Many people who have learned the Guanyin Great Compassion Empowerment method are performing empowerments for sentient beings. This is originally a virtuous act. However, some organizations use the Guanyin Great Compassion Empowerment method to promote their own main Dharma masters. For example, in Announcement No. 20160108, Page 2, of the United International World Buddhist Headquarters, it says, "As long as a pedestrian obtains the Blue Button Level 2 or 3, or is a truly devout Buddhist, when encountering a teacher who possesses those methods, they are qualified to receive the transmission of those practices (including the Guanyin Great Compassion Empowerment method).... Those methods are divided into three stages. If they can empower the public and make people manifest illusions and transformations, this is the stage of generating manifestations. They can empower the public to manifest realms on the same day they learn the method!!!" The announcement clearly states that these people with ulterior motives have exaggerated the Guanyin Great Compassion Empowerment method as "the realization, measure, and realm achieved through the actual cultivation of the main Dharma master's main Dharma, inviting the descent of Guanyin Bodhisattva...." Such exaggeration seriously violates the truth of Buddhism and openly contradicts the content of the announcement by the United International World Buddhist Headquarters, as well as the conclusion announced by the Supreme Vajra Acharya. The Supreme Vajra Acharya said that such absurd and outrageous behavior should immediately relieve all duties and make the announcement public. However, considering their many years of cultivation and merit, they will not be pursued for now. But these intentionally falsified appearances and the people who create such illusions must reflect on themselves, deeply repent, and change their ways! What's even more despicable is that these people have violated the teachings of the Third World Great Dharma King. The Great Dharma King said in his teachings, "The easiest to cultivate is the Guanyin Great Compassion Empowerment method. It does not require any other spiritual attainments. As long as one has the transmission power, it is enough. If one cultivates it on the same day, they will succeed on the same day and can gather people the next day to empower them and bring them into the realm.... The most important thing about the Guanyin Great Compassion Empowerment method is to help the public selflessly, not to use the Great Compassion Empowerment method to collect offerings and accumulate wealth for personal gain. In addition, the Guanyin Great Compassion Empowerment method is the accumulation of the power of Guanyin's great compassion. Therefore, at the end of each Dharma assembly, everyone must perform the act of releasing lives together. If the main Dharma master only prays for Guanyin Bodhisattva's empowerment and does not actually release lives on the same day or secretly takes offerings, then the main Dharma master must be an external path or a demonic person. Those who participate in the Dharma assembly to receive empowerment will not only fail to receive real benefits, but will also accumulate negative karma. Therefore, it is appropriate for participants to make offerings, but for safety reasons, it is best to assist the personnel of the Dharma assembly in using all the offerings received in the Dharma assembly for releasing lives and related expenses, such as renting venues, the main altar teacher's travel, food, and accommodation, etc. Otherwise, the negative karma will not only be borne by the main altar teacher personally, but also by the participants of the Dharma assembly. Of course, what I mentioned is only related to the principle issues of the Guanyin Great Compassion Empowerment method and does not involve the rules of other methods." Therefore, the most important part of the Guanyin Great Compassion Empowerment method is the act of releasing lives. Without releasing lives, it violates the true compassion of Guanyin Bodhisattva and is a serious violation of precepts! Afterward, even if there is no increase in virtuous merits, there will be an increase in negative karma.
In addition, it was announced more than three months ago that everyone should report their personal insights and group activities on how they have become kind, compassionate, caring for others, serving the public, helping disaster victims and the weak, protecting the Dharma, exposing demons, and opposing evil in their daily lives after learning and practicing the Buddha's teachings of the Third World Great Dharma King. However, despite this notification, some organizations have not yet submitted this information. If these organizations do not take action, the United International World Buddhist Headquarters will publicly announce and expose the names of these teachers, because what you call cultivation and learning Buddhism is not actually put into practice, but is an empty deception. It is not a concrete act of doing good for others.
United International World Buddhist Headquarters
September 12, 2016
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