LONG HOA HIGHNESS ASSEMBLY, SECOND PERIOD

“The bodhisattvas have practiced in the conduct for resolution of the karma because they have comprehended the manipulation of physical nature of the Tathagata store and relied on the Tathagata to be enlightened, thus completely cleared of karma to become Buddhas. For that reason, the bodhisattvas never annihilate karma for practice.” –T.V.

In their cultivation of Buddhism, those of second vehicle have discerned that the consciousness-karma usually becomes rebellious and is changed to all directions in the hearing-seeing-knowing. That is the manipulation of physical nature of the Tathagata store, facing the complexity and difficulty; they keep away from it in order to annihilate the karma. Consequently, their cultivation falls into the fairyism.

As for the bodhisattvas, they are relying on hearing-seeing-knowing. That means leaning on the Tathagata to manipulate all dharma to surmount all obstacles to seek for true enlightenment. Therefore, they are determined to resolve clearly all the karma and never annihilate them in order to cultivate completely and become the Buddha.

“On their path of cultivation for the Buddhism, the bodhisattvas have practiced the dharma subject of buddhayana, essentially meditating the Tathagata. Meditating the Tathagata is a dharma subject of the Buddha dharma without leaving the secular world to be enlightened. The mind is overcoming all the contrary scenes to resolve the karma of the bodhisattvas, which is caught with attachments and obstructions. By frequently meditating they could see the karma that moves in and out, frequently attached with the divergence in their own body as well as in all the mass and living beings. For that reason, the others who got angry or joyful, satisfied or doubtful caught what they often said. Human beings only learn to live after their karma rather than to live righteously. Therefore, the bodhisattvas get rid of all mean things, which generated karma and live a life which only clarifies the consciousness karma and leads to awareness.” –T.V.

The meditation of the Tathagata has many classes. It is the dharma subject of the unique career vehicle, which practices directly to the tranquil mind to attain the mindfulness perfectly liberated through wisdom.

First of all, the rank of unique career vehicle should be joyful and detached, leaning on the dharma to examine thoroughly the hearing-seeing-knowing in the secular world without leaving the secular world. He overcomes all the dharma, which means the mind is unobstructed and disengaged without entanglement and doubts. It is deeper and higher than great vehicle reaching, reaching to tranquility.

Due to the frequent meditation, those who discern that the consciousness-karma moves out and in causing wrong attachment in the mind, see that all are running after the karma unable to be free from the life. The karma is so deeply rooted that it becomes the root-karma. By meticulously understanding, one avoids mistaking the subtle fetter-karma that can get rid of the vile things without generating the karma and the mind-body is in tranquil. Then, an awakened one applies the dharma of the special branch of immediate to bring about awareness in order to teach and make those acquire the supreme true enlightenment.

Those of unique career vehicle are in the ranks who are no longer discriminating the dharma, righteously carrying out the absolute dharma, accepting the Tathagata and leaning on the Tathagata without any ripple waves of attachment. All that result in returning to the mind. Having perceived the dharma of immediate awareness, thus the hearing-seeing-knowing becomes clear, disengaged and acquires your own original nature and that of the Tathagata dharma. You then would be in tranquility, entering the mindfulness. It is very harmful, if the disciples who would practice the immediate education, who have not yet cleared the reason, are not yet guided by an awakened one still attach, rebelliousness because they neither carry out nor know how to clear out the karma. Additionally, they are using the greed, hatred, ignorance mind to learn by heart recklessly the immediate subject to carry the sickness that is very deteriorating too.

 “There is a bodhisattva who has respectfully asked the Blessed One: Sir Reverend, I am in the stupidity and the more I practice the more stupid I become. I try to see the Karma to resolve it. Otherwise, with tranquilly practicing, I could never see it. The Blessed One has then asked: You see it, but by which means?

The bodhisattva has answered: i base on the seeing in order to see it. The Blessed One joyfully smiled: the seeing simultaneously based on what is seen can never see. It only is beyond the seeing that can truly see.” –T.V.

The majority of disciples in this Final Law Period do not attentively carry out the conduct of vow to resolve the karma. Even the excellent disciple, who sees very superficially, does not truly see it all. Having practiced the conduct of vow, you can see the karma manifest itself in order to resolve it. The seeing through secular eyes to see is still limited. You should be comprehensive with the mind beyond the circumstance, neither entangled nor conservative natured then you would be able to see through the seeing.

You can see clearly the karma of other peoples, but you could never see your own. Even, though with a great attention, the disciple could not see it either. The seeing through what is seen is relying on the Tathagata-Eye-Store to see.

 “The bodhisattva has eulogized, wonderfully praised the salvation of the Buddha path. Remaining within the karma, i can never see the karma, remaining in the error; i can never avoid the erroneous reason and act. Lying tranquilly, i could never recognize the truth in the comprehension of the Buddha path. I have to follow the footprint of the Bodhisattva-Buddha to be matured in Buddhism. I have truly known or experienced the progression of the Buddhism. So I would advance at each stage of the manifestation in order to see awareness, realizing the heart of the Buddha that has saved me, and the love of the Buddha is truly the love without direction, which supports us in every step of our advancement. Having clearly known the karma, i myself prevented my self ego of life. Nevertheless, when releasing completely the karma, i myself received the imperfect karma and have to keep still waiting for the truth of enlightenment.

