师父在帮助人家的时候，我觉得我是在得到，而不是在付出。而通常人的理念是我帮助你，我买东西给你吃是我对你好，那是我在付出。现在的人都是要回报的，这就是境界。境界不同的时候，你帮助人家你自己的心里也会不开心的。因为你在帮助人家的时候，哎呀，我做了这么多，他也不理解我。“哎，我是免费给你做的”，话出来了，脸难看了，对不对啊？要明白帮助人家是自己得啊。知道帮助人家你得到多少吗？你得到的是无限的智慧。因为当一个人帮助人家的时候，他得回来的是智慧、是悟性。你知道当一个人在帮助人家的时候，人家多感激你，当你需要人家帮忙的时候，就是一方有难，八方支援。师父告诉你们有了这个更高的境界之后，你就会找到这条慈悲路，就是这条道路，修道就是修这个道路。你明白了这个道理，你才会有这条路；你不明白这个道，你就没有这条路，明白了吗？许多人工作没有了就很难过，但是他不知道孕育着一个更好的工作在等待着他。很多人家庭破裂了，他不知道孕育着一个更好的家庭等待着他。但是要看你有没有这个福气，要看你有没有这个德行，要看你是不是在真修，如果是真修，菩萨会帮助你解决问题的。
When I help others, I feel that I am gaining something, not giving something away. People usually think, “I’m helping you, I bought you food—that’s me being good to you, that’s me giving.” These days, people tend to expect something in return, and that’s a matter of mindset. When your mindset is limited in this way, even helping others can leave you feeling unhappy. You might think, “I’ve done so much for them, and they don’t even appreciate it.” You may even say, “I’m doing this for free,” and your expression gives away your attitude when you say it. Right?
You need to understand that helping others is actually a way of gaining something yourself. Do you realise how much you receive when you help others? You gain boundless wisdom. What you receive in return is wisdom and the potential for insight and enlightenment. And when others are grateful for your help, people will support you when you are in need—when one person faces hardship, help comes from all directions.
When you reach this higher level of understanding, you’ll find the path of compassion. That’s the path we cultivate. If you understand this principle, the path will reveal itself to you. If you don’t, you won’t find it. Do you see?
Many people become upset when they lose their jobs, not realising that a better job may be waiting for them. Some go through a broken relationship, unaware that a better one may be on the horizon. However, whether you encounter these new opportunities depends on whether you have the fortune and virtue—and whether you are sincerely practising Buddhism. If you genuinely practise, the Bodhisattvas will help you solve your problems.
理论和境界要一致。也就是说，你学佛学了半天，你学了这么多的理论，你没有这个境界你是学不好菩萨的。所以很多人忙了半天，天天学理论，嘴巴里讲出来一套一套的佛学理论，什么这个佛菩萨如何如何，那个佛菩萨如何如何，这个经典啦，那个经典啦……那你是在学佛学的理论，而不是在学佛。你的境界达不到菩萨的境界，你说你学了有什么用呢？要懂得一个道理：我们学佛、学菩萨，不单单要读经，我们要学佛菩萨的境界——佛菩萨的理论是在这个境界之上的。什么叫境界？境界是看不见摸不着的东西，是通过理论来作为基础，然后由你的思维来不断成熟，才能成为一个境界。
Your understanding of theory and mindset must align. In other words, even if you’ve spent a long time studying Buddhism and absorbed a lot of theory, without the right mindset, you won’t truly grasp the teachings of the Bodhisattvas. That’s why some people devote all their time to studying theories, becoming fluent in Buddhist teachings—saying things like, “This Buddha is like that,” or “That Bodhisattva is like this,” and quoting scripture after scripture. But they are only studying Buddhism—they are not practising it. If your state of mind doesn’t reach the level of the Bodhisattvas, what is the point of all your learning?
You need to understand: practising Buddhism is not just about reading scriptures; it’s about cultivating the mindset of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Their teachings are grounded in this elevated state of mind. What is a higher state of mind? It’s something intangible—something you can’t see or touch. It begins with theory, but through reflection and practice, it gradually matures until it becomes an intrinsic part of who you are.
要记住一定要学而兼用，学了不用等于没学。所以觉受会很细微，就像一个人的感觉一样。举一个简单的例子：你们都有过恋爱的经验，当一个人喜欢你的时候，他站在你的背后你会感觉到他的呼吸，你会感觉到他在后面看你。这个就叫很细微，能明白吗？你能感觉出来，感觉自己今天跪在观世音菩萨面前，观世音菩萨在看着我，感觉观世音菩萨在关心着我，这就叫觉受。
Remember, learning must go hand in hand with application. If you learn without applying it, it’s as though you’ve never learned at all. Awareness and experience are subtle—just like feelings. Let me give you a simple example: If you’ve ever been in love, you know what it’s like to sense someone’s presence. Even if they stand silently behind you, you can feel their breath and know they are watching you. That’s subtle, isn’t it?
