Search for Truth
	CHAPTER 24
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	CHE FATT
	Coming to an end to this Book
	Hoping that it is not the end of your Search
	Even as words are not spoken
	Future search, all must continue with diligence
	A person who sets a goal will eventually gain
	Taking the Search step by step
	Try not to go through all at once.
	Ha! Ha!
	Although much was told, how much one knows, we do
	not know. Hoping that a guide all will find. See deeper
	into the meaning. One may understand more. Do not wonder
	too much about how much one has gained, but rather keep
	a good pace and continue to seek. Seeking for attainment,
	people may wonder what attainment actually is. Concentrate
	on the cultivation of the heart and mind for this would be
	the initial step. Once the heart and mind are cultivated,
	one may realize more as time passes by. Do not let greed,
	hatred and illusion poison the heart. Worldly attachment
	is the next thing to keep away. Simple life it may be, but
	if well cultivated, one will feel the heart lighter and
	much happier too.
	People who have a chance to read this would most likely
	be at a pure gate. Whichever gate one may be at, work
	towards the same goal for all. Do not be biased about any
	centre but look and search deeply into its truth. Nor should
	one criticize each other. Take out all the essence and
	combine them well. Thereby, the knowledge will be widened
	and the wisdom will be opened too. In the cultivation of
	the Path, do not worry about who is in front or behind,
	but just proceed on in its natural way.
	KUAN YIN
	Keeping on, rowing all across to Pureland
	Using all methods taught in daily teaching
	A seeker will find when sincerity is seen
	Noting the miraculous power, all may believe
	Yet how often would it be shown to man
	In the course of the journey, man must walk courageously
	Never turn back even if the road is rough.
	Call to all beings within the four-seas. In many ways we
	have tried to pass on the Truth. Man is unwilling to search
	for the Truth that he does not realize. Since all are told
	for your own benefit, turn back to the Shore. Do not remain
	in the suffering sea for too long or you will forget
	your own identity. A person who cultivates should aim at
	finding his true-self. For if he does not do it himself;
	no one will do it for him. The Way may be pointed out but
	the performance is up to you. Do not think that it is a
	suffering to cultivate. Once you have received the attainment,
	blissful will be the Land. A little suffering for the benefit
	of the future, is it not a good thing? Instead of wandering
	in one Samsara after another, stop it altogether and you will
	find that suffering state you are not in. Wanting to cultivate
	and cultivating are not the same. Your actions must follow the
	thoughts. Instead of saying that you wish to go there, walk
	on to the destination.
	Purify the thought, rectify yourself and learn to practise
	the Truth. Truth that is so often talked about, many asked,
	'what is Truth?' Truth is fact unchanged with time.
	Everything may diminish but fact will remain. This is the
	Truth that one must seek. To control action and speech,
	one must first control the thought. In controlling the
	thought, the mind must first be controlled. In order to
	control the mind, first purify the heart. When the heart
	is pure, this will be the system that controls all.
	A lot of things may be taught but the heart one must first
	teach.
	With daily prayers and recitals, one calls on Heavenly
	Beings. One who recites with a pure heart will gain.
	Seek not benefits from the prayers made but seek only
	guidance and teaching that will lead. Do not worry about
	when you will get rich but rather worry about when
	you will reach the stage of total peacefulness and attain
	the state of Heavenly Being. To guide all, one must first
	guide himself. Without even knowing which direction to go,
	how can one lead on?
	See not the inner message
	Only the appearance one looks
	Owing to such an attitude
	Never will one find the Truth
	Yet at the right stage if one sees
	A dot of light is better than gold
	Neglect not the Search of Truth
	Gaining the entrance depends on realization
	The people of today hardly have patience for anything.
	In reading, they just glance through. In watching, they
	fall asleep. In listening, they think of worries. In such
	cases, how can one see deeply into the Truth? When one
	talks about the Truth, one may learn in the daily
	affairs. Words after words may have been written and
	published but if one does not realize the meaning of the
	messages, they will remain as paper only. However, as one
	reads or learns, he must pick up the main point and from
	there think for a while. Keeping the mind calm, the
	in-depth Truth one may find.
	One searches for and seeks places to learn and masters
	to teach. If one realizes the Truth, he will be his own
	master. Do not depend on others to show but seek it for
	yourself. The aim must be pure and the attitude of mind
	must be right. Do not stain the pure light but wipe off
	the dust daily and let the light shine.
	PAI YUEN (White Clouds)
	Precious is the Way for all
	At no cost can one buy
	Impress on your mind the Truth
	Teaching Youngster, all must do
	Teachings, Use in die right way
	Individual Entitlement on merits gained
	Work Nobly for the light to shine through.
	The Way, if cultivated from young may be better.
	Seeing things in the right manner Truth may be learned.
	Letting knowledge pass through, one will have a clearer
	picture. However, one must not force it to be practised.
	Teach in a gentle way and all will gain. Noting that some
	teachings may be in-depth but if explained in the right
	way, clearly they will show. Virtues should be taught
	from childhood. Guide them properly as all masters do.
	As one guides each other across, the Pureland is filled
	with harmonious sound. While the crying in the suffering
	sea grows less and less, may all of you find this Book as
	a guidance and row yourself across this sea.