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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Contents

Contents 1

UponReadingThisEBook 2

AboutLivingBuddhaLiansheng 3

AboutTheTrueBuddhaSchool 4

AboutTrueBuddhaSchoolNet(TBSN) 4

AboutPadmakumara

Website 5

AboutTrueBuddhaTranslationTeams 5

MahamayuriVidyarajniSadhana 7

MahamayuriDharmaDiscourseI 12

MahamayuriDharmaDiscourseII 30

TheBenefits

of

the

Great

Perfection

(Part

5) 47

HowtoTakeRefugeinLivingBuddhaLiansheng 50

LivingBuddhaLianshengsEnglishBooks 51

TBSEnglishPracticeEbooks 54

DedicationofMerits 56


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UponReadingThisEBook

An empowermentmustbe received from Living Buddha Liansheng or an

authorizedTrue

Buddha

School

master

before

engaging

in

this

particular

sadhana. If one does not have the lineage empowerment, one should not,

under any circumstances, attempt this practice. Under the blessing of the

empowerment, students can quickly attain yogic responseswith the Deity.

Withoutit,thepracticewillbefutileandonesactwouldbeconsideredanact

ofstealingtheDharma.

Inthisebook,mantrasaretranslatedusingsimpleEnglishphonetics.Sutras,

verses,

and

praises

are

translated

using

both

English

and

Hanyu

Pinyin.

Students should not assume that the translations can possibly emulate the

exactpronunciationsoftheRootGuru.Itishighlyrecommendedthatstudents

obtain audio recordings of mantras from local True Buddha temples or

chapters,orconsultwithauthorizedTrueBuddhaMasters.

Thisebookservesasaguidelineforthesadhanaandteaching.Pleasereferto

LivingBuddhaLianshengsbooks or consultwith authorizedTrueBuddha

Masters formore detailed explanations. If you have any further questions,

pleasewritetotheTrueBuddhaFoundation.

May the compassionate Living Buddha Liansheng,buddhas,bodhisattvas,

anddharmaprotectorsblessthesetranslatedpractices.MaytheTrueBuddha

TantraliberateallbeingsintheSixRealmsofTransmigration.

FormoreinformationandotherTrueBuddhaSchoolrelatedmaterials,please

visitthefollowingwebsites:

www.tbsn.org

www.padmakumara.org/forum

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AboutLivingBuddhaLiansheng

HisHolinessLivingBuddhaLiansheng

istheRootGuruofTrueBuddhaSchool.HeisreferredtoasGrandMasterbyhis

disciples, and he is regarded as the

emanationofAmitabhaBuddha.

As the lineageholderof theNyingma,

Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug schools of

Tibetan Buddhism, Living Buddha

Liansheng

has

attained

the

highest

fruition in those schools including the

GreatPerfection,Mahamudra,Lamdre,

andYamantakaSadhana.

LivingBuddhaLiansheng teachesbothexotericandesotericBuddhism,and

also incorporates elements of Zen and Daoism into his teachings. He

emphasizesactualpracticeandencouragesstudentsto integratehisBuddhist

teachings into theirdaily lives.Thequintessenceofhispersonaljourney,his

methodsofcultivationandhis realizationareembodied in theTrueBuddha

TantricDharma,whichisaninspiring,practical,andpowerfulteachingthatis

wellsuited forpeople inmodern society.LivingBuddhaLiansheng leadsa

disciplined life which includes spiritual practice, teaching, writing, and

painting.Heisanexcellentmodelforspiritualcultivatorsinthisdegenerated

age.

Asoftoday,overfivemillionpeoplehavetakenrefugeinTrueBuddhaSchool.

With over 400 chaptersworldwide, True Buddha School is recognized as a

majorBuddhistgrouptoday.LivingBuddhaLianshenghaswrittenover200

books inChineseon topics ranging fromVajrayanaBuddhism toFengShui,

ZenBuddhism,andDaoism.Manyof thesebooksarenowbeing translated

intoEnglishandvariousotherlanguages.

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AboutTheTrueBuddhaSchool

TheTrueBuddhaSchool, foundedbyLivingBuddhaLiansheng, isaschool

for spiritual cultivation. The name reflects the founders mission to offerauthentic lineage transmissionandpracticeof theTantricDharmawhichcan

truly leadone tobuddhahood.Allstudentswhohave taken refugewith the

TrueBuddhaSchoolmustpracticetheTrueBuddhaTantra.TheTrueBuddha

Tantra is a Mahayana practice which, by directly visualizing oneself and

Buddhaas One and,throughthecultivationofthepurificationofbody,mind,

and speech, can enableanordinary,worldlyperson todirectly arrive at the

realmofbuddhahood.

TheTrueBuddhaSchooldiffersfromotheresoterictraditionsinthatitteaches

a unique Yoga Practice called, the Padmakumara (Lotus Bodhisattva) Vajra

Yoga,whichenablesthepractitionertoarriveattherootgurus siddhi ofthe

MahaTwinLotusPonds,an inconceivableBuddhaPureLandmanifestedby

theBuddhaLocana.

AboutTrue

Buddha

School

Net

(TBSN)

TrueBuddhaSchoolNetistheofficialwebsiteoftheTrueBuddhaSchool.Itis

available in English andChinese. Since 1995, TBSNsworldwide popularity

and viewer demands have continued to increase, requiring more than 10

serverstomaintainitswebsite.Visithttp://www.tbsn.orgtolearnmoreabout

theTrueBuddhaSchoolandtoaccessournewsletters,articles,upcominglocal

chapterceremonialevents,aswellasLivingBuddhaLianshengsbooksand

dharmatalks.

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AboutPadmakumaraWebsite

PadmakumarawebsiteisafreemembershipBuddhistdiscussiongroupthatis

independently funded and establishedby Alice Yang, a devout student ofGrandMaster Lu, since 2001. It specifically caters to nonChinese speakers

learning needs by publishing insightful, educational and comprehensive

translations of True Buddha School related content. Visit

http://www.padmakumara.orgtoaccesstheTrueBuddhaSchoolslatestnews,

books,yogapracticetexts,dharmatalks,sutras,audiorecordingsofmantras,

articles andbuddhist studydiscussions inEnglish, French, Indonesian, and

Spanishlanguages.

AboutTrueBuddhaTranslationTeams

TrueBuddhaTranslationTeams(TBTTs)wasformedin2008.Theyareagroup

of volunteers operating under the True Buddha Foundation (TBF) of True

BuddhaSchool(TBS).

TBTTsmission is topropagate thedharma teachingsofHisHoliness,Living

Buddha Liansheng (Grand Master Lu) to every corner of the world with

accurate,fluentandprofoundtranslationsinmultiplelanguagessothatallcan

practice and attain enlightenment. Visit http://www.tbtts.org andbecome a

volunteertoday.

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Mahamayuri Mandala: At the top are the Seven Buddhas, from Kasyapa Buddha to Shakyamuni Buddha;

just below the Seven Buddhas is the future Buddha, Maitreya Bodhisattva. Next comes all

pratyeka-buddhas, then the four sravakas these are Shakyamuni Buddhas four great disciples. Last,

surround the main deity Mahamayuri with the Eight Heavenly Gods, the Twenty-Eight Yaksas and all

constellations, including the Nine Luminaries and the Twelve Zodiacs.


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MahamayuriVidyarajniSadhana

TransmittedbyHisHolinessLivingBuddhaLiansheng,ShengyenLu.TranslatedbyAliceYang.EditedbyJasonYu.ProofreadbyJackieHo.

Beginbyprayingfortherootlineageblessing:Firstemptythemind.Next,visualizetheRootGuruappearingaboveyourcrownand radiating lightoneveryonepresent.Chant theRootGuruHeartMantra7times.PraytotheRootGurutoempoweryousothatthesadhanawillbeauspicious.

Engender theFour ImmeasurableMinds.Visualizeyourparents,children,relatives, friends,andenemiesjoiningyouinthispractice.

WakeupCall:Claptwice,thencrossthehands,andsnapthethumbsandmiddlefingers.

1.RecitethePurificationMantrasandEarthGodMantra

2.RecitetheInvocationMantra:Omahhum,soha(3times)Wesincerelyinvoke:

NamoRootGuruLivingBuddhaLiansheng,

NamoWhiteMahaPadmakumara,

NamoLotusLightUnhinderedBuddha,(a.k.aLotusLightSelfMasteryBuddha)

NamothelineagegurusofTrueBuddhaSchool,

NamoMaha

Mayuri.

1

Herein, each local chaptermay invoke the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas andDharma Protectorsenshrined at its altar accordingly. When practicing at home, you may invoke the deitiespresentatyourshrine.

NamoallBuddhasoftheTenDirectionsandThreeTimes,

NamoallBodhisattvasandMahasattvas,

NamoMahaPrajnaParamita.

3.GreatHomage

Using

Visualization

4.MandalaOffering

5.ChanttheFourfoldRefuge

NamoGuruBei,NamoMahaMayuri,NamotheMahaMayuriSutra,Namothe

RetinueoftheMahaMayuriAssembly(3times)

1 Maha Mayuri could also be spelled as Mahamayuri or Maha-mayuri. To help students who are unfamiliar with the

Sanskrit pronunciation, we chose Maha Mayuri in this sadhana to assist you with the pronunciation.

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Mahamayuri Vidyarajni Sadhana

6.ArmorProtection

7.RecitetheHighKingAvalokitesvaraSutra

8.Recitethe

Rebirth

Mantra(7times)

9.RecitetheFourImmeasurableVows

Mayallbeingshavehappinessandthecausesofhappiness;thisisimmeasurable

lovingkindness.

Mayallbeingsbeliberatedfromsufferingandthecausesofsuffering;thisis

immeasurablecompassion.

Mayallbeingsbefreeofsufferingandalwaysbehappy;thisisimmeasurablejoy.

Mayallbeingsbefreeofgraspingandaversionandpracticeequality;thisisimmeasurableequanimity.

10.RecitetheRootGuru(Padmakumara)HeartMantra

OmGuru,Liansheng,Siddhi,Hum(108times)

11.MudraandVisualization

Mudra: Mahamayuri Mudra (Internal Handclasp Mudra):

First, form the internal handclaspmudra in front of your

chest, then bring the two little fingers and thumbs close

togetherasillustratedinthepictureontheleft.Thethumbs

representtheheadofthepeacock,thelittlefingersrepresent

the tail feathers of the peacock, and the middle part

representsthebodyofthepeacock.

Visualization:First

empty

the

mind.

ChanttheEmptinessMantra:

Om,sibawa,suda,saerwa,daerma,sibawa,sudohang(3times)

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SeedSyllableYU SeedSyllableBAM2 SeedSyllableMO3

I. Aboveanexpanseofoceanisastretchofclearsunnysky.Afanofpeacock

tailfeathersappearsinthesky,andinthecenterofthefan,awhiteseed

syllableYUappearswhichthentransformsintoagoldenpeacockking.

II. Fromthebackofthepeacockking,awhiteseedsyllableBAMmanifests

andthentransformsintoawhitelotus.

