| Jigong: |
Yang Sheng, are you ready to tour Qingxin Chi in the
Underworld?
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| Yang Sheng: |
My dear Master, I have just returned from Zhang Hua
( 彰
化 ) in Taiwan and am feeling very tired. Can we postponed to
tomorrow?
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| Jigong: |
You are very lazy. Being a holy man, you should be able to
endure any inconvenience and hardship. How can one expect you to do more
good deeds?
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| Yang Sheng: |
I am very sorry, Master. That being the case, I have not
made up my mind to follow you.
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| Jigong: |
Very well, quickly climb up to the platform of the lotus
flower and close your eyes.....now, open your eyes and get down from the
platform.
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| Yang Sheng: |
Dear Master, why do you bring me to this place today? I
see a very big pond; the water so clear that I can even see its bottom.
I also see three words floating at the surface of the water: "Qingxin
Chi".
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| Jigong: |
During the first journey a few days ago. I took you to the
Cave of Xintou Shan ( 心
頭
山
) and because you have human eyes, you could
see very little. So now, I bring you to this pond "Qingxin
Chi" to wash your eyes so that you will be able to see clearly like
the Heavenly Spirits.
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| Yang Sheng: |
It is Autumn now and the water of the pond is so cold that
I am afraid to dip in it for fear of catching cold.
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| Jigong: |
You want to visit the Underworld and yet you are afraid of
the cold. Nevertheless, I have to push you into the pond.
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| Yang Sheng: |
Help me, help me, dear Master. I do not know how to
swim.....You are drowning me. Please help me.
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| Jigong: |
I want the water to clean your mind as well as your heart.
(After Jigong had pushed Yang Sheng into the pond, the Officer-in-Charge
of the pond approached Jigong and said..)
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| Officer: |
I salute you, Jigong. I respectfully apologize for
enquiring about this incident. Just now, I saw you pushing a man into
this pond. I do not know for what reason.
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| Jigong: |
Officer, you do not know that on Earth many human beings
are committing much evil and sinful deeds; their original good nature
has been lost and by pushing this human being into this pond, the water
in it will clean his mind and heart and then he can regain his
original good nature.
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| Officer: |
Very well, because of your explanation I will pull him
out.
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| Jigong: |
Quick, quick; please pull him out before he sinks to the
bottom of the pond.
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| Officer: |
I have now rescued him but he is not breathing. How can
you bring him back to life?
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| Jigong: |
That is just a small matter. His evil life has died with
his fall into the pond. I will now pass this magic fan over his body and
you will soon see that he will come back to life again.....
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| Officer: |
Look! He is opening his eyes.
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| Yang Sheng: |
Dear Master, why did you push me into the pond?
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| Jigong: |
At first, all human beings do not feel like doing good
deeds but after some persuasion they generally will do good. I have no
time to reason with you now.
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| Yang Sheng: |
I thank you very much for teach me. Now, I feel like a
person reborn. By the way, who is this third person?
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| Jigong: |
He is the Officer-in-Charge of this pond and his duty is
to see that no person bathes in it except Heavenly Spirits. You are
indeed very luck to have bathed in this pond.
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| Officer: |
Jigong, why did you bring this person here?
|
| Jigong: |
This person Yang Sheng is a righteous medium of the temple
of Sheng Xian Tang of Taiwan. The Jade Emperor of Heaven has specially
chosen him to make this journey and write a book to be called
"Journeys to The Underworld" ( 地
獄
遊
記 ) so that human beings on
Earth who are very sinful and evil can read it. They should then repent
and try to do good deeds. I have been given the job of conducting this
person Yang Sheng soul for this journey. Because he is just a human
being, his eyes cannot see so many things as Heavenly Spirits can. That
is why I had to push him into this pond in order to wash away his
earthly sins and be reborn so that what the Heavenly Spirits can see, he
can also see.
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| Officer: |
Oh, I am sorry. I did not know the true reason of your
action in pushing him into the pond.
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| Jigong: |
Time is running out. Yang Sheng, we must continue with our
tour. So, goodbye, Officer. Yang Sheng, quickly climb up the platform of
the lotus flower.
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| Yang Sheng: |
My dear Master, where are we going?
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| Jigong: |
No need to ask any question. When we arrive then you will
know. Therefore, quickly close your eyes.....Now, open your eyes and get
down from the platform.
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| Yang Sheng: |
Where is this place which is so windy and full of sand and
dust blowing strongly about and making walking unsteady?
|
| Jigong: |
This place is called Human/Devil Territory ( 人鬼
關
頭
).
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| Yang Sheng: |
Oh dear! I see coming from one direction so many beings
all crying.
|
| Jigong: |
You do not know. These are the souls of the newly dead
people who have just arrived into the Underworld.
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| Yang Sheng: |
I see before me, high up a board having three words
"Yin Yang Jie" ( 陰 陽 界
). What is this place?
|
| Jigong: |
This place is called Yin Yang Jie.
|
| Yang Sheng: |
I also see two rows of tall towers. Let us visit the
place.
|
| Jigong: |
Of course we will go there and see.
|
| Yang Sheng: |
At the entrance of one of the towers, there are three
characters: "Registration Office" ( 交
簿
廳
) and there are a
number of separate departments.
|
| Jigong: |
Let us proceed.
This Records Registration
Office is under the charge of a Records Registration Officer.
|
| Officer: |
Welcome, Jigong! I see you have brought along Yang Sheng
here. On the 8th Moon of 15th day, I received Imperial edict from
the Jade Emperor of Heaven that Jigong would soon be bringing Yang Sheng
of Sheng Xian Tang to tour this place and then return to Earth to write
a book on what he had seen.
|
| Jigong: |
This time has now come for us to return to Earth, but we
will come back and see you on our next visit.
|
| Officer: |
You are welcome. Goodbye.
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| Jigong: |
Yang Sheng, we have to return quickly to Earth. Get out of
here, climb up the lotus platform and close your eyes.
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| Yang Sheng: |
Yes, I will obey your instructions.
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| Jigong: |
We have now return to Sheng Xian Tang. Yang Sheng, now,
open your eyes and get down. Your soul can return to your body. |
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