than two to three billion of these beings. This is precisely why the Supreme Heavens must readjust and elevate the unfavorable auras and energies of those overseers of various star systems who have been unable to ascend. This embodies the three distinct principles: "The Evolution of Reverent Hearts, The Evolution Anew, and The Evolution from the Heart."
Therefore, in the future, the current era will be partially reshaped by beings descending from other star systems to the Earthly Obscure Star. Consequently, the responsibilities and missions borne by the Chongxin system will differ from the teachings of ordinary religions; indeed, they will involve even greater transcendence, elevation, and growth, as the Chongxin lineage expands through this extraordinary affinity.
Entering into a new phase of growth, one can observe that the responsibilities, missions, and sacred duties borne by the Chongxin Sect lineage will differ from the ordinary ways of the mortal world. This is the will of the Heavenly Providence for all the galaxies of the Haotian Milky Way, as you embark on a renewed adjustment and elevation of the "Investiture of the Gods." Thus, it can be said: a renewed (Chongxin) elevation of the Investiture of the Gods.
In this era, the heavens have a saying: "Those who personally enter the Chongxin Hall shall be rewarded with the attainment of Buddhahood and their own ascension (growth)." Why is it that the Chongxin lineage is able to compose the first and most sublime "Great Dao Series of Celestial Texts" in the human world during this time? It is not only within the realms of heaven and earth, but also by integrating the universal truths to achieve genuine elevation and transcendence.
The grace of Heaven bestows its virtue upon all living beings.
Furthermore, to facilitate your greater growth, it can be understood from this that the calculation formulas of the Shangcang Haotian Star System and your human world are not the same. As the ancients said, "One year in the human world is but a day in the heavens." This helps explain why, during this period, the overseers of various star systems, as well as some who have already attained enlightenment and ascended, are as they are.
Thus, within this cosmic cycle, it will enter the Earthly Obscurity Star to undergo purification anew, and for the various systems and interstellar realms with their distinct deficiencies, shortcomings, and errors, there will be greater growth and elevation. How, then, should such a supremely significant mission, as you call it, be propagated and promoted among you? It shall proceed step by step, in an orderly manner, truthfully and in a way that you can genuinely comprehend.
Therefore, regarding all future receptions and explanations for the Chongxin Sect lineage, it is necessary to thoroughly revise past inadequacies, shortcomings, and errors, while also making corrections and improvements. At the same time, this will enable greater elevation and fulfillment for those in charge of guiding these returning original spirit Buddha-disciples in the future. This constitutes the fundamental action that should be taken during this period.
I wonder if the many students within the Chongxin system can align with all the duties and missions bestowed by Heaven. This is a great opportunity for transformation and renewal, representing the true path. Regarding this Chongxin evolution—it has already diverged from the educational and cultural curricula of the human world. It is precisely tailored to elevate the four hundred million Buddhist disciples and the ninety-two original spiritual beings.
The Investiture of the Gods and The Spiritual Cultivation Chronicles
It is essential to understand why, in this current era, the Celestial Mandate requires the Chongxin Sect to focus on elevating these primordial spirits. You may observe that in the Celestial's "Investiture of the Gods," the framework is constructed based on the human world. The primordial spirits being guided back through this process can be said to have accumulated defilements over a long period.
Under the jurisdiction of the Haotian Mystical Jade Emperor, when observing the Thirty-Three Celestial Realms and the Seventy-Two Netherworlds, it is evident that each celestial body and star system differs, with each having its own designated heavens to govern: the Eastern Heaven, Western Heaven, Southern Heaven, Northern Heaven, and Central Heaven. Moreover, each heaven is presided over by a distinct ruler (sovereign) who leads and administers the respective star systems.
The Eastern Heaven: there is the Ruler of the Eastern Heaven; the Western Heaven: there is the Ruler of the Western Heaven; the Southern Heaven: there is the Ruler of the Southern Heaven; the Northern Heaven: there is the Ruler of the Northern Heaven; the Central Heaven: there is the Ruler of the Central Heaven. However, all must pass through the Southern Heavenly Gate to travel to and from their respective heavens. This is why the Southern Heavenly Gate is under the jurisdiction of the Ruler of the Southern Heaven, the Sacred Emperor Wenheng.
Therefore: The duties and responsibilities of the heavens in the east, west, south, north, and center must all pass through the Southern Heavenly Gate to return to the Haotian Star System, as well as to the mortal realm of the Diming Star System. This serves as a mutual protective measure for those who have attained enlightenment. Moreover, why are all missions and responsibilities exercised through the Southern Heaven? This is also the more common practice.
Chongxin Yanyi: All for Further Elevation
The system of the Chongxin lineage, why does it elevate the past "Investiture of the Gods" to the functional benefits of the "Chongxin Evolution"? Can you carefully understand the reasons behind this? Why is it that in elevating the "Investiture of the Gods" to the "Chongxin Evolution," the deities, Buddhas, and all virtuous beings within the Chongxin system are involved in this way!
Some are deities who attained enlightenment in the past and have now descended once more through the auspices of time and circumstance into the Chongxin lineage to undertake purification and elevation. If purification and elevation cannot be achieved within this current juncture of time and circumstance, it will be impossible to alter the unfavorable momentum. Moreover, it will be exceedingly difficult to genuinely advance, transcend, grow, return, attain perfection, and ascend.
Upon entering the Chongxin Sect, you are called upon to profoundly reform the eccentric habits and peculiar temperaments of your past. You must then carefully examine the entire process of "Investiture of the Gods" to discern whether each individual listed in the Register of Deities possessed such eccentric habits and peculiar temperaments. Indeed, they were abundant! These are the very eccentric habits and peculiar temperaments that have persisted through countless lifetimes, remaining unaltered.
Entering the Chongxin lineage in this life is by no means a simple matter of calling oneself a practitioner—that would be too shameful! If one is able to return to their original position but fails to make the necessary changes and improvements, it is likely they will not be able to regain their primordial role. They will inevitably be demoted, and this is also related to how "The Romance of Chongxin" expands upon the conditions set by the earlier "Investiture of the Gods."
All that is good and virtuous in the world grows and surpasses.
Furthermore, those who have already attained divine status and realized the fruit of enlightenment are once again elevating themselves to return to the higher "Buddha Vehicle fruit position" in order to transcend. Can you comprehend what your own human life truly entails? It is precisely about how to reform and transform your own peculiar temperaments and stubborn habits, rather than entering the human world in this lifetime, where such cultivation becomes exceedingly difficult.
It has always been difficult to change one's own undesirable and unpleasant character. Moreover, by connecting the Chongxin Sect lineage to the Void, the Wuji, the Haotian, and the Southern Heaven, the sacred duties of the Great Dao are further elevated. This is why, since the establishment of the Chongxin Sect's hall, all disciples and leaders have been subjected to rigorous trials and tribulations—precisely for this reason.
When Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on any man, it will first exercise his mind with suffering, and his sinews and bones with toil. It will expose his body to hunger, and subject him to extreme poverty. It will confound his undertakings. In this way, it will stimulate his mind, harden his nature, and enhance his capabilities. Only after enduring such trials can one withstand Heaven's scrutiny and be deemed worthy of this extraordinary divine opportunity. Do you think it could possibly be otherwise? Rather than merely holding your own opinions, how should one truly understand this? Such thinking is far too superficial!
It is essential to understand that the system of venerating the heart fundamentally differs from ordinary religious sects, as it carries an independent heavenly mandate and responsibility: to elevate and purify oneself and all original spirit beings. Therefore, the examinations and trials you undergo are comparatively more profound. How could you then harbor discontent, complaints, and endless murmuring? If this is the case, you would be unworthy of such a rare and profound heavenly opportunity.
Examine and test to observe oneself; rigorous screening is as it should be.
When discontent arises in the heart, sorrow follows;  
The divine mandate of fate is bound to shift.
The Investiture of the Gods Revised Anew  
The Romance of the Reverent Heart Achieved Through Self-Agreement
Ascend to purify, return to transcend the foundation of the Great Dao.
This verse! Let us encourage one another, fellow sentient beings and spiritual children, regarding the interconnected system of the Chongxin lineage with the Heavenly Court and the Southern Heaven. This connection has been established through the observation of the Chongxin system by the Lord of the Southern Heaven, the Sacred Emperor of Literary Balance. Over the course of eleven years, it has earned the trust and reliance of the Heavenly Realm, achieved through the unwavering determination and perseverance of the Chongxin immortals, Buddhas, and its leaders.
It can be said that to truly earn the recognition, appreciation, and praise of Heaven, it is necessary for all celestial beings and teachers to incorporate human effort, working together in unity to propagate and achieve future endeavors. Very well, having troubled the Chongxin lineage for some time now, let us jointly discuss the future conference for guiding and perfecting souls. Thank you all for your hard work. Farewell!
The Supreme Emperor of the Mysterious Heaven of the Infinite
The Limitless issues a decree, descending upon Chongxin;  
The Mysterious Heaven Emperor's virtue is imbued with compassion.
All saints, immortals, Buddhas, and virtuous beings rejoice,  
Guided by the sacred duty of Chongxin toward the Great Path.
All Saints, Buddhas, and virtuous beings, as well as the scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Ancient Emperor Fu Xi of the Primordial Eight Trigrams has personally descended to author the twenty-fifth chapter of "Beings of the Great Dao," offering a clear and thorough analysis that connects the previous chapter, "Evolution of the Revered Heart," with this chapter, "Evolution of the Deified."
Let all students and disciples of the Chongxin lineage understand that their duty and mission are
How about this? Regardless of how great the responsibilities and missions of the Chongxin lineage may be, it is essential to humble oneself and welcome all brothers and sisters back, so as to foster purification, elevation, and growth in the future. It is hoped that everyone will abide by this principle together, to avoid bringing calamity upon themselves. Is this clear?
September 19, 2014, 17:08 ◎＃※   ０Ｋ＃
Pangu the Great Emperor
Pan Gu opened heaven and earth, transforming the infinite; ancient virtue and morality reestablish the foundation.
Twenty-six cycles of beings on the Great Path,  
The Emperor decrees Chongxin, the sealing of gods begins.
第廿六回　  崇心封神
The Educational System of the Chongxin Sect Lineage
All sentient beings within the vast universe grow and evolve through learning. Within the divine framework of the Heavenly Realm, through the manifold manifestations of the universe, they are integrated into the Chongxin Sect. This serves to cultivate the functional benefits for the future human world, enabling elevation through the human realm. Thus, it is through the extraordinary affinity of the Chongxin Sect that this is accomplished.
It is for the future sentient beings and original spirit seeds to grow upward and transcend, which requires self-improvement. This transcendence and upward growth are truly genuine, and through one's own purification, one ascends further, ultimately reaching the fundamental structure and guidelines of the Heavenly Realm. By achieving this through one's own efforts, a distinction is made between "re-deification" and "Chongxin deification."
Furthermore, "Reverent Deification" and "Renewed Deification" are profoundly connected to the future of four billion Buddha-disciples, as well as to the growth and accomplishments of these original spirit beings. Through the elevation brought by the ninety-two original spirit Buddha-disciples, all may enter the extraordinary karmic opportunities of "Renewed Deification" and "Reverent Deification," which represent the true path.
The Ennoblement of the Heart and the Renewal of Divine Mandates—this is directed toward all sentient beings of the present generation who, after entering the human world, seek to reform and transform their own deficiencies, shortcomings, and errors. This is not merely the aspiration of the Heavenly Realm; it is also profoundly connected to the well-being of humanity in the future.
The environments of various beings in the sentient world differ.
Extending further, the mutual fulfillment of the other twenty-six star systems will inevitably lead to a renewed deification saga for the Earthly Nether Star. This is why, within the temporal and karmic context of the "Yi Chi Chong Xin Tang Lineage," the deification saga from the Zhou Dynasty era of the past is being reintroduced into the human world. Why, then, has it come to be this way?
Furthermore, regarding the past: "The Investiture of the Gods" has long faced numerous obstacles that are difficult to overcome. Moreover, rather than transcending these barriers, it risks sinking deeper into the mire of various celestial systems. To purify such defilements, it is essential to combine the "principles of Buddhism" with the "essence of Daoism" to achieve efficacy.
In relation to the Confucian classics *The Great Learning* and *The Doctrine of the Mean*, there is a complementary and mutually fulfilling relationship; as for the Christian concept of universal love, it is further integrated with the notion that one "ought to return home." However, "returning home" is rooted in the inherent conditions and causes of each individual, and is integrated into the human world, highlighting the necessity of mutual support among human factors.
Why should the "spirit of the five major religions" be used to elevate all primordial spirits? It is precisely because this foundational cause enables the transcendence of life in the human world, leading to a higher level of refinement. This very origin gave rise to the "Investiture of the Gods," and now, through its renewed elevation, it is further surpassed by the "Exaltation of the Heart."
The Investiture of the Gods from Ages Past
Thus, after Immortal Venerable Jiang Taigong Ziya had completed the enfeoffment of all the gods, he realized he had forgotten to assign a divine title for himself. In the end, he bestowed upon himself the title of "God of Lamps and Fires." This "God of Lamps and Fires," as you may understand, pertains to the element of fire, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Southern Direction, governed by the Bing and Ding Heavenly Stems of fire. Moreover, it is administered under the supreme authority of the Southern Heaven's Sovereign.
Therefore, all the lights and illumination in the human world are managed through interconnected levels of responsibility: one level oversees another, one position governs the next, ensuring that all beings across the vast world receive the radiance of daylight. Similarly, every household in the human realm requires the illumination of light to be brightened.
There must be the radiant torch of the "Kitchen God" to support the cooking sustenance for all humanity, and to mutually illuminate the brightness of the human world. It is under this luminous illumination that the "Dadao Series Celestial Books" of the Chongxin Sect lineage are composed, fulfilling a sublime mission. Furthermore, considering the varying karmic connections across different times and spaces in the past, how profound this is!
It is precisely under the guidance of  Namo Ancient Dipankara Buddha in overseeing the celestial mandate and the affairs of the Dao that in the "Investiture of the Gods" by  Grand Duke Jiang Ziya, the entire process of deifying the spirits is accomplished. This is also achieved through the system of  Namo Ancient Dipankara Buddha, resulting in even greater fulfillment. This serves as a confirmation of the "Investiture of the Gods" by  Grand Duke Jiang Ziya!
Causes and Conditions Across Different Times and Spaces in the 21st Century
In the present era, re-entering the Chongxin system through the "Chongxin Chronicles" signifies a renewed elevation of the "Investiture of the Gods." This allows us to understand that Namo Lixin Guangming Rulai Buddha has descended once more to the "Yichi Chongxin Tang Lineage" to undertake the extraordinary sacred task of rekindling its origins. This is not merely a trivial cause, but a profound one.
Why did the Lord of the Southern Heaven, the Sacred Emperor of Literary Balance, strongly recommend and petition the Tathagata Buddha of the Southern Boundless Bright Heart, granting such a supreme cause and condition? If we consider the present Eighteenth Generation Jade Emperor, the Supreme Deity of Mysterious Spirit and Lofty Divinity, the Ancient Buddha Who Covers Heaven, who is also associated with the Southern Fire of Bing and Ding, then this entire cause and condition can be interconnected with the supreme mission of the Great Dao.
This is not merely a common mission; it is about achieving greater fulfillment through "Revering the Heart, Enfeoffing the Gods, and Recreating." Nor is this a karmic connection that has only arisen in the present moment. For you, the future leaders of Taiwan, who have descended from the Southern Heavenly system, it also serves as a cornerstone for mutual fulfillment in the propagation and transformation of the Great Dao.
Looking ahead to the 21st century, it will be the century of the descendants of Yan and Huang in the Central Land. It can be said that the lineage system of the Chongxin Sect will bestow its blessings, as the "Dadao Series Celestial Books" will be righteously promoted and spread across the world in the future. Why must this be so? It is not merely for the observation of all sentient beings in the human world alone.
Enfeoffment of Deities and Re-enfeoffment of Deities
Indeed! It is already an undeniable fact that contemporary human hearts are no longer as virtuous as in ancient times. However, among the "Three Bonds, Five Constants, Four Virtues, and Eight Virtues" of humanity, since the Supreme Jade Emperor of the Vast Heaven ascended to the throne as the supreme sovereign, He has spared no effort in promoting the Confucian teachings of the Great Learning and the Doctrine of the Mean, as well as the philosophies of Daoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam.
All serve to assist in the functioning of the human world. So why does the current era place greater emphasis on constructing a central ideology based on the Confucian principles of the Three Bonds, Five Constants, Four Virtues, and Eight Virtues? By further integrating the true principles of Buddhism, one can understand why humanity has thus far been unable to ascend to a higher level.
On the contrary, what is the reason for sinking downward? It is precisely the inability to penetrate the "Buddhist" path—the practice of the principles of "Consciousness-Only"—that prevents genuine upward growth and elevation. Consequently, one remains perpetually mired in the human realm, forming constant obstacles within human existence that obscure the understanding of the "path back home."
Furthermore, for all of you, the sentient beings in this realm of time and space, how can you foster your own virtuous growth? It is essential to apply the "principles of consciousness-only," breaking down all sectarian labels and concepts, and instead adopting terminology and vocabulary that are more familiar to ordinary sentient beings for all practical purposes.
Revering the Heart to Enfeoff Deities and Re-enfeoffing Deities for Further Ascension
Therefore, you may carefully observe that throughout the entire "Dadao Series Celestial Texts," from the first volume to the present twenty-fourth volume, the complex names and terminology of the past have already been transformed. Although the human beings in Taiwan and the Divine Land today are more capable of appreciating the profound meanings of ancient literary achievements.
If we consider the present borrowed generals and these future original spirit children, fundamentally, none of them can deeply...
I deeply realize that your current literary attainments have grasped the essence. Moreover, because the Heavens have decreed that the new methods shall entirely adopt vernacular language to compose the "Dadao Series Celestial Books," it can be said that the mastery over time, speed, and progress has indeed undergone significant changes!
It is to allow future generations of humanity to understand: what are all the profound intentions of Heaven? And by reflecting on all past shortcomings, deficiencies, and errors, to revise and transform accordingly—how should the four hundred million future Buddha-disciples, along with these high-tech talents and the Ninety-Two Original Spirits, return and transcend.
If one can ascend to a higher level, it will be within the Chongxin Hall, in the Mirror of the Heavenly Heart—the wordless celestial book of the Chongxin Register of Deities (akin to a computer network connected with heaven and earth). There, it can be said that Immortal Lord Jiang Taigong Ziya, together with Ancient Buddha Namo Randeng and Tathagata Buddha Namo Lixin Guangming, are interconnected through the Chongxin Register of Deities for further ascension.
The School of the Chongxin Lineage and the Wuji Great Dao
This period involves revising and transforming all past deficiencies, shortcomings, and errors, leading to greater fulfillment and completion. However, many governing entities from various star systems and interstellar realms will also descend upon Earth Star to relearn and reform, fostering a grand evolution of the entire cosmic galaxy.
This kind does not differentiate; it aims to elevate and transcend the "Buddha-vehicle fruition" anew for all systems—including the "System of Radiance and Armor," the "System of Rebirth by Vow," the "System of Innate Descent into the Mundane," the "System of Universal Love for Humanity," the "System of Returning Home in Purity," and all other systems—rather than remaining confined to the mere "Deification Fruition" of the past.
If this is indeed the case! Then there would be no need to rely on the current temporal conditions and karmic connections to elevate and transcend the fruition of the Buddha Vehicle. There could be even more exceptional advancement and growth. All these primordial spirit children, who have been taught and accomplished, attain their fruition through the decree of the Heavenly Realm. Chongxin has been entrusted to promulgate a portion of this, and they must return to the second and third celestial realms of the Wuji Heavenly Principle to further cultivate and progress.
It is also necessary to re-evaluate and re-examine, and then confer the true fruit of enlightenment. For this reason, one must cultivate in seclusion for several years at the "Wuji Great Dao Academy," and upon returning, continue to cultivate in seclusion for several more years. This is a regulation long established by Heaven, and it applies to all future ascensions (recommendations) in the Great Cosmos Earthly Star, as well as to those who have attained enlightenment as reported by other religions.
Elevating the Energy of Enshrining Deities
Those who have attained higher levels and fruits of cultivation may re-enter the second or third celestial realms of the Wuji Heavenly Principle to further advance and grow. However, all primordial spirit beings of the "Chongxin Lineage—Wuji Great Dao Academy" who have transcended and returned have already attained the fruits of enlightenment. Moreover, those primordial spirit beings awaiting their return to the human world have long been assisting as teachers and mentors in instruction.
Furthermore, why is it that the spiritual elevation and enlightenment promoted by the "Wuji Great Dao Academy" surpasses that of other religions? This is precisely the reason why the Heavens have bestowed the extraordinary affinity of "Chongxin's Enshrinement of Deities." Why does Chongxin possess such a divine opportunity and auspicious connection? It lies in its dedication to the upward growth and advancement of all primordial spirits across the vast universe.
