在阿修罗道的人有天之福，但是没有天之道德。阿修罗道是灵体世界，但是思维也很低俗。看看从阿修罗道到人间的男人和女人做什么事情就知道了。你们现在把父母超度到阿修罗道，以为很好了，不想超度了。其实有些人和父母的冤结还未了结。很多人说，少念点小房子让他们投胎做人行吗？你们不都是在人道吗？苦不苦啊？苦不堪言。你们有几个人还想再投人？
Beings in the Asura Realm enjoy the blessings of the Heavens but lack heavenly virtues. Although they belong to the spiritual realm, their thoughts are often base and crude. Look at what men and women who descend from the Asura Realm do in the human world, and you’ll understand. Some of you help your deceased parents ascend to the Asura Realm, thinking it’s a good place, and then stop reciting Buddhist scriptures for them. However, unresolved karmic conflicts between you and your parents may still remain. Many people ask, “Can I recite fewer Little Houses and let them be reborn in the Human Realm instead?” But aren’t you living in the Human Realm yourself? Isn’t it full of suffering? How many of you would willingly choose to be reborn as humans again?
师父告诉你们，监狱里的犯人十个有九个很聪明。但是佛法讲，聪明反被聪明误。有多少人自作聪明，这都是作茧自缚。同样，在修行中有多少人自以为修得好，人家劝他时他可以讲得一套一套的。这都叫孽障啊。这种人叫没有智慧的人。说个人间的比方给你们听，你在悉尼大学学电脑，他在悉尼大学学医。你去跟学医的人说，我们都是一个大学的，你懂听诊器可以帮我弄弄电脑吗？八万四千法门，你可以拿一个法门去撞击另一个法门吗？任何法门要等天时、地利、人和这个法门才能下来。但是在法门当中，有的法门来人间度化众生来得早了一点。并不是任何法门都适合自己学习， 但我们要寻找一个真正适合自己的法门。
Let me tell you, nine out of ten prisoners in jail are highly intelligent. Yet Buddhism teaches us that cleverness can backfire. How many people have trapped themselves by being too clever? It’s like spinning a cocoon only to be trapped inside it. Similarly, many people in spiritual practice think they have been cultivating well. They dismiss advice from others, presenting their own flawed reasoning with great eloquence. This is nothing but a karmic obstacle. Such individuals lack true wisdom. Let me give you a relatable example: suppose you’re studying computer science at the University of Sydney, while someone else is studying medicine at the same university. If you ask the medical student, “We’re both from the same university. Since you understand stethoscopes, can you help me fix my computer?” does that make sense?
那么真的法门的标准是什么呢？用一句现代话说， 就是实践是检验真理的唯一标准。也就是说，这个法门必须灵验，马上能救度众生的。为什么有这么多的人跟着师父修心念经？如果不灵的话，为什么每个人家里会越来越好？本来要出的毛病，念经后会越来越好。但也有很多人说，我没念经的时候不痛的，怎么一念经就痛了？本来痛是放在以后痛的，你念经后痛了是让你先激活了灵性，痛过了以后就不痛了。如果现在不念经修行，等以后我们老了，什么能量都没有的时候，你就会很痛苦地承受死亡。你现在年轻，还有力量、还有功力，你现在痛，不会死的。所以情愿先痛，有毛病先解决，不要到了晚年一起报。一起报的话叫并发症，并发症是抢救不了的。肝、肺、心脏等功能都坏了，怎么抢救呢？
There are 84,000 Dharma Doors—can one Dharma Door be used to contradict another? Each Dharma Door relies on the right time, the right place, and the collaboration of the right people to be transmitted to the Human Realm. However, some Dharma Doors descended to the Human Realm earlier to guide and transform sentient beings. Not every Dharma Door is suitable for everyone, so we must seek the one truly suitable for us.
What, then, is the standard for a true Dharma Door? These days, we often say, “Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.” In other words, a true Dharma Door must be effective and capable of helping and awakening sentient beings immediately. Why do so many people now follow me in cultivating their minds and reciting Buddhist scriptures? If it weren’t effective, why would their lives improve as a result? Problems that were bound to arise often disappear after recitation. However, some people say, “I didn’t feel pain before, but after reciting, I started feeling pain.” That pain was originally destined for the future, but your recitation activated it, allowing the spirit to surface sooner. Once the pain passes, it will no longer trouble you. If you don’t practise and recite now, what will you rely on when you’re older and lack strength and energy? You will endure great suffering as you face death.