III. Abovethewhitelotus,agoldorwhiteseedsyllableMObeginstorotate

and transforms into a goldcolored, whitecolored, or goldandwhite

colored FourArmed Mahamayuri. FourArmed Mahamayuri wears a

FiveBuddhaCrown,withawhitelotusinherfirstrighthand,andared

bijapura(acitron) inhersecondrighthand.Mahamayuriholdsayellow

auspiciousfruitinherfirstlefthand,andapeacockfeatherinhersecond

lefthand.

IV. From the third eye chakra (orbrow point) ofMahamayuri, visualize a

beamofwhitelightshiningontoyourthirdeyechakra.Fromthethroatof

Mahamayuri,abeamofredlightshinesontoyourthroat.Fromtheheart

chakraofMahamayuri,abeamofbluelightshinesontoyourheartchakra.

Thethreelightsmergecompletelyintoyourbodyandmind.

12.RecitetheMahamayuriMantra

Visualization:Usebothhands tohold themalabeads in frontofyourchestandmoveeachbeadwiththethumbduringchanting.Visualizethelefthand

transforming into a vajrabell and the right hand transforming into a vajra

scepter.Themotherbeadoremblemtransformsintoamultiplejeweledstupa,

and the four dividerbeads transform into the FourHeavenlyKings.The

tasseltransformsintoalotushand,whilethestringthatthreadsthroughthe

beadstransformsintoVajrasattvaswhitelight,intheformofacircle.During

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mantra chanting, as eachbead is moved, visualize eachbead turning into

Mahamayuri,whothenappearsinfrontofyou.

ChanttheMantra:Om,moyuli,garladi,soha4(108times)

13.EnteringSamadhi

Nine Cycle Breathing, Entering of the Deity into Oneself and Release of

Oneself intotheCosmicConsciousness[orRuwoWoruvisualization],Breath

Counting.

14.EmergingfromSamadhi

PraiseVerse:

LordBuddha,thegreatcompassionateone,

Yourdharmakayaisendowedwiththetranquilityofnirvana.

Yourpowerandabilitiesareboundless.

Andallofyourmeritsandvirtuesareperfect.

15.RecitethePrincipalHeartMantras

16.RecitetheBuddhasName(3times)

17.Dedication

Mayourcountrybesecureandstrong,

Maymybodyandmindbeatpeace,

MayeverythingtransformintotheBuddhafield.

TheBuddhadharmaisboundless.

MayallwhoupholdthenameofAmitabhaBuddha,

BeborntogetherinthePureLandofHisWesternParadise,RepayingtheFourfoldGenerosityfromabove,

AndaidingthosewhosufferintheThreePathsbelow.

UponseeingtheBuddha,

MayIbeliberatedfromthecycleofbirthanddeath,

AndmayIdevelopthequalitiesofBuddhahood,

Andthusfreeallwhosuffer.

4Based on Grand Masters pronunciation on 2/27/10

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I,________(yourname),dedicatethemeritsofthispracticetotheRootGuru.May

theRootGurualwaysbehealthy,remaininsamsara,neverenternirvana,andforever

turnthedharmawheel.Mayeveryonebehealthy,freeofhindrances,strongin

cultivation,andmayallcircumstancesbecomeauspicious.

Useyourvajrasceptertodrawacirclethreetimes inthespaceaboveyouandvisualizethatyouaredrawingablazingcircleoffire.Thensay:

Mayallsupplicationsbecompletelyfulfilled.Mayallhindrancesberemoved.

Visualizeapatchofdarknessinfrontofyou(symbolizingnegativeforces).Thenraisethevajrascepter,pointittowardsthepatchofdarkness,andringthevajrabellwhileshouting:

Wun!

Asyoushout Wun, visualizethedarknessretreatingandinitsplacearetwovajrasceptersinthe formofacrossappearingabovea lotus flower,surroundedby theblazingcircleof fire.Thecrossedvajrasceptersrepresentstrength,whilethelotusfloweritselfrepresentswisdom.Thecrossedvajrasceptersabovealotusrepresentprotectionanddefeatofthenegativeforces.Theblazinglightsignifiestotalityandcompletion.Withthisvisualizationofthecrossedvajrascepters,lotusflower,andblazingcircleoffire,allnegativesforceswillretreat.

(Detailed visualization from page 165 ofAComplete andDetailed Exposition on the TrueBuddhaTantricDharma)

18.Recitethe

Hundred

Syllable

Mantra(3times)

19.GreatHomageUsingVisualization

20.RecitetheCompletionMantra:

Om,bulin(3times)

OmManiPadmeHum

Dismissal

Claptwice,thencrossthehands,andsnapthethumbsandmiddlefingers.

EndofPractice

Mayallendeavorsbeauspicious.

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Mahamayuri Dharma Discourse I

Furthermore, Mahamayuri is the nirmanakaya of Amitabha Buddha. The

WesternParadiseismanifestedbyAmitabhaBuddha;thus,parrots,peacocks,

jivajiras, kalavinkas [in the Western Paradise] are manifestedby Amitabha

Buddha as well. Mahamayuri is considered the nirmanakaya of Amitabha

Buddha,becausepeacocks are residents of theWestern Paradise.Therefore,

Mahamayuri has the same power as Amitabha Buddha. It is known that

AmitabhaBuddhaiscapableofdeliveringthosewithkarmichindrancestothe

WesternParadise,sohecanchangefixedkarma.Ifyouhavefixedkarma,but

you pray wholeheartedly to Mahamayuri, that is equivalent to praying

wholeheartedly toMahavairocanaBuddha andAmitabhaBuddha.Aperson

whoprayswholeheartedlytoAmitabhaBuddhacanberebornintheWestern

Paradise.Isntthattransformingkarma?Thisdemonstratesthetranscendental

powerofMahamayuri.

Mahamayuriisalsoasambhogakaya.Inapreviouslife,ShakyamuniBuddha

reincarnatedasthePeacockKing.Asaresult,Mahamayuriisregardedasthe

sambhogakayaofShakyamuniBuddha.ThePeacockKing is identifiedasan

embodiment of Shakyamuni Buddha. Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of

Buddhism,attainedbuddhahood in thesahaworld.Hispower isboundless.

To sum it all up, Mahamayuri is the embodiment of three buddhas: the

nisyandakayaof

Mahavairocana

Buddha,

the

nirmanakaya

of

Amitabha

Buddha, and the sambhogakayaofShakyamuniBuddha. Ifyouattainyogic

unionwithMahamayuri,youwill alsobe inunionwith the threebuddhas.

Thecombinedforceoftheirinconceivablepowercandefinitelytransformfixed

karma.Abuddhacannottransformfixedkarma.Onebuddhacannotdoit,but

manybuddhascan[audienceapplause].

For example, theres the story of Maudgalyayana saving his mother.

Maudgalyayana possessed great transcendental powers and went to the

hungryghostrealmtosavehismother.Heusedhispowerstocreatefoodto

feed his mother,but as soon as the food came near her mouth, it would

immediatelyturnintofire,soitwasntpossibleforhertoeat.Afterexhausting

allmeans,Maudgalyayana turned to ShakyamuniBuddha for help and the

Buddha said that therewasaway to savehismother.TheUllambanaSutra

relates thatMaudgalyayana convened all holy laymen, alongwith the holy

sangha,andwith their combinedpower,Maudgalyayanawasable to rescue

hismotherfromthehungryghostrealm.Justliketoday,ifonevajramasters

powerisinsufficient,wehaveoverseventyvajramastersheretoday.Withthe

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becomeMahamayuris shrine.Then,howdoweenshrineMahamayuri?You

cansimplywritethedeitiesnames.Youcanjustwritethemdown:theSeven

Buddhas, Maitreya Bodhisattva, pratyekabuddhas, sravakas, the Eight

Heavenly Gods, the TwentyEight Yaksas, the Nine Luminaries, and the

TwelveZodiacs.WritetheSevenBuddhasonthetop,writetheTwelveZodiacs

on the bottom, and then write rest of the retinue around Mahamayuri.

Mahamayuricanberepresentedasathangka,orastatue,orevenonepeacock

feather in themiddle.The simplestmethod is tobuyand stickonepeacock

feather in the center, and write the retinue on the red paper the Seven

Buddhas, Maitreya Bodhisattva, pratyekabuddhas, sravakas, the Eight

Heavenly Gods, the TwentyEight Yaksas, the Nine Luminaries, and the

Twelve Zodiacs. These are Mahamayuris entourage, some of whom have

attainedthenisyandakaya,nirmanakaya,andsambhogakayaofMahamayuri.Thatishowwesetuptheshrine[audienceapplause].

Next,youmustfosterbodhicittabeforecultivatingtheMahamayurisadhana,

which is necessary for any sadhana anyway.Withbodhicitta, or a heart of

benevolence,compassion,joy,andequanimity,youwouldbringhappiness to

others, happily alleviate otherspain, and sacrifice anything and everything

willingly.Afterfosteringbodhicitta,youproceedtogiveofferings.Whatkinds

ofofferings?

An

external

offering

is

quite

familiar

to

us,

because

we

have

been

doing itregularly.An internaloffering ismoresecretive,which isanoffering

ofbody,speech,andmind.Whatisadharmaofferingthen?Thatisanoffering

of Buddhanature. You transform your Buddhanature to Mahamayuri by

beinginyogicunionwithMahamayuri,inwhichstateyourbody,speech,and

mind are indistinguishable from that of Mahamayuri. That is the

Buddhanatureoffering.TheBuddhanatureofferingisverypowerful,butyou

cannotmakeanymistakeswithitatall.ThatistheBuddhanatureoffering.

I have explained the external offering, the internal offering, and the

Buddhanatureoffering.Wehaveperformedthegreathomage,fourfoldrefuge,

fostering bodhicitta, mandala offering, and then we continue to the

visualization,asguidedbytheTBSsadhana.MasterLianninghaspreviously

asked how to form the mudra. First, our [two hands] form the internal

handclaspmudra, and then the two pinky fingers cross each other [in the

officialMahamayurisadhana,thethumbsandpinkyfingersshouldjusttouch

eachother],andthetwothumbscrosseachother,asifourhandshaveturned

intoapeacock.Ourthumbsformthehead,whilethepinkyfingersarethetail,

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and themiddle [of ourhands] is thebody of thepeacock.There is another

externalhandclaspmudra forMahamayuri.That is[GrandMaster forms the

mudra]thepeacockshead,feather,andbody.Theexternalhandclaspmudrais

used topractice theflyingsadhana.TheseareMahamayuriswings, flapping

wings to show she is flying.That is theMahamayuriFlyingMudra.Okay, I

havetaughttwomudras.

Afterformingthemudra,youcanstartvisualizingemptiness.TheEmptiness

Mantra is Om, sibawa, suda, saerwa, daerma, sibawa, sudohang.

