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1 -DẠI -D AO. TAM K Y ` PH Oˆ -D ˆỌ CAO DAI, OUT OF MANY, ONE A RELIGION OF UNITY To` n Tˆ.p Li. o An ˆ Bn Nm 2000 HUM DAC BUI (M.D.) NGASHA BECK

2 -D nh my lại: Bùi -D c Hùm Tr`ınh bày: Hˆ `ong Ln & Tn ˆ Hung Xˆ ep chũ: H&L TypeSetter -D ong tˆạp: H&L ebooker L` m tại: Chicgo - U.S.A. I, your Mster, m you, you re Me. Messge from Co Di (God) CoDi out g CoDi true CoDi. Ly Thi Bch s Copyright 2006 Hum Dc Bui (M.D.) & Ngsh Beck

3 4 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Prefce Fewd Chpter 1: CoDi, messge Wht CoDi? Wht gol CoDi? Is re universl religion? How cn re universl religion, while current religions re so outwrdly different? wys re different religions relly? Wht Di Do Tm Ky Pho Do? Wht m? prciple CoDi Chpter 2: CoDi, its concepts Resons f foundg CoDi How ws CoDi founded? ness God, Mn Universe CoDi out g CoDi true Co- Di How do CoDts employ ul messges? Chpter 3: CoDi Ngoi Gio (Exoterm) Dive Eye Wht gol CoDt? How does prctice CoDi? How does fmlly ffirm self s Co- Dt? How ltr rrnged wht its sym- bology? How re dily wship services perfmed t ltr? Conclusion Glossry

4 6 7 PREFACE Sce ncient times, humn rce hs employed every imgble mens scheme compete, fight, even destroy n der tt bsic necessities life strug- gle f survivl. Modern times hve brought humn- ity convenience luxury mteril life, long dvncement sophtiction ols wr. But th progress mterilm mil- itrm hs en ccompnied mturtion ulity. And mn hs hesitted employ h sophticted wepons stfy h herent greed quest f welth power. All over wld, we contue see killg destruction fight f power fme, l my, flesh food. Humnkd hs come recognize tht ir own destruction evitble if y do exerce power rectify deeds ccd conscience. Tht power cn found nowhere but ulity. Over pst four thous yers, vrious religious estblhments hve en founded different res wld tech humnkd love n, do right, void evil. At bout 2,500 B.C., Abrhm, Isc Jcob tught Judm Middle Est; Hdum ws founded di; Kg Phuc Hy developed Ch "Yi Kg" "I Chg" ( philosophy trnsfmtions), consti- tuted prciples Confucm. About two thous yers lter, di, Gutm Buddh, Sky Muni, founded Buddhm; Ch, Lo Tse founded Tom Confucius Confucm; Middle Est, Yeshu (Jesus) Chrt founded Chrtity. Becuse lck mens trvel, however, se revelry religions were itilly received only regionlly. Despite scientific brekthroughs hve brought wld closer, humnkd stryed from source power found religion hs come enmeshed mterilm. Origl philosophic ul techgs vrious religions were grdu- lly modified dpttion desires con- venience dciples. People serch true wy cme refe dconcerted confused s rel essence religion, s reli- gion "crect". With tht mnner thk- g, y my resolve mselves livg dy dy witg f God come sve humnkd, out knowg when, where how God would come. uths consider mselves blessed hve experienced unique religion tht God hs founded through direct ul contct. Th new religion CoDi, essence mj religions (cludg Confucm, Chrtity,

5 8 9 Hum Dc Bui, M.D. Ngsh Beck FOREWORD Tom Buddhm) teches prci- ple tht ALL RELIGIONS ARE ONE. uths humbly wh troduce reders through th text generl techgs th novel Wy, uths hve found most imptnt necessry f ul development time when humnkd still immerses itself mterilm modern times need ul delivernce. Th text, cuse its limited size, cn reflect ll pro- fundity rmifictions th pth. F furr quiries comments, plese contct: CAODAI OVERSEAS 1608 SMILEY HEIGHTS DR. REDLANDS, CA e-mil t: HumB630@ol.com on ternet t: erliest dys humnkd s extence on erth, re ws still direct contct Cre- r. Crer spoke wys symbologies relevnt ech culture, f ech tri hd ir own l wys different from ; Mgnni- mous Fce we know s God loved me thn ws plesed ll who still whed communicte directly, nswerg ech ir own ngue. But humnity s numrs were yet few, spred sprsely, olted from n. Glious cultures, religions, ll sprgg from God who hd creted m, developed everywhere dependently. As time pssed, humns me me f- got how communicte directly God even though y still held der ir religions, hd ech sprung directly from God, Crer All. n when different tris gn encounter n upon Erth y were mystified did underst why se s were so different from m; y ppered cted differently, wshipped differently, surely, ech