Right now, while you’re young, you have strength and energy. Experiencing pain now won’t kill you. It’s better to resolve these issues early rather than letting them accumulate and overwhelm you in old age. If they all erupt at once, it’s called a complication, and complications are beyond saving. When your liver, lungs, and heart all fail, how can you be saved?
阿修罗道的人，男的模样很凶，基本脸型有点像科幻片里飞碟上的人，但比他们好看。其实这些科幻片的创作组都有通灵人士做参谋。《星球大战》讲的就是阿修罗道的事情。两千多年前印度传下来的修行方法是很好的，但能不能适应现代人修行？修行不管用什么方法，目的是要你修成正果，你就成功了。如果你们还想了解阿修罗道更多，你们看看科幻片。师父在看科幻片的时候浑身毛骨悚然，和师父在天上看到的一模一样。人、刀、枪、激光等，实际上金光闪闪的那些东西在科幻片里就变成了子弹。师父在图腾上看到的就是光束， 就像人的眼睛一样，两道光会出来。你们看不见的。所以人就会产生很多想象。我们现在想象的以为走的时候会很痛苦，实际上等到你一走，如果你真的飘上天的话，一点痛苦都没有。为什么？那个时候没有痛苦，因为你不会想到下面。不是说你没有良心，因为你到另外一个世界去了。那个时候的心情不一样，就像我们在旅游的时候一样，会忘掉很多烦恼，会很开心。
Male beings in the Asura Realm often have fierce appearances. The basic shape of their faces somewhat resembles the depictions of aliens in sci-fi films, though they are better-looking. In fact, many creative teams behind these sci-fi films consult with people who claim to have psychic abilities. For example, the themes in Star Wars bear a striking resemblance to the dynamics of the Asura Realm.
The spiritual practices passed down in India over 2,000 years ago were excellent for their time, but can they fully adapt to the needs of modern practitioners? Regardless of the method used in spiritual practice, the ultimate goal is to achieve enlightenment and attain true results—if you can do that, you’ve succeeded.
If you want to learn more about the Asura Realm, just watch sci-fi films. Whenever I watch a sci-fi movie, I feel a chill down my spine because what they depict is identical to what I’ve seen in the Heavens. The people, swords, guns, and lasers you see—those shimmering, radiant beams shown in sci-fi movies—are portrayed as bullets. From my Totem Reading, they appear as beams of light. These beams resemble a pair of glowing eyes, emitting rays of light. You can’t see them, but they exist.
Humans often let their imaginations run wild. Many people assume that passing away will be unbearably painful, but when the moment comes, if you truly ascend to the Heavens, there will be no pain at all. Why? Because at that time, there is no suffering—you won’t think about anything from the Human Realm. It’s not that you lack compassion, but you’ve entered another world entirely. Your state of mind in that realm will be completely different, much like how we forget our worries when travelling to beautiful places and feel happy instead.
鬼投人的时候要吃孟婆汤，忘记过去的事情。实际上人在上天之后他也忘记了过去。在《阿弥陀经》里讲到莲花池、八功德水、七宝池，到这个池洗过之后，你把身上的烦恼、肮脏的东西全部洗光了。就是说，如果你是自然上天的话也会有这么一层东西，就像我们平常坐飞机经过云层一样，穿过云层境界就不一样了。等修上天，那个时候你不会有痛苦，你什么都不会想了。师父和你们前世都有缘分啊。师父很痛苦，因为师父看得见前几世，你们过去有人欠师父，也有很多人是师父的学生。而现在（今生）你们全忘记了，全不知道了。比如你碰到一个人，这个人脸挺熟的，“我就喜欢跟他讲话”，可是你知道他过去曾经是你的谁吗？就像你们现在看不见一样啊。师父现在看得见你们的前世，这个人要来还债了，那个人是我的徒弟，过去那个人是我的学生，师父情愿不要看见，会很难过。明白了吗？你们现在还记得前世的东西吗？你们到了天上还记得人间的东西吗？人死掉后到天上就只想天上的事了。但是很多人不懂，以为人死了就能上天。很多宗教都以为人死了一定能上天或上天堂，不管做了多少坏事死了也能够上天堂。这可能吗？坏人就得下去，好人就得上去，这是因果定律。
When a spirit is about to be reborn into the Human Realm, it must drink the Soup of Forgetfulness to erase memories of its past life. Similarly, when a being ascends to the Heavens, they too forget their past. The Amitabha Sutra describes the Lotus Pool, the Eight Merits Water, and the Seven Treasures Pool. When you bathe in this pool, all your worries and impurities are washed away. Likewise, when you ascend naturally to the Heavens, you will experience a similar process. It’s like flying through a layer of clouds; once you pass through, the view changes completely. By the time you ascend to the Heavens, there will be no pain, and you won’t think about anything.
