1.
The Great Master said, "In corrupted and troublesome times,
there always appears a savior of the world who has the Law capable
of reversing the spiritual trend of the universe, correcting
the evils of the world, and harmonizing the minds of people."
2.
The Great Master, after his enlightenment, wrote many songs
and verses in Chinese characters. He compiled a collection of
these songs and verses in a book called Pup Eai Tae Chun (The
Great Collection of Dharma Words). Their meaning was so obscure
that they were incomprehensible to the ordinary person. Generally,
however, their meaning was taken to be that the morality which
disappeared once would be restored and that the period of Rationality
would be followed by a period of Irrationality. His intention
to establish a Buddhist Order in the future was also included
in the collection. Afterward, however, he burnt the book so
that it would not remain in the world. However, the first line
of its introduction, that is,
'From the beginning of the Great Absolute, the Original Heaven
comes down into the mind, and the following lines of verse have
come down to us as oral tradition:
Up and down, through thousands of steep mountain paths,
I came to meet the Host of no worldliness and no marks.
Greenery grows under the grace of rain and dew,
Heaven and Earth recover their fortunes and await a right mind.
When an arrow pierces the bright sun in the Heavens,
Clouds of five colours burst from the hole and surround me.
A divine being on a cloud, seeking an overview,
Is most pleased when all is in harmony and peace.
A river flowing many miles embraces the will of the world,
Truth is found in the mountains and rivers and harmonizes Yin
and Yang.
What should the Honam Region be compared to?
It is the most blessed area in the world.
The width and depth of the Universe is taken by a measure,
And transmitted, that humanity might rejuvenate itself.
All things in the universe mature in its womb;
The alternation of the sun and moon harmonizes the day and night.
Heaven and Earth roar as wind blows in the air;
The moon hanging over the east brightens the whole world.
When wind and rain, and frost and snow, have passed.
Flowers bloom at one time, and spring is eternal.
By training in the Way, the mind surpasses the moon above mountain
peaks;
With cultivated virtue, the body looks as rich as a ship fully
loaded with rice bags.
3.
The Great Master warned one of his disciples, who stressed the
value of Chinese characters, by saying, "The value of morality
originally does not depend on literary knowledge. Stop thinking
in this way from now on. In the future, all sutras and scriptures
should be written in plain words to be understood by ordinary
people. After the sutras and scriptures have been written in
our language they will be translated into various languages
of the world and will be studied by all peoples. Therefore don't
value only the Chinese characters, which are so difficult to
learn."
4.
When the Great Master first constructed the Headquarters in
Iksan County, he asked a few of his disciples who were assembled
in a small straw thatched house, "At present, what should our
Order be compared to?"
Kwon Dae-Ho answered, "It is to be compared to a seedbed.'
He asked again, "What makes you think so?"
Dae-Ho answered again, "At present, in such a small house, our
Order has only a few followers to enjoy the Law together. However,
this will be the seedbed and from this, our Law will prevail
all over the world in the future."
The great Master said, "You are right. Just as all the rice
plants in those vast fields started from a patch in a seedbed,
all of us here today will appear as ancestors of a great religious
Order which will be widely known in the world. Some may laugh
at my prospective, but after the first generation of our Order
there will be an increasing number of people who seek after
our Law. After several decades it will be prosperous inside
the country and after several hundred years it will be adopted
by people all over the world. After that, numerous people will
be sorry for not having had the chance to see me and not only
you my disciples here, who are not more than one hundred in
number, but also people who have become members in the period
of the first generation will be looked upon with unaccountable
envy."
5.
The Great Master, when he came back from a sightseeing tour
to Diamond Mountain,
wrote a verse for his disciples:
As Mt. Diamond comes to be famous in the world,
The Land of the Morning Calm is reborn.
Then he said, "Mt. Diamond is widely noted in the world, and
in the near future it will be designated as an international
park which will be taken care of by all countries. After this
the people of the world will start to look for the owner of
the mountain competitively. If the host-to-be is not ready to
meet the guest, how could the host satisfy them?"
6.
The Great Master, on the occasion of an anniversary of the founding
of Won Buddhism, said to the assembly, "We have a great treasure
known as Mt. Diamond. This country will become known to the
world because we have Mt. Diamond and in turn Mt. Diamond will
become more glorified by its owners. Thus this country, Mt.
Diamond and its owners are interrelated with inseparable ties
and together will become the glory of the world.
