Divine Orders commanding the first disciples to
go to Can Giuoc to avert the evil that would otherwise befall His disciples
there. God also establishes the three lords of the earth, provides their
baptismal names and demonstrates how the ceremony for the taking of oaths
should be arranged.
The first day of the
seventh month of the Year of the Fire Tiger
JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DAI TIEN ONG DAI BO TAT MA HA TAT,
TEACHING THE GREAT WAY
First Contact:
My greetings to you
all.
Tho, you and your
younger brothers must go to Can Giuoc to avert the evil that will otherwise
surely befall My disciples there.
Quan Thanh (Guan Sheng
Di Jun) and Quan Am (Kuan Yin Bodhisattava)await you: Go immediately. Trung
must attend to an emergency in his family, and so will not be joining you.
(Tho, Hau, Nghia,
Trang, Cu, Tac, and Sang arrived at Can Giuoc at 1:30 p.m. Seeing nothing amiss, they did not attempt to contact
the Supreme Being until 3:00 p.m. )
Second Contact:
Children, are you still
playing?
I ordered you to come
here for an important matter and you keep delaying. Do you dare act against My
will?
Tho: "I pray you
to mercifully excuse us."
It wasn't your fault,
Tho. You should be in deep meditation in order to receive My instructions
tonight.
Tuong, call all My
disciples right away.
Third Contact:
My greetings to all My
disciples. Listen:
Tuong, do you not know
what day is today? You have caused a stir among the Genies, Saints, Immortals
and Buddhas.
Demons have come to the
White Pearl Palace
I therefore have
ordered you to assemble here together to set up a ceremony for taking the oaths
and for the celestial appointment of Tuong, Kim, and Tho. You must all be
present here tonight.
Fourth Contact (midnight ):
In this third
revelation of the Great Way
You will set up the
altar of the Five Thunder Lords as I instructed before. Place Kim Quang Tien
charms and also Gian Ma Xu charms on the Ho Phap altar. Cu shall hold the
incense sticks for Me to summon the Five Thunder Lords. He will then join Tac
and Sang at the Ho Phap altar, with all the other mediums in attendance.
Ask Tuong, Kim, and Tho
to say the oaths as before. All disciples must say the oaths as in the ceremony
of celestial appointment. Remember to ask them to meditate--after all, they are
being witnessed by Genies, Saints, Immortals and Buddhas.
Now hear your baptismal
names:
"The Third Revelation of the Thanh Dao (pure Way) will endure seven
hundred thousand years.
It endures as long as the earth, and will bloom as well as Heaven.
Human beings' "khi" (Chi) shall return to Hu Vo (the Cosmic
Void),
Shining the way to Nirvana."
THANH is your baptismal name.
Thus:
Tuong shall be
henceforth Thuong* Tuong Thanh,
Kim shall be henceforth
Thuong* Kim Thanh, and
Tho shall be henceforth
Thai* Tho Thanh.
These are your names
for saying the oaths.
Fifth Contact (1:30 a.m. )
Tuong: Where are the
four Le Sanh (Student Priests)?
Arrange the ceremony
and I will summon Genies, Saints, Immortals and Buddhas as witnesses.
Sixth Contact (3:00 a.m. ):
Lich, many disciples
are missing.
Tomorrow, you must
arrange a ceremony at Trung's house in Cho Lon so that all my disciples may say
the oaths.
Holy Messages from Ly
Thai Bach:
Thai Thuong (Lao Tzu's
previous incarnation) did not say anything, but created the Tao
And looked after all
human beings from the white cloud.
Since Man is part of
God's spirit and has reincarnated into this world, he must cultivate himself.
I will help you to
reach enlightenment.
Holy Message from Quan
Am:
An enlightened being, I
guard the gate of the Tao at the South Sea
And often guide spirits
away from Hell.
From my lotus throne, I
always care about
And guide the people of
this world to the Tao.
Holy Message from Quan
Thanh:
I was a general of the
Han Dynasty,
In which people
preferred materialism over divine virtue.
By remaining loyal to
the King,
I acquired a divine
position with a red face and dressed in blue.
*Thai, Thuong and Ngoc
denote Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian Branches, respectively.
(TNHT 1968 p. 36)
* Divine teaching for
disciples of Minh-Duong regarding the fact that one cannot attain enlightenment
due to the closure of the Tao
Vinh Nguyen Tu (Can
Giuoc)
The 14th day of the 7th
month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
Jade Emperor or CaoDai
Teaching the Great Way
Lich! Invite all Minh
Duong disciples to listen to Me.
(Laughter.)
Children! Do not think
wrongly and assume that because you are of different sects that you belong to
different religions. Let Me try to explain.
Although the doctrine
of the Tao is old, it was always genuine and true, and the Tao has been
unchanged since its closure. People become enlightened in accordance with their
virtues and merits. Because Ngoc Hu Cung (Invisible Jade Palace Thunderous Temple
Just look back in
history; over a span of 2000 years in Asia , how many
have become enlightened? You may notice only one case, of Hue Mang Kim Tien.
