The News of the Heart: Venerable Master Chin Kung

This interview was recorded on October 19, 2022, at the Western Dharma-Nature Land of the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre in Australia. It features the spirit of Venerable Master Chin Kung, who sought deliverance and now resides in the Western Dharma-Nature Land, as he continues his reflections on the "News of the Heart."

Venerable Master Chin Kung speaks:

"Namo Amituofo. Today, I wish to continue the topic that Namo Amituofo bestowed upon me yesterday: 'The News of the Heart.' Throughout yesterday's interview, I felt as though I were cleansing my own heart. Such an opportunity is incredibly rare. It has been a long time since I experienced such a sensation—it was a truly genuine, transparent unveiling of my own inner state.

There were parts of myself that I simply could not see; they had been neglected for far too long. If not for the great Wisdom and power of Namo Amituofo, who pointed out this topic and allowed me to speak step by step, I would never have discovered these issues. Truly, Namo Amituofo is my greatest teacher and guide."

The Difficulty of Taking the First Step

"During my time in the human world, in the days leading up to my passing, I received daily teachings from Namo Amituofo. Yet, I did not fully listen. I was always caught up in the idea of who I thought I was. Namo Amituofo wanted me to take a step—a step that was very difficult to take. I found many excuses to stall, and in the end, I did not do it. Now that I am no longer in the human world, I must do so much to make amends, and there is no guarantee that it will have the same effect as it would have had while I was still alive. Let my experience be a mirror for everyone. While you still have breath, when a true spiritual friend points something out to you, you must take it seriously. Do not be careless. A true spiritual friend has cultivation, virtue, and the ability to see the problems you cannot. If you listen and act accordingly, you are the one who benefits. And the benefit is progress.

Of course, there is no such thing as gaining something for nothing in this world, and this is even more true in spiritual practice. You must face your problems. When you decide to take that step forward, you will simultaneously face tests and challenges. Whether it is verbal rebuttal, provocation, or obstacles in your actions, these are all tests. It depends on whether your compassion, Wisdom, tolerance, and mind-capacity are sufficient. If they are, you will endure the problem with compassion, and the one who suffers a loss will be the other party, not you. A true spiritual friend watching from the side sees this very clearly. If you do not face the problem, days will pass, and eventually, you will have to face an even larger issue. It is like a small wound; if it is minor, it is fine, but if the bacteria in that small wound are virulent and deep-reaching, and you leave it untreated, it will eventually become a large, festering sore that requires much more time and effort to heal, leaving behind a significant scar. Why not clean and purify it while it is still a small wound? This, too, is compassion."

A Surprising Turn of Events

"I use this example to speak of myself. Why did I make it so difficult? Yet, I feel fortunate that I am finally able to speak the truth. Although I am now in a spiritual state, this is a very special occurrence. I never imagined I would communicate with everyone in this way. Truly, human calculations are no match for the calculations of Heaven. Of course, Namo Amituofo is far more brilliant than Heaven; the Buddha is always so compassionate and skillful in helping me cleanse my heart. I do not think many people have encountered such a thing; perhaps only I, Shi Chin Kung, have.

From yesterday until now, I have confessed much about the 'news of my heart'—things I knew, things I did not know, and things I now know. This is a form of progress, though the price paid was far too high! I know that I am a person of great influence—this is my own recognition, the foundation I built through sixty years of dedication in the human world. For a practitioner, all of this should be completely emptied, not kept in the heart. Only when the heart is empty of all things can one realise one's true nature. But looking at it now, I was not like that at all. Not only was my heart full of things, it was overflowing! Are there still corners of my heart I am unaware of? I must ask the compassionate Namo Amituofo to help me. My cultivation is not yet complete; I must continue to learn from the Buddha. The fame and wealth of the world are truly terrifying. It is easy to talk about, but difficult to do."

The Balance of Knowledge and Action

"I relied on my natural talent. Learning, memorising, and reciting were easy for me, so I put my effort into these areas. It did help me, and it helped others, but because of this, I neglected the aspect of action. Is knowledge easy and action difficult, or is knowledge difficult and action easy? This depends on one's karma; there is no right or wrong answer. However, in the study of Buddha's teachings, one thing must be noted: knowledge and action must advance together. There is no such thing as favouring one over the other; both are equally important.

