2017-6-28

Growth is a personal matter, but growth cannot rely solely on oneself.

There are such people in this world who, though not your parents, yet seem to understand you better than your parents; though not your lover, but seem more reliable than a lover; though not your friend, but seem more dependable than a friend.

This kind of person is—your “master.”

They understand all the suffering of ordinary people, yet possess the wisdom to transcend the mundane, using minimal effort to achieve great results…

A good master is rare. Once found, a disciple is eager to entrust everything to them.

As the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch says, “When one is deluded, the master leads them; when one is enlightened, they guide themselves.”

Before our initial awakening, what should be our focus in cultivation?

When we are not yet enlightened, the focus of cultivation is to find a teacher who is already awakened.

A renowned Dharma master once taught, “The bit of wisdom I possess today is inseparable from my master. Everything I have achieved today is because my master’s energy has already merged into my blood.”

In the Buddhist scriptures, there is a recorded conversation between the Buddha and his attendant, Ananda—

Ananda said to the Buddha, “Buddha, I have realized a truth: A person’s accomplishments in life are 50% due to their master.”

This one statement from Ananda is enough to awaken us. In the past, we always relied solely on ourselves.

But the Buddha responded, “A person’s accomplishments are entirely determined by their master!”

This statement shocked me even more and made me change my view of the master from that moment forward, and I began to truly value the master.

As long as one lives in this world, no matter what role we play, if we want to grow quickly, we must have a master to guide us along life’s path, helping us make continual progress.

Therefore, we must respect our masters and never forget them. Forgetting the master is equivalent to losing a part of our own life.

When the Sixth Patriarch Huineng sought discipleship, he was ridiculed by the Fifth Patriarch in public. Later, he was assigned to the woodshed to do hard labor, and for eight months, the master ignored him.

On the night Huineng wrote, “Originally there is not a single thing, so where could there be any dust?” the master and disciple had their only true exchange in life.

After that, they parted ways at the riverbank, going their separate directions. Huineng never again had the opportunity to serve at his master’s side like other disciples, nor be taught by his master.

However, after 15 years of exile, he—

“unleashed the lion’s roar, resounded with a thunderous voice, widely spread the banner of the Dharma, invigorated Buddhism, and became the founder of the Five Houses of Chan Buddhism—the most important lineage in the history of Chinese Buddhist development!”

The master’s benevolence must be repaid, repaid through a deep connection of the hearts;
The master’s benevolence must be repaid, repaid by passing on wisdom;
The master’s benevolence must be repaid, repaid by honestly and sincerely benefiting countless beings…

(Source of the article: Buddhism Website)

2013-6-3

Even if someone is your master for only a day, you should regard him like your father for the rest of your life.

The word “Master” carries a weight as heavy as thousands of tons.

The master is the beacon on your path of cultivation, illuminating the road ahead of you. The master is the sunlight in your life, shining upon you, warming you, driving away the harsh cold of winter, and bringing you the hope of spring.

The master is the support you rely on within your heart. When you find your master, you find the way home. You no longer wander, and you are no longer alone. You are no longer just yourself; you have your master, and you have your fellow disciples. In this warm family, you will grow, feel warmth, and most importantly, find direction.

Before finding your master, you may feel lost and confused, like a sailboat in the ocean, battered by stormy winds and dark clouds, without a compass, unable to find your way. Without a master, it’s like crossing a desert alone, surrounded by sandstorms, and all you see is a hazy world. You can’t see the end, nor find the right direction. Your food runs out, your water is gone, and you are exhausted, hungry, and thirsty, yet you cannot give up. To give up would mean death approaching; you must persist, persist, and persist again.

Think about it—before we found our master, wasn’t this our situation? Maybe even worse. It was difficult for us to take a step forward. How much suffering did we endure, how many trials did we go through, and how many tears and blood did we shed? Have we forgotten all that? We cried out to the heavens, but no one answered; we called out to the earth, but there was no response. That feeling was worse than death. Yet, we had to stay strong and keep moving forward, because it was the faith in our hearts that is supporting us.

We had not yet realized the true meaning of life, we had not yet understood the truth of the universe and life, we had not yet solved the issue of life and death, and we had not yet freed ourselves from worldly bonds, broken the cycle of karma, and transcended the Six Realms and the Three Worlds. We hadn’t completed our mission or fulfilled our tasks. How could we easily give up? How could we fear difficulties and not move forward? How could we indulge in comfort and pleasure? Countless times we gave ourselves lessons, countless times we cheered ourselves on, countless times we reminded and motivated ourselves. These are the bits and pieces of our journey, serving as tests for us. This also tells us that the “Dharma” is not easy to seek, and reminds us how difficult it is to find a master. We must understand the importance of “respecting the master and valuing the Way.” The basis of cultivation is respecting the master and valuing the Way—without knowing how to respect the master, nothing can be accomplished.