6 10 11 thought, must revere different God! Becuse humnkd did underst n y hd fer, s children who re frid wy from guidnce prent come bul- lies, so se humn gs cuse ir fer dplyed ungodly rrognce creted friction wr. y did recognize ech s children sme Crer. Even though re were furr reveltions from God those who could still her ("re no God but God" - Islm; "Love thy neigh- b s thyself" - Chrtity), rr thn embrcg diversity people still preferred rest differences tween mselves contued mke wr n. Seprtions cme me me mute, until even sgle prciple ws llowed seprte mightiest sects. n lst century Second Millen- nium, s bodies eight million victims first Wld Wr were still decomposg, testimonil Gret Evil wr, God spoke n unrenowned esotert prcticg h self-cultivtion t fr cner Erth, lso n s-yet unrenowned plce we cll Vietnm dy. Precely it ws on l Phu Quoc, south ml Cmbodi. re, Ngo Vn Chieu received messges directly from God reltg gret Reconcilition must tke plce tween ll religions. Ngo wshipped vowed oy God, Whom he knew s Co Di (literlly, Abode on High). He sked if he might hve perm- sion wship God representtion he could view. God replied tht humn fm o limitg represent essence universlity tht God embodies, tht Eye me pt, s it symbol f Universl dividul Consciousness. So All-Seeg Eye God, Thien Nhn (Dive Eye) cme symbol f Co Di, f God ensug religion, clled CoDi CoD- m. God sid: Eye represents hert From tw pure lights m. Light Spirit re One, God Spirit s glem. As who still hers Origl Cll, I welcome reder th text. Ngsh Beck Edir f Englh version

7 13 & NGASHA BECK (M.D.) HUM DAC BUI A RELIGION OF UNITY CAO DAI, 12 CHAPTER 1 THE MESSAGE CAODAI, CoDi? Wht igtg religion unique CoDi Source s God recognizes Asi, Soust Who religions, ll ig souls, ll Universe epochs different differently mnifested reliuniversl CoDi Nmes. myrid clled teches It One. religions ll considers gion, sme from sprung hve ll who gs, humn pece; justice love, hrmony, live Source, brhood; sterhood universl enjoy reunited seek mselves cultivte herts. God ir come hs God tht propounds CoDi Tm Ky Do Di Wy, new Himself expressed Wy), Gret Of Reveltion Third ( Do Pho "CoDi" Vietnm religion, CoDi Plce plce high mens literlly Figurtively, reigns). God where High on Abode sym- God s s used wds) (two Di Co phrse g pth s wd) ( CoDi nme, bolic ness CoDi philosophy tught. cludg universe Beg tween humnity religions. CoDi? gol Wht show CoDi gol immedite sme deed hve religions ll tht humn gs jus love prciple, sme ig dcrimtg sp would gs humn If tice. religions difference cuse ech gst (Do justice love true ech tret you), un m do hve would you s s un reli religions ll unity soon would re subsequently lernce, understg gious erth. on pece humnity tween hrmony dividul brg CoDi gol ultimte spiri physicl both self-purifiction techgs medittion self-cultivtion tul, purif- Physicl. pece ttment gol vegetr (g foods sne etg iction consts purifiction) bodily wy s considered lcohol, s such substnces fluences out purific- Spiritul ceter. et drugs, opium, cigrettes, love, compssion, prcticg consts tion jelousy, htred, greed, elimtg ltrum, purified progressively Once s. wrd nger closer come ully, physiclly bsohve Beg, unified. pece lute

8 15 & NGASHA BECK (M.D.) HUM DAC BUI A RELIGION OF UNITY CAO DAI, 14 religion? universl re Is religion. universl CoDi. re Yes, tht nme wds) (two Di Co CoDi messges. dive used through hs Beg religions ll tht prciple religion universl religions re re ig. re well s prciple fundmentl th dhere tht s such llce, esy fds CoDi whom Foundtion Oomo osophy, Bh i, (Jpn). religion, universl re cn How so outwrdly different? re religions while current diffrom seen g truth simply It from messges Holy CoDi deed, ngles. ferent stted: hve Beg people "Fmerly, ech know did refe trnspttion lcked different epochs different t founded n I. Shm, Confucm, To: brnches five res, on bsed ech Buddhm, Tom, Chrtity, trnsptdys, present rce. respective cusms know ech come hve people improved, en tion hs very cuse hrmony live do but tter, deigned hve I why Tht s religions. those multiplicity m bck brg religions those ll unite unity." primdil relly religions different re wys? ny prciples lwys re Justice Love wht s "Do mens essentilly Justice religion. wht s do don t you; do s you wnt prt s Also you." do s wnt don t you con every religions, ll understg prt, hve sidered nmes vrious clled Th. Beg s microcosm clled It religions. different Buddh s Hdum, self true Zostrm, soul Tom, hert God s Buddhm, hert Addition- Islm Nf-mtmnh Chrtity, humns guide religion every gol lly, stillness goodness, self, true cultivte come my humn tht der,. Beg s unite medi fms vrious prctice esoteric wds, suppliction purifiction pryer, ttion, gs humn led would God, close brg self-reliztion gol ultimte sme reunifiction God. Reve- Third Do, Pho Tm Ky Do Di Wy. Gret To, ltion Third mens Do Pho Tm Ky Do Di we Wy, Gret To, Reveltion CoDi. known s communhs Beg Di Co time, gng sce icted humn gs en re hs Beg

