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This is a record of an interview with the spirit of Elizabeth Taylor, who sought deliverance at the Hsiang Kuang Buddhist Centre in Australia. She now resides in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. This account reflects upon her life as a world-renowned actress in the 20th century. Recorded by Fa Ning, on May 23, 2026.
Elizabeth Taylor speaks:
". I am the former American actress Elizabeth Taylor. Looking back now, I wonder how many people in the world still remember me. I was an actress of the last century, and according to many rankings, I was one of the most famous of my time. Oh, those past events—I truly do not wish to bring them up again! The person I am now is worlds apart from who I was then. I have spent over ten years in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. I am no longer just a woman, and certainly not that glittering actress who lived under the constant glare of the spotlight. To look back on that experience... it is simply too painful to behold!"
"The Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre is where Namo Amituofo and Practitioner Su reside, transmitting the teachings of the Buddha to the world. I am indeed one of the actresses who was guided by Namo Amituofo and Practitioner Su to the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. Because of this, my story will surely resonate with many. Perhaps you can learn something from the story of my life; I believe that is a good thing. I cannot be stingy with the truth of what I know. Only by being honest can I truly complete the mission the Buddha has given me."
"When I was Elizabeth Taylor, I knew nothing of the Buddha, but today, I prostrate myself before Him. There is no one else in the world who could make me feel so completely convinced. I was truly arrogant back then, but the shock that Namo Amituofo and Practitioner Su brought to me... I simply cannot find the words to describe it. It was a transformation that shook me to my very core."
"I was never a Buddhist before, but after I came to know the Buddha, I would never consider any other path. This is the only path—a path that can redeem the human heart. Since the gates of the Buddha’s teachings were opened for me and many other beings in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss, our journey from knowing nothing of the to prostrating ourselves before it has been a deeply profound experience. The Buddha’s education is the true Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way. Everything He teaches us is a guide to walking the righteous path without deviation, allowing us to truly leave suffering behind and gain happiness, attaining ultimate and perfect . For these past ten years, I have felt boundless gratitude toward Namo Amituofo and Practitioner Su. Here, I practise diligently, learning everything the Buddha teaches, never daring to be lazy. This is the best way to repay the Buddha!"
"After arriving in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss, I realised that I was in desperate need of purification and learning the Buddha’s teachings. The Buddha and the Dharma seemed so far away from the life of Elizabeth Taylor, but in truth, it had always existed deep within the of my heart. The Alaya is a very special term; it records all the memories of our lives throughout many lifetimes. Although hidden, it can be opened when the Causal Conditions mature, allowing the world to see. This is a new concept I learned in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss—it must be an ancient Indian term, I imagine."
"The Buddha’s teachings are an education I deeply admire. In the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss, I have never missed a single lecture by the Buddha, because it is all so magnificent. No matter how many times I hear it, I am always eager to continue listening, telling myself: everything I lost and missed in the past, I must now compensate for with the Buddha’s teachings."
"In fact, it is not just once that I have heard Practitioner Su calling my name, Elizabeth Taylor. Practitioner Su knows I was a famous actress and hopes that I can share the story of my rebirth in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss and my life story with everyone, especially so that those abroad who know me can understand. I, Elizabeth Taylor, have now been guided by Practitioner Su to the West. This is the truth. I announce it to you all once more: I am the Elizabeth Taylor of the past, and I have now been in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss for over ten years."
"This collective between men and women is exactly what leads to this endless cycle of 'dressing up to please those we love.' It is not just women; men are the same. Many men also spend a great deal of time and effort obsessing over their appearance. It is simply more prevalent among women. The relationships between men and women in this world today are even more chaotic than they were when I, Elizabeth Taylor, was alive. It is truly a heartbreaking reality! Everyone is so deeply immersed in the world of romantic love and desire, unable to extricate themselves, wasting their precious lives on it. It is such a pity."
