| Jigong: |
During our various visits to Hades, we came
across so many souls all stupefied. Before reborn, they did not know who
they were. After birth they also did not know who they were. Their eyes
have a blank look, exactly like those of couldn't care-less school
children going to school everyday, eating their lunch and playing about
without paying much attention to their studies and, on examination time,
failing miserably, like idiots. I hope you people will behave like good
human beings and endeavor to do good deeds. You must not be sinful or do
evil deeds against morality thereby avoiding being sent to Hell at death
to undergo punishment for your sins - this punishment is most terrible.
Today, we will tour Hades again. Yang Sheng, get up on the lotus flower
platform.
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| Yang Sheng: |
I'm safely seated, dear Master. We can now
start. .....
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| Jigong: |
We've arrived. Yang Sheng, get down.
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| Yang Sheng: |
In front of us is a pond inside of which can
be seen souls either floating or sinking; cries for help can be heard
coming from that direction. Oh! The air is foul smelling.
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| Jigong: |
This is the 'Dirty Blood Pond' ( ). Now that
you are visiting it, you should be more attentive and be on the alert.
Walk quickly so that we can have a closer look and clearer view.
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| Yang Sheng: |
On the way to the Pond many soldiers of Hades
can be seen herding sinful souls along.
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| Jigong: |
All these souls are going to the 'Dirty Blood
Pond'.
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| Yang Sheng: |
The nearer we go, the more bad smelling is the
air and the louder the cries for help. The Pond contains very dirty
blood; bad-smelling and dirty!
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| General: |
Welcome to you, Jigong and Yang Sheng. We had
earlier, received information of your coming here today. Will both of
you come in and see for yourselves?
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| Yang Sheng: |
From this distance we can have a clear view.
There is no need to go too near. I hope General will explain why sinful
souls are sent here to be punished.
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| General: |
Very well. Our Pond is known as 'Dirty Blood
Pond' and is located in ' Nai He Qiao' ( ) at a point at the lower
course of the River. When sinful souls walk across the Bridge (Nai he
Qiao), they will fall down into the pit of poisonous snakes and will be
bitten by the snakes and their dirty blood will flow into the Pond
inside of which are souls who had committed 'dirty' sins.
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| Yang Sheng: |
Would General kindly explain further in more
detail.
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| General: |
Deities and Saints must be given due respect
and reverence but there are human beings who use bad language thereby
offending them,. Other human beings use filthy language to scold their
fore-fathers. Other purposely shift evil on to other people maliciously.
Others implicate people by false charges - all such people have dirty
hearts. Also, there are people who indulge in sexual intercourse in
open, having no fear of the three lights (sunlight, moonlight and
starlight) with no sense of modesty, or shame of others spotting them in
action. Again, there are others who deliberately become prostitutes to
earn money and using most dirty and obscene languages. Others indulge in
vicious sensuality thus damaging their bodies; others partake of
unwholesome meat and food as tonic for the body, such tonic is heretical
doctrine. Others take pleasure in killing living beings, or desecrating
places of worship, desecrating holy books. All these sinful souls are
sent to this 'Dirty Blood Pond' to suffer.
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| Jigong: |
On Earth, people say that women who die
because of child birth are sent to the 'Dirty Blood Pond' to suffer.
This is not true. Giving birth to babies is but natural and those who
die through child birth are just unlucky. Where is the logic that such
unlucky souls should be sent to this 'Dirty Blood Pond' to suffer some
more? Therefore, those who have relatives who died through child birth,
should do more good and meritorious deeds, say more prayers, print
religious tracts fro others to read, because, going through the process
of child birth, a woman's heart is full of fear and those who are
unlucky to die, thereby, their souls will be floating about. It
therefore follows that the relatives must do good deeds so that
the deities and saints can protect and guide the floating souls.
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| General: |
What Jigong has just said is perfectly true. I
hope human beings will be aware of this.
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| Jigong: |
We have other places to visit after this
'Dirty Blood Pond' and we must say goodbye.
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| Yang Sheng: |
There is no need to stand on ceremony; in case
we have missed anything, please excuse us.
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| Jigong: |
Yang Sheng, get up on the lotus flower
platform and prepare to visit the 'Eastern Peak Pavilion'.
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| Yang Sheng: |
I'm now safely seated. We can proceed. ...
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| Jigong: |
We've arrived the 'Eastern Peak Pavilion'.
Yang Sheng, get down.
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| Great Emperor: |
Welcome to both of you, Jigong and Yang Sheng.
You have been ordered to write the Book and I have waited for quite a
long time for your arrival.
