Giving of Oneself

Teachings by Teacher, recorded and transcribed by Namo Amituofo’s disciple, Venerable Fa Hui

22 May 2026

Teachings by Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju:

The Alaya consciousness of this body stores all the events and memories that have occurred throughout accumulated lifetimes.

Karmic creditors from accumulated lifetimes also reside within this body—in the cells, the internal organs, the muscles and bones, the blood circulation, and in subtle mental notes.

These karmic creditors may be awake, actively operating karma; or they may be affecting the functions of the Body-Mind-Spirit and life, leading to a state of ageing and illness; perhaps they are in a deep sleep without any movement; or they might be stirred awake at any time, entering into actions to seek revenge and repay grievances.

The body is a vast universe, where immeasurable and boundless beings exist.

If one's mental notes are filled with Goodness and compassion,

it can lead all the cells and beings in the body into a belief of Goodness and compassion,

allowing the body, heart, and spirit to remain constantly in a state of Goodness and compassion.

If the heart has unwholesome mental notes, attachments, or the the "self," personal ego, and selfishness of greed, anger, delusion, arrogance, doubt, and wealth, lust, fame, food, and sleep,

then one will also attract karmic creditors with similar unwholesome traits, attachments, and the "self," personal ego, and selfishness,

thereby causing all the cells in the body to exist in a negative, dim, and impure state.

If the heart is fickle, the body will also be in a state of impermanence, changing emotionally or physically due to one's subjective views and state of mind;

if the heart is stable and peaceful, the body will also remain in a stable and peaceful state.

This body truly cannot be controlled! Let go of yourself through Generosity!

The "self," the "self," personal ego, and selfishness, subjectivity, and attachment—these are all karma.

A practitioner who attains no-self, has no the "self," personal ego, and selfishness, and can let go of subjectivity and attachment, is on a bright path.

Practice is for the purpose of finding one's true self.

Within the true self, there is no pollution;

there is no "self," no the "self," personal ego, and selfishness, subjectivity, and attachment; it is pure and unstained.

Let go of this stained and uncontrollable body through Generosity, follow Amitabha,

and let the cells, karmic creditors, and sentient beings with karmic affinity in the body follow Amitabha together,

chanting the Holy Name "Namo Amituofo" together.

Walk the Buddha's path and make a vow to follow the Buddha to save beings;

to achieve oneself for the sake of saving beings is to save oneself.

To chant one Buddha's name to the end is to change personality traits during the process of purification.

To learn the Buddha's path is to learn that "I am a Buddha," having come for the sake of saving beings.

Let go of the past,

and steadfastly chant only Namo Amituofo, without a second thought,

only following Amitabha.

No longer let your the "self," personal ego, and selfishness manifest to suffer the pain of karma; you will be able to transform karma and see your true nature.

Namo Amituofo