Dao Part 1

Tao or Dao

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As I have lectured in the former discourse that a teacup is a Buddha. However, In spite of having Buddha great conduct, a teacup is a teacup because it is impossible for it to assume the mission of Universal Salvation. This is an undeniable fact which corresponds to the nature of a teacup, but as a true cultivator you should be able to discern the comprehensive phenomena of the subject with your wisdom that, it's a proper thing a teacup cannot make the salvation yet I can!

Teacup has no responsibility for such a mission yet I have! Do not create any dualistic idea. Try to realize that your physical body and teacup are one-undivided whole. Actually, not only your physical body but also all humankind, Buddhas, Saints, all things and creatures, even heaven and earth, are one-undivided whole with teacup! Here is the non-discriminated spirit ¡ó of a teacup!

In spite of being no words, It is definitely trustworthy like Heaven

Though Heaven is silent all the time, and never utters a word or sighs no matter what happens, heaven can rotate the sun and moon consistently. Heaven is definitely trustworthy. Heaven is reliable and credible though it is unnecessary for it to say something. He can work incessantly without taking a break even just for a minute or second during 60,000 years. A same conduct can be found in a teacup. It is totally credible and reliable. No matter in what condition you can make use of it. It is fully responsible and never be negligent and perfunctory.

My lovely Dao brothers and sisters, please always make conscience reflection, "Can we be fully responsible for our Dao mission like a teacup?" Suppose one day you are unexpectedly commissioned by your Master or mentor to carry out Dao-mission in abroad for only 6 months, can you accept it? Perhaps you will feel objected or even you will refuse it, won't you? You will find many reasons to show that how busy you are, how so and so in order to reject being missioned. If we have lost our sense of responsibility, we lost our human value and we are even no longer qualified even just to be compared with a small and simple thing like a teacup.

My lovely brothers and sisters, everyone of us should be hundred-percently resolute for Dao cultivation. For the sake of Dao mission, the happiness of all beings, we should put aside our worldly activities. We should do our best to be trustee and responsible like a teacup. No matter how sudden we are informed to night and how we have to leave for Dao mission tomorrow 5 o'clock early in the morning, and no matter how short the time for preparation, still we will observe the commission wholeheartedly. Even if we have to lose the chance of making three million dollar in business, we have to put our Dao mission above all. Nothing is more important than the mission of Three World Salvation. Here is the spirit of trustworthiness of a teacup.

My dear Dao brothers and sisters, please be whole-hearted in Dao mission. Do all your best, be responsible and consistent. No matter in what condition, never shirk your responsibility in Dao mission. These are very important points in cultivation.

Conscience penetrates everything
Let us concentrate and probe into this following point that heaven, earth, humankind, all things, creatures, substances and teacup are one-undivided-whole. Even it is one-undivided with the unlimited layers of space! We can find space in everywhere. There is space in my eyes, nose, heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys and the uncountable pores throughout my body. Every part of space in my body is one-undivided with the unlimited layers of the space in the universe, of course, including the space in a teacup. However, we tend to only know the empty space in our body and know nothing about the same space in a teacup. We could penetrate only the gist of one certain matter but not the gist of every matter. We incline to grasp a small fragment and fail to discern the undivided wholeness of the reality. Our ignorance make us fail to see the wood for the trees. Discriminative mind make us create a lot of subjects and objects, positions and oppositions. We cannot see the overall sight of the truth.

Look, how marvelous the empty space of the teacup. It enables a teacup to hold water or tea so that you can drink from it when you feel thirsty. The empty space make it possible to be dedicative. Here is the marvelous function of the empty space. Hence, try to see the overall sight through this small aperture. Through a little fragment of ourselves, we should try to get into the undivided-wholeness of the reality. Thus saying: " Through one key point, all key points can be achieved (penetrating all matters through one key point).¨ The so called key point here is nothing but your Conscience, a formless key point, the wisdom of no teacher. Your unlearned, original and intrinsic Wisdom directly transmitted by our Holy Teachers. The Holy Transmission signifies the One undivided whole which means True void is the marvelous existence, Marvelous existence is true void. If you have penetrated the door of your Conscience surely you will realize that your physical body and teacup are one undivided whole. Not only teacup but also the whole universe, heaven, earth, humankind, all creatures, things, the emptiness and the fullness, existence (matter) and non-existence (void), are totally One!