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| Jigong: |
Great Emperor, your authority is immense. I
started from the First Tribunal and have, at last, reached the last
Tribunal under your jurisdiction which justifies the saying that the
last usually occupies the highest position. I beg Great Emperor not to
be offended by my visiting you last.
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| Great Emperor: |
Jigong, there is no need to be so modest. The
fact that you have come, gives me great joy. Your Sheng Xian Tang's
propaganda on the truth, your scripture and good books distributed
widely to people on Earth, to advise them to do more good instead of
leading evil lives, have resulted in many human beings now doing many
good deeds. Seeing these good effects on human beings, my heart is much
comforted. Now that you have come here today, it is my duty to be of
every assistance. Please, both of you, come inside and let's have a
general discussion.
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| Yang Sheng: |
Thank you very much, Great Emperor, to be of
assistance to us.
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| Great Emperor: |
Please be seated. I'll order the General to
serve tea and fruits.
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| General: |
Yes, Sir. ..... They are served.
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| Great Emperor: |
Please do not be shy. Drink and eat.
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| Jigong: |
Thank you, Great Emperor, for your kind
hospitality.
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| Yang Sheng: |
The tea is fragrant, the fruits are sweet and
delicious . Can I bring a few fruits back to Earth?
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| Great Emperor: |
It's just as well if you eat the fruits here!
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| Jigong: |
Yang Sheng, don't be greedy! You already have
fruit trees bearing fruit back home and if you take good care of them,
you will certainly enjoy the fruits.
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| Great Emperor: |
The fruits of ascetic practice are different
from natural fruits. The latter type can get rotten and are not for
practical use!
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| Yang Sheng: |
The words spoken by dear Master and Great
Emperor are now understood by me and I am now the wiser. I am very much
ashamed and beg to seek your forgiveness.
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| Jigong: |
Would Great Emperor kindly explain the
functions of your Tribunal?
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| Great Emperor: |
Very well. 'Eastern Peak' is 'Tai Shan'. the
first of the Five Sacred Mountains. Our office here controls all the Ten
Tribunals and can be regarded as the highest office administering
justice, exactly like your Supreme Courts on Earth. This Office also
controls all roaming and unattached souls, and also promote and demote
saints, deities and devils on Earth. Because this Office has facilities
to report to 'Yu Di' ( ) and obtain authority to carry out our work, if
the God of Mountains , Local Deities, Heads of Local Deities, any
deities under the control of 'Eastern Peak' or nay of the Ten Tribunals,
have any problems, the refer to this Office for solution. Therefore, my
Office controls all the Ten Tribunals. But above us, there is still a
'Leader of a Sect in Hades' ( ) who controls relieving souls out of
purgatory ( ), whereas I am in charge of prosecuting in Hades.
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| Yang Sheng: |
Can I ask Great Emperor to enlighten me on a
certain point? Your Office controls roaming souls. I often hear people
say that roaming spirits/ souls disturb people on Earth. This shows that
there is a loop-hole in the laws of Hades controlling roaming souls.
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| Great Emperor: |
The net of Heaven spreads far and wide.
It's meshes are also wide, but nothing escapes. Yang Sheng, what
you just said is very true. There are still many roaming souls on Earth
disturbing people. Our Laws in Hades are truly very strict but we have a
merciful heart. We have to be reasonable. There are quite a number of
roaming souls on Earth who died through murders, accidents, etc, and we
have given them special permission to go back to Earth to take revenge.
But, when some of these souls are on Earth, they tend to act without due
consideration and when they see human beings, they are apt to disturb
the,. But, if a person has good fate and good luck, or has good morality
or ascetic practice, he cannot be harmed. If a roaming disturbing soul
does not follow reason and is detected by our Officers or Police of
Hades, or the deities on Earth, he will be arrested and brought back
here for punishment. This anomaly is the same. In Hades, some deities
have pity on the roaming souls and give them permission to go to Earth
to take revenge, exactly like prisoners on Earth who are set free, but
instead of turning over a new leaf and be good, they create more trouble
and mischief.
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| Yang Sheng: |
What Great Emperor has said is true.
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| Jigong: |
Thank you, Great Emperor, for
teaching and explaining to us.
It is now time for us to
return.
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| Great Emperor: |
Both of you have gone to great trouble to
write the Book and I hope Diyu Youji will be completed soon so that most
human beings can be saved. All Officers, line up and say goodbye.
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| Yang Sheng: |
Thank you, Great Emperor and officers. I must
say goodbye now. ..... I'm safely seated on the lotus flower platform.
Dear Master, we can now start. ....
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| Jigong: |
We’ve
arrived at Sheng Xian Tang.
Yang Sheng,
get down.
Soul,
return to your body.
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