Zhongfeng Thrice Yearning Ceremony, Teachings by Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju, Noon Offering
Recorded by 釋海願法師
Date recorded 10 July 2026
Record of Interviews with Deceased Modern Chinese Celebrities (Preface)
Daily Discourse: Each Originally Like an Eminent Monk, Wandering Through Many Lives Stained by Emotion
Daily Discourse: Diligent practice reveals the innate selflessness; through no-self, the Buddha's path is attained
Interview with Wuyunqimuge (Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Chairperson of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Government)
A Century of Wandering: The Spirit of Toowoomba
Teachings by Teacher, recorded and transcribed by ’s disciple, Venerable HaiZe
Noon Offering, 10 July 2026
Teachings by Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju:
Having seen the vast ocean, other waters are hard to compare; having seen the clouds of Mount Wu, other clouds are not the same.
This is the suffering of attachment in the sea of emotions.
To reunite now is not a good affinity; you must let go of it and not continue.
This is the pitiable state of the human world, not understanding the illusory nature of the world,
taking the false as true and seeking the truth, like taking the moon in the water as real,
only to find in the end it is nothing left.
Transformed but forgetting the past, having suffered in the agony of emotion,
now repeating the same mistakes.
This is because are within , seeking to reclaim the old debts of love and hatred,
making it hard for the Body-Mind-Spirit to free itself.
This is the laws of and cause and effect manifesting before you; it is not how it was originally.
Before practice can transform karma, one must be cautious and not careless.
The web of emotion is an illusion within an illusion; to be lost in emotion is suffering upon suffering.
If karmic creditors appear, or if there is interference from demon crowds,
and the heart is entangled and hard to resolve, creating karma and sins leading to hells,
fortunately, Practitioner Su uses great power to save, using and wisdom to resolve all obstacles.
Disciples of the Fragrant Light fourfold assembly,
you have already drifted countless times, drift no more like a wandering spirit,
now that you have the care of the Buddha, the Teacher, Practitioner Su, the Venerables, and the protectors,
you must truly chant Buddha's name, with the Buddha-light guiding you forward.
Quickly turn back the heart of a prodigal child, quickly settle the heart of a wanderer.
You must let go of the drifting, unanchored heart, change personality traits, and engage in diligent practice,
this is to cherish the Buddha entering the world.
Believe in the Buddha, chant Buddha's name, and follow the Buddha, seeking to recover your original transparent heart,
this is what a disciple of the Buddha should do. Namo Amituofo
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