Navigation

recorded and transcribed by Namo Amituofo’s disciple, Venerable HaiZe

24 July 2026

Teachings by Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju:

Navigation is a modern technology that allows for the input of various land, air, and other route information to indicate traffic "situations", routes, or flight paths, helping users reach their destinations smoothly. The more complete the input data, the more accurate the navigation capability, and the faster one can reach the destination. This is a technological product born from the application of modern technology. Because it is convenient to use and can quickly reach destinations, it has become one of the indispensable practical tools for travel.

The learning, memories, expertise, and experiences of this life are all stored in the brain and consciousness. The brain is a tangible body, while consciousness is an intangible yet practically existing state of spirit. If the brain is damaged or diseased, depending on the severity of the injury, some may exhibit slower reactions, or "situations" of blurred memory, loss, forgetting, or inability to recall. However, the memories within the consciousness, especially the storage in the Alaya consciousness, do not disappear because of this; they are stored continuously and will not disappear or fade away.

However, due to brain damage, its degenerative behaviours can cause problems in daily life and self-care, leading to a decline in the quality of life. It is like a navigation system encountering an obstacle and being unable to perform its function, causing the function of guiding the vehicle to its destination to be obstructed and suspended. Some problems can be improved through repair, while others cannot be repaired.

Just like the human body, most brain damage is irreversible. Even if it can recover, it is difficult to be as robust, have as good a memory, or remember things as firmly as before. This is the "situation" caused by brain damage. Because the body is used in this life, when one reaches the end of their lifespan and passes away, the brain and internal organs also perish accordingly. Therefore, what is recorded, heard, and seen in this life, and the six consciousnesses generated by the Six Roots contacting the Six Dusts, which are stored in the brain, also pass away with it.

As for the events that occurred throughout your many lives and in this life, they are still stored in the Alaya consciousness of the true self. They will not be damaged, changed, or disappear because of brain damage or disease in this life; they remain completely recorded. This is the magnificent and unique aspect of the Alaya consciousness.

A navigation system is a technological product, and people have Causal Conditions for its creation and use; likewise, the body, The Head, and internal organs are also born from the combination of multiple karmic conditions. The difference is that people have a Body-Mind-Spirit and a state of consciousness, while navigation is a product manufactured by people. People should make good use of and protect their bodies and brains, so that the ability to store and learn in this life can be applied and utilised to save the world and save beings.

And the abilities and memory storage possessed in the past have not disappeared. When the Body-Mind-Spirit is purified through practice, especially for Those who have realised their true nature, the Six Sense Organs: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind of this life are revealed. Past memories and abilities emerge, which can be combined with the abilities and expertise of this life, allowing one to make fuller use of this body to save beings. Its capability will be more precise and practical than a navigation system. This capability awaits the practitioner to verify and use; this is the true practitioner of True Cultivation and saving countless suffering beings.

Namo Amituofo