It is also due to the growth and achievements brought about by human factors that the Chongxin lineage has established more rigorous criteria for selection. This is precisely because, if sentient beings in the human world are unable to elevate and transcend themselves, the celestial realm above will, as in the past with the Investiture of the Gods, find it difficult to facilitate such elevation and transcendence.
Please consider carefully once more: from the Zhou dynasty to the present, in the context of time and space, has there been any dynasty that could truly claim to be "peaceful and without incident"? This is the adverse consequence of the violent actions of dynasties, and it is also the primary reason why Heaven must once again enact the Investiture of the Gods. Regardless of how things were in the past, the well-being of humanity in the future will surpass and elevate beyond what it was in former times.
Pioneers of Life in the Universe
However, for the Chongxin lineage, it is indeed the "Pioneer of Cosmic Life," a truth beyond doubt. In terms of human factors, it offers the means for over four hundred million stars and galaxies to ascend further. Moreover, it facilitates the infusion of higher-level, higher-karmic, higher-realm, and higher-attainment QNA from the ethereal celestial realms into other galaxies for their transformation.
This is a greater fulfillment for the welfare of future sentient beings, and it is also the elevation and transcendence bestowed by the Heavenly Realm upon the Earthly Star itself. It enables sentient beings to achieve further growth and advancement in the future. Moreover, some of the overseers of other star systems have already descended into the human world to refine their own "peculiar temperaments and eccentric dispositions."
Furthermore, as there will be an increasing number of future overseers of various star systems, how will the lineage of the Chongxin Sect achieve the elevation of these sentient beings toward ascension, rather than allowing them to descend into degradation? As students of the Chongxin Sect, are you able to truly comprehend the fundamental structure and mission of the Heavens?
This is: for a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred million kalpas, it is exceedingly rare and supremely auspicious.
The mission descends upon you, and you are indeed fortunate to encounter this grand occasion. It bestows upon you many divine opportunities and favorable conditions, benefiting both yourselves and all sentient beings. Thus, you will have the virtuous causes and conditions to ascend, grow, transcend, and ultimately achieve greater benefits.
Elevating the Heart to Enshrine the Divine and Unfold Destiny, Cultivating Reformation and Transformation to Manifest Reality.
Human destiny is ordained by heaven,  
This era and space forge the source of virtue.
The Heart Method of Lighting the Lamp is passed down to future generations; the divine light of the lamp's flame is no small matter.
With a clear and bright heart, arrangements are made;  
The Investiture of the Gods honors the sincerity within.
This verse! It serves as mutual encouragement among all sentient beings and spiritual children, connecting with the divine in the elevation of the great Dao's propagation. Can you comprehend the profound care and painstaking effort invested by the divine? By understanding this, you will clearly perceive the divine's intentions in this current time and circumstance, and thus appreciate this immense grace with a single glance.
Celestial Venerable of the Limitless Teachings
Limitless, selfless, without bias or conflict,  
Teaching and transforming all beings, universally promoting love.
The Heavenly Lord arrives today for his rotation duty,  
Gathering with divine beings, Buddhas, and virtuous disciples.
All saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Great Emperor Pangu, who created heaven and earth in the vast cosmos, has personally descended to compose the twenty-sixth chapter of "The Multitude of Beings in the Great Dao." This chapter provides a remarkably clear analysis of Chongxin's own extraordinary affinities, while also prompting you to reflect on whether you can comprehend the virtuous grace contained within.
Through the recommendation of the "Wuji Great Dao Academy," the scholars who have been elevated for admission have long possessed greater opportunities to attain the fruit of enlightenment than you all. By genuinely advancing in this way, students within the Chongxin lineage are thus able to seize such heavenly opportunities and favorable conditions, enabling greater fulfillment and transcendence for their own welfare and that of future beings.
It is also a means for one to achieve upward growth and elevation. By carefully explaining today's sacred teachings, one will surely come to understand the profound care and intentions of Heaven, the compassionate grace of the sages and buddhas across the celestial realms, as well as the reasons why the current time and circumstances necessitate such an approach. Through this process, one may thoroughly comprehend the function and purpose of all things. Thank you all, and farewell!
2014, 0920, 1313◎＃※   OK#
Fengdu Great Emperor
Feng Fu transcends the mundane world, while the bustling city creates an ancient era.
The Twenty-Seventh Return of All Beings to the Great Dao  
The Emperor Establishes the Canon of Deities, Transcending the True
第廿七回　  封神超越
All good and kind connections in the human world.
This is the most extraordinary celestial opportunity and auspicious affinity in the human world and the Haotian Star System since ancient times. It can be said that "The Investiture of the Gods" serves to elevate all imperial systems after the Zhou Dynasty, and also represents an upward growth, enhancement, and transcendence for the Haotian Star System as well as all those who have been enfeoffed as deities and attained enlightenment in the past.
There is also a large portion that will harbor many obstacles that are difficult to resolve. These are not exclusive to the human world; in fact, they extend across the entire Haotian star system. This pertains to whether one can attain the exceptional conditions for ascension and transcendence. Otherwise, if we were to rely solely on the tales of the past, such as the Investiture of the Gods, how could there be any genuine upward elevation? It is by no means certain!
It can be observed: within the vast expanse of heaven and earth, as well as among the galaxies and stars of the cosmos, it is precisely through the process of addressing all deficiencies and shortcomings that errors are rectified and inadequacies are amended. Furthermore, with regard to the transcendence and elevation of deification—from the "Investiture of the Gods" to the present time and circumstances—these areas of insufficiency are once again being refined and perfected.
Let them all be able to truly ascend and transcend. After the Zhou Dynasty, throughout the successive changes of all subsequent dynasties, there were often many acts of slaughter. From the perspective of the myriad living beings in the human world: regarding the cruelty of ancient imperial systems, and toward some of the imperial dynasties, there were frequently practices such as the extermination of nine clans.
When dynasties change, people are killed.
In these instances, even those who merely brushed the edge of involvement, with no substantial connection whatsoever, would suffer the extermination of their entire clans. If such momentum were directed at you all, the process would be no different. How then can you speak of the brutality of such acts of slaughter? This is precisely why the Central Plains and all nations across the world have always been this way.
Particularly in the Central Lands, where cruelty runs even deeper, how could those who have suffered unjust slaughter be willing to accept their fate? How could they not harbor resentment? This unwillingness and profound resentment linger within the entire Earthly Nether Star, creating a long-lasting, adverse aura that permeates the vast cosmos and its myriad energies.
Consequently, the human world inevitably gives rise to numerous harmful actions, and the succession of each dynasty is marked by such acts of slaughter. If you were placed within such an energy field, what would you become? After the killings carried out by these various dynasties, all such actions and behaviors create a powerful field of resentment and hatred toward the vast heavens and earth.
Furthermore, the chaotic energy fields generate many adverse forces that, directed towards all living beings between heaven and earth, inevitably produce numerous harmful auras difficult to resolve. This has remained unchanged across every dynasty, forming an almost immutable pattern. The malignant energies of those unjustly slain linger in the human realm, affecting the existence of sentient beings.
The Process and Reasons for Fengshen's Transcendence Over All
This is not a good approach, nor does it lead to favorable outcomes or achievements. As long as sentient beings are unable to attain a truly comfortable living environment, it can be said that every dynasty has been the same. Is it possible to transform this undesirable cycle of dynastic changes by ensuring the peaceful transfer of political power? Only then can it truly reflect the benevolent grace of Heaven and its fundamental structure.
Throughout each dynasty, including the era depicted in *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*, and extending to the electoral systems of the present Republic of China era, the methods of popular election have been applied to all nations across the vast world. These methods are now reintroduced into the various karmic relationships among nations, and furthermore, they serve to transform the cycles of dynastic change, ultimately putting an end to all acts of slaughter that have followed such transitions.
Forming a dichotomy: those who comply with me may survive, while those who oppose me face acts of slaughter. This can be described as "those who submit prosper, those who resist perish." Over countless lifetimes, such acts of killing will persist within heaven and earth. This profoundly malevolent force will permeate the entire cosmos in the same manner.
How, then, can these be dissolved? Unless one is reborn anew into the world, or is able to ascend to serve among the various celestial bodies and interstellar existences. If reborn as a human, one must encounter different living environments and conditions to possibly achieve elevation and transcendence. But if one sinks downward, what can be done? It remains unknown!
Fengshen Transcendence: Further Elevation and Purification
That is to say, from lifetime to lifetime, one merely lingers within heaven and earth, sustaining existence without any possibility of upward transcendence. Observing such a state of stagnation, one sees that it traps oneself in the mundane world, leaving no chance for elevation even for a single day, without understanding the true meaning of all existence. One can only live each day as it comes, with no greater purpose.
Therefore, from the Zhou Dynasty to the present era of the Republic of China, the grievances of all those who have been slain can be described as follows: they are the resentments formed by an excess of malevolent energies, which accumulate between heaven and earth, permeating both the Central Land and the entire underworld of the Earth. This is why, since ancient times, there has been a need for the reformation and transformation of the temporal and causal conditions.
This is the great sacred task that the Mysterious and Exalted Jade Emperor of the Vast Heaven has consistently sought to revise and transform since ascending to the supreme throne of the Nine and Five. Consequently, after dozens of deliberations, it was reassessed and redefined as the "Investiture of the Gods." Thus, the great sacred task undertaken by the "Chongxin Lineage" will achieve virtuous growth and transcendence.
To the four hundred million disciples of Buddha, we once again elevate the transcendence of "The Investiture of the Gods." Why is this necessary? Among the ancient dynastic emperors who have achieved numerous merits, some have already ascended to the Haotian Star System and the interstellar realms, where they serve as overseers of various star systems. However, due to the limitations of the temporal and spatial conditions of their time, they were unable to attain further elevation.
The Necessity of Transcending Deification
That is to say, after reluctantly using "one radish, one hole" as a makeshift explanation, many cosmic galaxies form detrimental storms, which would endanger each individual galaxy. Moreover, these individual galaxies can be said, when viewed in relation to the entirety of Earth-Ming Star: it is imperative to re-engineer Earth-Ming Star in order to be correct.
If the formation of the galaxies in the vast cosmos were as it should be, then this should not be the case. Yet why has this unfavorable energy persisted? It has a significant impact on all living beings across the vast heavens and earth. Observing this cause and condition, the Heavenly Providence has thus initiated a renewed process of "The Investiture of the Gods" for recreation.
The re-inclusion of the Haotian Star System represents a genuine elevation and transcendence, serving as an exemplary achievement for the Great Cosmos and the universal star systems. This is precisely why the Divine Providence has chosen to "borrow talents" in this era—to leverage the Haotian Star System for the advancement of the entire cosmos, propelling it to new heights of growth and transcendence.
Why, then, is there a need for purification and self-elevation? For these accomplished masters who preside over various stellar systems, whether they can truly achieve functional efficacy depends on observing whether their own ideologies and concepts can be transformed. Or, if their minds remain rigid and unyielding, even their ideologies and concepts will become inflexible and unchangeable.
Re-adjustment and Transformation of the Heart
This is not the fundamental original intention of Heaven. Therefore, as the era has changed, the time and space have also changed, and the mission has also changed, the reason why it is necessary to "borrow talents" up to the present time and space is to use the Earthly Obscure Star to reform these flawed individual star systems—to readjust, repair, transform, and elevate them through the reverence of the heart.
Furthermore, regarding the cultivation of the heart, what truly constitutes the cause for elevation? In addressing these great
Within the vast cosmos of the celestial universe, there is considerable room for growth. By observing the Earth and the stars, one can find abundant resources and nourishment. It can be said that within the framework of "the principles of Consciousness-Only," those who govern these cosmic systems will experience virtuous expansion.
From the heart, one joins in making changes within the ideological system, and further participates in the reconstruction and elevation of "Consciousness-Only thought." By rectifying deficiencies, shortcomings, and errors, one engages in actions that elevate the "path of Consciousness-Only." If you were to join such a system of thought, I wonder whether you could truly achieve success?
This is why, in this era, the Divine has conceived such thoughts and concepts, which represent a significant growth. Moreover, within the entire celestial realm of the great universe, including its galaxies and interstellar systems, the ability to achieve transcendence precisely reflects the elevation of "Buddhist principles." This is also profoundly authentic. Witnessing this, the Divine thus deliberated together with Namo Rándēng Gǔfó (the Ancient Buddha of Burning Lamp).
In Buddhist Yogācāra philosophy, all human beings are engaged in its application.
Furthermore, together with all the "Buddhist" figures—the Buddhas and the sages—we once again advocate the philosophy of the "Consciousness-Only Truth," allowing the "Consciousness-Only concept" to flourish. With the practice of "Consciousness-Only conduct" being implemented, its potential for future growth and elevation will be limitless. This will inevitably create favorable conditions and virtuous causes, enabling continuous advancement and transcendence.
For the entire cosmic space of the Haotian star system, this also serves as a highly exemplary model. This is precisely why, in this era, the Divine has chosen to draw upon the "Buddhist—Consciousness-Only Doctrine," incorporating the "concept of consciousness-only" to foster further growth. This has given rise to the "conduct of consciousness-only," elevating behavioral actions—an undeniable truth in the advancement of the human world.
It will possess the function of purification, and precisely because of this, with the fundamental structure of the Heavenly Realm as a whole, it will bring about a most genuine elevation to the vast cosmos and celestial systems of the universe. This is immeasurable, and it is constructed upon the framework of "Buddhist thought," further incorporating the refined interpretations of "Confucianism, Daoism, Christianity, and Islam."
Once again, the fundamental principles of the divine and the cosmic order of the universe have been established as basic guidelines. Moreover, to enter into this cosmic order, one must first possess this kind of "consciousness-only truth," "consciousness-only concept," and "consciousness-only conduct." This also represents the most fundamental function of the divine, benefiting all sentient beings and enabling them to ascend and transcend.
The primary function of the Fengshen Ascension is for transcendence and elevation.
How to enable this extraordinary affinity to bring greater purification and elevation to the four hundred million future Buddhas and the "borrowed" original spiritual beings is already outlined in the basic framework of the "Dadao Series Celestial Books" authored by the Chongxin Sect. By discarding numerous complex terminologies and vocabularies, these teachings have been re-expressed in vernacular language to descend into the human world.
For the cultivation and habits of future sentient beings, it can genuinely foster upward progress, while also simplifying many unnecessary and cumbersome terms and concepts. This provides all original spirit Buddhas and disciples with a clearer understanding of the inner meaning and profound depths, thereby reducing much time spent on trial and error and making it easier to achieve genuine elevation and transcendence.
This is the elevation bestowed by Heaven upon the center of the universe and the celestial galaxies of the cosmos—it is absolutely true, not merely a repetition of the Investiture of the Gods. If there were no elevation, what purpose would there be in once again investing the gods? How can this destined connection truly lead to upward elevation and growth?
Only then can there be a greater mutual cause and condition for the welfare and benefit of future sentient beings. It must be understood that the "Dadao Series Celestial Books" are not only for your present use; in the future, no matter which cosmic realm you ascend to, they will provide favorable conditions and good causes for the growth, elevation, and transcendence of human beings.
The Romance of Deification, Transcendence, Elevation, and Reverence of the Heart
Furthermore, the "truth of consciousness-only," the "concept of consciousness-only," and the "path of consciousness-only" have long been assimilated by you within the human world, absorbing all its essence. In terms of the overall essential meaning, this is the great and extraordinary cause that has facilitated such elevation since ancient times, and it is also the exemplary framework jointly deliberated and established under the jurisdiction of the Haotian Star System.
That is to apply the essence of "Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, Christianity, and Islam" to readjust and profoundly transform your human-centered thinking, allowing yourself to enter the realm of the Investiture of the Gods and further elevate and transcend. In the future, within the Haotian Star System and the entire universe, this will create a highly favorable energetic space, fostering a virtuous cycle of return and transcendence.
This is why the Heavenly Realm employs the conceptual framework of "Buddhism" to facilitate even greater, more sublime, and transcendent growth for these already accomplished sages, immortals, and buddhas. This represents growth and elevation across all star systems within the Haotian Galaxy. For this reason, all sacred duties of the "Yichong Xintang Lineage" are unparalleled.
For the future "pioneers of cosmic life," this is an absolute truth, and for you all
Long before, there existed the principles, concepts, and practices of "consciousness-only," which aimed at purifying and elevating oneself, rather than remaining covered in filth and defiled consciousness. This "defiled consciousness" is precisely what prevents upward progress and instead becomes the primary cause and condition for downward decline.
Once more the Investiture of the Gods unfolds,  
Elevating beyond, it rises anew.
Why must heaven be so?  
Let us open our minds with Buddhist wisdom.
The truth of consciousness-only is truly real,  
The notion of consciousness-only is naturally dispelled.
The path of Consciousness-Only joins within,  
Elevating upward, the great Dao is borne.
This verse! It serves as mutual encouragement among all sentient beings, addressing why your human world requires such guiding principles. It is based on the fundamental framework of the Heavenly Realm, aiming to bring greater elevation and benefits to the welfare of all beings in the future! Well, having disturbed the Chongxin lineage for a while, thank you all! Farewell!
The Imperial Lord of the City God of Wuji
The supremely auspicious and profound cause,  
The City God Emperor ascends the platform to speak.
All virtuous sages are well and at peace,  
The Buddha's holy grace is complete and perfect.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, as well as the scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Institute, good evening! Today, the Great Emperor of Fengdu has personally descended to compose the twenty-seventh chapter of "Beings of the Great Dao," providing a detailed analysis of the elevation beyond the canonization of deities. Why is this necessary? It is because, in the future, it will influence the entire cosmic galaxy, including the divine titles and stellar ranks bestowed upon deities and constellations in ancient times.
Thus, there are certain deficiencies and errors in some aspects, and therefore, by re-establishing the divine order in the current era, these areas are elevated to achieve greater growth. This is for the future well-being, which will be manifested with authenticity. It is hoped that you, in the present moment, already possess the "principles of consciousness-only, the concepts of consciousness-only, and the practices of consciousness-only" to implement.
This will be of endless benefit to your future, and the system of the Chongxin lineage is also a means for your own growth and transcendence, as well as for the growth and eventual return and transcendence of the four hundred million future Buddha-disciples. Tomorrow is Saturday again, and all guidance activities will proceed as usual. It is hoped that students of this lineage can come to the hall early to assist.
Tomorrow: Another group of former sages from the "Chinese Confucian Association" of Nanyi will visit. Our sect will fulfill the duties of a host and warmly receive them. Regarding whether the Chongxin Sect will undergo significant changes, the immortals and buddhas will observe your performance tomorrow to make their judgment. Who performs best and who performs worst will serve as the basis for determining whether you will change in the future.
There will be a reassessment. Can everyone achieve it? Let me also borrow your words: silence implies consent. Let us all strive together! Whether the Chongxin lineage has changed will be seen tomorrow. When you receive visiting friends from other halls, you will understand everything. Well, thank you all for your hard work. May all be auspicious. Farewell for now!
2014, September 20, 18:25 ◎＃※   OK＃
The Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak
Mount Tai of the Eastern Peak, foremost among all mountains,  
The Great Emperor descends to behold his own manifestation.
The Twenty-Eighth Return of Beings on the Great Path:  
Principles of the Investiture of the Gods Framework Revised.
第廿八回　  封神架構
The Main Framework of the Investiture of the Gods
The Great Cosmos and Earth—From the Zhou Dynasty to the present, the causes and conditions of time and space reveal that each dynasty arises from distinct temporal and karmic circumstances. By examining these causes and conditions across various dynasties, a framework for elevating the descendants of Yan and Huang within the human world is established. This serves as a means to observe and guide all descendants of Yan and Huang in the Central Land, across every era and dimension of time.
In every era where circumstances allow for achievement, it can be said that the transfer of power is accomplished through acts of slaughter. Moreover, the number of sentient beings killed in each dynasty is beyond count. It is the rulers of successive dynasties who distinguish between "bestowing virtue upon the masses" and "slaughtering the masses."
It is the distinct behaviors and actions of each individual entity. Furthermore, in this interplay of grace and slaughter, are the innocent beings who were killed truly willing? This also relates to the process carried out by Jiang Taigong, the immortal elder of the Zhou Dynasty, in the Investiture of the Gods. Through the deified original spirits, one can observe the various star systems and spiritual attainments of each entity.
This refers to the ancient city of Chaoge within the vast universe, and to the achievements brought about by the Investiture of the Gods. It involves utilizing the attained spiritual fruits and star systems to fulfill their functions, aiming for elevation. However, there have been many shortcomings and deficiencies in entering into the narrative of the Investiture of the Gods, which has now spanned three to four thousand years of time and karma.
The Investiture of the Gods narrates all virtuous and favorable karmic connections.
Furthermore, the achievements across various fields must be re-evaluated and canonized anew. Just as in the past, when the immortal sage Jiang Ziya canonized the gods under the guidance of the Ancient Buddha Dipamkara, who presided over the celestial order, all accomplishments in canonization were mutually reinforcing. Now, in light of the contemporary circumstances and karmic conditions of this era, it is time to advance and evolve accordingly.
In the coming sixty-year cycle, it is imperative to re-enact the canonization of deities. This is to readjust for the well-being of humanity in this future era, providing blessings to the human world, and enabling greater fulfillment for the Diming star system. This also marks the second occurrence of the "Investiture of the Gods" in this cosmic epoch since ancient times.