In the same way, when you kneel before Guan Yin Bodhisattva, you can feel her presence. You sense that Guan Yin is watching over you, caring for you. This is what we call awareness and experience.
强烈地感受到光明在心中，也就是说当一个人学佛修心之后，他会有一种强烈的光明，就是我现在明白了。就像有些人看上去有点傻傻的，但是他说：“我学佛之后现在明白了，只有观世音菩萨能救我的家，我现在有信心。不管家里出什么事情，我一定好好地念经，我一定要坚持。”这就是光明在他的心中。如果没有这个光明在他心中，他就会失望、就会绝望、就会找不到方向、就会失去人生的目标。失去人生的目标之后，就像你开车开到了一个山坡路上，前面没有路了，前面竖立了一个路标：“前面无路”。你如果再往前面开你就掉下去了，明白了吗？一个人学佛要有目标，要能够感觉到观世音菩萨在关心我们。如果你能感受到强烈的光明在你的心中，“我明白了”，实际上这个就叫悟境，悟道，就是你悟出了这个境界，你就得到了这个道路。你能知道菩萨想什么，你就是菩萨。就像你知道你的孩子在想什么，这就是你能理解孩子的一个很重要的因素。就像很多母亲她知道孩子在想什么，这就是你悟出了这个道理：“因为这个孩子我不能对他太凶，我不能对他太严厉，因为这个孩子怎么样怎么样。”你就悟出这个道理出来了，这就叫悟道。你懂得这个道理之后，你就会原谅他，就会对他好了。
You can deeply feel the light within your heart. This means that after practising Buddhism and cultivating your mind, you experience a powerful sense of clarity—like thinking, “Now I understand.” Some people may seem a bit simple on the surface, but they might say, “Since I started practising Buddhism, I understand now. Only Guan Yin Bodhisattva can save my family. Now I have faith. No matter what happens at home, I will recite the sutras wholeheartedly and persevere.” This is the light within their heart. Without this light, they would feel hopeless, lost, and without direction or purpose in life.
Losing your sense of purpose is like driving on a steep mountain road and suddenly seeing a sign that says, ‘Wrong Way. Go Back.’ If you keep driving, you’ll go off the edge. Do you see? When practising Buddhism, you need a goal and must feel that Guan Yin Bodhisattva cares for you. If you can feel this strong light within you, this sense of “I got it,” that is what we call enlightenment or awakening. It means you’ve realised this state of mind—the true path. When you can understand the thoughts of the Bodhisattvas, you are like a Bodhisattva yourself.
It’s like understanding your child’s thoughts—it’s a key factor in knowing how to raise them well. Many mothers, for example, know what their child is thinking and come to realise, “I shouldn’t be too harsh or strict with them as they have their own challenges.” This realisation is a form of enlightenment. Once you’ve understood this truth, you can forgive your child and treat them with kindness.
觉受会改变，而悟道是很不容易改变的。今天我念经了，感觉好了或感觉不好了，这就是在改变了。但是，悟道是不容易改变的。什么叫悟道？就是我悟出这个道理之后，这条路我准备走下去，我觉得这条路是正的，就不大会改变了。明白了吗？悟道就是开悟。要把佛教深奥的理论变成实践。学佛菩萨深奥的理论，要把它应用到现实生活当中，嘴巴里讲的再好，我一切无所谓，而真正遇到事情时就会跳起来。犹如你们在家里看见孩子跟你闹的时候，你能够忍耐住吗？忍耐是从内心出来的，是靠你悟出这个道理后你才会忍耐；你不知道这个道理，你是无法忍耐的。如果没有悟出道理而克制自己，到最后身体就会出毛病了，什么心脏病、血压高都出来了。
Awareness and experience can change, but awakening is much harder to change. For example, after reciting a sutra today, you might feel good or not so good—that feeling will change. But once you’ve awakened to a truth, that understanding doesn’t shift easily. What does awakening mean? It means that after realising a truth, you commit to walking that path and staying on it because you know it’s the right one. That’s not something you’re likely to change. Awakening is about applying the profound theories of Buddhism in practice.
Learning the profound teachings of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas isn’t just about understanding them; you need to apply them in your daily life. Some people may speak eloquently about Buddhist theory, claiming, “Nothing can affect me; I am free from attachment.” However, the real test comes when challenges arise, and they quickly lose their composure and become restless.
