The Confession of a Primordial Demon

This is a record of an interview with Monia, a Primordial Demon who sought Chao Du at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre in Australia. He now resides in the Western Land of Dharma Nature. This account reflects upon his existence spanning 7,560 trillion years. Recorded by the chief writer, Venerable HaiZe, on February 26, 2025.

Monia speaks:

"Namo Amituofo. My name is Monia, and I come from the demon crowds of the Dharma Realm. The planet I inhabited is called the Bitola Planet, located deep within the Dharma Realm. In truth, the Dharma Realm has no boundaries. With a demon age of 7,560 trillion years, I am more than qualified to be classified as an ancestral spirit of the demon realm. What we call an ancestral spirit is a being whose legends you might hear, but whom you never actually see. In reality, many of these ancestral spirits have not vanished from the Dharma Realm; they still exist, they have simply found a place to go into hiding.

As for how long one can remain in hiding, no one knows. Even if, while in hiding, a thought arises and one is sucked away by the laws of karma and cause and effect, no one would ever know, because no one knew where you were in the first place. This is often the fate of demon beings—they simply vanish from the demon realm. Perhaps there are ancestral demons who have existed for ten thousand trillion years, or even twenty thousand trillion years, who are still out there. They might not even know how much time has passed themselves. For an old demon, time seems to be non-existent. The important thing is: are they still in the demon realm at this very moment? Have they been sucked away by the laws of karma and cause and effect yet? More importantly, one must not even allow such a thought to arise. This is a vigilance that all ancestral demons share.

The Fear of Karmic Retribution

Many old demons, ancient demons, and ancestral demons all fear the laws of karma and cause and effect. If we did not fear them, why would we go to the trouble of hiding away and finding a place to enter into samadhi? Of course, this depends on one's own skills. If you hide well and your meditative concentration is deep, you can naturally live longer. If your hiding place is easily discovered, or if you are constantly disturbed and harassed, your heart cannot remain pure. It becomes easy for thoughts to arise, and then it is hard to say how long you will last.

Since we are demons, who wouldn't be afraid of suffering? It is not that we do not know what suffering is. If you saw the state you would be in when you are about to suffer, who wouldn't be afraid? Even for demons like us, who are so bold, so reckless, and so fierce in personality—when we see many of the beings we once worshipped being sucked away by the laws of karma and cause and effect, left suffering and helpless, who wouldn't be terrified? Everyone is afraid. And we can feel that we, too, will eventually suffer the same fate. The only way to avoid it is to enter into samadhi. As long as you are in samadhi, you prevent the laws of karma and cause and effect from sucking you away. As for how long you can survive, that depends entirely on your own skills.

The Danger of Anger

The thing we fear most when thoughts arise is anger. Especially for every demon being, anger is a common occurrence. Most of us just try to extinguish the fire of anger after entering samadhi. But in truth, our personalities have not changed. Once some external environment appears, the fire of anger can easily be ignited again. This is why demon beings must find secret, hidden places where they will not be disturbed by external conditions. Once the fire of anger starts, it is almost certain that you will be sucked away by the laws of karma and cause and effect. The depth of your skill depends on whether you can stop any situation that appears before you. If you can stop it, you can survive. If you cannot, you will not make it.

This matter is not just true in the demon realm; it is the same if you want to achieve success in the Buddha's teachings or become a Buddha. This is the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way. Generally speaking, if you do not let your heart be moved, you can live longer. If there are no thoughts, the laws of karma and cause and effect cannot find you. But for demon beings, this seems even harder than it is for ordinary people. Because demon beings are impatient, intense, and have higher desires. Even those who are a bit more plain or have weaker desires still have higher desires compared to the human world. If you want to keep your heart unmoved and enter a state of samadhi under such conditions, you can imagine that it is not an easy task. Therefore, many demon beings fall along the way—they go to receive their retribution and are sucked away by the laws of karma and cause and effect. Survival of the fittest—this is also the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way.

