The Buddha said, “If you are attached to the outer forms, then you will not see Tathagata (Buddha).” So, do not be attached to anything from the outer forms; just sit and meditate in an empty room. Do not be attached to outside shape or forms, then the inner (Heavenly) Light will manifest. Do not be attached to anything, do not think of anything, then the miraculous (inner Heavenly) Light will appear. That is a Buddha mind. That’s why it is said in the Diamond Sutra, “One should develop a mind which does not abide in anything.”
There was one Korean monk… a man, not a monk. He came to me after I gave a lecture in Korea, the first time. He somehow found my temporary residence in Korea, and he told me that I should follow him, I should go out and advertise for him so that he could go and do lectures. I said, “Why don’t you do it yourself?” And he said, “I tried, but nobody came.” He said he tried but nobody came. I said, “If you claim to be enlightened and have a wisdom eye…” He took out his hair in the front and showed me a big “egg” in front of his wisdom eye. He said, “Look at my wisdom eye, it’s as big as my wrist, really half of my wrist.” Right in front of him like this, a big bump. He said, “Look! See? Wisdom eye!” I said, “Oh, very big.”
At that time, I had a couple of monks with me. They are still alive here, they can be witnesses. We didn’t have video or anything, but… Some older, elder – not old, not very old – she’s still maybe forty-something now, still here, working in some Loving Hut, Taipei. One of them, the other I don’t remember, one woman, nun. And then I said, “Oh, if you claim to be so enlightened and you are a Buddha already and you could not make people come to listen to your lecture, I am nobody, how am I going to do it for you?” And then after, he talked a lot, a lot, and then he left. I said, “I cannot do anything. I’m not Korean even. I was invited here only one time. I don’t know how long my visa lasts. How do I help you? You do it yourself. Try again. Try again, and show people your wisdom eye, maybe they can… Why do you cover it?” He covered it with his hair; only when he saw me, he let me see it.
And then later I asked the nun, “Hey, that guy, a big wisdom eye like that, maybe you go follow him.” I was sincere. I thought maybe I didn’t have as big a wisdom eye as he did. I was naïve, you have no idea. You have no idea how naïve your Master was at that time. I was made blind, deaf, and dumb. Except for the things that I talked about, that I knew; I didn’t know who I was. Understand me? It’s just that some, what you call angels, came and told me I had to go and do it. I had to take on the Master’s job, go and do lectures, this and that. And then I even asked, “So how do I do it?” At that time, I was alone in Taiwan (Formosa). I was discovered several times in two, three, four different countries. Fine, but I didn’t know I was a Master. Believe me or not. Only long after, in recent years, that I slowly discovered other things about my past lives and stuff. So, they told me to go do that. I said, “How am I going to do that?” They said, “You just go. People will help You do it. Don’t worry.” So, that’s how I started.
So, I thought that guy, such a big wisdom eye, maybe he’s a Buddha, who knows? “OK. Why don’t you guys go? Maybe I cannot go, but you go.” And she said, “Ah, no, we prefer Your style.” That’s what she said, exactly. If you met her, she would tell the same. I’m not telling lies or making up a story, nothing secret. It was like that. So, I’m telling you, you either cannot run, or you show yourself and nobody would follow you, or you just harm yourself by telling lies, or you harm others because your level is too low – you might blur their wisdom eyes, or make trouble for them that they don’t see the (inner Heavenly) Light, you steal their Light. Alright. That was a long question, it required a long answer.
Any more questions? (Respectful greetings to Master and fellow disciples.) Hallo! (Dear Master, my affinity with You came very late.) It is not late, is it? (I was just initiated in July.) Congratulations to you. (Thank You, Master. Master, but my experiences are not the same as the brothers and sisters that we’ve just heard. I often see the Light from the sky shining directly down on me. Sometimes, I see myself sitting at the bottom of an abyss, but the Light from the sky still shines directly down on me. Sometimes, I see my own Light radiating upward. One time during the [inner Heavenly] Light meditation, I saw a glowing golden throne and Master was sitting on that throne. Around Master were brilliant golden flowers. But before that golden scene, there was a flicker, like a black snake outside trying to stop me. But I do not know if those were inner experiences? As for my Quan Yin, I did not hear anything in the higher realms, I only hear a constant [inner Heavenly] Sound of drums. So, I do not know if I will be liberated or if I have enough time to practice to be liberated? Thank You, Master.)