VisualizeemptinessasyourecitetheEmptinessmantra.Visualizeacircleand

recitetheEmptinessMantraonce;emptinesscanbepicturedasacircle.First,

theseedsyllableYUemergesfromtheemptiness,symbolizingtheappearance

ofthepeacock.Alternatively,youcanvisualizethepeacockfeathersappearingfirst, and from among the feathers emerges the seed syllable YU, which

resembles a peacock. The seed syllableYU then transforms into a peacock.

Next,wevisualizetheseedsyllableBAM,whichlookskindoflikeacircleand

adot,asymbolofabird.In themiddleofthepeacockandpeacockfeathers,

thewhiteseedsyllableBAMappearsandtransformsintoalotusflower.Lastly,

theseedsyllableMO,whichisalittlebitliketheChinesecharacterformouth,

transformsintoMahamayuri.YUisthepeacock,BAMisthelotusflower,and

MOis

Mahamayuri.

The

lotus

flower

is

white,

the

peacock

is

golden,

and

Mahamayuri is a mix of gold and white. Mahamayuri also wears the

FiveBuddhaCrown,likeGrandMasteriswearingnow.

The fourarmedMahamayuri, fromwhomwe receive transmission, holds a

white lotus flower inher first righthand, and in the second righthand she

holdsaredbijapura.Inherfirstlefthand,sheholdsayellowauspiciousfruit,

and thesecond lefthandsheholdsapeacock feather.Thepeacock feather is

dark in color, darkblue, dark grey, sometimesblue orblack, or sometimes

multicolored.Thefirstrighthandholdsa lotusflower,thesecondrighthand

holdsabijapura, the first lefthandholdsanauspicious fruit,andapeacock

featherinthesecondlefthand.Eachimplementischaracterizedwithdifferent

colorsandfunctions:lotusflowerforpacification,bijapuraforharmonization,

auspicious fruit forenhancement,and thepeacock feather is forsubjugation,

allservedifferentpurposesrespectively.

AftervisualizingMahamayuri,thereisapeacock,andalotusflower,youcan

reciteOm,ah,humtobeseechblessingsfromthethreebeamsoflight[white,

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red,andblue].Uponreceivingblessingsfromthethreelights,Om,ah,hum

[GrandMasterrecitesagain],Mahamayuriwillempoweryouandmergeinto

you;youwillalsomerge intoMahamayuriandbecomeMahamayuri.This is

theRuwo (deityenteringoneself)WoruVisualization (oneenteringdeity),a

process ofuniting and transforming.Aftervisualizing theBlessingofThree

Lights andbefore practicing the RuwoWoru Visualization for uniting and

transforming, you should recite the Mahamayuri Mantra. Right before

entering the samadhiofRuwoWoru,you should recite themantra.We can

recite the short version of theMahamayuriMantra: Om, moyuli,geladi,

soha,om,moyuli,geladi,soha,om,moyuli,geladi,soha,om,moyuli,

geladi,soha.MosignifiesMahamayuri,yuliisthepeacock,geladiis

greatdharmapower, and soha isaccomplishment.Om is interpretedas

the consciousness of the universe, as well as the accomplishment ofMahamayuris great transcendental power [audience applause]. Themantra

wejustlearnedistheshortestversion.

There isalsoanotherversionnot seenonany sutra:Om,dika, lala, soha.

Dika is something Indonesian studentswouldbevery familiarwith.Sadu,

duwa,dika [audience laughandapplause].Dika is three.Om,dika, lala,

soha.Thereisthisshortmantra,whichisalsoMahamayurismantra.Thatis

odd!How

come

Mahamayuri

became

di

ka

[di

ka

sounds

like

apigs

leg

in

Taiwanese] [GrandMaster laughs]. In thepast, Imemorized sadu,duwa,

dika[1,2,3inIndonesian][GrandMasterlaughs].ItisDiKa,notdika[pigs

leg in Taiwanese]. Om, dika, lala, soha is also a short version of the

MahamayuriMantra.Eitheroneofthetwoversionsisacceptable.Youshould

dothevisualizationandrecitethemantrabeforeenteringsamadhi.

What issamadhi?Samadhi isunitingormerging intoone.RuwoWoru is to

mergeintoone.Mahamayurimergesintome,andIbecomeMahamayuri,that

is merge into one. When I enter into Mahamayuris heart, that is Woru.

Whatsabout transformation?Youcanquickly transform into thesamadhiof

Mahamayuri.

What is the essenceofVajrayana?The essence lies inmerging into one and

transformation. Ihavementionedbefore,whenManjushriBodhisattvaenters

the heart of Lord Yama,Manjushri BodhisattvabecomesYamantaka.When

AmitabhaBuddhaenterstheheartandsamadhiofAvalokitesvaraBodhisattva,

AmitabhaBuddhabecomesThousandeyed,ThousandarmedAvalokitesvara

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Bodhisattva;whenAvalokitesvaraBodhisattvaenters thebodyofahorse, in

the animal realm, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva becomes Hayagriva. These

accounts illustrate uniting and transformation. The power of uniting is to

become one,whereas that of transformation is tobecomemany.Manjushri

Bodhisattva only has two hands, but after merging into Lord Yama and

transforming into Yamantaka, his hands are multiplied. The outcome of

transformationaugmentshispower,empoweringhimtobeaheruka.

ThepracticeofmergingintooneinVajrayanaenablesonetobecomeabuddha

or a bodhisattva, whereas the practice of transformation is evolving into

myriads of deities and acquiringmore power. In a nutshell,RuwoWoru is

unitingandtransformation.Vajrayananotesthatenteringistoenterintomy

body,dwelling is todwell inmybody,andmerging is tomerge thetwobodies into one. You have to clearly understand the concept of entering,

dwelling,andmerging.Enteringsamadhiiswhenyouenterthesamadhiofa

specific deity. You are now entering Mahamayuris samadhi: Mahamayuri

becomingyou,youbecomingMahamayuri.Afterexiting from samadhi,you

shouldpraiseMahamayuriwiththeMahamayuriPraisebelow:

LordBuddha,thegreatcompassionateone,

Yourdharmakaya

isendowed

with

the

tranquility

of

nirvana.

Yourpowerandabilitiesareboundless,

Andallofyourmeritsandvirtuesareperfect.

This verse is to praise Mahamayuri. Since Shakyamuni Buddha has great

compassion, he once reincarnated as the PeacockKing.His dharmakaya is

endowedwiththetranquilityofnirvana.Whenheexertshisgreatpowerand

abilities,heaccomplishedallmeritsandvirtues.

After praisingMahamayuri, you should repentant. You should repent for

yourwrongdoingsinthepastandapologizeforthemistakesyouhavemade.

Whatisthesignificanceofrepentance?Withoutrepentance,youcannotpurify

and removeyourkarmichindrances.Youhave to repentandpromisenot to

repeatthesamemistakes.SoyourecitetheVajrasattvaMantra(alsoknownas

theHundredSyllableMantra),repentforyourtransgressions,anddedicatethe

meritsasbelow:

Mayourcountrybesecureandstrong,

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Maymybodyandmindbeatpeace,

MayeverythingtransformintotheBuddhafield.

TheBuddhadharmaisboundless.

TheMahamayurisadhanacanbecultivated formajororminorpurposes. In

Japan, the Mahamayuri Mandala is worshipped as a means to pray for

nationalpeace.TheMahamayurisadhanacanalsobeutilizedtoresolveminor

issues,suchastheswineflu,H1N1[audienceapplause].Iwillelaboratelater.I

didnt fabricate the healingpower, itwaswritten in theMahamayuri Sutra.

TheMahamayuri sadhana canbe cultivated to cure all kinds of sicknesses.

YesterdaywasFriday[GrandMasterpauses],todayisSaturday,andtomorrow

isSunday[GrandMasterandaudiencelaugh].Asyougetolder,youllforget

what day it was yesterday. Yesterday was Friday. I worked on spiritualconsultation from3:30pm to6:30pm, for threehours.Manyofmystudents

are sick. Iamglad thatyou came today!Whenyouattainyogicunionwith

Mahamayuri,your illnesswillbe cured. Iwill transmit the illnessremoving

practicelateron.Afterthededication,youshouldperformthegreathomage.I

have just finished talking about a complete session of the Mahamayuri

sadhana: the four preliminary practices, great homage, fourfold refuge,

engenderbodhicitta, mandala offering, visualizing Mahamayuri with three

lights,reciting

mantra,

entering

samadhi,

exiting

samadhi,

Mahamayuri

Praise,

repentance,VajrasattvaMantra,dedication,andthenthegreathomage,thats

theMahamayurisadhana.IwillhandovertheproceduretoMasterLianning

and the True Buddha Foundation. They will note down the details of the

sadhana from A to K [audience laugh]. Let them do it. Just now Master

Lianning gave me homework, so now Im giving him homework [Grand

Master and audience laugh]. Anyways, you should write out the sadhana

procedures[audienceapplause].

Iwill first teach the earthquake suppression practice. Everyone is afraid of

earthquakes. Indonesiajust experienced an earthquake, so you [Indonesian

students] shoulddiligently cultivate it after returninghome.Mahamayuri is

fullycapableofsuppressingearthquakes.Youshouldallocateanareainfront

oftheMahamayurishrine inyour[main]shrine,and thenacquiresoilfrom

thefourdirections,soilfromtheeast,south,west,andnorth.Forexample,we

liveinWashingtonstate,whatareourfourdirections?Fromthewest,digupa

catty of soil [catty is a unit of weight used in various countries of

SoutheastAsia;inChinaitisequalto500grams,whereasinTaiwanitisabout

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600grams] from the shoreline of thePacificOcean; from the east,digup a

cattyofsoilfromSpokane;fromthesouth,dothesameinthevicinityofthe

OaklandBridgeinOakland.WedontcareaboutVancouver[audiencelaugh],

weonlyneed togo to theborder todigupacattyofsoil.Thereyouhave

gathered soil from the fourdirections. In front ofMahamayuri, stick four

peacock feathers in the soil you have collected. If you are a Mahamayuri

practitioner,andhavealreadyachievedunionwithMahamayuri,youshould

be able to perceive the presence of Mahamayuri. You can then recite the

mantra 10,000 times. Om, moyuli, geladi, soha, om, moyuli, geladi,

soha,om,moyuli,geladi,soha,om,moyuli,geladi,soha,om,moyuli,

geladi, soha, om, moyuli,geladi, soha, until you have reached 10,000

times.Then,youwillreturnthesoilfromthefourdirections,backtowhere

you got it from.You have tomark downwhere you dug up the soil from[audiencelaugh].Youcanstickapieceofbamboointheareawhereyoudug

upthesoil,andthenyoucanreturnthesoil.Sendthewesternsoilbacktothe

west,easternsoilbacktoSpokane,southernsoilbacktothebridgeand,lastly,

the northern soilback to theCanadianborder.After sending the soilback

home, earthquakes will be suppressed in Washington state [audience

applause].

Remember!There

is

one

very

important

point

to

note.

If

you

return

the

soil

from theeast to thewest,put thesoil from thewest in theeast,put thesoil

fromthesouthinthenorth,andputthesoilfromthenorthinthesouth,then

anearthquakewilloccur!Anotherpoint, ifyouarecarelessandonly return

some of the soil to where you got them from, that will also cause an

earthquake! Ifyou takeacattyofsoil,youshould returnacattyof soil.