The Difference Between Demon and Buddha

Furthermore, the samadhi and the unmoved heart spoken of in the Buddha's teachings—even beings like Practitioner Su who have realised their true nature—can achieve a state where the heart is unmoved. They can face and handle any change, yet their hearts remain unshaken. The result of this is that they become increasingly compassionate, and the light of their bodies becomes increasingly bright. Both states involve an unmoved heart, but they lead to two different results. Where is the difference? The difference lies in the heart itself. Demons use a demon heart to suppress themselves, to keep the heart unmoved out of fear—fear of the laws of karma and cause and effect—so they have to do it this way. But practitioners with deep skills, especially those who want to become Buddhas, do so to elevate the quality of their spirits, to become Buddhas sooner, and to save more beings and demon beings. These are hearts that are worlds apart! Therefore, they get different results: one becomes a demon, an ancestral demon; the other becomes a Buddha, a Buddha whom everyone respects and reveres. Buddhas radiate golden light, while demons radiate light that is black and shining.

So, it seems that this heart can master life. This is also the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way. It seems that the Earth and the Dharma Realm have many similarities. No wonder Namo Amituofo wants to promote the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre in Australia. Although the Earth is far from the universe, the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way have no barriers of time or space.

Learning from the Old Demons

Before I entered samadhi, I was an old demon, and I rarely spoke. The saying 'too much talk leads to mistakes' is true not only for practice on Earth or in the Dharma Realm, but also in the demon realm. Moreover, we also have an Alaya consciousness. Every spirit has an Alaya consciousness, as well as the eight consciousnesses and fifty-one mental factors. So, if you want to realise your true nature and become a Buddha, the core principles are the same: you must transform consciousness into Wisdom, turn total darkness into total brightness, and transform the demon nature into the Buddha-heart. This is the Universal Principle, the core principle, and it is the same in the demon realm.

I learned this truth from the old demon who taught me when I was a little demon. Although he was a demon, he understood quite a bit about the Buddha's teachings. However, he also knew that his own negative roots were too deep, and he could not become a Buddha, which is why he chose to be a demon. Today, I do not know where that old demon went, because I never saw him appear again. In my heart, I secretly felt sorrow for him. Because in the demon realm, everyone should know that those old demons who never appear again have been sucked away by the laws of karma and cause and effect.

After the interviews with the two predecessors and Practitioner Su's explanations, I was able to bring them out very quickly, and everyone should be able to understand. That is why I say Practitioner Su understands the demon realm extremely well. To be able to subdue demon beings, especially ancient and old demons, one must possess a very deep foundation in the Buddha's teachings. Only a Buddha can subdue a demon; this is a truth that our demon realm can accept. So, do not be fooled by the fact that Practitioner Su has a human body and has realised his true nature; in the past, he had a very deep foundation in the Buddha's teachings, and this can be seen in our demon realm.

The Ruins of the Dharma Realm

My situation is the same as the two ancestral demons interviewed before me. Everyone fears the laws of karma and cause and effect and finds a place to enter samadhi—the more hidden, the better. The location where I entered samadhi was in the ruins of a scrapped planet. This is not surprising, because I know that whenever Practitioner Su enters the universe or the Milky Way, he goes into ruins to save some of the remaining, weak-spirited beings or demon beings. The demon beings are in a state of samadhi, which is the space ancient and old demons find to avoid being sucked away by the laws of karma and cause and effect. Of course, the universe has ruins, and the Dharma Realm, being such a vast space, naturally has ruins as well.

However, the ages of these ruins vary. The older the ruins, the darker they are. Sometimes they are so dark that even the demon beings of the Dharma Realm dare not approach them. Of course, such ruins are the best places for us to enter samadhi. When I was a demon child, I was once brought here by an old demon who told me not to get close, saying it was too eerie: 'Although we demons are not afraid of the dark, you still shouldn't come here.' So I knew it was a ruin, and the age of the ruin must be extremely ancient. If you want to find demon beings or ruins that are over ten thousand trillion years old in the Dharma Realm, they do exist. As far as I know, these are ruins over ten thousand trillion years old. It is very likely that there are other ancestral demons inside, also ten thousand trillion years old. Because we enter samadhi inside and do not interact, I have been in there for about three thousand trillion years.

For three thousand trillion years, I have not moved. I found a space of dust in the darkest corner of the ruins to enter samadhi, hiding inside. The dust is very small, and it is not easy for a demon eye to see it. Such a space might be even older than the ruins of the universe or the Milky Way that Practitioner Su previously saved.