Poor you! (I wish Master...) Your inner experiences weren’t like anyone else’s; how pitiful you are! (I wish You could open my wisdom eye, so that I can practice diligently.) Somebody explain to her. I cannot explain anymore. Somebody, please explain. (She is so high. We don’t dare.) OK, that means you are not blind, you are not deaf, so it is very good. OK? Alright, continue to practice since you’re old already. If you do not practice diligently, time is of the essence, you don’t have much time. (Thank You, Master.) It’s OK, just keep on practicing. (Yes, Master.) Poor thing! Only see the (inner Heavenly) Light and hear the (inner Heavenly) Sound, nothing else! My God! See, they laughed at you.
You should know that when Shakyamuni Buddha was still on Earth, there was this man who shaved his head to become a monk. He gave up everything, left the world behind, and went into the forest for a long time but had just a little (inner Heavenly) Light... Ah! He did not go into the forest, sorry. He went into a village to practice spiritually. People did not make enough offerings to him. They did not build a shelter to protect him from the elements. So, his practice was a bit lacking and he could not see even a little (inner Heavenly) Light. He could not see even a little bit of Light. This story was written in one of the Buddhist sutras. But you saw all those and still complain. So pitiful! You haven’t practiced very long but have inner (Heavenly) Light and inner (Heavenly) Sound. Do you understand?
The inner (Heavenly) Light is not the outer light. The inner (Heavenly) Sound is not the outer sound, you all know. Because if you are attached to the outside forms, the light of lamps, or statues, or worldly things, then it is not correct. The Buddha said, “If you are attached to the outer forms, then you will not see Tathagata (Buddha).” So, do not be attached to anything from the outer forms; just sit and meditate in an empty room. Do not be attached to outside shape or forms, then the inner (Heavenly) Light will manifest. Do not be attached to anything, do not think of anything, then the miraculous (inner Heavenly) Light will appear. That is a Buddha mind. That’s why it is said in the Diamond Sutra, “One should develop a mind which does not abide in anything.” It means that if we are not attached to anything physically, then the miraculous Buddha Nature will appear. Understand? OK? Yes!
(Respectful greetings to Master! When I meditated, I saw my deceased relatives who passed away a long time ago. I saw my sister crying and my mother smiling. Since then, I have not seen them again. That was the first question. The second question is, when I meditate, I often cry. And I cry a lot.) Why did you cry? (I do not understand.) You just cried, but did not feel any pain, sorrow, or anything emotionally? (I just got emotional and cried.) You were emotional and cried. That’s no problem. Cleansing out your karma. (Yes, Master.) And not seeing those realms is OK. Later, you will see other realms. It’s not that you have to see Heavenly realms every day. Many people see them every day, others only see them once in a long while. (Before I saw my relatives, the deceased ones, before that I saw Heavenly realms. The first day, I saw a very beautiful realm, it was very clear. Now, if You allow me, I will tell, otherwise, I won’t.) OK.
(On the day of initiation, when I was meditating on the [inner Heavenly] Light, I saw a green color of leaves and a very beautiful field. I thought I was lethargic, so I concentrated in order to stay awake, but I still saw it. It was like a TV screen in front of me, very clear.) Understand. (It was very beautiful.) Of course. I already promised you immediate enlightenment. That was just one of the realms. (Yes, Master. And when I meditated on the [inner Heavenly] Sound, I heard...) It’s OK, as long as you hear it. (Yes, thank You, Master.) Yes, keep going. OK. (Yes, Master). Keep on going. It’s good that you hear the (inner Heavenly) Sound. Regarding the realms, do not be attached to any realms. Maybe today you see this realm, tomorrow, you see another realm. Or next month, you see another realm, and one or two weeks later, you see another one. Do not be attached to anything, continue to practice spiritually. Whatever realm you saw, that is just temporary, to let you go to another level.