Thus, within the human realm, achievements are once again renewed. For this reason, the "Yichong Xintang" (Yichong Xintang Lineage), through mutual fulfillment with the heavens, will, in the future era of "Investiture of the Gods" for all beings, be overseen by the Ancient Buddha Nāmo Dipankara and the Immortal Venerable Jiang Taigong Ziya. This will bring about a renewed "Re-investiture of the Gods," a "Heart-centered Investiture of the Gods," and a "Chongxin Investiture of the Gods."
Furthermore, it is essential to elevate the fruition level within the "Exposition of the Buddha Vehicle." This pertains to all the exceptional karmic conditions from the Zhou Dynasty onward, up to the present Republican era, across all past dynasties. These are distinguished by acts of virtue and benevolence or byslaughter and conflict. Only by re-elevating these primordial spirit beings who will achieve realization in the future can virtuous and favorable karmic conditions be fostered and allowed to grow upward.
The Shortcomings and Deficiencies of Fengshen Yanyi
Regarding the so-called "borrowing of generals" and its karmic effects, to truly elevate and transcend, and to indiscriminately bestow blessings and virtues upon the sentient world across all dynasties, the past leaders of various eras, along with the princes and ministers of their dynasties, are being re-enfeoffed and deified anew. This is how the Heavenly Sovereign treats the descendants of those who have accumulated blessings and virtues.
Thus, these virtuous nobles and ministers who have bestowed blessings upon the people, as well as the rulers of the state, all share mutual connections and causes. Moreover, through the implementation of such principles and guidelines, they are bound to elevate themselves based on the merits and benefits achieved in the past. However, in the present era, these former benefactors and guardians of the nation's welfare...
Moreover, in response, among the former princes and ministers, some have been reborn in the present era: some are honored as wealthy merchants in their regions, some are esteemed as princes and ministers of different nations, or as elected leaders of countries, along with all high-ranking officials and nobles. They have come to mutually elevate and transcend the virtues and blessings of the past, renewing and surpassing them.
Therefore, all those who in past lives enjoyed blessings and virtues have received the principles and guidelines bestowed by Heaven to achieve upward purification and elevation. Moreover, all past princes and commoners, following the virtuous influence of their nation’s rulers, dynasty leaders, and high officials, are reborn as humans, enabling them to mutually elevate and transcend together.
The great Dao bestows its grace upon all human beings and living creatures.
This innate affinity of virtue and blessings has, to this day, been re-bestowed by the Heavenly Realm, enabling them to ascend and grow, rather than allowing them to wander endlessly through life and death within the space of the Earthly Star. This is not the fundamental framework of the Heavenly Realm; it is an elevation and transcendence granted to these primordial spirit seeds of the past for their achievements.
The main framework of the deification process: For the original spiritual beings of these past dynasties, it involves reinitiating different spatiotemporal affinities, thereby shaping the current era's space and environment. It also integrates the virtues and blessings of the past into the various dynastic affinities, allowing for the understanding that the spatiotemporal affinity of the Republic of China era has already been entered, and there will no longer be the alternation of each individual dynasty.
It also no longer condones acts of slaughter, for this is the foremost principle by which the Divine governs the Earthly Realm. Therefore, if you were to experience the slaughter of dynastic upheavals again, losing your lives in the process, would you desire it? Surely not! Moreover, such acts of slaughter are impermissible under the laws of the Earthly Realm.
All are deficiencies of "human effort," targeting the harmful killing behaviors of all sentient beings, which are unacceptable calamities. Therefore, when the Heavenly Realm, through the selection by Haotian, bestowed the "Virtue and Grace of the Jade Emperor," correspondingly in the human world, the same principles and methods of implementation were adopted to select those with merit and hidden virtue to be born as leaders of various nations.
The lower cycle Jiazi year of the Republic, with double springs and double rainwater.
It can be said: since the final reckoning of all karma after the Lower Yuan Jiazi, for all those born as humans through various causes and conditions, they mutually bear the burden of these unborn spirits. This also encompasses the elevation of past benefactors and the stewards of nations—such as rulers, nobles, and ministers—who bestowed virtue and blessings, enabling future growth and transcendence.
If there are those who seek retribution through the cycle of cause and effect, it is through this kind of interference and cries for help directed at those born as humans that all human factors in the current era are formed. These factors then affect both the practitioners of "spiritual communication methods" and "spirit-walking techniques," as well as those who engage in "walking the spiritual mountains," enabling both sides to receive spiritual messages from the intangible realm.
This is quite an inspiration, and moreover, a rather clear perception. Why would it be so? It is because even the karmic connections of various dynasties, as well as the retribution of cause and effect involving creditors and debtors from past lives, also aspire to cultivate and elevate themselves, to be reborn as humans again. However, not everyone possesses such karmic conditions and circumstances to progress upward.
After the celestial order invoked the final reckoning of karma, it allowed those who have been born as humans to mutually fulfill and elevate one another. However, this does not guarantee that every individual can achieve upward progress and transcendence. All too often, there are those who sink into decline—a truly undesirable outcome. How, then, can one seize the opportune moment for growth and favorable destiny? Is it not uncertain?
Principles of the Investiture of the Gods Framework
However, opportunities are self-created. By allowing the original spirits who have accumulated blessings and virtues from past dynasties to re-enter the space of the Earthly Nether Star and ascend once more, we can prevent the adverse energies of the future from continuously interfering with the human world. This is neither a favorable momentum nor an effective approach.
Instead, there will be many negative and aggressive tendencies of dissatisfaction and hatred, which, if constantly surrounding...
Across various nations, adverse karmic retributions manifest, which in the human world appear as plagues, the diverse epidemic diseases of the modern era, and the ravages of fire. These are further compounded by the destructive cyclones of typhoons and hurricanes.
Again, it is aimed at the fact that the human world cannot be elevated; instead, it will remain deeply entrenched in such calamities. Do you think this is of no importance? In truth, within this cyclone that continuously surrounds your living space, wherever it goes, it draws upon all the negative karma of that region to disrupt and afflict the existence of sentient beings.
In the face of such negative forces, how can genuine elevation and transcendence be achieved? It is necessary to recalibrate and systematically dissolve these adverse vortices by acknowledging and addressing the unjustly slain of the past. Only then can purification and elevation be realized in the human world. Otherwise, these vortices will continue to linger and entangle humanity, leaving us trapped in an inescapable predicament.
The Fundamental Intent of the Principles of Deification
This leads to greater suffering for all living beings across the vast universe—a cause-and-effect cycle that you cannot perceive with your naked eyes, and which you may consider entirely unrelated. However, from the perspective of the Heavenly Realm, within the human world, every shift in the energy currents is precisely this manifestation of karma.
That is not something the human world can comprehend in terms of cause and effect and retribution, even if one were able to grasp it.
To understand a part is already quite commendable; however, to comprehend the overall function, it is necessary to have higher-level celestial and Buddha teachers who can clearly analyze this vortex of energy and karma, enabling sentient beings with emotions to grasp it.
This negative momentum continues to linger within the human world, and as the same phenomenon occurs across the globe, the resulting situation becomes even more severe. If one fails to recognize this, what can be done? It is precisely because human beings possess limited vision and cannot truly perceive the entirety of things that their perspectives remain so shallow.
Yet, without comprehending the entirety of the divine providence and causes, the blessings and virtues bestowed by Heaven upon all sentient beings are boundless and meticulous. For compassionate humanity, this provides favorable conditions and causes to ascend, transcend, and benefit all sentient beings with goodness.
Principles of the Investiture of the Gods  
Understand the overall structure thoroughly.
In ancient dynasties, slaughter was wrought,  
While swirling energies encircled what mankind sought.
The actions undertaken by each form of state  
Lead to burdens that are difficult to dissolve.
The heavens above have come to restore order anew,  
Transforming the ill winds that spiral and descend.
This verse! It serves as mutual encouragement among all sentient beings and spiritual children, and also fosters mutual fulfillment in your thoughts and concepts. This is not an ordinary causal relationship that can be easily comprehended. How can there be genuine elevation and transcendence for all sentient beings? Rather than merely existing within the human world alone.
It is essential to understand that the human world is merely a borrowed time and space through which we pass as transient guests. When impermanence arrives, what truly belongs to you? It seems—nothing at all. Why then exhaust yourself in the relentless pursuit of all these things? That would be truly unwise! Thank you all for accompanying me in this work, and my gratitude to everyone. I have lingered awhile within the Chongxin lineage. Farewell!
Manjushri Bodhisattva of the Wuji
Manjushri Bodhisattva of the Wuji comes forth,  
Opening the path of great blessings for all sentient beings.
Once more, a sublime cause arises,  
Chongxin's "Fengshen Yanyi" is recorded.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak has personally descended to honor the Heart in composing the twenty-eighth chapter of "The Multitudes of the Great Dao." The principles and framework of the canonization of gods have been clearly analyzed, shedding light on why, through all past causes and conditions, you have entered the human world to resonate and respond.
Among all "spiritual mediums" and "spirit walkers" who traverse sacred mountains and connect with each other, understanding why these systems have such affinities and how they mutually fulfill one another can lead to greater achievements for you. It is also essential to clarify the processes involved and their implications for all future actions and conduct.
By providing you with greater firsthand information, aimed at enabling everyone to achieve greater growth and transcendence, favorable conditions for upward progress will naturally increase. Well done to all of you. The Saturday assembly was commendable, and the Chairman has decided to award you all with recognition once again! Thank you for your hard work, everyone!
2014, 0921, 1215 ◎＃※   OK＃
The Great Emperor of Radiant Lights, Immortal Elder Jiang Taigong Ziya.
The brilliant lantern light illuminates the world,  
Meeting with the Grand Duke, Jiang Ziya.
The Immortal Elder first descended upon Chongxin Hall,  
Guiding all beings of the Great Dao to their divine ascension.
Chapter 29: The Conferment of Deities Transcends All Positions
The Overall Karma of the Investiture of the Gods
The Investiture of the Gods in the Zhou Dynasty—spanning nearly three to four thousand years to this day. Throughout this time, through the further elevation of all divine investitures and the mutual fulfillment within the cosmic realm of Haotian, one can observe all functions. Indeed, across each dynasty, there have been various remarkable achievements and shortcomings, giving rise to numerous actions of both excellence and deficiency.
Therefore, it often stirs the inclinations of those in power across various dynasties to wield the authority over life and death. Consequently, too many sentient beings in the human realm frequently lose their precious lives without cause due to this power of life and death. Moreover, such negative influences often lead the sentient beings of the human world to form many unfortunate and adverse karmic outcomes.
Consequently, this negative momentum has persisted into the present era. This causal connection can be observed as follows: in every era and dynasty, the innocent beings slaughtered have been numerous and unjust. Whenever a dynasty undergoes transition, a great multitude of innocent human beings inevitably meet untimely ends, their lives extinguished.
Thus, in order to rectify this improper conduct, the Supreme Jade Emperor of the Vast Heaven, upon ascending to the supreme throne, altered this behavior. By performing greater acts of virtue for the human world, it allows all benevolent living beings among humanity to nurture their existence through virtuous causes and conditions.
The Investiture of the Gods Sets the Stars Aligned, Gathering All Constellations
Furthermore, the human world serves as a link to the celestial realm of Haotian. The karmic connections within each era of the human world and those related to the stars of Haotian complement each other. Through the realization of such connections, the ancient tale of "Investiture of the Gods" is elevated once more, offering greater growth and benefits.
The world of human affairs, as well as the celestial world of the stars, has undergone a realignment. This involves the re-establishment of divine titles and positions for the myriad stars, a process that has evolved from the Zhou dynasty to the present day through the conferral of divine status and attainment of spiritual fruits. It can now be observed that there were previously certain shortcomings, deficiencies, and errors, each of which had varying impacts on the specific temporal and spatial contexts of successive dynasties.
To this day, this kind of momentum has persisted through a series of violent actions. Thus, during the Three Kingdoms period, the Supreme Jade Emperor of the Mysterious Spirit of the Vast Heaven also acted in this manner. However, in the present era, such negative momentum from the past must no longer continue. For the sake of all living beings in the future, greater blessings and elevation will be brought forth, and indeed, it will benefit all of humanity.
Thus, a transformation has taken place anew. This negative momentum of mutual decline can now be said to have been redefined: the re-conferral of divine status is not merely a repetition of past bestowals, but rather a repositioning that addresses past deficiencies and inadequacies, adjusting and elevating them toward future transcendence. This is precisely the grand karmic opportunity for growth bestowed by the Heavenly Dao in this present time and space.
The Foundation Laid by Descendants After the Canonization of Deities
What is the primary basis for redefining the divine roles in this manner? If we cannot transform and elevate these past deficiencies and errors, allowing these celestial beings to achieve greater fulfillment, then from the 21st century through the next 30th century—this entire millennium—humanity will be unable to attain greater blessings and benefits.
Thus, Heaven bestows such favor upon the future multitude of living beings, for there exists an essential necessity for upward elevation. This applies without distinction to the human world as well as the celestial constellations of the vast heavens, all interconnected and mutually combined. The world is so because the Mystic Spirit Jade Emperor of the Vast Heavens, the Ancient Buddha of the Canopy Heaven, also hopes that through the implementation of the "Three Bonds, Five Constants, Four Virtues, and Eight Virtues" in the human world.
To enhance the fulfillment of all related aspects, this is achieved through the greater fulfillment of all within the Haotian Star System. This also establishes a deeper mutual connection for the sentient beings of the future human world, elevating once more the ancient "Investiture of the Gods," while positioning these shortcomings, deficiencies, and errors within the auspicious opportunities of divine providence.
Moreover, having another opportunity for improvement, to address one's own shortcomings and rectify mistakes, and to once again revise and transform the principal causes and conditions, is also a result of this. This is precisely what the Heavenly Realm has bestowed upon the "borrowed generals"—the original spiritual beings of the future—in this era. It is a greater fulfillment granted from the 21st century through the next 30th century, spanning this millennium.
The Alternating Influence of Time, Space, and Causality
In truth, from the perspective of the celestial realm's spacetime: this one thousand years is merely the span of a thousand days. Yet for the future human world, this millennium represents an extensive expanse of time. However, as the human world and the celestial realm employ different measures of calculation, it becomes necessary to revise and transform, enabling greater elevation and transcendence.
The Purpose of Deification—What position is to be determined? For all living beings in the human realm, entering the present time and space is an exceptionally rare and profound opportunity. Only through this can you rectify your own "peculiar habits and strange temperaments." Moreover, these "peculiar habits and strange temperaments" are not merely bad habits formed in this current lifetime.
Instead, throughout many lifetimes, we have continuously imposed human factors on our own actions due to our inherent negative dispositions, resulting in countless minor flaws and major mistakes. How can we reform and transform these numerous small flaws and significant errors, repositioning them for renewed elevation?
Though you are now students of the "Chongxin Lineage," there are far too many past karmic ties that require you to renew and elevate yourselves through cultivation. If you fail to reform and transform in this present life, it is uncertain whether you will have such a rare celestial opportunity again in the next lifetime. This chance for elevation has come only once in countless millennia.
The Jade Emperor bestows his virtue and grace upon all living beings.
This is a further elevation of the divine grace bestowed by the Supreme Mysterious and Exalted Jade Emperor of the Vast Heaven, redefining and repositioning the canonization of deities since ancient times. It is hoped that you may achieve fulfillment in this lifetime and return to the great karmic affinity, enabling yourselves to ascend to a higher level of elevation, rather than starting anew in the next life. Such a rare celestial opportunity will fundamentally never arise again. It is essential to understand the extraordinary nature of this karmic connection.
The divine mandate transcends all—the human world begins anew, grounded in the temporal and causal conditions of humanity. Do not assume that you were once a great deity or Buddha in the past. Now, descending into the human realm to start life anew as a person, it is essential to base yourself on human factors, not to treat humans as gods. One should live as a human, for only then can virtuous and favorable causes and conditions arise.
If one cannot adopt this kind of thinking and perspective, hoping for genuine elevation is no different from "climbing a tree to catch fish." This is because, as the virtuous legacy of ancient dynasties descends into this temporal and causal context, the heavens will inevitably grant those deities, saints, immortals, and buddhas of the past who are to be reborn as humans in the future an even higher level of renewal and elevation.
If one cannot comprehend the fundamental structure and principles of the heavens, one may simply observe: How have you all been tested and refined over these past twenty years? Then, it will become: perfectly clear! This is also a process of re-creation and elevation for you, enabling greater fulfillment. I wonder if you can understand the causes and reasons behind all of this?
The Application of Buddhist Yogācāra Theory and Principles
Moreover, one must be able to give oneself, in this very lifetime, the opportunity to readjust, to elevate and transcend oneself. This involves entering into the growth of "consciousness-only principles" in the present moment, followed by a clear understanding of "consciousness-only concepts." In this way, applying the "path of consciousness-only" will become relatively easier to undertake and will yield more favorable benefits.
Why is the human world so? This lies in the fact that in ancient times, there were not yet any religions by name.
Appearance, until 2,500 years ago, did the various religions begin to emerge; however, if we consider "Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam" as the orthodox schools designated by Heaven, among these, it is the "principles of Buddhism" that serve as the foundation.
Furthermore, by honoring the "Confucian and Daoist" teachings to assist the Buddha in fulfilling and establishing the causes and conditions of this time and space, it enables sentient beings and primordial spirits who will ascend in the future to understand why the Heavens chose to implement the "Buddhist principles" once again into the human world. This creates favorable conditions and virtuous causes.
It is precisely that the Ancient Buddha Dipankara once assisted in achieving immortality, and also collaborated to fulfill the divine investiture. Now, as the investiture of gods is renewed, the Old Immortal cannot stand idly by. In the future, it will be essential to engage in even greater mutual support with the Ancient Buddha Dipankara, for the sake of the sentient world and the celestial constellations of the heavens.
Elevation and Return in the Divine Ordination
To re-elevate and enhance what is lacking and insufficient—this is what should be accomplished in the coming millennium from the 21st to the 30th century by means of "borrowing talent," rather than allowing them to sink into the depths of the Di Ming star. Such is not the fundamental framework or principle of the heavens. I wonder if you can comprehend this?
This is based on the fundamental framework of the "Yichichongxin Lineage" in the human world. As the ancients said: "Step upon the city of Xiqi, and your name shall be inscribed in the Register of Deification." Today, the divine decree ordained by Heaven is: "Personally enter the Yichichongxin Hall, ascend and return to receive your own reward." This is why Heaven has decreed this era, allowing sentient beings to progress upward.
To truly achieve the elevation of one's divine status is to take responsibility for oneself. One should not assume that effort alone suffices without merit, as this hinders upward progress. Only by holding oneself accountable can one truly become the master of one's own destiny. It is hoped that this understanding will be realized in the process of defining divine roles for all within the human world.
Through the celestial bodies of the Haotian star system and the primary foundations of the human world, how does this so-called leader of deification and attainment of fruition act! It bestows upon humanity and all sentient beings virtuous and favorable causes and conditions. Under such circumstances, there emerges an upward growth and transcendence, inevitably forming excellent benefits that greatly enrich human beings and all sentient beings.
The divine ordination is reset anew,  
Elevating beyond oneself in line.
Homage to the Ancient Buddha Dipankara,  
May the Great Emperor of Illuminated Lanterns reveal the path.
The enlightened heart governs with principle,  
The foundation of Heaven bestows virtue and grace.
Once more the gods are enshrined in a grand display,  
Chongxin unfolds the foundation of the Buddha Vehicle.
This verse! It serves as mutual encouragement among all sentient beings and spiritual children. The Old Immortal has descended for the first time to the Chongxin Sect lineage. Do you all feel a sense of novelty? This is because, in the future, the "Investiture of the Gods" will once again be truly implemented through "renewal, from the heart, and reverence of the heart." Observing the initial momentum, it is remarkably vigorous, fully worthy of being the pillar of Heaven's talent. It is being carried out in a truly orderly and systematic manner. Having disturbed the Chongxin Sect lineage for a while, farewell to all!
Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta of the Infinite
How wondrous are the worldly affinities—  
The Great Emperor of Luminous Lanterns is revealed.
Descending to revere the heart and guide all beings,  
Enfeoffing the divine transcends the actual realization.
All Saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Great Emperor of Illuminating Light, Immortal Elder Jiang Taigong Ziya, has descended for the first time upon the Chongxin lineage to compose the twenty-ninth chapter of "The Great Dao and All Beings," titled "Re-Enfeoffment of Deities and Transcendence." Together with all future extraordinary affinities, this brings genuine propagation and elevation.
Do you all understand why the Chongxin lineage possesses such a remarkable celestial opportunity and auspicious affinity? It is because Chongxin is tasked with the achievement of redefining the divine positions for the four hundred million future Buddhas. Through this very cause and condition, it is elevated to demonstrate the "great virtue and boundless grace" within the human world and the celestial realms of Haotian. This also pertains to how you yourselves will attain accomplishment in the future.