The Power of Buddha-Light

During these three thousand trillion years, I knew there were changes outside, and there were even Big Bangs in the Dharma Realm. But I was not moved, until I came out of samadhi—that is, when I was swept by the Buddha-light brought by Practitioner Su. The ruins were too dark, so dark that sometimes you could feel the ruins merging with the deep, dark space of the Dharma Realm. In fact, it is another space; there are spaces within spaces, and there are beings within spaces. This also seems to be the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way. It is the same in the human body, the same in the space of the Earth, and the same in the space of the Dharma Realm. So, many core principles are universal. Therefore, the Buddha's teaching that 'one and many are compatible'—that one can contain many, and many can be contained in one—is very reasonable.

The ruins of the Dharma Realm differ from other ruins in that many of them are ancient. The characteristic of ancient ruins is that they have likely existed as long as the Dharma Realm itself. It is common for them to be so dark you cannot see your own hand in front of your face. The older the ruins, the less you can distinguish them from the darkness, because they merge into the dark space. How can they be discovered? It is quite difficult. Only if you open your demon eyes—and specifically demon eyes that can see deep and far into space—can you see them. Although the ruins have barriers, the colours all blend together, making it hard to distinguish them. If the old or ancient demons are not old enough, they may not be able to see such deep layers of space; they might just pass by and feel a different magnetic field, becoming alert. Otherwise, they would just pass through as if it were empty space.

If you do not avoid it and enter this space, what will be the result? Let me tell you: once you enter that space, you cannot get out. This is a characteristic of the space in the Dharma Realm. Because you cannot see an exit inside, how could you get out? Even if some demon beings go around bumping into things to see if they can hit an exit, the ruins are just too vast. If you happen to hit an exit and your spirit falls out, leaving that space, you are considered lucky.

However, as far as I know, most are trapped inside. For the demon beings trapped inside, if thoughts arise, if they wail or cry, will the laws of karma and cause and effect find them? The laws of karma and cause and effect can break through space. No matter which space you are in, if your heart moves and resonates with the laws of karma and cause and effect, you will be sucked away. Even though we were in such dark ruins entering samadhi, our hearts could not move in the slightest. Now you know that our meditative concentration is extremely deep, just to save our lives. If a thought arises, you disappear on the spot. The laws of karma and cause and effect suck you away, and no one knows. This is the state of existence for life in the demon realm.

The Reality of Demon Life

Unlike people who have bodies and live in groups—most people live in families or communities where they understand each other's movements, and if someone goes missing, they will at least look for them—in the demon realm, there is no need to look; no one will look for you. Is life really that worthless? Yes, because you cannot find them anyway. With so many demon beings, someone will quickly replace your position, no matter how old an old demon, ancient demon, or ancestral demon you are. If you truly disappear in front of the public, everyone knows you were sucked away by the laws of karma and cause and effect, and soon another demon will replace your seat. So, no one needs to look for anyone. This is the ecology of demons.

Some demon beings have their own families; that is a special group. Most in our group do not have families; we are individuals. Whether it is good or bad, we are individuals.

This time, the reason I came out was because our ruins were illuminated by a very bright and gentle light. The light passed by very quickly, but we are very sensitive and had already felt that this light was different. When this feeling arose, the samadhi was actually broken. So I woke up from samadhi.

This light was very special because it had no threatening nature at all. If it were an enemy demon, this light would certainly have put you to death. But that did not happen. This light was very gentle and warm, yet it had so much energy and strength that it could break through the space within the dust of our ruins.

Normally, when ordinary light meets demon light—because the light on an old demon is extremely dark and evil—it would weaken the other's light, or even transform their light to become demon light like ours. But the light that swept past me did not reduce the energy of the light itself at all; instead, my demon light was cancelled out by this radiance. I had never encountered this before. It made the dark, turbid energy on my body weaker, which meant this light was not affected by the environment or magnetic field of the ruins. Since that was the case, it had the ability to influence the ruins. And indeed, it did.