The karmic ties between you and me span many lifetimes. I feel a deep sense of sorrow because I can see your past lives. Some of you owe me karmic debts, while others were my students in past lives. Now, in this life, you’ve forgotten everything—you don’t know any of this. For example, when you meet someone whose face feels familiar, and you think, “I enjoy talking to them,” do you ever wonder who they might have been to you in a past life? Just as you cannot see your past, you also cannot see theirs. But I can see your past lives. I can see who has come to repay karmic debts and who was once my student. Sometimes, I wish I couldn’t see it—it makes me deeply sorrowful. Do you understand? Do any of you still remember things from your past lives? When you ascend to the Heavens, will you still recall events from the Human Realm? When people pass away and ascend to the Heavens, they focus solely on heavenly matters.
Yet many people fail to understand this. They assume that simply dying guarantees ascension to the Heavens. Many religions also mistakenly believe that no matter how many bad deeds a person commits, they will still ascend to Heaven after death. Is that possible? Evil people must descend, while good people ascend—this is the law of karma.
师父给你们讲：人活在世界上只能做好事，不能做坏事，所有的事情要随缘。很多问题不能攀缘，一个人一攀缘就完了。不该你的东西，拼命地去追求，可怜不可怜？你知道有多少人要考状元，可是只有千分之一的希望比例。很多人想着自己的孩子一定要考上精英中学，但是有几个能考上的呢？你们现在跟着师父，你们就有这个福气。要记住，你们只要跟着师父修，不但你们会好，你们的孩子也会好。你们如果想你们的孩子好，多念经修佛你们就有福气。师父给你们上课就是给你们加持。学佛必须要有智慧。
Let me continue: In this world, one can only do good deeds and must avoid bad ones. Everything should be done according to conditions. Many problems arise when people cling excessively to things. The moment you become overly attached, it’s over. Pursuing something that isn’t meant for you—how pitiful is that? Do you know how many people dream of getting into a top university, yet the acceptance rate is less than one in a thousand? Many parents hope their children will gain admission to selective high schools, but how many actually succeed?
You are fortunate to be following me now. Remember, as long as you cultivate with me, not only will you benefit, but your children will also benefit. If you want your children to do well, practise Buddhism and recite sutras and mantras—you will create blessings for them. When I give a Dharma Talk, I am essentially blessing you. Practising Buddhism requires wisdom.
你们要记住几个问题。大家都知道皈依三宝–佛、法、僧。自性三宝是什么呢？觉、正、净。就是说觉悟了之后，把自己所做的所有事情摆在正位，把你的心灵洗涤干净，你本身的佛性才会慢慢显化出来。觉、正、净，才会慢慢地开化出来。你们要学的就是这个。任何人间的发脾气、不开心、贪婪、爱占便宜、痴迷等，这些都是没有觉悟。爱赌博的人常对家人说，小赌怡情， 大赌养家糊口。你们说，有哪个爱赌博的人能养家糊口了？这就叫不正。人的念头不正就会邪，一有邪念就倒霉了。一个人的念头不正，所做的事情不会有正的。举个例子：这条路是去堪培拉的，你只要沿着这条路走你肯定可以到达堪培拉。如果这条路开始就走歪了，你加大马力往前走，是不是会越走越歪了？学佛也是这样。如果一个人求很多的法门，他进了某个法门后为什么会越修越差呢？拜佛、念经都越来越不灵呢？这是因为出偏差了，怎么能灵呢？
There are a few key principles to remember. Everyone knows about taking refuge in the Three Jewels—Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. But what are the Three Jewels of self-nature? They are enlightenment, righteousness, and purity. This means that after achieving enlightenment, you must align all your actions with righteousness and purify your heart and mind. Only then will your inherent Buddha-nature begin to manifest; in other words, enlightenment, righteousness, and purity will gradually be restored. This is what you must strive for in your spiritual practice. Tendencies toward anger, unhappiness, greed, opportunism, or delusion—all of these are signs of a lack of awakening.
