Whether You Are Ready to Awaken

My dear children, is your heart still unsettled? Are you still unwilling to let your heart find true meditative concentration? Do you still yearn to return to the world to taste the sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy flavours of life? Do you still crave the highs and lows of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, and the complex entanglements of human emotion? Only after exhausting these worldly experiences do you feel ready to return to receive the Buddha’s light, to invite spirits for Chao Du, and to finally settle your heart down to begin your practice.

The Burden of Accumulated Memories

My dear children, do you realise that your body and your heart are already covered in countless scars? Every single mental note you have made, every ripple of thought you have experienced, has left a permanent memory within your consciousness. If you wish to realise your true nature, to save yourself, and to help all beings achieve rebirth in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, you must transform these memories into zero. Everything must start from zero. You must learn anew; only then will you have the opportunity to realise your true nature.

The Necessity of Returning to Zero

If you cannot turn these memories into zero, it will be difficult for you to perceive them as illusory. Even if you know that these memories and all you have encountered are governed by impermanence, if you cannot truly see through and let go, it will be difficult to realise your true nature.

A Crucial Choice for Your Future

You must choose the simplicity of this moment. You must undergo purification, and then more purification, to rediscover the light of your Dharma Body. Only then can you return to save those you are connected to and help your family members achieve rebirth in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. Alternatively, you may choose to live through a lifetime of worldly experiences. However, if you find it difficult to see through and let go, you will struggle to realise your true nature and achieve rebirth in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. You will instead fall back into the cycle of rebirth, and these experiences will become obstacles and pollution in your practice. My dear children, do you now understand how to make the right choice?

This teaching was recorded by the Buddha's disciple, Venerable HaiZe.

Namo Amituofo