Our master has sacrificed so much for us; it’s not easy to be a master. How many of us have truly experienced the challenges of being a master? How many of us have really understood and connected with our master? We all think our master is imposing and has so many disciples, and that whatever our master does for us is expected. “After all, you’re my master!” We think that being a master is very easy, carefree, and also graceful.

Alas, do we even realize how many disciples there are? Forget about individually guiding them on the right path, helping them understand the principles, and ensuring they truly practice diligently—how can the master manage so many disciples effectively? The master worries that one disciple might stray, or another might become confused and lose their direction. How much care and effort does the master have to put into this!

Do you really think it’s easy for the master to guide even a single disciple? The master also bears the great responsibility of delivering all beings from suffering. Do you really think being a master is that easy? Beings are stubborn and difficult to guide; the master must have immense patience to teach them. The master needs to understand them, connect with them, and teach according to their aptitudes, helping lost beings realize the need to turn back, to get on the Dharma ship, and to return home. With skillful means and great compassion, the master saves and calls back the souls of sentient beings lost in the cycle of reincarnation, helping them cleanse the dust from their hearts. Truly, it is great unconditional loving-kindness, and oneness with great compassion.

When has the master ever said to give up? When has the master ever retreated? Your karma is yours to resolve, and your burdens are yours to carry. But when you can’t bear it anymore and seek your master, has your master ever shut the door on you? The master has always saved and guided you with deep compassion. The master pities you, saves you with a benevolence heart, and never tires.

It’s only so that you can understand the truth and cultivate well. Time after time, the master enlightens you, teaching and guiding you step by step, all to help you board the Dharma ship. Those beings who understand are fine, but those who don’t even slander the master. How is this different from the parents who gave birth to you and raised you, whom you failed to repay the favor and instead drove them out of the door? Despite this, has your master ever given up on you? The compassionate light of the master still shines upon you.

Being strict with you, even beating or scolding you, is all for your own good. Have you understood this with your heart? Your master is not only as warm as sunlight, but also as piercing as a cold wind, because without being beaten, you will not awaken. Your master is like raging fire, like lightning, like thunder, and also like the spring breeze—everything is done to guide you to salvation. Have you genuinely appreciated your master’s painstaking efforts? When Buddhas and Bodhisattvas guide and save sentient beings, they don’t only show kind and amiable faces, but they also show the wrath of a Vajra!

But what about you? How have you acted? You “doubt” your master. Ask yourself honestly—have you ever had such doubts in your heart? Ask yourself—have you been completely sincere towards your master? Ask yourself—have you offered everything to your master? And yet, you still doubt your master?

What is there to doubt? Are you afraid your master will lead you to a mountain of knives? Or are you afraid your master will send you into a sea of fire? Ask yourself honestly—are you worthy of your master’s kindness? Even between people, there must be “trust” and sincerity, let alone between a master and disciple. Have you forgotten how difficult it was to find your master? Have you forgotten your vows? Have you forgotten the grace and benevolence your master has shown you?

For every bit of respect you show to your master, your master will give you tenfold blessings. There is no such thing as a master who abandons their disciple—only disciples who lose their true nature.

Everyone makes mistakes—Not everyone is a sage, so who can be without fault? It’s not wrong to make mistakes. If you repent, correct yourself, and avoid repeating those mistakes, that is what truly matters. Here, a word to all fellow practitioners: if you have done something wrong to your master, if you have made mistakes or committed sins, don’t hesitate any longer. Go to your master immediately and repent. Present your whole heart to your master without holding anything back, and sincerely repent. There is no shame in repenting in front of your master.

Someone who doesn’t understand repentance cannot be saved, even if a thousand Buddhas were to appear. Do you want temporary pride, or do you want permanent liberation? I believe that as long as you sincerely repent, your master will gladly accept you, will cleanse the dust from your soul, resolve your confusion and doubts, and return you to your pure true nature. Because that is your “master”.

Finally, a note for all fellow practitioners: the first step in cultivation is to respect your master and value the Way. Without respecting your master and valuing the Way, your cultivation will lead to no achievements.

Reverently pay homage to your master as you would to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas!
Reverently pay homage to all the great virtuous and wise teachers as you would to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas!

(Source of the article: Buddhism Website)

2015-8-15

A true spiritual practitioner will inevitably meet their master sooner or later.

When the karmic bond from many lifetimes ripens, the master and disciple meet each other, and the disciple’s heart is always inexplicably stirred.

It could be sorrow, joy, relief, or sentimental…emotions that are beyond words.

Usually, it’s the master who seeks out the disciple. Sometimes it seems like the disciple comes looking for the master, but the master naturally knows this in their heart. When the master recognizes the disciple just at first glance, the disciple is, however, completely unaware.

The master will enlighten you in a special way, guiding you to come to them on your own. What follows is a difficult running-in period, which often takes two or three years.