"Watching the Buddha’s skills from the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss, I sigh with heartfelt admiration: without all of this, without the sensations of this physical body, one can become a Buddha and possess such immense power to save beings. Why are people unable to break free? Why must they always worry about their own affairs and exhaust every method to satisfy the pleasures of the flesh? Oh, I truly cannot fathom it. Yet, I walked that same path myself. It only goes to show that people in the world are unable to control themselves. This is truly the tragedy of the human world!"
"Those who come to the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre must be clear-headed. You have overcome all difficulties to arrive at this place, living together with the community every day; there is no need to be overly concerned with your appearance. Such a pure environment and a pure body, mind, and spirit are the perfect opportunity for practice! Whether you are a man or a woman, shaving your head and wearing simple white clothing—without any flashy highlights, just plain and humble—that is what a true practitioner looks like! You have already come this far; you should be able to let go of many things outside of yourself! Do not continue to cling to the in your heart or the personality you hold so dear. These are trivial matters. If you continue to hold on, I, watching you from here, will feel such regret for you!"
"Looking back at my own life, aside from being unable to escape the whirlpool of emotions, I was often confused during the filming process, sometimes filled with ego and arrogance. Perhaps because I was an actress, I considered myself superior, growing up under the admiring gazes of others, and gradually I developed extremely high demands for myself. Step by step, I began to lose my original intention. I earned money, then I wanted to earn more; I wanted to be more famous, and I hoped for higher pay."
"As for me, Elizabeth Taylor, I once had a hobby: collecting treasures. This reflected the extreme emptiness within my heart, which required ornaments to decorate my life! I had a particularly high interest and craving for diamonds. Throughout my life, I collected many priceless, exquisite diamonds, even unique treasures found nowhere else in the world. The men who loved me would also send me massive diamonds as a way to express their affection. This was a way I used to fill the void in my heart, to prove that I was loved by others."
"Looking back now, such extravagance and wastefulness were truly foolish! If I could have taken every cent I earned in my youth and invested it in something truly meaningful and useful, how wonderful that would have been? This is why the education of the Buddha’s teachings, the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way are so important. Because I lacked this education throughout my life, I was unable to distinguish between Goodness and evil, right and wrong, or black and white."
"Falling into one relationship after another, I was blinded time and again, unable to see the true nature of the people I was with. Before marriage, everyone wears a mask to please the other person. Those seemingly beautiful times, in the end, were nothing more than packaging that had not yet revealed its true form. For me, this was certainly the case. Having spent decades on the stage—I was not even ten years old when I became accustomed to the life of acting—I easily accepted everything from the world of acting and actors and applied it to my own life."
"In the early stages of being with someone, I presented a bright and glamorous exterior, allowing everyone and my partner to feel a sense of love. But when it came time to truly understand each other and step into real life, I was unable to be my true self."
"Whether one can be their true self is a common saying among worldly people. From my perspective now, exploring this from the world of spirits, it means that I was always in a state of being controlled by beings and demon crowds, so I could not truly express anything authentic. The truth had long been locked away in the depths of my heart. My true self was no longer the master; the beings were the masters. At that time, my true self was locked away, and the souls within my body were either dragged away by beings to other spaces to suffer retribution or sent to the hells. It is very common for scattered souls to suffer retribution in the hells."
"Relying on my influence and status, many of the films I made at the time did not conform to the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way. Furthermore, they led many people to follow the same old path I did. The most critical point among these is the word 'adultery.' My life was a portrait of indulgence and evil lust. That was the life I lived, and furthermore, in one film after another, the content I portrayed was primarily based on indulgence and evil lust."
"Americans in that era were already very open regarding sexual life and sexual ideology, and they displayed this without hesitation. I sold my own body, fully displaying my very open side on various screens, stirring up the inner desires of many people and leading them step by step into a world of evil lust and desire. This is a common ailment that all Hollywood actors must face; it seems no one can escape this path. Therefore, one of my souls went to the Iron Bed Hell to suffer retribution very early on, and my other souls were scattered in various hells suffering retribution. This is the reason why I lived a life full of illness and suffering. Everything about this body had long become a puppet; this physical form was completely used by beings, and my spirit was suffering without me even knowing it."
