When Will You Truly Awaken?

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

August 31, 2025, Noon Offering.

The Essence of True Awakening

A practitioner who is truly awakening is one who possesses deep insight. They are able to perceive the areas where others remain stuck, and because they can see these obstacles, they are able to make genuine progress. True awakening begins when you are willing to address the most difficult aspects of your own character—the deep-seated habits that you have long been reluctant to change. If you can successfully transform these traits, your practice will undoubtedly take a significant leap forward.

Those who are awakening have opened their eyes. This does not merely refer to the physical eyes, which see only the surface of the world. Rather, it refers to the clarity of the heart. When you possess this inner clarity, you can apply Wisdom to everything you see, allowing for the purification of your entire being. As your capacity for true vision expands, your heart becomes increasingly luminous. This process unfolds through the development of the various levels of sight:

• The Heavenly Eye: Seeing beyond the immediate physical realm.
• The Wisdom Eye: Perceiving the underlying nature of phenomena.
• The Dharma Eye: Understanding the truth of all things.
• The Buddha Eye: The ultimate clarity that sees the absolute truth of the universe without any confusion.

Seeing Through the Illusory World

When these levels of vision are fully opened and clear, you will be able to see the reality of all facts without being misled by appearances. An awakened person knows exactly where to put in the work. They understand that karma is merely an illusory manifestation, a product of Causal Conditions that arise and cease. Therefore, they know that the most important task is to see through and let go of these attachments.

So, when will you truly awaken? Awakening occurs when you are diligent in your practice, when you successfully change your personality traits, when your purification bears fruit, and when your Body-Mind-Spirit are unified into one. As your spirits are purified and elevated, they lead the way for the purification and elevation of your entire being, bringing you closer to the period of Awakening.

Gratitude in the Age of Decline

To awaken, one must also know how to be content and how to keep gratitude in the heart. You must realise that at this very moment, here at the Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre in Goombungee, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, you have the rare fortune to encounter Namo Amituofo, Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju, and Practitioner Su. In this age of the Dharma’s decline, where interference from demon crowds is frequent and intense, it is a rare blessing to be here.

Because of the Buddha's blessings, Practitioner Su has been able to subdue countless demons and resolve the conflict for countless beings through Chao Du. This allows us to practise in a pure environment with peace of mind. This is truly an extraordinary and difficult achievement. Those who understand this situation should awaken, follow the teachings, and remain active and persistent in their practice. You must put in the work in chanting Namo Amituofo, the Three Learnings of Precepts, Samadhi, and Wisdom, and the Six Paramitas, so that you may achieve success in your practice as soon as possible.

Namo Amituofo