The Urgency of Awakening: Teachings from Venerable Master Guangqin

Venerable Master Guangqin offers these teachings:

How terrifying, how truly terrifying it is! To pass through a human life without ever encountering the Buddha’s teachings. One has wasted this precious human body, only to fall back into the endless cycle of rebirth.

Thrice Yearning Ceremony - Second Session

23 July 2017, 7:20 PM. Chief writer: Cao Rudi

The Unparalleled Power of Deliverance

At Hsiang Kuang Pure Land Buddhist Centre, the power of Chao Du is unmatched. It brings joy to all beings, both human and celestial. Namo Amituofo opens His heart to guide us, and the power of this deliverance is authentic and profound. It is vital that this lineage of practice is preserved and passed on, never to be lost.

This is the greatest gospel for all sentient beings. It is essential to spread the Buddha’s teachings widely, for everyone must understand the necessity of practice. Our physical bodies last for only a short hundred years, yet our true self is unborn and undying. Throughout countless lifetimes, our karma has been stored in our consciousness, much like data on a hard drive that is never lost. Only by following this pure and virtuous path can we avoid the disturbance of wandering spirits.

Resolving the Roots of Suffering

Our three hun souls and seven po souls form the axis of our existence. If these are lost or fragmented, illness and suffering arise. The world does not understand this true reality, often believing that medicine and doctors are the only solution. However, Namo Amituofo is the Great Physician of Compassion. When we resolve the conflicts with our karmic creditors, the body can truly heal.

Every drop of our experience is governed by the laws of karma and cause and effect. If we do not resolve these debts, our karmic creditors will follow us from life to life, dragging us back into the suffering of samsara. We must be compassionate, saving both ourselves and our karmic creditors. The question remains: do you truly believe in the Buddha?

A Call to Return Home

Namo Amituofo, in His infinite compassion, has unlocked the secret treasury of the universe. Whether sentient or insentient, all possess a spirit, and our cycle of birth and death is entirely our own responsibility. How terrifying, how truly terrifying it is! To pass through a human life without ever encountering the Buddha’s teachings. One has wasted this precious human body, only to fall back into the endless cycle of rebirth.

You must believe in these true words. Those of us in the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss do not speak falsely. We are only waiting for you to return home to the West.

Namo Amituofo