If it is your true master, they might reprimand you, manipulate you, snub you, praise you, pamper you, or let you be, and through a continuous cycle of intense warmth and cold indifference, you find yourself as if in the cloud or in the mist, on peak of mountain or bottom of valley, in heaven or on earth, unable to grasp what’s next. For without being beaten, you won’t awaken; without being forsaken, you won’t feel comfort; without being hurt, you won’t understand; without being afflicted, you won’t behave; without having pain, you won’t stop; without being suppressed, you won’t submit. It’s truly a mix of love and hate, enduring all kinds of “torments”…

Thereafter, you’ll attempt to escape unceasingly, but helplessly, you return obediently, because you realize you are simply inseparable from your master—you must rely on them. You’ll even become anxious to know how the master will teach you a lesson next.

A master is like a blazing fire. If you are too close, you’ll be burned all over, but if you stay too far, you’ll feel cold. It is incredibly difficult to maintain a proper distance. This is how the master intensifies conditioned effort to lead the disciple to enter the effortless state of the middle path.

As a disciple, you constantly express your devotion, but time and again, it ends in failure, as the master simply takes no notice of your declarations. All you can do is humbly surrender your mind. Eventually, you will realize that you deeply yearn to see your master, and the joy in your heart when their name is mentioned is indescribable. Sometimes, when you meet your master, you become unusually nervous. It is because your benefactor-master is like a clear mirror, radiating from within a kind of purity, awareness, and wisdom, reflecting the disciple’s deep-rooted karmic hindrances.

In the presence of the master, the disciple feels an overwhelming sense of shame, as if there is no place to hide. Your heart is full of words, but you find it difficult to speak your mind. This back-and-forth process of refinement continues until the coarse habits of the disciple are worn away. Only then, you are then able to establish complete inner “trust” and “faith” in your master, and it is at this point that the communication between master and disciple reflects a transmission of lineage-based qualities.

Only then, you will have the ability to perceive and comprehend the endless compassion in your master’s words, smiles, and conversations. You’ll be able to sense the hardships and bitterness your master has endured along the way in spreading the Dharma for the benefit of all beings. You’ll be able to understand the meaning behind the food in your master’s bowl, the tea in their cup, the tears in their smile…Being a disciple is difficult, but being a master is even more challenging.

A virtuous master is a great benefactor who continues the transmission of wisdom, guiding us beyond the cycle of life and death, leading us toward liberation and the other shore of light. The grace of the master is as deep as the ocean, and it would be hard to repay even if one were to be shattered into pieces. Without the compassion of the benefactor-master, the disciple would be lost on the crossroads of life, wandering indefinitely. The disciple vows to repay the debt of gratitude to the benefactor-master throughout lifetimes to come.

Under the guidance of your benefactor-master, you notice that your gaze becomes softer, and you are always able to discover the good and kindness in others. Your words becomes gentler for fear of hurting the hearts of others. Your heart soften, even toward those who have hurt you the most, and you develop boundless compassion, finding justifications for their actions.

When you quietly reflect on your master, every words and deeds, every gesture, their voice, their smile, their serene nature, and joyful demeanor come to mind. At times, they appear as innocent as a child; at other times, as compassionate as Buddha and Bodhisattva; sometimes as dignified as a venerable elder, and sometimes as warm and soothing as spring breeze. The master exudes a natural charm at every moment and in every places.

The master is like a magnet, and the disciple is like a piece of unrefined raw iron, irresistibly drawn to the master and unable to escape. You are completely captivated by them, and willingly surrendering to your master. With pure body, speech and mind, you provide for your benefactor-master.

Those virtuous qualities, like rays of like, permeate your inner heart: openness, acceptance, tolerance, compassion, clarity, awareness, wisdom, serenity, calmness, even a familial tenderness and a warrior’s wrath—all flow like refreshing sweet Dharma rain, cleansing your soul over time. The same qualities within you are awakened, and you long to be just like your master.

Everything an enlightened person does is a skillful manifestation in harmony with the circumstances, aimed at benefiting all sentient beings. Their actions are free from any faults, naturally flowing from their luminous and awakened mind. Gradually, you find that you become more broad-minded, the capacity of your heart expands, your body and mind becomes softer, and you’re able to bear more responsibility. You are returning to your true nature.

All of this stems from the heart-to-heart transmission between master and disciple, which requires no words. The disciple regards the benefactor-master as a Buddha, and the Dharma practice associated between the master and the disciple brings immeasurable merit and benefit. You received the most intimate lineage transmission, gaining access to the living essence of the so-called “Dharma”. However, this is only possible when the virtues are fulfilled and karmic bond ripens.

There are as many methods of spiritual practices as there are imperfections in the world. In front of your master, hide nothing. Present yourself without reservation, no matter what shortcomings you have. Trust in your master, who will heal you with greatest compassion.