For example, when your child is being difficult at home, can you remain patient? True patience comes from within, cultivated through deep understanding. If you haven’t attained this deeper insight, you won’t be able to maintain patience. Forcing yourself to hold back without true understanding will eventually affect your health, leading to heart problems or high blood pressure.
师父喜欢给你们说现实生活中的例子，就像一个人咳嗽的时候心里想：“我不要咳嗽，我要忍住、憋住、憋住，”最后还是憋不住“咳，咳，咳……”你是憋不住的啊，是因为你不懂其中的医学原理，才会这样做的。做人也是这样，要明白道理才能克制住自己，如果不明白这个道理，你让他克制，他怎么能克制住呢？这就叫悟。然后内外可以相互引路得到证悟。就是说我们学佛、学菩萨、学佛法，内外要相应，就是说外表和内涵要融入在一起，也就是说我的外表很谦虚，内心也要真谦虚。你们看看现在的人多虚伪啊，在外面看见人脸上笑嘻嘻的说：“哎呀，你好吗？好久不见了，好想你呀……”转过身这张脸马上就变了，这脸变得快啊，这个人的心和行为就不是一致的。真的看见一个人喜欢，心和行为要一致，表面的事情你还不如不做。我这么一讲下面的人心里可能会想：是啊，我就是这个样子，我不喜欢他就是不喜欢。师父告诉你们：不喜欢他，你也要喜欢他。因为他是众生，众生就是我们的父母亲，就是我们的孩子，就是我们所有的一切，我们就是众生当中的一个，你为什么不喜欢他呢？你本身不喜欢他，你就是有分别心，就是学佛没有学好。明白了吗？
I like using real-life examples to illustrate these points. For instance, when someone tries to suppress a cough by thinking, “I must hold it in, hold it in,” they end up coughing anyway—cough, cough, cough. Why? Because they don’t understand the medical reason behind it. Life works the same way. If you want to control yourself, you must understand the underlying truth. If someone doesn’t understand the reason behind self-restraint, how can they possibly control themselves? This is what we call awakening. “Realisation-awakening” comes when your inner self and outward actions align. When practising Buddhism, both your inner world and outward behaviour must be in harmony. For example, if you appear modest outwardly, your heart must also be genuinely humble. But many people today are insincere—they greet others warmly with a smile, saying things like, “Oh, how are you? It’s been so long! I’ve missed you so much!” But as soon as they turn away, their expression changes completely. Their thoughts and actions are not aligned.
If you genuinely like someone, both your heart and behaviour should align. Pretending to like someone when you don’t is pointless—it’s better not to do it at all. At this point, some of you might think, “Yes, I’m like that. If I don’t like someone, I just don’t like them.” But let me tell you: even if you don’t like someone, you must learn to like them. Why? Because they are part of all sentient beings. Sentient beings include our parents, our children, and everything in our lives—and we are just one among them. So, why shouldn’t you like them? If you refuse to like them, it shows you are still clinging to distinctions and haven’t practised Buddhism well. Do you understand?
什么叫证悟？就是我证实了，我悟出来了。我证实了台长的心灵法门真的好，我悟出这个道理了，我要好好的学，好好地修，这就叫证悟。所以悟道不在外、内、里、中间。为什么要悟道？我悟出来了，原来是这个道理啊，原来是那个道理啊，全部不对。不在内、不在外、不在里、也不在中间，悟道在永远不变的真理里。也就是说你能明白这个道理是永远不会变的，那就叫悟道。比如因为观世音菩萨永远在救度我们，我们念了经之后菩萨就会关心我们，这个是永远不变的真理，对不对啊？
我们人活在世界上要明白一个永远不变的道理，那就是成住坏空，生老病死。你明白了这些道理，你就得到了真理，这才叫悟道。当年释迦牟尼佛是太子时，他坐车看见城里有些老人家快接近死亡了，有的是饥饿，有的是疾病。看到他们很苦，释迦牟尼佛心中很难过。佛祖说：“我看见这些人怎么这么可怜，我要找到一条路，这条路就是让人永远不会死的路，因为看见他们生老病死，我太难过了。”结果佛祖找到了一条路，就是人永远不会死掉，因为人的肉体可以死掉，但他的精神灵魂是永远不会死掉的。这就是释迦牟尼佛发现的修灵魂超生了死的路，也就是佛祖的伟大。
What does “realisation-awakening” mean? It means “I’ve realised something and come to understand it deeply. I’ve confirmed that the Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door, as taught by Master Lu, is truly effective, and I’ve realised this truth—now I want to practise diligently.” This is “realisation-awakening.”