OK. Who else? Continue. Next. (Respectful greetings, Master.) Hallo. (I would like to say something. My brother is a fellow practitioner and he can feel people’s energy. My brother said my energy is very heavy. One time my brother gave me a ride and his energy field was torn. He said that…) What was torn apart? (His energy field was torn. He saw that during his meditation.) I see. (Then he wrote a letter asking for Master’s help and You healed him. But now, every time he has contact with me, he has a headache, he cannot meditate.) Then stop the contact. (But we are living in the same house, Master.) Living in the same house, then why do you need to contact? (Please help me improve my spiritual practice, Master,) OK. (so my energy is lighter, so my energy will not harm others and I can be liberated in this lifetime.) OK. (Thank You, Master.)
Do you see anything during meditation? Do you hear anything? (Yes, Master.) OK. (In the past, when I meditated outside in the Sun during the day and meditated inside the house at night, I went into Samadhi. Now I’m busy with work and only meditate inside the house, I don’t enter Samadhi anymore.) Why are you so busy? (I am busy with my business, Master.) You’re old already. You should arrange things quickly, to have more time for spiritual practice. (Yes, Master.) Of course, when you do business, you have to worry about this and that and become distracted. (Yes, Master.) If you can arrange it, don’t do business anymore, as long as you have enough money. (Yes. Please help me to lighten my energy field.) What help? You’re only concerned about doing business. Even if I help you, you keep spending money, then... I help you on this side, then it goes out the other side. OK. You’re old now, try to practice spiritually more. (Thank You, Master.) I help, but you also have to put in your own effort. (Yes, Master.) For example, I ask you to go and you don’t go but you keep on asking me to drag you. We both become tired. What is that? (Thank You, Master.)
Next one. (Dear Master, I’ve had very little experience since initiation. Nevertheless, Master still comes into my dreams sometimes to answer my questions or something of the sort. But six years ago, I dreamt that I was… or maybe the inner Master was, meditating. And my whole body was radiating with golden Light. The golden Light was bright but soft. It made me feel comfortable all over.) Understand. (Yes, and then… My mom, who was meditating beside me, also saw my vision. Then she opened her eyes and saw me still sleeping. So, she patted me awake, wanting to wake me up to meditate.) Then you couldn’t see anymore. (As a result, I’ve never had any vision of [inner Heavenly] Light since then. Right.) How come your mom was so kind? (She…) OK. Just keep on trying hard. OK? (OK, OK. Thank You, Master.) I am sorry. Your mom meant well. (Right. She was also… She’s been blaming herself also.) No, no. It’s OK. It’s the karma between you. (OK, OK. Thank You, Master.) Family members are like that, sharing the collective karma with one another. (OK, Master. Love You.) OK. Keep on trying. (OK.) Don’t think about that vision anymore. Just leave it. (OK, OK.) If there is (inner Heavenly) Light, there is. If there isn’t, just keep up the effort, and there will be naturally. Don’t keep asking for it. (OK, OK.) If you keep asking for it, you are using the mind, which is different from the natural spirituality. (OK. Thank You, Master.)
Don’t blame your mom. Tell her to forget it as well. Forget it. (Right, I’ve never blamed her.) Ah, just forget all about it. (Yes, yes. OK.) Don’t… As if nothing happened. (OK. It means to detach, right?) Just tell her later not to disturb you if you fall asleep during meditation. (Actually, I… I was ill for a period of time before, and was always drowsy after taking the medicine. And I slept a lot.) Understand. (And she almost never disturbed me when I was sleeping. Maybe…) She was so startled to see the vision that she woke you up. (Yes, so I... I was thinking… I also tried to comfort her and said that she might have been used by some of the invisible beings to interrupt me.) Hmm, OK, OK. (So…) Just forget it. (OK, OK. Detach.) It’s best to forget about it. (OK, OK.) Forget all about it. (OK.) Start anew. (OK.)
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