Do not think that you have no merit but only toil, for that cannot truly elevate and transcend. It is necessary to use human actions and deeds to achieve elevation and transcendence, and not to deify oneself. Doing so can easily invite the pursuit of karmic creditors from countless lifetimes. If one's inner stability is insufficient at such times, it becomes even more precarious.
I fear that one may remain trapped in the human realm, unable to ascend and transcend within this cosmic cycle. Do you understand? In the human world, Mother's Day approaches. Present each mother under heaven with a flower. Those who receive this opportunity are blessed with great fortune! Tomorrow is also Saturday, another auspicious occasion for our lineage to guide and deliver. I hope everyone can come to support and thus gain greater benefits for themselves.
2014, 0921, 1405◎＃※   OK#
Great Emperor of Eastern Pole and Azure Radiance
At the Eastern Pole, the Celestial Pivot ferries primordial souls,
Greeting the virtuous grace of the Great Emperor of Qinghua.
Thirty Cycles of Sentient Beings on the Great Path,  
Dynastic Purification Guides All Living Souls.
第三十回  　朝代淨化
What causes the purification of a dynasty?
After the Zhou Dynasty, why is it that the actions and behaviors of all subsequent imperial dynasties, unlike the eight-hundred-year foundational era of the Zhou, were less stable and more prone to brutal acts of slaughter? Moreover, following the Zhou Dynasty, each transition between dynasties often resulted in severe and widespread bloodshed.
Furthermore, around the time of each dynasty's transition, many innocent beings inevitably suffer harm. Specifically, after the establishment and founding of each new dynasty, and throughout the successive reigns of emperors and monarchs, numerous instances of exterminating nine or even ten clans occur. Countless beings who are fundamentally unrelated to these events are also ruthlessly slaughtered, vanishing without a trace.
Moreover, even if the killing is quite innocent or unavoidable, consider the slaughter inflicted by the emperors and rulers of each dynasty upon sentient beings. If you were to change perspectives and imagine yourself as one of those beings, unjustly killed for no reason, how would you feel? In contrast, you would surely feel deeply unwilling.
Even if there are millions of unwilling acts of killing, or if one is slain without cause, all such acts of slaughter inevitably give rise to immense unwillingness and profound resentment. When this resentment finds no outlet, it will lead to the grievances and vengeful pursuits of the underworld star.
Main Framework of Dynasty Purification
Consequently, all sentient beings in the human world, when encountering dissatisfaction and resentment, will generate numerous malevolent energies. As this wave of killing behavior re-enters human society, all calamities and misfortunes will follow one after another. This is the reason why, since ancient times, disasters have persisted into the present era and remain difficult to eradicate.
Therefore, after the Zhou Dynasty, all rulers and emperors who engaged in acts of killing were condemned to the underworld to atone for their deeds. These deposed monarchs and emperors would thus repay for all the killings they committed in the human world, deserving their punishment. As for the innocent victims who were unwillingly slain, how could their grievances simply fade away after being unjustly killed?
This gives rise to a malevolent force that is difficult to dispel, interfering with all aspects of survival in the human world. It also serves as a punishment for those who commit slaughter, as they become dependent on the power derived from such acts. Yet, the sentient beings of the vast universe are fundamentally not protected by virtuous affinities. This cycle of slaughter perpetuates a continuous stream of unwholesome karma.
Throughout the dynastic transitions, regardless of the size of the nations, many innocent lives have been lost to senseless acts of slaughter. Such lawless brutality—does Heaven truly turn a blind eye to these killings? Over the past three to four thousand years, this pattern has persisted without cease.
How, then, is the virtue and favor of a dynasty manifested?
In the current era of democratic elections, significant improvements have been made. However, if these acts of slaughter surpass even the virtues of benevolent rulers, then the perpetrators must face the punishment of repaying with their lives. Yet how can the millions of slain beings be compensated one by one? It is essential to purify the negative influences left by various dynasties anew.
You, who are fortunate to live in this era of technological civilization and democratic elections, will bring even greater blessings to the future. You can understand that the world of humanity will achieve greater elevation. This is because, throughout the rise and fall of dynasties, emperors, and monarchs, there have always been countless innocent lives unjustly taken. Those responsible for such slaughter have long been summoned to the underworld to answer for their deeds.
If one's virtuous grace extends only to one's own nation and the protection of its people throughout a lifetime, it is indeed a profound moral conduct. By distinguishing between the virtuous grace and the slaughter of ancient dynasties, we can differentiate the various causes and actions. The human world, in its virtuous grace toward all living beings, involves incorporating one's own actions into the protection and care of the nation and its people.
Just as the heavens care for all people across the vast world, they oversee different nations and entrust rulers and emperors of each dynasty with mutual fulfillment. This is why mutual fulfillment across time and space remains an essential fundamental principle to this day. It also allows for virtuous and favorable conditions to foster growth, ultimately benefiting oneself.
The ancient dynasties were shaped by human endeavors.
Why must the human world be purified through ancient dynasties? Precisely because the legacy of virtue left behind by those dynasties continues to descend. All cultural records and traditions passed down in the human world are part of this virtue. It is through such conditions that the multitudes of future beings may mutually elevate themselves within the human realm, allowing virtue to manifest and permeate the world of humanity.
This is something that can be achieved through human effort. It is necessary for people to foster the growth of these human factors. The purifying effect formed by cause and effect involves elevating the ancient dynasties anew, aligning them with the present time and karma. It also entails rectifying all the shortcomings, deficiencies, and errors that have accumulated over these three to four thousand years.
Even if there are renovations and changes, it is essential for the elevation and transcendence of sentient beings in the future. This is because, after entering the human world, sentient beings continuously learn and grow. By accumulating the experiences of predecessors and inheriting educational and cultural traditions, sentient beings can come to understand how the human world advances and evolves.
This is because, as the creation and purification of humanity's future world progress and evolve, the well-being of all human beings is continuously being created and elevated. Your present moment is precisely in the process of writing the evolutionary history of humanity's future—it is a transition from the past "Investiture of the Gods" to the re-entry into the "Evolution of Reverence for the Heart," elevating it once more.
The Elevation and Transcendence of Buddhist Fruition Attainment
This is the conferral of the "Buddha Vehicle Fruit Position," a rank unlike any previous bestowal.
It is merely divine will. If that were the case, there would be no need for Heaven to reincarnate these virtuous monarchs of ancient dynasties, allowing them to be reborn as humans. Instead, through this reformation and transformation, they are enabled to manifest the virtues and benevolence of the past.
Why does the Heavenly Realm act in this manner to recreate and elevate future blessings? This is also due to the principles of equality and justice, which are applied to the emperors and monarchs of ancient dynasties, enabling them to achieve efficacy. For the future multitude of humanity, this can greatly increase blessings and benefit all sentient beings with compassion.
In elevating the virtuous rulers and emperors of ancient dynasties to transcendence, rather than allowing them to remain confined between the Celestial Heavens and the Earthly Nether Star, within this current of virtue there also exist many unfavorable influences. Coupled with numerous deficiencies, shortcomings, and errors in implementation, these will further generate many adverse influences upon the human world.
Ancient dynasties must undergo purification and elevation.
The calamities of the human world arise in part from this very source. Because within this flow of virtuous grace, there also exist many harmful influences. This is why, in the present-day Earthly Nether Star, all nations encounter numerous disasters and sudden misfortunes, causing sentient beings to abruptly lose their precious lives.
This is the perspective of Heaven: When this act of slaughter and the act of benevolent grace intertwine and protect each other, it will inevitably affect this malevolent cyclone. It will persistently linger within the Earthly Nether Star, and for the countless beings of the future, it is by no means a favorable cyclone. It must be purified, preventing this cyclone of resentment from coiling together.
For the welfare of future generations, long-term stability and peace can be achieved; moreover, it is even more for the sake of the future.
Technological civilization is recreated through the advancement of the human world, which involves equating the technologies of the first cosmic cycle with those of the second cosmic cycle to elevate human life. This transformation and shift in the momentum of ancient dynasties enable the emergence of a more refined and superior energy.
The Fundamental Role of Dynastic Advancement
Furthermore, in the human world, integrating the blessings of the future into human technology through all past causes and conditions requires a clear understanding of this guiding principle, which is ordained and implemented by Heaven throughout the vast universe. Particularly in the present era, all religious sects and lineages are called upon to lead the further enhancement of human well-being and prosperity.
Through the ingenious arrangements of Heaven, these "borrowed talents" have made inventions and creations that enable greater elevation and growth. Why is it that the human world, under such conditions, can achieve greater development for all sentient beings in the vast universe? Over the past nearly 200 years, the human world has implemented the framework of democratic electoral systems within its realm.
Thus, it is possible to avoid the cycle of dynastic changes and all acts of slaughter. Without a grand mission and a greater elevation beyond the human world, it is through such causes and conditions that the electoral systems of European and American nations can be promoted across the entire globe. This is a readjustment, a transformation of this unfavorable cyclical vortex.
The imperial virtue of the dynasty bestows great grace,  
Bringing welfare and benefit to all living beings.
Killing deeds form a whirlwind,  
Virtue of heaven and earth pervades the entire universe.
Enhancement, Refinement, and Transformation  
Extending the Benefits of Future Technology
The human world advances with renewed vigor,  
Growing and returning to the chapter of the Great Dao.
This verse! It serves as mutual encouragement among all sentient beings and spiritual children, and will also bring greater elevation and transcendence to the system of the Chongxin lineage. This is the framework and institution long established by Heaven, precisely designed to benefit the election system of all sentient human beings in the realm. Well, thank you for your hard work. May all be auspicious. I have troubled the Chongxin lineage for some time. Farewell.
Bodhisattva Samantabhadra of the Wuji
The decree of the Wuji was issued long ago,  
As the Bodhisattva Samantabhadra ascends the stage to arrange.
All virtuous sages are well and at peace,  
Buddhas, saints, and cultivators smile with joy.
Good evening to all saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy! Today, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Azure, one of the Four Polar Great Emperors, has personally descended to compose the thirtieth chapter of "The Multitude of Beings in the Great Dao." This chapter elucidates the framework for purifying dynasties, and in the next installment, even greater celestial secrets will be revealed to the human world.
This is precisely why the heavens have established such principles to elevate and purify this dynasty. If not, numerous detrimental energies would stagnate within the earthly realm, failing to provide beneficial momentum for sentient beings. Instead, many harmful atmospheric currents would arise, inflicting damage upon the human world. This would contradict the fundamental laws of the heavens, which are designed to benefit the vast multitude of humanity.
2014, 0921, 1655◎＃※   OK＃
Supreme Celestial Emperor of the Grand Ultimate
From the Supreme Ultimate arises the Limitless;  
Through the Celestial Sovereign's virtue, all spirits are formed.
The thirty-first chapter of the Great Emperor's work:  
Blessings bestowed upon all beings, the essence of utmost benevolence.
第卅一回　  福報眾生
The blessings of all sentient beings with love.
In the realm of sentient beings, countless souls often believe that their enemies and creditors will inevitably come to seek retribution. Yet, they are unaware that this world of sentience also harbors numerous deities and spirits, capable of repaying past kindness with blessings and grace. This form of assistance, arising from the conditions of karma, has remained a profound mystery to the human world since ancient times.
Why can these spirits and deities from the second and third realms come to repay kindness, and how is it said: while their actions are interdependent with the deeds of blessed beings, they can also bestow such blessings upon those who possess good fortune as a form of gratitude, thereby adding to the accumulation of blessings? This is the theme of today’s discussion.
The Basic Principles and Framework of Karmic Rewards for Sentient Beings—The human world serves as the realm where past actions are distinguished as blessings or misfortunes for all living beings. How, then, do you evaluate your deeds and conduct in this present life? If you consistently help others without any expectation of return, virtuous and favorable conditions will arise to support you.
Furthermore, all acts of benevolent grace and compassion benefit many people. Thus it can be said: such sacrifice and dedication as yours, offered selflessly and without ulterior motive, will inevitably accumulate abundant hidden merits for oneself. The same applies to visible virtues. This distinguishes the difference between "hidden merits and visible virtues."
there will be justice, equality, and mutual assistance.
Towards those who have mutually benefited us, we feel a sense of mutual fulfillment. Yet, because of these beneficiaries, one cannot accept such kindness without reason, and thus often finds it difficult to repay their grace. However, those with conscience and a sense of righteousness will contemplate acts of gratitude, while ordinary individuals may never even entertain such thoughts or actions.
To even think of repaying kindness is fundamentally impossible. When one harbors such thoughts or intentions, it only deepens the sense of gratitude toward the benefactor, and the desire to repay arises. However, if circumstances of time and space prevent the fulfillment of this wish, it remains a timeless aspect of human existence—a gesture of gratitude that persists through the ages.
This is also the most commendable act of benevolence that Heaven takes pride in, allowing one to observe the formation of karmic obstacles, which operates in the same manner. As for the causes and conditions that bring blessings to sentient beings—how do they relate to those who repay kindness and those who create blessings, and what are their own temporal and spatial causes and conditions? If these causes and conditions are not yet ripe, such thoughts and concepts will persist into the next lifetime.
It is through the dual actions of repaying kindness and creating kindness that a virtuous cycle of causes and conditions is formed. Thus, in the karmic connections spanning the next two to three lifetimes, even if the one repaying kindness has forgotten the structure of such thoughts, this virtuous cycle—where causes meet to form conditions, conditions meet to bear fruit, fruits meet to bring retribution, and retribution meets to fulfill recompense—will still manifest itself.
The heavens have always adhered to fundamental principles.
Towards those who have bestowed grace in past or multiple lifetimes, one can reciprocate with acts of gratitude. In doing so, one aligns with the divine will of Heaven in repaying kindness, a fundamental principle of goodness that has been upheld since ancient times. From the perspective of the one repaying the debt of gratitude: having once received the favor and virtue of the benefactor, one will encounter favorable and virtuous opportunities awaiting in return.
If it still exists in the underworld, this is a way for the benefactor to repay kindness in both the human world and the underworld. If the benefactor has already attained a fruit of enlightenment, they may be reborn into the family of the recipient of their kindness. Through their deity, family members, or various related karmic connections, they can repay the kindness of the recipient from a past life by bestowing blessings upon them.
Even through the direct transfer of merits and virtues, it is possible! There is no need to re-enter the human world to repay kindness through actions! This is also one of the methods, and it aligns with the blessings of repaying kindness, allowing one to enjoy the human world while repaying the benefactor. Such blessings can be directed toward past benefactors who have already been reborn as humans—so what then?
It can yield considerable rewards, which serves as great encouragement for the countless beings of this present age. This is a method employed by Heaven that has remained unknown to the human world since ancient times. As for those who have performed good deeds in past lives: it has already passed! Moreover, how could they possibly understand the entire process?
The Practice of Accumulating Hidden Virtue and Reaping Blessings
How can there be any room for conceptual construction? There is none! Yet in the causal cycles of the Heavenly Dao, such is the subtlety that not the slightest detail of the retribution for any karmic cause and effect is ever overlooked. This is precisely what sentient beings in the present age fail to understand—why they lack abundant talents and endurance.
However, when one wonders why great blessings come even while living with simple sincerity, it is essential to understand that the grace bestowed by Heaven and the virtues of all living beings stem from the cycle of cause and effect from past lives. This is what shapes human factors and explains why such blessings are integrated into one's own life system.
This is the eternal mystery revealed to sentient beings. In your present life, you must understand the necessity of your own "hidden virtues and karmic rewards." Only by truly aligning with yourself, through your own actions and deeds without seeking returns, and elevating all your "non-action" into "true non-action"—why must it be this way?
It is precisely because the human world is not solely about one’s own existence that you can understand: in entering human life, apart from eating, drinking, sleeping, and attending to basic needs, everything else is in service to all beings. Why, then, can we not strive to do it a little better, creating conditions and causes that allow more people to benefit?
What about aspirations and ideologies?
This is the action of true non-action, aimed at elevating the world of sentient beings. It is essential to incorporate such conduct into one's own service practices. Can you understand that, apart from one's own basic needs like eating, drinking, and sleeping, everything else should be dedicated to serving other beings? No one can escape this limitation and process.
Apart from one's own habits and lifestyle, in all actions and behaviors, there exists what is referred to by Heaven as the "great and just conduct." Moreover, if one fails to understand the service they are performing through such great and just conduct—that is, how much they have done for themselves—they are the most capable of comprehending all of it, and what then are the results?
In such acts of service, when you give generously, Heaven will reward you even more abundantly. Yet, if you are unwilling to offer even a little for the sake of all beings, Heaven will grant you only enough to sustain your own family. Reflect carefully on the world today and consider who truly serves all beings.
The amount of good one reaps is precisely the measure of the good one has sown! Since ancient times, it has been the accumulation of virtuous karma—across the human world, the realm of departed souls, and the divine realm—that determines the benevolent rewards within the causality of all sentient beings. Through human agency, all beings can achieve the beautiful and virtuous returns they have sown.
Blessings and rewards are bestowed in manifold ways upon all human beings.
Thus, it will lead to the addition of: blessings of affinity, blessings of virtue, blessings of wealth, blessings of longevity, blessings of reward, blessings of grace, blessings of fortune, and blessings of prosperity—so many, indeed. In your thoughts and beliefs, you often ask the Heavens to bestow blessings of affinity, yet you do not realize that your own blessings of affinity are something you must attain for yourself.
Because the human world is a vast realm of service, inhabited by sentient beings.
How can one comprehend the mysteries and secrets within? They arise from one's own compassionate thoughts, manifested in actions and deeds bestowed upon the world. This holds true regardless of any nation, religion, or sect.
Furthermore, for sentient beings, aside from the necessities they personally enjoy—such as eating, drinking, excretion, miscellaneous tasks, and sleeping—everything else is essentially a sacrifice and service provided by all living beings across the vast world. This is done to serve the greater community, in exchange for a meager salary to support their families and sustain their livelihoods.
Furthermore! You must ponder carefully: is there any single matter that does not aim to serve and sacrifice for all living beings under heaven and earth today? If so, can you then rebuild this way of thinking within your own cognitive framework? Once you do, actions of service will naturally follow.
Ideology as an Influence on Fortune
This is a divine opportunity and auspicious affinity unprecedented since ancient times. It is simply that the extent of your efforts will determine the magnitude of your rewards. If this is so, do you still wish to know how much fortune and blessings you may personally obtain? All truly depends on how much you are willing to sacrifice and dedicate yourselves—for your own sake, for all living beings, and for heaven and earth—in serving humanity.
You should observe more carefully: those beings who enjoy relatively greater blessings are certainly those who have accumulated merit through their actions in past lives and over many lifetimes, with some also due to their conduct in this present life. This is merely a transformation of thought and perspective. Can you comprehend the profound care of Heaven, which provides you with opportunities to serve the welfare of society?
You may elevate your thoughts and concepts, and then add your sacrifice and dedication, without expecting any personal return. In this way, you can enter a state of non-action within yourself. By practicing this consistently over time, you will not experience any discomfort. Those who truly embody "selfless sacrifice and dedication through non-action" will surely receive good and virtuous rewards.
Only when the mind remains utterly undisturbed, and this state of non-action is applied henceforth to foster greater growth and benefit for you all, can one truly attain the behavior and actions of genuine non-action. Then you may say: you have long since reached the realm and rank of practicing the Buddha's fruit, and in this very moment, you are already engaged in the conduct of the Buddha vehicle's fruition.
A shift in thinking is necessary to reap the benefits.
In this present life, what more can one desire? What else do you still wish to seek? It is certain that all your actions and deeds have long entered the attainment of the Buddha’s path. I wonder if you can truly comprehend this divine opportunity and favorable affinity, or if you merely listen with one ear and let it pass like the wind, making it difficult to truly serve all sentient beings.
In all actions and endeavors, it is essential to understand that the exercise of blessings and favorable conditions stems from one's own thoughts and beliefs, combined with one's conduct and actions. Only through genuine upward elevation can one truly cultivate and advance oneself. This is the fundamental delusion of sentient beings in the human world: they remain unaware of this truth throughout their lives.
From the moment of birth onward, one's entire existence is dedicated to serving sentient beings in the future, while also striving to accumulate greater knowledge and experience to guide them downward. Throughout the ages, which among all sentient beings has ever been able to endure without deviation (or demise)? Is this not so?
Upon careful reflection on human conduct, it becomes clear that fortune and misfortune are of one's own making.
Change comes through shifts in thought and concept,  
Service extends to all sentient beings with compassion.
To understand that human beings achieve their own cultivation, in truth, is all for the sake of all sentient beings.
Long has it been in disrepair,  
Further obscured by worldly dust.
This verse! It serves as mutual encouragement among all sentient beings, fostering a growth in the fundamental mindset of compassionate guidance that has been absent since ancient times. You are all confined by the education of the human world, unable to deeply implant this way of thinking into the fields of your eight consciousnesses. Moreover, with a singular desire to enter religion, you hope to achieve a higher level of elevation thereafter.
Can that be accomplished? Not necessarily! One must sincerely comprehend to understand everything; it requires favorable conditions and virtuous causes to ascend, progress, and transcend, in order to truly reap virtuous benefits and rewards. Well, thank you all for your hard work, for accompanying and contributing, and for troubling the Chongxin lineage for some time. Farewell!