Accordingly, you disciples, don't be discouraged by the present
situation of our country, but constantly make efforts to cultivate
your personalities so that you may qualify as the owners of
Mt. Diamond. The owners of Mt. Diamond have to establish a personality
like Mt. Diamond; cut and polish yourselves so that your personalities
will be brightened like a diamond.
To become like Mt. Diamond, embody its simplicity and honesty
and do not lose your genuineness, embody its solemnity and concentrate
upon your duties, embody its solidity and do not let your faith
and will-power deteriorate. The mountain denotes the standard
and humanity is the function. The standard stays motionless
and the function moves. The mountain as standard stays motionless
according to its role, but humanity becomes the function through
human activities. Therefore, you disciples, study the Buddha's
superior great Way diligently, so that you may be welcomed by
all people just as Mt. Diamond has become distinguished among
other mountains in the world. And also, make your religious
Order a model for all other Orders. Then both country and people
will be brilliantly glorified."
7.
When the Great Master took a trip to Chonju he said to Moon
Jung-Kyu and Park Ho-Jang, who came to extend their greetings,
"I have seen some ridiculous things on my way to Chonju. I saw
a man still asleep although it was noisy and he was not aware
that the sun had already risen. I saw a man sowing seeds in
a frozen field in a winter storm. Another man in summer clothes
was shivering in unbearable cold."
Jung-Kyu, comprehending the meaning, asked, "When will the sleeper
in daytime awake and start working and when will the man sowing
seeds in a frozen field and the man wearing summer clothes in
winter come to realize the right time to do things?"
The Great Master gave the following illustration: "The one in
deep sleep without knowing the sun has risen will be awakened
by the continuing sounds of things outside. Then he will open
the door and recognize that the sun has risen and will start
doing his work. The man sowing seeds in the ice and the man
in summer clothes in winter will doubtlessly fail in their work
because of their lack of knowledge about when to do things.
After suffering from countless frustrations and hardships caused
by the failure of their business, they will watch other people
who know the right time to do things and will gradually learn
by themselves when that right time is."
8.
Kim Ki-Chun asked, "Recently many people have organized groups,
asserting themselves and calling themselves teachers. However
they have nothing that would qualify them as teachers. Should
we regard them as true teachers?"
The Great Master said, "They are true teachers."
Ki-Chun asked again, "Why do you say so?"
The Great Master said, "You said that you yourself learned about
truth and falsehood from these people. Is it not enough for
them to be called teachers?"
Ki-Chun asked again, "Then do they deserve to become true teachers
someday?"
The Great Master gave an illustration, "When people are disillusioned
with falseness, it will pass away and truthfulness will be regained
and appear vividly. Through constant training in what is true
and false, the false teachers will eventually become teachers
of the truth.'
9.
The Great Master said, "These days there are many people who
dream of being enlightened to the Way without studying, who
wish to be successful in doing things without effort, who just
look forward to having a chance to achieve things without making
any preparation, and who manipulate the Great Way with witchcraft
and who ridicule justice in tricky ways. Each of them makes
a fuss as if doing a great thing. They are called daytime ghosts.
Such beings, however, will find no place to stand in the brighter
period of the world. Only the righteous law, indispensable for
human life, will be accepted by the world. Such a world will
be regarded as a truly bright world."
10.
One day when the Great Master was taking a stroll in
Namsan Park in Seoul, several youths, noticing the extraordinary
dignity of his appearance, approached him and offered him their
name cards. When the Great Master offered his name card to them
in return, the youths showed him some newspaper accounts regarding
a new religious group which had caused great trouble in society.
They said, "The religion has committed many misdeeds. Therefore,
our group of young people is going to attack them for their
misdeeds and eliminate them from society."
The Great Master asked them, "What did they do wrong?"
One of them answered, "They took over property from poor farmers
and lured them by superstitious teachings that after a while
a wicked influence will prevail over the world. Such a religion
should be exterminated from our Society."
The Great Master said, "Your intentions are understandable.
However, who can check a person from doing what they desperately
want to do? None will be able to prevent the religious group
from doing what it wants to do."
The young man asked him, "Do you mean that the religious group
will maintain its ground forever?"
The Great Master said, "I am not talking about the length of
its duration, long or short, but rather that nobody will prevent
other persons from doing what they want to do. Everyone likes
advantages but hates disadvantages, and an advantageous relationship
with other people will last longer than a disadvantageous one.