The Compassion of Practitioner Su

That radiance brought a warmth and quickly swept past me; even the wind became warm. In the light, I could see many, many manifestations—those were the immeasurable, countless manifestations of Practitioner Su, and they were very kind. Some manifestations were acting in pairs, holding hands! Most manifestations were acting individually. Every one of Practitioner Su's immeasurable manifestations carried Buddha-light, and the Buddha's light illuminated these ruins that were over ten thousand trillion years old. To be honest, only then did I see clearly what the place I was in looked like: broken walls and ruins, and I was just a speck of dust deep in the ruins, undiscovered for three thousand trillion years.

For every spirit in the ruin space, or for dust or stones like me, when Practitioner Su's immeasurable manifestations approached, the light on them also opened up the material space in this environment. It turned out there were spirits inside! Because after it was opened, they had no choice but to come out. Opening space requires magical power and strength, and at the same time, this power was infused into the beings in the space. As long as they were holding hands with any manifestation, or smiled at a manifestation to show friendliness, that was the moment they were saved. When a manifestation patted them on the shoulder, their space opened, and they came out. Some just followed the light. My space was illuminated by the Buddha-light, so my space was opened, but I did not appear immediately because at that time my heart was with the younger generation of the demon realm; I did not think of my own safety.

At that time, after the Buddha-light swept through in a very short time, there was still residual light left in the ruins. This is the power of Buddha-light. The gentler and further-reaching the light, the more powerful it is, and the more it can withstand the attacks of demons. After this light passed, it was not long before I gradually returned to my former demon light.

Later, I realised that this radiance was Buddha-light—it was the Buddha-light of Namo Amituofo accompanied by the Buddha-light brought by Practitioner Su, sweeping through to save the demon beings. Because everyone calls him Practitioner Su, and there is the word Buddha in it, the light we saw was collectively called Buddha-light. I suddenly had an Aha! moment: it turned out I had encountered a Buddha! In the three thousand trillion years I had been in samadhi, I had never encountered such a thing. This time, as soon as I encountered it, I had to come out of samadhi. However, this was encountering Buddha-light, which is extremely rare. It is better to be liberated sooner than to live a life of darkness.

The Choice to Surrender

Once you come out of samadhi, it is not so easy to enter it again. I knew this matter was no small thing; something that hadn't happened in such a long time had occurred. This means that the demon beings in the Dharma Realm must have been greatly shaken. This thought was thinking without thinking. Because my heart did not move, but my spirit had already taken action. This time when I woke up, I was prepared to face what was coming. The most miserable thing I could think of was being found by the laws of karma and cause and effect.

After that, I returned to my original demon realm power. The appearance of an ancestral demon is a very rare thing for the younger generation. Perhaps this time the Dharma Realm encountered Practitioner Su's method of Chao Du, which is why so many ancestral demons could appear in such a short time. Otherwise, in hundreds of trillions of years, you might not even encounter one.

Sure enough, many demon children and grandchildren, and even many old demons, had appeared by then. Seeing me, they were very happy. Actually, regarding these recent events, before I came out, I had also taken a look and knew a thing or two. They asked me what to do, and I went straight to the point: You have no other path to take; go and surrender! Those who want to surrender, follow me!

I had long known that for demon beings, surrendering is a gentle path, one that allows you to be prepared and face things calmly. I led everyone; those who wanted to go with me, went, and those who didn't, stayed behind to develop on their own. When I said this, it shocked many old demons! This was very different from my personality before entering samadhi. Before entering samadhi, although I was an old demon, I still had a very tough personality, but I was lucky and did not get sucked away by the laws of karma and cause and effect; perhaps I still had some good roots remaining.

Because I had blocked many major attacks in the demon realm. I could see that if the attacks continued, the casualties would be extremely heavy. So I quickly proposed another suggestion, telling everyone not to proceed with this attack, which was a strategy for a major Dharma Realm unification attack. You must never show your merciful side during such a major attack, or you will be defeated by internal attacks. Everyone wants to get ahead, so I adopted a different way of speaking; of course, you need wisdom to be accepted by everyone. Those few times we passed through safely, it must have been that I saved countless beings and demon realm casualties, which is why I was not sucked away by the laws of karma and cause and effect before entering samadhi.