9 17 & NGASHA BECK (M.D.) HUM DAC BUI A RELIGION OF UNITY CAO DAI, 16 religion cn hry times. mny us reveled reveltion. periods mj three divided God s received dividuls select two, first found humnity sufferg served struction Jud- Shm, Confucm, developg g Tom Buddhm. Islm, Chrtity, m, (Dipnkr Pht Co Dng Nhien er, revelry first crn- (previous Qun Do Thuong Thi Buddh), Hi Phuc Kg Moses, Tse), Lo - life - tion Judm, Tom, Buddhm, founded respectively techgs. God s mn brg Humnm Jesus Tse, Lo Muni, Sky er, second revelry Confu Cong, Thi Khuong Mohmmed, Chrt, Chr- Tom, Buddhm, founded respectively cius ir Confucm. Shm, Islm, tity, humn se given reveltions fms, prte frilty humn cuse but Truth, were messengers were messges dciples, mbitions were messges se Meover, followed. crectly prticug culture-bound, timesomewht where re people pplicble lrly given reveltions effect lived. founders picture prtil only gve periods two se durg deigned (God) Di Co refe,. God s th through wld reveltion third grnt Do Di CoDi cll religion we tegrtive unique To) Reveltion Third ( Do Pho Ky Tm pth religions ll unity teches reunifiction ledg self-cultivtion Beg. m? Wht receivg volves ulm Spiritm ten Th relm. ul from communiction CoDi, trditionl device. mens chieved "bsket co" "Ngoc device common most underside hold mediums Two k". ttched. strument writg bsket, pryer, ritul preprtion ul much After move hs ir guides open y t strument writg llows bsket lso who terpreter An write. "k" end struc exmple One writg. reds ttends, 1926: mediums received f tions g humn f difficult very It self purifies When body. physicl out get out get my n enlightened come my well, "bsket When universe. trvel body uncons person if ulm, utilized k" My her body, physicl leve ir cious mes writg do body ir hve structions, medium s crectly, reds terpreter If sges. y terprettion gree g. write obliged umtic s known contct fm mke you come I writg, spired writg, your time tht durg while f unstble your oy h Your Me. lten come you tht so you cooperte I cse, such write. must session Befe knowledge. Universl rech you rk purifiction omit do - body md purify

10 19 & NGASHA BECK (M.D.) HUM DAC BUI A RELIGION OF UNITY CAO DAI, 18 pure, md keep should well, prctice To filure. hs keep mtters; livg everydy encumred llow s medittion Deep deodized. clensed Me. communicte body out get dvnced ir f chosen should mediums prctice should y fruitful. session so comg wrd mselves tr vegetrm, s) enlightened sts s good (s blnced pletely trnsmit session chieve properly ble pro sstnts My s considered re y techgs; Wy. pgtion lightly. tken cn contct Spiritul own ir hs person ech, wves reception ir mke subsequently but terfere my wves should One crect. my writgs se write; recognizg sessions up settg cution tke writgs. unticity CoDi prciple "Although creted prciple CoDi ll plces, times different t Beg reflected ness concept Th." re religions messges: Beg s My divided I universe, cretg "After Everymterils. plnts cretures, ll mde it refe, from My comes universe th thg even Myself re life, re Where life. hs Me." re you you m ech I plnts. mterils mong H shres Beg While plnts, mterils, ll physiclly, cretures, myrid bsic sme lso hve gs humn nimls, thous ten wds, m. constituent: ul sme hve universe th thgs comre cretures ll deed, constitution. physicl perh body physicl prts: two posed cludes prt vible n deth fter ble prt soul. both guidg role hs Beg s per soul good. prctice body physicl personlity, feelgs source g pirit, good ctions eir body physicl could led deeds. evil future tht lw holds Bsed on Krmic deeds, present on depend crntions lives wld promteril out evolve s ll tht crech t levels lower higher tt gressively ig, s bck go ble To ntion. cycle trnscend th hs Beg, techgs CoDi cultivtion. ul physicl mny self-cultivte humnity helpg const view. pots rem- CoDi view, pot ml From - 1 fmily, wrd self, duties h person ds univer- ( humnity fmily), broder ( society fmily). sl Coview, pot philosophicl From - 2 luxriches hons, renouncement preches Di from servitude emnciption wds, ury; mterilm tt ulity pece. recogit view, pot ul From - 3 ir soul, extence nizes