A right way will appear to be disadvantageous in the beginning,
but it will turn out to be advantageous; a wicked way in the
beginning will appear advantageous, but in the long run it will
bring disaster. Therefore if the religious group is teaching
a right way, you will never succeed in destroying it despite
your intentions. On the contrary, if it teaches a wicked way
it will eventually destroy itself."
11.
The young man asked again "Then what do you think is the proper
way to teach the world in order to achieve success?"
The Great Master said, "There is no special way. However I will
give you an example of how to teach. If a farmer who owns a
vast farm is versed in farming, works diligently, and has the
best harvest, all the farmers in the area will naturally follow
that example. However if the farmer does not have a good harvest,
but teaches how to farm with words only, the others will never
follow. Therefore I would say that in teaching others, first
practice, yourselves, what you would teach."
The young man said. "You teach the world in such a superior
way! But that religious group which leads people into distress
should be exterminated from the world."
The Great Master replied, "The religious group is working for
the world, as are you."
The young man asked again, "Are they really working for the
world?"
The Great Master answered, "That religious group can be compared
to a hound when hunting; without a hound, how can the hunter
catch the prey? This is the time to reconstruct a new world.
But the unambitious people are in a deep sleep, unconscious
of the situation. In such circumstances, these religious groups
arising everywhere are a kind of help in awakening people from
deep sleep and inspiring them. Then all talents will be stirred
to work in the world, experiencing truth or falsehood, deceiving
others or being deceived by others. In the long run they will
come to realize what is true and what is false, or what is right
or wrong, and will be able to select a right religion, right
people, and right work. Without these various churches gathering
these people this will rarely happen. Accordingly, that religious
group is working for the world."
The man continued and asked, "Please illustrate, then, why you
say that we are working for the world?"
The Great Master explained, "You observe these religious sects
and report their good actions to the world and you criticize
their bad conduct. Everybody, almost without exception, will
get angry and stirred up by being attacked and at the same time
will reflect upon their own conduct, being careful not to be
a target of criticism. Therefore, by your actions you are encouraging
the religious groups to work for the world and at the same time
are giving them an opportunity to reflect upon themselves. Without
people like you, the religious sect will rarely examine itself
and make progress. Therefore, your contribution is also not
to be ignored."
The youths, being deeply impressed by his words, paid respect
to him and said, "Through your enlightening teachings, everything
is clear to us now."
12.
A visitor said, "I believe that your teachings are not only
adequate for this generation but are most right. However, I
am not without a little concern about your teachings, particularly
after your generation has passed. Having only a short history,
the teachings are not deeply rooted yet."
The Great Master answered, "If you accept my teachings as the
right Law, you do not have to be concerned about the prosperity
of my teachings after me. Look at the problem of stealing. The
government fries to exterminate stealing and society hates stealing.
The stealing, however, is never eliminated and gives us a lot
of trouble. This is because there are some people who need to
steal even though they know it is an evil act. It is more frequently
the case that, with the right Law, all human beings will feel
the need to follow it. Let me give you another example. People
of the world make use of all materials and techniques not only
for the sake of the inventor but for convenience' sake. If they
find them useful for their lives, they will continue to use
them even if they are told many times not to use them. Likewise,
all religious teachings if they prove ho be beneficial, will
be followed by people even if they are told not to believe them.
And the more this following is increased, the more the teachings
will prosper."
13.
A person asked, "In the east and the west there have been a
considerable number of old religions disputing each other for
thousands of years. In addition, various new religions have
recently been established which assert only themselves and reject
other religions. This causes more noisy disputes. What will
become of these religions in the future?"
The Great Master said, "Suppose that a person with children
living in Seoul took a world tour and in several countries had
children by other women before returning to Seoul. Afterwards,
when these children grew up in their own country and came to
see their father, would it be possible for them, with different
complexions, speaking different languages and with different
habits, to become harmonious and intimate in a short time? However,
in spite of different languages and habits, the children will
be able to know and understand everything better in time. If
they come to realize how they were born as brothers, they may
live in harmony. Likewise, all sects and schools of religion
come from one source. Accordingly, someday, when people become
more intelligent and the world is brightened by the light of
morality, all religions will become one home and will be closely
related to each other in harmony."
14.
When Cho Song-Kwang came to see him for the first time, the
Great Master said, "You look different from other people. What
is your religion?"
Song-Kwang answered, "I have been an elder in the Presbyterian
Church for some years."
The Great Master asked, "As you have believed in God for so
many years, can you tell me where God is?"
Song-Kwang replied, "God is ominiscient and omnipresent. It
is said that we see him everywhere."