The Universal Principle of Goodness

Therefore, the principle of goodness is the same everywhere. What is good, and what is evil? If you harm the life of others and cause fear in others, that is definitely evil. If you only increase the power of the demon beings themselves, that is definitely evil. Only by allowing the other party to have a good change, a positive change, and develop in a good direction—that is goodness. Demons and Buddhas are two extremes. Demons are extreme evil; Buddhas are extreme goodness. Relying on the Buddha's side will definitely lead to a bright result and a good end. Relying on the demon's side will definitely lead to a miserable end. This is also the Universal Principle.

It seems that the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way are constantly mentioned at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre, allowing everyone to understand and follow them. I read the hearts of many people who feel that this way of speaking is too high-profile: I am just an Earthling; the universe is so far away, how could I offend the Universal Principle and create karma? If we speak in terms of becoming a Buddha, the mind-capacity of a Buddha is not just to save the beings of the Earth; it includes the Dharma Realm and the universe as well. Therefore, only those who follow the Universal Principle can save the beings of the Dharma Realm and the universe.

I speak so naturally because I learned it from the old demon. He knew I still carried a bit of good roots and often told me about the Buddha's teachings. Old demon, because you once scattered the seeds of goodness in my heart when I was a demon child, you saved me. Perhaps you can also get a good end because of this. I tried to enter samadhi several times to see where the old demon went, but I couldn't see him; perhaps this is a blind spot.

The Space of the Dharma-Nature Land

When I returned to my demon realm power, they had two different views: some still wanted to cast spells to attack Practitioner Su, and some wanted to follow me. At this time, everyone went their own way; no one could control anyone. Of course, these are two different results. But under the Buddha-heart's equality toward all beings, the demon beings who cast spells were also sent into the Dharma-Nature Land, so everyone still entered the Western Land of Dharma Nature of the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre.

At that time, I brought many demon kings, demon children, and demon grandchildren to the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre in Australia. The space we saw was not the empty space that people see at the Buddhist Centre; it was very special. In the same space, there were old demons, ancient demons, and ancestral demons—a very, very large number of demon beings existed. But if new demon beings want to come in, they can still come in. This is flexibility; there are spaces within spaces that can accommodate them. This is the same situation as the Western Land of Dharma Nature where I am now; this is called Dharma-nature.

When we came to surrender, we saw Practitioner Su's twelve lights sweeping across the sky; it was spectacular! Because I brought a very, very large number of demon children and grandchildren to surrender. Practitioner Su actually has so many immeasurable manifestations, each one looking exactly like Practitioner Su, very powerful, full of energy, and very fast. They all carried golden light on their bodies, and their faces were filled with the smiles of Dharma joy, exactly the same as the smiles Practitioner Su has when giving Dharma talks. They very quickly pushed us into the Western Land of Dharma Nature. The space is just so mysterious; there are no barriers. With just a lead, a pull, and a push, we entered the Western Land of Dharma Nature. It was truly overwhelming. This is the power of compassion.

As for those younger generations who were still casting spells on Practitioner Su, they were discovered by Practitioner Su while casting spells. Afterwards, Practitioner Su struck the qing, and Practitioner Su's immeasurable manifestations appeared to lead them into the Western Land of Dharma Nature.

A Once-in-a-Thousand-Years Opportunity

Many of the demon beings who came with me were casting spells on Practitioner Su before they came with me, but I stopped them. I knew this was a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity. Since I had come out of samadhi, I had to seize the time to avoid being sucked away by the laws of karma and cause and effect; otherwise, it would be impossible to come to the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre, and Practitioner Su wouldn't even know that I, a demon, had been sucked away. At that time, the one suffering would be myself. Therefore, I advise that those old and ancient demons who can wake up at this time should hurry over now that you are awake. Do not stay in the demon realm; it is very likely that the next one to be sucked away by the laws of karma and cause and effect will be you! I am not lying; I am telling the truth. This is why you must act quickly after coming out.

I know that some ancestral demons took a look at the situation and went back into samadhi. It doesn't matter; this is your choice, and you have your reasons. If you know that Namo Amituofo has come to the world and is at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre, I don't think any demon being who knows the Buddha could stay in the demon realm; they would rush over, even if they had to crawl. It is truly only a Buddha who can save demons.