Youmustweighitprecisely.Takeacattyofsoil,returnacattyofsoil.This

istheearthquakesuppressionpractice.

Youhaveheardabout the88floodandmudslides inTaiwan [thedisastrous

Typhoon Morakot that flooded Taiwan on August 8, 2009]. Wow! Xiaolin

Village was totally buried underneath the mudslides. We have one TBS

studentandhisfamilywholivedinthatvillage.Themudslidessurgeddown

anddemolished thewholevillage.While the roofwasshaking,ourstudents

weresnoringdeepintheirsleep.IamnotsureifIsnoreornotbecauseIsleep

alone.However, Iknow thatShimudoes snore [GrandMasterandaudience

laugh]!Thesoundofhersnoreisverygentleandsoft.Once,MasterLianhuo

andI traveled toJapanbecausewewere invited there,butIrushedoutwith

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myblanket in themiddle of night. Iwas sleeping in the same roomwith

MasterLianhuo,andinthemiddleofthenight,Irushedoutinmyunderwear

[GrandMasterandaudience laugh].Icarriedmyblanket tosleep inanother

room.Itwasahorribleexperience[GrandMasterandaudiencelaugh].

Whenthemudslidesstarted,ourstudentsfamilywasasleep.Thenextday,he

wokeupand lookedout from thewindow.Howcomehisneighborshadall

disappeared?!Hishousewas theonly one left.That is thebenefitof taking

refugeinGrandMaster.Theragingmudslidesfromthemountainsbehindhis

housemanaged to create enough force to push his house up and then the

mudslide continued on its path. His neighbors were all buried by the

mudslides,buthishousefloateduponthemudslide.Iwassostunnedthathis

housewas able to float, andhewas still snoring!Whenhewokeup in themorning,rubbinghiseyes,helookedoutthewindow.Oh!Whathappenedto

all the houses? Only his was left! That is the protection for TBS students

providedbyourdharmaprotectors[audienceapplause].

Doyou clearlyunderstand theearthquake suppressionpractice Ijust talked

about?Ihopeso.IvisitedTaiwanand livedthereforthreeandahalfyears

duringmyretreat.IamTaiwanese,andIreallymissedthesoundoftyphoons

blowingthrough.

Ireally

missed

it.

Ishould

have

experienced

at

least

one

typhoonduringthethreeandahalfyears,right?Ingeneral,typhoonsfrequent

Taiwanabouttentimesinayear,orsometimesevenuptotwentytimes.Some

pass by Taiwan, some dont. A typhoon is called a hurricane in America.

During the course of my retreat, typhoons always managed to change

directionsawayfromTaiwan[audienceapplause].Once,anofficerworkingin

customsattheairportfoundandmatchedthedateswhenIenteredandexited

Taiwanwiththetyphoonhistory,andprovedthatduringthattimetherewas

notone typhoon inTaiwan [audienceapplause].Whydid the typhoons turn

away?By forming theMahamayurimudra,andhavingachievedunionwith

Mahamayuri,youcan face the typhoonwith thepeacock feathersandchant

theMahamayuriMantra 10,000 times [to turn the typhoon away]. You are

probablythinking,Wouldntthetyphoonhavealreadycomeandgonebythe

timeyoufinishedchantingthemantra10,000times[GrandMasterlaughs]?Its

notlikethat.Youshouldchantthemantra10,000timesduringregulartimes,

andwhenthetimecomes,chantOm,moyuli,geladi,soha,andcommand

the typhoon todetour.Use thepeacock feathers to face the typhoon,andas

longasyouhaveunitedwithMahamayuri,Mahamayurispowerwillawaken

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and the typhoonwill change course, and then turn towardJapan [audience

laugh].We also have twomasters inJapan,Master LianhuaJingxiang and

MasterLianchang,esteemedas theYellowPadmakumara. If theyalso recite

the samemantra, and have also learned this sadhana, theymight turn the

typhoonback to Taiwan [GrandMaster and audience laugh], thenwewill

haveadharmaduel.See,wherecanthetyphoongo?Letsaskthetyphoonsto

turnback toGuam,butDharmaBrotherHantao lives there.What ifhealso

uniteswithMahamayuriandformsthesamemudra,hecanturnthetyphoon

towards Saipan! So the typhoon can settle in Saipan. You can apply this

method to change the directions of typhoons, or demand the receding of

floodwaters. Ifyouwant touse this for fire, chant theMahamayuriMantra

10,000 times, form the Mahamayuri mudra, face the fire and say,

commandingthefiretoquicklyextinguish.Thentherewillbepouringrainfromthesky,orthewindwillblowthefiretowardssomewhereelse,andthe

firewillbegone[audienceapplause].

Thebig fire inCalifornia still has notbeen put out yet.After chanting the

mantra10,000 times, the firemighthavedied itby itself [GrandMasterand

audiencelaugh].Youshouldcomplete10,000timesonnormaldays.Then,you

canperformtheritualbyformingthemudra.Thepeacockfeathersfunctionas

asubjugation

mudra

to

recede

water,

put

out

fires,

turn

away

typhoons,

and

suppress earthquakes.This is theMahamayuriunion recitationpracticeand

howitcanbeused.

Isthereamethodtocounterthefinancialcrisis?Youmaybethinking,What

aboutthemoneyIowe?Duringthefinancialcrisis,amancalledhisfriendin

Taiwan, Buddy!Could you loanme $500,000US dollars? I lost all ofmy

money in this financial crisis. The friend heard that he wanted $500,000

dollars and answered, Speakmore clearly, I cant understandwhat youre

saying[audiencelaugh].Ineedtoborrow$500,000!Iwasdevastatedbythe

financial crisis. Im totallybroke. I need toborrow $500,000 from you for

reinvestment.Doyougetit?$500,000!$500,000!Istillcanthearyouclearly.

Canyouspeakmoreclearly?$500,000!Icanthearyouclearly!Finally,

theTaiwaneseoperatorinterrupted,Ihearditquiteclearly.Thenthefriend

inTaiwanresponded,Sinceyouheardhimclearly,youloanhimthemoney!

[GrandMasterandaudiencelaugh.]TheTaiwanesefriendneverclearlyheard

themessage.

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So, what do you do in this case? Theres a solution. I will transmit the

enrichment practice. The purpose of auspicious fruits is to enhance your

wealth.Wewill use oranges to represent the auspicious fruits.You should

offerorangestoMahamayuriaswellasrecitethemantra100,000times.Thatis

90,000 times more than the subjugation practice. Money is hard to earn

[audience laugh]! [Grand Master feigns complaining] The enrichment

practice requires chanting the mantra 100,000 times! The subjugation of

disastersonlyrequires10,000times.Thisis90,000moremantrarecitations.

Typhoonscanruin[ourlives]injustthreeorfourdays,andthentheywillgo

away.Watercausesdamageatmostforoneweek,andfirelastsforafewdays.

However,theimpactofthefinancialcrisiscouldlingerforaseveralyears.You

certainly have to recite at least ten times more to make 100,000 mantras.Therefore,ifyouwouldliketoenhanceyourwealth,oneshouldofferoranges,

andcomplete100,000recitationsoftheMahamayuriMantra.Then,youshould

eattheorangesyouoffered,andvisualizetheorangepeelstransforminginto

millions ofUSdollars,withBenjamin Franklinsportrait on thebills.All of

thembecomebillswithBenjaminFranklin on them, covering the entire sky

andcarpetingthewholeground.Then,youshouldputtheorangepeelsunder

your bed fortune will then ring your door bell. That is the enrichment

practice[audience

applause].

Remember

to

recite

100,000

times.

Thereisalsothepracticeofharmonization.AstudentnamedXiaominghada

crush on a classmate in school.Hewrote her anote, If you loveme, then

pleasepassthenotebacktome.Ifyoudontwanttobefriendswithme,then

justthrowthenoteoutthewindow.Afterthegirlreadit,shefoldedit,passed

itback,anditgotbacktohim.Hethought,Wow,thatsfantastic!Iwrotethat

ifshewould like tobe friends,beacouple, thenpass itback tome,andshe

did!Heimmediatelyopenedthenoteanditsaid,Thewindowsstuckshut.

[GrandMaster and audience laugh.]Ah, thewindow could notbe opened.

Then, he has to practice the harmonization practice [audience laugh]. The

harmonizationpractice also requires chanting themantra100,000 times.Ah,

chasingafterwomenisnteasy[audiencelaugh].Iwassurprisedathowanold

student inFrance,LianhuaBochang,could soeasilywin theheartof sucha

pretty lady[audience laughandapplause].Didyouknow that itwasdue to

GrandMastersblessing?GrandMasterblessed Lianhua Bochang. I cannot

blessmyself, so Imay aswellblessLianhuaBochang [audience laugh].He

married a very pretty woman! Amitabha! Shakyamuni! Amitabha is not

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around, leaving Padmakumara moaning and groaning [Grand Master and

audiencelaugh].Recitethemantra100,000times.

What is a bijapura? For a bijapura, we will use a pomegranate. The

pomegranate has two tops, whereas regular fruits only have one. The

pomegranate is red in colorwith slightlyprotruding tops.For thispractice,

you shouldofferpomegranates and fulfill the 100,000 recitations.Then,you

will eat allof the seeds, save thepeels,visualize thegirlyou like,hold the

peels dearly to your chest and then shewill run into your arms [audience

laugh].No,thatisnotwhatImeant.Youshouldputthepeelsunderyourbed

aswell.Afterall,youcannotpossiblycarrythepeelsaroundeveryday,right?

Putting the peels underneath your bed will enchant her to come to you.

LianhuaBochangdidyouask[forawife]?GrandMasterblessedandfulfilledyourwish.Didyoucultivatethepomegranatepractice[audiencelaugh]?You

musthaverecitedtheKurukullaorRagarajaMantra,andthatswhyitwasso

effective.Mahamayurialsohas thesamepower.100,000 times!Whethermen

likewomen,orwomenlikemen,youcanallchantthemantra.Letsdukeitout

[audiencelaugh]!Iwillrecitethemantra100,000times,youwilldothesame,

and if I chant it 200,000 times [audience laugh], Iwouldwin! Lets have a

dharmaduel.

We sometimesperform thebardodeliverance and recite themantra for the

deceased [in theSeattleTemple,]because thedeceaseddependsonmeritsof

sutrastobedelivered.Ifyoufeelsomeyinornegativeenergyafterwards,asif

some souls have followed you home, then it must be because you have

offended them. Later on, you are unable to drink, eat, or sleep. Your

complexionbecomesdark, and slowlyyoubecome tired, thin, andhaveno

energy.Youdontwanttodoanything.Youbecomelethargicanddepressedas

ifyouaresufferingfromdepression.Whatshouldyoudo?TheMahamayuri

sadhanaincludesapracticeofPurificationofBodyandMind.Writethethree

seed syllables,MO,YU,BAM theSanskrit seed syllablesareMA,YU,and

VAM.Write these threeseedsyllables [onpaper],andburn them intoashes.