Teacup, a Marvelous Existence
Please don't take the Dao of teacup as a trifling matter for it is greater than a Buddha conduct. The Dao of Teacup encompasses the truth of all Buddhas. The preciousness of a teacup can be understood through the Holy Touch transmitted by our Holy Teachers which signifies the perfect unity of the True Void (Infinite LAO MU) and the Matter´ (Marvelous existence). Not only Heaven and earth are the marvelous existence, a teacup is a marvelous existence as well. Because teacup is non-egoistic, unconditional and free from mind-attachment all the time. It benefits all sentient-beings without discrimination, accordingly we call it as a marvelous existence!

My dear Dao brothers and sisters, as Dao practitioners we should always make a deep conscience reflection: Can I act altruistically and unconditionally like a teacup?¨ If we cannot, we should feel ashamed and compunctious. In spite of being a small and simple thing, a teacup can dedicates itself with spirit of non-egoism, unconditioned and no mind-attachment. As cultivators in Dao, we should make every effort to realize this perfect nature of a teacup in our daily life. Please be prudent and highly motivated all the time!

We all come from different cultures, backgrounds, and believes, but we have one universal thing that units us, our conscience-the soul-or our spirit. Not only humans have conscience, even the birds, fishes, and all the animals have it as well. This universal inheritance helps us realize that Laomu loves all beings equally. That's why we need to accept, treat, and love all beings as our brothers and sisters. We mustn't reject, harm, or destroy any life, which are the creations of Laomu.

What is conscience?

Conscience is the original nature, the sacred spirit, or the divine Self in all beings. The conscience is the never dying Holy Spirit of Laomu inherits in all beings. When our body stops functioning, we die. But the soul, spirit, or the conscience never dies. It is immortal and eternal.

What is the nature of conscience?

Conscience is formless. It cannot be seen with the eye. But its function is profound. It is the foundation of all morals, ethics, and virtues. Conscience is the force of goodness, great love, embracement, piety, loyalty, generosity, harmony, and peace. When these forces are revealed, the essence of conscience is revealed. The forces of evil, violence, and crime creates disharmony with the conscience because they are not the nature of the conscience.

How is a person of great conscience like?

The essence of moral and virtue is fully expressed through him. He totally abides to the will of his conscience. Because of such nature, the light of love shines in him. Therefore, he is able to fully unfold the wisdom of his conscience to love, concern, and help others in every thought, act, and deed.

How does one with great conscience react to things?

All people, rich or poor, powerful or weak, black, white or yellow are equal because all beings inherent the conscience, and they are our brothers and sisters. Not only are man our brothers and sisters, all animals, birds, and the fishes are our brothers and sisters because they come from Laomu. They inherent Laomu's Holy Spirit-the conscience. When everyone is aware of this universal inheritance of the conscience, we will then realize that all beings are the same. By seeing with the conscience's eye, all man and all beings will live with kinship and harmony, love and mutual respect.

Laomu, the Creator
Laomu is the Divine Creator who creates and governs the whole universe. Laomu is the source of all creations. All things including us come from Laomu. Laomu is our origin. At the end all things need to return to source. Because Laomu is the source of all creation, we call the Divine Creator, the Mother of Creations. Laomu is also the Mother of our soul and conscience.

Why do we need to know Laomu, the Mother of all creation?

We come from Laomu, at the end we need to return to our original source. When we know Laomu, we know where we come from and where we will go. When we know Laomu, the purpose of life becomes clear to us. We will know vividly where we came from and where we will go.

What is our relationship with Laomu, the Mother of all creations?

Laomu is the Mother of our soul or our conscience. We can never separate ourselves from Her, because She is in all of us. One might not know Laomu, but Laomu is in and around our life. Laomu loves us, nurtures us, and allows us to live and exist. Laomu’s love is like a mother’s unconditional love for her child.

We are all the children of Laomu. This is why we and all beings are true brothers and sisters.

How should we face Laomu?

We should face Laomu with respect and love. Every thought, word, and act needs to show that. When we fully love and respect all beings and all things, the greatest expression of universal love is revealed. This shows our honor and gratitude for Laomu’s creation. This is our way of loving Laomu.

What is the role of Laomu in our life?

Laomu is our compass in life. When we are happy, Laomu rejoices with us. When we experience pain and are faced with difficulties, Laomu guides and gives us the strength to overcome them. As Her children, Laomu always hears us. She knows us well because Her love is in us and in our life. When we let Laomu guide us, life becomes more meaningful and full of purpose.