"Honestly, it was truly too painful! My body felt as if it were being torn apart. At the time, I knew there were hells, but I did not know the fact that a person could have their souls sent to suffer in hell while still alive. Now, it is presented before my eyes so realistically. Therefore, everyone must believe what I say: the word 'indulgence' is truly terrifying. From the moment of the spark between a man and a woman, one begins to walk the path of creating karma. This is a very frightening thing!"
"I am watching the state of everyone’s body, mind, and spirit from the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. In today’s world, many young men and women already exhibit symptoms of fatigue, body aches, qi deficiency, and lack of strength at a young age. In fact, this is the unavoidable result of their own indulgence, walking step by step down this path. My body at that time was indeed like that; I had to rely on many medications to support this broken frame just to barely survive. I often thought about ending it all during moments of extreme illness, but I suppressed it all deep down and told no one. Because when a person is alive, they still have to present an optimistic appearance to the world, and there are still many desires that need to be satisfied."
"Today, at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre, Namo Amituofo and Practitioner Su have called my name, Elizabeth Taylor, to speak about my life story. Oh, thinking about it, this is really not something easy to talk about, but it is a time for me to repent to everyone! I repent for my ignorance, which allowed my body to be controlled by beings step by step. There was also collective karma between me and my family. I can now come to the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss, but my parents from that time are still suffering immense pain; they were the ones who pushed me into this abyss. In terms of karma, this is something I must repay, but for them, they have also created immeasurable and boundless karma because of it. It was because of their actions that I had the wealth and the tragic experiences of my life. And because of everything I displayed in this life, I have had a very negative influence on future generations."
"Whether it is walking the path of luxury, the path of moral decay, or the path of indulgence, the laws of karma and cause and effect involved are truly too tragic to behold. Here, I sincerely repent to everyone. I sincerely hope that everyone will stop watching the films I made back then! If those past films could all be taken off the shelves and recycled, never to be played again, never to circulate in the world—if someone could help me accomplish this, I, Elizabeth Taylor, would be deeply grateful!"
"Although I have already arrived at the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss, the karma I created in the past remains in those films. The countless beings within my body who are seeking revenge are still suffering in this space, waiting for me to have a human body again so they can seek their revenge. This is truly too terrifying. So, all the illnesses and suffering of this life were caused by beings! From head to toe, there was not a single place without illness, and not a single place without beings seeking revenge against me. I must honestly say that every actor, ancient or modern, domestic or foreign, is indeed the same! Few people can escape this life of being controlled and this life of suffering the fruits of their karma."
"Namo Amituofo and Practitioner Su have truly taught me so much. Only after understanding the education of the Buddha’s teachings and the laws of karma and cause and effect did I deeply feel that everything in this world is truly so illusory. Everyone is living their lives in a state of being unable to control themselves, and after they die, they still have to go and suffer retribution! Namo Amituofo."
"I sincerely hope that people in the human world will not take everything they see before their eyes as absolute truth. When a person is living in this world, especially before they have realised their true nature, they are still filled with so many personality traits and attachments. When one is unable to adjust or transform these, they are actually just puppets, with their bodies being dominated by demon crowds and various beings. Everything one grasps so tightly will eventually come to nothing, yet the soul must still suffer the retribution for its actions. It suffers endless, boundless pain—it is truly too bitter.
When I was in my seventies, my body could no longer move, and I spent my time sitting in a wheelchair. I reflected on my life more than once, wanting to provide the most honest account to everyone. Looking back at my life as it reached its end, I have many profound feelings. From a worldly perspective, there were many aspects that were beyond my control. These heartfelt words are what I wish to share with the world whenever I have the opportunity, revealing my true inner world.