Youthenmixtheasheswithwater.Afterdrinkingthemixedwater,yourbody

andmindwillbepurified andpacified.Nomoredepression.Depression is

gone. Gone [audience applause]. The practice of Purification of Body and

Mind isveryeffective.ThepracticeGrandMaster is transmitting isgenuine,

notsomethingfake.Itisntajoke.Ifyouhaveattainedyogicunion,aslongas

you recite the mantra and perform the ritual, you will receive spiritual

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responses.Thispracticeisagenuinepractice,notafraudulentone.

Iamnotlikesomeonewhoclaimstosellspeciallytrainedpolicedogsonthe

internet,claimingthatthedogsweretrainedbythepoliceforce.Someonethen

boughtadog fromhim.But,whenhe receivedhisorder,hediscovered that

the dogwas a regular dog.Hewrote letters to and called the seller, You

rippedme off!You said that youre selling police dogs,but you soldme a

regulardog.Thesellerreplied,Onthesurface,itdoesnotlooklikeapolice

dog,but it is indeed a police dog. It is an undercover police dog. [Grand

Masterandaudience laugh.]Itwasdefinitelyascam.Swindlersarerampant

inTaiwanand theyarealsospreadoutaround theworld.Youallhave tobe

careful.Theyaresellingfake items,butwhatGrandMastersells isauthentic

[audience applause]. A police dog is a police dog, I will not sell you anundercoverplainclothespolicedog[audienceapplause].

Thereisalsoanexorcismpractice.Ifyourhomehasanyghosts,youcanusea

vajrasceptertoexpelthem,butitshouldbeathreeprongedvajrascepter,not

a fivepronged one.Japanhas them. ShingonBuddhismuses threepronged

vajrasandtheonestheyuseareopenthreeprongedvajras,nottheclosedones.

This is[GrandMasterholdsupavajra]aclosedfiveprongedvajra.InJapan

theyuse

the

open

five

pronged

vajra,

while

in

Tibetan

Buddhism

they

use

closedprongedvajras.Get anopen threeprongedvajra, andput itonyour

Mahamayuri shrine. While facing the threepronged vajra, chant the

Mahamayuri Mantra and direct your chanting towards it. Om, moyuli,

geladi, soha,om,moyuli,geladi, soha,om,moyuli,geladi, soha, for

three consecutivenights.You should recite from11pmuntil sunrise, staying

upfortheentirenight[audiencemurmursinsurprise].Youmaysleepduring

thedaytime,andrecitethemantrafrom11pmuntilthenextmorningforthree

consecutivenights.Thevajrawillbeeffectiveafterthreenights.Ifyouenshrine

thevajrascepterinthehouseofsomeonethatshauntedbyghosts,thenallthe

ghostsormonsterswillrunawayfromit.Thatistheexorcismpractice.

Ihavementionedtheillnessremovingpracticebecausemanypeoplearesick.

Illness is difficult to dealwith.Oneman suffered from a skin disease and

soughtouthelpfromme,Iaskedhimhowlongheshadthisproblem,andhe

replied,twentyyears.For twentyyearshehas tried allkindsof remedies

andmedicine,seenallkindsofspecialistsindermatologyforhisskinproblem.

Unfortunately, the results were disappointing. You could try the

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illnessremoving practiceby reciting the mantra 600,000 times [audience is

shocked].That shouldbe sufficient.Getwhite sandalwoodandgrind it into

powder,mixitwellwithhoneyandkneadthemixtureintopills.Aftermaking

the pills, put them in front of your Mahamayuri shrine, and chant the

MahamayuriMantra600,000timestowardsthesepills.Forthispersonwhose

skindiseasecantbecured,havingseenallkindsofdermatologists,appliedall

sortsoftopicalmedicine medicineappliedtotheskin andtakenallkindsof

medicine,givehimoneofthepillstoingestandtakehisregularmedicineand

itwillwork [audienceapplause].According to theMahamayuriSutra, itcan

healhundredsoftypesofdiseases,andthis isnt limitedtoskindiseases,but

anykind ofdisease or sickness.However, thismethodmayviolatemedical

laws.Ifyou tellotherpeople that thispillcancureanything,andyouaccept

peoplesmoney,thisviolatesmedicallaws,sobecareful!

Ablendofwhitesandalwoodandhoneyisedible.Sandalwoodhasasoothing

effect,andhoney isedible.Afterkneading them intopillsandblessing them

withmantras,youcankeepthosepillsforyourself,orgivethemtoothersas

gifts.Givingthemawayisfine,butyoushouldnotacceptmoneyfromothers

for it. Ifyouchargepeople,youwillbe indangerofviolatingmedical laws.

Youmustbemindful of legal issues,because those pills couldbe used for

medicalpurposes.

However,

you

can

simply

give

those

pills

to

others

for

soothingreasonsbecausetheyareedibleanyway.Thosepillsareempowered

because of the mantras. Our pills are only blended with two ingredients,

unlike theTibetanpills,which aremixedwithvarieties ofunknown herbal

medicines.Milarepausedpowderedrustfromhisrustyhoe[forpills].Healso

usedthepowderofgold,silver,copper,iron,andcombinationsofallsortsof

herbalmedicines.Heblessed the nectar pillswithmantras. I have received

manyboxesofpillsfromhighTibetanlamaswhentheyvisitedme.Thosepills

werepackagedinboxes,coveredwithredcloth,andknottedwithfivecolored

threads.Pills andpills,boxes andboxes. Ihave lost trackofhow long they

havebeenjustsittingtherecollectingdust.Iamafraidofeatingthem[Grand

Master laughs].Those longignored,oldpillsmayhavebeenmade from the

rustofMilarepasrustyhoe.Whatifthesepillscontainheavymetals,Iwillbe

doomedifIeatthemandlosemymemory.

Weonlyusewhitesandalwoodandhoney.Sandalwoodhasacalmingeffect

and honey is edible.After kneading them into pills, you should recite the

mantra 600,000 times. According to the Mahamayuri Sutra, the pills can

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eliminateillnesses,sothisistheillnessremovingpractice.Manypeoplesuffer

fromosteoporosis,cancer,diabetes,chronic illnesses,andevennowthereare

nomedicinesthatcancurethem.Whydontyoutrythispractice?

RecitingtheMahamayuriMantrafacilitatesyogicunionwithMahamayuri,as

themantraisabletounveilyourBuddhanature.Thephysicalbodyisnotvery

advantageous. What is really beneficial to us is the revelation of our

Buddhanature. It is critical to unite with Mahamayuri and reveal your

Buddhanature.UponrecitingtheMahamayuriMantra600,000times,youwill

definitelyberebornintheMahaTwinLotusPonds[audienceapplause].This

themostimportantthing!InJapaneseShingonBuddhism,theprimepurpose

of the Mahamayuri shrine is to protect their country; theirNational Peace

CeremonyalsoreveresMahamayuriasthemaindeity.Mahamayurisadhanascan alsobeutilized for smallscalepurposes such as curingdiseases or [for

largescale purposes, like] revealing your Buddhanature. Those are very

important.Aslongasyoucultivateasinstructed,unitewithMahamayuri,and

chantthemantra,yourwisheswillbefulfilled.

Onemanwentmountain climbing,he exhausted allhis energy andhewas

starving.Hewasalsolost.Ashewanderedaround,hetrippedoveramagical

lamp.A

genie

appeared

and

said,

These

days,

people

are

very

busy,

and

so

am I [audience laugh].Dontbotherme toomuch. Iwillnotgrantyou three

wishes,insteadIwillgiveyouonewish.Whatdoyouwant?Hewasstarving

andlostinthemountains.Hewassohungrythathewasoutofstrengthand

wasneardeath,sohesaid,IwantawifeThegeniereplied,Youreabout

tostarvetodeathandyouwantawife?Fine,asyouwish.Thegenieconjured

upabeautifyladyforhim,andimmediatelyvanishedintoairwithouthearing

another word. The man actually didnt manage to finish his sentence. He

wantedtosayIwantawifecake[audiencelaugh].Hedidntutteroutthe

wordcakebeforethegenieleft.Timeshavechanged,youhavetohurryup

and talk faster. Iwant awife cake,which is a famousand tastypastry in

Taiwan.Afteryoueatthecake,youwillbefull.Then,youwouldhaveenergy

toleavethemountain.Tothemanssurprise,thegeniereplied,Imtoobusy.

Asyouwish,awifeforyou.Thenhedisappearedbeforethemansaidthelast

wordcake.Heendedupstarvingtodeath.

TheMahamayuriSadhanaGrandMastertransmittedtodayistofeedyouwith

the wife cake [audience applause]. I promise that you will notbe hungry

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afterwards.Youwillexperienceasenseofcontentment.As longasyouunite

withMahamayuri,yourritualswillbeeffective.GrandMasterssadhanaisnot

as troublesome as the Tibetan sadhanas,which sometimes require seven to

eightsofrecitation foronlyonesutra,orsevenhours to invokeonedeity. In

addition,youalsohavetocallupontheSevenBuddhas,Maitreya,pratyekas,

sravakas,EightHeavenlyGods, TwentyEightYaksas,Nine Luminaries and

TwelveZodiacs.Then,youcanstarttorecitetheMahamayuriSutra. Finally,

you can setup the shrineand invoke the retinue todescendand confer the

empowerment. Bythattime,itwillalreadybetoolate.

In summary, the sadhanas in our True Buddha School, like the recitation

sadhana,areespeciallyfast,andtheyareeffective[audienceapplause].Iwill

give each ofyou awife cake andyoullbe full, andyouwillbe energized.Everyone can cultivate, so everyonesdisease canbe cured and [everyones]

wisheswillbe granted. TakeGrandMaster as an example,while I lived in

seclusion for three and a half years in Taiwan, typhoons all turned away. I

enteredTaiwanafterthearrivalofTyphoonXiangshen.Duringthethreeanda

halfyearsofmyretreat,therewerenotyphoons.Why?Idbetterstop.Imay

endupeatingmyownwordslateron.WhatifImeettyphoonsnexttimeIgo

back,Iwillbedead[GrandMasterandaudiencelaugh].Okay.

OmManiPadmeHum[audienceapplause].

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MahamayuriDharmaDiscourseII

GrandMasterGuaranteesthatEveryoneCanAttainBuddhahoodDharmaDiscourseTransmittedbyLivingBuddhaLianshengaftertheMahamayuriHomaatTaiwanLeizangTempleonFebruary27,2010TranslatedbyAliceYang,EditedbyJasonYu,ProofreadbyReneCordsen

Letuspayhomage toReverendLiaoming,HisEminence SakyaZhengkong

Lama,HisHolinesstheSixteenthKarmapa,andVajraMasterThubtenDargye.

Homage to theThreeJewelsof the shrine.Honorableguests,my father,my

sister, Shimu, fellow vajra masters, senior reverends, reverends, dharma

instructors,dharmaassistants,fellowschoolstudents,andstudentsjoiningus

through the internet. May all be blessed with auspiciousness [audience

applause].