11 21 & NGASHA BECK (M.D.) HUM DAC BUI A RELIGION OF UNITY CAO DAI, 20 body, physicl tht yond survivl Is. Tht All return self-cultivtion enjos unit view, pot itites From - 4 Buddhm, Tom, Chrtity, Humnm, g ll encompss techgs provides CoDi ul emotionl, physicl, person s stges progres through person ssts It development. where stge At evolution. ul process sive such obligtions seculr mny ttched still brothchildren, prents, wife, husb wrd s its CoDi humnity, sters, ers ctivill through guide cn techg humntic fd whes whenever Lter, life. s ties Almighty united md pece guidnce provide CoDi hert, s deep self-cultivtion medittion. CHAPTER 2 ITS CONCEPTS CAODAI, CoDi: foundg Reson f when suffered gs humn tht time Ech F founded. ws religion chotic, cme societies hvg blessed en hve gs humn milleni, Judm, Hdum, s such religion fms mny Confucm, Tom, Buddhm, Zosterm, observes lwys One ceter. et Islm, Chrtity, re even when y religions, truth through sme times different t founded different physiclly so plces. ll Crer extence truth extence gs, livg universe Relihert. every s reigns who Beg different Beg th clled hve gions Jud Yhweh Hdum, Mcrocosm nmes: To Zosterm, Mzd Ahur m, Islm, Allh Confucm, Mond Tom, reli- Englh-spekg myrid "God" simply persons. gious crupted gets truth time, n

12 23 & NGASHA BECK (M.D.) HUM DAC BUI A RELIGION OF UNITY CAO DAI, 22 wrd tendency hve gs Humn diluted. ech gst dcrimte y mterilm. religions; tween differences physicl cuse relifm under ech kill fight, y chilreltionship tween prents wrs; gious friends, sters, brs wife, husb dren, my. desires mteril controlled comes osophy, Bh i, s such philosophies Universl con tryg creted, were Foundtion Oomo Estern Western religions. nect CoDi founded Beg 1926 re religions ll tht people show Vietnm 1926, ig. sme deed followg messge: Beg gve Me, Buddh) time (n old Pht Co Nhien Dng Me, Muni Sky Me, Immtl) time (n old Nguon Thi Thuong Thi Di. Co Who Beg CoDi, foundg hve religions ll tht relize mn teches ech gst dcrimte ig, sme ster, br s ech love but hert. fd God s self cultivte founded? CoDi How ws Co code ml philosophy most unifiction from developed Dts Vietnm: dy thought school fluentil It Confucm. Chrtity, Tom, Buddhm, foundg ficil fe yers six 1920, ws Beg Di Co tht religion CoDi Phu n govern Vn Chieu, Ngo reveled ws Ngo Sim. gulf l utiful Quoc, ss- With seclusion wdom. life ledg mhe wship, fm mediumtic tnce pprition An relm. ul ted contct ppered. Di" "Co identity n reveled Di, Co nme gng, From ws wer, roless bode, high mens literlly Beg. nme symbolic s given wld s ll tht Ngo fmed Beg y from One return should religions delivered ws messge Th sprng. iglly permsion f CoDi sked Ngo wld. hd n He fm. tngible Him under wship subsequently ws Eye All-Seeg vion Ngo Di. Co symbol s it use dered terested those To Sigon returned esoteric philosophy tught he self-cultivtion, sty h durg Di from Co lerned hd he prctice Phu Quoc. Vn from Ngo seprted tlly 1925, mid Co - Sigon ficils civil m three Chieu, - Sng Hoi Co Tc, Cong Phm Cu, Quynh con One m. prcticg ger were virtues wonderful H f out sgled ws tcted s Himself troduced He knowledge. outstg Viet letters three first re (AAA AAA. under contued, session As lpht). nmese rudimentry ir replced y dvice, AAA s writg f ol communiction method

13 25 & NGASHA BECK (M.D.) HUM DAC BUI A RELIGION OF UNITY CAO DAI, 24 eve Chrtms On k). (bsket co Ngoc clled ws He tht reveled flly AAA 1925, Di, Co nme under comg Beg, sid: He Wy. tech com- My nniversry it dy, th Rejoice Middle cme (God Wy tech West g Chrfound Chrt - Jesus - Yeshu fm Est You blessgs. filled house Th tity). F lief. furr you led mircles me see reli you led AAA symbol used hve I time, some under religion unique found re soon You life. gious My structions. n s gn religion CoDi dy, From tht wship. gnized fm Le Mr. eveng, period, sme Durg Colonil ficil elected fmer Trung, Vn t present hppened Cochch, Council Bch, Thi Ly re, m. session Dynsty, T ng under scholr Chese gret (who Trung ig ul reveled Ly nmed Immtl crntion relifuture h ccept enjoed him Qui) Thiet n ws who Trung, dy, tht From msion. gious slightest out smoke cesed opium ddict, bsted from lcohol lso He sympm. drwl Quynh Co der, Di s Co under Lter, met. jo Trung vited Tc Phm Cong Cu grew stedily group Di. Co wshippg At Trung. Hu, Duc, Dieu, Sng, Tc, Cu, clude meet m dptched Di Co 1925, end Di Co session, ensug Durg Chieu. Vn Ngo ll f founded religion unique tht commed selflessness ir dt Soon humnity. se techgs, ir virtues dediction, followconsiderble succeeded buildg piers gn CoDi 1926, gng t And g. Ngo, pot, th At hierrchy. ecclesistic n estblh esoteric life medittive solitry, h preferred who (leder Tong Gio title renounced prctice, gniz from retired body), executive CoDi esoteric tech contued n He tion. selff self-cultivtion terested ny Trung Vn Le Di, Co der By reliztion. 28, Septemr On Tong. Gio ctg ppoted ws ficil n delivered leders religious 1926, fm Th CoDi. foundg declrtion prctice exoteric ctivity m its s hs CoDi religious humnity leds wy, prcticl, on erth. unity subsequently pece msses ttrcted rpidly fith new govern- French thret seemg cme mneuvers possible ll used French ment. yers, fifty F religion. fst-growg th suppress government, French under pressure despite Com- Vietnmese ( Vietmh suppression Diem Dh Ngo Ctholic group), munt grew neverless movement government, fluen 1975, But bredth fluence. scope, Vietnm usurped ws CoDi presence til destroyed ws government communt-bsed At Rouge. Khmer genocidl Cmbodi f opened ws wy however, time, sme