Notes:
Minh Duong is the name
of a CaoDai sect.
Ngoc Hu Cung (Invisible Jade Palace
Loi Am Tu (Thunderous Temple
Hue Mang Kim Tien is
the name of an Immortal.
(TNHT I, 1968, p. 40)
* Divine teaching to
Mr. Ð, who should repent and guide humanity in order to repay his offences.
The 15th day of the 7th
month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
Jade Emperor or CaoDai
Teaching the Great Way
Ð., listen:
Since Bach Ngoc Kinh (White Jade Palace Thunderous Temple
They have seen My
miraculous manifestations, and have tried imitating the miraculous mechanism by
creating 36 caves after the fashion of the 36 heavens. They have used the names
of all Genies, Saints, Immortals, and Buddhas in order to cement their
unorthodox system.
You cannot fathom how
dire is the crime of using Buddhas' and God's name for financial gain. Do you
understand?
Your crimes would be
punished in Hell. You must repent for these deeds so that I may redeem you at
last. Guide humanity in order to repay your offenses. Obey!
Notes: Bach Ngoc Kinh
(The white Jade Palace
(TNHT I, 1968, p. 40)
* Divine Message
regarding the establishment, by each dignitary, of their own divine family,
that is, each disciple is responsible for the introduction of at least 12
people to the faith.
The 28th day of the 7th
month of the ear of the Yang Fire Tiger
JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DAI TIEN ONG DAI BO TAT MA HA TAT,
TEACHING THE GREAT WAY
Disciples, listen!
There should be 36
Saints for each of the three branches. At present, we have only eight or nine.
The Hierarchy of the White Pearl Palace Trang , Ky Trang Thanh , Ky
Whomever you have
brought to the faith has become part of your family.
When you return to the White Pearl Palace
Those disciples who
have committed themselves with the oath will be rewarded or chastised according
to their accomplishments or their transgressions, but all must bring to the
faith at least 12 people.
Your earthly position
will be equivalent to your divine position.
Each of you must in
turn strive to reach your divine position by spiritual self-cultivation.
My only warning to you
is not to think that a divine position is given to everyone at random or that
everyone may enter the White Pearl Palace
Trang, I congratulate
you.
Kinh, I also
congratulate you.
Ban, I love you.
Tuong, I rely on you.
Ta, I leave human
suffering in your care. I will even use your own house as a temple.
Hoc, obey your elder
brother in the accomplishment of your mission.
Huong, try your best--I
will help you.
Truoc, do not be so
confused.
Nghia, I will use you.
Duc, you are to spread
the faith all the way to the center.
Tràng, remember your
chastisement. You must all cultivate your virtue and spread the faith quickly.
You are all Me. To despise each other is the same as despising me, and that is
hard. You must teach everyone, whether or not they listen to you.
If they understand My
teachings through you and come back to the Great Way
This faith is very precious:
It is not a merchandise for you to sell, so do not be discouraged.
I bless you, daughters.
You must do your best to accomplish your duty.
I bless each of you.
(TNHT p. 41, 1968)
* The Divine Teaching
explaining how you must be humble if you wish to save the beings of the world.
The eighth day of the
fifth month of the Year of the Yang Fire Tiger
JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DAI TIEN ONG DAI BO TAT MA HA TAT,
TEACHING THE GREAT WAY
My greetings to all
disciples.
Listen, children!
Consider Me: I am the
Supreme Being, and yet I humble Myself--I condescend to your level to rescue
you. I even refer to Myself as Tien Ong, and Bo Tat, the lowest ranks in Taoism
and Buddhism, respectively. One would think that I would elevate Myself to the
highest possible position--however, I do not do so (many of the disciples
thought I had low self-esteem! (divine smile).
However, you have the
responsibility to be modest. You must follow my example and humble yourselves so
that you may save people. I said, when I founded this Holy Way
Thus, you have the
responsibility to endeavor to save guilty people. This would please me the
most.
Luu and Hieu must form
a group of 36 young girls to chant the prayers in the major ceremonies. Cu,
Tac, Sang and Phu will do the same for the young boys (Cu, you and Phu should
remember to keep practicing your music!).
(TNHT, 1968, p. 43)
* Divine Teaching
regarding the building of the Divine Temple, how to construct the thrones of
the Pope, Cardinals and Censor-Cardinals as well as giving instructions on how
to assemble the universal globe carrying the symbol of the Divine Eye.
The 12th day of the 8th
month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
The Jade Emperor; or Cao Dai Tien Ong Dai Bo Tat Ma Ha Tat,
Teaching The Great Way
Kiet, you are to help
Tho in the construction of the temple. You are assigned the task of making
seven thrones: a large throne for the Giao Tong, three for the three Chuong
Phap (Censor Cardinals), and three for the three Dau Su Cardinals). Special
attention is to be made in the creation of the throne of the Giao Tong. It must
include four carved sacred animals at the arm rests: two dragons for those of
the Giao Tong, two phoenixes for that of the Chuong Phap, and two unicorns for
that of the Dau Su. Obey my instructions!
