The Prayer of Blessings
Through the Immaculate Mercy of Buddha Maitreya, we sincerely pray: At this junction of time when classification is made to distinguish the good from the evil; the saints from the demons, and the jade from the stone; When sentient beings are lost in a state of fear and uncertainly, we earnestly appeal to the Ever Radiant Buddha Maitreya for peace and guidance: Deliver us from the perils of killing, stealing or erroneous desires, and lead us towards the path of rightful comportment; Save us from greed, anger or delusion, and lead us towards the purest of heart; Help us to stay away from malicious talks, gossips, hypocrisy or deceit, and lead us towards righteous speech; Guide us away from negative words, deeds or conduct, and lead us towards rightful actions; May your loving kindness prepare us to become a true devotee of Tao with a clear and unblemished conscience, which adequately aligns with purity and the appropriate code of conduct. May our bodies and hearts be in harmony with nature, actualizing the essence of a dignified, divine, and blessed body and heart. May our hearts, behaviours and smiles carry the essence of your love and compassion in the cultivation of Tao. Most merciful Buddha Maitreya of Wondrous Dharma; Please guide each and every one of us: To depart from the miserable past, and turn towards the New Nature Loving Culture; To depart from the woes of old traditions, and turn towards the New Civilization that respects and dignifies all life forms; To depart from old values, and turn towards new values affirming our own individual, intrinsic, and priceless worth; To depart from the old morality, and turn towards the new ethical concept of ‘Universal Family’. Glory be to Buddha Maitreya of Infinite Joy, Please show us the way to be one with nature: To establish a family that lives in harmony with nature, thus revealing the grace, equanimity and good fortune in the family; To establish a society that lives in harmony with nature, thus revealing the grace, equanimity and good fortune in the society; To establish a nation that lives in harmony with nature actualizing a dignified, peaceful and blessed nation of great beauty; To establish a world that lives in harmony with nature actualizing the integrity, equanimity and good fortune in a blessed world of great beauty; May the reunion of humankind as one Universal Family be a consolation of LAOMU for the transcendent caring of HER children. We sincerely implore Buddha Maitreya of Immeasurable Benevolence, to guide each and every one of us regardless of time, place or circumstances; To reveal our dignified, divine and fortunate True Self, maintaining an awareness of cosmic emptiness and return to a state of natural equanimity. Enable our intrinsic Buddha Nature to display a magnetic field of positive energy in unity with that of Father Shi Zun and Mother Shi Mu, where inner and outer protective shields of one’s safe haven jointly activate, So that we may avoid the catastrophic destruction of this era. Help us to enter the Pure Land of Buddha Maitreya to be reunited with LaoMu at the Sacred Heavenly home. |