The more attached you are to something, the more the Divine will test you on it, forcing you to let to. This is the compassion of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and the gift of the Divine to you.

It all depends on whether you understand it and whether you can endure it. Cultivate right at your weakest point—where you fall is where you must rise again, standing firm and steady.

(Source of Article: Sohu Culture; Author: Huang Yaoshi)

Keeping in step with Grandmaster and raising the banner of “Three Rescues”

March 16, 2018 is a profoundly important day for all members of Feng Huang Yuan.

On this day, the Divine descended a Divine Revelation, establishing two historical positions for Feng Huang Yuan:

The first historical position is: Feng Huang Yuan will be a “Three Rescues Team” that surges ahead on Earth;

The second historical position is: Grandmaster Datong, who is leading this team and devoting himself to the cause of the Three Rescues will be recognized as the “Grandmaster of the Generation”.

After receiving this Divine Revelation, Grandmaster Datong conversed with disciples and students: He considers the historical positioning of being the “Grandmaster of the Generation”, bestowed upon him by the Divine, as “undeserving of the title”. Under the guidance of the Divine Universe and the support of people from all walks of life during the period of Tian Gong and Feng Huang Yuan, along with the concerted efforts of the vast number of fellow practitioners worldwide, especially those from mainland China, significant contributions have been made to the cause of the Three Rescues amidst countless challenges, braving dangers and overcoming obstacles. However, Grandmaster regards the personal historical positioning bestowed upon him by the Divine as encouragement and motivation, accepting this honor and historical mission as a driving force. He firmly tells his students that he will continuously repent, uphold virtues, correct shortcomings, strive for progress through constant self-reflection and repentance, and continue to lead the “Three Rescues Team” in fulfilling the mission of the Three Rescues.

On March 1, 2018, while Grandmaster was helping someone, his back was accidentally pressed down by a heavy object, causing internal injuries to his heart.

On March 10, as scheduled, Grandmaster flew from San Francisco, USA to Hangzhou, China. Just before boarding the plane, his life was in danger and he pondered: should he stay or persist in boarding the plane? At that moment, Senior Sister Lisha, who was in Wenzhou, China, received a message from the Divine Universe: Take the risk and board the plane!

Therefore, with firm faith in the Divine Revelation, Grandmaster persevered in faith and took the risk of boarding the plane. As soon as he got on the plane, the discomfort in this heart eased. After another hour, his heart and body returned to normal. After a long flight of more than ten hours, he finally arrived safely at his destination.

The Divine Revelation says: “This time, Grandmaster’s return from the brink of life and death, is a miraculous life revival. Remember, during this period of time, without Dan-alchemy, there would be no such miracle. (As early as 1,700 years ago, Great-Grandmaster Ge Hong in the book “Hagiographies of the Deities and Immortals” clearly explained through the records of 92 individuals, who had attained immortality, that alchemy is extremely important for attaining immortality and creating miracles of life!)”

“Saving oneself is not about one’s life, but rather about refining and optimizing the quality of one’s personality in order to nourish a perfect soul, elevate spiritual levels, and become a wholesome and virtuous person.”

The Divine Revelation’s commentary on “virtuous person” is: “One who constantly cultivates and corrects oneself, then influences and transforms others through practical actions, and promotes collective progress within the team. This is taking responsibility for one’s own life and building great merits for one’s life’s symphony.

The Divine Revelation points out that the first and foremost task of Feng Huang Yuan’s “Three Rescues Team” is to build a hierarchical talent pool in accordance with the requirements of the “array formation”. The outstanding problem faced in building this talent pool is that “there is still a lack of virtuous persons”. The solution to this problem is “diligent cultivation and learning”. If solid strides are not taken to cultivate and study diligently, the “Three Rescues Team” will “dissipate like smoke”, the banner of “Three Rescues” will be difficult to uphold, the mission of “Three Rescues” will be difficult to accomplish, and the achievements of the “Grandmaster of the Generation” will be ruined.

In April 2019, in order to create conditions for Feng Huang Yuan practitioners to “cultivate and study diligently”, Great Sage-Teacher Yangming and Grandmaster Nengzhe decided to established the “Elementary Spiritual Classroom” in Feng Huang Yuan, with Senior Sister Lisha appointed as the Chief Instructor, and the subjects and contents of study are determined by Great Sage-Teacher Yangming and Grandmaster Nengzhe, allowing those determined to cultivate and practice in Feng Huang Yuan to become students, and enter the Classroom to engage in learning and practices.

At the same time, Great Sage-Teacher Yangming and Grandmaster Nengzhe also respectfully invited the Great-Grandmaster of Health Cultivation, Culinary Arts, and Qigong – Peng Zu – to impart “Tong Le (Joyfully Together) Dining” and Peng Zu’s culinary skills in the Elementary Spiritual Classroom.

