The Feast of Great Sorrow and the Task of Salvation part 3

"Now I am going to talk about the second task of salvation: you, Ziwei, must spread the idea of reincarnation in the six paths to the earth. The so-called six paths of reincarnation naturally lead to different paths according to the karma of one's birth. The six paths are divided into three good paths and three evil paths. The three good paths: the heavenly path, the human path and the asura path; and the three evil paths: the hungry ghost path, the animal path and the hellish path, where reincarnation continues between the heavenly path and the hellish path, depending purely on the goodness and evilness of one's birth.

The so-called six paths are: the human path (human), the heavenly path (celestial), the asura path (demonic), the hellish path, the hungry ghost path, and the animal path (the three evil paths). Of the six paths, however, the human path is the central one, and is pursued at the whim of the human heart due to its notions of good and evil, resulting in retribution. Those who observe and practise the three precepts (the five precepts of not killing, stealing, adultery, delusional talk and drinking) or more in their daily lives will be born into a life of great wealth and prosperity, and will live a long and distinguished life. Those who practice the five precepts, together with the ten good deeds (body: not to kill, steal or commit adultery. The mouth: no bad language, delusional speech, flowery language, or double talk. The mind: not to be greedy, angrily or foolish.) The five precepts and the ten good deeds mentioned above are the basis for the birth in the heavenly realms, which are divided into lust, colour and colourless realms. The above five precepts, together with the ten good deeds, lead to birth in the desire realm. When one enters the Four Empty Steps, one is born in the colourless realm. The ancient saying goes: "The three realms are like a house of fire, without peace. If, in daily life, one has the ten virtues of charity, but with fame and fortune, one is born in the realm of the asuras (Mount Sumeru), which are blessed with heavenly blessings but lacking in heavenly virtues, due to the defilement of the earth. If one loses one's moral precepts and becomes greedy, one falls into the realm of the hungry ghosts; if one becomes angry, one falls into the realm of the animals; if one commits the five evils, one falls into the realm of hell. To sum up, the six paths of reincarnation, good and bad, are all determined by the mind's thoughts. If one can tend to be good, one will ascend to the heavenly realm; if one has an evil thought, one will fall into the evil path.

Nowadays, people are controlled by money and material desires, and many people have abandoned their conscience and morality while pursuing money and material desires! Your task is to punish evil and promote good, to make people pay attention to their conscience and morality, and to rebuild a peaceful world of mutual love and assistance! To make more people who would otherwise be reborn in the three evil paths abandon evil and become good and reborn in the three good paths! In the three good paths they will be reincarnated and reincarnated to improve their spirituality and thinking, and eventually attain liberation!" Guanyin Bodhisattva said to all those present.