Between Staying and Leaving: A Path to Liberation

The Nature of Our Defiled World

This world is a place where beings are constantly caught in a cycle of mutual harm. It continues to grow and consume beings without pause. It is truly a defiled and evil world of suffering. You must come to a deep realisation about this reality. If you remain in this world, you are merely subjecting yourself to endless disturbances and afflictions. What happiness can truly be found here? However, if you can skilfully adjust your heart, in the very moment you shift your focus, a thousand possibilities for hope emerge.

The Precious Opportunity of True Cultivation

It is precisely because you possess this physical body that this life becomes so precious. It provides you with the unique opportunity for True Cultivation. Even if your body is currently enduring various forms of suffering, as long as your faith in the Buddha does not retreat, your faith in yourself does not retreat, and your Vows and Practice do not retreat, you will be able to overcome physical pain. Keep chanting Namo Amituofo without interruption. In the space between staying and leaving, the truth will naturally reveal itself.

Finding Clarity at Hsiang Kuang

At Hsiang Kuang: A Sacred Sanctuary, do not let physical suffering cause you worry or vexation. Simply continue to chant the Buddha-name with a direct and focused mind. In the space between staying and leaving, the truth will naturally reveal itself. If your worldly connections have come to an end and it is time for you to depart, keep the Buddha-name in your heart without pause. Namo Amituofo will appear before you to lead you to the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. Furthermore, Practitioner Su is present to assist, as guiding spirits to the West is a matter of following conditions and circumstances.

Living with Purpose and Wisdom

If you still possess a useful body and are meant to remain to serve all beings, you should hold a heart of gratitude. Practise repenting and changing your ways regarding your karmic creditors. Use the remainder of your life to join the Buddha in saving the world and helping all beings. This is the path of wisdom and action. Namo Amituofo.

Recorded and transcribed by Namo Amituofo’s disciple, Venerable HaiZe.