The Hearts of All Beings

Words of Namo Amituofo, recorded by Venerable HaiZe.

My dear children, when your physical body begins to age and you find yourself overwhelmed by the weight of illness and pain, your attention naturally turns inward. You focus entirely upon your own discomfort, desperately wishing for that suffering to cease immediately. In such moments of trial, have you ever paused to consider that your karmic creditors are also enduring profound suffering?

The Unseen Agony of the Past

Have you thought about how you might help them resolve their pain so that they no longer have to suffer? Many of these beings remain trapped within the dimensions of space, continuously reliving the very moments in which they were harmed. Their hearts and spirits remain locked in a state of perpetual agony, a cycle that has never truly stopped. In such situations, it is possible that decades, centuries, or even thousands of years have passed, yet their pain remains as fresh as the day it began. Truly, these beings are suffering far more than we are.

The Ripple Effect of the Mind

If these beings are willing to manifest before you, understand that this is the precise moment to help both yourself and them find liberation. When your compassion arises, you must be willing to change your personality traits. You must no longer harbour anger or resentment within your heart. Whenever these beings receive the same mental vibrations that they experienced when they were first harmed, they are triggered. Even if these are merely subtle fluctuations—vibrations so faint that you yourself are not even aware of them—the beings are shaken by them and are pulled back into their trauma. This is the moment when they come to collect their debts, and you, my children, are left to suffer the consequences.

A Path Toward True Liberation

If you are willing to change your ways and sincerely repent for all the negative actions you have committed in the past, you can begin to turn this around. You must sincerely desire to resolve the conflict with these beings and help them receive Chao Du so that they may leave suffering behind and find happiness through rebirth in the Western Pure Land. Under the illumination of the Buddha’s light at Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre, and with the assistance of the Dharma Body of Practitioner Su, the hearts of these beings may finally soften. They may become willing to let go of their grievances. When that happens, both the beings and you, my children, will finally be able to leave suffering behind and find true peace.

Namo Amituofo