When I departed from the human world in excruciating pain, I could still clearly remember the agony of my body being torn apart as I approached the end. It was a torture as immense as the hells. The Buddha’s teachings call this the 'separation of the four elements,' and thinking back on it now, it was exactly that. I felt as if my body was being ripped apart by a violent force; my spirit was forced out of my physical form and immediately fell into the hells to suffer retribution. Just like my soul, which felt torn to pieces, my entire being went straight to the hells to face the consequences. I have no complaints, for I know that in my life, I must have committed many unwholesome deeds.
I suffered retribution in the hells for several years. In truth, compared to many others, this was a very short experience. It felt as if, after only a few years, I was guided by Practitioner Su directly from the hells to the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. When I saw that beam of light while in the hells, I threw myself toward it without a second thought. I heard a voice telling me to follow along and chant, to chant the six-character great name 'Namo Amituofo,' so I chanted it loudly. I thought to myself, 'This must be the name that can save people!' It was precisely because of that one moment of that I was able to be reborn in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss.
After being reborn in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss, I was quickly purified. I saw clearly all the causes and consequences of my past, and my entire heart became stable and peaceful. The tension and restlessness I had carried for so long vanished. For the first time in nearly a hundred years, I truly felt a sense of inner stability.
When I possessed a human body, I never felt truly at ease or grounded; when I was suffering retribution in the hells, it was filled with nothing but agony. However, after arriving in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss, I finally understood many things. What brings me particular comfort is that a dear friend of mine from my previous life—Michael Jackson—also walked toward the abyss of life due to the immense pain of his childhood, just as I did. Later, he too was guided out of the hells by Practitioner Su and brought to the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss.
I was overjoyed to see him again. This reunion was not like the past, where we could only support each other by recounting our inner pain. Now, in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss, we are both filled with energy. When we met, we both knew that the other was doing very well.
Our hearts have become extremely stable. Being able to reunite with an old friend, silently wishing each other well, and continuously growing in wisdom along the Buddha’s path—only now do we truly understand that the spirit is indeed unborn and undying. We are a group of very fortunate people to have received the direct salvation of Practitioner Su, no longer needing to endure the cycle of rebirth or the suffering of the hells.
I, Elizabeth Taylor, am filled with gratitude. It turns out that the Buddha-land is truly real.
Although I had religious beliefs in the past, I never truly immersed myself in a religious life. Later, I became a devout Jew, or one might say a Jewish person; yet, throughout my life, I mostly walked every step according to my own understanding of life. For the Buddha’s teachings, this is the beginning of a brand-new life, and it has allowed me to truly encounter the laws of the universe, all of which are manifested in the principles taught by the Buddha.
I sincerely urge the masses in the world: if you have the opportunity to know the Buddha, you must make a great effort to know Him, and make a great effort to propagate the Buddha’s teachings. Let people all over the world know about Namo Amituofo and the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. In this way, you will no longer have to live your days in confusion and ignorance, and you will no longer live a life controlled by various beings and demon crowds.
A person's life is inherently very short. The sooner you know the Buddha, the sooner you can help all beings and yourself attain liberation. This is my heartfelt blessing to everyone. I also hope that all the fans who were once infatuated with me, if you are still in the human world, remember to read this interview. You must also see the current Elizabeth Taylor, who is living a wonderful life in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss: my body and mind are pure and peaceful, and I have grown to be as dignified as a Buddha! Furthermore, I am now in a male form, no longer the actress Elizabeth Taylor who left everyone confused and infatuated.
Haha, those illusory versions of myself have finally passed, and I have welcomed the true self. I hope everyone can know the real Elizabeth Taylor, not the one who was once controlled by beings and demon crowds.
Having such a precious opportunity to communicate with you all deeply through my spirit here, my heart is overflowing with gratitude and joy. I pray that one day you will all know the Buddha, know the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre in Australia, and follow in the footsteps of Namo Amituofo and Practitioner Su, walking step by step on the Buddha’s path. If you do this, you will surely reap a bountiful harvest!
Gratitude to Namo Amituofo, gratitude to Practitioner Su, gratitude to everyone. I sincerely wish you all the best.
Namo Amituofo.
Elizabeth Taylor"
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