Reflections on the Flowing Light of Time

Recorded and transcribed by Namo Amituofo’s disciple, Venerable HaiZe.

The Fleeting Nature of Time

Flowing light refers to the passage of time that slips through our fingers like sand. Where has your childhood vanished to? Where have the bits and pieces of your life gone? Where is the past? Where is last year? Where is yesterday? Where is the time that existed before this very moment? All of these have entered the stream of flowing light, never to return. Yet, they have left behind a body burdened with impurities and filth. You must stop this cycle right now. You must remove these impurities and attain purity so that you can return to your true self.

The Burden of Past Actions

Even for the demon crowds, where have their past actions gone? Although the flowing light has passed, their hearts were once biased, harming their spirits and destroying their bodies. They created countless causes for demonic suffering, and the bitter fruits of these causes manifest at any time. The consequences of such actions are heavy and inescapable.

The Preciousness of Every Moment

The time spent at Fragrant Light is truly precious. In every minute and every second, Namo Amituofo is present. Namo Amituofo, your Teacher, and Practitioner Su are always by your side, offering their constant support. Since the flowing light, once gone, never returns, what have you, the fourfold assembly, learned? How have you benefited other beings? Or is your heart still being led by your physical body, causing you to be stained with filth once again?

The Urgent Call to Transformation

You must take these lessons to heart. Every time you let a moment pass in vain, you are paying the price of your precious time, yet you still struggle to change your personality traits. If you do not change your personality, it is truly a great pity. You must be fiercely diligent in your practice to overcome these deep-seated habits.

The Sanctuary of Fragrant Light

Fragrant Light is a place for fierce and diligent practice. It is a place for active purification and chanting Namo Amituofo. It is a place to rediscover your true self. It is a place where you can not grow old, not get sick, and the spirit does not die, allowing you to enter the Western Land of Ultimate Bliss. This is how the fourfold assembly should conduct themselves. Namo Amituofo.