The Soul's Transformation: An Interview with the Spirit of Steve Jobs

This interview was recorded on September 19, 2018, at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre in Australia. The spirit of Steve Jobs sought deliverance through the compassionate Chao Du performed by Practitioner Su. This account details his reflections on his past lives, the nature of his spiritual journey, and the transformative power of the Buddha-name. The record was transcribed by the disciple Shi Faxin.

Steve Jobs speaks:

"Namo Amituofo. I am Steve Jobs. Let me share with you the hidden dimensions of existence. Deep within the forests, there are spirits who live in a state of complete composure, existing in a space entirely separate from the human realm. In one of their spiritual competitions, a 'Green Spirit' emerged victorious. He became a manager of the spirit realm, and they learned to absorb the energy of herbal plants to convert into sustenance. This competition fundamentally altered the structure of the entire spirit world. Their once natural, effortless way of life became tainted by selfishness, and through a restructuring of resources, their living areas were strictly divided.

The Merchant and the Greenhouse

This Green Spirit brought the lifestyle he had known as a human into the spirit realm. In that past life, he was a merchant—a trader of Chinese medicinal herbs who amassed vast fortunes. Money was never in short supply; it flowed through his hands like water. He surrounded himself with women, treating them like mere accessories, like green leaves surrounding a flower. Whether their affection was genuine or not mattered little to him; he simply lived the life he desired. He never truly opened his heart to anyone, and the women in his life were merely playing a game alongside him. It was a pathetic, decadent existence, yet he found a strange pleasure in it. He preferred to remain a captive of his own indulgence rather than wake up to the truth.

At the height of his career, he established a greenhouse specifically for cultivating medicinal herbs. During one of his routine inspections, he discovered that the herbs in this place possessed a unique spiritual quality, as if he had known them in a previous existence. During one such inspection, he suffered a fall. From that moment on, his personality shifted entirely. He became gentle, and he stopped his reckless pursuit of women. He began to donate his wealth to help rebuild many impoverished villages. It turned out that from the moment of his birth, he had been targeted and possessed by a karmic creditor. This spirit had sought revenge, compelling him to commit acts that went against his own true nature. That fall was the catalyst; it triggered a transformation where another being within his body took control. This new presence released the soul that had been imprisoned since birth, and they began to share the body together. They made a pact to perform good deeds to compensate for the past.

A Shared Existence and Final Departure

This being who had taken over had actually been saved by him in a distant past, and had been lingering near his heart, protecting his soul all along. While his own soul was still unstable, they shared the physical vessel. Together, they sold the medicinal herbs from the greenhouse at low prices to save people, dedicating the remainder of his life to rectifying the karma he had created. When his soul finally became stable, this being retreated back into the depths of his body, allowing him to learn how to take charge of his own life. In the end, he poured every ounce of his energy into that greenhouse.

At the age of fifty-six, he suffered one final fall. His body collapsed, and he never woke up again. As he lay there, clutching the herbs he had been harvesting, his consciousness entered the plants, and he became a Green Spirit. The life of a Green Spirit was initially peaceful, but a war between the spirits ignited his inner nature. It turned out that his consciousness held multiple personalities—some good, some evil. At certain moments, these traits would be triggered. This interplay of good and evil is what keeps beings rolling through the cycle of the six realms of existence. This is precisely why it is so difficult to escape the cycle of samsara."

The Power of the Buddha-Name

"Wherever Practitioner Su goes, the Buddha-light is scattered everywhere, purifying every consciousness that is saved. The music of the Buddha-name allows all spirits to forget their past, focusing only on following the chanting and moving forward. The blessing and gentle rotation of the Buddha's power allow the universe, both inside and out, and all spaces to receive this grace, enabling them to reach the good realms and achieve rebirth in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. Otherwise, these layers of space have been locked away for trillions of years; only the blessing of the Buddha-name, 'Namo Amituofo,' can unlock them.

This is truly inconceivable. It happens every single day in the morning. The Dharma Body of Practitioner Su performs Chao Du, saving every spirit lost in the corners of the universe. This power of great compassion must be passed on. The fourfold assembly of the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre must work even harder. Namo Amituofo."