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Intercalary 8th Moon 9th Day (2nd October 1976) Touring "BU JING SUO" Rehabilitation of Taoists Monks and Nuns Jigong: It is now time to travel to Hades. Do not be afraid. Yang Sheng: Yes, you are perfectly right, Master; I am not particularly eager to go because I have seen so much suffering of the souls there. Jigong: Do not have sympathy for those souls. They well deserve the punishments. Let us go now. We have arrived. Quickly alight from the lotus flower platform. Yang Sheng: This house is rather dark and yet I can hear a lot of moaning coming from inside. Jigong: This place is called "Bu Jing Suo". We will have a look. Yang Sheng: Yes, we will go...... At the doorway there are three words which reads "Bu Jing Suo". I see two generals walking this way. Who are they? Jigong: These generals are the Doorkeepers. General: Welcome Jigong and Yang Sheng of Sheng Xian Tang. Jigong: Do not stand on ceremony. Today I b...

Intercalary 8th Moon 16th Day (9th October 1976) Touring "Wang Si Cheng " Jigong: This year there are two Mid-Autumn Festival Days:- 1) on 8th Moon 15th Day (8th September 1976) and 2) on Intercalary 8th Moon 15th Day (8th October 1976) As you are aware, Yu Huang the Jade Emperor has chosen you to tour Hades so that when you return to Earth you can write a book on what you have seen, for human beings to read so that they can do good deeds. It is already one month past since the Order was received; time has also passed like the flowing of water, in fact too fast - how many times can there be full moon and how many more years can we meet with two Mid-Autumn Festival Days in a year again? On Earth human beings can enjoy the moonlight but in Hades, the souls there are suffering in darkness or semi-darkness. Yang Sheng, let us prepare for our journey. Yang Sheng: Right, time passes very quickly and one month has passed by and yet we have not written on tenth of...

Intercalary 8th Moon 19th Day (12 October 1976) Continuing Tour of Wang Si Cheng - City of Those Who Died Unnatural Deaths Jigong: The present day trend of human beings is towards science and they do not believe in temples, spirits, faith and religious beliefs. They do not understand the substance and composition of eternal life. To go to Paradise or Hades depends on the actions, intentions and deeds of oneself. Paradise is not far and can be reached as quickly as the turning of one's head. Hades however is not so near as Paradise and can be avoided through ascetic practices. Inside Wang Si Cheng there is a lot of sufferings and the surroundings are very gloomy. Yang Sheng, today we will tour Hades again; step on the lotus flower platform. Yang Sheng: Dear Master, I am already prepared; let us proceed...... Jigong: We have arrived. Yang Sheng: It looks as if we had previously visited this place. Why is it that we suddenly enter this place Wang Si Cheng like ...

Intercalary 8th Moon 26th Day (19th October 1976) Touring the Second Tribunal Jigong: Our tour of Hades gives much work to the Deities as well as to human beings but, nevertheless, it is well worth it because our purpose is to help human beings as best as we can. However, there is a saying,"Doing good makes one happy". Therefore, if we have to do good even at midnight, I as Deity am greatly influenced by the good intention. Today I am bringing Yang Sheng again to visit Hades so that he can eventually disclose the happenings there to people on Earth. Yang Sheng, quickly prepare for the trip...... Yang Sheng: I am ready Master. Jigong: We will visit the Second Tribunal today, so please look smart. Yang Sheng: Very good, if I have been lacking in courtesy and have not conducted myself properly, I beseech you, dear Master, to give me appropriate instructions. Jigong: There is nothing to worry. Please step on the lotus flower platform and we will proceed........

9th Moon 3rd Day Touring Ordure Pool in Hades Jigong: Human beings must continually undergo birth, death and rebirth which they cannot escape. A famous Chinese philosopher (Taoist) named Zhuang Zi said,"I did not like to be born, suddenly I was born; I also did not like to die but suddenly I had to die." This means that the "birth and death" cycle is beyond the control of human beings, but to a certain extent we can still control birth and death. Because of the lack of comprehension of the meaning of birth and death, people do not really know what is birth and what is death. Therefore the King of Hades controls birth and death. It is during the 7th Moon Pudu Festival (Festival of Hungry Ghosts) when the living pray and sacrifice to the hungry ghosts that they will understand the true meaning of birth and death, and, consequently by doing good deeds, it leads to the avoidance of the sufferings of transmigration of souls. This then should be the opportunity ...

9th Moon 9th Day (31st October 1976) Touring Hades of the Hungry Ghosts Jigong: For the purpose of writing this Book, we have been put to so much inconvenience travelling from Earth to Hades and return. For whom? On Earth there are so many people, so many vehicles and traffic, so many types of pleasures, so much so, that moral decadence has set in - getting worse everyday. But in Hades the souls of sinners are howling so terribly that even the mountains can vibrate. Sheng Xian Tang has been directed to write this Book, firstly to inform people about the sufferings in Hades and secondly to teach them to do good whenever possible. So, do not regard this Book lightly and treat it as an amusement book for the purpose of killing time. I hope that people will take it seriously and regard this as a matter of importance. Yang Sheng, quickly prepare yourself for the journey. Yang Sheng: I am ready, dear Master, let's proceed. Jigong: It's a very great privilege for you...