Binh, you are assigned
to make a universal globe. Do you not know what that is? …. (Laughter)…. It is
a globe like the earth, understand? The diameter is 3.3 m . It is rather large because the miraculous
mechanism of creation is represented in it. Paint it azure, draw the North Star
and other stars on the globe. The thirty six heavens and the four great
dimensions are not stars. Only 72 earths and three thousand worlds are
considered stars, which make three thousand and seventy two stars in total. You
must represent that number. Look in the Western books on Astronomy and imitate
the pictures of the stars. For the North Star, you are to draw both the Ursa
Major and Ursa Minor. Above the North Star is the Divine Eye. Understand?
Theoretically, the globe should be in crystal, in which there is an eternal
light, the precious vital principle for humanity and the universe. However,
this must be completed by the time of the convention.
Obey my commands!
Regarding the statues
of Buddhas, Immortals, Saints, and Angels, you may arrange them below the
globe. Understand?
(p. 44 TNHT 1968)
* Divine Teaching
regarding how, in Vietnam
The 13th day of the 8th
month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DAI TIEN ONG DAI BO TAT MA HA TAT,
TEACHING THE GREAT WAY
Your Master will now
discuss some issues with His disciples. Guests are excused until further
notice.
Children! I have
founded the holy temple, which is your common house of prayer.
Understand also that I
have united the three faiths and created the New Codes. There will be a
convention of the three faiths on the fifteenth day of the tenth month at the
temple. Remember this!
The rituals for the
third salvation will be established at that time. Is this clear?
The purpose of uniting
the three faiths is to bring all My children together in one family, of which I
am the father. Please understand!
From now on in this
country of the South, there will be only one true faith, which is the one that
I have founded for you and which is called the national faith. Understand: You
must, with all your heart and mind, obey it!
From this point
forward, you must all work harder. I will give each of you an assignment.
Irresponsibility, jealousy, competition, and divisiveness will be the great
transgressions. Obey me!
All else will stop for
the convention.
(p. 46 TNHT 1968)
* Divine Teaching
regarding how one must know how to defend oneself in order to conquer evil.
The 15th day of the 8th
month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
Your Master.
Children!
Trung, don't you know
how much I love humanity? All difficulties come from the Karma of living
beings. It is difficult to purify your body of the stain of all accumulated
sins with only a cup of water. Humanity has been sinning for more than ten
thousand years, so that one year of spiritual cultivation is certainly not long
enough to make you completely pure and good.
Demons have managed to
circumvent even My divine will, by trying to harm you. Poor children,
struggling between Me and the Demons!
I teach you one thing:
you must follow Me to defend yourself. You are obligated to defend when they
attack. You must be stronger to defeat them. If you can withstand their
attacks, the Tao will succeed. If you fall, the Tao will fail. It is your
responsibility!
Having an unfathomable
power in My grasp, I can destroy them completely in the blink of an eye, but I
would not do so, because this would violate My ordering of divine justice. This
struggle is also an excellent means to establish your own service credits.
Trung, Lich, you must
gather disciples, draft the declaration of the faith, and then submit it to Me
for correction. Obey me!
(TNHT 1968, p. 47)
* Divine Teaching
concerning how you must cultivate yourself spiritually in order that your
personality and attitude develop differently from other people.
The 23rd of the 8th
month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
The Jade Emperor; or Cao Dai Tien Ong Dai Bo Tat Ma Ha Tat,
Teaching The Great Way
Once I, your Master,
speak to you, my disciples, you must understand and remember.
Some of you went to
spread the Tao but were very shy. Is this logical? Is this good, children?
If an ignorant man
tries to teach another such as he, they will both remain ignorant forever.
If they are criticized
by the others as ignorant, they then become convinced that they are less
intelligent than the others and question their faith. Is this logical?
Is this good, children?
It is like a person in
a house who sees another get wet in the rain: he jumps out to cover the wet
person with his body, and gets wet himself, but then says to himself that the
rain is too cold. Is he not stupid?
I have seen many
disciples, who, while trying to teach people, have low self esteem, and are
timid and shy. Is this not wrong?.
Yes. They lacked
personality. When you teach people out of love and justice, you value yourself
highly. Why, then, should you be ashamed?
It is like a child who
is insulted, and who, afraid of being dishonored, returns insult with insult.
This only dishonors him more than remaining quiet.
I have seen many of you
who, not understanding the truth, criticized the faith itself when they were
criticized. Is this not wrong? I have seen many of such a person among you.
I have told you
repeatedly that your teacher is God, and you just need to have faith in Him
only. Obey!
The divine positions in
the White Pearl Palace
You must cultivate
yourself spiritually, so that your personality and attitude are quite different
than ordinary people so that you may approach the positions of Immortals and
Buddhas.
(TNHT 1968 , p. 48)
* Divine Teaching
(originally in French) explaining how science has badly served the world,
provoking disharmony and war and how the holy teaching of Christianity has only
served to inflame the ambitions of the strong against the weak.
JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DAI TIEN ONG DAI BO TAT MA HA TAT,
TEACHING THE GREAT WAY
ALMIGHTY GOD
G...
You two, husband and
wife, find it strange that I would come in this way [by spiritism]. Know, then,
that the world is so wicked today that the era of destruction approaches.
Science has badly served the world, provoking (causing) disharmony and war. The
holy teaching of Christianity has only served to inflame (increase) the
ambitions of the strong against the weak, and to arm the first against the
last.
There must be a new
teaching capable of holding Mankind in the love of all creation.
Only the Vietnamese
nation has religiously conserved the thousand-year-old cult of the dead; although
this nation has known nothing but slavery since its inception, it remains as I
desire it to remain...
(TNHT, 1968 , p.131;
French. p. 49)
Divine Teaching
regarding the creation of positions thus: one position equal to that of the
Buddha, 3 positions equating to the status of immortals; 36 saintly positions;
72 sagely positions; and three thousand neophytes.
The 27th of the 8th
month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
Your Master:
Listen male disciples!
Confucius had three
thousand disciples, but among them there were only 72 gentlemen.
Lao Tse had only one
disciple, Nguon Thi.
Jesus had 12 disciples,
but when he was arrested the only disciple remaining faithful to him was Peter.
Sakya Muni had four
disciples, and yet three left, leaving only one.
Now, in coming to earth
I have created for you one position of Buddha, three positions of Immortals, 36
positions of Saints, 72 positions of sages, and three thousand positions of
disciples.
You should understand
that there has never been anything like that before.
In the White Pearl Palace
The secular positions
correspond to the sacred. Theoretically, according to your current virtues and
personality, you deserve to be punished rather than rewarded with such
possibilities. But because I love you, I allowed you to have them. And now a
terrible thing has happened, such that even the Divine Emperor of the Great Net
would have difficulty to return to his/her divine original position without a
great deal of spiritual development while on this earth.
Obey, children!
(TNHT 1968 p. 50)
* Divine Teaching
Regarding the Wearing of Plain Clothes.
Your Master:
Children!
Why do I like you to
dress in plain clothes?
Because plain clothes
are an example of virtue. It represents frugality, one of the best virtues on
this earth, because pride and vanity are a waste of your blessings.
(TNHT 1968 p. 51)
Divine Explanation of
why God is Buddha, and Buddha God as well as explaining the three offerings of
wine (khi), flowers (tinh) and tea (than).
the 15th day of the 9th
month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
Sakya Muni Buddha: or Cao Dai Tien Ong Dai Bo Tat Ma Ha Tat,
Teaching the Great Way
I should explain,
because you have not had the New Codes.
Since you now have the
Divine Eye, the statue of the Jade Emperor has become meaningless. I will now
explain to you why, from the time of the first Buddhist Patriarch until the
time of the sixth, people have worshipped Me at the most prominent place, the
highest position. This is because it was I who created the universe. It was
also I who created Immortals and Buddhas: I have said that with only My spirit
I have created the universe and human beings. I am Buddhas, and Buddhas are Me.
You children are
Buddhas, and Buddhas are you.
I exist so that you may
exist, and so that Angels, Saints, Immortals, and Buddhas may exist.
I have used the eight
trigrams to create the universe, which is called Phap (Dharma). From Phap, I
then created ten thousand things and human beings, which are called Tang
(humanity).
I am Buddha, the Master
of Phap and Tang, who created faiths to lead you back to be united with Me.
After the creation of
the universe, I founded the way of Buddhas first, then the way of Immortals,
then the way for humanity. Now, at the end of the last era, the faiths will
return to the beginning, so that when the faiths are reunified, one would see
them in the reverse order of their establishment on earth: the way for humanity
first, then the way of Immortals, then the way of Buddhas last.
In such a way, one
would see Me behind the Buddhas, Immortals, Saints, and Angels, as if I were
escorting them back to the cosmic ether, the nothingness, or Nirvana.
Regarding the
offerings, wine represents Khi (chi), flowers Tinh (sperm, reproductive cells,
or physical aspect), and tea Than (spirit).
(TNHT 1968 p. 52)
* Divine Teaching explaining
why Duc Cao Dai gave Ho Quang Chau the responsibility for spreading the Tao in
central Vietnam
The 15th day of the 9th
month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
(Session organized at
Mr. Ho Quang Chau, and Mrs. Phan Thi Lan's house)
The Jade Emperor; or Cao Dai Tien Ong Dai Bo Tat Ma Ha Tat,
Teaching The Great Tao to The Southern Quarter
Greetings to all disciples, and all attendants.
Chau, listen:
From this time forward,
your country will not be thrice divided.
I hereby unite all of
you, my children, into one family.
Both South and North
will go abroad,
Holding Me in their
hearts as the one Truth.