I have heard that, it is after clearing the karma that i could be comprehensive to recognize perfectly and be liberated. If i am not yet achieving the comprehension, i never completely clear out the karma. After praising, the bodhisattva has respectfully bowed to Him, the Blessed One has nodded and silently attested it.” –T.V.

The rank of joyful and detached Mahayana clearly understands how to resolve the karma. The bodhisattva knows that the truth exists everywhere like the strata of atomic dust all over the Three Thousands of Great Thousand Worlds. That is just the dharma body of the Buddha. The bodhisattva knows the manipulation that is required to be transformed into the Tathagata store; thus he frequently recites in mind to believe in the Buddha, the dharma, and the monk, aiming to be perfectly awakened. The heart of the Buddha is always ready to save in all directions. When the bodhisattva awakens, the Buddha power immediately appears everywhere to save in every occasion from the existing circumstance to the thorny, difficult ones. Hence, all that enables the bodhisattva to clear out the karma, he knows that the karma is due to the self-expectation, self-ego accordingly he has to carry the imperfect karma.

Following the footprint of the Buddhas’ compassion-will-courage, the bodhisattva practices comprehensibly, until he achieves perfection. He thoroughly perceives that the clearance of the karma is essential. Having cleared the karma, the bodhisattva became sensible, naturally getting closer to the Tathagata-Buddha that is truly the matchless precious gem. Although having plenty of wealth and fortune, the bodhisattva treasures the true enlightenment. Therefore, he is willing to exchange everything in order to be in harmony with the Tathagata.

“It is the unique and inevitable way that all the disciples have to go through. From the Blessed One who had become Buddha to the bodhisattvas ranks, they all rely on every fit of resolving the karma, on every fit enlightened by the reason, on every releasing stage, and the more harmonious it is the better the sympathy within the heart of the Buddhism between the Blessed One and the patriarchs. Such is it; therefore, the bodhisattvas have never consolidated the fruit of their attainment. Why?

Either the status or the consolidated fruit of attainment is classified as fictitious rank or false appellation. So they have to use reason to comprehend the evident fruit of attainment. Leaning on the comprehension of reason, which is due to the separation of the self from personal possession. And it is thanks to the separation from the self that there is never the self-ego, self-conceitedness. That results in no false declaration of Buddha form and there is exclusive the equality of physical nature in harmony with the Buddha only.” –T.V.

It is the same for all the disciples from the bodhisattvas rank to the Buddha; they all have to undergo every difficult stage in resolving the karma. At first, the bodhisattvas have also to make use of the idea to clarify and release the consciousness-karma, the root-karma, the defilement-karma, and the fetter-karma over every level of numerous lifetimes. After that, they could clear out all the karma, to meet the Tathagata.

It is just because of such difficulty that the Buddhas are very sympathetic with the bodhisattvas. As far as the bodhisattvas are concerned, they should manifest their gratitude to the Buddhas. They should tirelessly advance in the practice thus never consolidate their position of attainment. As consolidating is clinging and falling into the dharma sphere equivalently to the attainment of the second vehicle. In realizing that, the bodhisattvas have never sought for fictitious status and appellation. They lived simply and intimately with living creatures. Therefore, the living creatures and the arahants could not recognize them.

“The Enlightened One is discerning and upright, the precious words of truth are emitted from his golden body, all the bodhisattvas, each of them has received the truth to proceed in their practice, some time later they acquired the truth and became a succeeding patriarch to carry out the instruction. All the fairies, devas, deities, dragon-deities as well as the dharma protectors to the dharma protector bodhisattvas receive just one utterance. In that speech, whether they digest or not, depending on the respect toward the Buddha to receive it diligently and acquire the truth, either in admitting one breath or looking at one finger or one toe of the Buddha gently walking in comfort to perceive the truth together with the devas, fairies, dharma protectors, dharma protectors maha bodhisattvas, to comprehend circumspectly and completely the enlightenment so as to become the Buddha.” –T.V.

In the practice in reaching the entire truth, aiming to achieve the bodhisattvahood is actually far more difficult. As if having achieved it, the disciple should wait for numerous lifetimes to meet the Buddha in order to be attested of entering the constitution thence he could truly represent the Buddha to make the salvation for living creatures. And from the bodhisattva cultivating entirely to achieve the wonderful fruit Bodhihood such as the Blessed One in the past until now the Lord Supreme Maitreya is very rare.

Having sufficiently received the Buddha power, the bodhisattva succeeds in instructing all the ranks from the dharma protectors, dharma protector bodhisattvas to the devas, fairies, deities, and dragon-deities who after hearing his words and perceiving them would acquire the truth.

Due to the sensibility and prompt perception the bodhisattva just looks over a gesture, a finger or a toe of Buddha and his wonderful applications, and gentle movement of the Buddha, to feel at ease to perceive the truth circumspectly. Because the truth is existent, only for those who are burdensome due to their karma, and have difficulty to perceive it while the sensible one perceives it easily and understand it completely only through a tiny gesture of the Buddha.

Therefore, the Buddhas and the bodhisattvas are very easy to comprehend each other through the great enlightened form.

LORD SUPREME MAITREYA WITH LONG HOA