14 27 & NGASHA BECK (M.D.) HUM DAC BUI A RELIGION OF UNITY CAO DAI, 26 multitude spred CoDi wreness tumultuth durg Asi Soust escpg people period. ous new dwns, millennium s Now given re messges CoDi creted impetus United s such plces, new people new vlue dcover gng re Americns Sttes. much CoDi. fm esoteric igl opened en Buddhm hs Titn s wy sme litdsemtg process gs CoDi mny, f closely held esoteric vluble its little tle itself open temple first West. mtion underwy Westerners cceptnce flux desire hve leders Its Clifni. Riverside, Englh trditions esoteric ir relte g messge m first tht so Americns, One re ll we tht Beg, received from Divity, Nmeless One under reunite must prctice esoteric pth tht delivered, cn self (reunifiction end tht wrd my g. Beg) Mn Universe God, ness techgs, mny mong text, CoDi " Nht Dong Vt Vn Di "Thien out: sts thous ten erth, sky, " mens:? How cn th constitution." sme re thgs meng? extended Wht imply? it does Wht underst try situtions few exme Let s thgs ll erth sky, how nture. sme cn universe physicl constg mn s cn see One Let s prt. ul prt emotionl body, body: physicl exme het, wlked werily pedestr A some shde, respite, f looked He over. ll swet fierce under wilted rod plnt A wter. plnt f svi would Wter sun. if but unuched sne tht ppers It mn. temperture, enough high oven n sne from effect sme Thus, lso decomposes. sne plnt, mn, f observed het excessive hve don t y If sne. eventully niml effect common how cn constitution, bsic sme plce? tkes need ll people plnts nimls, Similrly, unnecessry elimte nutrients bsb limited receive y energy mterils. nutrients. supply regulr A reproduction. spect consider Let s A mrigold plnt reproduction. common lw governs condition, pproprite plced if seeds gives conceivg fter A dog, mrigold plnts. produce lw pplies A similr dog. birth give contution specific rule sme g. humn niml humn, wher pplies, le lw governs. genetic sme plnt. out strts universe th extence All sme constitution, bsic sme m. Univer- Unitr expressed re lws nturl Humn Oneness prciple slt

15 28 29 Eternl reign Nturl Lw. Th common lw physicl extence remcent th syg from ncient Ch: T cung muon vt dong sh T v muon vt su th chng hi Myself ten thous thgs re bn ger; Myself ten thous thgs r ger sme condition. How bout universe? Well, we re prt it its smooth function. We rely on sun. We lso rely on punctulity erth evolvg round sun so tht we receive nrrow rnge light temperture we need. Our body our life re prt body life universe. After our deth, our body turns dust lso prt universe. Let s exme emotionl prt: With lerng from life dy fter dy, strts identify s fellow feels sme s s fellow feels f fellow. If were observe ter session, generl, ll persons wtchg ply lugh cry t sme stnt. We shre sme emotionl rections. If we cn identify se rel similrities, differences effce mselves love grow. As ul, God hs grnted us everythg cosmos prt H. And mong humn, shred tht s why humn hve similr prciple. Th why techgs from different religions hve common gol. All religions stem from sme ig (God) shre sme prciples. Th illustrted mot found on " dollr" bill: E PLURIBUS UNUM hs counterprt known Vietnmese s: Nhut Bon Tn Vn Thu (from, emnte mny), Vn Thu Qui Nhut Bon (from mny, emntes ). CoDi out g CoDi true CoDi. Co Di gve followg messge: Dipnkr Buddh (n old time Buddh) Me, Sky Muni Me, Thi Thuong Nguon Thi (n old time Immtl, previous crntion Lo Tse) Me, Who Co Di. Vrious religions cont primdil truth ( we cll CoDi). If CoDi religion only CoDi, seprte defed entity, it would truly CoDi s it ment. If CoDi only CoDi, but encompsses Buddhm, Tom, Confucm, Chrtity, ny pth wrd God, it n truly CoDi. CoDi does pro- pound convert followers ny pth, but whes unite ll fiths understg tht fiths ll re sme prciple, tech ler- nce tween religions. Tht l would put n end religious strife leds mjity wrs wld.