I give you the
responsibility of spreading the Tao to central Vietnam
Tho, open widely the
temple to all without discrimination. Everyone is My child. Encourage all to
join the Tao.
Re-evocation
Your Master, children.
Dao Quang, open the
prayer session for them. Show them the method of worshipping Me, according to
the New Codes. They need not say the oath, because they are already My
disciples.
(divine laughter)
I do not know when you
all will understand who your Master is.
What a tragedy! What a
pity!
Trung, so much the
worse for them. They thought that you are simply acting politically. Because
you insist you were not doing so, I believe you. However, you must understand
that politics and the Tao can never work together. I say little, but you
understand much.
(TNHT p. 53)
* Divine Teaching in
French for French Believers.
Month 9, Day 17, Year
of the Yang Fire Tiger
JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DAI TIEN ONG DAI BO TAT MA HA TAT,
TEACHING THE GREAT WAY
Humanity suffers from
all sorts of trials and tribulations. I sent Allan Kardec, I sent Flammarion
[19th Century astronomer and spiritist]--as I sent Elijah and Jesus Christ: one
is persecuted, and the other killed. And by whom? By Mankind. You also killed
my son; you, who venerate him only in spirit but not in holiness.
Once, I desired to
communicate with you on Mount Sinai during Moses time, but
you could not understand Me. You did not take into consideration either the
promise I made to your ancestors for your redemption or the prediction of the
coming of the Christ. Now I must Myself provide a more spiritual means to
convince you. You will not be able to deny before the Grand Inquisitor that I
attempted to save Mankind by all means possible. How ever indulgent I may be, I
will not be able to blot out all the sins you have committed since the creation
of Mankind. The world is even now in shadow. The Virtue of God was wiped out;
universal hate was inflamed; world war was inevitable.
The French and the
Vietnamese are my two blessed races.
I would like you to be
united forever. The new doctrine I teach has for a goal to place you both in a
union of interest and life. Be then united by my will and preach peace and
harmony to the world.
This is enough for you
this evening.
(TNHT p.131; Fr. p. 54)
* Divine Teaching in
French for French Believers.
JADE EMPEROR, ALIAS CAO-DAI,
TEACHING THE GREAT WAY
ALMIGHTY GOD, who comes
under the name of
Cao Dai to speak TRUTH
in Vietnam
M... and V...
Come near here.
Do you believe that it
is impossible for GOD to do as he wishes?
M. . . .--I designate
you to perform a thankless, yet humane task. You are relieving by your noble
sentiments the decadence of a thousand-year-old race that has its own
civilzation.
You are sacrificing
yourself to give it a true morality.
Here is something
ready-made for your work: Read all my holy words. This doctrine will be
universal. If Mankind practices it, the peace promised to all races will indeed
be realized. You will make France Vietnam
That is enough for you
this evening.
(TNHT , 1968, p.55)
* Divine teaching
regarding the challenges set by the three lords with Ly Bach (Great Immortal Li
Po) administering justice. Ly Bach then explains the power of justice.
Dai Dan (Cho Lon), October 29, 1926
The Jade Emperor; or Cao Dai Tien Ong Dai Bo Tat Ma Ha Tat,
Teaching The Great Tao to The Southern Quarter:
Greetings to all
disciples, all attendants, and all beloved daughters.
Children, listen!
I must clarify Myself
so that you will not be confused and blame Me. A gentle father would never
abuse his children. I have come to guide each of you, so there is no reason to
chase you away. I have witnessed with broken heart many challenges set up by
the three Lords. I would not allow these three Lords to blame Me for being
unjust, because I love you too much, especially Ly Thai Bach, who beseeched Me
the most.
Quan Am (Kuan Yin
Bodhisattava) and Quan Thanh (Guan Sheng Di Jun, Kuan Kung/Guan Gong) were even
unable to defend you, particularly on that special day of the opening ceremony
of the new temple. It was My fault that you failed. If I understood your faith,
I would have accepted you the way you were. I had given you predictions through
spiritual messages, but you did not listen to them, so all My words were
useless, and you became impertinent to Superiors.
So from now on, Ly Thai
Bach will administer justice (in rewarding and punishing). You will to pray to
him.
You did not listen to
My teachings, and so now you must accept your punishment.
(D. Q. submitted his
messages)
Divine laughter.
D.Q. All you disciples
are so narrowminded. Whoever has the intention to divide is My enemy.
Understand, child!
I have been telling you
that you are to wait for My orders for anything. Did I allow you to baptize
T.'s mother? T. had lost his faith because of your cunning. Do you understand?
Was the money such a
great temptation?
T.! Meditate on this! I
need say nothing more!
Trung, Trang, Tuong,
you three children remember what I told you! Understand?
Re-evocation.
Ly Thai Bach
Greetings to disciples.
Divine/Celestial appointees, please sit down!
From now on, the Master
has given me the power of justice. You disciples must attempt to solidify the
Tao according to the divine will, in order to progress spiritually. Do not be
shy and confused, and waste all your hard work by going against the will of the
Master who has been striving to save all living beings.