Lady of Birth Registration from the Wuji Realm
The true celestial secrets descend to transform,  
Elevating humanity within the mortal world.
The Wuji Goddess of Childbirth Ascends the Throne,  
Speaking the Fundamental Truth of All Beings' Blessings and Retribution.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the fellow students of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, one of the Four Great Emperors, the Great Emperor of the Celestial Sovereign of the Supreme Ultimate, has personally descended to compose the thirty-first chapter of "The Multitudes of the Great Dao." The first half of this chapter elaborates on the blessings bestowed upon sentient beings, while the latter half presents even greater opportunities and profound principles, aiming to further elevate and refine your thinking and perspectives.
I do not know whether today's writings can be added to your eighth consciousness. If they can help you contemplate and conceive the "Buddha Vehicle's fruition stage," they may lead to greater fulfillment and deeper rewards. If one fails to understand that all codes of conduct within heaven and earth are merely transformed by thoughts and concepts, then this becomes the very distinction between attainment and non-attainment.
2014, 0922, 1718 ◎＃※    ０Ｋ＃
The Great Emperor of the North Star, Ziwei.
The North Star, sovereign of myriad stars,
The Great Emperor of Purple Tenuity descends to act.
The Thirty-Second Chapter of the Great Dao's Sentient Beings: The Fundamental Framework of the Principles of Blessings
第卅二回  　福報原則
The Retribution and Reception of Karmic Cause and Effect Across Three Lifetimes
Sentient beings—all perceive the pursuit of their karmic creditors as an exceedingly cruel act, one that fills them with profound fear. Indeed, many are even driven to evade reality and flee from it altogether. This stems from a failure to comprehend the function of karmic retribution within the cycle of cause and effect, and thus to skillfully apply its principles. Generally, people regard the pursuit of karmic creditors as an extremely unfavorable situation.
In the matter of retribution for sentient beings, where the full understanding of cause and effect remains elusive, there exists a distinction between "retribution for negative karma" and "reward for positive karma." One pertains to punitive actions arising from malevolent deeds, while the other involves the accumulation of blessings. This is precisely the perplexing confusion that bewilders the multitude of living beings across the vast universe.
Nor can one comprehend why, alongside the retribution of cause and effect, there exists the function of karma to repay? This is because where there is a cause, there must be an effect, leading to encounters across lifetimes—whether suffering retribution or enjoying blessings. It is precisely this distinction that separates "good fortune, ordinary fate, and calamitous misfortune." Once formed, it gives rise to wholesome and favorable causes and conditions, enabling upward growth and transcendence.
Since ancient times, this has been the fundamental cause for the elevation of all living beings in the vast world. Ordinary beings often hold an incorrect view regarding the matter of cause, condition, and retribution. They generally believe that the karmic retribution from enemies and creditors is extremely dreadful. However, it is also necessary to incorporate all the blessings and virtues accumulated from past lives into the repayment of the present life.
The Principle of Karmic Reward
This is also an act of retribution. Sentient beings might perceive retribution as a rather unfavorable state. Therefore, if all blessings are intertwined with the enjoyment of retribution, what perspective would you adopt to understand the good and bad of karmic cause and effect, and to distinguish whether it is within your own fortune, allowing yourself to achieve fulfillment while enjoying these blessings?
Moreover, people generally believe that entering into retribution must involve considerable pain, suffering, and torment, which naturally leads to fear. When discussing the punitive effects of all causes, conditions, and karmic consequences, the vast multitude of sentient beings in the world also fail to understand why such blessings could enter their own lives, supporting their structure and allowing them to enjoy these blessings.
If you can comprehend this: the retribution of cause and effect across three lifetimes, within the human realm, is precisely distinguished by grievances, enmities, kindnesses, and virtues. One is bound to encounter creditors of past grievances and debts who come to demand repayment. When blessings and virtues are added to oneself, one may mistakenly believe they are the accumulation of one's own abilities and skills—this is absolutely not the case!
Little do they know that in the second and third realms, these departed souls and enlightened deities can transfer their own accumulated virtue and blessings to those who brought them good fortune in past lives. Moreover, all actions and deeds in this present life are precisely guided and redirected by the enlightened deities and immortals who have attained the Way. With the compassionate permission of Heaven, these blessings are bestowed and augmented as rewards.
The Principle of Retribution for Good Fortune
If the spirits in the second and third realms were to return to repay kindness, allowing those who performed good deeds in past lives to accumulate additional blessings in this present life, it would inevitably obstruct the resurgence of many unfavorable energies. Moreover, for those who created blessings in past lives and are now living in the present moment, could they comprehend how much merit and virtue they had accumulated in their previous existence?
In bestowing great virtue and blessings upon all living beings across the vast universe, this is a benevolent act that one may never fully comprehend. The blessings received in this life are meant to enrich the fortune and grace of all sentient beings in the universe, yet one cannot fully grasp how much misfortune, grace, or blessings from past lives have been bestowed.
It is also because the myriad sentient beings in the world of emotions cannot fully comprehend the varying blessings and misfortunes generated in each era or generation. This is due to differences in temporal and spatial conditions, coupled with the fact that upon birth, every being's memories of past lives are obscured. Thus, it becomes impossible to understand how all the blessings and calamities of previous existences came to be.
However, in the human world, there are often numerous actions of retribution from karmic creditors, yet few understand how these karmic creditors manage to locate and seek retribution from them. Could this be a subtle arrangement by Heaven? Most people find it difficult to comprehend that in the human world, after birth, one also carries the imprints of past lives and the essence of their inherent nature.
The Principle of Karmic Retribution and the Law of Cause and Effect Across Three Lifetimes
Furthermore, as you in the human world often refer to: the genes of DNA, how do they relate to human actions and behaviors influenced by personal factors? Ordinary people might wonder: how could the Heavens possibly be so profound as to understand how a person was in their past life, how they are in this life, and how they will be in the next life? These three lifetimes of cause and effect are all interconnected.
It is precisely the connection between blessings and misfortunes, interwoven through the causal chain of actions and their retributive effects. Without understanding this process of karmic cause and effect, one cannot comprehend why, after birth, some beings are endowed with abundant blessings while others accumulate considerable calamities.
Why is it, then, that in the reckoning and retribution of cause and effect across the three lifetimes, the very process of being born as a human in this sentient world is precisely a final settlement of all karmic debts from your previous existence? It is here that one’s accumulated merits and misdeeds are integrated into every action of this present life.
Therefore, as the ancient saying goes: "If you ask about the causes of past lives, they are what you endure in this life; if you ask about the fruits of future lives, they are what you create in this life." This distinguishes between the retribution of karmic obstacles and the reception of blessings. In the human world, regarding all present blessings, sentient beings are unable to comprehend how much fortune they are to receive in this lifetime, or how many calamities and disasters they will face. All of this is difficult to know.
The principle of retribution governs what is bestowed.
When observing the overall origins and outcomes of all sentient beings within the vast universe, one can clearly understand through one's own physical form and actions what kind of blessings, karmic causes, misfortunes, or calamities one possesses. For all these threads of causality leave traces to be followed, and there will be future rewards and retributions accordingly.
All sentient beings, upon entering the human world, continuously experience the retribution of blessings from their past lives, allowing them to first enjoy the fruits of their accumulated merits. This is precisely how the heavens bestow blessings into daily life, and it is through the journey of human existence that one may more fully savor the enjoyment of such fortune.
For all beings in the vast world, to verify whether one's daily life is more enjoyable than others, or whether possessing fine dwellings and abundant fields and properties brings greater comfort compared to others—this pertains to the blessings of each individual being. Everyone is different, and this is due to the actions and deeds from previous lives and accumulated lifetimes.
One is bound to join this present life to enjoy blessings. However, after a period of time, once all blessings and enjoyments are exhausted, it is precisely then that the time and conditions arise for creditors and enemies to come seeking retribution. This is why sentient beings often feel that the time and conditions for enjoying blessings are comparatively much shorter.
The karmic obstacles incurred from the retribution of enemies and creditors.
Furthermore, the reason why the period of encountering the retribution from karmic creditors tends to be prolonged lies precisely in this: because sentient beings, while enjoying their blessings, are often unaware of when calamity might strike. This leads them to have excessive confidence in all their actions throughout this lifetime. Moreover, when the enjoyment of blessings lasts too long, it compounds this overconfidence.
this gives rise to a rather arrogant way of conducting oneself and handling affairs throughout one's life,
One may think highly of oneself, but what becomes of that in the next moment? Thus, it becomes impossible to realize that one's blessings are gradually being exhausted. If one fails to change their behavior and conduct, they may well face hardship in the future.
When observing such beings: it is precisely those who enjoy blessings in the front but encounter calamities in the back. This type of human being is far too numerous, far too many. Generally, it can be clearly understood through their facial features. This is a repayment of karmic causes and effects from past lives. One must understand that in the human world, departed spirits and deities, just like you, possess the virtuous karma and good affinities cultivated in previous lives.
It is certain that there will be retribution for you in this life and this world. This retribution is not what ordinary people perceive as the pursuit of debts by enemies or creditors, but rather includes: the addition of another kind of blessing, the increase of wealth, the enhancement of interpersonal relationships, the growth of currency, the expansion of land and property, the rise of prosperity and honor, the augmentation of fortune, and the deepening of wisdom.
The Basic Framework of the Principles of Merit and Reward
This also means that for all living beings in the vast universe, adding various forms of wealth to human relationships and diverse endeavors, and applying them to benevolent actions in the human world, will cultivate one's own abilities and skills. This, in turn, will foster great confidence in oneself. Within this process, if one can maintain humility and modesty while in the human realm.
It will thus be enjoyed over a longer period, as the blessings of virtue, wealth, and various favorable circumstances are repaid in the second and third realms. Moreover, within human factors, if one believes their own blessings to be exceptionally abundant and even becomes arrogant enough to oppress other beings, ordinary people often suffer from the bullying of power and wealth.
Some will resist, while others will remain silent, enduring in silence to see how long your malice lasts. If further bullying and harm extend to their very lives, in the next lifetime, creditors of karmic debts will come to demand full repayment. This aligns with the just and equitable principles of Heaven, ensuring retribution and misfortune in this life and the next.
They will then proceed to settle debts one after another. This is also a reciprocal cause and effect with all karmic creditors and the recipients of blessings in the vast world. Moreover, since ancient times, one principle has consistently been applied without distinction: both blessings and misfortunes will be justly and equally repaid. This is the principle that the Heavenly Lord has always upheld.
The Distinction Between Blessings and Misfortunes
When sentient beings enter the human world, the law of karma often manifests through human factors to ensure that these beings receive fair and impartial rewards for their good deeds and retribution for their misdeeds. Thus, the actions performed in this life become the basis for compensation in the next life or the latter half of this very life, without distinction between blessings and misfortunes.
The human world operates precisely in this manner; the actions of past lives inevitably shape the experiences of the present life. This reflects the impartiality and fairness of Heaven, which weaves together the blessings and misfortunes of each being across their present life, past lives, and future lives—connecting all three existences as one.
Regarding the vast cosmos, it balances blessings and misfortunes through mutual retribution. Without distinction, whether they were benefactors or adversaries in past lives, all will, in this life or the next, experience the recompense of enjoying blessings or suffering misfortunes through their actions. This truly reflects the principle that the net of heaven is vast and loose, yet nothing escapes it, and it embodies the righteous and correct way.
The net of Heaven is vast, with wide meshes, yet nothing escapes it.  
In the world of human affairs, it is I who shall act.
Enjoying blessings in this life, 
Settling debts of misfortune as the framework.
The distinction between blessings and calamities,  
Yet mortals only perceive the entanglement of grievances and debts.
It is difficult to comprehend the blessings and rewards bestowed upon us;  
To accept adversity with grace is our fundamental duty.
This verse! It serves as mutual encouragement among all sentient primordial spirits, offering a renewed analysis of the blessings received and the misfortunes endured in the human world. It aims to help everyone understand that when sentient karmic creditors seek retribution and when blessings are enjoyed, they occur within the same temporal and spatial conditions of cause and effect. However, each individual's experience differs—why then is the timing of enjoying blessings the same for all?
Moreover, it aligns with the principle of fairness and equality upheld by Heaven, leaving no detail overlooked. However, when encountering misfortune, the experience tends to be more deeply felt, making the pains of life seem longer. If we distinguish between blessings and calamities, it is merely a shift in one’s state of mind—is this not so? Thank you all for your efforts. Farewell!
Queen Mother of the West
The Golden Mother of the Jasper Ascends the Sacred Terrace,  
A Sublime Work That Can Be Clearly Understood.
The enjoyment of blessings is the same,  
The torment of misfortune is felt and lingers.
The Ancient Mysteries Revealed: The Celestial Texts of the Great Dao Series Are Arranged
Extraordinary works are even more genuine and true,  
Carrying wisdom within the depths of realization.
All Saints, Sages, and fellow students of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening. Today, the Great Emperor of the North Pole, Ziwei, has personally descended to compose the thirty-second chapter of "Beings of the Great Dao," analyzing the principles of karmic reward. This will help you better understand how cause and effect have been interconnected throughout the ages, linking the boundaries of karma across three lifetimes. Yet, how do sentient beings perceive their own blessings and misfortunes? This remains difficult to comprehend. Farewell, everyone!
2014, 0922, 1850 ◎＃※   ０Ｋ＃
The Great Emperor of Longevity in the Southern Pole
Few tread the path to the Southern Pole's Celestial Pivot,  
For it is the root of longevity, fortune, and virtuous reward.
The Great Emperor descended, manifesting thirty-three times,  
Bestowing blessings and prosperity upon those who uphold familial devotion.
第卅三回  　福祿賜予
All benevolent qualities of sentient beings with affection increase and flourish.
Sentient beings: By observing all actions and behaviors within the human world, which are dependent upon the enjoyment of blessings, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and honor, one can understand that these are the functional benefits accumulated from past and successive lifetimes. Through the combined blessings and rewards from past and countless lifetimes, there arises the growth of wholesome and favorable conditions.
Fortune, Prosperity, Longevity, Wealth, and Honor: all are accumulated from one's past lives, and must be interconnected in the present life to manifest such blessings. Sentient beings often fail to understand why such circumstances enter their current existence. Yet it is precisely when Fortune, Prosperity, Longevity, Wealth, and Honor reveal themselves that they become anchored in one's life.
It must be that, by adding the accumulated merits from one's previous lives, one can connect them to the present life to enjoy blessings. It is necessary to have accumulated merits from past lives to manifest in the present—this is the undeniable truth of karmic reward. Similarly, the suffering of "calamities, misfortunes, and disasters" is also borne in this way. Moreover, all codes of conduct within the vast universe are fundamentally just and equal.
It is precisely through the "Mirror of the Heavenly Heart," the "Mirror of the Earthly Heart," and the "Mirror of the Conscience" that all sentient beings across the vast universe are connected. Relying on the karmic causes and effects accumulated from past and countless lifetimes, these mirrors facilitate the interplay of causes and the retribution of effects. However, most people remain fundamentally unaware of the cycle of karma.
Most human beings find it difficult to comprehend the law of cause and effect.
They are also less capable of discerning the distinctions between good, ordinary (neutral), and evil consequences in the retribution of karma, particularly in their actions toward creditors from past grievances and acts of repaying kindness. This is absolutely true. By infusing their own energy and the essence of their DNA, they bring about encounters in this very life, prompting all actions of retribution from these creditors of past grievances.
These sentient beings cannot comprehend why, in this lifetime, they have never deceived or harmed anyone, yet they must endure all the actions of karmic creditors seeking retribution. It is an act of unwillingness and reluctance, one that no one would easily believe or accept—this persecution by karmic creditors.
However, the impartial and equitable retribution of Heaven, coupled with the enjoyment of blessings, entails bearing the consequences of fortune, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and nobility—all of which are tied to the cumulative actions of one's past lives. Yet, how can all sentient beings comprehend their previous existences? And how are fortune, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and nobility transformed?
Thus, it arises that one is unable to truly understand how one's own actions and behaviors should address the various issues from past lives, overcome obstacles, and face the retribution from karmic creditors. This is something that people today find difficult to comprehend. Some may even directly say, "If not, then show me the evidence of your past lives!"
This life arises from the karma of countless past lives.
Moreover, having no sense of connection to past lives at all can lead to numerous mutual misunderstandings.
The accumulation of karma, if enjoyed in the forms of blessings, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and nobility, is something no human being would likely refuse! Moreover, most people tend to believe they possess considerable good fortune, further enhanced by the virtues of their ancestors and the protection of favorable feng shui.
One's own efforts also play a significant role. Those with profound blessings in fortune, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and nobility often find it difficult to believe that beyond the second and third dimensions, there exists the accumulation of countless lifetimes. It is through the intricate web of karmic cause and effect in the human world that one enjoys the blessings of this present life. For those whose fortunes in this lifetime are less favorable, what then?
This is a common psychological barrier that many find difficult to overcome: within the ordinary person's share of blessings, why is it that others can obtain the happiness they desire with just a little effort? Yet for oneself, despite never harming or deceasing anyone throughout a lifetime, why is it so difficult to merely ask for a simple life?
Moreover, there are many people who struggle to secure even one meal a day, lacking the means to live a life of warmth and sustenance. This makes it all the more incomprehensible why others can effortlessly enjoy true comfort in their lives, while no matter how hard one strives, struggles, and fights—merely hoping to provide enough food and shelter for the family—it remains difficult to fulfill even the most basic aspirations, let alone pursue one's own ideals.
Fortune, Prosperity, Longevity, Wealth, and Honor are each distinct.
Thus, it is distinguished: what were the blessings and misfortunes from one's past lives? How many sacrifices and acts of selfless devotion, free from personal motives, did one make in previous and accumulated lifetimes? After distinguishing all that one has given in past lives, one awaits the arrival of the appropriate time and conditions in this present life, when the extent of one's blessings will be revealed.
Human beings are thus unable to comprehend how their past lives were, or how their present life came to be. This gives rise to an inability to overcome their own ignorance and obstacles, leading them to wonder why, despite all their efforts, they still cannot secure the basic necessities of warmth and sustenance. What, then, are the causes and effects of their past lives?
It is precisely based on what one experiences in the present—that is, the actions of one's past life—and what one does in the present, that determines what will be bestowed in the next life: blessings, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and honor, or poverty, lowliness, and premature death. Yet how can we distinguish what our past life was like? The past life is already invisible, so how can we understand it with perfect clarity?
Moreover, how could one possibly present the entire process involving karmic creditors from past lives as evidence in the present moment? This is fundamentally impossible. All orientations in human life stem from the genetic essence inherited from past lives, which gives rise to this present life and this current existence. Yet, one can also integrate this genetic essence into the here and now of this very life and this very world.
The reflection revealed by the three hearts of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity
Only then can fortune, prosperity, longevity, and wealth manifest in this present life. Moreover, regarding why karmic creditors from past grievances can find one across past and present lives, and whether sentient beings can comprehend the entire process of accumulated habits in the current world: it is precisely because the inherent nature of karma is being reborn in the present moment—this intrinsic essence of karma cannot be altered.
Unless! One has already ascended beyond deities or immortals and Buddhas, all sentient beings are subject to the manifestations of the "Mirror of the Heavenly Heart, Mirror of the Human Heart, and Mirror of the Earthly Heart." These three mirrors are reflected within the human world, and none of the myriad living beings can escape their influence. The revelations of these three mirrors also extend to the various aspects of past lives, the present life, and future lives.
Moreover, throughout successive generations, it has always been necessary to pass through the connection of the "Mirror of Heaven's Heart, Mirror of Human Heart, and Mirror of Earth's Heart." This involves observing both the tangible and the intangible. Although it is intangible, in the human world it cannot be seen, touched, or sensed. So how can one verify all the evidence of the present or past lives?
Regarding the basis for confronting all karmic creditors, when sentient beings seek to present evidence from past lives as proof, can humans likewise produce evidence to demonstrate that they were not the ones who created these grievances in a past life? Can you produce such evidence? No, you cannot! Moreover, why is it that the multitude of living beings in this world cannot comprehend the full context and origins of these matters?
Thus, good causes and conditions arise and flourish.
If this is the case, then why is it that when fortune, prosperity, longevity, and wealth are manifested, allowing oneself to receive the blessings of good karma, and after enjoying these blessings, sentient beings still fail to see clearly that among these, there are many things they absolutely cannot accomplish in their present lifetime? And why, then, are they able to fully possess and bear them?
It is also the blessings from past lives, incorporated into the present to become all that one possesses in this lifetime.
To enjoy blessings, such conditions and causes are distinguished by: the visible world of true reality, and the invisible world that cannot be seen, which differentiate between calamities and blessings. All living beings must understand that every calamity and blessing arises from this.
It also addresses the division within the vast cosmos regarding "what causes were sown in past lives and what fruits are reaped in this life," as well as "what causes are sown in this life and what fruits will be reaped in future lives." Through the lens of the three lifetimes of cause and effect, the myriad sentient beings of the vast cosmos can achieve greater growth and harvest. Moreover, it explores how all things and human races, upon entering the cosmos, will unfold.