Universal Love
Maitreya teaches us the way of universal love, an unconditional love to all things. We come from the same creator, Laomu. We are in fact a family. All things live and exist in Laomu's divine love. And this love is inherent in us. Therefore, we need to use that same love to love all things.

Why do we need to love all things?

Laomu created this world as one entity. In this creation, all things need to work together and are related to one another in order for it to function in balance and harmony. This is how life continues. We exist in the divine love of Laomu, the balance of nature, the bonding and caring of family, the order and peace of society, and the mutual existences of all beings. These are the loves, which we receive around us and we need to share that love with everyone and everything. When we love all things and care for all things, life on earth exists with peace and harmony

How do we practice this love?

Love is practiced when we don't harm or injure the life and the things around us. The next step is to bring happiness, joy and bliss to all people and all beings. All our thoughts, words, and deeds need to bring harmony to those around us.

How can universal love be revealed in our daily life?

Love is revealed when we have a loving heart, loving acts, loving speech, and loving smiles. Loving Heart: One with a loving heart does not harm others. He treats others as himself. He feels the rejoice and the sadness of others. Love replaces hatred and the positives replace the negatives. Every moment, think of how to bring joy to other people and always pray for others. Bless them with your heart.

More about loving heart.. Many things run through our mind without our awareness of them. We don't pay enough attention to our inner world to thoroughly confront the thoughts in our mind. This lack of attention allows many bad thoughts take root. This degrades the quality of our true character and spoiling the wisdom of our inherent nature. Under delusion, love is replaced with obsessions and jealousy, greed and lust, selfishness and possessiveness.

The wisdom of compassion is free of obsession. Its love is open to all sentient beings. Compassion is generous and gentle. It is selfless and giving. If we inspect our thoughts through the eyes of compassion, wisdom will dissolve our ignorance.

A perfect compassionate mind:

1. Show respect to all life.

2. Honor the parents.

3. Patriotic to the country.

4. Concern for the elderly.

5. Care for the children and the subordinates.

6. Trustworthy and faithful to siblings and friends.

7. Humane to all living being.

8. Treats all class of people with equal propriety.

9. Are not arrange with fame, prestige, status, power and wealth.

10. Refrain from killing, stealing, lust, obsessions, and addictions.

11. Properly use of the five senses.

12. Does not adhere or forsake the evil or good, the tangible or intangible, the form or formless.

Loving Acts: Bring joy and happiness to others through your deeds and acts. Do not bring pain and worries to others. Learn to understand people's need and give them the care they need. Bless them with your acts.

More about loving acts...True awareness is endless loving acts.

1. It is the root of virtuous deeds.

2. It is the gateway to the marvels of life.

3. It is the Invincible.

4. It does not adhere giving even when given.

5. Without a beginning or end, it is a state of beyond being-ness.

6. It is inexhaustible and immutable, endlessly serving the needs of sentient beings.

7. Compassion is mercy upon all life.

8. No harm will be done onto others.

9. The secret lies within the truth, "Return no abuse for abuse and no blame for blame".

10. It is the spirit of Maitreya, the way of the True Conscience Self.

11. It brings happiness, hope, and delight, and manifests optimism, warmth, harmony and laughter.

12. It bears no grudge or discontentment, bringing only faith and hope to life, and this secures the universal joy.

Loving Words:

Avoid harmful words. Every word needs to bring light, hope, and faith. Use encouraging, embracing, and complimenting words with your family, friends, co-workers, and those around you. Bless them with your words.

Loving Smile:

Carry a joyful and happy smile. A warm smile is an invaluable gift that goes a long way. A simple smile can bring unimaginable joy and happiness to others. Bless others with your smile.

More about loving smile...Smiling is an inherent nature within our soul. We smile to show how we feel. It is a gesture that reflects our intent. Beneath a smile can be of greed, selfishness, and sometime even wickedness. A smile with such intents are not true smile. A true smile is a bridge of compassion and mercy to another. A genuine smile is a pure and righteous expression from the True Conscience Self.