Take gamblers, for instance, who often tell their families, “A little gambling is just for fun, and big gambling helps support the family.” But tell me, has any gambler truly supported their family? This is an example of deviating from righteousness. When a person’s thoughts are not proper or righteous, they turn crooked, and with crooked thoughts, bad luck inevitably follows. If someone’s thinking is unrighteous, their actions will not be righteous either.
Here’s an analogy: if a road leads to Canberra, you’ll reach Canberra as long as you stay on it. But if you start on the wrong path and speed up, you’ll only stray further. The same applies to practising Buddhism. Why is it that someone who explores many Dharma Doors ends up worsening in their practice after entering a particular one? Why do their prayers and recitations become less and less effective? It’s because they’ve gone off track—how could it possibly be effective?
就像很多人身体不好吃营养品一样。身体不好应该吃药，营养品只是在你身体没有生病的时候帮助你保护身体的。生病之后吃营养品而不去吃药，不是耽误病情了吗？你们现在浑身都是毛病，孽障这么深，还要师父给你们营养品啊。师父要拿把大砍刀，不管你是 82 岁还是 28 岁，师父看见毛病就砍。痛不痛啊？痛就是快好了，这就叫做“痛快”。不痛的话就会一直慢慢地痛。动手术时痛一下，接下来就不痛了。很多事情都是这样的，咬咬牙坚持一下，接下去就不痛苦了。举个例子：很多小青年谈恋爱分分合合，永远痛苦。不停地说，“我下决心分手，我为什么还要去找他？我为什么憋不住啊？”已经没有缘分了，可还得去找，这就是痛苦。这个痛苦是你自己找来的，你不肯放弃你就永远痛苦。该舍的就得舍。师父现在在这个时代救人是大刀阔斧，能救的就救，不能救的就只能放弃。
It’s like taking supplements when you’re unwell. Supplements are meant to maintain health, but when you’re sick, you need medicine. Taking supplements instead of medicine only delays treatment, doesn’t it? Right now, you’re burdened with deep karmic obstacles and full of problems, yet you still expect me to give you supplements? No, I wield a “big blade”. Whether you’re 82 or 28, if I see a problem, I’ll cut it away. Does it hurt? Yes, but that’s how healing happens. That’s why it’s often said, “No pain, no relief.” If it doesn’t hurt, the pain will linger indefinitely. It’s like surgery—it hurts briefly during the operation, but afterward, the pain stops. Many things in life are like this. Grit your teeth and endure, and the suffering will pass.
Take young people in romantic relationships, for example. They break up and get back together repeatedly, constantly suffering. They say, “I’ve made up my mind to break up, but why do I still reach out to them? Why can’t I control myself?” The relationship is already over, yet they keep chasing after it—that’s suffering. This suffering is self-inflicted. If you refuse to let go, you’ll suffer endlessly. What must be abandoned should be abandoned. In this day and age, I save people decisively. Those who can be saved will be saved; those who cannot must be let go.