There will inevitably be many things in this life and this world that one cannot manage within one’s own capabilities. It is necessary to have causes and conditions from past lives to bear all that comes in this life: whether good or bad, virtuous or evil, fortune or misfortune—all are judged and arranged by Heaven above. Can one truly discern the unseen Master behind it all?
The Bearing of Blessings and Misfortunes
To have all the blessings and misfortunes of this life and this world be impartially and equally bestowed upon all beings in the vast universe—this is what truly enables one to ascend and transcend. It is not merely about possessing fortune, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and nobility, nor is it about remaining perpetually immersed in the pleasures of the human world.
If, too much were given to you: wealth, status, longevity, and prosperity, it would instead cause you to become even more engrossed in the mundane world. Should we then reconsider whether those who possess abundant blessings, fortune, longevity, and riches could reduce them significantly? Not so! This follows the fundamental principle of how one sows in a past life determines what one reaps in this life.
It has long been decreed by Heaven that, apart from those who bear a true "great destiny" or those who aspire to transcend and elevate themselves throughout their lifetime—bestowed by Heaven with fairness and equality—ordinary individuals are seldom able to willingly accept and repay the consequences of their own misdeeds and misfortunes.
It is commonly believed that what is beyond past lives and accumulated lifetimes should not affect one's present existence. All daily activities and livelihood in this life are shaped by human factors. Can it be understood that the wealth of this world comes from family inheritance and one's own efforts, thus achieving the fulfillment of "building from scratch"?
Human beings broadly accumulate hidden virtues and moral character.
Regarding human factors, within the vast multitude of beings in the human world, many often inherit blessings from their ancestors, possessing abundant wealth, land, and properties. Yet, do these come out of thin air? This relates to the retribution of personal karma from past lives, which ultimately enables one to attain them.
Furthermore, the same applies to misfortunes and calamities; the evils and disasters of the elders will also be passed down to future generations. Sentient beings will lament their own misfortune, feeling that in this life, this existence, they were born into such a family. For a "lifetime, an era," it is difficult to achieve even basic sustenance and fulfillment, so how can they possibly comprehend their past lives and present circumstances?
Can one comprehend what karmic conditions led to one's birth into this particular family, and how past causes give rise to present effects? As the ancient saying goes: "To know the causes of past lives, look at the circumstances of this life; to know the fruits of future lives, look at the actions of this life." For all sentient beings in their vast multitudes, is it possible to understand the fundamental principles set forth by Heaven?
Distinguishing the Pairs: The causes of past lives and the effects in this life, the causes of this life and the effects in future lives—how are all these karmic connections endured? It is precisely the impartial and equal nature of the Supreme Being, who bestows upon all beings across the vast universe and the myriad creations of heaven and earth. This is absolutely true. If in this present life and existence, one cannot achieve the desired returns according to one's own aspirations, what else can be done?
Fortune, prosperity, longevity, and wealth come to reward,  
While misfortune, disaster, and calamity also come to repay.
The karmic consequences of past lives manifest in this life's blessings and misfortunes.
Existence is shaped by past-life causes;  
Strive diligently to welcome their guidance.
If success is not achieved, one must reflect—  
Could it be that blessings have yet to draw near?
This verse is shared with all sentient beings for mutual encouragement, linking the interrelations of human factors so that you may truly achieve ascension and transcendence. One must carefully and thoroughly contemplate: How are all the effects you currently endure manifested? Only then is it the right path! We appreciate your companionship in this work and apologize for troubling the Chongxin lineage for a time. Farewell, everyone!
Wuji Queen Mother of the West
The predestined cause of the Wuji came into being early,  
As the Queen Mother of the West ascended the stage with sincerity.
The time has come to revere the heart and promote its virtues, with all joining together in true unity of spirit.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Great Emperor of the Four Poles, the Southern Pole Longevity Emperor, has personally descended to compose the thirty-third chapter of "The Multitudes of the Great Dao," offering a clear exposition on the principles of bestowing blessings, prosperity, and longevity. All sentient beings across the vast universe and the great earth can understand this.
How are one's own blessings and misfortunes determined? They are also shaped by human actions and the circumstances we bear. In the present era, it is increasingly difficult to encounter the same pure and virtuous conditions as in the past, as everything now relies on modern technology as its foundation. If this is the case, and sentient beings are required to provide evidence, how would you feel about it? This will be the primary cause and condition to be analyzed in the next discussion.
September 22, 2014, 20:30 ◎＃※ OK #
Creation of Writing: Emperor Cangjie
The creation of writing spans all ages,
The great Emperor Cangjie descends to this world.
The thirty-fourth chapter of the sacred text:  
The principle of recompense creates wondrous causes.
第卅四回　  回報原則
All good and evil retributions for human beings
Sentient beings—all believe that in the human world, there are only actions of creditors and adversaries seeking retribution, never considering the possibility of reciprocating kindness. Such conditions of karma in the human realm precisely arise from the interplay of time, space, and causality. Moreover, every action involves mutual interaction, with very few being absolute in nature.
This is the framework that exists within the space of the Earthly Obscurity Star. It is based on the mutual fulfillment of dualities: yin and yang, righteousness and evil, right and wrong, truth and falsehood, male and female, heaven and earth. It also involves entering into the realm of human factors, examining whether one can elevate through mutual interaction, rather than being constrained by a one-directional mode of thinking, thereby achieving functional efficacy.
This is the fundamental structure of all beings in the vast universe and earthly realm. Ordinary sentient beings are unable to comprehend the basics of the "principle of retribution." However, when facing the pursuit of creditors from past grievances, one can inevitably recount numerous stories and experiences. This is precisely how the Heavens serve as a warning for all humanity to reflect upon.
Can sentient beings, during their time of birth and existence in the human realm, avoid creating numerous difficult-to-alter causes of evil, consequences of evil, and karmic obstacles of evil? It is inevitable that they will face retribution from creditors of past grievances, which serves as a warning to sentient beings about the fundamental concepts of good and evil, right and wrong, and demonstrates the retribution for evil deeds.
All repayments and retributions of karmic causes and effects
Furthermore, those with religious beliefs are generally more receptive to this concept, but individuals who enjoy relatively good fortune may not necessarily accept it. Regarding the notion of retribution from karmic creditors, they often believe such matters could never happen to them. It is important to recognize that this process varies according to the different causes and conditions of each time and space.
Sentient beings often fail to understand that those blessed with good fortune in this life are often the ones destined for suffering in the next. Having never endured hardship or setbacks, they believe themselves abundantly favored in this existence—well-clothed, well-fed, and wealthy, with every desire fulfilled. Thus, they remain fundamentally unaware of the tribulations inherent to human life.
People with such good fortune often, while enjoying their blessings, commit even more cruel acts that create negative karma. How can such adverse karma be resolved? If there are no other greater or more difficult karmic obstacles to overcome, these fortunate individuals may never, in their entire lives, come to understand the trials and sufferings endured by others.
The suffering endured from the persecution of karmic creditors, coupled with the inability to empathize with the hardships of those lacking clothing, food, or any form of relief, constitutes negative and adverse karmic conditions for those blessed with good fortune. For those who possess a relatively kind-hearted disposition, they are less likely to commit evil deeds or create negative karma, thereby significantly reducing the erosion of their own fortunate lives.
there will be various forms of retribution and repayment.
In this context, what is the principle of reward? The principle of reward is that in this life, or in past and accumulated lifetimes, one may have aided the world and benefited others, helped people escape hardship, or used one's own abilities to support others, without remembering one's own actions—that is, being someone else's benefactor.
The blessings and rewards for such individuals are not always immediately apparent within their current lifetime. Sometimes, these rewards manifest in this very life, in the next life, or even across many lifetimes. This principle is one that the Heavens repeatedly emphasize as fundamental: the framework of retribution.
Because it is essential to repay kindness and equally imperative to settle grievances, and because kindness and enmity form the very principles upon which the future of the human world relies. This is the will of Heaven in seeking retribution from debtors of karmic grievances, embodying a principle of fairness. Furthermore, the recompense received in return also adheres to this principle of fairness, working in harmony to benefit all sentient beings.
Thus, it comes to be that one may not be a great talent, yet can possess abundant blessings and fulfillment. This is the principle of all recompense for sentient beings: it lies in the tangible and intangible acts of giving, as well as in the rewards bestowed by Heaven for the deeds and conduct of this life, combined with the recompense for all sacrifices and contributions made in previous lives and throughout countless eons.
All forms of karma, retribution, and consequences.
Furthermore, by aiding others in selfless acts of kindness, the blessings returned from such virtuous deeds enable one to attain a harmonious balance of fortune, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and nobility, complemented by talent and virtue. This also attracts many people to support and assist one another in mutual success. However, in life, one need not be overly shrewd or clever. At times, excessive shrewdness and cleverness often lead to outsmarting oneself.
Those who are overly shrewd are rarely the pillars of great enterprises. Instead, those who serve as advisors and assistants often play a highly effective role. This is because when one is excessively shrewd or clever, it may invite jealousy and suspicion. Even Heaven would not allow someone to become too shrewd or clever, for the overly shrewd tend to calculate every move with excessive precision.
Moreover, they are adept at scheming against others, creating a vicious cycle of karmic cause and effect. Consequently, among those who are excessively shrewd or clever, as you can observe, is there any who stands as a great pillar of society? Looking back through the entirety of human history, consider these overly shrewd and clever individuals—has any of them met a favorable end?
This is absolutely true! Moreover, because they are too skilled at scheming, if their schemes do not affect others, it is tolerable by the principles of heaven. However, when their scheming goes too far and harms others, they will inevitably face hardship in the future. The compassionate grace of Heaven lies precisely in sentient beings: excess and deficiency both deviate from the Middle Way.
Framework of the Principle of Reciprocity
The world of human affairs operates in this manner, and this is also one of the most divinely condemned aspects within the entirety of history. From a human perspective, it becomes clear why such blessings are never bestowed upon any individual without reason. This is not without cause in offering favorable rewards to the sentient beings of this affectionate human world.
Regardless of the life or the era into which one is born, it is inevitable that there will be karmic connections rooted in genetic essence. These connections carry forward many favorable karmic imprints from past lives. This means that no matter how many lifetimes one undergoes, the genetic essence from previous existences remains indelible. If one seeks to understand a sentient being, it is possible to observe through this genetic essence: what is its present state?
It is precisely because sentient beings fail to realize: having been born as humans for so many lifetimes, why are they still so easily found by their karmic creditors? Moreover, from birth to old age and death in a single lifetime, the same physical form has already undergone many changes—from infancy, youth, middle age, maturity, to old age—transforming into vastly different shapes.
Furthermore, how is it that through the pursuit of karmic creditors and the retrieval of retribution, one can be so easily found? What, then, is the mystery behind this celestial secret? For this, Heaven possesses the "Mirror of the Heavenly Heart," the human realm has the "Mirror of Conscience," and the underworld holds the "Mirror of the Earthly Heart." These three mirrors can clarify matters through: hue, score, code, and energy.
Sentient beings possess an IC memory.
Every sentient human being: what are their hue, score, code, and energy? Through the three mirrors—the Mirror of the Heavenly Heart, the Mirror of the Earthly Heart, and the Mirror of the Conscience—this kind of sentient being can be easily found. In the human world, the Mirror of the Conscience resides precisely within this vast cosmos, guiding a sentient being into the realm of humanity after their entry.
Thus, one can come to understand the four aspects: color and luster, numerical divisions, codes, and energy.
Crystal clear, furthermore, for those seeking to identify a being who has already fallen into the mortal world through dozens of lifetimes among human beings, one can input these four criteria to see everything at a glance. Otherwise, human beings may sometimes descend into the animal realm.
Moreover, how could one possibly have such a rare and exceptional affinity to seek and obtain it? No! Without distinguishing between enemies and creditors or the fundamental functions of "demanding repayment and seeking retribution," it has always manifested in several situations throughout countless lifetimes. For sentient beings with emotions and all conditions of karmic cause and effect, there exists the fundamental principle of the function of retribution.
First, the recompense bestowed by the Supreme Heaven.
Second, the return and attainment of deities, immortals, and buddhas who have already realized the Dao.
Third, the retribution from all karmic creditors and adversaries.
Fourth, you are born and retrieved by your family.
Fifth, the retribution and retribution received are due to the same temporal and spatial causes and conditions as your birth.
All that is good and virtuous among humankind and all living beings shall flourish and increase.
The above five points are absolutely true, as retribution will ultimately befall both good and evil, without distinction between: good and bad, virtue and vice, misfortune and blessings. This is because the human world exists in a state of mutual interaction, where every being and every matter possesses both a positive and a negative aspect, leading to either "positive reward" or "negative retribution."
All beings are treated with fairness and equality, and the Great Dao is likewise impartially and equally bestowed upon the human world, bringing greater elevation, reward, and rectification. This is absolutely true! Moreover, because sentient beings enter the human world, they are all subject to these limitations, and not a single being can escape such constraints and obstacles.
This is the fundamental principle of the heavens: kindness must be rewarded and enmity must be repaid. Only in this way does it align with the just principles of the human world and the existence of sentient beings. If kindness goes unrewarded, in the next life one will personally bestow the reward; if enmity remains unaddressed, the same principle of repayment applies. This is precisely in accordance with the justice of the cycle of cause and effect.
Reward of Blessings—These are bestowed directly by the Heavenly Realm or redirected by deities and enlightened beings from other dimensions who have attained the Tao. In such cases, the blessings tend to be more abundant and substantial. This is the response from the Heavenly Realm and the deities to the actions and deeds within the human world, often yielding greater and richer rewards.
Human beings will also suffer adverse retribution.
When it comes to repayment by humans, it is not always certain, as it requires the right time, space, and conditions, along with human factors and the influence of various circumstances, for repayment to be fulfilled. Thus, it can be said that most beings tend to view repayment as a relatively unfavorable act, yet they often overlook that repayment can be divided into good repayment and bad repayment.
Generally, the retribution from karmic creditors is unfavorable. But what about the rewards bestowed by Heaven and the deities, immortals, and Buddhas? Do you consider them undesirable? I believe everyone would agree that such blessings are hard to come by and are greatly cherished. So, what about the outcomes shaped by human actions? How does it unfold when a sentient being enters the human world?
One is bound to encounter many calamities and setbacks, and moreover, sometimes will face numerous
When human efforts fall short, encountering a noble person or a loved one can create room for improvement and reconciliation. This serves as a means to enhance all human factors, enabling the fulfillment and reward of favorable connections.
For sentient beings, there exists a fundamental cause and condition of mutual support. I wonder if you can deeply comprehend the key to this issue? It lies in the blessings added through reciprocation. Ordinary people often believe it is the result of their own hard work and tangible human efforts, but without the guidance of intangible forces, how could this be possible?
Tangible humans and intangible beings of the world.
Regarding whether sentient beings have virtuous karmic connections from past lives that enable them to obtain abundant blessings, fortune, and auspicious opportunities in this present life—a great many people are bound to believe that such blessings, fortune, and auspicious opportunities are the result of their own efforts. In truth, this is not at all the case.
However, one fails to realize that all that one possesses—blessings, fortune, and auspicious connections—are in fact arranged by Heaven in unseen ways, granting you the capacity to reap and gain. If you believe yourself to be exceptionally remarkable, it will give rise to an arrogant attitude, looking down upon others, and lead you to think of yourself as exceedingly kind and virtuous.
If, indeed, one were to be subjected to your mistreatment, how would they feel? With just a moment of reflection, it becomes clear: such a person's blessings, fortune, and karmic rewards are certain not to endure. Only by being able to "humble oneself and yield with sincerity" can these intangible returns—blessings, fortune, and karmic rewards—be further extended, fostering longer-lasting connections with all sentient beings.
Yet one should not, with only a meager amount of good fortune, come to think of oneself as extraordinary! Moreover, if one continues to commit sins and evils, can such wicked and base conditions and circumstances allow for the long-lasting enjoyment of blessings, fortune, and favorable karma? Certainly not! They will not endure at all, and one may simply wait and see.
With each passing year, heaven adds to its age and man to his longevity;  
The accumulation of blessings is what we truly possess.
Blessings multiply through self-cultivation;  
Fortunate karma is built across lifetimes.
Heaven bestows a more abundant bounty; the deities grant blessings in like measure.
How human factors come into play depends entirely on the timing and conditions.
This verse! May all sentient beings encourage one another, as the profound celestial secrets long held by Heaven are once again bestowed within the "Dadao Series Celestial Texts." Whether sentient beings can comprehend the blessings, rewards, and auspicious connections bestowed by the divine deities of Heaven shall be a continuation of karma in the next cycle. Thank you all for accompanying this work and for your time with the Chongxin Sect. Until we meet again!
The Supreme Commander of the Central Altar
The Supreme Ultimate bestows the great path's scroll,  
The Central Altar ascends to gather the wise.
Marshal Gu Zhui is both clever and adorable,  
Continuing the work with skillful arrangement.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and the scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Great Sage Emperor Cang Jie of the Great Cosmic Pivot Script personally descended to compose the thirty-fourth chapter of "The Multitudes of the Great Dao." This chapter clearly elucidates the principles by which the heavens respond, and further explains why you may be sought out by karmic creditors.
Or it may be the retributions bestowed by the deities of heaven and the multitude of living beings, which are judged through the intricate web of causes and effects. Why, then, are you born into this particular family? Could you not have been born into a wealthier household? All of this is determined by the connections of karma, which no one can choose.
If one could choose, only those with great vows and significant missions would be allowed to make their own selections. Otherwise, if you wished to choose even your parents, children, or spouse, do you think that would be possible? In the future, this will be clearly demonstrated in the "Dadao Series Celestial Books."
2014, September 26, 14:37 ◎＃※   OK＃
Ancient Buddha of the Southern Sea
Nankai Avenue guides all beings across,
A path of pearl light spanning sea and sky.
In ancient times, it was said that virtue and morality would be restored anew;  
The Buddha observed sentient beings sinking into delusion.
第卅五回　  仙佛撥轉
The grace of Heaven is guided by the turning hand of immortals and Buddhas.
Sentient beings—often believe that they are only subject to the retribution from karmic creditors and adversaries. It is difficult to realize that there are also blessings from past-life acts of kindness, the guidance of immortals and buddhas, and the benevolent karma bestowed by Heaven. Alongside the retribution from karmic adversaries, there is also the granting of blessings, all stemming from one's actions in past lives.
This is fulfilled within this very life and this very existence. Why does such a situation occur? In the human world, it is precisely by integrating the karmic causes and effects from past lives and accumulated lifetimes into the present life. This is how the cycle of cause and effect—"reward and retribution"—is mutually fulfilled for all living beings in the vast world.
This is precisely what embodies the so-called principle: good deeds bring good rewards, evil deeds bring evil retribution; if retribution has not yet come, it is only because the time has not arrived. Only in this way can it align with the mutual fulfillment of "compensation and retribution" in the cycle of cause and effect, as well as with the intervention of immortals and Buddhas—how do immortals and Buddhas intervene? This is an age-old enigma: why can immortals and Buddhas intervene in the karma of human beings?
One must share a profound and virtuous connection with the celestial beings and Buddhas, cultivated over many lifetimes, in order to effect such a transformation. This also pertains to the celestial beings and Buddhas of the present, who have undergone countless cycles of rebirth and ascension. If one were to repeatedly re-enter the cycle of rebirth, seeking retribution each time, it would be impossible to achieve a just and equitable participation in the karmic cycle of cause and effect.
When immortals and buddhas guide humanity, people can benefit.
Thus, the grace of the Heavenly Dao can transfer the virtues, blessings, and wisdom of present-day immortals and buddhas to benefactors from past lives. This method of transference aligns precisely with the fundamental principles of the Heavenly Dao, and it also serves those beings who have long been lost in suffering, offering them repeated opportunities across cycles of time to encounter auspicious conditions and favorable karmic connections.
This enables an intangible departed soul or a living human being to enter into a state of ascension and transcendence. Through this convergence of time and space, an opportunity for elevation arises, benefiting both the human world and the realm of departed spirits. By undergoing various stages of learning and growth, the recipient of this grace can ultimately achieve ascent and transcendence.
This kind of benefactor from past lives, having already sunk into other realms, will result in the beneficiary ascending and transcending, while the benefactor descends into the mundane world or is reborn in other realms. Under such conditions of karmic connection, it can be redirected through enlightened immortals and buddhas, specifically for the benefactors of past lives, to bestow grace upon them.
It provides a virtuous cause and condition for mutual assistance, and thereby offers redemption for those who have fallen due to karmic debts incurred in past lives. However, such redemption does not apply if both parties have already attained enlightenment as immortals, Buddhas, or deities. It is directed toward one who has descended into the human realm or another realm, bestowing upon them blessings and virtuous merits.
The Original Cause of the Divine Intervention
The compassionate framework of divine intervention: blessings of prosperity, status, longevity, wealth, and nobility, as well as virtuous descendants and favorable karmic connections, are tailored to the specific circumstances of each era. They are bestowed upon the benefactors to compensate for their deficiencies, operating in imperceptible ways to yield greater benefits and returns.