Due to the changes in the Earth’s environment, such as pollution of soil, earth’s energy field, air, and water, the molecular structure of modern human food has become disordered. Consuming these disordered food materials poses a great risk to health. As Grand Duke Jiang says, “People of the Earth may succumb to death due to  ‘eating’ problem.” Peng Zu’s culinary skills aim to transform the molecular structure of altered food ingredients from disorder to order. Therefore, “Tong Le Dining” will greatly assist Feng Huang Yuan practitioners in their Dan-alchemy practice. Great Sage-Teacher Yangming says, “Spiritual cultivation and practices in the kitchen, is building a sacred space in a spiral shell.”

Since the establishment of the “Elementary Spiritual Classroom” and the inception of “Tong Le Dining” over four years ago, Senior Sister Lisha and hundreds of students have regarded this place as the best spiritual cultivation space. Five years as if it’s been a day, they have been assiduous in cultivation and studies, and diligent in Dan-alchemy practices. Their spirituality has achieved significant elevation and their bodies have generally experienced improved health, achieving dual cultivation of mind and body, and unified cultivation of both spiritual and physical essences, yielding remarkable results and abundant rewards.

Today, reflecting on the Divine Revelation of the two “historical positioning”, for all of us in Feng Huang Yuan, we feel glorious to be a member of the Divine-bestowed “Three Rescues Team that surges ahead on Earth”, we feel honored that our Grandmaster has been bestowed by the Divine as the “Grandmaster of the Generation”, and we are grateful to the Divine for showing us the way and providing us direct guidance.

At the same time, we must adhere to the Divine Revelation and the teachings of our Grandmaster. On the path of “diligent cultivation and learning”, we must constantly cultivate and correct ourselves without shying away from challenges, influence and transform others through practical actions rather than empty words, and promote collective progress within the team without mere pretense.

Only then can we truly become the “Three Rescues Team” that surges ahead on Earth, capable of building a disease-free team, creating miracles of life, and also upholding the banner of “Three Rescues” to facilitate the sublimation of humanity, propel civilization to leap forward, and realizing the great cosmic unity.

Feng Huang Yuan International Association

2024.5.1

Date Published: 2014-9-13

On August 31, 2014, Grand Duke Jiang delivered a divine revelation:

Master’s Teachings①——Give the credit and take the blame.

Interpretation and guidance of the cosmic message:

Be unyielding towards self-discipline and even more so, turn to the virtuous way of giving the credit and taking the blame to overcome the ego that creates obstacles for oneself.

Giving the credit and taking the blame is the approach of one with great wisdom who appears to be unknowing, strives for reality that corresponds to the name②, and upholds righteousness.

Taking all the credit and none of the blame is the approach of an ignorant fool who strives in vain③ for undeserved reputation, and fails to live up to being grateful and righteous.

Notes:

①Master’s Teachings: Grand Master’s teachings to the students, from which students gain understanding to enhance their spiritual apprehension.

②Reality that corresponds to the name：

1. Dictionary Definition: Seek for reality that corresponds to one’s reputation, so as to be worthy of the name.
2. Interpretation of the cosmic message: Seek according to the Way of Dao and seek truth from facts in one’s approach.

③ Strives in vain: a complete waste of energy.

Date Published: January 2, 2023

A short discourse by Grandmaster Datong:

One should pay special attention to the story of “The True and False Monkey King” in Chapters 56, 57 and 58 of  the “Journey to the West”.  Why did the Six-Eared Macaque appear? This question is vitally important for a true spiritual practitioner.

“Journey to the West” is an encyclopedia of spiritual cultivation and practices. It is best for practitioners to read it through and fully comprehend it. Even for the illiterates, watching the TV series “Journey to the West” is beneficial. Having truly digested and comprehended the essence of the “Journey to the West”,  a spiritual practitioner is hereof regarded as successful. (The End)

January 2, 2023

Date published: 2023-1-1

The saying of Grandmaster Nengzhe *:

Feng Huang Yuan practitioners should study and learn from this four-phrase mantra:

1. The world’s most powerful prophecy is called cause and effect.
2. The world’s most miraculous disaster elimination is called repentance.
3. The world’s most effective wealth attraction is called the practice of giving.
4. The world’s most sagacious action is called cultivation and practices.

January 1, 2023

*Note: Grandmaster Nengzhe is one of Grandmaster Datong’s emanation bodies.

(2017-7-23)

One morning in late June 2017, Senior Sister Lisa and I, in a group of four, went up the Northern Peak. The weather was sweltering in Hangzhou. When we came down from the mountain, we were drenched in sweat.

The strange thing was, my hepatobiliary region started to ache in the afternoon, and a copper coin-sized red papule appeared on the curvature area of my stomach. This papule became hardened at the base, and sometimes it was painful, but sometimes itchy. The next day, the pain from my hepatobiliary region and the painful itching of my papule intensified. Since I have had liver disease and this papule came out of nowhere, I sought the advice from Senior Sister Lisa.

