Dharma Talk on the Holy Revelation Bestowed on the Opening Day of the 15th Term of Ultimate Truth Research Class Dao, the ultimate truth, is infinitely marvelous. It is the wordless sutra from true transmission. The marvelous Dao is inherent within each of us. This priceless treasure shines brightly.
My dear Dao brothers and sisters, today owing to God's grace and Holy Teachers' virtue, we hold the auspicious opening ceremony for the 15th term of Ultimate Truth Research Class of Providence Maitreya Buddha Missionary Institute. The All Inclusive God, LAO MU, granted us Dao, the ultimate truth to save the world. Buddha Maitreya is in charge of the Heavenly Foundation under LAO MU's decree. Numerous Buddhas and Bodhisattvas all come to assist.
The research class we hold here this time is an advanced one. Buddha Disciples come back here to attend Research Class for the second time. Why is it necessary to do advanced research? The purpose of this Advanced Class is to thoroughly realize how precious the true transmission of our Holy Teachers is. The supreme Dao is infinitely marvelous. There is no any Sutra or Dharma can compare with it. Nor any Buddha, Bodhisattva or any substance among the world can. How come Dao is so great? Dao has already existed long before the creation of the universe. Dao is formless, yet it created the universe and gave birth to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Dao is the Prime Root. We shall discern its greatness in this way.
Dao is not only the creator of all the universe and all the substances but also the ruler of them. Dao is the Ruler of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and of the people all over the world. Therefore we name It ''All Inclusive Lord'', also call It ''LAO MU''. Referring to Heaven, It is named ''Truth of heaven''; to Earth, ''Truth of earth''; To people, ''the emanated Holy Spirit''. Actually how many truths are there referring to Dao? There is only one.
As long as you know there is only one truth, it will be easy for reflection on yourself. Does Heaven have any mind of greed? No. Since I also possess the same truth inherent within myself, do I have greed in my mind? I'm afraid I do. Isn't it against the truth, All Inclusive God?
It's not necessary to sit and meditate for long time for true cultivation. Once we reveal our conscience and make a clear reflection on ourselves, naturally we will repent. Therefore the Advanced Research Class is necessary to rid ourselves of greed and irrational attempts.
We all accepted Dao. Dao is so precious that is named "Priceless Treasure". How come? Dao is the truth, All Inclusive God. All of the wealth in the world are generated from Dao. Thus we call it Priceless Treasure. Dao is indeed the true treasure inherent in ourselves. We should discern this fact with wisdom and never attend to trifles to the neglect of essentials. Once we recognize our own true treasure, it will be easy for us to gain an insight into the mundane world.
Remarkable wealth and fame will be in vain after all. If we can take advantage of our wealth and fame to benefit the three sentient worlds and save them back to heaven, it's to change the illusion into real treasure. How meritorious it is.
Our Ultimate Truth Research Class is very exalted. LAO MU is the President. Under LAO MU'S merciful decree, Buddha Maitreya is in charge of this class as the Dean. Both of our Holy Teachers are the professors. The Holy Ethics Enforcers are our guardians and the Heavenly Examiner is the supervisor. Obviously this Ultimate Truth Research Class is not a common worldly school. It's a heavenly institute. We should understand it deeply, then we will realize how exalted this research class is.
In fact, this Research Class is exalted in some other respects. The first, in here we do not study how to gain wealth and fame. It's the key point. This class is not like any mundane one. The second, we do not study those numerous Sutras or Dharmas in this class. They are all in black ink and white paper. They are not eternal. Then what shall we study? We are going to study the Master of all Sutras, the King of all Dharmas, the Mother of all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the Mother of the universe. What dose it mean? Actually we are going to study the conscience that is inherent within each of us. It is the key point.
When everyone realizes and manifests one's inherent conscience, all people will naturally converge to one heart and universal harmony and peace can be achieved. How exalted our Ultimate Truth Research Class is.