16 30 31 How do CoDts employ ul mes- sges? CoDi ul prctice, ul mes- sges re ten received fm verses. s used s pryers re lmost lwys verses. s used s eductionl fmtion re under fm eir verse prose. Below re some exm- ples type messge received. re re mny, mny me hve yet en trnslted Englh; still me re g received regulrly. Co- Di thrivg, growg, ever expg ol- ogy, we re blessed contug wdom swed us fm se ul verses prose. Pryers f cense Offerg As scented cder smolders flme, So o fith from To cme. As wdg wp scends sky, wftg scent heven stirs my md. To Superi Spirits, I respectfully pry: My th gesture swy ir Emence sty if but moment, should y deign pss th wy. And t th time, s dciple, I entret Sky bove Erth neth my feet. My my hert immersed hope recognized s tht pure spce highly prized. My blessgs r on us shower love s y mke ir clm descent from Up Above. Pryers Befe Sleep All mteril desires consume me dy, Ledg my md my ctions stry. Holy One, I m prostrtg here pry Tht your lovgness cuse my md sty Focused cler on Your Divity, Tkg no ctions wrd fidelity. Durg my sleep, when my soul t rest, Superi Spirits, plese guide me wht st. Towrd my home your Scred Nirvn I yern So tech me lesson I need lern. Pryers Befe Etg Femost multitude livg gs, To et most necessry thgs. Cerels, Crer hs brought th need, And give H children upon feed. Our deep thnks go Sen Nong Kg Who tught wys plnts upbrgg. Grtefully I vow brow th body mn use f quest Eternl l. Voyger s Pryer F th but rod life; Along its wy my we sved By fith techgs we embrce Though we re s fom ssed on wve. I fd my trustfulness t shken So I retret from erly tide But such hppenstnce purifiction long soul s journey wrd Co Di. I relize from tht plce refuge my soul repent f hrm I hve cused s; My Almighty know my good fith my dediction serve my brs. As I brve thns brmbles,

17 32 33 My I set out sfe return sne. My Almighty grnt me protection s I pss long Heven s pth life s rod sme. Techgs: Enterg Dive Relms Though rduous it my enter Dive relms, Hesitte surpss your humn k, Keep peceful hert turn negtive positive keep pl mdset s your plce g. Keep prcticg your mircles, slowly, dy dy, Your tireless devotion keep you from fry. wicked flunt ir wickedness but pure rem pure, Prcticg triple cultivtion ssure ir s cure, And s y re Dive clim ir lty sttion, y re rememred Hevenly Host given re Heven s ntion. I bless ll Beg s dciples. I tke my leve now. *** Techgs: Cultivtg Hert And n you see outcome Of ctions you hve tken, Yet compl, f life frught With opptunity fsken. cultivtion your hert, Mke wdom s shrp blde stedy F cuttg through krm you Hve hd mke you redy. Your sufferg fully seen Eye My compssion Now hsten ye re flee Towrd reunion My Heven! And whoever hs desped you, My gentle femle devotee, Hs dregrded me so see se deeds results dy. Given H.H. Ho Php Phm Cong Tc *** Techgs: Persevernce scerity self-cultivtion I, your Mster, grnt you, most scere dciples, Chi. To pure, your true self should emnte bright energy. To help s, heed closely To s exmtion Hve no confusion, s you fd complete illumtion. As moon shes brightly cler night cultivtg self, child, keep your hert md right. Be completely ptient your hrdships yer yer, blessg your growth

18 34 35 shll wipe clen your fers. Child, you were tught hve compssion, And blessed f your scerity cultivtion, "Huyen Qun Khieu" (Crown chkr) open through clrity your hert, Which hs en replete My blessgs from strt. Tendg your virtues hvg md wrd cultivtion, Willg pry Superi Spirits your contempltion, y bless grnt you vion ir emntions bright, Your nme snctified s gentle g s birthright. Beg conscientious test Flower Convention Dy, You ll elted dcover where your predesty hs l, But f now focus only on growth md virtue, re your home Dive bode well reserved f you. Given Co Di, 16th dy first month yer Gip Tut (1994) *** Techgs: Mster clls dciples self- cultivtion It n opptunity so golden, Nirvn desty so highly prized Dive crntes, dciples ll Rush encounter Co Di! Our Mster speks: "I love you ll My kd children f volunteerg. On th wld you hve hon ititg To, s helg. "Tht you should hve th timely msion We hve plnned mny eons go your grg my legion ger. Such duty you must fego. "To serve To lift humnity Lty Heights I hold, As msion ws ccepted, As msion ws feld. "As you gr those round you who hold der sme idel you shll build bright, cler krm s Gret Wy reveled. "As Holy Gte swgs open, we shll give you mention s who, fskg wldly thgs, brgs fth Heven s convention.