A Divine Compassionate Smile will:

1. Dissolves segregations among nations, religions, and beliefs.

2. It is the practices of the truth.

3. It enhances the spirit of positive reinforcement.

4. It can bring us hope and faith.

5. It encourages the act of forgiveness, understanding, and sympathy.

6. It liberates the mind from secular attachments.

7. It cultivates the act of kindness, respect, and gratitude.

8. It fosters the spirit of peace and harmony.

9. It melts all discrimination, rivalry and aggression.

10. It allows one to restrain from conflicts, stress, and manipulation.

11. It imparts kindness, amiability, and warmth.

12. A universal practice of this will naturally global peace.

What effects can universal love bring?

It brings life light and joy. It gives warmth, meaning, and beauty to life. It warms our life in many ways. When all people mutually love each other, the world will become the Pureland.

How should we love all things?

We need to think of love and practice love as life itself. We should love as if we are breathing, eating, and drinking water. This is how natural love should be expressed. Always keep in mind, there is nothing to be arrogant or proud about when we express this. Never mind how others treat us, give love unconditionally. This is the teaching of Lord Maitreya.

Loving Nature
Humans, heavens, earth, and all things are one harmonious family. Together, we form the wonderful animations of nature. The blue sky and white clouds, the lush mountains and the mirrored-like lakes, the rosy sunsets, every flower, grass, and tree, the sand and pebbles, the grains, vegetables, and fruits, and all the unlisted facets of nature are valuable natural inheritances before our eyes.

When we see the beauty of nature, its balance and justness, we can only gloriously exclaim: how profound and magnificent Laomu, the Almighty Creator is! Nature is the revelation of the Creator's infinite grace and love.

We need to take good care of Laomu's grand creation by being kind to it. When we destroy nature, we are rejecting Laomu's divine love. This is not the way of Maitreya.

What is nature's relationship with humans?

We are a part of nature and must not separate ourselves from it. We rely and depend on nature to exist. The necessities of life come from nature. Through what nature provides, we can exists and survive. Heaven and earth do not speak for themselves. It is upon the human to express their elegance and beauty. This however does not imply that the human is all of nature, nor do we have the authority to determine its fate.

How should we treat nature and our environment?

Nature is our home, a global home. The mountains, rivers, forest, trees, every grass, and flower are as the furniture of our home. Humans, all animals, birds, and fishes are family members, who live in the same home. We need to protect and care for them. Then we live with stability and peace in our global home. When we destroy nature, we are destroying our home and ending our life. Without these family members making up the many parts of our home, we cannot continue our survival.

Conscience Kowshou
As a human being, we need Laomu to actively be a part of our daily life. When we let Laomu into our life, we are being guided to the truth. To let Laomu into our life, we need to practice kowshou. Kowshou is the most direct way to communicate with Laomu. When we practice conscience kowshou, it opens our heart to accept Laomu into our lives. Through conscience kowshou, we merge with Laomu.

What is conscience kowshou?

Conscience kowshou is a type of prayer that helps us communicate with Laomu. When we do this from our inner most conscience, it shows our highest respect, humbleness, and sincerity to Laomu.

How do we kowshou?

Kneel down with curved back and head tilted down, and talk to Laomu as if you are talking to your beloved parents. You can tell Laomu all our difficulties, pain and bitterness, joys and happiness, hope and wish. You can also pray for our family, friends, and others. Kowshou can be done anytime and anywhere; when you are alone, with family, or with others.

Under what circumstances do we kowshou?

Kowshow is a part of our daily life. Under any circumstances, may they be happy or sad, successful or in moments of failure, kowshou needs to be practiced. Whatever happens in our life, we go through them with Laomu. When Laomu is a part of our everyday life, life becomes more beautiful and meaningful.

What kind of heart should we carry when we kowshou?

A pure and sincere heart. That's all we need. We must not make business with Laomu, meaning, expecting Laomu to fulfill all our hopes and wishes. When we do kowshou this way, it is quite selfish. What we need is to surrender our life to Laomu and let Her make the arrangements for us. Conscience kowshow is the act of surrendering to Laomu and allowing ourselves to merge with Laomu.

What is good about conscience kowshou?

Conscience kowshou can strengthen a weak spirit and bring light to life. Kowshou is the holy water that nurtures a any soul. From kowshow, we can see the aims of life. It lightens our spirit and brings optimism to life. Through kowshou, we can merge with Laomu.

Conscience Repentance
No one is perfect. There is no man without mistakes. We all have flaws and weakness. But knowing this is not enough. Dirty clothes must be washed; flaws and weakness must be corrected. Maitreya teaches us to constantly improve ourselves and correct our mistakes. We need to sincerely repent from our heart.