“净”指的是心灵要纯净。一个人无论如何要把自己的心灵修得善良一点。想觉悟的人有一个条件：一定要“上根利智”。就是说这个人的根基是属于上品，这个人是个聪明人，很有智慧。如果很笨不开悟的人，觉就慢。人品好、品质好的人，心地善良的人才能觉。心地很恶的人是觉悟不了的。你们去救人，如果碰到流氓恶霸不要去救，他们身上太脏了、太臭了，救不了的。先自度度人。自己都不好，浑身是病，能救别人吗？很多修行者念经一辈子，学的是大乘佛法，救的是天地人鬼，他们有没有功德呢？有，下辈子了。如果他们不把自己身上的孽障去除，就凭念经的功德，除了抵消孽障，下辈子可能也到不了天上。所以在人间出现这么多的高官子弟、有钱有势的人。他们修了一辈子了，他们投在富人家里迷失方向了，吃喝嫖赌，下辈子又做鬼。说不定做了比上辈子更多的坏事，会轮回到地狱啦、投胎畜生，连做人的机会都没有。为什么畜生不能够变人啊？因为畜生，比如马，它就只知道它是马，这就叫没智慧。你们碰上这么好的师父，要好好修啊。
Purity refers to cultivating a pure heart and mind. Regardless of the circumstances, a person must develop kindness within their heart. For those aspiring to attain enlightenment, one key requirement is “superior roots and sharp wisdom.” This means having a strong foundation, intelligence, and great wisdom. For someone who is dull or lacks insight, their path to enlightenment will be slower. Only those with good character, high morals, and a kind heart can attain enlightenment. A person with a malicious heart will never achieve enlightenment.
When attempting to awaken others, avoid wasting effort on wicked or thuggish individuals—they are too defiled, too tainted to be awakened. Focus on awakening yourself first before trying to help others. If you are unwell—if your life is burdened with flaws and ailments—how can you possibly save anyone else? Many practitioners spend their entire lives reciting sutras and practising Mahayana Buddhism, striving to help beings in the Heavens, the Underworld, humans, and ghosts. Do they accumulate merit and virtue? Yes, they do—but it will manifest in their next life. If they don’t eliminate their karmic obstacles, the merit and virtue gained from reciting sutras will only counteract their karmic obstacles. Even then, they may not ascend to the Heavens in their next life.
This explains why we see so many children of high-ranking politicians or wealthy families in this world. These people practised diligently in their past lives but were reborn into affluent families and lost their way—indulging in drinking, gambling, and other vices. In their next life, they may become ghosts or commit even worse wrongdoings than in their previous life, descending into Hell or being reborn as animals, thus losing the chance to be human again. Why can’t animals be reborn as humans? Take a horse, for example—it only knows it is a horse and nothing more. It lacks the necessary wisdom. You’ve encountered such a great Master, so make the most of this opportunity to practise diligently.
师父喜欢把深奥的佛法讲得浅显易懂。师父喜欢讲人间佛法。要讲得别人能听得懂。讲法要讲得人家听得懂才能救人，那才叫大乘佛法。伟大的观世音菩萨救人都是以什么样的身去得度，现什么样的身。师父在台上的时候，有那么多的人看见师父的法身是菩萨。所以救人要把自己的真心显现出来，不要单搞形式主义的东西。有些慈善机构跑到养老院去，比如母亲节、圣诞晚会等，那些老人很多是痴呆病人，坐在那里。这些人拉着老人家的手唱歌、做游戏、然后拍照。这是干什么呀，不是折腾老人家吗？做什么秀啊？有些国家的人、有些地区的人，跪下来还亲吻土地呢。把嘴巴跟土地亲一下，真是难为他们了。师父救人学习济公菩萨，走到哪救到哪。惩罚恶人，救助好人。
I enjoy explaining profound Buddhist teachings in simple, accessible terms. I prefer teaching Humanistic Buddhism, presenting it in a way that people can easily understand. When teachings are clear and relatable, they can truly save others—that is the essence of Mahayana Buddhism. The great Guan Yin Bodhisattva guides and awakens beings by appearing in whatever form is needed to liberate them. When I give Dharma Talks on stage, many people see my Dharma Body manifesting as a Bodhisattva.
To guide and awaken others, you must show genuine sincerity and avoid superficial gestures. For example, some charitable organisations visit nursing homes during Mother’s Day or Christmas, organising events where volunteers hold the hands of elderly residents, sing songs, play games, and then take photos. What are they really doing? Aren’t they just troubling the elderly? Many of these seniors suffer from dementia and sit there passively—what benefit do such displays bring? In some countries and regions, people not only kneel down but even kiss the ground. Pressing their lips to the earth—that must be quite an ordeal for them!
I follow the example of Ji Gong Bodhisattva: guiding and awakening people wherever he goes, punishing the wicked, and helping the virtuous.