The main goal of todays Mahamayuri Ceremony is to pray for national

prosperityandpeace,soothingwindsandfavorablerains,andavoidanceofall

calamities that disciples would otherwise encounter. We beseech for the

pacificationofdisasters,increaseinfortuneandwisdom,improvementoflove

andharmonyamongpeople,andreliefofhostilityandhatred fromenemies

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cultivate[audiencesays,ThanksGrandMaster].Theeightymillionworthof

qianwanarebetterthanwinningthelottery!

I taught theMahamayuriSadhanaat theSeattleTemple inAmerica.Youcan

read the back pages of Shengyen Lus Unfolded Portfolio [note: this is

GrandMasters212thbook]tolearnmoreabouttheteachingsandprocedures.

Youshouldbecontentwiththeeightymillionalready.ButIwilltopthatand

reiteratethepithteachingsoftheMahamayuriSadhana.TheFourfoldRefuge

of this sadhanadiffers from theone thatweare familiarwith.TheFourfold

Refugewegenerally recite isas follows:Namogurubei,namobuddhaye,

namo dharma ye, namo sangha ye. The corresponding version in the

MahamayuriSadhana isNamogurubei, takingrefuge in the transmission

root guru; Namo Mahamayuri, taking refuge in buddha; Namo theMahamayuriSutra, taking refuge in the scripturesofMahamayuri; Namo

the Retinue of the Mahamayuri Assembly, taking refuge in the sangha

communityandherentireentourage.

AbovetheMahamayuriAssembly,therearetheSevenBuddhas.Inthecenter

of the assembly, there is Maitreya Bodhisattva flanked with the

pratyekabuddhas and sravakas on the left and right sides. The Eight

HeavenlyKings,

Twenty

Eight

Yaksas

and

all

constellations,

the

Nine

Luminaries,andtheTwelveZodiacs,arealltheattendantsofMahamayuri.

MahamayuriisasambhogakayaofShakyamuniBuddha,astheBuddhaonce

reincarnatedasthePeacockKinginapastlife.Thus,Mahamayuriisregarded

as the sambhogakaya of Shakyamuni Buddha. Mahamayuri is also the

nirmanakaya of Amitabha Buddha. As depicted in the Amitabha Sutra,

jivanjivas,peacocks,parrots,andkalavinkasinhabittheWesternParadise.The

residentpeacocksaremanifestedbyAmitabhaBuddha.

Mahavairocana Buddhawears the fivebuddha crown and appears solemn.

His face resembles that of Mahamayuri; actually, they are identical.

Mahamayuri isanisyandakaya,an identicalembodiment,ofMahavairocana

Buddha.Inanutshell,MahamayuriistheembodimentofthreeBuddhas.You

mayhaveseenapeacockfeatherinsertedintheVajrayanaempowermentvase,

which symbolizes that the empowerment vase is a representation of

Mahamayuri. The empowerment vase embodies the manifestation of

Mahamayuri.

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Most importantly,we shouldhave totalconcentrationwhenwepractice this

sadhana. Every time we cultivate, we shouldbe fully immersed in it. We

shouldnot take it lightlysuchascasuallychanting themantra,visualizing

without a sincere attitude, or rushing in and out of samadhi. We should

practiceinaccordancewiththeprocedures,onebyone,withoutbeingcareless

ormissinganysteps.Furthermore,weshouldfocussinglemindedly.Someone

oncewrotemeajoke,itgoeslikethis:Thereweretwoflies,amotherandher

son,andtheywereeatingmanure.Thesonflyaskedthemotherfly,Whydo

we eat this every day? The mother fly replied, Hush! Dont talk while

eating.Themottoofthejokeistoconcentrateoneating.

Weshouldapplythesameprincipletoourcultivation.Ifyouconcentrate,you

willbe on the rightpath. Ifyoudont,your cultivationwillbe invain.Thefoundationofcultivationisbuiltonconcentration.

Cultivation [beginswith] thepreliminary section, inwhichyou should fully

concentrate.Thefocusedmindoughttobeextendedtotheconcludingsection

of thecultivation.Thecriticalpart lies in themainsession. Iwillsummarize

the main points for todays teaching. You should form the mudra like me

[GrandMasterformsamudra].TherearetwoMahamayurimudras:oneisthe

neifumudra

[the

internal

handclasp

mudra]

and

the

other

one

is

the

waifumudra [externalhandclaspmudra].The waifumudramimics the

flying motion of Mahamayuri, whereas the neifu mudra represents that

Mahamayuri isat rest.Eitheroneof them is fine.You should first form the

mudra, and then you should do the visualization. You would begin by

visualizing emptiness. Visualize the [Sanskrit] seed syllable YU, which

somewhat resembles a peacock, transforming into a peacock. Next, we

visualizetheseedsyllableBAM[VAM inSanskrit] transforming intoawhite

lotus flower.Lastly, theseedsyllableMO [MA inSanskrit] transforming into

Mahamayuri. This is the visualization visualizing the emergence of

Mahamayurifromemptiness.

TheVajrayanasadhanastipulatesthatMahamayuristhirdeyechakraradiates

abeamofwhitelightontoyourthirdeyechakra;herthroatchakraradiatesa

beamof red lightontoyour throat,andherheartchakra radiatesabeamof

blue light ontoyourheart chakra.The three raysof light completelypurify

yourbody,speech,andmind.Afterthat,youcanchantthemantra.Chantthis

mantraafter thevisualization:Om,moyuli,garladi,soha.Theji [Chinese

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word] shouldbepronounced likegar, somewherebetweenji andgar. Om,

moyuli,garladi,soha,om,moyuli,garladi,soha,om,moyuli,garladi,

soha.Afterrecitingthemantra108times,thenyouenterintosamadhi.Thatis

crucial.

We have talked about entering samadhi. If you can enter samadhi, you can

attainyogicunion.Ifyoucannotentersamadhi,thenyoucannotattainyogic

union. Itsas simpleas that.What is thedifference?Onehasachievedyogic

union,whiletheotherhasnot.Someonewroteajokethatgoeslikethis:

XiaoMingwenthomeandsaidtohisfather,Todaymymathteacherhitme.

Hisdadasked,Whydidtheteacherhityou?

Myteacheraskedme,Whatisthreetimestwo?

Hisdadasked,Whatwasyouranswer?Irepliedthatthreetimestwoissix.

Hisdadsaid,Thatscorrect,verygood!

XiaoMingthensaid,ThenmyteacheraskedmeWhatistwotimesthree?

Hisdadthenretorted,Damn!Whatsthedifference?[TheChinesetermfor

Damnistamade].

XiaoMingreplied,ThatwasexactlywhatIsaid.

Youcannot

answer

like

that.

Hows

your

mother?

[ni

ma

hao]

and

Mom,

howareyou?[ma,nihao]arereally[similar],sothereisntmuchdifference.

Butitsoutrageoustosaydamn[tamade]likethefathersaid.

Thedifferencelieshere.Ifyouwereoriginallyabletounite[withyourdeity],

whyarentyouabletodoitanymore?Youmustbeseechthedeitytounitewith

you.Therearemanymethods for that.Youmustpurify thedharmavessel

you.Ourphysicalbodyisadharmavessel,whichcannotbeconcealed.Didyou

knowthat?Ifyousealthedharmavessel,youcloseyourhearttothissadhana.

If you dontbelieve in this sadhana, then you should not practice it. The

dharmavesselthatisplacedlikeanupsidedownbowlcanneitherunitewitha

deitynorreceivedharmamilk[whichnourishesspiritualnature].Youcannot

attainyogicunioninthisway.

Adharmavesselcannotbebrokeneither.Whywoulditbebroken?Itisbecause

youoftenviolateprecepts.Youfailtoabidebytheprecepts,preceptssuchas

the Bodhisattva Vows, the Monastic Precepts, the Five Precepts, the Eight

Precepts [of serious lay Buddhists], or any of the Ten Precepts. You didnt

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followanyoftheprecepts,soyouareabrokendharmavessel.

Thepouringofthedharmamilkentersintoyou,Ruwo,thedeityenteringinto

you,willimmediatelysensethatyouareabrokenvessel,andthedharmamilk

willleakaway.Thatisanothercaseoffailedyogicunion.

There is still another type of failure to achieve yogic union. This particular

dharmavesselisnotfractured,anditfacesupwardduetoonesfaith.Itdoes

nothave any cracks.However, as soon as thedharmamilk flows into it, it

becomesdirty.Yourheartisdirty,andyourthoughtsarefilthy,soyoucannot

enterthestateofRuwoWoru.Apartfromthesethreefaults[ofnotbelieving

inthesadhana,notfollowingtheprecepts,andhavingadirtyheartandmind],

youcanbeinfusedwiththebrillianceofthebuddhasandbodhisattvas.

Every time I practice a sadhana, I always attain union. Every session of

cultivation I do is successful, and I am energizedwith the dharma stream

everysingletime.Ifyoupracticeasadhanaandachieveyogicuniononce,then

youshouldachieve itduringyournextpractice,and thesessionafterthatas

well,aslongasyoupracticeasinstructed.Onceyourbody,speech,andmind

arepurified,you can attainunionwithout adoubt.Makenomistake about

that.Many

people

have

practiced

for

ten,

twenty,

even

forty

years,

and

some

havepracticedfortheirwholelives,buttheyhaveneverexperiencedthestate

ofunion.Why is that?Youhavemademistakes.What is themistake?First,

youdont concentrate.Second,yourbody isdirty,your speech is filthy,and

your thoughts aredefiled.You have committed offenses. It is impossible to

reach unionwith a filthy heart and defiled thoughts.As soon as themilk

streamsdown,itbecomesdirty,oritleaksthroughthecracks.Itisimpossible

toachieveunioninthatway.Theattainmentofyogicunionisattributedtothe

purificationofbody,speech,andmind.Youmustfortifyyourfaithinthedeity,

youmust concentrate,youmustnotviolateprecepts, andyoumust cleanse

yourthoughts.

Therewasadoctorwhodinedoutatarestaurant.Whileservingthedoctorby

takinghisorder,thewaiterkeptrubbinghisbottomwithoneofhishands.The

doctornoticedthisandasked,Doyouhavehemorrhoids?Thewaiterreplied,

Pleasesir,justorderwhatwehaveonthemenu.Wedonthavehemorrhoids

here.Whatwasgoingon? Itwas amiscommunication.Thedoctormade a

mistake.Thewaitersbottomwas itchy,but thedoctor thought that he had

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hemorrhoids.Thewaiteralsomisunderstood thedoctor.He thought that the

doctorhadorderedhemorrhoids.Itturnedoutnottobethecase,sothewaiter

alsomessedup.Itturnedouttobeamessuponthewaiterspart.Hethought

thatthedoctorwantedtoorderhemorrhoids,whichdidntexist[onthemenu].