I narrated my story to Senior Sister Lisa and she told me, “It was very good that we went up Northern Peak this time. It has induced the underlying root cause of disease in your body. You are lucky to have discovered it early, else it will be difficult to tackle.” Thereafter, Senior Sister conducted a healing therapy on me to eliminate the disease and restore healthy balance in my body. During the session, she asked me if I had ever bashed snakes. She also asked me if I was carrying any ring-shaped, green triangular object at home.

I confessed to Senior Sister that I did kill many snakes when I was young, but I did not seem to be carrying a ring with triangle-shaped object. At that moment, Senior Sister felt very strange! She ascertained that there was a green triangular entity, she caught hold of it but it sneaked back, simply could not get rid of it. Senior Sister dispelled the pathogenic Qi in my body and also cleaned off the Yin garbage from my body. Within about two weeks, the pain in my hepatobiliary region gradually lessened, the base of the bump became softer, and the papule originally as big as a copper coin gradually reduced in size.

On July 20, Senior Sister and I set out from the Feng Dan Pavilion to run some errands. As I was locking the door, Senior Sister alertly asked me what was dangling from my keyring. I told her that it was only a souvenir keychain from a friend who visited Thailand more than ten years ago. The key fob was a triangular snake head, white unicorn with very long snout and a pair of red spooky eyes (Thinking back now, it was so creepy to have that pair of eyes staring at me!).

After getting into the car, Senior Sister said, “Hurry up and find a place to throw it away. No wonder I failed to catch hold of the green entity all this while, so you are carrying it around all day!” I became panic-stricken after listening to Senior Sister’s words! Halfway through the journey, we stopped at the roadside, found a place, dug a small hole, and buried the snake head keychain.

Back at the Feng Dan Pavilion, Senior Sister asked me when I started using the keychain and when my liver disease began. Coming to think of it, that was more than ten years ago! Senior Sister said that my liver disease was a karmic disease but the root cause was found and eliminated on this occasion, therefore I should perform more good deeds for Feng Huang Yuan from now on to protect the liver health of the members of this family group.

This was really a karmic law that is difficult for ordinary people to understand. I felt so ignorant of myself! At the same time, I felt the mystery of the unseen world deeply! I also felt the profound mystery of Feng Huang Yuan Spiritual Levels and Cosmic Mystical Secret Methods deeply! The first step towards spirituality in the Nine-Part Progression is to understand “karma”, the universal law of cause and effect. But when faced with adversity, only then did I realize that my knowledge of karma and experience was next to nothing!

I am fortunate to become part of the big family of Feng Huang Yuan, to learn about karma, etiquette, righteousness, and proper conduct of oneself. I am very grateful to Grandmaster Datong who has the ability to work a miracle, in helping me resolved this negative karmic effect!

Beginning today, I will always repent to those I have hurt, and seek forgiveness for my past ignorance and mistakes. I need to always reflect on my own mistakes; do my utmost to contribute more to Feng Huang Yuan; and constantly advance my spiritual level.

Epilogue: Senior Sister Lisa attached great importance to this matter, and immediately reported the snake head keychain burying incident to Grandmaster Datong. Grandmaster Datong promptly instructed us: “When burying it, one must first apologize and seek for forgiveness, and also repent of all sins to the Divine…” The next day, we followed the instructions of Grandmaster Datong, and only then we were able to clear the negative residue left behind by the snake head keychain. I am so grateful!

(China) Xu Ning

( 2015-2-13 )

【Note: The following is an excerpt from the speech titled “How can we save the Earth?” which was delivered by Grandmaster Datong at the 11th annual Earthdance International Music Festival, a large-scale event, held in United States in 2007. The point of view of Feng Huang Yuan on Yin environmental protection is absolutely not unfounded or baseless. However, these perceptions are not easily accepted at present. Nevertheless, keep them on file for the time being, as only time will tell.】

The Universe has Yin and Yang, the Earth has Yin and Yang, the whole creation has Yin and Yang, human also has Yin and Yang. The sun is Yang, the moon is Yin; day is Yang, night is Yin; fire is Yang, water is Yin; male is Yang, female is Yin; body is Yang, soul is Yin; above is Yang, below is Yin; external is Yang, internal is Yin……Within the Universe, nothing is without Yin and Yang.

Does “environmental protection” have Yin and Yang? It has!

The subject covered by the so-called “Yang environmental protection” is vast and varied, ranging from the bigger outer space, down to the smaller details, such as kitchen, bathroom and human body.

Environmental Protection in Outer Space: Humans have launched more than 4,000 rockets into orbit, littering space now at an alarming level; there are more than 9,000 pieces of space debris larger than 10 cm in diameter, hundreds of thousands of pieces smaller than 1.2 cm in diameter, and millions of pieces of paint flakes and particles from solid propellant exhausts. These pieces of flotsam in space resemble cars being driven recklessly on highway causing collisions, therefore posing extreme lethality to humans and astronauts alike. But to date, humans are still incapable of cleaning up these space junk, yet continue sending trash into space.

