CHAPTER 6VISIT TO THE MEMORY HALL WITH THE MIRROR REVELATOR OF PAST CRIMES WHERE SINFUL SOULS RE-APPEAR IN THEIR EARTHLY FORMS Buddha Tse Kong who manifested on 6th second August 1976. Leap year of the Dragon (1976)
Buddha Tse Kong: It’s time for us to depart for hell. Are you ready, Yang Ts’ien? Yang Ts’ien: I am ready, Master. Let’s set off... TK: We have arrived. Let’s get down. YT: May I ask you what place this is? Why is that crowd over there being led up to that high platform by the guards of hell? TK:
This is the Memory Hall with its Mirror Revelator of Past Crimes.
These are the souls of a group of people who didn’t submit to moral
laws. They gave themselves up to vices, and committed dishonest acts in
their life on earth. At present, they become culpable demons who must
come to the First Palace for declaration formalities. Then they are led
to the magic mirror. Here, they witness the projection of living images
relevant to the crimes they commited in their lifetime. Once their sins
are exposed, they can’t go beyond the penal code of hell. Nearly all
of the demon-souls tremble to the depth of their hearts when being led
to this platform, because their unveiled vices could be a laughing-stock
for all the attendants. Let’s follow them onto the platform. YT:
Yes, let’s observe the situation more closely. The
General: You are welcome,
living Buddha Tse Kong and Mr. Yang Ts’ien of the Temple of the Sages
in Tai Chu. TK:
Our greetings, General. Obeying the order of the Celestial
Emperor, we pay successive visits to hell for the preparation of a book.
Today, we visit your Memory Hall. I would appreciate your permission to
let Yang Ts’ien have a closer look at the Mirror. YT:
Dear Master, please accompany me. I don’t feel comfortable with
all those strangers in an old place like this. TK:
All right. Let’s follow the General up to the platform. We’ll
stay on this side to watch better. YT:
Look there! An old man is being dragged to the mirror by the
infernal guards. My! The old man suddenly seems transformed into a youth
who, in the middle of the night, scales the wall and breaks into the
house of someone. He is bending his back...pulling the bolt of the
window. Now, he jumps into the room of an elderly couple. They are
sleeping soundly. The young man is a professional burglar, experienced
in opening locks. While he is busy looking for something, the husband
suddenly awakens. Seized by terror, he screams out. The burglar
unsheathes his dagger, springs upon the victim and stabs him. Oh dear!
Red blood is gushing out in streams. I dare not look at the scene! The
General: Take it easy,
Mr. Yang Ts’ien. These are only visual images as the Mirror reflects a
wicked karma. When this old man was a young, he scaled the wall and
broke into a house for burglary. Being caught in his act, he took out
his jacknife, thrust it in the victim’s body and killed him. Now, he
must look at himself in the Mirror which faithfully reflects all of his
actions relating to his crime. YT:
I wonder how this mirror could be made? It’s simply miraculous! TK:
This mirror is made by the synthesis of the two divine forces of
heaven and earth called “K’i”. When the criminal’s soul stands
before it, his real nature is completely unveiled. In reality, this
mirror isn’t extraordinary nor is it miraculous. We should know that
throughout a lifetime, from childhood to adolescence, a person creates a
lot of bad karma, which stack up from day to day. The mind makes one
conscious of all their deeds. Look, our conscience is similar to a
camera which imprints our every act on film. That’s the mirror of the
conscience. We may possibly ignore some immortal act an individual is
doing in the dark. But it is certain that the guilty one must have
consulted his conscience many times, weighing the pro’s and con’s
with care. He has therefore obeyed the dictates of his conscience. In
this way, his sub consciousness tacitly records every single one of his
acts, whether important or not. The Mirror Revelator of Past Crimes is
made up of a combination of the two polar principles, Yin and Yang.
These vital forces, when meeting the soul and astral body of a man,
produce the crossing of two magnetic currents which enable the mirror to
reflect accurately all the registered images of his existence.
Consequently, no one is allowed to conceal even what he considers the
most profound thought or most secret action of his life. When standing
in front of the mirror, every act of wickedness is laid open. “All
precepts of morality stem up from the heart” as the Buddhist
scriptures relate. This truth also lies in the above principles. YT:
Now, I understand. If I’m not mistaken, this mirror has no
effect on virtuous men. The
General: The souls of
honest people do not have to stand before the mirror. Don’t you see
that inscription: “No honest souls on the platform of the Mirror
Revelator?” After his death, the honest man’s soul is translucent
before the mirror. An immaculate white prevails in it, in the way a film
is fogged by a flash of light. He sees nothing of his genuine nature,
because his heart is hiding no dark thoughts and memory. His aureole is
more brilliant as his merits are more numerous. His soul will either
rise straight to paradise or will be sent to the palaces of hell for a
special investigation of his merits and his wrongs, if any. This is why
he doesn’t have to come here. The Mirror Revelator of Past Crimes is
also called “Mirror of Karma”. Every time a man creates a bad karma,
he sees it appear in the mirror. Mr. Yang Ts’ien, would you like to
have another look? YT:
I certainly would. Now, I see a girl being escorted by the guards
to the platform. Seized by a great panic, she refuses to move forward;
she groans and writhes terribly. Her situation is really sorrowful. Far
from handling gently so fragile a creature as they should do a blossom
or a pearl, the infernal guards shove her savagely ahead with their
harpoons, just as if they would treat one deserving blame. Also, I see
over there, at some distances, a house where many men come in and out.
It is decorated with rosy paper-lanterns, and its door is painted green,
the perfect description of a brothel in the terrestrial world. The
General:
That’s just it. Observe it attentively. YT:
Inside, in the various rooms, young girls are seen entertaining
their clients, chuckling, gossiping, their voices resounding like the
chirpings of orioles and swallows. This is really a bewitching den that
drowns men in an ecstatic delight. I just can’t watch all this any
longer. How about going home, Gracious Master? TK:
If you feel uneasy at that sight, it is because you’re endowed
with great virtues such as respect for rites, sense of duty, integrity,
purity and fear of disgrace. Really, you shouldn’t be ashamed of being
my favorite disciple. Now, that girl was a prostitute who dealt in the
business of the flesh. She charmed the male sex for the sake of taking
their money. With boorish speech and dark thoughts, she destroyed her
femininity. Her sins were grave. Attacked by venereal diseases, she died
a premature death. Now that her soul comes to hell, it is impossible for
her to avoid punishment. I advise women on earth to respect and take
care of their bodies. They should not allow themselves to fall in
perdition by selling their chastity, using their jadelike arms for
pillows for the heads of numberless ruffians who scorn and insult them.
They will commit many sins, simply to satisfy their greed for money. The
men who are passionately fond of unhealthy diversions are also
considered lascivious. It is hopeful they will change. YT:
We must be gone now. The
General:
It’s too bad you can’t stay a little while longer. YT:
I have learned how efficient this Mirror Revelator of Past Crimes
works. Now, I dare not watch it any longer. The vices of sinful souls
are neatly unveiled in it, and as a profane fellow from the living
world, I shouldn’t stay longer, for fear of worsening their shame. I
ask to take leave. TK:
General, we greatly appreciate your information. Now, we have to
return to the Temple. Another time we will visit the “Center for
Complementary Teaching of Canonical Scriptures”. Yang Ts’ien, the
dais is this way. YT:
It was a dreadful scene, Master. It made my flesh creep. TK: Dreadful, did you say? Well, just try to behave correctly, and you won’t have to come here with a hideous face. Here we are! Get down from the lotus dais quickly, and let your soul be reincorporated in your body. |
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