Ivetoldthisjokebefore.Two loverswerecuddlingtogether,andthewoman

whisperedtotheman,Ihaveabitofaheadache.Themanrespondedwitha

peckonherforeheadandaskedAreyoufeelingbetter?Thewomanreplied,

A littlebit.She thensaid,Myshouldersaresore.Themanmovedcloser

andkissedhershoulders,Areyoufeelingbetter?Yes,abitbetter.Anold

womanwhowasnexttothemexclaimed,Thats incredible!Shethenasked

theman,Canyougivemeakiss?Kisswhat? themanasked.Kissmy

hemorrhoids.Thatwasajokeaboutmistakingwhatotherpeoplemeant.The

doctormisinterpretedthatthewaiterhadhemorrhoids,andthewaiterwronglyassumed that thedoctorwanted toorderhemorrhoids.Thatwas ajoke.As

cultivatorsweneedtogetthingsright.

InordertounitewithMahamayuri,thefollowingarerequiredpurifiedbody,

speech, and mind, totally focused cultivation, and diligent practice of the

MahamayuriSadhana,outlined in thebookShengyenLusUnfoldedPortfolio.

MostTrueBuddha students are familiarwith thebasicTrueBuddhaTantra

sadhanas[which

have

similarities

with

the

Mahamayuri

Sadhana].

Focus!

Mahamayuri possesses great dharma power. She is the embodiment of

Mahavairocana Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, and Shakyamuni Buddha.

Mahamayuriholdstranscendentalpower.

ThisistheMahamayuriPraiseVerse:LordBuddha,thegreatcompassionateone,

Yourdharmakayaisendowedwiththetranquilityofnirvana.Yourpowerandabilities

areboundless.Andallofyourmeritsandvirtuesareperfect.

ThededicationLordBuddha, thegreatcompassionateonehonorsShakyamuni

Buddha as Lord Buddha for his unlimited compassion. Your dharmakaya is

endowedwiththetranquilityofnirvanareferstotheSupremeTruth.Yourpower

andabilitiesareboundlessatteststohereffectiveness.WhatdoesAndallofyour

meritsandvirtuesareperfectinclude?Doyouknow?Itcontainsperfectmerits

andvirtuesofcompassion,greatcompassion,emptiness,andthegreattantras.

Allbuddhasandbodhisattvashaveboundlesspower.Greatcompassionisan

expedientmeans,and itsnature isemptiness.Thesetwoaddupandbecome

essence, form, and function. The essence or the primal essence is the

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Buddhanature; the form is the identical form of Shakyamuni Buddha;

function refers to great power. Achieving all merits and virtues is most

supreme.

Asweknow,theFourarmedMahamayuriiscapableofsubjugationwithher

peacock feather. The peacock feather is used for subjugation purposes.

Mahamayuri can also pacify with a white lotus flower, attract love and

harmonywithabijapura,and enhancewealthwith anauspicious fruit.Her

armsconductthefourkarmarituals:pacification[purification],harmonization,

enhancementandsubjugation,withnopracticemissing.Therefore,practicing

the Mahamayuri Sadhana is equivalent to cultivating pacification,

harmonization, enhancement, and subjugation. She is capable of

accomplishingthefourmajortypesofVajrayanapractices.

IfyoucanunitewithMahamayuri,youcanalso flybypracticing theFlying

Sadhana. Iwilldetail theFlying Sadhana today,which Ididnt teach at the

Seattle Temple. Now, let me first ask you, Grand Master often appears in

studentsdreams.Soletmeaskyou,howmanyofyouhavedreamedofGrand

Master or dreamed of receiving teachings fromGrandMaster? If you have

dreamedofGrandMasteroryouhavebeen taughtbyGrandMaster inyour

dreams,please

raise

your

hand

high.

Many

people

have

raised

their

hands.

Whatisgoingon?Sometimesinonenight,GrandMastercanvisitahundred

studentsintheirdreams,orimpartteachingstoathousandstudents[audience

applause].How can Ido that?Nomatterhow faryou are, I can reachyou.

Why?As long as there are stars in the skywhereyou are, I can enteryour

dreams.This is thesecret[audienceapplause].AfterMahamayurienters into

myheartchakraandsitsonthelotusfloweronmyheart,Ivisualizethedeity

shrinking andbeing elevated to the crown chakraby pushing the qi that I

developedfromtheTreasureVaseQiYoga.By[visualizingthedeity]sittingon

theheartchakra,youhavealreadymergedwiththeBuddhanatureofGrand

Master and Mahamayuri. That is a manifestation. Then, you push

MahamayuritoemptinesswiththeTreasureVaseQi.Thedeitywillabsorbthe

starlight,thestarsbrilliance,mergingwiththestarsatnight.TheMahamayuri

intheemptinessisanemanationofGrandMaster.

SoImtellingeveryonethatifyoupracticethissadhana,youcancultivateyour

own emanation: appealingMahamayuri to enter and reside on your heart,

unitingyourselfwith thedeity as one entity, exertingyourprimordialqi to

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send Mahamayuri into emptiness, and then merging yourself with the

starlightonthesky.Ifyourepeattheprocessahundredtimes,thenyouwill

have a hundred emanations [audience applause]. If you repeat a thousand

times,youwillhavea thousandemanations [audienceapplause].Appearing

indisciplesdreamswithanemanation is called starlightemanation in the

dream,which is amanifestationoutsideofmyphysicalbody, the starlight

emanationthatvisitsyouindreams[audienceapplause].

Therefore,GrandMasteroncelostfiftystarlightemanationsduringthehoma

thatIconductedforthe88Floodvictims[amajornaturaldisasterinTaiwan

onAugust8th,2009].IsacrificedfiftystarlightemanationsofPadmakuamra.

However,thefiftystarlightemanationswererestoredbyfiftysadhanasessions

[audienceapplause].Thatisthereasonwhythebuddhasandbodhisattvascanfulfillyourdreams,becausetheyareeverywhere,ineverysinglecorner.They

can realize thedreamsofallTrueBuddha students [audienceapplause].No

onewillbemissed.Aslongasyoucanattainunion,GrandMasterwillappear

beforeyou.Ihavesaidbefore,thebuddhasandbodhisattvaswillalsoappear

toyou.Notjustindreams,butevenintherealworld,wewillappearbothin

yourdreamsandinreallife[audienceapplause].Thatisfulfilling.Wefollow

Buddhism because it is fulfilling. We call Shakyamuni Buddha the World

HonoredOne

because

he

is

honored

by

the

people

of

the

world

[audience

applause].Thatisveryimportant.

TheTrueBuddhaTantraandVajrayanaarequite fulfilling.Notonlydo they

answer your mundane wishes, but they also grant your transcendental

aspirations.Theyalsohelppeople live inpeaceandharmony,andarequite

perfect.Hereisajokethatsomeonewrote,soitsnotmine.Thereoncewasa

bear, rabbit, and a chickenwhoplayedhappily together.They thought that

theyshouldcomeupanicknameforeachother,andthiswillbringthemcloser

together.Thebear said,YoucancallmeLittleXiongxiong [little cub].The

rabbit added, You can callmeLittleTutu [littlebunny].The chicken then

groanedandsaid,Iamnotplayinganymore![audienceburstoutlaughing;

this is another Chinese pun, where the logical progression of the naming

schemewouldhave left thechickenwith thenicknamelittlepenis].Think

aboutit,ifoneofthreedoesntwanttoplayanymore,itwillnotbeperfector

fulfilling.Ifyouhavefourpeople,andoneofthemdoesntwanttoplay,then

youcannotplaymahjong.

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Therefore, the essential nature ofVajrayana is perfect, and its sadhanas are

fulfilling.Worldlysadhanasareregardedasexpedientmethods,whereas the

transcendental sadhanas are categorized as fulfillment stages. Ideally,both

worldly and transcendental sadhanas would be accomplished. Vajrayana

sadhanas are fulfillingpractices. Sadhanas that fulfillmundanewishes exist

because of great compassion. Transcendental sadhanas exist because of

emptiness, the Supreme Truth,withboth types of sadhanasbeing fulfilled.

Great compassion, emptiness, and The Scriptural Text of theRitual of the

GreatKingoftheTeaching,theAdamantineOnewithGreatCompassionand

KnowledgeoftheVoid[theChineseHevajraTantra]constitutesShriHevajra.

Mahamayuricanachieveperfectlybothworldlyandtranscendentalsadhanas.

I have mentioned that Mahamayuri can suppress earthquakes. Taiwan hasmany earthquakes, and so does Indonesia.Master Lianzhe can practice the

EarthquakeSuppressionSadhana. If thereareearthquakes in the future,you

can look for him. There is also the enhancement practice to increase your

wealth.As far aswealth is concerned, Prithvi andMountainGods are the

richestdeitiesonland.Therefore,wehavethePrithviSadhanaandMountain

GodsSadhana.TheDragonKingistherichestintheocean,andwealsohave

theDragonKingTreasureVaseSadhana.Therichestdeitiesintheheavensare

noneother

than

the

Four

Heavenly

Kings,

and

we

have

the

Yellow

Jambhala

Sadhana. Yellow Jambhala [or Vaisravana] is the richest in the heavens.

Therefore,wealthgodstemplesareboominginTaiwan.Therichestbeingsare

actuallyPrithvi,MountainGods,theDragonKing,theFourHeavenlyKings,

andtheEightHeavenlyKings.Theyareloaded!Theyaretherealwealthgods,

whiletherestarejustminorwealthgods.Therefore,thewealthgodofTaiwan

Leizang Temple is a greatwealth god [audience applause]. The rest of the

wealth gods areminorwealth gods. If youwantmoney, you should go to

TaiwanLeizangTemple.MasterLianzai is theassistantabbot. Ifyouask for

wealth,hepracticesthewealthgodpractices.Ifyoudontbecomerich,golook

forhim!

As far as magnetization or harmonization sadhanas are concerned, Grand

MasterhastransmittedtheKurukullaSadhanaandtheRagarajaSadhana.By

chantingthemantraorconductingtheRagarajahomaorKurukullahoma,you

willbe lovedandrespected[audienceapplause].Thepeachfloweror love

thatwewant is an abundance of love luck, not someminor love luck.An

abundanceofloveluckiswellreceivedandlovedbyallsentientbeings.Ifyou

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havegoodaffinitywithsentientbeings,whenyoudebut,orgetofftheplane,

thecrowdwillwelcomeyou.Whenyouareabout todepart, thecrowdwill

sendyouoff.Thesecelebrities,politicians,entertainerscangainpopularityor

socialstatusbycultivatingtheKurukullaSadhanaorRagarajaSadhana.Heor

shewillbe loved immensely.Sothosepeoplerunning inelections,remember

this! Election! In this democratic era, we should vote for the virtuous and

talented.Ifyouareelected,youmusthaveanirresistiblelovelucktomagnetize

peopletosupportyou.Ifyouaspiretobeapolitician,youshouldpracticethe

KurukullaSadhanaorRagarajaSadhana.Yourwillhaveanabundanceoflove

luck.