Conscience repentance is the mean that helps us become a more wholesome person. Laomu is all-merciful. As long as we are sincere to repent, Laomu will guide us and show us the way. She will forgive and redeem us of all our wrongs and sins.

What is conscience repentance?

Honestly admitting our wrongs and mistakes and have the willingness to change. It will guide us out of darkness and delusion. We then live a life full of enlightenment and conscience awareness.

How can we practice conscience repentance?

Conscience repentance begins by honest self-reflect. Reflect on our daily thoughts, speech, and activities. When we see that we have hurt someone or even ourselves, honestly face the mistake and admit them. The next step would be having the courage and the willingness to change and never do them again.

When should we repent?

Repentance is a daily practice that needs to be done continuously. Sometimes we forget our wrongs or do not realize our mistakes; and we repeat them again and again. For this reason, we need to examine ourselves every moment. When we realize our wrongs (things that we do that are not in harmony with us), we need to repent at the moment.

Who should we repent to?

We should repent before Laomu, for She is the one who governs the ultimate truth. We should repent to those whom we have wronged or harmed. And we should repent to our conscience for denying its wisdom.

Why should we repent?

Within us, we all have an inner judge. This judge is always witnessing all our thoughts and acts. When we do wrong, our conscience know. The effects of this is, we will feel guilty or sad. The feelings of guilt or sadness warn us that we have done something astray. There is something out of balance with our being. When we sincerely repent, our heart and mind will rest at peace, because we acknowledge our wrongs. This is the first step to change and improvement.

What kind of heart should we carry when we repent?

We need to be honest, sincere, humble, and full of will to change. Repentance helps us realize our wrongs, our sins, and change ourselves. By sincere repentance, our life will be enlightened.

How can repentance help us?

Repentance guides us to the ultimate truth and to Laomu. It gives us a peace of mind and rests our unease heart. Repentance purifies our defilements and restores the sanctity and the holiness of our true nature.

Conscience Salvation
Life is about giving and sharing. The value of life is not based on how much we possess, but how much we give. The true joys of life is not getting, but sharing and sacrificing. This is the meaning of life.

What is conscience salvation?

Conscience Salvation is to lead others and oneself to salvation. In our daily life, we need to help and guide others unconditionally and unreservedly. When one's conscience awakens he can then awaken other people. It is purely the strength of universal love.

How do we practice conscience salvation?

With what we have and what we can do, help and benefit others. From our facial expressions, our words and speech, and our acts, they need to bring happiness to others. We can make use of our wealth, knowledge, position, and power to help the world. With selfless giving, we bring conscience salvation to ourselves and to others.

When and where can we practice conscience salvation?

No matter what time or place, conscience salvation can be practiced. When we are with our family, at work, or on the streets, anywhere, we can care for those around us and give them the help they need. Most importantly, help them know their true self, the conscience self.

What kind of attitude should we carry when we are practicing conscience salvation?

A common heart and an ordinary attitude. No matter how much we sacrificed or how much effort we have put in, don't ask for recognition, reward, or complements. Conscience salvation should be as natural and common as the blinking of the eye. It is done without any thoughts. This is how natural conscience salvation should be practiced.

Under what circumstances can we have conscience salvation?

Whether we are happy or sad, when people recognize or don't recognize our effort, when we are remembered or forgotten, no matter what situation, continue the practice of conscience salvation.

When do we stop conscience salvation?

Conscience salvation is our life. As long as we are still breathing, it means Laomu is still giving us the chance to give and share ourselves to the world. This is why conscience salvation needs to be practice to last breath.

What is good about conscience salvation?

It brightens our life and makes life more meaningful. The more we sacrifice and help others, the more we open our hearts to see the beauty of life. It gives us an unimaginable capacity to embrace, because we are not just living for ourselves, we are living for our family, society, nation, and all beings. We live and exist not for ourselves, but for the world. When we live for the world, we merge with the world, we unite with the world. This is universal harmony. This profound understanding and achievement reveals the true beauty and the true dignity of life. When we serve others, we are in fact serving Laomu. We become the servant of Laomu. Conscience salvation is a practice that does not have an end. When we truly practice conscience salvation, we reach eternity.

We merge with the Divine Creator, Laomu.

With Love and lights,