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This is a record of my visions and conversations with spiritual friends during my 100-day retreat in 2005, transcribed in Taiwanese. It is provided for everyone to discuss its meaning and reasoning.
This scene is breathtaking! Wow, this is Sui An! Old President Chiang Kai-shek led a large army, following this ditch all the way down. The soldiers returned home, chattering excitedly. Everyone looked so well-dressed, their uniforms so neat and tidy. Old President Chiang Kai-shek led his troops all the way to this place.
When we arrived at your place, we stood there and looked around. A group of people looked around, and then we arrived at the riverbank. Everyone gathered and walked along the riverbank. Everyone walked, and it hurt, it hurt, it really hurt. Old Chiang seemed to be at peace in that place. Oh, those soldiers! They were all volunteer soldiers, all volunteers!
It means: Early in the morning, only those from mainland China came to join the ranks, and they followed him to the death. You see, among the volunteers, one by one, from all directions, from all directions, ah, about 50% to 70%, almost all have this nasal problem. Because of long-term wading! Long-term wading, long-term walking, long-term trekking, trekking, all of them have this problem. Ah, this problem, most of them have an irregular lifestyle, winding through mountains and valleys to reach this place to live in seclusion, and when they arrive at this place, they don't feel comfortable there!
That place represents your past life's time. It's best to stay there in seclusion until that time, and never go in or out of that place. When you reach that time, it's as if you shouldn't come out. It's a truly dangerous place, a truly dangerous place. When you reach that place, you shouldn't leave.
When Chiang Kai-shek came to greet you, he asked, "Where's Chiang Ching-kuo?" If Chiang Ching-kuo wasn't there, well, it had been a long time since you'd seen him! But he had already separated from you, formed a different army, and in that different army, there were no more leaders. You're trying to find a way to save this army, trying to find a way to save this army, but he's already in another position!
You've come here with a group of people, and you've finally stepped into this place, a place you can't leave. Since you're here, you're bound to return to your old ways, regardless of who you are, whether it's Chiang Kai-shek or anyone else. This place is for entering, not leaving; you're completely here. Keep practicing diligently, and one day you'll have the chance to leave.
Trapped in this scene, trapped in this scene is trapped in Taiwan. Why is this beautiful scene displayed? It is to indicate this object. When he came to this place, it was a calamity, a calamity. No matter how powerful he was during Chiang Kai-shek's time, how he dominated the mainland, how he did all those things, how he fought in the south and north, how he was famous all over the world, in the end he also fell into distress in this Taiwan, to this secluded place, to guard this place, to guard a lifetime, to cover up the past and die.
This is a calamity, a tribulation, a calamity. During this calamity, no matter how powerful or capable you are, you cannot escape it, you cannot escape this fate. Why does this thing come to be? There are young people and old people, unmarried people and all sorts of people. Ah, everyone, come and report that you should only speak good words, only speak good words, never bad words. That is hypocrisy, utter hypocrisy. Always speak good words, never bad words.
When this thing falls, it's like a manifestation: at this person's turn, during this calamity, no matter how great or powerful you are, you will still be affected by it. Unless you cultivate truly well, cultivate to the point of transcending the Three Realms and the Five Elements, reaching a state of transcendence, then you will have a way to escape this predicament. No! Generally, there is no way to escape this predicament.
Ordinary people follow their fate, live by their destiny's list, and go through the cycle of life. This list contains the destiny lists of all kinds of people. The list tells you that when it's your turn to come into this world, it's already predetermined, and you don't even have a way to go. Following the course of your destiny is peace, following the course of your destiny is peace! When it's time to stay in your place, when it's time to act, when it's time to move to your place, when it's time to settle down in a certain place, there's a destiny, there's a destiny.
The best way to escape this calamity in the world is to say that those who know how to avoid it are spiritual practitioners, and highly accomplished practitioners have the means to transcend the cause and effect of this world. These highly accomplished practitioners have the means, while ordinary practitioners cannot! Ordinary practitioners cannot escape it; they are merely hypocritical in wearing robes, hypocritical in eating vegetarian food, and hypocritical in speaking. They are just ordinary practitioners, unable to be saved. Only truly profound practitioners can truly escape it.
Today, in this scene of mutual understanding, this scene is about mutual understanding and knowing each other. In this society, there are all kinds of people, and we should go with the flow and follow their own destiny. We should love each other and follow their own path.
Once you understand the background and context of the object you want to create, you can talk to her about it, pointing things out as you go. Don't force her to tell you how you want to create it or what. After you understand the background and context, you can talk to her about it, pointing things out as you go. Then she should be able to proceed naturally, which is more natural!