The Great Master asked again, "Then, have you seen him often,
and have you heard him talk, and has he taught you directly?"
Song-Kwang answered, "I have not seen him nor have I talked
with him yet."
The Great Master said, "Then you are still not qualified to
be a true disciple of Jesus and have communion with him."
Song-Kwang asked, "Please tell me how to see him and how to
be taught by him."
The Great Master said, "If you constantly study so that you
may become a true disciple of his, you will see him and can
be taught by him."
Song-Kwang continued, asking, "In the Bible it is said that
Jesus will come back at the end of the world, but like a thief,
and that there will be many proofs of his coming. Will he really
come back someday?"
The Great Master said, "A sage never tells a lie. If you study
well and attain enlightenment, you will notice the coming of
Jesus."
Song-Kwang said, "I have been looking for a great teacher who
can instruct me directly. Great Master, today I have been so
satisfied by seeing you that I am anxious to become one of your
disciples. However I would feel myself to be apostate if I became
your disciple and it bothers my conscience."
The Great Master gave him an answer. "Even a Christian, if he
deserves to be a true disciple of Jesus, will understand what
I am doing. Also, my disciples who deserve to be my true disciples
will understand what Jesus was doing. Therefore those who make
separations between religions, who regard it as apostasy to
change their religion, and who cherish hostility toward each
other are not aware that the difference between religions is
just a matter of names which were given differently according
to time and place. The enlightened, however, regard all religions
as one family under one roof. Therefore, it is your own decision
whether or not to become my disciple."
Song-Kwang bowed to the Great Master and asked him again to
take him as a disciple.
The Great Master gave him permission to join him, saying, "Even
after this, you should believe in God in order to become my
true disciple."
15.
The Great Master said, "One day I was reading a scripture and
found the following story. One of Buddha's disciples asked him,
'Whenever we see you and listen to your teaching, our hearts
are filled with respect and ecstasy. But there are some people
who would rather speak ill of you and criticize you, even hindering
us from coming to listen to you preach. Please tell me why they
act against Buddha, who with compassion always teaches us.'
Buddha answered the question by saying, 'When the sun rises
in the east, it first shines on the peak of the highest mountain,
Sumeru; next it shines on the plateau, and lastly on the lowest
fields. The sun does not shine on the highest mountain first
and lowest field last out of a sense of discrimination. The
sun shines unconsciously, but the difference in the height of
the ground causes the sequence.' The preaching of Buddha can
be compared to this case. The light of his wisdom shines on
everything without discrimination. According to the fundamental
ability of each person, some are quick to understand his preaching
and others are slow. Among the audience listening to Buddha,
the Bodhisattva is the quickest to understand his Dharma preaching,
next the Pratyeka-Buddha, who is followed by the Sravaka, and
next are those destined to become enlightened. Lastly, even
sentient beings which haven't had any relation to Buddha will
gradually be blessed by the light of his wisdom. One who slanders
Buddha's teachings by being blind to the benefit of the light
of Buddha's wisdom is just like the blind person who cannot
see the sun and therefore denies the benefits from the sun.
Therefore, you disciples, be faithful to what you should do.
Never hate thoughtless people, fall into despair or be defeated.
Everyone has a different degree of intelligence. Now, you disciples,
do not take this teaching lightly, but value it as a treasured
lesson for your constant study. Do not pay much attention toward
you. Like the changes of day and night the world also changes
and in the bright world all sentient beings will be aware of
the benefit of Buddha, and will make efforts to return the benefit."
16.
Choi To-Hwa asked, "A number of people are anxious to see the
coming of Maitreya Buddha, the Buddha-to-come, and the establishment
of the Dragon-flower Order in this world. Please tell me about
them."
The Great Master answered, "Maitreyn Buddha symbolizes the Truth
of Dharma-kaya Buddha, which is to come forth. The Dragonflower
Order stands for the world that is perfectly bright. In other
words, it is the world where the teaching of 'All are incarnations
of Truth-Buddha; do each thing as an offering of worship to
the Buddha' is widely practiced."
Chang Juk-Cho asked, "Then when can such a world be realized?"
The Great Master said, "It is already being realized."
Chung Se-Wol asked, "Who should be the first host of such a
world?"
The Great Master answered, "Anyone who is awakened to those
truths first will be the host."
17.
Park Sa-Shi-Hwa asked, "In some sects and schools they are asserting
that Maitreya Buddha has already appeared, and that they are
establishing the Dragonflower Order. Which of them is the real
Dragonflower Order?"