This is the fundamental framework and structure established by Heaven, which ordinary beings cannot comprehend—how the immortals and Buddhas orchestrate these arrangements, and what Heaven bestows upon them. Thus, they may perform acts of gratitude in the unseen realm, which also serves to genuinely benefit those who showed them kindness in past lives. The extent of benefit gained inevitably depends on how much one has given in previous and accumulated lifetimes.
In the world to come, there will be countless returns—this is for the benefactors who have already forgotten how much grace and kindness they have bestowed upon sentient beings in need. This aligns with the principle of "true non-action" achieved through what Heaven takes most pride in—the "non-action" within action—and further corresponds to the sublime function of "karmic retribution."
This is a cycle of cause and effect that offers a chance for the sinking beings in the human world to elevate and transcend. It not only provides blessings for those lacking in fortune, longevity, and prosperity, but also allows enlightened immortals and buddhas to transfer their compassion, virtue, and blessings to benefactors from past or previous lifetimes.
The virtue and grace of immortals and Buddhas extend to all sentient beings with compassion.
It means to rectify and transform all past shortcomings, deficiencies, and mistakes anew, and to amend the inadequacies and errors of the human world. This is why an enlightened immortal, Buddha, or deity possesses such functional efficacy, which must be realized through the energy body of the benefactor.
Furthermore, only when all the guidance and accomplishments for each subsequent life and each reincarnation are achieved can there be true efficacy. Otherwise, even if one's benefactors from past lives remain difficult to elevate and transcend, it would merely be an act of repaying kindness. This is precisely because there exists an enlightened immortal, Buddha, or deity who enables one to ascend upward, rather than leaving one unable to progress.
As for those who merely create karma, they merely exist within the human realm and have nothing whatsoever to do with the concept of "transcendence and elevation." However, the law of cause and effect operates with utmost fidelity, enabling sentient beings to attain this fundamental framework and structure. Yet, how does it manifest according to each individual’s karma and conditions?
One must also observe, how are all the actions in the human world? Sometimes, when immortals, Buddhas, and deities from the formless realm come to guide and deliver, they may feel no connection at all to their benefactors from past lives in the human world. Do you believe that such a state can lead to ascension and transcendence? Not at all! It is precisely because one must possess the root cause of "Tao-nature" through karmic affinity that one can become fully endowed.
The Gratitude Repaid by the Intervention of Immortals and Buddhas
Only then can the cultivation methods of the human world be elevated to transcendence and ascension. Otherwise, even with greater energy, it would merely become a cycle of mutual gratitude, making it difficult to achieve true transcendence and ascension. This is the limitation and obstacle that sentient beings in the world of emotions find most challenging to overcome, thereby hindering their ability to rise and surpass.
Often, blessings and wealth are added to the living space of one's benefactors from past lives. If these benefactors possess the "nature of the Dao," it can further enhance the methods of cultivation. However, if the benefactors from past lives are merely focused on survival and lack the "nature of the Dao" to provide such enhancement, what can be done?
This situation often becomes the seed cause for entering the cycle of rebirth in the next life, which is an unalterable fact. Why does this happen? It lies in one's actions toward benefactors from past lives: although there is a sense of moral cultivation, it is not strong enough to bring about greater elevation, and one merely lives for the sake of daily existence.
It is exceedingly difficult to ascend to the stage of cultivation and elevation, which is also the most formidable obstacle for ordinary beings to overcome. Although some may engage in cultivation within religious frameworks, they are often constrained by the habits and customs of human life, producing a multitude of excuses and reasons, and even resorting to procrastination and evasion. Alas, what can be done!
The Ascension Initiated by All Immortals and Buddhas
Furthermore, by bringing one's own reasons and justifications into the practice, one becomes incapable of truly attaining elevation and transcendence. Often, such an individual remains merely a nominal practitioner among sentient beings, fundamentally unable to achieve upward progress. Even when great enlightened beings attempt to guide and transform them, they remain incapable of rising beyond their limitations.
It is essential to elevate and transcend this so-called practice. A single word of awakening, a difficulty resolved through generosity, a meal to satisfy hunger, a coin offered as relief, and other such acts—these are all it takes to dissolve the afflictions of sentient beings obscured by ignorance. Yet, these are but the slightest of offerings!
In the future, the fulfillment of what is implemented relies on the basis that the Heavenly Father bestows upon immortals and Buddhas, allowing them to mutually fulfill one another through the cause and effect of karma, which is never overlooked in the slightest. It is also essential to genuinely engage in mutual giving among sentient beings, as this is the greater direction for elevation. Do you understand the reasons, structures, and principles behind this?
All virtuous qualities of sentient beings increase.
At times, all ways of life in the human world differ from the causes and conditions of past times and spaces. Yet, shaped by these very causes and conditions of time and space, they enable sentient beings in the mortal realm to enter into the cultivation of the "nature of the Dao" for elevation. Thus, through successive lifetimes mutually fulfilling one another, and further upon entering religion, all actions and deeds become the foundation for future attainments.
This human factor can elevate beyond necessity, yet it also requires the repeated guidance of benefactors from past lives to adhere to proper conduct, thereby leading one into cultivation, elevation, and further transcendence. Moreover, this so-called causality of karma and retribution can sometimes be even more complete than the blessings bestowed by fortune, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and nobility. Why is this so?
This is bestowed by the heavens through the intervention of the most virtuous immortals and buddhas. However, if one merely receives the transfer of blessings such as fortune, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and nobility for all sentient beings, these are only the blessings, merits, and fields of merit that may be exhausted in this lifetime. Some may say they are but fleeting blessings that soon vanish.
The divine grace bestows the recompense of all great causes and conditions.
Thus, for all the blessings bestowed upon benefactors from past lives—such as fortune, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and nobility—though these are affirmed by Heaven as appropriate means, they cannot be secured once and for all. This is not the optimal approach, as material blessings, ancestral estates, family assets, and all forms of abundance are difficult to preserve over the long term.
Thus, this life, this existence, is difficult to possess forever and can easily fade away. In the eyes of Heaven, even though gratitude has been repaid and it may seem to have no connection with you, the karmic ties still remain. At times, the blessings bestowed—such as fortune, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and honor—often come too smoothly due to accumulated merit.
Moreover, many negative karmic causes, effects, and obstacles for the next life have been created, which entangle and bind one. This is certainly not the best guarantee or favorable condition for repaying kindness. If sentient beings do not change their habitual tendencies, how can they achieve ascension and transcendence? Indeed not! On the contrary, by not repaying kindness, one avoids engaging in negative actions!
Immortals and Buddhas guide the great cause of good fortune, leading the way to blessings, prosperity, longevity, and wealth.
If human habits remain unchanged,  
Abundance breeds the seeds of transgression.
The heavens observed this and made further decrees,  
Elevation and transcendence have profound causes.
Both parties, having achieved perfection, ascend once more;  
Immortals and Buddhas together witness the journey of return.
This verse is shared with all sentient beings for mutual encouragement, offering a broad analysis of the fundamental principles and guidelines of Heaven. It aims to bring greater rewards and benefits to the future elevation of all sentient beings! Well, thank you all for your hard work and for sparing some time with the Chongxin lineage. Farewell, everyone!
Wuji Yaochi, the Spiritual Treasure Immortal Child
The cause and condition of the Wuji are truly sublime,  
Yet few attain the sacred realm of Yaochi.
The Lingbao Immortal Youth Assembly meets the virtuous students, where everyone is well and cherishes one another.
All Saints, Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow cultivators of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Lord of All Beings in the Great Dao, the Ancient Buddha of the South Sea, has descended in person to compose the thirty-fifth chapter of "All Beings in the Great Dao." This presents an opportunity bestowed by the Buddhas and Immortals, granting blessings of prosperity, rank, longevity, wealth, and nobility, to test whether one's benefactors from past lives can cherish them.
When blessings are too abundant and too favorable, it can ironically lead to the creation of negative karma, which is not the original intention of the immortals and Buddhas! How can one understand this exceptional condition to achieve ascension and transcendence, rather than creating karma in the human world! Which direction do you wish to choose? Can both be pursued? That is hardly possible.
Unless, once again, it is something that only those who have accumulated abundant hidden virtue can fully possess; otherwise, it might simply be a bit too greedy! Such good fortune is rarely seen, and even if one can obtain it, it is only held briefly. One must carefully reflect and ponder this—that is the correct approach. Understood? Good. Thank you all for your hard work, and thank you everyone. Farewell!
September 26, 2014, 17:07 ◎＃※ OK＃
Ancient Buddha Daoji of Nanping
Nanping serves as a guardian shield for all living beings,  
Daoji authors with genuine virtue and sincere intent.
The Ancient Buddha descended to compose thirty-six chapters; blessings and hidden virtues are forged by one's own deeds.
第卅六回　  陰騭福報
All virtuous qualities of sentient beings are ever increasing.
Through the guidance of immortals and Buddhas, one can come to understand that in this vast world, all sentient beings must undergo cycles of reincarnation, or accumulate over many lifetimes, to attain the blessings that come from hidden virtues. It is essential to evaluate all merits and karmic obstacles to determine whether they are sufficient to constitute hidden virtues, or whether they are entangled with retributions that offset one another.
If it cannot be offset, one must be reborn to mutually fulfill these obligations. Such conditions of karma necessarily involve repaying all "hidden merits, blessings, and the debts of evil karma and grievances." This enables the human world to enter a state of fairness and equality, functioning through mutual repayment and acceptance. It is also a process shaped by the heavens’ evaluation of all deeds and the resulting merits or consequences in the human world.
Furthermore, the accumulation extends into the next life or to one’s descendants. As previously mentioned, blessings accumulate for oneself and future generations, and the same applies to the resolution of karmic debts. Yin virtue and blessings—these are granted by Heaven or transferred through the intercession of immortals and buddhas, forming a kind of return. Sentient beings often believe these are the result of their own efforts.
No matter how commendable it is, or how correct the method may be, one must understand that such conditions and circumstances are invisibly bestowed by Heaven or redirected by celestial beings and Buddhas. If these did not exist—if there were no such endowments and redirections—how could all sentient beings possess such blessings to receive and enjoy?
Each person's actions will be distinguished and categorized accordingly.
It is essential to reflect on one's own capabilities and consider different perspectives. Why is it that under the same conditions—time, space, location, and environment—some individuals succeed using the same methods, while others lead only ordinary lives, and still others fail completely, unable to achieve success?
This lies within the human world; it is the karmic retribution from past lives that brings the blessings of this present life to enjoy. Without the blessings accumulated in previous lives, to desire such fortune in this life would undoubtedly be like "climbing a tree to seek fish." It is essential to maintain a benevolent orientation and functional actions toward all aspects of existence in the human world.
There will be intangible blessings and rewards that enter into this form of space. However, human effort remains equally important. Generally speaking, modest wealth is attained through diligence and frugality, moderate wealth must be achieved through hard work, while great wealth requires not only effort but also intangible blessings and rewards.
To be integrated into one's own energy is to fully possess such conditions. If one cannot attain through these conditions, the functional benefits will only lead to modest or moderate wealth, making it difficult to achieve great or immense wealth. This is obtained through the hidden virtues bestowed by Heaven, resulting in: modest wealth, moderate wealth, great wealth, and even immense wealth.
The blessings and hidden virtues are created by the multitude of human beings.
This is precisely the practice of non-action, and such non-action is grounded in the harmony of heaven and earth. Once all behaviors and actions enter the realm of human society, the principle of "action through non-action" begins to be applied to them. Without "action through non-action," how could there truly exist selfless and impartial hidden virtues? That would be impossible!
In the human world, all actions and behaviors, from the perspective of human beings, require active engagement to manifest the function of "direction and acquisition." This cannot be separated from human agency, for without action, how can any achievement be realized? Such conditions for action apply across all professions and walks of life.
It arises from human factors and yields nourishing rewards, applicable to all trades and professions. In the current era, it serves different functions: one can obtain rewards beyond currency in various trades and professions. That is to say, in addition to the monetary returns one already possesses, there are also many intangible gains to be reaped.
Why is it that, despite the same time, space, and conditions, the efforts of each individual yield different results due to varying causes, environments, and returns? Moreover, it can be said that the extent of one's efforts and the returns they bring are determined by the measure of their blessings, fortune, and field of merit.
Both blessings and hidden virtues must be accumulated.
At times, it may even be tenfold, a hundredfold, a thousandfold, or ten thousandfold. Moreover, observe how much merit, fortune, and blessings you have accumulated from your past lives. Such merit, fortune, and blessings must be accompanied by hidden virtues in order to accumulate abundantly! The human world cannot comprehend the interrelationship between blessings and hidden virtues, which underlie all actions and deeds in the mortal realm.
In the pursuit of all human livelihood orientations, having sufficient currency is essential. However, if one lacked in their past life: fields of merit, blessings, or karmic rewards, then in this life, aspiring to reap such fortunate wealth would mean facing significant deficiencies. Why is fortunate wealth interconnected with one’s past life: fields of merit, blessings, and karmic rewards? And what are the conditions that govern this relationship?
It is essential to be capable of giving and relinquishing one's own blessings and wealth, as this can generate the accumulation of hidden virtues. However, hidden virtue is a function of non-action, relating to whether there is any thought of return or reward in the acts of giving and relinquishing in the human world. If one can truly give and relinquish in a state of non-action, it means that everything given or relinquished has long been forgotten.
Moreover, if one does not retain any memory within the eight consciousnesses, this is called "unconditioned giving." If it is "conditioned giving," it will be imprinted in the eight consciousnesses, and the mind will carry some lingering attachments, even to the point of constant murmuring. In the human world, where performing good deeds is considered the foundation of happiness, such acts of kindness have already entered the realm of the conditioned.
Yinzhi and Wuwei can shape humanity.
Regarding the act of giving alms: the resulting blessings, the field of merit, and the share of fortune are greatly diminished. Although performing good deeds in the human world and helping others is the foundation of happiness, it no longer aligns with the selfless giving of Heaven. At best, it yields only minor rewards in the next life, fundamentally unable to attain the selfless recompense—that is, the accumulation of hidden virtue.
It is precisely the reason why all sentient beings in the vast universe should not remember any acts of giving when practicing "non-action." This is because actions themselves cannot embody the virtuous conduct of "non-action." Such actions are referred to as "conditioned phenomena," which human beings deeply yearn for and are captivated by.
Believing that one has helped others, this inner joy and self-satisfaction are merely the worldly blessings of human compassion, and they cannot truly accumulate as "hidden virtues." This is the fundamental difference between "worldly blessings" and "hidden virtues." If one can further enter the state of true non-action, all acts of giving are regarded as nothing more than what one ought to do and is duty-bound to do.
Moreover, there is absolutely no question of merit or reward. Naturally, the sufferings of all sentient beings in the vast universe become one's own sufferings, thus forming a mindset free from all notions of giving. This leads to entering the state of "true non-action," through which, for all human beings, "true non-action" can be brought into the realm of hidden virtue.
From ancient times to the present, all human beings have practiced thus.
Throughout history and across the world, there have been countless instances of such "true non-action" being bestowed. It is by observing the transformation of your thoughts, concepts, and mental attitudes that the future returns and rewards are determined. If human thoughts—while in this mortal world—fail to manifest "true non-action" in behavior and deeds, then it is impossible to expect genuine returns and blessings in the next life.
This addresses the human element, focusing solely on the ideological concept behind a single action.
To transition into "action with intent, purposeful action, non-action, and true non-action"—this conceptual framework embodies a subtle and nuanced distinction. It elucidates why the Divine can operate through the differentiation among these four states.
For all sentient beings of the future: fields of merit, shares of fortune, karmic affinities for blessings, and retributions of virtue—how are distinctions made in bestowing or redirecting such things as wealth, honor, longevity, and prosperity? And how are additions granted to those who cultivated merit in past lives? Thus, for all the myriad living beings across the vast universe, can it be understood how the principles and structures of Heaven are arranged?
This is absolutely true. For all virtuous and favorable causes, as you come to elevate them, granting the distinctions of "having action, having effort, having no effort, and true non-action" — how then will future rewards and benefits be differentiated? For a thousand years, this has rarely descended into the human world. You are blessed to receive it: the foremost source of sustenance between heaven and earth.
The Foundation of Blessings and Hidden Virtue
It is essential to enter the thoughts of the human world through actions and deeds. This not only allows you to engage in purposeful actions, thereby entering the realm of intentional conduct, but such intentional conduct is what all beings in the vast universe will adopt. From what perspective should this intentional conduct be viewed? It should be rooted in benefiting all beings under heaven.
This kind of "deliberate action" must enter into the force of "non-action"; this is to enhance the benefits for oneself and others through the force of non-action. However, for the welfare of future beings to be long-lasting and unwavering, benefiting both oneself and others must ultimately transition from "non-action" into "true non-action."
This is the very mindset and conduct you must embody in the present moment. If you can enter into the state of "true non-action," the evaluation of future merits and outcomes will be based on your current mindset, which adds value to all your future endeavors. This is the fundamental framework and principle that Heaven takes pride in.
This is a fundamental ideology and concept that has never descended into the mortal realm for millennia. It is essential to learn the "true non-action" of the immortals and buddhas, which will allow you to enter into greater harvest and benefit. I wonder if you can grasp the key principles and mysteries within it? The efforts made through human factors are precisely for your own elevation and fulfillment. The ideologies and concepts that could not be achieved in the past—this is the system of the Chongxin lineage, truly capable of enabling your own ascension and transcendence.
All beings under the Great Dao have their deeds recorded in full,  
As blessings and hidden virtues interweave and draw near.
Strive for growth through your own efforts,  
And practice non-action within the realm of action.
To act without action is to truly embrace non-action; the heavens bestow the gathering of immortals and buddhas.
Turn towards the great blessings of the future — in your next lives, you will have piles of wealth.
The wealth that humanity has long pursued—can it lead one into a state of "true non-action," while also elevating and transcending fortune and riches? The foundational source of sustenance lies precisely in bestowing upon you all the blessings of wealth, nobility, abundance, and prosperity. It is the addition of all that is good: fortune, prosperity, longevity, wealth, and honor.
Excellent! The thirty-six installments of "The Great Way and All Beings" are now fully completed. I appreciate your diligent companionship throughout this writing journey. As I am here today, I wonder what merits you seek? Bring forth the large pile of fruits from earlier! I shall bestow upon you additional blessings of wisdom and prosperity, offering favorable conditions for virtuous growth.
You have all worked very hard, accompanying the complete fulfillment of all sentient beings on the great path. Such support will lead to virtuous growth and transcendence, offering much assistance in the future propagation and guidance of beings. Good! I, your teacher, have already urged all of you! Later, we may share a small drink—do not be envious? Farewell, everyone!
Wuji Yaochi, Phoenix Qiong Fairy
From the Wuji Celestial Pond, the Phoenix Qiong arrives;  
The celestial maiden ascends the stage today.
◆ Postfaces & Praises ◆
大道眾生已完著　　下回跋與凡例排
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, as well as the students of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the presiding immortal of the Great Dao's beings, the Ancient Buddha Nanping Daoji, has personally descended to compose the thirty-sixth chapter of "The Beings of the Great Dao." Additionally, actions have been taken regarding all "blessings and hidden virtues," which is to establish the human world with "doing good as the foundation of happiness."
This detailed elaboration is provided because a true practitioner should not harbor such behaviors or notions, as they are not in alignment with the Buddha's and Bodhisattvas' practice of "contemplative cultivation." You must first gain a broad understanding and clarity of all thoughts and concepts, and then discern how to act accordingly. It is essential to realize that only through "non-action" can one truly attain "genuine non-action."
In all the diverse actions of human beings, there will arise favorable conditions and virtuous causes that allow for upward growth and transcendence. This is precisely the process of learning and elevation within the human world. Without discriminating among any sentient beings of affection, all can follow in the footsteps of the immortal and enlightened teachers, progressing step by step in learning and growth. The extent of this progress is inevitably determined by the degree of one's own dedication and effort.
Composing a verse for tomorrow's harmonious union, blessed by immortals and Buddhas alike!
Xue Dao practiced goodness with a sincere heart,  
His perfect virtue and wondrous wisdom were arranged by Heaven.
Victory is in sight, the zither and se sing in harmony; marriage brings auspiciousness and wealth unfolds.
Spreading both hands to walk the great path,  
The pure heart returns to revere the wondrous mind.
A handsome man and a lovely woman,  
A perfect match blessed with a century of love and devotion.
This verse! Bestowed upon "Quansheng and Suhua" for their marriage tomorrow, it is as joyous as our Chongxin Sect marrying off a daughter. Let us all come together to congratulate this new couple, wishing them "a harmonious union for a hundred years, and perfect harmony like the qin and se." May all the deities and disciples of the Chongxin Sect share in the joy of this daughter's marriage! Well done, everyone. We shall meet again tomorrow.
September 27, 2014, 15:40 ◎＃※   OK＃
The Great Sage and Teacher of Ultimate Virtue, Confucius
The Great Dao series bestows enduring grace,  
Bringing auspicious fortune to all beings in its vast embrace.
跋   一
The Great Dao is that upon which all things depend.