But even today, there are still many old and ancestral demons who participate in casting spells to attack Practitioner Su. Why? This principle is like a teacher teaching students; there are always those students who are stubborn and want to challenge what the teacher says. But the teacher, after all, has experience and a background of learning. Can the students not learn? If they don't learn, that's one thing, but if they want to challenge, they will end up suffering themselves. It just so happens that this teacher is a Buddha! For children or beings who do not listen, they use a very powerful tolerance to accommodate the other party. This is also the fortunate part of demons encountering Namo Amituofo and Practitioner Su. Otherwise, if they attacked demons with such methods, the old or ancestral demons would be in big trouble.

The Fourfold Assembly and Self-Rescue

The battles between demons are sometimes heart-stopping. The older they get, the more they show two extremes: some become increasingly fierce, unafraid of death, unafraid of the laws of karma and cause and effect, and dare to charge and collide. Others know about the laws of karma and cause and effect and choose to enter samadhi. This is the situation in our demon realm. The ancestral and old demons who attack Practitioner Su are the former. Either they didn't recognise the actual situation and acted lightly, or perhaps this is their karmic connection with their demon children and grandchildren! There are such ancestral demons, and they will regret it later because they have created another earth-shattering event. But because the other party is Practitioner Su, he is very compassionate and immediately subdues everyone, sending them to the Dharma-Nature Land. Therefore, this karmic retribution has not yet had a chance to manifest. If you cultivate well in the Western Land of Dharma Nature, the karma will not manifest; that is a huge grace from Namo Amituofo to you! We are not that bold; we belong to those demon beings who know the truth and dare not act lightly.

Practitioner Su works very hard to train the fourfold assembly, using many explanations of the Buddha's teachings so that you can understand and accept the truth. Many demon beings and beings in your bodies have already been resolved by Practitioner Su and the Buddha-light, and invited to enter the Western Land of Dharma Nature. However, the thoughts of the fourfold assembly are constant, and demon beings and other beings still appear, filling the positions of the demon beings and beings who were taken away, and sometimes even more so. Coupled with the attached spirits and demon beings outside, it is very hard for Practitioner Su to take care of the fourfold assembly. We are seeing this situation in the Western Land of Dharma Nature and cannot help but sigh: Practitioner Su saves demon beings with ease, but it takes so much effort to save the fourfold assembly. Does this mean you are even more demonic than us?

This result is truly surprising. Because there are many beings existing in the human body. To be honest, it is fortunate that everyone is in the Buddha-land; no matter what, the degree of purification is much better than outside. What is called much better is that the beings on your body have a chance to be resolved and enter the Dharma-Nature Land. This is truly much luckier than the beings outside! No wonder a few times when we saw people from outside coming into the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre, the beings on them had very surprised and joyful hearts. Some beings took the initiative to stay in the Buddhist Centre, and some went back with them, but they also went back happily. This is also because the magnetic field of the Buddhist Centre is different!

The Energy of the Buddha's Teachings

Here at the Namo Amitabha Buddhist Hall, the space is also quite large, not just what the physical eyes see. From the time I entered the Western Land of Dharma Nature until now, it has probably been several days. The beings coming to the Namo Amitabha Buddhist Hall to worship Namo Amituofo have not stopped! There are beings from all directions, including demon beings, and many high-level spirits and small spirits. In the eyes of the Buddha, everyone is equal. As long as they come to worship the Buddha and are illuminated by the Buddha-light, I see that the energy on them increases greatly! This is why everyone wants to worship the Buddha. Some beings want to stay in the space of the Hall; some beings who want to go to the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss keep chanting the Buddha's name, and they must also be people who study the Buddha's teachings.

Seeing Practitioner Su's Chao Du in the Western Land of Dharma Nature, one cannot help but admire him. To realise one's true nature and become a Buddha through human practice, and to have such great power to subdue so many demon beings—I have never seen this. But what is certain is that the one who can subdue so many demon beings does not have ordinary power. If one receives the blessing of Namo Amituofo, anything is possible. After coming in, I sat down steadily on the lotus seat. My heart was very calm because I knew this was a very safe place. I opened my eyes to look, or even without opening my eyes, I just used my spirit to feel the changes around me.