The Great Master answered, "The Dragonflower Order cannot be
established by words. Even without saying anything, if any of
the sects and schools are aware of the real meaning of Maitreya
Buddha and practice what Mattreya Buddha does, it will naturally
become a Dragonflower Order and will even see Mattreya Buddha."
18.
Suh Dae-Won asked, "In the Mattreya Buddha's period of the world
when, on the whole, the Dragonflower Order is established, what
will happen to the world situation?"
The Great Master answered, "In this period, the wisdom of human
beings will become brighter, no conflicts will be created, truth
and falseness will be differentiated and gradually none will
worship Buddha images for their blessedness and longevity, but
will seek all their fortunes by means of accumulating merits
in any circumstances and situations. Each of them will try to
be a living Buddha, knowing that everyone is empowered like
Buddha. Buddha will be everywhere and so will our temples. It
is beyond our ability to express the vastness of the Dragonflower
Order in words and in writings. Once the Dragonflower Order
is established in the world, Buddha Dharma will prevail all
over the world and differences between monks and laity will
be abolished. Laws and morality, study and actual living, will
be consistent and will benefit all sentient beings."
19.
The Great Master said, "Recently some people have said that
the world, which is in its last period, will be destroyed, but
I do not believe that will happen. Doubtlessly, the world in
which has not existed a sage for a long time, is in its last
period, with justice and morality in decline. Still, the world
will not be destroyed. A more civilized moral world is coming.
Now is only the end of this degraded world, but at the same
time, it is the beginning of the new world. It may be rather
hard for ordinary people to foresee the future, but those who
are able to foresee the civilized world have great pleasure."
20.
The Great Master continued, saying "I predict that people in
the coming world will behave as follows:
Whereas contemporary people struggle to take from other people
and to defeat and hurt others, people in the coming world will
be eager to share and will be anxious to make concessions to
others and to help others.
Whereas contemporary people are anxious to make profit for themselves
and to gain power and fame, on the other hand people in the
coming world will be anxious to work for the public welfare
and will be worrying about losing time for meditation by accepting
opportunities to gain fame and power, instead of having leisure
time to meditate.
Whereas contemporary people are likely to commit crimes, as
evidenced by so many jails,. and individuals, homes, societies
and nations all greatly exert themselves to defeat each other,
and build walls and fences between themselves, the people in
the coming world will hate crime, with individuals, homes, societies,
and nations coming out of their shells to build harmonious relationships.
Whereas materialism dominates the contemporary world, a supreme
morality will prevail in the coming world, cultivating the human
spirit and overcoming the materialism. The material civilization
will become useful for elevating morality. In the near future,
the perfect civilized world will be realized, where no thief
is in the mountains and no one picks up things on the road for
the sake of self."
21.
He continued, saying, "Now we are in a world where the dark
night is almost over and the sun is about to rise in the east.
But, just as the sunlight rises in the east and reflects on
the western sky first, the western countries have become civilized
before the eastern countries. When the sun reaches to the high
middle sky, the light will shine on every part of the world,
and then the world of great morality and true civilization will
be realized."
22.
The Great Master said, "The world in the past was immature and
dark; those of power and knowledge were able to live through
forceful extortion. The coming world, however, is sagacious
and bright. Even those of high rank will never be able to extort
things from the weak. Accordingly, the vicious and dishonest
people will be miserable, while the rightous and honest people
will naturally become prosperous."
23.
The Great Master said, "Since Koreans started to modernize,
they have made a lot of improvement in their standard of living
and their stubborn and obstinate thought has changed for the
better. Still, they have problems which need improvement in
the future. Morally, however, Korea will be a superior country
in the future. Now this country is like a lizard which is growing
gradually into a dragon."
24.
The Great Master continued, saying, "People in the coming world
will plant various trees and flowers on the beautiful top of
a high mountain, will make a pond and breed fish, and will arrange
rocks; stones, and old trees to make a wonderful park under
which there will be a tunnel and houses that take in the sunlight,
and there will be electric lights at night. Besides, everything
will be beautiful and convenient. Outside of the brilliant houses
the trees will have a thick growth, and at the top will be different
kinds of birds and insects dancing and singing among the pretty
flowers and lovely plants in full bloom. In our country, also,
the powerful may be able to build their mansions even on top
of such famous mountains as Kumgang, Chiri, and Kusoo. Some
will even build artificial mountains on which to build their
mansions. Even in the construction of their houses, they will
prefer to make use of natural stone over synthetic material,
thus showing their love for the beauty of nature."