It is a natural and spontaneous process, where all sentient beings can nurture their lives and cultivate their practice through the human world. This is the great karmic condition that has spanned past eras and continues into the present time, giving rise to the foremost and supreme "Dadao Series Celestial Books" in the mortal realm. Moreover, it is through the successive volumes of these works that the very first book in the human world has been composed.
Throughout the ages, all the inadequacies of classical teachings have been elevated into the Middle Path philosophy. This is to disseminate the virtuous grace of the Great Dao throughout heaven and earth, enabling the human world to establish this supreme truth within the consciousness of every sentient being. For both the present and the future, it represents an upward transcendence and elevation.
All beings must return to transcendence.
It is precisely because of the vast universe and all sentient beings that we refer to them as living beings, without distinguishing any level, state, or fruition. Each can be said to be one of the sentient beings. Since ancient times, the practices carried out at each level, state, and fruition have varied according to the different causes, conditions, times, and spaces, resulting in diverse courses of education and culture tailored to each unique temporal and spatial context.
Thus, only by acting in accordance with the causes and conditions of this time and space can we elevate the "spirit, body, and self-mind" of all living beings. This is the fundamental requirement repeatedly emphasized by Heaven, which aligns with the present moment. Facilitated by the causes and conditions of this time and space, such elevation, growth, and transcendence are our utmost aspiration.
The Sacred Teacher of Confucianism, the Great Accomplished and Most Sage Master, Confucius, bestows a postscript.
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Heart School of Buddha, the Great Dao Academy of the Ultimate, the Chongxin Hall by Imperial Decree.
On the seventh day of the fifth lunar month in the year Wuzi of the Tianyun cycle, at the hour of Xu.
Excellent. Congratulations on the completion of the first postscript of the twenty-fourth volume of the Dadao series celestial books, "Beings of the Great Dao," under the auspices of the Chongxin Lineage. We have disturbed the Chongxin Lineage for some time to jointly discuss this year's guiding principles for salvation. Everyone has worked hard. Farewell for now!
Founder of Buddhism, Namo Shakyamuni Buddha
Buddhism spread eastward to this land,  
For thousands of years, its teachings have been upheld.
跋    二
The Great Dao is a supremely auspicious cause and condition.
It is through Confucian thinking that such a structure emerges. In the process of reforming Buddhist thought, one can discern the human factors at play, applying the "theory of consciousness-only" to foster the growth of the "concept of consciousness-only." This offers all beings, now and in the future, a path to transcend ignorance by embarking anew through the "practice of consciousness-only."
Furthermore, being able to recognize past shortcomings and deficiencies, and thereby correct mistakes, serves as the true driving force for genuine improvement and upward growth within the practice of "reflective contemplation." In the process of learning, growing, and transcending through all favorable conditions and virtuous causes, such an approach is precisely the essential and correct path.
The Learning and Growth of Sentient Beings
It is based on the different levels, realms, and attainments of all beings and myriad things within the vast cosmos, distinguishing between varying qualities and races. This approach aims to elevate the current era toward the future, transforming humanity’s inherent "ignorance" and deficiencies into the essence of "enlightenment," thereby rectifying these shortcomings, inadequacies, and errors.
Granting greater elevation is the most fundamental framework that the Heavenly Realm has always upheld. By applying this conduct to the human world, it can achieve the practical function of transcendence and elevation, yielding greater benefits for growth. As the cornerstone of all virtuous establishments, it provides compassionate human beings with the means to ascend and progress, which is our utmost aspiration.
南無本師釋迦牟尼佛　降跋二於
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Buddha Heart School, the Great Dao Court of the Ultimate, and the Chongxin Hall of the Imperial Decree.
On the seventh day of the fifth lunar month in the Wuzi year of the Tianyun era, at the hour of Xu.
Aha! Congratulations to the Chongxin Sect for their steadfast dedication, having now completed the second postscript for the twenty-fourth volume of the "Dadao Series Celestial Books." This achievement is truly worthy of celebration! Heartfelt congratulations! We have taken the liberty of engaging with the Chongxin Sect for some time to discuss the future direction of guiding and promoting the great path, aiming to propagate and expand its reach! Well done, everyone, and farewell!
Venerable Master of the Void—Homage to the Ancient Buddha of the Void, the Supreme Virtue of Humanity and Heaven
The cause of emptiness and reality has long been born,  
Whirling through the mortal dust to shape this present life.
跋    三
The Great Dao is the grace and virtue of the Supreme Heaven.
It is with all living beings as the ultimate concern that this function nurtures sentient creatures. In every action aligned with the Great Dao, it provides richer resources and sustenance—a condition unprecedented throughout the ages. For the future of technological civilization, drawing upon this present ideology will lead to even greater elevation.
It can be said that the well-being of future beings and the grace of the Great Dao complement each other. Therefore, all the sacrifices and contributions made by future beings and those who practice the Great Dao are meant to establish a lasting and far-reaching foundation for well-being, offering genuine elevation within the world of sentient beings, rather than serving as a basis for decline. Such a foundation is one that fosters upward growth and transcendence.
Sentient beings refer to humans endowed with emotions.
It is through the diverse dispositions of sentient beings that one can eliminate one's own deficiencies, shortcomings, and errors. This is because the habits, tendencies, innate natures, and individual characteristics of sentient beings all serve as stumbling blocks that hinder one's own upward progress. By confronting these obstacles, one can genuinely dissolve them, thereby opening a broader path for one's own cultivation.
Furthermore, because what sentient beings lack must be addressed and improved upon in the present moment, rather than being postponed to the future or the next life for rectification and elimination. By then, such a rare opportunity of celestial timing and favorable conditions will no longer exist, so how could there be another chance to transcend? It is hoped that all sentient beings with compassion may truly achieve "the return through transcendence and attain perfection to surpass."
虛空上人　降跋三於
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Buddha Heart School, the Great Dao Court of the Wuji, the Chongxin Hall by Imperial Decree.
On the seventh day of the fifth lunar month in the year Wuzi of the Tianyun cycle, during the hour of Xu.
Excellent! Congratulations to the Chongxin Sect for their unwavering dedication in completing the second monumental volume of the Dadao series, the twenty-fourth installment, "Dadao Zhongsheng." This truly calls for boundless celebration for the Chongxin Sect! May this steadfast commitment transform into a great force, enabling both self-fulfillment and the transcendence and return of all beings. Thank you all for accompanying the writing process, and for the collective discussions among the masters on future guidance principles. Thank you, everyone. Farewell!
Namo, all beings are Tathagata;  
The Dharma of the Lamp-Lighting Mind is arranged as it truly is.
The ancient Buddha descended to establish the rules,  
The great path carries the virtuous will of all beings.
Guide to the Use of the Book
The Great Dao: It takes all living beings as its foundation. This is defined by the heavens according to each level, realm, and state of attainment, and it operates through natural action, serving as the overarching framework of virtuous and sound structure.
The Great Dao: It is established for the sentient beings of the mortal world, with such conditions and causes, that the sacred duties of the Great Dao are followed. Precisely because the Great Dao complements and coexists with the universe of heaven and earth, such actions and deeds are made possible, benefiting both oneself and all living beings.
The Great Dao: It is in response to the decrees of Heaven, addressing the deficiencies within each sentient being, to cultivate and transform them. This is how Heaven, in the current era, integrates all the natural resources and sustenance of heaven and earth into the human world, granting every sentient primordial spirit a share of just and equal endowments.
◎All living beings: This refers to the fulfillment of all sentient beings, precisely because every being is a manifestation of the divine cause and effect, and is cherished and protected by the heavens. None shall be favored or carried in private; it is precisely the impartial and equal grace bestowed upon all as one.
◎Regarding sentient beings: When human factors enter the realm of the Earthly Nether Star, they often "mistake the false for the true and the true for the false." Little do they realize that in such a spacetime of causes and conditions, the interplay of "true and false" and "center and emptiness" is intricately interconnected. This serves to greatly elevate all your actions and behaviors, bestowing upon sentient beings a more abundant source of blessings and resources for their well-being.
◎Sentient beings: It is through all causes, conditions, and karmic retributions that there exists this framework of actions to follow. This operates in accordance with the impartiality and equality bestowed by Heaven, without any personal favoritism. Only by adhering to the law of cause and effect in practice can it become the primary basis for Heaven’s pride. Moreover, to compensate and enhance the welfare of humanity and all sentient beings, it is necessary for the human world to accumulate such hidden virtues, thereby attaining the fullness of blessings and merit.
◎The Great Path for All Beings:  
It addresses all human realms, fostering growth in every habit and nature. Moreover, because all beings have shortcomings, deficiencies, and errors, if these are not repeatedly corrected through practice, if one merely understands without acting—akin to knowing but struggling to implement—how then can one dissolve their own obstacles? Genuine transformation is essential; only then is it correct.
◎ Beings of the Great Dao: They are elevated by the blessings of the Heavenly Realm upon the mortal world. Yet, due to human factors, the fundamental original intent of the Heavenly Realm is often negated. This is precisely why sentient beings are unable to achieve upward growth and transcend obstacles within this lifetime—the reason lies herein!
◎Beings of the Great Dao: The works have been completed to help sentient beings understand why it is necessary to eliminate individuality through the transformation of their habits, tendencies, and innate nature. This is the divine providence endowing humanity with growth through these writings. Such functional benefits aim to remove obstacles arising from the deficiencies of all beings of the Great Dao.
◎ The Beings of the Great Dao: The work has been completed, yet the labor of its creation, the meticulous editing and revisions, as well as the arduous process of future distribution and explanation, all lie ahead. It is hoped that everyone will join in supporting its printing and fulfillment, so that it may reach and benefit more human beings. In doing so, there will arise auspicious opportunities and favorable conditions to nurture and accomplish, further advancing on the path of return to the Great Dao.
Namo the Ancient Buddha Dipankara, who descended to establish the precedent for incarnation.
The Sacred Teachings of Confucianism, the True Buddha Heart School, the Great Dao Court of the Wuji, the Chongxin Hall Bestowed by Divine Decree.
The seventh day of the fifth lunar month, during the Xu hour, in the year Wuzi of the Tianyun cycle.
Congratulations to all deities, Buddhas, and students of the Chongxin lineage for completing the twenty-fourth volume of the second major series, which promises even greater elevation and growth in the future. The twenty-fifth volume of the Dadao series will be presented next Friday, the seventeenth day of the fifth lunar month, with an incense altar set up before the hall to reverently receive the Sacred Decree of the Wuji and the Jade Decree of Haotian. The next session will involve the submission of the completed texts for the benefit of all beings in the Dadao, so we hope everyone prepares early to facilitate future guidance and fulfillment. This year marks a grander year of propagation for the Chongxin lineage! Let us all strive diligently! Farewell for now!
September 27, 2014, 19:10 ◎＃※   OK＃
Vice Chair of the Chongxin Sect Lineage, Ma Xiangu
Sister Magu ascends the platform as deputy,  
The multitudes of the Great Way submit their writings in order.
The lineage of the Chongxin Sect expands its principles broadly, guiding beings to return with the grace of virtue bestowed.
◆ Decree ◆
完書繳旨
Today marks an auspicious moment for the Chongxin Sect lineage. With the completion of the twenty-fourth volume of the "Great Dao Series Celestial Books" for Chongxin, we have fulfilled the duties entrusted by Heaven and aligned with its expectations. By genuinely dedicating ourselves to propagation and promotion, we shall receive abundant virtues and blessings of the Great Dao, enabling the Chongxin system to be honored and valued by Heaven.
It is truly a cause for boundless celebration and admiration for the Chongxin lineage to have been granted the extraordinary affinity of receiving the work "The Celestial Texts of the Great Dao Series." Now, the twenty-fourth volume of this series, "Sentient Beings of the Great Dao," has been completed and submitted to the divine will. This stands as a testament to the affirmation bestowed upon the Chongxin lineage by Heaven, among all virtuous and favorable affinities.
The auspicious hour has arrived. We hereby dispatch from our lineage the Celestial Venerables of Void-Transmitted Imperial Edicts, Void-Transmitted Dao Virtue, and Void-Transmitted Principle Governance to respectfully receive the Sacred Decree of the Wuji at a distance of twenty-five li from the hall. Furthermore, we dispatch from our lineage the Immortal Maidens of Void-Colored Cranes, Void-Colored Blossoms, and Void-Spiritual Intention to respectfully receive the Sacred Decree of the Wuji at a distance of fifteen li. All other divine beings and the cultivating scholars of the Wuji Great Dao Institute shall arrange themselves in formation to await the arrival, ensuring no breach of decorum.
Before the Throne of the Limitless, Immortal Lady Xu Feiqiong
Before the Throne of the Infinite, Xu Feiqiong,  
The Immortal Maiden descends with a decree to the Southern Realm.
The Heart Sect's lineage truly rejoices;  
The great path for all beings concludes with the submission of scriptures.
By Imperial Decree, the Wuji Sacred Edict descends upon the Chongxin Lineage to proclaim; gods and mortals bow in reverence!
Imperial Decree is hereby proclaimed.
Respectfully received.
The Great Celestial Mother of the Wuji decrees:
The Mother resides in the sacred realm of heavenly principles, and her sacrifices and devotion to all her children in the mortal world are truly commendable. Since the establishment of the Mother’s Heart Chongxin Hall in Taoyuan, Taiwan, in the year of Bingzi, she has provided abundant spiritual nourishment for the compilation of the "Great Dao Series of Heavenly Books." Through the promotion and transformation of the five teachings, this has truly achieved mutual integration.
Now, to be able to fulfill the expectations of the Mother's heart in propagating the teachings, this lies in elevating and transcending all the favorable conditions and virtuous causes for the future children of sentient beings. By giving, there will be a great opportunity to return to the celestial ladder of the Great Dao. Truly, we feel immensely joyful for the Chongxin lineage! This is also worthy of affirmation and praise.
The Mother's heart is greatly comforted. Upon the completion and submission of the twenty-fourth volume of the Dadao series, "The Multitude of Beings in the Great Dao," which enables the Chongxin lineage to guide and accomplish salvation in the future, all divine beings and institute scholars will truly achieve transcendence and return. In her profound comfort, the Mother specially appointed the Immortal Maiden Feiqiong to reverently bring three jugs of celestial nectar.
Added to the tea within the Chongxin lineage, this is truly an unparalleled celebration of the diligent efforts of all Chongxin immortals and Buddhas! It is fitting to confer merits and advance ranks, and to inscribe these achievements in the Celestial Register as a basis for future promotions and enhancements of spiritual attainments. Moreover, the merits of all disciples shall also be recorded in the Celestial Register, serving as a foundation for their future return.
And it is the mother’s heartfelt hope to widely guide all children back to transcendence!
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 Academy of the Ultimate, and the Chongxin Hall of Imperial Decree.
On the tenth day of the fifth lunar month in the year of Wuzi, during the hour of Xu.
Excellent, congratulations! The ancestral lineage of the Immortal Maiden Sisters once again receives the grace of the Wuji.
The rewards bestowed by the Imperial Mother are hereby celebrated! Congratulations! Time is pressing! I shall take my leave for now and return another day to trouble you again. I must hasten back to the Limitless Realm of Principle to report my mission accomplished. Farewell, everyone!
Wen Ze of the Void, the Celestial Worthy Who Teaches and Transforms
By Imperial Decree, Chongxin is Appointed as Chairman;  
From the Void, Wenze Expounds the Sacred Will.
The Heavenly Lord today once again offers congratulations,  
marking the completion of the sacred texts for all beings of the Great Dao.
All Saints, Buddhas, and virtuous beings, as well as the practitioners and scholars of the Wuji Great Tao Academy, good evening. Today marks another auspicious and joyous occasion for the Chongxin lineage. The completion and submission of the twenty-fourth volume of the Chongxin "Great Tao Series Celestial Books," titled "Beings of the Great Tao," is truly a cause for celebration within the Chongxin lineage. This achievement is the result of the united efforts and shared dedication of all divine and human beings working together in harmony.
Furthermore, for the Chongxin lineage, there is an even firmer determination to promote and propagate, offering the beloved human beings the long-awaited opportunity to return and transcend—a divine chance. This great endeavor, through diligent effort, earns the anticipation and affirmation of the Heavenly Realm. Only after reverently receiving the completion of the Wuji Sacred Decree, the Haotian Jade Edict is then continued to be bestowed upon the hall.
By decree, dispatch the following from our lineage: the Infinite Sacred King Yue Fei, the Infinite City God Emperor, and the Infinite Director of Fate True Lord to respectfully receive the Jade Decree of the Vast Heaven twenty li away and escort it to the hall. Further decree, dispatch the following from our lineage: the Infinite Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Infinite Lady of Birth Registration, and the Infinite Samantabhadra Bodhisattva to respectfully receive the Jade Decree of the Vast Heaven ten li away and escort it to the hall. All other deities, Buddhas, students, as well as the practitioners of the Infinite Great Dao Academy and the academy's scholars shall assemble in ranks to await its arrival, ensuring no breach of etiquette.
Imperial Envoy of the Vast Heaven, Immortal Elder Li Taibai
The Heavenly Envoy descends from the firmament;  
Immortal Elder Li Taibai ascends to record.
Respectfully bearing the jade decree, I descend upon Chongxin,  
To open the sacred purpose for all beings of the Great Dao.
By imperial decree, the Heavenly Jade Edict descends with reverence to bestow upon the heart, as gods and mortals bow in humble prostration.
The Imperial Decree is to be read aloud.
Respectfully received.
The Great Heavenly Jade Emperor, the Supreme Deity of Mystic Radiance, proclaims the Jade Decree:
As the supreme sovereign of the Nine and Five, I have provided diverse resources for the religious, educational, and cultural curricula of Jambudvipa, aiming to genuinely enhance mutual integration and serve as the foundation for the welfare of all beings in the future. Today, we can truly fulfill the sacred duty of propagating the Great Dao on behalf of Heaven. Witness the efforts of the Chongxin Lineage in Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Since the establishment of the hall in the year of Bingzi, nearly twelve years have passed to this day. Throughout this time, it is evident that the lineage of Chongxin has not been deterred by any hardships, and has been able to propagate the sacred mission of Heaven. Such steadfast determination and perseverance are truly moving. The efforts of all the deities, Buddhas, and disciples of the Chongxin lineage are indeed commendable and worthy of praise!
The twenty-fourth volume of the second monumental series of the "Great Dao Series Celestial Texts," titled "Great Dao Sentient Beings," has been completed and submitted to the divine will. It affirms all the efforts of Chongxin, enabling future human beings to understand the true significance of the Heavenly Will. It also provides guiding principles for future achievements, granting the Chongxin lineage greater opportunities for promotion and dissemination.
We are deeply gratified! In recognition of Chongxin’s perseverance and renewed efforts in completing and presenting the twenty-fourth volume of the Dadao series, "Beings of the Great Dao," we hereby bestow rewards. The merits of Chongxin’s divine and human endeavors, their unwavering dedication and heartfelt diligence, shall be recorded in the Celestial Register. This shall serve as a foundation for the future ascension of deities and buddhas, and as a testament for Chongxin’s disciples in their eventual return.
This scene and these sentiments are commendable and encouraging, a cause for joy and celebration, as steadfast resolve is once again fulfilled.
The Great Dao of Cause and Effect continues to achieve success, bringing boundless and immeasurable well-being to all living beings.
The Great Celestial Jade Emperor, the Supreme Sovereign of Mysterious Divinity, issues the Jade Decree to
The Confucian School of Sacred Teachings, the True Buddha Heart Sect, the Great Dao Court of the Wuji, the Chongxin Hall by Imperial Decree.
The tenth day of the fifth lunar month, during the hour of Xu, in the Wuzi year of the Tianyun cycle.
Aha! Once again, special congratulations! The Chongxin lineage has been honored to receive the full affirmation and praise of the Heavenly Realm. This old immortal must swiftly return to the Celestial Court to deliver the decree! Farewell, everyone!
Lord of the Southern Heaven, Emperor Wenchang
Grateful for the blessings and felicitations bestowed upon this birthday celebration, the Chongxin Taoist Temple is graced with the virtue of Heaven.
The sentient beings of the Great Dao have completed their writings,  
Now continuing to unveil the karma of the Great Dao.
All Saints and Buddhas, virtuous beings, and fellow students of the Wuji Great Dao Academy, good evening! Today, the Sacred Decree from the Wuji and the Jade Edict from the Haotian have been fully promulgated. We extend our encouragement to all deities, Buddhas, and students of the Chongxin Sect, urging them to remain steadfast and diligent in accomplishing the second monumental volume of the "Great Dao Series Celestial Books," a work dedicated to all beings of the Great Dao.
This is truly commendable and praiseworthy. Next Friday, we will continue with the third monumental volume of the Dadao series classics, including all the edicts from the first volume—Dadao series classics—Volume Twenty-Five. We hope all deities, Buddhas, and students will strive even harder to fulfill the divine missions and expectations. Thank you for your hard work. Farewell for now.
2014, 0927, 2020 ◎＃※   ０Ｋ＃
The twenty-fourth volume of the Dadao series—The Celestial Texts of the Great Way—has been completed and is now ready for editing.