If your goal is to realise your true nature, you must do this. In my ninety-six years of performance in the human world, I spent sixty years lecturing on the Sutras. The lectures were performed well, but the action was skewed. It is true, I travelled to many countries—from my hometown in Anhui, China, to Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, the United States, Vancouver, back to Taiwan, Hong Kong, and even Sri Lanka. These places all bear the traces of my journey. This was my mission in this lifetime, and perhaps I left these gaps to warn the world. Spreading the Dharma is indeed important; it expanded my international perspective and even allowed me to take on a role at UNESCO."

The Responsibility of the Pure Land Community

"In Australia, we established the Pure Land Learning College to cultivate talent. For the Pure Land school, this is very necessary. I am also grateful for the Australian government's affection for me, which provided us with residency conditions. Everyone, especially the Venerables, volunteers, and lay practitioners within the Pure Land Learning College and the Pure Land societies, must understand one thing: these resources do not belong to any specific individual or the fourfold assembly within the college or society. This is the result of everyone's effort! Your responsibility is to spread the Pure Land teachings, to let everyone understand Namo Amituofo and the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. More importantly, it is to give everyone peace of mind while they are alive, to provide them with a direction and a destination, so that after they pass away, they go to the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss rather than continuing on the old path of reincarnation. This does not belong to any one person, nor just the fourfold assembly; all sentient beings can come close and receive these benefits of the Dharma. The Dharma Jewels circulated by our Pure Land school have never been sold. Everyone can learn, can make offerings, or support the printing of materials; but we have never charged anyone a single cent. We take from society and use it for society.

Similarly, if the Truth and the righteous path are before you, they can help everyone be reborn in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. This bright lamp is now before us. The society and the college must not block the opportunity for others to approach and connect with it. Instead, they should take on the responsibility of connecting people to this opportunity, allowing more people to learn about the Pure Land and receive its benefits. This is the duty that the society and the college must shoulder."

Facing New Realities

"In the past, everyone used me as a benchmark; whatever I said, everyone had a direction to move forward. Now that I am no longer in the human world, there is still a direction and a goal, but it must be clearer. If there is new news or a new situation, one must use Wisdom and compassion to judge, rather than dismissing it as before. That would be a misstep. The times are always changing, and human hearts are changing too. The advancement of technology has caused many people to lose their direction in life, becoming addicted to desires. This requires the education of Buddha's teachings, but such education cannot be achieved overnight. Reality has already produced many urgent problems that need to be handled quickly. Otherwise, the problems will only expand. How then can we talk about purification? How can we talk about chanting, prostrations, reciting the Sutras, inviting spirits, or resolving the conflict? How can we talk about facing one's own massive karma, birth, aging, sickness, death, while still being able to chant and keep one's vow to be reborn in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss?

When I lectured on the Sutras in the past, when I spoke of rebirth in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, I would introduce it as so beautiful—and it truly is—to make everyone yearn for it. I would also let everyone know about the suffering of the human world—birth, aging, sickness, death, and the eight sufferings and eight difficulties—emphasising this part. By contrasting the two, many people made the choice: 'I truly want to be reborn in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss; I do not want to suffer in reincarnation anymore.' I achieved this part. After having such faith and vows, you must then act."

The Power of Practitioner Su

"In the process of acting, some problems arise, and I know many people cannot find answers. Even if there are Q&A sessions on Buddhism, those are verbal explanations to clarify concepts, but when it comes to actual life, there are still areas that cannot be broken through. This is the manifestation of karma, which prevents everyone from overcoming these hurdles, causing those who want to advance in their Pure Land practice to retreat or lose their resolve. No matter how much you listen, no matter how earnest you are, when a certain event happens, your personality and temper flare up, and you cannot subdue your heart or your actions. In this case, is your rebirth guaranteed? If this heart and this behaviour are stirred up again at the time of your passing, all the Buddhist knowledge you knew in daily life will be useless, and you will not be able to go to the West. This is the problem I mentioned earlier—it has already manifested. You must handle it quickly. Currently, we use the Thrice Yearning Ceremonies to deliver sentient beings. It is indeed necessary, but it must be supplemented with resolving the conflict and inviting spirits to be effective. This part requires communication with spirits.

