Rise Up with Diligence

Teachings from Teacher Practitioner Xia Lianju, recorded by the Buddha's disciple, Venerable HaiZe.

Children, you are currently gathered here at Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre. As members of the fourfold assembly, you have been granted the rare and precious opportunity to engage in the reality of pure practice.

However, you must still maintain a spirit of diligent practice to withstand the turbulent currents of this degenerate age, which cause such profound harm to the Body-Mind-Spirit of all people.

The Vital Importance of Diligence

Why is diligent practice so essential for your journey? It is the outward expression of your sincerity in repenting and changing your ways. It is the primary method by which you resolve conflicts with your karmic creditors.

Through this, you can dissolve your negative karma and reduce your transgressions. When you do this, your head, eyes, and entire body will become clear and bright, and the hundred obstacles will be completely removed.

Restoring Your True Nature

With a purified Body-Mind-Spirit, you will be able to rediscover your original, true self. If you allow your conduct to slip and violate the Precepts, you will lose your virtue and suffer the consequences of painful retribution. This is truly not worth the price you pay. You must be vigilant in your conduct at all times.

A Call to the Students of Hsiang Kuang

Therefore, the fourfold assembly must rise up! You must practise diligently to attain the state of an awakened being. This is the duty and the path for all students of Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre. Namo Amituofo.