Kasaya

			Kasaya
			Master JiGong said, "The heart of Stableness must be purified on earth The path of Full Enlightenment must be accomplished in the world Break away with the Form and Shape Affairs of the Door of Emptiness! Should one’s mind be free from dust (external disturbances) Why does one need to wear the Kasaya?" Kasaya means the ‘uniform’ of all religious personnel What is Form and Shape Affairs? Master JiGong explained that, Some religious staff who live in temples or monasteries May not realize the true essence of Emptiness On one hand, they are ‘detached’ with the forms and shapes Of a worldly life such as family, career….etc But on the other hand, they ‘dwell’ on the forms and shapes Of a ‘divine’ life such as religious rituals, creed, spiritual honor, merits…etc What is Door of Emptiness? Master JiGong explained that, Buddhism holds that within the universe all conditional things and affairs That bear shapes and forms are essentially ‘Empty’ They are just a gathering and dispersion of Causes, Conditions and Consequences And hence do not contain a real nature and constant value So the Door of Emptiness In Buddhist term refers to monasteries or nunneries. In the cultivation of TAO We need not have to renounce We can lead a lay life at the same time cultivate the Truth We need not have to wear the Kasaya We can go to work, use our earning to support our basic needs We can get married and the whole family cultivate together We are advised to be a vegetarian to purify our body, mind and soul We are advised not to depend on charity to support our spiritual life If we do so, we are accountable for every cent we use And can be misunderstood for unaccounted or unnecessary problems We may be blamed for being a ‘dependant’ on charity for survival If we do not perform well from people who contribute In all senses the Kasaya is not necessary for us We can still transcend the cycle of birth and death We can still be spiritual in all senses The Kasaya is in our inner self The temple is in our inner self We are ‘wearing’ the Kasaya We are ‘living’ in the temple. Na Mo Om Mi Tao Fo