Karmic creditors have already manifested. If you do not address their problems and help them, they will continue to seek you out. No matter how well you practice, how much you chant, or how diligently you prostrate, the debt you owe them cannot be resolved. In their space, their hatred and resentment persist, and they want to collect that debt. Some manifest to obstruct you at the time of your passing. Do you have enough meditative concentration to remain unaffected and still be able to chant and be reborn? Of course, some karmic creditors and much karma can be resolved through the sincerity of your Sutra recitation, the true repentance during prostrations, and the single-minded chanting of the Buddha's name. Through purification and the blessing of the Buddha's power, this karma and these beings are invited away, or the beings feel your sincerity and no longer hold a grudge against you. That is good; you have blessings. But currently, it seems there are still many who cannot rely on these methods to resolve the grievances between themselves and other beings.

Namo Amituofo knew this problem existed long ago and finally waited for Practitioner Su to appear in the world. The Buddha is the Universal Buddha, in a spiritual state. To act in the human world to help sentient beings, one needs a human body to take actual action. And this person needs to be of the same heart, same vow, and same practice as the Buddha to know how the Buddha would act and what the Buddha's heart is like. This requires someone who has realised their true nature. This is the basic condition. To be honest, without the good roots, blessings, and causal conditions of Practitioner Su, no one could shoulder this role. Practitioner Su is effectively the Buddha's spokesperson and representative in the human world. Practitioner Su has truly achieved this. Only by realising one's true nature and having a Dharma Body can one help resolve issues with sentient beings and understand their problems. The suffering of sentient beings can be resolved by using the Dharma Body to return to the past, reuniting families, restoring homes, calming various disasters, and even repaying debts or compensating with gold. These things are inconceivable; only the Dharma Body can do them."

The Path to Resolution

"If I had heard of these things while I was alive, I would have found them hard to believe, because the physical eyes cannot see them, and I had not reached that realm—that is the realm of the Dharma Body. You might ask, is there anything the Buddha cannot do? The Buddha can do everything, but it must be in accordance with Truth, the righteous path, and universal principles; it cannot violate the laws of karma. You can think of it as Practitioner Su having this ability now, but often he is restricted by his physical body. However, his physical body can express and speak of what the Dharma Body does. Since the Dharma Body is spiritual and cannot be seen by the physical eye, it must be narrated and described in words. I am a spirit now; I have seen the magic of the Dharma Body in the Western Dharma-Nature Land, and I truly praise it in my heart! When karmic creditors cry and say, 'At that time, he bullied me, he killed my whole family,' or 'At that time, he seized my treasures,' or 'At that time, there was war and chaos, everyone was fleeing, it was suffering!' Practitioner Su simply says, 'Restored to innocence, everyone's body restored to its original state,' or 'Compensate fifty taels of gold, compensate a hundred taels of gold,' or 'Cease fire, restore the original home, reunite the whole family,' and then the facts truly happen. How do I see it? I tell you, when karmic creditors describe these situations, you can see it, just like scenes happening before your eyes; and when Practitioner Su says those words, these scenes change like a movie. He asks you, which lifetime did this happen in? Okay, it happened ten lifetimes ago. The second scene immediately changes to when he was a young girl ten lifetimes ago, before she was bullied, or it immediately restores to the situation before the war, or if a flood came, once he says 'restore the home,' it immediately returns to the original happy state of the home. This is the spiritual space; the physical eye cannot see it, but I can see it because I am also a spirit now. Just like the sentient beings themselves are in a spiritual state, they see it, and they feel it too.

At this point, is it easy to resolve? It becomes easy to resolve. And when the large chime is struck, these karmic creditors, attached spirits, and even demon crowds are invited to the Western Dharma-Nature Land. There, everyone's heart is calmed. That place is equivalent to a preparatory ground for the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. The Buddha-light shines everywhere, and naturally, the heart becomes peaceful. There, families reunite, and everyone is happy. This is not something that can be done by empty talk; it requires true talent, true cultivation, and the Dharma Body that comes from realising one's true nature. Those who hear my words now, I ask you, who do you know around you who has this kind of skill to resolve issues with sentient beings? I know of none. Now I know there truly is one: Practitioner Su. Everything he says is the truth, but because people cannot see with their eyes, they find it hard to believe. Although interviews have covered these situations, everyone believes their own eyes, and what others say always seems to be separated by a veil, so they do not necessarily believe it. Now that I have seen it and told everyone, it depends on whether you believe it or not. If I had not witnessed it with my own eyes, I would not have said these things, nor would I know how to say them. It is precisely because I have seen it that I can speak so clearly."