Environmental Protection on Earth: How to emphasize on the importance of the greenhouse effect, energy conservation and emission reduction, solving global warming, and solving air quality problems; how to reduce noise ; how to protect the oceans, lakes, and rivers; how to protect water sources and improve water quality; how to protect species, animals, and forests; how to handle plastic waste, nuclear waste, and so on; how to protect the environment, including enterprise environment, and home and office environment; so on and so fort.

In addition, there is the environmental protection of human body.

These environmental protection concepts merely remain at the “Yang” level.

However, the cause of the Earth and humanity plunging into disasters is beyond the above-mentioned “Yang” factors as there is also a massive number of “Yin” factors that people have never ever thought of and also reluctant to think about. This is determined by a world driven by positivistic science.

In fact, “Yin environmental protection” is more important than “Yang environmental protection”, or at least equally important. Therefore, we need to expand the concept of “environmental protection”……

“Yin environmental protection” can also be regarded as “energy environmental protection.” It is different from Yang environmental protection, which only places importance on environmental protection of positivistic matter—particles, in that Yin environmental protection is the environmental protection of energy waves. What subjects does it encompass?

The first is reducing the negative thoughts of human beings. A thought is a type of “wave”, the manifestation of mind energy wave.

Our thoughts, our strong desires, selfishness, hatred, fear, sorrow, anger, jealousy……these bad thoughts and emotions stem from our hearts and minds.

Without anger and hatred, will there be any terrorist activities or war?

Without desire for food, lust, wealth, possessions, fame and fortune, will human beings experience so much pain and sufferings? Will the Earth be dismembered until the present condition?

Both the body and soul of a human being have “desires.” The desire of a soul traverses through the heart, flows upward toward the brain, and becomes a thought. Thoughts that are harmful to life and the Earth are all negative thoughts and negative energies. If there must be a certain “scientific” phrase for this, thoughts and energy will all be known as “Yin matter”, which exists in the form of “wave.” Negative thoughts are all “Yin garbage” and as Yin garbage, it will also produce Yang garbage. The Earth is already filled with Yang garbage and isn’t this caused by our negative thoughts? Our desires and negative thoughts are not the only source of Yin garbage, but also the source of Yang garbage.

And thus, it is comprehensible that our insatiable desires, negative thoughts, and negative emotions are the main culprits in causing the Earth to plunge into catastrophe. Therefore, we might as well ask ourselves, can we reduce the emission of carbon dioxide if we don’t reduce our desires and negative thoughts? Can we reduce natural and man-made disasters? Emphasizing on Yang environmental protection while neglecting Yin environmental protection will only fix the symptoms and not the root cause of environmental problems. The first priority of Yin environmental protection is restraining desires and reducing negative thoughts. Reducing negative thoughts can also be referred to as “spiritual environmental protection.”

The second is “clearing the negative field”; in other words, to clear the energy field of the Earth by reducing negative energies that permeate the Earth’s surface, underground, water, low altitude zone, and the entire atmosphere.
In general, field clearing consists of four subject matters. The task of handling these matters is arduous and needs to be dealt with using the cosmic technique approach.

1. Releasing blockages of flow in pressure points and the meridian system of the Earth.

Human has a meridian system. Does the Earth have a meridian system? The Earth is also a living entity. Every living entity has a meridian system and pressure points. All planets and even the entire Universe are lifeforms, so they all have meridians and pressure points. Why do people get sick? When negative energy is blocking the meridians and pressure points, “Qi” is unable to flow freely, therefore illness and pain occur. Why did mega earthquakes hit Tangshan and California during the last century? The negative energies created by humans caused the blockages at the pressure points of Tangshan and California. There is an aphorism, where there is no flow, there is pain. Hence, when the Earth’s meridian system is being blocked also leads to pain. Prolonged “pain” will cause tumor growth and cancer. Therefore, the proper flow of energy in the meridian system of the Earth needs to be restored by releasing the negative energies. Earthquake is the way the Earth releases stagnant “Qi” from the underground; the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed nearly 300,000 people was due to the release of stagnant “Qi” from the ocean floor, the ocean surface and coastlines; frequent widespread floods that hit China are due to the release of stagnant “Qi” onto the Earth’s surface; each year, hurricanes that strike the United States and typhoons that hit China are due the release of stagnant “Qi” into the low altitude zones; one year, the massive wildfire that occurred in Greece burning more than half of the land area in the country was due to the release of stagnant “Qi” in the forest, thus causing the disaster. The “Qi” that causes different types of disasters is a form of negative energy.

If this form of “Qi” is not resolved, then the Earth can’t be saved. These disasters are “natural disasters” and are surgical operations performed by Heaven on the planet Earth.

