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Liberation
from Sufferings
•Guru's
Talk•
Translated
and Edited by True Buddha Foundation Translation Team
Though I am living in seclusion,
distancing myself from all events, I am still able to smell
the sufferings of the world which permeate the air, revealing
the many calamities present.
It is natural that the world
encounters such sufferings. There is a saying, "The
unexpected always happens in life as well as in nature."
This speaks of the truth of impermanence. Impermanence is here
to stay; so are wars and battles.
Just look:
Bullets have no eyes.
Before us the fiery flame rises.
Bodies are spread all over the
land
Unbroken hearts are few.
Look again:
The businessman goes on trips
through the years
Travelling speedily on vessels
and carriages
The lure of high profits making
the dangers of storm appear insignificant
He does not see the danger of the
overweight cargo, the vessel capsizes and his life is lost.
The first of these two poems
touches on wars, and the latter on accidents. These two
examples illustrate only a small portion of numerous
impermanent events in life. How sorrowful and sombre the
reality is!
While I have been dwelling at
“Leaf Lake,” the Dakinis have occasionally lead the
spirits of deceased disciples to me; I have delivered each and
every one of them. It is always sad to see the spirit of a
deceased disciple of mine.
In the Universal Gateway [of the
Lotus Sutra], it states that "if sentient beings
sincerely recite the name of Guan Yin [“Perceiver of the
World's Sounds”], all of their sufferings shall be released
at once."
The Tantric student must remember
the respective names and mantras of “the Guru, the principle
deity, and the dharma protector” to turn misfortunes into
blessings and calamities into auspiciousness.
Even should you face the angel of
death, if you keep reciting the Guru's Heart Mantra [Om Guru
Lian Sheng Siddhi Hum], you will still find your way to my
place of retreat. The bardo form [the spirit, the soul] is
able to traverse freely through mountains and across rivers
since it is essentially a “mind formed” body. It is a fact
that spirits are endowed with five kinds of supernatural
power.
When your spirit arrives at my
dwelling place, I shall do my best to deliver you and to
liberate you from your sufferings so that you may never have
to again wander in cyclic existence in the six realms
[reincarnation]. The karmic energy of the six realms of
reincarnation is powerful, and without the help of a great
spiritual teacher, how can anyone ever hope to escape its
pain? Cyclic existence is truly the source of all sufferings.
I shall teach you how to remain
calm, without fear.
The realization of the true light
of the Buddhas or Bodhisattvas.
Seek refuge with the Guru, your
own principle deity, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
Enter into the pure Buddha Land.
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