25.
The Great Master continued, saying, "In the coming world, a
wealthy religious group will establish an airport and a park
on the top of a big mountain, and also will build a gorgeous
and magnificent portrait shrine, enshrining the portrait and
history of those who have sacrificed themselves on behalf of
the public. Then sightseers coming from everywhere will pay
homage to them. The well-known Dharma masters will live their
disciplinary lives in some monastery located in a beautiful
place and when they visit some temples to preach, the people
will give them a large and warm welcome. All the people will
entertain them with food and ask for a sermon. Then the Dharma
masters will preach to them on the principle of the way of humanity
which is necessary for wordly life, on the Truth of Cause and
Effect, or on the abstruse principle of the Nature. The gathering
of followers, then, offering things to the masters, will do
their best to express their gratitude. The masters will leave
those offerings for the use of the temple and will visit other
temples in turn, where they will also be accepted warmly."
26.
He continued again, "We will see schools in every town and village,
and in every part of the country, temples and churches will
be built and everyone will attend regularly. An ceremonies of
coming of age, marriage, funeral, ancestor worship, special
sermons, and some conferences will be conveniently held at those
temples and churches. In contemporary society, generally, people
are not willing to trust the religious, because the many religious
people have not been thoroughly trained in their religion as
believers are supposed to be. In the coming world, however believers
who belong to the temples will possess different personalities
than ordinary people who have not been trained in the activities
of religious groups. Accordingly, institutions or societies
will try to find useful persons from among religious people
more than among unbelievers."
27.
The Great Master continued, saying, "Even nowadays there are
employment agencies in big cities, but in the coming world,
however, even more employment agencies will serve those looking
for jobs. Marriage offices will assist those who wish to get
married and day nurseries will be established in many places
so that mothers can go out to work without any concern for their
children. Old people without protectors will live comfortable
lives, without anxiety, at homes for the aged, which will be
established by the government, by organizations or by social
and charitable workers. Nowadays, life in a remote place is
inconvenient, but in the coming world, life in even the remotest
place will be surrounded with the most convenient cultural facilities.
Quick cafeterias will provide us with food adequate for our
needs, so that we may not have to cook all the time at home.
There will be many tailors, dressmakers, and laundries helping
busy people by making their clothes and doing their laundry."
28.
The Great Master said. "In the past, people took for granted
that they would hand over their property, whether much or little,
only to their own descendants. If they did not have any blood
descendants, they did not hesitate to adopt a son to receive
their property. Accordingly, the descendants thought they were
the only ones qualified to inherit property from their parents.
In the coming world. however, many people will use a part of
their property to educate and maintain their children, and the
rest for missionary, educational and charitable works for others.
These days, people make profit by taking advantage of others,
but in the coming world people will profit for themselves by
helping others to make a profit. This is because people with
increasing intellectual ability have come to experience the
principle that when we hurt others the hurt turns toward ourselves,
and when we do something for others, much profit returns to
ourselves."
29.
When the Great Master preached a sermon, his virtuous dignity
seemed to reach the 'Three Thousand Great Thousand Worlds,'
and all living things in the Six Paths and the Four Forms of
Birth seemed to enjoy listening to his sermons. In such circumstances,
Park Sa-Si-Hwa, Moon Jung-Kyu, and Kim Nam-Chun always started
dancing, with their gray hair waving, and Chun Sam-Sam, Choi
To-Hwa, and Noh Teok-Song-Ok started worshipping the Great Master
on their knees, stirring up and inspiring the minds of the followers
on the hall. It seemed as if the whole uni verse was in triumph.
The Great Master, seeing it, said with a smile, "When a great
Order is established, in the invisible realm of Truth, Buddhas
and Bodhisattvas, prior to their incarnation, meet and discuss
their roles. Then, shouldn't we think of them as Bodhisattvas
who have been reincarnated with the roles of dancing and worshipping
on their knees? At present only we are enjoying this, but in
the future the whole universe and all beings of the Six Paths
and the Four Forms of Birth will be enjoying it together."
30.
One of the disciples asked, "I believe our Order is established
under a great sign of fortune. However, I wish I knew for how
many millions of years our Order will be prosperous?"
The Great Master said, "This kind of Order is rather different
from preceding ones and its kind is rarely established. This
is the Order which is to be established only according to the
era when the world returns to an original state. Therefore,
it is born with limitless fortunes."
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