Method of releasing blockages of the Earth’s meridians: Every country, every group, and every family, whether regularly or irregularly, should collectively chant the “Celestial Love Mantra” for the place where they are right now.

2. “Cleansing the soul”: Settling and finding place of repose for a massive number of negative-energy entities that are lingering around or wandering aimlessly within the third-dimensional realm.

3. Cleansing the Yin cosmic dust. Cosmic dust can be distinguished into Yang cosmic dust and Yin cosmic dust. If Yin cosmic dust is not resolved, we will be living in a perilous environment.

4. Helping injured or sick living entities in the fourth-dimensional realm.

In summary, if we, as human beings, ignore the serious crisis that is threatening the Earth and refuse to join forces to protect the environment of the Earth, then this implies destruction and ruin. By emphasizing on Yang “environmental protection” while overlooking Yin environmental protection implies that “saving the Earth” efforts will end in vain.

Yin environmental protection is an extremely difficult “environmental protection” task. Those people who are entrusted with special mission on the Earth and every citizen of the Earth, upon gaining related knowledge and achieving understanding of “Yin environmental protection”, and knowing what ought to be done and what can be done, should try to find one’s niche according to one’s qualification and ability. The most important thing is to reflect on one’s own thoughts, words and actions everyday; to practice kindness in daily life; to find a path of spiritual practice that appeals to you and suits you, to advance in spiritual level, to learn cosmic techniques, and to accomplish the “Three Rescues” mission.

The point of view of Feng Huang Yuan on Yin environmental protection is absolutely not unfounded or baseless. However, these perceptions are not easily accepted at present. Nevertheless, keep them on file for the time being, as only time will tell. In 2003, we put forward the “Three Rescues” concept of “Saving Earth, saving all beings, saving oneself” in Germany. Back then not many understood. Now, “Save the Earth” has become a global awareness. The “Three Rescues” concept is also being increasingly recognized and accepted by certain organizations.

（2014-8-3）

Who am I?
I came from the interstellar faraway,
Harboring aspirations, carrying on a mission,
Briefly, hastily.
Repeated cycle of reincarnation,
Ah, endless cycle of reincarnation!
Aspirations were gone, mission was forgotten.
On that day, in a dream,
I saw the Goddess weaving the Heaven,
People on Earth were scampering for safety,
Disaster was striking,
Someone help me! Somebody save me!
Screaming and shouting on all sides,
I was awaken from dream panicked,
It was terrifying but seemed so real!
Was I able to save humanity?
Everyone was crying to me to save them!
Gradually, progressively,
My heart was calling out, longing for, seeking to……
Who am I? I am who!

Child, let me tell you this: “Who am I?”
You came from the Indigo Light,
The moment you took your first breath when you were born on Earth,
As resembling a tender tiny flower bud before blooming,
But gradually, you’ll forget your true purpose on Earth,
Is it to enjoy life, indulging in food, wine and pleasures on this planet?
Absolutely not!
This mysterious planet will make you ponder,
Undergoing countless cycles within the infernal realm,
Happiness, suffering, fear, hesitation……,
Similar to barriers you’re unable to cross and difficult to break through,
Feeling suffocated being buried alive,
Hence, be transformed—–Get to know Feng Huang Yuan!

In this very life,
You’ll feel you have ever had a pair of wings,
But, alas, it always seems impossible to fly.
So very tired, so exhausted……
Life is so trivial,
And in fact, so fragile.

Perhaps its the compassion of mother nature,
Nourishing and nurturing little lives from the Indigo Light with her nectar,
Unleash your pair of constrained wings,
Learn how to fly.
Even in the face of adversities,
Trudging through the vast wilderness,
Enduring thorns in the flesh,
Keep persevering no matter what,
Do your utmost in preparation for the ultimate transcendence of time and space,
Grandmaster Datong will take you along to walk gracefully for once,
Eventually reuniting with the Indigo Light.

Children from the Indigo Light replied:
We no longer waste a precious minute,
Remembering to return home only when the curtain is finally falling on our life,
It’ll be too late!
We’ve to learn to let go and be forgiving, spread our wings of love and compassion to return home,
We’ll take a step back in time and recover lost memories,
Turn back,
Return to the homeland of the Universe, our place of origin.

Look……! Listen……!
The Feng Huang is soaring and dancing gloriously,
The Feng Huang is singing melodiously,
At that very moment, I realized,
The Feng Huang is calling out, showing the way,
One, two and three, four and five of them……
The Feng Huangs are ascending to the sky and singing in unison,
It is a blessing bestowed from Heaven! It is natural nurturing from every corner of the land!
Let Feng Huang take me to see through the fog;
Let Feng Huang take me to soar into the sky;
Let Feng Huang take me to salvage more lives;
Let Feng Huang take me back to the interstellar homeland that I dreamed about!

(China) Ting Yu