Now we are going to talk about the merciful revelation bestowed on the opening day of the 15th term of Ultimate Truth Research Class. Our four Holy Ethics Enforcers, Guan, Zhang, Lu, Yue, arrived first. They started the revelation with "it depends on one's heart to achieve marvelous merits." Holy Ethics Enforcers' marvelous merits are generated from their true hearts. True heart is one's conscience, the truth, the emanated Holy Spirit from LAO MU. How great it is? What can it do? It can create and rule the universe, human beings and all the substances. It is all inclusively in charge of everything without greedy or selfish purpose. It is Dao and its manifestation, which surpass all Sutras and Dharmas. If you can really understand it with heart impressed, you can give lectures on this subject for more than ten years.
"The ardent loyalty is still adorable through the ages" The ardent loyalty of the Holy Ethics Enforcer Guan is still fresh in our mind and makes him the most respectable example through ages. "Heaven's law for the last judgment is strict and clear to wreck the evil and to glorify the justice. We shall abide by the Heavenly Decree.''
It's serious. In these ending days, every clause of Heaven's law is strict and clear. Do not think that Buddhas and Bodhisattvas do not exist. At this time, Heaven's judgment is even more accurate to honor the righteous and to eliminate the wicked. Under LAU MU's Heavenly Decree, it is the Holy Enforcers' duty to supervise and enforce the Heaven's law according to their conscience.
''Gathering in Dao atmosphere, joy of the truth is spread all over.'' Nowadays, it is joyful that we can have Dao, the truth, propagated all over the world. ''The Institute is crowded with many people of ability and sincerity. Let all of the elite come together.'' The great mission of Dao is universal salvation and the convergence of all religions. Not only for this time, two or three years after your graduation you should come back again for another further Advanced Class. So that you can preach and practice heart Dharma without attachment to literal scriptures.
Why shall we get rid of the attachments to literal scriptures?
Because ''the Buddhism Dharmas are numerous; only by returning to one's true self can get one to the final destination.'' The true Dharma of Buddha surpasses all verbal expressions, all scriptures and all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. It is infinite and boundless and inherent in each of us. With this true Dharma, you can save people all over the world who has affinity with Dao.
The key point is that the marvelous true Dharma is inherent in each of us. It can never be acquired some-where outside. It is the true self who is the All Inclusive Lord. It will take more than 1 or 2 years, even 10 years, to explain the marvelous true Dharma clearly. However, just like a blacksmith can not work without an anvil, one can not give meaningful sermons neglecting oneself in the practical life. No matter how far you research, you have to give an insight into your and everyone's true self, otherwise, you are just playing verbal and literal games. It will impede others' and your own cultivation. Be sure to contemplate that Dao is within ourselves. It can not be searched outside.
Today our Holy Teachers instructed us: ''Lamenting over the changeable and mutable world, which is full of unforeseeable grief and joy, partings and reunions.'' It is the motto of Dao cultivation. To whom this instruction is given? To ''me'', every oneself. If I can have my heart co-responded with LAO MU, then whatever my seeing, hearing, speaking and action will be in order to help save the three sentient worlds back to heaven. I have nothing to do with worldly wealth and fame. No matter how much hardship I have to suffer for cultivation and consecration, I am content and joyful without any complaint. It means that I have understood this instruction with heart impressed.
As soon as you really understand this instruction, the last thing you want is the worldly wealth and fame, and you will regard them as a fire pit. Why? Ordinary people are fond of wealth and fame and pursuit for them desperately. How come it is like a fire pit? If you pursuit for wealth and fame, can you still make efforts in Dao cultivation and consecration? No, you can't. Even though you pursuit for wealth and fame within Dao field during cultivation and consecration, it's forbidden. The mind greedy for wealth and fame is against Dao. It is as if someone falls oneself down to a fire pit.
No matter how great meritorious achievement I have made in Dao field, from the prospect of truth, I have no merit at all. The reason is very simple. The emanated Holy Spirit of LAO MU which rules my body wants neither wealth not fame. Secondary, if you pursuit for wealth and fame, the situation is much more serious than falling into a fire pit which merely ends the life of your physical body. For wealth and fame, one will lost one's conscience and get strayed. At last, one will become a helpless ghost wondering in endless reincarnation. The pain and suffering is more serious than falling into a fire pit.