The Power of Action

"The Dharma Body is the most basic Dharma-nature of every spirit. Dharma-nature is omnipresent; what is called 'oneness' is our Dharma-nature. Therefore, once opened, Dharma-nature encompasses the vastness of the Dharma Realm; it is omnipresent. So, for the Dharma Body to function, Practitioner Su has done it thoroughly. I have never seen anyone like him before; this is truly inconceivable! The ancestral masters and venerable masters who saved and taught sentient beings often had many deeds that people found inconceivable. I see Practitioner Su as using the method of Dharma Body deliverance to perform inconceivable deeds to save the world. This is the power of action.

Once they have realised their true nature, every ancestral master and every practitioner is cautious, seizing every minute and second to save the world, because they know sentient beings are suffering too much. Having achieved the cultivation of realising one's true nature and finding the Dharma Body, of course, one must quickly come to help sentient beings. And one must use the fastest speed and the fastest method to help sentient beings resolve their difficulties. This is the heart of every person who has realised their true nature and every Buddha or Bodhisattva. Their world of the heart is like this; this is what I can currently comprehend. They do not dare to be slack for even a second. To people in the world, they might think, why work so hard? One should always give oneself a rest, have some leisure time to relax, why work so hard? But to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, only when sentient beings truly leave suffering and are reborn in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss does it make them feel comforted; that is the most important thing, and this is what true practitioners do. If you still want to relax, have leisure, and find entertainment, to be honest, that heart to save sentient beings is not yet sincere enough. Sigh! I should not speak too harshly, but any practitioner with such a mindset has not yet realised their true nature."

A Final Plea

"When I had a body, I was indeed obstructed by the truth. Without a body, in a spiritual state, I see the truth clearly, but without a body, I cannot do anything. If Namo Amituofo had not given me this opportunity, I would not have been able to report the truth I have seen as a spirit to everyone. These things are truly inconceivable. If you want to have a breakthrough in your practice, believe my words; they will certainly help you.

From the first interview until now, I have spoken more than thirty, nearly forty times. Everyone should study these materials carefully. You can see what the former Chin Kung said, and you can see what the current Chin Kung says. After all, after sixty years of lectures, many of my habitual expressions and ways of speaking can still be seen. Through this period of spiritual purification in the Western Dharma-Nature Land, I have received many warnings and insights, which I have also spoken about during these interviews. I hope that after this is transmitted to the Pure Land societies and colleges, you will not delete this data! These are truly the words I want to tell everyone! Just like in the past, when you wanted to listen to my lectures, you could go on the computer, follow a path, and find them, see my image, and hear my voice. At this time, you do not have the opportunity to see my spirit, but you have the opportunity to see the words I have left behind. This is not an easy thing. After reading, you will know my current situation. More importantly, under the guidance of Namo Amituofo, I have confessed many 'news of my heart' that you could not hear before.

Now I know many things I did not know before, and I use these interviews to tell everyone, but the result is that there is no response from anyone. I have appealed many times for the society and the college to come to the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre to be close to Namo Amituofo; there will certainly be gains. It is not that I have not reported to everyone, nor that I have not invited everyone to come. So many times, and yet there has been no response. The one who suffers a loss is not me; the one who suffers is you! Of course, this is also a mistake I committed myself. Every time, I repent, and this repentance must continue. This is also the retribution I deserve. Unless someone appears to verify that my spirit is indeed alive, that I am at the Western Dharma-Nature Land of the Buddhist Centre, and that Namo Amituofo is indeed here helping everyone—helping everyone without reservation, waiting for everyone to come. Namo Amituofo's golden arm is hanging down right here, and not a single person comes. It is such a pity! This is also the 'news of my heart.'