For example, if you and someone have a clear understanding of each other, and you both act in a way that is contrary to each other's wishes, then those actions will bring them no benefit or good. Some people, too, prefer to follow their fate and do things their way.
Oh, you're saying that people clearly know how to do things right, and they still want to do things right! You tell them how to do things right, but sometimes things go wrong; they do things backwards and can't do them right, they almost fall over. Even though people are clearly doing things right, you tell them to do things right, and when they're not doing things right, they complain about you, causing misunderstandings.
Therefore, when people are alive, they tend to act in accordance with nature. Sometimes they may change their fate, but when fate changes, they may not necessarily change it. For them, it is good because they have followed the habit.
For example, let's say she becomes a homeless person, and it gets so ingrained that if you keep trying to get her to settle down, she'll feel really uncomfortable when she finally does! She's just used to being a homeless person! On the other hand, if she were a wealthy person living a leisurely and comfortable life, constantly on the move, always enjoying the simple comforts of her home, that stable life wouldn't be comfortable for her! Such an unnatural and disorderly life is not conducive to longevity.
If you haven't naturally come into this world, your lifespan will naturally be shortened, and all of this will have an impact. People who are meant to wander should wander, while those who are meant to be stable will remain stable. Let your personality develop naturally, let your destiny unfold, and you'll find peace and tranquility.
When you know someone like Ying, and you know their fate is uncertain, you can gently remind them, saying, "Oh! You should pay attention to this matter and all aspects." This is helpful. After paying attention to the matter, their life will be longer, much longer! At least they won't have to suffer from illness anymore, which is helpful, and it will help them avoid this misfortune.
Avoiding a hurdle doesn't guarantee you'll pass it. The important thing is that hurdles are passed one after another, each one a temporary setback. The only way to avoid them is through virtuous deeds. Unless you cultivate good character to mitigate the hurdle, you can't truly avoid it. Without cultivating virtue, the hurdle will slowly recede into the future, eventually becoming a major obstacle that you can't overcome.
In general, when we talk about a tribulation, we mean helping someone transform. Transformation means turning to a later stage of life. In that later stage, if someone cultivates virtue to make up for it, and makes up for it enough, then they will be able to overcome the tribulation.
No! Although you may avoid it, if you don't cultivate virtue to make up for it, the accumulated negative karma will lead to a great calamity, and you won't be able to escape it. During a great calamity, you will face all sorts of troubles! So, if you avoid the calamity, you can cultivate virtue to make up for it during that time. Once you have made up for it, the calamity will naturally be avoided.
Some say that the key is to postpone it. After it's postponed, this tribulation, for example, is about love and suffering. After the love and suffering are mutually aware of each other, the tribulation is slowly postponed and transformed. After it's transformed, one should then use virtue to make up for it. If there is enough virtue to make up for it, it will be transformed and resolved invisibly.
For example, if someone just acts like that, doing whatever they want, oh well, they've been robbed, so they've been robbed and they don't care anymore. Oh! I'm going to get through this, wow, who told me I'd get through this, and so on... But if someone thinks like that, well, that's not right!
He usually likes to make up for his shortcomings, even though he knows it. This secret is leaked, and if it is leaked, he knows it will be leaked. He knows how to avoid it, but he likes to make up for his shortcomings. No! If there is no benefit, then he will add to it. When he adds to it, he will reverse the power of the card.
People in the world like to improve their luck and try to overcome misfortune. What is improving luck? They want to understand this principle! Your destiny, the calamities and disasters in your life, are all predetermined! Improving luck is not a good thing. You can improve your luck if you want to, but you should know that after improving your luck, you should also cultivate virtue and do good deeds to make up for it.
Love and virtue are used to make up for the losses later. With virtue, the damage to your fortune will gradually be smoothed out. Minor tribulations can certainly be smoothed out, but smoothing out doesn't necessarily mean there are no consequences. It depends on reporting to the highest authority, which includes gods, local deities, Buddhas, and capable people who can help resolve the tribulation. Once resolved, it's calculated that the minor tribulation will be slightly more severe, and the subsequent tribulations will be more severe.
Ah, you have the virtue to make up for it. Once you make up for it, it will be like you turning into dust. Because even unimportant objects will be used to make up for it, it's all fine. Because ordinary people, including gods and Buddhas, are more compassionate. They should do what they can for you, and they will do it! This calamity is something you sent, and it's slow, but it doesn't matter if it's slow. Once you've made up for it, the virtue will be in place, and it will all be turned into dust.