If we can make a reflection of live, we would rather trying our best to do meritorious deeds to benefit and save people over the world and fulfill our vow. Even though we have to endure extreme hardship, we do not have any grievance or complaint. We are still joyful. Because we can help save the three sentient worlds back to heaven. LAU MU, All Inclusive God, will settle our honorable lotus seats according to our meritorious deeds.
Our Dao brothers and sisters may have question that do we need to abandon our business and stop making money since we should not pursuit for wealth and fame. Actually we can still do our business and make money. For example, I get a profit of 200,000 NT dollars this year. I donate all these money for LAO MU to establish new Holy Houses and publish books about Dao. It makes a lot of merits. If it's not sufficient to cover the expenses of Dao field. Well, since merit is priceless. I still can afford 20,000 dollars more. I would like to make more donation. For those Dao cultivators who are business person, this is what to do.
On the contrary, if I collect all my revenue for the year and save it in the bank to earn more and more interests, expecting it will become a larger sum of wealth next year, it has nothing to do with heaven, with Dao Cultivation.
It will be the best policy to donate the amount of money we make in order to benefit people, to help develop Dao field, and save more people back to heaven. Although I cannot go abroad to propagate Dao like many other devotees, I can pay for the airplane tickets and support their expenses.
In short, no matter I make more or less money, I just donate it to benefit people according to my best ability without any selfish intention or egoism and never take a rest in Dao cultivation and consecration. Even though I have make remarkable contribution, I don't think I have any merit. Actually I still own Heaven's grace a lot.
If we can behave like this, our Holy Teachers wouldn't have lamented for us. Rather than ''Lamenting over the changeable and mutable world which is full of unforeseeable grief and joy, partings and reunions.'' They would have said ''Let us laugh with all our mind for this mundane world is exactly the right place for us to reach eternality. Dao will bring each of us ever lasting happiness.'' Then we can say that we have really understood this revelation.
Besides, we should handle things referring to Dao field impartially because LAO MU is the most impartial one. If other Holy House has some difficulties and needs some human resource, financial or material support, we should try our best to assist them. We should help them go through the critical time and reach success without asking for anything in return. It is the great justice without selfish intention, it is the way of Dao.
Please pay close attention to these words above. This is not telling tales or jokes but something worthy to think about. If I didn't attain Dao or even though I attained it but I didn't cultivate myself at all, provided that my life can be as long as 100 years, can I take advantage of my physical body to participate any thing to save the 3 sentient worlds back to heaven which only happen once in about 130,000 years? It's absolutely impossible.
When you really understand this situation, you will take this golden chance and cherish any minute to help Dao propagate in order to save the 3 sentient worlds back to heaven. Not only you have surpassed all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in Green Yang and White Yang Periods, you also have surpassed the Heaven, the Earth and all the visible and tangible things.
How to prove it? Your instant answer can show that you're heart co-respond with LAO MU. Nowadays, we have the golden opportunity to attain Dao which rid us of helpless reincarnation.
What is Dao? Dao is the Truth inherent within each of us. Therefore I should practice it down to earth. If only I do. ''Dao is myself; I am Dao'' ''Dao is formless; it creates the universe.'' Thus have I surpassed the universe? Not only I have surpassed it. The universe was generated from me, my true self. All Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and I am in a unity. Doubtless I have surpassed all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Not to mention those numerous scriptures.
''Dao is myself; I am Dao.'' ''Heaven is Humanity; Humanity is Heaven.'' Thus saying ''Both Ying and Yang energies are in my hand. The creator is within my body.'' ''The Creator is myself; I am the Creator. The nature is created by me'' Dare you say these?
If you do not have your heart co-response with LAU MU, and you do not put it into practice in your life, you certainly dare not say these. Even you dare to say, your words commit demerits.
On the other hand, if you do have your heart co-responded with LAO MU and you have already put it into practice in your daily life, you will say these spontaneously. Otherwise it is as if you are cheating LAO MU because you do not talk honestly.
It's the guideline of the Ultimate Truth Research Class of our Providence Maitreya Buddha Missionary Institute. This is the preciousness of Dao, thus saying: ''I am the most dignity all over the world'' Dao cultivators! Be sure to contemplate it with heart imprinted.
With love and lights,
Practice loving kindness ....a key to peace
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