In the past, when I said one word, everyone would rush to do it because everyone trusted me and listened. It was good for them and helpful. But now, the situation is like this. This is called 'times change.' However, I believe that the compassionate Namo Amituofo will give everyone a guide. I hope that in your limited lives, you can find the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre and verify that Namo Amituofo is here, and that there are true practitioners who can not only help people heal, resolve the conflict, and help others realise their true nature, but also exert infinite ability to help everyone leave suffering and be reborn in the West."

The Burden of the Mission

"To be honest, I truly cannot bear to see Practitioner Su working so hard to manage the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre. The Pure Land societies and colleges have such rich resources; they really should be popularised. Popularised for whom? Of course, for the masses who come to seek the Dharma. But now I tell everyone, it is needed here too. In the Dharma-Nature Land, I see Practitioner Su leading the fourfold assembly, with such limited manpower, working with Namo Amituofo to manage the cause of delivering sentient beings in infinite space to be reborn in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. Especially Practitioner Su, who devotes himself to sentient beings without reservation. To be honest, I see it from the Dharma-Nature Land, and I cannot bear it! It is too hard! He has to travel to purchase supplies, handle all the big and small affairs of the temple, and most importantly, he is always thinking about spreading the Dharma, cultivating talent who realise their true nature, and building the headquarters of the Pure Land school. This is not something an ordinary practitioner can do. The society and the college possess such deep and good resources and manpower; they can help the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre and help build the Pure Land school headquarters. Building this will benefit not only the human world but also the six realms, the Four Sacred Realms, the galaxy, and all creatures in the void, including yourselves.

If I had turned back sooner while I was alive, I could have helped him, and he would not have had to work so hard. This is Namo Amituofo's cause; Namo Amituofo is helping everyone. This is not just Practitioner Su's cause, but he has shouldered it on his own shoulders. And this is also something I should have put my effort into, but I acted as if I were an outsider and did not help at all. Now I can only speak with my mouth, and I cannot help but speak, regardless of whether everyone listens or not. This is not just Practitioner Su's responsibility, but the responsibility of every disciple, Dharma protector, lay practitioner, and volunteer of the Pure Land school.

Practitioner Su is truly exerting himself to the fullest on the great path of the Pure Land and in the spiritual world to help sentient beings. But in the human world, he is truly walking on a path of thorns, yet he finds it sweet, because he walks with Namo Amituofo. Such a practitioner is respectable and admirable; I am ashamed. This is my sincere word, my 'news of the heart.' I once said he performed very well. At that time, he was still with us. I was in Hong Kong, and I praised this practitioner from the bottom of my heart. The fact that things evolved into today's situation is my fault! Now I hope that while Practitioner Su is in the human world, he can cultivate a few more people who realise their true nature. He has this skill and can cultivate talent who realise their true nature. My skill was only verbal, letting everyone know what realising one's true nature is and how to realise it, but I did not have the skill to cultivate talent who realise their true nature. Sigh! It is not that I did not have the skill; fortunately, there was Practitioner Su who listened to my words, did not watch TV or read newspapers for five years, listened to my lectures at any time, chanted, prostrated, and recited the Sutras, and finally found his true nature, opening his eyes. Now that he has such achievements, I should feel very fortunate. At least I taught one person who realised their true nature and can freely come and go to the West. It sounds like a fantasy, but it is truly freely coming and going to the West!

At the beginning, my heart was truly narrow. To put it bluntly, when someone who surpassed their teacher appeared before me, I did not have the mind-capacity to accept it; or to put it bluntly, I could not help but feel jealous: 'How is it possible that Namo Amituofo did not come to me, but went to him?' This heart is truly bad. Really, at that moment, I did not know how many sentient beings I attracted! This happened to me, so practitioners must be careful! The word 'jealousy' is like a little demon. Once it appears, it can cover up your right knowledge and right views at any time, making you sink lower and lower, unable to see the truth, and the one who suffers is still yourself. This innate nature, because I had this personality in the past—arrogance, unwillingness to lose, and not wanting to see others do well—if you have these situations, be careful! Especially practitioners, purification, and then more purification; this is a necessary condition for realising one's true nature. If you let jealousy arise and do not subdue it in time, and do not quickly cleanse and remove it, having the filth of 'jealousy' makes it impossible to realise one's true nature. So now I have discovered another reason why I did not realise my true nature: it was because I was jealous of Practitioner Su, and I had this heart: of course, Namo Amituofo did not come to me, but went to Practitioner Su. This is called not having an 'oneness' view, dividing self and others. If my mind-capacity had been sufficient at that time, I could have accepted it, felt happy and fortunate that someone surpassed their teacher, and after all, they listened to my lectures and realised their true nature by listening and acting. If we could have worked together for the Pure Land, that would have been a beautiful thing.