When Practitioner Su gives Dharma talks, my ears open to listen. Every word and every sentence is heard, and I feel that my entire spirit is infused with energy. Let me tell you, when Practitioner Su gives Dharma talks, it is full of energy, with the blessing of Namo Amituofo's Buddha-light. But if the fourfold assembly does not listen, you will not receive the blessing of the Buddha-light. Where is the Buddha-light blessing? It is in every word and sentence Practitioner Su says. If you listen to it and it is infused into your ears, your body will be full of light. You may not have seen this situation, but you can see it in the Western Land of Dharma Nature. That is to say, every word Practitioner Su says has energy, and this energy is invisible. As long as you listen to this energy, it is yours. You can imagine this principle for yourselves.

If you have the power in your body to block this energy—that is, the fourfold assembly who are drowsy or entering other spaces—your body has to be used by demons or karmic creditors. Their energy makes you fall to the east and west, making you have no energy, sucking your energy. It is not like every word Practitioner Su says during Dharma talks, which is full of energy and is a blessing for you! The Buddha's blessing is right here! It depends entirely on whether the beings want to receive it. Those who receive it can get the energy of every word; those who do not receive it and block the energy of every word outside, how can it be added? Therefore, we see in the Western Land of Dharma Nature that Practitioner Su earnestly asks everyone not to be drowsy anymore and to open their eyes to look at him; that is the reason. I hope you can cherish it well.

I see that there is only one practitioner on this Earth who gives Dharma talks for nine hours a day. This requires a considerable amount of physical strength and energy to support. But I see Practitioner Su is full of Dharma joy, and Dharma joy itself is energy. This is all what I have seen with my own eyes. Conversely, if there is resentment, hatred, dissatisfaction, or a low mood in your heart, and you are thinking, How could this happen? or thinking about this and that, what we see is that the energy gradually declines, and in the end, there is no energy, so you have to be drowsy.

Cherish the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre

Therefore, beings with their eyes open can see quite a lot of situations here, which cannot be seen outside. You have to believe that there is really Buddha-light here, there is the existence of the Buddha, and you will follow him wholeheartedly. And the majority of people's physical eyes are not open, so they cannot see this situation. If they happen to be used by karmic creditors, that is it.

Practitioner Su, you are truly working very hard to lead us; the fourfold assembly must save yourselves. The most powerful force is to be able to strive for self-improvement, to be able to resist, and not be controlled by these external forces. Even if the karmic creditors were harmed by your own past actions and now appear to claim their due, logically speaking, you should receive the retribution. Because whatever cause you created in the past, you will receive the fruit, and there is a certain law of karma and cause and effect operating. However, if you have a vow, you can block these demands.

A vow is not just doing whatever you want; a self-willed vow is absolutely useless! That is just personality, a personality that must receive retribution; most demon beings are like this. If you want to be able to block the demands of karma and the arrival of karmic retribution, you must have a vow. This vow is a vow to help beings, not a selfish vow. In the Dharma Realm, the Universal Principle operates so mysteriously. Different vows, different hearts, lead to different results.

Just like the fourfold assembly, each person carrying a human body on this precious land, this Buddha-land of the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre—each person's heart is different, and we demon beings can see this very clearly. Seeing how much heart-light you emit, we know how pure you are. The hearts of the fourfold assembly who are more sincere are simple, obedient, and do not let thoughts arise. If the heart-light cannot be seen and it is just a piece of darkness, it must be a person who does things their own way, completely following their own will. Or occasionally dealing with things, this is the behaviour of demon beings. If you are smart and hear Monia's reminder, it is still not too late to turn back and stop, because Namo Amituofo, Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju, and Practitioner Su are looking after you fourfold assembly with such compassion. Cherish it! In the Dharma Realm or anywhere else on Earth, there will never be another Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre.

Time goes by and never returns; this is also the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way! There is no being, including demon beings, who can stop time and never let it flow again. None! I have heard that if the space is different, the calculation of time will be different; this is understandable. This is also one of the characteristics of space. The flow of time is natural; you cannot keep it, and you cannot catch it. The speed of time flow in the lands of every space is different. Speaking like this is too abstract; just listen to it. In the Dharma Realm, there are too many, too many spaces that have this situation.