If you say there's nothing, and you can make up for it by doing good deeds, then you're saying you've already made up for everything, and that you can just pray to gods and Buddhas for whatever you need, that you'll get through this ordeal, and that nothing will matter. That kind of thinking is wrong!
Oh! This is a clear understanding, a clear understanding. In the future, in handling affairs, various things will happen, and there will be opportunities for love! It's clear! Ah, if the secrets of heaven are slightly leaked, it doesn't matter. These things will cause leaks, leaking and talking, leaking and talking, and the world will have a shadow, oh, there will be an awakening. After an awakening, one will know, oh, although the world is beautiful, although it is lovely, it is like love, joy, and kindness, doing good deeds to make up for it. If one does good deeds to make up for it, one can overcome this calamity.
To live a long and healthy life, one must love and be kind, and live virtuously. Life will be easier, more comfortable, and freer, with fewer calamities and obstacles. All of this can be remedied by practicing virtue. But how does one cultivate virtue? Cultivating virtue seems difficult! Virtue is not easy to cultivate. Knowing the shadow of virtue, where does virtue come from?
De Mu is just a few bamboo stalks picked up casually, and when you stack them up horizontally and vertically, you have De Mu. De Mu is the bamboo of An Ne. This De Mu is An Ne invisibly. It is the essence of itself. In your daily thoughts, you should have some good thoughts and some bad thoughts.
So-called good and bad thoughts are inherently diverse in the world; there is no absolute good or bad. So-called bad thoughts refer to thoughts that hinder one's own path, obstruct one's thinking, and cause mental anguish. This is called "virtue." When mental anguish occurs, this is the absence of "good virtue."
At this time, only your thoughts and longings, because human thoughts and longings can reach the heavens, and no one can sense or feel them! After feeling them, you will know that this person's worldly mind is the most important. If the worldly mind is not enough, when the worldly mind is too strong, you will affect their spiritual cultivation. This is an invisible object, a kind of obstacle or blockage in the thought process.
When you cultivate public morality in your daily life, you'll have less utilitarianism and less mental clutter. When public morality is fully developed, there will be fewer obstacles in your thinking. But this doesn't mean you shouldn't try to make money or anything like that! Making money in business is fine, as long as you conform to social standards and morality. You can always make money, and you can always do it, as long as it doesn't damage your morals.
For example, if you're making money, then just let things happen naturally and according to your standards. It's perfectly fine to go with the flow. However, if you're making money while secretly plotting or scheming against others, causing them distress or suffering great losses, then that's considered immoral.
Normally, having such thoughts and behaviors, even if not actually doing them, can be overlooked; however, once you have such thoughts, make a decision to act on them, or have the means to do so to others, and your thoughts are influenced by them, such as when you make an object, food, or some other object, knowing that it is harmful to people's health, and you still do it, this is also an immoral act, this is also a loss of virtue.
This is what hinders moral progress; this is moral failure, this is moral failure. This kind of decline is quite undesirable. Morality comes from nowhere; morality is something done invisibly, something done without conscious effort. Those who seek profit often don't realize that they are solely driven by profit. They think, "This time, I'll make a profit, and I'll sell it for a small amount and earn a hundredfold. I'll just do one batch!" They don't realize that this is wrong. They only consider profit as their sole fundamental principle; this is moral failure.
Tangible virtue means taking every opportunity to help others, whether you have money or not. In life, speak kind words to make people happy; try to be happy when you're together; and when others know about your happiness, you'll truly be happy. This is what people generally call concealing evil and promoting good! Concealing evil and promoting good.
Concealing evil and promoting good means to internalize and overcome negative influences by speaking kind words to others, making them happy and content. This naturally leads to a more benevolent mindset, which in turn leads to better actions and positive behavior in society. Such individuals foster a more harmonious and peaceful society, where goodness is seen everywhere.
Some people have difficult stories to tell, but they know how to digest and process them on their own. It's not that bad stories are bad to tell others, it's not! When telling others, there should be an opportunity! For example, people have someone they want to hear from, someone they want to understand, like someone who does things, someone who saves the world, someone who does good deeds, a teacher, etc., and they can tell that to others.
Ah, if you have difficulties, just talk to each other and listen. Some people feel the same way and are not in a good mood! You can talk about your hardships and let others listen. People will have hardships! Ah, if you can digest this kind of person, then you can digest it yourself. Try your best to digest it yourself.
