Quotes
Frequent Sayings of Master Sheng Chang Hwang
“Ksitigarbha (Earth Treasury) Bodhisattva is most distinguished among all Bodhisattvas for His Grand Vows—Ksitigarbha vows that He would not become a Buddha until all sentient beings in the six realms,including those in hell, are rescued and guided onto the path to become Buddhas.”
“The Sutra of Ksitigarbha’s Fundamental Vows reminds us that being born as a human is a rare occurrence. The chance to know Ksitigarbha’s name, see His image and learn about His merits is the most precious gift of our lifetime. Not only will our destinies be altered for this lifetime, but the destinies of our infinite future births and deaths will also be altered for the best.”
“All our sufferings and misfortunes come from our defying and going against the Buddha’s teachings.
If we accept and uphold the Buddha’s teachings in our lives, we will depart from the Eight Sufferings—
birth and living, aging, ailing, dying, parting with the loved, meeting with the hated, having wishes unfulfilled and experiencing constant agitation.”
“The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are most lenient, kind and merciful—they only rescue and give blessings, never lay guilt nor punish.”
“Life is nothing but an experiment of the Truth, and there is no good nor bad experience, as long as we are willing to review it and harvest the conclusion with the help of the Buddha's teachings.”
“Who am I? I am a fellow patient, a guinea pig in the experiment for the Buddha’s Truth; I am an errand boy who passes the Buddha’s messages on to sentient beings and from sentient beings to sentient beings.”