Listening to Practitioner Su's Dharma talks, for us demon beings now in the Western Land of Dharma Nature, is the nourishment of the heart, the moistening of the heart, which can allow us to live in the present with more strength, make our spirits and energy more sufficient, and have a positive development, so we will not return to the demon realm. Because our hearts are strengthened and educated. We understand, we see what should be done. I hope you fourfold assembly are the same.

Live in the Present

I have heard in the Western Land of Dharma Nature these days that Namo Amituofo's teachings to the fourfold assembly and Practitioner Su's instructions mention: Please have no past, no future, live in the present, and chant the name of Namo Amituofo to the end. How precious this is! In the present, you can breathe and do what you want to do. If you can chant the Buddha's name Namo Amituofo in this present moment, it can help your whole body be purified. Recently, several fourfold assembly members who chant the Buddha's name more and live in the present can see them slowly sweeping away the dark light on their bodies and revealing a faint golden light. In just two or three days, there has been such a great effect. It can be seen that your method, Practitioner Su, is indeed very effective. The fourfold assembly must know that this precious land is not something anyone can enter, nor can you stay here whenever you want. You must challenge yourself, especially with the demon beings on your body.

At present, for people on Earth, it is not very easy to emit true joy and cheerful laughter from the heart. Therefore, many laughs obtained from material enjoyment are, for us demon beings, known as soon as we hear them; they are very unreal and very easy to break. When desires are deprived and material and emotional things disappear, it is a good time to bring people pain. Demon beings make good use of these weaknesses of human nature, making people produce all kinds of pain, unable to extricate themselves, and later, old age and sickness naturally appear, and facing death is not a long thing. As for people who cannot die well, there are actually demon beings inside.

Why do humans want to become Buddhas? It is not so easy to become a Buddha. If you can break through the demon's test, becoming a Buddha will be much easier. That is because this demon test is really testing the human heart. They can bring people laughter and satisfaction, but they can also bring the abyss of pain. The hearts of demon beings are unstable and uneasy. Therefore, they can use various methods to provoke the human heart, making the human heart uneasy. Sometimes good, sometimes unstable. Listen for a few days, don't listen for a few days. These situations are all because you cannot be the master of yourself, but are mastered by karmic creditors and demon beings inside. This is something we can see, and of course, Practitioner Su can also see it.

The demon beings who can be sent to the Western Land of Dharma Nature are too lucky! No matter for what reason they come in—whether it is surrender, being discovered casting spells and sent in, or being moved and transformed by Practitioner Su's Dharma talks and Practitioner Su's heart and actions of saving demons—there are demon beings who enter the Western Land of Dharma Nature. These situations all show that the Buddha-heart has no boundaries and is equal.

After my explanation, I hope that the demons who cast spells on Practitioner Su can stop quickly! If demon beings are smart and wise, they should understand what I mean and stop casting spells quickly! The sins created by demons are already too many! And among the sins created, making the Buddha's body injured, or even causing the Buddha to bleed, is a very, very heavy sin. Because the Buddha can save immeasurable and boundless beings, if he is injured because of this, it will affect the matter of saving beings. The karma of these beings who were not saved must be borne by the demon beings! May I ask, can everyone bear it? Every being is a Buddha. Practitioner Su originally wanted to save immeasurable and boundless beings, flowers, trees, and animals, but because he was cast spells on and could not save them, who will bear the sin and retribution of these beings not being able to be saved? Of course, it is borne by the demon who cast the spell. Or Practitioner Su should have gone out to sweep the Dharma Realm and could save many demons, but because he was cast spells on, this action could not be executed. These demon beings who should have been subdued are still creating evil karma. Who will bear this evil karma? Of course, it is borne by the demon who cast the spell! Can you bear it? You cannot bear it. The demon beings cannot even bear their own karma, let alone the karma of affecting Practitioner Su's saving of beings; that is even more immeasurable and boundless. These consequences are unthinkable.

The above is the message sent by Monia in the Western Land of Dharma Nature, for your reference. Thank you all.

Monia