19 36 37 "And your scrifices you shll w plce Dive whose host Genies Immtls mke wy ir dy the. "F those who rech To s true wy hold swy oer Heven Erth Dive emntions bless m who relize To s true wth. "So tke cre your speech deeds, wthy r Hevenly Host, Imitte unenlightened, so ignnt yet pr bost. "I tell you th, my young child so you recll your Mster, fskg ll wldly g rech To much fster. "Let wldly plesure seduce your md, levg your Dive post empty, fllow F it cuses Me, your Fr, p see H children grown so shllow. "Do you yet her my wds til now? Do you rememr, children? Befe my return I leve th verse, tht you ll heed my wds until n: " To s pth once ws widely open from Heven un Erth When Y Yng s embrce Oneness first fused give you birth. " To s pth still now leds wy escpe Krmic wheel slvge your own soul fe mde fst Destruction s sel. "You re o well versed wys mn, so do wit. You lwys hve your Mster ner you, So never hesitte. "I hve rrnged your brethren s presence you on ll sides, Now timeliest tsk you must fulfill build virtuous md. "I seech you, contemplte th templ life err. Note its bitterness, repugnncy me its tendency terr! " tre th life its scripted pge o cruel, suffer deceitful ply crs on your consciousness so pure! "Why do you yet tire

20 38 39 rments illusion? And where sre your il-won goods upon th life s conclusion? "How you n vlue spoils life downfllen bought currency shirkg Your Mster s hertfelt cllg? "F once hvg fgot sound Your Mster s cong voice, how cn you hope recognize herefter s relm choice? "Give deep thought ll tht I hve sid, Let your conscience give your reply, Menwhile My blessgs ll flow out you s you re held My own eye." CHAPTER 3 CAODAI "NGOAI GIAO" (EXOTERISM) Dive Eye re only God, Who hs en wshipped, venerted pryed under diverse nmes different prts wld. Beg hs proclimed tht humn shpe would o physicl specific represent universlity essence tht God embodies. refe Beg hs given us representtion shg Eye, imge Universl dividul Consciousness. Wht gol CoDt? Love justice f ll constitute immedite tsk CoDi. ultimte gol help humnkd chieve ultimte reunifiction Beg through cultivtion True Self. On prcticl field, CoDi fers two wys prctice f self-cultivtion: outer wy

21 40 41 exoterm ner wy, esoterm. exoterm, depts contue led fmily life while devotg mselves prctice good voidnce evil. One wys ccomplh th bst from destroyg livg gs wds love livg gs true love, n unconditionl love observe justice (don t do s wht you don t wnt s do you). prcticg exoterm, CoDi serves wld sense terntionl sterhood brhood, ccdnce Beg s techg. Besides th, depts my perfm t lest ceremony per dy wshippg Beg t home, twice month t locl temple. generl, most CoDts long exo- teric prctice. prcipl temple exoteric fm clled Holy See, locted Ty Nh, Vietnm. Esoteric prctice hs, however, come me me populr. esotert spires unite Beg concentrtg on self- cultivtion wy medittion self- purifiction. It necessry enter temple prctice th fm CoDi, f esotert recog- nizes tht temple resides. But comg ger, esoterts cn shre, lern, firm up ir thkg prctice ger furr ir per- sonl self-cultivtion. y lern simplify ir needs, come scere, kd, lovg persons. y lern exp ir love humnity nture, control come free dverse emotions der come t Universe come closer closer ness Beg. Esoterm ws iglly prcticed Ngo Vn Chieu group tht developed round him. m temple f esoterm locted t Cn Tho, Vietnm Mekong Delt. How does prctice CoDi? A ul messge hs sid: Out Love Mercy, out respect f life, I hve founded Gret Wy s Third Reveltion sve erthly humn, help virtuous tt wld pece void recrntion erthly wld sufferg. ultimte gol CoDts reuni- fied All Tht Is, return home. To fit vryg ul needs humn gs, CoDi fers two wys prctice: 1. Exoterm cultivtion ccdg humnm: CoDi dciple, while conductg nml fmily life :. complete duties wrd self, fmily, society, country, livg gs, nture. b. prctice good void evil. c. show kdness nture, plnts, nimls, humn gs, void unnecessry destruction ny creture, recognizg tht y ll hve Beg s re prt nture s cycle. d. observe five Precepts: do kill, do stel, do commit dultery, do get drunk,