A harmonious atmosphere means that the happiest generation is the one who overcomes hardship and difficulty, and has the ability to digest and process these challenges. When they go out, people feel, "Wow, how can someone be so happy? They're free from hardship and worries!" Of course, everyone feels that if someone is so happy, even if their family isn't well-off, how can they be so happy? What is the reason that allows them to be so happy and at peace? People will learn from them. This peace creates a harmonious atmosphere in society. If society includes such people, it will be happier.
"Mmm" means that you shouldn't talk about your hardships with others, and you shouldn't hold grudges. You can talk to whoever you want, and you can talk to them however you like! For example, you can talk about three or five close friends, and that will work! This will help you process things! "No" means that if you talk to them, they will laugh at you, and this will cause you to be unhappy, and they will be unhappy too.
Unless you talk to her and she helps you digest it, or tries to help you resolve this issue, then even if she does, it's useless. It just becomes a form of ridicule, offering no benefit whatsoever.
In society, all sorts of people come from different perspectives. When these perspectives are aligned and mutually beneficial, you will find happiness and joy. You can do anything, as long as there are no obstacles in your mind or thoughts, and you don't want to let yourself down. In society, people come in all shapes and sizes, and it's difficult to distinguish between good and bad, right and wrong. Only when you are in a good mood, don't negatively impact or hinder others, and are at peace with yourself, is it good.
When we look at this scene, Chiang Kai-shek married a woman who was involved in the turmoil on the mainland. When she fell on hard times and fled, she was just like any other soldier. Like any other soldier, she was just like any other soldier. She was just like any other soldier. She was just like any other soldier. At that time, there was no distinction between her status and her position. She was just like any other soldier.
Although some people wanted to leave, they seemed unwilling to. They were determined to share hardships and life and death, and together they would reach the bottom of the ditch after arriving in Taiwan. Looking down into the ditch, they dared not go beyond the main road, but would continue along the ditch until they reached this secluded place. They would hold onto their place. This place was not to be left behind, for leaving would be dangerous. Therefore, those in seclusion were not allowed to leave, but to remain hidden and far away. Thus, they were trapped in this place in Taiwan, this island of eternal life, this island of eternal life.
Oh! In Chiang Kai-shek's life, we must reflect upon his true nature and understand his underlying ambitions. Why did this situation arise? He married many women, and in the end, it seemed he had achieved nothing. But why did he eventually settle down, establish a stable government, and build Taiwan? Oh! What is the reason for this change?
They were clearly destitute and alone, their lives hanging by a thread, already fleeing to the bottom of a ditch. So why are they now enjoying such wealth and glory in this place called Taiwan, having hidden themselves away? This is something to ponder. If you think about it carefully and slowly, the truth will gradually emerge.
The most important things, the most important problems, are constantly manifesting. When they manifest, you gain insight. You gain insight into how to act, how to act, and how to use your desires. These are all things you should think about! Think about them carefully, put your heart into them, and the things will appear. Think about them with your heart, and the things will come to you. Think about them, and the things will appear!
Heavenly King Lingwen
The best people guard their spirituality.Immortals possess their own divine qualities, guarding their nature and nurturing their spirit. They cultivate their inner realm, using innate energy to guide and acquired energy to harmonize, ultimately reaching a state of mind-controlling energy and achieving inner clarity. Past, present, and future are all contained within a single thought; a free and unfettered state of mind is the mark of a true leader. Humanity has its own principles, and heaven has its own laws—both are forms of constraint. Humans abide by human principles, and heavenly beings abide by heavenly laws; all principles are principles.
[A spirit comes and goes, an immortal in the air]Cultivating the mind and practicing Qi leads to immortality; the study and principles of Qi confuse all beings, revealing divine power to help the world. Human greed makes reason elusive; everyone believes their own reason is the only truth. To learn the truth, divine intervention is often needed to find it. Divine spirits, oh divine spirits, where can you find them? A calm and clear mind brings a spark of inspiration; naturally, you will reach the middle realm. With divine assistance, worldly affairs will proceed smoothly and as desired.
Good fortune and wealth for all.Wealth is a necessity for all mortals. Upholding virtue and managing wealth is the first priority. What is destined will come, and what is not, require careful planning. Patiently and diligently study to guide your wealth; those with a will will accumulate wealth gradually. Treating everything with kindness will surely change your destiny. Fate is predetermined, but destiny is created by one's own heart. With some minor adjustments, a bright future awaits. A steadfast heart and virtuous conduct cultivate wealth; Heaven will not fail those who persevere. Human affairs are resolved by oneself.