Everything I say now is a mistake that practitioners will make. Those who want to do great things must have certain conditions. Now, the Pure Land school headquarters, as Practitioner Su said, is the first place built by Namo Amituofo when he came to the human world to spread the Dharma. I hope everyone will contribute money and effort. In fact, for Practitioner Su, he already has the conditions to freely come and go to the West. He does not need to worry about not being able to return to the West, but he is worried that in the human world, everyone needs Namo Amituofo to be here to be able to return to the West, so he wants to ask Namo Amituofo to stay in the human world for a while longer. He wants to do more, try his best to save sentient beings, make Namo Amituofo happy, and stay in the human world for a while longer so that he can save more people! Namo Amituofo is here, and everyone has hope of being reborn in the West. This is a true practitioner, the heart of a true Buddha or Bodhisattva. It is good that I have spoken these words; my heart feels much more settled."

Transforming the Demon Nature

"Furthermore, here everyone can see and learn many things that you cannot see or hear normally. The interviewees here also include demon crowds, giving everyone a different understanding of demon crowds. These demon crowds each have different demon natures, but from the content of the interviews, it can be seen that once they enter the Western Dharma-Nature Land, they are like different people compared to the demon appearance they described before entering the Dharma-Nature Land. This is the compassionate power, the power of reception, and the power of transformation of Buddha's teachings. These are materials that cannot be seen outside. Everyone avoids demon crowds as if they were a plague; how can one talk about subduing demonic enemies? But here, with the help of Namo Amituofo, demon crowds are transformed, led to chant, and allowed to undergo metamorphosis, turning their demon nature into Buddha-nature. I even saw them being transformed by Practitioner Su's Dharma Body; they truly shaved their heads, put on monk robes, and entered the Dharma-Nature Land. They were like different people! This is something that, besides Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, is very difficult for people or ordinary practitioners to do. It is not that I look down on practitioners, but truly, everyone is still a distance away from subduing demonic enemies. And now, the Buddha is doing this every day, having already subdued so many demon crowds, which is equivalent to purifying the interference caused by demon crowds in this world, as well as the harm to human hearts. These are parts that cannot be seen, but they are always happening at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre. If I do not say it, you will not know. If I say it, at least those who read it will know that this is happening. Whether you believe it or not depends on the individual.

In fact, demon nature can be seen in almost everyone, including having too strong a personality, unwillingness to lose, not being able to take a harsh word from others, turning against others, holding grudges, jealousy, being easily angered, greed, holding on to oneself, arrogance, and suspicion. In fact, suspicious people are also arrogant. Looking at it this way, when I look back, why did I commit such mistakes? Even if they are very subtle mistakes, as long as such a mindset exists, one cannot realise one's true nature. So, do I have demon nature? Yes. If I did not have demon nature, would I have been unable to see the true situation of Practitioner Su and done things to stop him? If this is not a demon, what is it? When the Buddha is doing things, and a demon comes to stop it, it truly falls into the demon's trap. Everyone thinks demons are bad and does not want to talk much about them, but have you thought about whether you have demon nature and are a part of the demon? In this world, Buddhas and demons are mixed. Distinguishing between Buddhas and demons is indeed difficult; it requires a true spiritual friend to see clearly and explain it to everyone. Those who have realised their true nature see clearly and thoroughly.

Besides this, everyone still has selfishness and their own views. How do you know if your views are not tainted by selfishness and demon nature? Not wanting to see others do well is one of them. Therefore, to achieve success in Buddhist practice, one must let go. One must not have anything; let go completely and cleanly to be able to truly purify. Only after purification can one realise one's true nature and truly see the truth. This truth can only be seen after layer upon layer of purification amidst pollution.

Alright, I will stop here for today.

Namo Amituofo.

Shi Chin Kung, with palms joined.

At the Western Dharma-Nature Land of the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre, Australia."