Creating a faith is a
difficult process. It is difficult to be born at the time of the creation of
the Tao. Discipline, justice, rewards and punishments are necessary. Reward is
a method to encourage good accomplishment. Punishment is a method to correct
evil.
Reward and punishment
may not be literal. They may only be incomparable joy or sadness that no one
can find on earth. Even if you repent for the sins you have already committed,
you still may not be able to return to your divine position.
Many of you have worked
hard to build the Tao, but are still greedy and pursuing secular ambitions and
desires.
You may have
accumulated many credits, but seem tired to continue the walk and become easily
despondent when confronted with. What a pity!
You are so blessed to
be guided and taught by the Supreme Being, and yet you do not try your best in
your improvement, but instead compete with each other for material things. If
there were no ultimate love from the Master, all your credits would be wasted.
From now on, I am
guiding you step by step. Do your best to listen and do my will. With your
accumulated credits and blessings, you can progress to higher positions. If you
fail, you will go to Hell. It is difficult to know who will be blessed and who
will not be blessed. Luck and misfortune. Who knows? However, I am not at
fault.
Good bye!
(TNHT , 1968, p. 56)
* Divine Teaching at
the Minh Tan Session and the descending of Thai Thuong Lao Quan, Monkey King
Great Sage Equal of Heaven and Le Son, the Holy Mother.
The 26th day of the 9th
month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
Minh Tan Session.
Thai Thuong Lao Quan
Attendants! Do you not
know what era you are in? Do you repent?
The three faiths will
end soon. You are blessed to be present at this time when the Tao is created.
You will be guided by the Master. After this time, there will be no one else to
save you. Spread the good news to all the people so that they have time to join
us. Blame no one for being late.
V..., M..., D..., have
you listened? It's time now to guide the people.
Let Me, your Master,
give you your assignments.
Te Thien Dai Thanh.
You male disciples
should move back somewhat to allow space for the female disciples to kneel on
the right side.
Kha, I come here today
because of your sincere respect. Female disciples also are sincere. I will
teach them first so that they may retire earlier.
Ngoc Tam and Ngoc Y,
obey my orders.
Ngoc Tam, you must be
cooperative in this life, and you must be loyal to your husband. I have
accepted Kha, your husband, into the Minh Tan (Minh Tan is a Chinese Buddhist sect);
and you therefore belong to Minh Tan. And Ngoc Y, your in-laws are with Minh
Tan, so you belong to Minh Tan, also.
I have asked Le Son,
the Holy Mother, to guide you. The Minh Tan Sect will establish its Female
College in order to merge into the Female College of the Third Amnesty, but it
must be done right away, otherwise it will be too late for universal salvation.
Female disciples! You
may keep your personal appointments at your assigned places, or you may choose
to follow Le Son, the Holy Mother. This is enough for female disciples. You
would then await Le Son, the Holy Mother, for further teaching. Now let me
teach the male disciples.
Kha, do you remember
what I taught? You are sick, but your sickness is from your anger, which
stimulates your inner fire and spirit. If you can control your anger, you will
improve.
Vi, you must learn from
your father in order to manage all his secular works from the family to the
community, so that he may have more time for the Tao. Once one member of the
family becomes enlightened, he/she may subsequently save his/her family for
nine generations! Is this not a precious thing? You and your father must hurry
to take the oath.
Van, have you chosen a
date for your gateway ceremony? The 12th day is good, but is so close to the
convention. It should be done on the 6th day of the 10th month. All disciples
who are to take the oath will be there.
I have explained to you
generally about your personal family business.
Kha and your father,
obey!
Vi and your father,
obey!
I will teach you the
principle of the Tao later.
Now, it is time for Le
Son, the Holy Mother, to teach the female disciples.
Le Son, the Holy Mother:
You female Vietnamese
disciples should know that this amnesty does not happen all the time but just
at one particular time. Now that the Great Way Female College Female College Female College
Muoi asked
question.....
After taking the oath,
you then request the prayer book and try to develop yourself spiritually at
home. It is not a good tradition for women to be outside on the street. Any one
is welcome to do differently, but for the Female College of Minh Tan, you must
work on your spiritual development at home. At any time when there is a
spiritual session, you may come to the temple to receive teachings, but
otherwise, you must go home after the ceremony.
Now it is open for you
to sign up for the Minh Tan Female College
I have spoken.
On the 6th, there will
be a gateway ceremony here for male disciples. Let female disciples aware of
this date for their convenience.
(TNHT p.58)
* Divine Teaching
regarding the miracle of reincarnation.
O môn, the 8th day of
the 10th month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
The Jade Emperor, or Cao Dai Tien Ong Dai Bo Tat Ma Ha Tat,
Teaching The Great Tao to The Southern Quarter:
K., if you understood
the miracle of reincarnation, which is not as you usually imagined, you would
not be sad and blame Me, your Master. At the White Pearl Palace
You must reincarnate
many times before you may attain Nirvana. A word said to each other is enough
by itself for you to incarnate on earth to help each other. It is fate.
