The Mystical Experiences of True Buddha Disciples

Preface:

A True Personal Statement

The Holy Red Crown Vajra Master Sheng-Yen Lu, the Tantric Practitioner, currently has 70,000 students (1) around the world. Undoubtedly, in the future, this number will greatly multiply to tens of millions.

There is a profound affinity between Amitabha Buddha and Master Sheng-Yen Lu. Due to the great vow and compassion of White Padmakumara, the Dharma Body of Master Sheng-Yen Lu, Amitabha Buddha has especially asked White Padmakumara of the Maha Twin Lotus Ponds to descend to the human world to turn the great Dharma Wheel of salvation. It is hoped that sentient beings, upon seeing and hearing the profound Buddhadharma, will gradually know and practice it, thus enabling themselves to be salvaged by Amitabha's Pure Land.

The Amitabha Sutra says:

“If a virtuous man or woman hears of Amitabha and persistently upholds his name,whether for one day, two days, three days, four days, five days, six days, or seven days and, if the mind is unified and not disconcerted, then, when such a person is dying, Amitabha and his retinue will appear before him. When such a person dies, if  his mind is free of contrary thoughts, he will be reborn in Amitabha's Paradise of  Ultimate Bliss [Sukhavati].”

This part of the sutra is genuine, the merits to be derived from it are inconceivable, and all Buddhas are mindful of them. The Maha Twin Lotus Pondsare among the most magnificent scenes of the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. Padmakumara (Lotus Youth) is the Lotus Bodhisattva. It is similar if one hears the name of Padmakumara and desires to be born in the Maha Twin Lotus Ponds. If one can just uphold the Padmakumara's Heart Mantra and practice the Padmakumara Yoga and, if one's mind is calm and free from contrary thoughts, then one will be reborn in the Pure Land of the Maha Twin Lotus Ponds.

        It is true that allBuddhas are mindful of this. The merits are inconceivable and rare.It is the most remarkable way of salvation in today's world. TheDharma of the True Buddha School is the same as that of Amitabha,sharing the same goals, interests and merits. 

The founder of the True Buddha School, the Holy Red Crown Vajra Master, is a teacher of right belief in Buddhadharma. He instructs people to approach the auspicious and avoid the disastrous, to perform good deeds, and to achieve the Six Transcendental Powers. He teaches people to understand the karmic law (lawof Cause and Effect) of the past, present, and future, to lead directly toman's true-self, to salvage and liberate all sentient beings from suffering in the cycles of birth and death, so that everyone can ascend to the Maha Twin Lotus Ponds of Amitabha’s Pure Land.

Due to his great vow and compassion, Vajra Master Lian Sheng (the Dharma name ofMaster Sheng-Yen Lu) is protected and assisted by all Buddhas. His work of salvation is manifested in immeasurable and inexhaustible ways. Incidents are frequently noted where disciples have received psychic responses from Master Lian Sheng. Word of the wonderful manifestations of Padmakumara and of the countless mystical experiences have caused uproars everywhere.

The manifestations of Vajra Master Sheng-Yen Lu, the Transformation Body of Padmakumara, are wondrous happenings. Students who have personally encountered these phenomena, whether through sight or sound, recognize these manifestations as real. The impossible has become possible, and inconceivable miracles have occurred.

Because there is a large number of mystical experiences which are happening to the initiated, I only selected those in which the mystical experience was strong and the experience verifiable. I noted these manifestations page by page to ensure that readers would know that the Buddhadharma of the True Buddha School and the psychic responses from the Holy Red Crown Vajra Master are genuine.

I have often remarked that one kind of rice can feed one hundred kinds of people. There are many miracles and many sincere disciples. However, some obstinate skeptics of Buddhism still do not believe this. I hope readers will set aside any preconceived biases and approach this book with an open mind, seeking verification. If you realize verification, your doubts will be resolved and you will certainly want to take refuge in the Holy Red Crown Vajra Master and the True Buddha School. You will become one of the devotees, find Truth, and experience the mystical experience.

All students of the True Buddha School are of the lineage of Master Lian Sheng, who has attained Realization. The White Padmakumara of the Maha Twin Lotus Ponds is [an emanation of] the Dharma body of Master Lian Sheng. To receive mystical experience, one must sincerely believe this.

If an initiated student, (following the great vow of Master Lian Sheng and hisspirit of salvaging the world), makes, with compassion and loving kindness, agreat vow to liberate sentient beings, he should first commit no evil deeds,and then perform all virtuous deeds. That is, one should eliminate one's greed,anger and ignorance, and then practice the Six Perfections (Paramitas) of the Bodhisattvas. In Dharma practice (sadhana), one starts with the Four Preliminaries, continues with the Guru Yoga, then the Personal Deity Yoga, and finally achieves response in the great Heruka Yoga and the Highest Yoga Tantra.

Practicedaily and consistently, as consistently as one takes ones meals, because Dharma practice is nutrition for the mind. Strive to progress. One will receive the light from the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, purifying one's negative karma and eliminating misfortunes, while increasing one's blessings and wisdom. 

       Eventually, thewonderful psychic responses from the Holy Red Crown Vajra Master LianSheng will manifest themselves, and miracles will occur. One who experiences these will gain more confidence. Any student of the TrueBuddha School who has psychic responses should treat them as anencouragement, not become attached to them by becoming complacent.Further, students should humbly improve themselves, pursuing thecorrect results, and attaining Supreme Perfect Enlightenment.

The mystical experiences of refuge students which are contained in this book are completely factual. However, due to fear for their reputations, some students do not wish their names to be published. Therefore, some fictitious names havebeen used instead of real ones. This is unavoidable and I hope readers will understand.

To help a confused world we need real occurrences of mystical experiences. Today there exist not only despicable minds, murders, robberies, and sexual assaults, but also heavy emphasis is placed by people on personal fame and gain. Where many disasters occur, theories alone are not sufficient. Some Dharma preachers depend on theories alone, expounding only on them, but listeners will not believe them because there are no facts to support the theories. Some people condemn mystical experiences as manifestations of evil spirits. As a matter of fact, mystical experiences are phenomena which are part of Buddhadharma practices. Many practitioners only start to believe and practice sincerely after they have had mystical experiences.

Mystical experience is an expedient means for the Bodhisattvas to help all beings release themselves from sufferings. This view has been misunderstood by many “left-home people” (monastic members), who are unable to receive mystical experiences themselves, and so condemn them as evil occurrences. True Buddha practitioners should strive to awaken to their original nature and transcend life and death. It is only through actual practice that one receives mystical experience, perfect understanding, enlightenment, and the attainment of the supreme Buddha path.

Those of you who, having obtained and read my spiritual books, honestly believe Venerable Master Lian Sheng to bean enlightened person, believe the True Buddha School to be a true Buddhist sect, and would like to have a master for life-time guidance, please take refuge according to the refuge procedure. Send your name, address and age to the following permanent mailing address (with an offering of any amount). You will then receive the actual lineage of the True Buddha School.

Living Buddha Lian Sheng, Sheng-YenLu

17102 NE 40th Ct.

Redmond, WA 98052

U.S.A.