ThereoncewasapersonwhocametoseemeattheSeattleTemple,andItaught

him the Kurukulla Sadhana. He returned home and recited the KurukullaMantra diligently until hebecame a legislator and then later hebecame a

countymagistrate.Afterawhile,he stopped chanting themantra, so things

wentdownhill.Really,ifyouhaveplentyofloveluck,youcanbecomealeader

orafamousstarlikeJayChou.Amongourmasters,MasterLianmingisafan

ofJayChou.Remember,onemustpracticetheKurukullaSadhanaorRagaraja

Sadhana.Withjustaflingofyourhair,yourfanswillbescreaming,fainting,

wowingandwhooping.Thesepeoplecanbecategorizedasagroupies.Do

youknow

what

groupies

are?

If

you

dont,

that

is

okay.

Current

celebrities,

leaders,famousstarsarealllinkedtoKurukullaandRagaraja.Ifyouwantthe

sameaffinity,youshouldpracticethemagnetizationpractice.Youtwo(Master

LianzheandMasterLianzai)shouldberesponsible.Thepeacockfeatherisfor

subjugation,whichIwonttalkabouttoday.

Cultivatorsshouldusewisdomonanymatter.Knowledge isknowing,right?

Wisdom is called prajna. When the sun was shiningbright, Grand Master

formed a sword mudra, and chanted, Maha prajna paramita, om mani

padami hum, trili, quickly block the sun! I recited like that [audience

applause].

We shouldhavewisdom toclearly identify theguruyou take refugeunder.

Afterthat,youshouldwholeheartedlyfollowtheguruspath.Hewilltransmit

all sadhanas, including theworldly and transcendental ones. The guru can

unitewithdeities,achieveattainment,transformoutsideofthephysicalbody,

appearinyourdreams,fulfillyourwishes,unitewithyou,andhelpyourealize

theSupremeTruth theSupremeTruthoftheTathagata.Withintheteachings

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theBuddha taught, therewere four typesof teachings: the first typewason

properhumanconduct; thesecond typewasonperforminggooddeeds; the

third type was on subduing greed, anger, and ignorance with precepts,

meditation,andwisdom;andthefourthtypewasontheSupremeTruth.Grand

Masteriswellversedonallfourtypesofteachings[audienceapplause].

What is a shang shi [This is the Chinese term for a Vajrayana master,

equivalent to the Tibetan term lama and Indian term guru]?What is a

vajramaster?Vajrawillneverchange itscolorandform.What isshang?

Shangissupremeandultimate,whatShakyamuniBuddharealizediscalled

theUnexcelledPerfectEnlightenment, and there isno teaching that ismore

profoundandenlighteningthanthat.Ourvajramasterswillnotchangeshape

or color, and there isnomaster that isbetter than avajramaster [audienceapplause].Therefore,youshouldusewisdomtoidentifyandfindagoodguru,

and follow thegurus teachingswithundividedattention,and thenyouwill

naturallyattainworldlyaswellastranscendentalaccomplishments[audience

applause].

Everyone shouldhavewisdom,butwisdom isnotknowledge.Therewas a

superintendentwhowasarepresentativeoftheDepartmentofEducation.We

usedto

call

this

position

dushen,

but

now

it

is

called

duxue.

The

superintendantaskedonestudent,Whoburneddown theEpangPalace [or

EpangGong]?Whodidit?Astudentstoodupandanswered,Notme!The

superintendentfeltthestudentreallylackedbasicknowledge.Whatisgoing

on?Howdidtheystudyhistory?Whatamess.Thesuperintendenttookthe

studenttoseetheprincipalandtoldtheprincipal,Iaskedhimwhoburned

theEpangPalace?andhereplied thathedidntdo it.Theprincipalagreed,

He is right.Hewas not involved in that case.The real culprit is someone

else. The superintendent sighed, Ah, this principal also lacks basic

knowledge.So,thesuperintendentdecidedtotaketheissuetotheheadofthe

DepartmentofEducation.Afterhearingthestory,theheadoftheDepartment

ofEducationsaid,Ah,thestudentsaidthathedidntburnthePalace.Itwas

indeedtrue.Theprincipalalsoreconfirmedandsupportedhim.Itwasnothim.

Itwassomeoneelse.Thesuperintendentheard thatandconcluded,Forget

aboutthat.Thatsnotthepoint.LetsallocatesomefundstobuildanewEpang

Palace.The studentdidntknowwhoburneddown thepalace,andneither

did theprincipalnor theheadoftheDepartmentofEducation.Whoburned

down theEpangPalace? In fact, Idontknoweither.According tohistory, it

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wasXiangyuthatdidit.However,Ifeelthatsometimeshistoricalrecordsare

nottrue.

ABuddhistshouldhavewisdomtoclearlyrecognizeaguru,aprincipaldeity,

and adharmaprotector.As long asyou canpurifyyourbody, speech, and

mind,andyoucanfullyengageinTrueBuddhasadhanas,youwilleventually

attainyogicunion.Iwillalsotellallofyouthataslongasyouunitewithone

deity,youwillbeabletounitewithotherdeitieslikeMahamayuri.Unitewith

one,unitewithall.Failtounitewithone,failtounitewithall.Thatisavery

importantpoint.

I heard the dedication that Taiwan Leizang Temple had for this ceremony,

whichwastoaskGrandMastertoliveinTaiwanforever.Letmetellyou,IwillliveinTaiwanforever.Everythinghasitsancestralhome.Wewilllivetogether

forever, in theWesternRealm [a sarira pagoda at Taiwan Leizang Temple].

Definitely,definitely.Iamalreadysixtysixyearsold.Aseniorcitizen,anold

man,isntit?Iwilldefinitelycomeback.ChildrensDayisnolongerforme.I

cant celebrate it anymore.When Iwas inTaiwan,we celebratedChildrens

Day,becausechildrenareourfuture.Iamnolongerachild.Then,Icelebrated

YouthDay,becausetheyouthare thepillarsofthecountry.Ihavecelebrated

YouthDay.

Ialso

have

celebrated

Veterans

Day,

since

Iwas

amilitary

officer,

andgraduatedfromamilitaryschool.IhavealsocelebratedtheMidAutumn

Festivaland theLanternFestival,butIamnotsure ifthere isaSeniorsDay.

Maybethereis,butnotmanypeoplecelebrateit.Inthefuture,GrandMaster

willonlybequalified to celebrateTombSweepingDayor theDoubleNinth

Festival[adaywhenpeoplevisittheelderlyorthegravesoftheirancestors].

IwelcomeeveryonetovisitmeonTombSweepingDay.Thisismyplace.Inthe

future,Iwillbeplacedinthebasement.Idontlikehighplaces.Thebasementis

more inconspicuous,more lowprofile.Iwillhavethefollowingengravedon

mytomb:

Ihavecome.

Ihavenowgone.

Pleasedonttakeme[frommygrave].

Iwillnothavemanysariras.

Ifyoutakeallmysarirasandsellthem,Iwillbeempty.ThenIwillnothaveany

sarirasleftattheWesternRealmbecauseyouhavestolenthemall,right?Ihope

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thatyouwillnottakemeaway.

Thisistheendoftheperformance.

Ihavebeenanactorallmylife,andthisistheendofmyperformance.

Thistimeitsreal.

Thereisnosequeltoexpect.

Therewillneverbeasequel,whyisthat?Icannolongersithereandtransmit

thedharma.

Ifyouwanttoseeme,dontcometooclosetome.

Ihavebeenplacedinthebasement.

Pleasedontsteponmybox.

Pleasedonttouchmyboxwithyourfeet.

Mydharmadisseminationhascometoanend.

Withgloryandtriumph,IwillreturntoMahaTwinLotusPonds.

Whydoyoucometoseeme?

Soonerorlater,wewillendupthesame.

Soonerorlater,youandIwillbeputinabox,andthenwewillbethesame.

Thespaceistoosmall.

ThespaceintheWesternRealmisverysmall.

SosmallthatIcanbarelyturnmybody.

Turninginmysleepwillbeverydifficult.

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IrestattheverybottomoftheWesternRealm.

Ifyouhavetime,pleasecomeandchatwithme.

Dontworry.

Pleasedontworry.

Unlessmygravehasbeenrobbed,

Iwillforeverlivethere.

Iwillneverleave.

Inthepast,Iwasafatperson.

Inthepast,GrandMasterwasfat,Iwasafatperson.

Now,Iamfit.

Inthefuture,Iwillbecomepiecesofsarirasandsariraflowers.

Iwillwritemylastword.

Finally,itistimetobringdownthecurtain.

Unfortunately,Icannotcomeouttotakeabowtoyouall.Oneday,Iwillbelike

that.Thosewouldbethefinalwordsengravedonmytomb.Itstimetobring

downthecurtain.Iamsorryfornotgivingmythanksinperson.

Whatworriesmethemost?Iamafraidthatpeoplewillstealmysariras,taking

allofthemawayandleavingonlyanemptybox.Actually,thereisnothingtobe

concernedabout.Iwillbeverycontentthatmysarirascanbedistributedand

shared among Leizang Temples in the world. This is my affinity with my

studentsinTrueBuddhaSchool[audienceapplause].

IwillliveinTaiwanforever.Whyisthat?IboughtmanyspotsattheWestern

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Realm. Not quite, I didnt purchase them, Taiwan Leizang Temple offered

many tome. Ihavepromised togivemysisteraspotat theWesternRealm.

Myyoungersistersname isLuShengmei,andmineisLuShengyen.She is

actuallywelloff,butsheisveryfrugal,soIwillgiveherone.Sheismysister,

andshewill livenext tome.Did Ipromiseyou that? IsLuShengmeihere?

[Someoneanswered that she is in theVIP room.]Okay,MasterLianzheand

MasterLianzai.Ihavepromisedmysister.Ihavesomanyspots,pleaseleave

oneforherLuShengmei.MynameisLuShengyen.Onelastreminder,you

shoulddistinguishLuShengyenfromLuShengmei.Shewillbenexttome.If

youaremistakenandspeakalottoLuShengmei,Iwillnothearanyofthat.

YoushouldfaceandspeaktoGrandMaster,theoneengravedLuShengyen.

IfIhearit,Iwillblessyouforsure[audienceapplause].

The fate of life is intriguing and unpredictable. The dharma taughtby the

Buddha is alsovery captivating.TheBuddha said that suffering, emptiness,

impermanence,andnonexistenceofselfarepartofhumanexistence. Ifyou

canseethroughsuffering,emptiness,impermanence,andnonexistenceofself,

thenyouwillunderstandthepathofliberation.Youwillbeliberated.

TheBuddhaalsotaughtasecondtypeofdharmaoncauseandeffect.Ifthere

isagathering,

there

is

also

adispersal;

if

there

is

health,

there

is

sickness;

if

there isbirth, there isdeath; if there is youth, there is old age.You should

observecauseandeffectandtheTwelveLinksofDependentOrigination.You

will discover the path of liberation,which is the path of the Emptiness of

DependentOrigination.

TheBuddhaalsotaughtustheMiddleWayandConsciousnessOnly.Usingthe

MiddleWayandConsciousnessOnly,youcanpenet