Regarding the founding of the Tao, although it required only a year to form, it
was the result of the works of Immortals and Buddhas for many years prior all
over the five continents.
This is similar to Chau
Cong, who promoted humanism before its founding, or Moses, Elias, Jeremiah,
John the Baptist before the birth of Jesus, or Hong Quan Lao To, Lao Tse, Thong
Thien Giao Chu before the birth of Nguon Thi of Taoism, or Nhien Dang Buddha,
or Brahma before the birth of Sakya Muni.
Before the founding of
CaoDai, Genies, Saints, Immortals, Buddhas had come to all countries to prepare
the way.
(TNHT, 1968 , p. 61)
* Divine Teaching
regarding the ranks of the dignitaries and the method of election.
The 16th of the 10th
month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
Tu Lâm Temple
The Jade Emperor, or Cao Dai Tien Ong Dai Bo Tat Ma Ha Tat,
Teaching The Great Tao to The Southern Quarter:
The Giao Tong is your
eldest brother, who represents Me, to guide you in your spiritual and temporal
lives. He holds only the temporal power--not the spiritual one. He may
communicate with the thirty six Heavens and the seventy two Earths to ask for
the salvation of the followers' spirits. Please understand! Obey, disciples!
There are three Chuong
Phap (Censor Cardinals), one for each of the three branches: Confucianism,
Buddhism and Taoism. Although the rules of the three faiths seem different,
they are all one to Me. The three Chuong Phap have the right to examine the
religious codes before they are implemented, whether the proposed codes come
from the Giao Tong or from the Dau Su (Cardinals). If the two parties (the Giao
Tong and the Dau Su) disagree, these proposed codes should be sent to the Ho
Phap (Law Protector), who will bring them to the Hiep Thien Dai (Heavenly Union Palace
The Dau Su (Cardinals)
have the right to administer the religion, and have jurisdiction over the
disciples, both spiritually and temporally. They have the right of to make new
laws. However, any laws must be approved by the Giao Tong. The Giao Tong must
examine them carefully to verify that the proposed laws would be useful to
humanity and then must ask the Chuong Phap to examine the laws before approving
them.
The Dau Su must
respectfully obey the Giao Tong's orders. They may ask the Giao Tong to abolish
any laws which could be contrary to the activities and interests of the
followers.
I ask you to love and
help them. Remember, if there is any issue important to humanity, you are to
address it to them.
Although the three
branches are different, they have the same importance. If all three Dau Su
disagree on any law ordered by the Giao Tong, this law must be returned to the
Giao Tong, who will submit it to the Chuong Phap for reexamination. Each Dau
Suhas his own seal. Any document must have all three seals of the Dau Su before
implementation. Understand? All disciples obey!
There are thirty-six
Phoi Su (Archbishops) for the three branches, twelve for each. Among them,
there are three Chanh Phoi Su (Principal Archbishops). The Chanh Phoi Su have
the Dau Su's authority, but do not have the right to request amendement or
abolishment of laws. Understand? All disciples obey!
There are seventy-two
Giao Su (Bishops) in total, twenty-four for each branch. They have jurisdiction
over the spiritual and temporal education of the faithful. They take care of
them as they would their brothers. They maintain all the registries of the
faithful and provide help to them with weddings and funerals. In larger cities,
the Giao Su have the right to preside over religious ceremonies, as do the Dau
Su or the Phoi Su. They also have the right to request abolishment or
modification of laws, which could be otherwise harmful to the faithful.
The Giao Huu (Priests)
have the mission of propagating the faith. They have the right to request
modification of the religious laws and to preside over religious ceremonies in
the smaller cities. There are three thousand Giao Huu, one thousand for each
branch. This number may not be increased or decreased.
The Le Sanh
(Student-Priests) are chosen among the sub-dignitaries, who exhibit good
character. They have the right to preside over the altar installation ceremony
at a follower's home. Remember that I love the Le Sanh.
Do not take advantage
on them.
To become dignitaries,
one must first become a Le Sanh, except I specifically appoint dignitaries via
seances. Understand? All disciples obey!
The Dau Su may only be
promoted to the position of Chuong Phap by a special election held by all of
them.
The Phoi Su may only be
promoted to the position of Chuong Phap by a special election held by all of
them.
The Giao Su may only be
promoted to the position of Phoi Su by a special election by all of them.
The Giao Huu may only
be promoted to the position of Giao Su by a special election by all of them.
The Le Sanh may only be
promoted to the position of Giao Huu by a special election by all of them.
Only the Chuong Phap
and Dau Su may be candidates for the Giao Tong election. They are to be
promoted to the Giao Tong's position by an election held by all the followers.
Everyone must obey
these election regulations, except when it is instructed differently by Me
through a spiritism seance.
All disciples obey!
I bless you all.
(TNHT, 1968, p. 62)
* Divine teaching
explaining what happened at Tu Lam Pagoda.