Awakening is not found within, outside, or in between. So, why do we seek to attain awakening? It’s about realising the truth—not “this” truth or “that” truth, and not something located inside, outside, or in the middle—but in the understanding of an eternal, unchanging truth. For example, Guan Yin Bodhisattva is always there to help us. When we recite sutras, the Bodhisattva cares for us—this is an eternal truth. Right? We must understand that the unchanging truth in life is the cycle of formation, existence, decay, and emptiness—and birth, old age, sickness, and death. When you understand these truths, you grasp the essence of life. This is awakening.
When Siddhartha Gautama, who would later become the Buddha, was a prince, he once rode through the city and saw elderly people nearing death. Some were suffering from hunger, others from illness. Seeing their suffering made him deeply sad. The Buddha said, “How pitiful these people are! I must find a way for them to escape the pain of death. Witnessing their suffering from birth, old age, sickness, and death is unbearable.”
Eventually, the Buddha found that path: while the body may perish, the spirit and soul live on. This is the path to transcendence beyond life and death—the great teaching that the Buddha discovered.
师父现在教你们在做什么？就是教你们做伟大的事业，就是教你们悟出个道理，而且悟出的道理是永远颠扑不破的真理，是永远不会改变的真理。生老病死会改变吗？成住坏空会改变吗？那些老妈妈、老伯伯从小生出来就这么老吗？所以在小的时候要想到老的时候，在老的时候要关心小的。问题就在：老的时候常想到自己小的时候对人家怎么怎么好；而小辈的人在想：“好啊，你这么老了还对我这个样子？”想想看这些矛盾、这一代的鸿沟怎么样来跨越啊？忙了一辈子什么都没有得到，什么都一无所有，就这么来也匆匆去也匆匆。看看自己的年纪大了，身体又不好了，难过不难过啊？想一想晚上睡觉难过的时候，就知道这个人是假的了。觉受更是在实修中身心和谐的感觉，感觉和接受是在实修中身心和谐的感觉。
What am I teaching you now? I’m teaching you to engage in a meaningful, noble endeavour. I’m helping you awaken to a truth—an unbreakable, eternal truth. Do birth, old age, sickness, and death ever change? Does the cycle of formation, existence, decay, and emptiness ever change? No. Were those elderly men and women old from the day they were born? Of course not. When you’re young, you need to think about growing old, and when you’re old, you need to care for the young.
The problem is that older people often dwell on how well they treated others when they were young, while younger people think, “Why is this old person treating me this way?” How do we bridge this generational gap and reconcile these differences? People spend their whole lives working hard, yet many end up with nothing—coming and going like a passing breeze. When you grow old and your health deteriorates, how does that make you feel? When you lie awake at night, troubled, you realise that everything is an illusion.
Awareness and experience arise through genuine practice, where the body and mind are in harmony. Awareness and experience involve both feeling and acceptance—this harmony can only be achieved through sincere practice.
人活在世上常讲的几句话：“我们人活的就是一口气，我就要争这口气。”“我气不打一处来。我生气了。”到了最后这个人说：“我没有气了。”其实就是一个气场啊。开心是不是一股气啊？悲伤是不是一股气啊？伤心是不是气啊？人就是活在这个气场当中。用算命的人来讲，人是活在气数当中。气有数的，气到了一定数的时候它就没有了，所以就说气数已尽。很多占星学家都会给皇帝看，看到最后说：“皇帝，这个国家气数已尽。”当年慈禧太后就说：“我们大清国气数已尽”。气数是会变的。刚刚还在生气，气得不得了，然而当别人说：“我不是说你，是说你好呀，你搞错了。”“啊，真的？”这气立刻变了。有的人开心得不得了：“我中六合彩了”。来一个人说：“对不起，号码报错了。”“啊？”失望了，气马上就转变了。所以这个气是很重要的。
You often hear people say things like, “I’ll fight to my last breath” or “I’m so angry I could explode.” In the end, they might say, “I’m running out of energy” or “I’m out of breath.” It’s all about qi—the flow of energy. Isn’t happiness a form of qi? Isn’t sadness a form of qi? Grief, too, is a form of qi. Our lives are governed by this flow of energy. Fortune tellers often say that life is ruled by qi, and this energy has limits. Once your qi is depleted, your time is up. That’s why people say, “His qi has run out.”
Astrologers would often predict the fate of emperors, and sometimes they would say, “Your Majesty, the dynasty’s qi has been exhausted.” This was the case with Empress Dowager Cixi, who declared, “The Qing dynasty’s qi has run out.”
However, qi is constantly changing. For example, you might feel furious at someone’s comment, but when they explain, “It wasn’t aimed at you—it was actually a compliment,” your anger can disappear instantly. Or imagine you’re overjoyed because you think you’ve won the lottery, only to be told, “Sorry, you read the numbers wrong.” In a moment, your excitement turns to disappointment. This shows how quickly qi can shift and why it plays such an important role in life.