Search for Truth
	CHAPTER 9
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	KUAN YIN MERCIFUL ONE
	Keeping a lookout by the seashore
	Usual waiting for the ship's return
	Another day gone with the sunset
	Never will this day come back again
	Yesterday's sailors who set sail
	In the suffering sea they struggle
	Nothing will bring them back, unless
	MERCIFUL is the ABOVE, yet
	ONE must find his true-self again.
	Daily sailors who sail on, daily risks are seen
	unless they get out, of the suffering sea. They
	go on sailing in the suffering sea as each recycle
	takes place. If man can stay free from it, then he
	will not face the risk. The compassion of the ABOVE
	is so great that man will never be able to repay it.
	If all can stay away from the suffering sea, then
	there will be none waiting by the seashore again.
	When the sea is rough man does not know what to do.
	He may even lose hope of returning to the Shore again.
	Since such a situation remains, the only thing to do
	is to search. Search in the right direction and not
	against the wind. The lighthouse will be your guide,
	so be on the lookout for it. Do not be drown in
	the suffering sea, be awaken to the call and do not
	be dreamy instead. As long as one remains in a dreamy
	stage of mind, one will not be awake enough to see.
	See with a true understanding and do not be deceived.
	To turn away from the recycle, one must decide his own
	fate. Destiny created from the past, one may not be able
	to control. Plant the right type of seeds and allow
	their purity to remain. Do not let any change of
	weather destroy their fate.
	Senses must always be on the alert
	Only at the right time, one will find
	Onwards with the Search yet filled with questions
	Never dare to face the fact of life
	You must always be ready to fall in
	At a call from the Heavenly Decree
	Netting in all beings, work must be seen
	Getting the right boat with the people in it
	Many people seem to ask that if the ABOVE is so
	merciful, why must HE allow our return? If HE is
	so great, why will HE not make saints out of us?
	If the ABOVE hates to see us in a suffering stage,
	Why will HE not help us instead? People wonder as
	they call the name of the Heavenly Beings.
	There are still many who do not understand the facts
	of Cause and Effect. They misunderstand the appearance
	of the Heavenly Beings. As much as the ABOVE wishes to
	help, one must still reap his own harvest whether good
	or bad. The ABOVE may have HIS power but HE cannot
	control your fate. in order to get out of the illusions,
	seek the Path. Do not be dependant on anyone to save you.
	If one does not help himself, no one will be able to help
	him. If one does not want to reach the destination, no one
	can force him. The ABOVE has shown mercy but man has not
	taken heed. Masters after masters were sent to assist and
	teachers after teachers were sent to teach. If these do not
	help you to get out of the suffering sea, nothing will ever
	help you again. Do not blame the ABOVE, but ask yourself
	how much you are to be blamed instead.
	Men who are cultivating the Way are always on guard against
	themselves. They guard against their senses, their actions
	and speeches, they guard against their thoughts and control
	their mind. If you were to follow suit, be as the wise man
	and put yourself on guard against all things.
	Things that can be seen may not be of help
	to you but from things that are formless you may gain.
	Truth without its form will show you the way back but
	fame, money and lust, although pleasing to the eyes
	will not last. Live a simple but happy life instead of
	a rich but worrisome life. It is not how long one lives
	but how much one realizes during his short life span.
	Surely is death to mankind
	Only by cultivation alone
	Onto the right boat one finds
	Nothing will matter if the Shore one sees.
	Yet learn on, until one breaks through
	Awake from the Great Awakening
	Notice the land of Light instead
	Going away from lust, purity one will see.