My dear children, are you truly willing to engage in diligent practice here at the Hsiang Kuang Buddhist Centre to rediscover your original, true self? To progress on this path, you must ensure that your daily practice is performed with sincerity and consistency. This includes the fundamental pillars of your spiritual life:
Prostrations to the Buddha, which humble the ego.
Chanting the name of , which aligns your mind with the Buddha.
Reciting the Sutras, which deepens your understanding of the .
By performing these tasks, you invite the Buddha's into your life. This spiritual energy serves as the fuel for your day, far more potent than the nutrition derived from physical food alone. When you purify your body, heart, and spirit, you generate a unique vitality that sustains you through your daily work and life. This process allows you to adjust your physical constitution, reducing your reliance on material sustenance and allowing your inner light to shine more brightly.
The Constant Flow of the Buddha-Name
Are you willing to let go of the past and the future, focusing entirely on the present moment by chanting one Buddha's name to the end, from your initial aspiration to Buddhahood? This is the most direct path. You should strive to keep the Buddha-name flowing in your heart 24/7, without interruption. This continuous recitation is the most convenient and effective method for achieving purification and ensuring your rebirth in the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. When the Buddha-name becomes the singular focus of your existence, you create the necessary vow-power to transcend the cycle of rebirth.
Cultivating Through
Are you willing to learn the practice of Chao Du? Through this, you can visualise all beings—both those with and those without—receiving the guidance of the Buddha-light. As they are touched by this light, their impurities are extinguished, and their begin to grow. This is a profound method for nurturing your own compassion and increasing the spiritual energy within your body, all while under the protective blessings of the Buddha.
Aligning with the Universal Truth
Are you willing to listen to the Sutras and hear the Dharma, thereby helping yourself and all other beings to understand the Universal Principle, the Truth, and the Right Way? It is essential to grasp the laws of and cause and effect, as well as the true nature of reality. We hope that all beings will be willing to accept the opportunity for Chao Du, resolving their conflicts and leaving suffering behind. This is their chance to enter the Western Land of Dharma Nature and eventually reach the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss.
Transforming for the Benefit of All
Are you willing to truly change your personality traits? This means cultivating your compassion, wisdom, tolerance, and mind-capacity. In the spirit of joyful letting go, you must strive to store good thoughts, speak kind words, perform good deeds, and be a good person. By doing so, you will naturally give rise to all roots of goodness and achieve the fruit of . Are you willing, under the Buddha's blessings, to let go of the self, be selfless, and offer your body as a vessel for purification? By accumulating merit and virtue, you will grow in your moral conduct. Relying on the Buddha's majestic power and merit, you will soon realise your true nature. This will enable you to perform spiritual healing, walking alongside Namo Amituofo, your teacher, and Practitioner Su on the path of saving the world, helping beings leave suffering behind, and guiding them to rebirth in the Western Land. Namo Amituofo.
Recorded and transcribed by Namo Amituofo’s disciple, Venerable HaiZe.