Tu Lam Temple, the 18th
day of the 10th month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
Your Master:
Children, don't be
annoyed; what happened at the temple is merely an obstacle of the Tao. I am
sad. It is the divine way. I acknowledge your credits. I would like to
strengthen the Tao by yielding to your wishes, which have affected me very
much, on what has happened. I have been arranging the Tao according to your
wishes. What happened at the temple was contrary to the Tao and due to the evil
natures of many of you. Your high and noble natures would be a medium for
Immortals and Saints; in like manner, your evil natures would be a medium for
evil spirits. At any rate, believing in My help to found the Tao is enough. I
can control evil spirits. Rely on Me and progress carefully. Do not hurry; but
do not regress; you will be satisfied one day.
I bless you. I ascend.
Notes of the
translator: A grand Opening ceremony of the Third Amnesty of the Great Way November 20, 1926 at Tu Lam
Temple. Because of lack of spiritual security, evil spirits came and disturbed
the ceremony, leading to confusion, loss of faith, and the discouragement of
many disciples.
(TNHT, 1968, p. 65)
* Further Divine
Explanation for what happened at the Tu Lam Pagoda.
The 19th day of the
10th month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
Your Master:
I am sad and
heartbroken, thinking about the events at the temple recently, when evil
spirits abused the temple.
What do you think?
You cannot understand
the divine mechanism. It is the fate of the Tao. I am sad because many of you
exaggerated and spoke ignorantly concerning what happened. I initially thought
I should punish them severely, but I still have pity and mercy for them. Many
disciples wanted to quit, leaving of their religious costumes, straw sandals,
and religious turbans to return to their secular lives.
This was merely an
obstacle, a difficulty of the Tao! You became tired of your cultivation,
because you still have many secular obligations and many desires for wealth and
honor. You understand now why I am sad! But it was the divine way that no one
can do anything about. I have endured many hardships because of you.
Since the creation of
the universe, because I love you, I have endured miseries, imprisonment and
worries in raising you and in establishing the Tao for you. You should think
about it, repent and return to the right way.
Many times in the past,
as soon as I tried to build the Tao for you, you ruined it all. I am sad.
I bless you.
I ascend.
Re-evocation:
Children! Listen to Me,
your Master.
This event has become a
forum of discussion which is noisy enough to affect the Tao; one called it
evil, others called it right. The discussion was totally useless: the celestial
manual had clearly predicted this. Whoever was blessed, whoever was
unfortunate, whoever believed, whoever did not believe, no one could change the
divine mechanism. The longer the path, the harder the walk; the higher the Tao,
the brighter your credit.
Alas! I have been
enduring many hardships for innocent children. I wanted to guide and to save
all humanity from this ocean of suffering, but humanity is so soaked in secular
seductions, their minds are so unstable, their patience before difficulties is
so fragile, that they are prepared to regress as soon as they step on a spike
on the road! I am so heartbroken to hold the miraculous divine mechanism and to
watch what is occurring! You must think and manage yourself.
(TNHT , 1968 , p. 66)
* Divine Teaching in French
explaining that no matter what your race you share with everyone your same
father.
The 26th day of the
10th month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
Jade Emperor or Cao Dai Tien Ong Dai Bo Tat Ma Ha Tat
Teaching The Great Tao to The Southern Quarter
The Almighty God who
comes under the name of
CaoDai to teach the
truth in Annam
L....
A special seance is
seldom granted to person with a wish of any importance; however to you whom I
know the feelings of humanism and the compassionate heart, I would bring all
satisfaction.
Outside of your
religious will, you have the goal to inform yourself about that new doctrine
which was revealed to you in a somewhat distorted and derisive way by some of
your compatriots. On this earth with its people so sweet and peaceful, I come
like the Christ had come among you to fight heresy and evangelize the world.
Whichever race you belong to, children of the earth, you all have the same
father, God who presides on your destiny. Why do you segregate from each other
because of differences in religious opinions, while all of you are to suffer
and to pay your karma on this world?
You have already place
your step on this path which lead all humans to the happy stay which is
Nirvana.
Try hard to continue on
this path in order to reach your goal.
Good spirits will guide
your steps. All your wishes will be fulfilled.
This is enough for you.
Good bye.
(TNHT, 1968, French, p.
67)
* Divine Teaching by
Spiritual Pope Ly Bach regarding the issue of males and females at the temple.
The 28th day of the
10th month of the year of the Yang Fire Tiger
TayNinh Holy temple
Thai Bach.
Our Master orders me to
come to improve the function of the temple.
From now on, you have
to follow the rules of the temple:
No courting between
males and females within the temple.
Males shall remain on
the East side, females on the West, separately.
No courting; and there
is to be no chatting in the sanctuary, except for husband and wife, or between
brothers and sisters, or if there are two witnesses: one from the male side,
one from the female side.
In the kitchen, males
and females may work together in cooking, but when you serve meals, serve males
and females separately.
Heed the rule.
Tho Thanh, you must
post these rules at the temple.
Obey.
(TNHT 1, 1968 , p. 68)
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