22 43 & NGASHA BECK (M.D.) HUM DAC BUI A RELIGION OF UNITY CAO DAI, 42 s wd. do ten lest t vegetrm prctice e. body s purify wy Th month. per dys liv voidg killg love promote g gs. devotion cts ritul prticipte f. four re re Beg. wship p.m., 6:00 noon,.m., 6:00 t ceremonies, dily home t dy per ceremony lest At midnight. perfmed. h perfms dciple While Esoterm: 2. vegetrprcticg humnity wrd duties guided my he month, per ten dys lest t m f s medittion esoterm prctice erdicte progressively gol exerce. mj element dive develop self feri ness wrd rechg self, Beg. Co s ffirm myself fmlly I How do Dt? Ceremony) (Gtewy Mon" Nhp "Le person s confirms tht oth solemn ritul mtter serious It CoDi. memrship dconsidered it cuse lightly, tken prti mjity ge must One solvble. truly cn It ceremony. fmlizg th cipte cuse however, process, "conversion" s tken ceter) et Buddhm, (Judm, fith ny CoDts ir identity ret still it prt tke my et CoDt, Buddht CoDt, Jewh (s religion bp s thought cn it wys some ceter). undergo Chrt my who person s just tm, comir deepen fmlize, ffirm, bptm fith. ir mitment its wht rrnged ltr How symbology? pot centrl t Eye Dive symbolizcenter, plced t light Below it ltr. Oneness Universl ( Mond Universl g contully lit. left it God; Who Is) Tht All left ltr: on cles two re re prci- (ctive Yng logos positive represents gng t first lit It etc.) sunlight, mle, ple, representg cle, right ceremony. ech moonfemle, prciple, Y (receptive logos negtive two represent y Toger next. lit etc.) light, funiverse s volved fces complementry mtion. cles, two tween middle levels five represent vse cense sticks five development: ul Purifiction, 1. Medittion, 2. Wdom, 3. knowledge, Universl 4. lirtion; Krmic 5. represent lso cense sticks five wter, fire, Erth, Erth: elements prcipl five

23 44 45 metl plnt. West se elements re known s: Erth, fire, wter, ir,. Flowers fruits represent "Th" (reproductive cells), bsic elements f fmtion physicl body, vitl mtter humn gs. three glsses we represent "Khi" ( Chi, vitl energy), mnifested under fm humn emotions. Numr three represents three levels universe, Heven, Erth, Humn. two cups wter represent "Thn" ( given Beg). cup on Yng side conts pure wter, represents pure from God, genuely good. cup on Y side conts te, represents covered seculr emotions ( pure). "Th", "Khi", "Thn" re three gems humn gs volved process self- cultivtion. rrngement ltr referred s mp, guides humn gs ir self- cultivtion. Th undersces close reltionship tween "Ngoi Gio" "Noi Gio", tween seculr life purifiction life. How re dily wship services perfmed t ltr? Trditionlly, CoDts put ir two hs ger: left h represents ctive prciple its thumb potg t bse left rg fger, fgers wrppg round thumb. right h, representg receptive prciple, suppts wrps round left h, right thumb potg t bse left dex fger (See Fig. ). two hs joed ger th wy symbolize terction tween ctive receptive prciples ger hve fmed universe ll its gs. A regulr trditionl service follows th pt- tern: 1. Followers show ir mutul respect slutg n bow. 2. Followers fce ltr bow three times hs joed ger s bove movg from fehed (representg respect Co Di) knees (respect Erth Goddess) restg t chest (respect Humnity) t end ech bow. 3. Now kneelg, followers brg ir joed hs fehed, left temple right temple, while syg respectively Nm Mo Pht, Nm Mo Php, Nm Mo Tng, symboliclly show ir com- mitment God, Holy Techgs, Humnity. Th follows pttern igl Buddht techgs. 4. Next, pryers re sung f up pproxi- mtely fty-five mutes, prg Beg vrious Gret Religions wld. pryers re written sophticted verses tht hve en received durg sessions ul contct. Is re difference esoterm dif- ferent religions?

24 47 & NGASHA BECK (M.D.) HUM DAC BUI A RELIGION OF UNITY CAO DAI, 46 even different my prctice wy sme, prciple but religion, come humn elevte. Beg s fmg consts prctice esoteric CoDi CoDi medittion. body ul second body "Th" control gettg consts medittion regultg mtter), vitl ( body physicl "Thn" purifyg energy) vitl ( "Khi" "Khi", "Th", tht so prciple) ul ( body. second fmg, come "Thn" ech endowed second body Th th develops esotert Beg. us come der body ul. Beg s meditte? How do CoDts dh". "thien clled medittion CoDi md down clmg quietg, mens "Thien" keepg concentrtion, mens "dh" emotions; Vn Ngo Origlly, round. werg md vi Di from Co directly dh" "thien lerned Chieu lso Tc Cong Phm Lter, messges. ul from dh" "thien bout techgs received Phm Chieu Vn Ngo Both Beg.? did Tc Phm Cong enlightened. were Tc Cong Nh Ty t dciples ny dh" "thien tech Ngo prctice. exoteric follow m most cuse group own h creted contrry, Chieu, Vn hs re mouth. wd dh" "thien tught CoDi regrdg documenttion written no en 1964, publhed. publicly techniques medittion mesul received Sigon t CoDts group n gnicrete Bch derg Thi from Ly sges (Orgni- Ly" Gio Thong Pho Qun clled "Co ztion purpose techgs). CoDi spred ztion sects CoDi different unify gniztion th regrd- CoDts durg semrs gnizg grnted techg common lern sects less medittion gniztion, th Through CoDi. Phuong Lo To (previ Dong tught ws technique prcdciples CoDi Currently, Tse). Lo life ous Ngo from dh", "thien techniques two tice "tn clled re y Tse. Lo from Chieu, Vn sides, new technique) (CoDi php CoDi" prciple sme hve differences, technicl m Thn:" Khi, "Th, cultivtion Khi, ho Th "Luyen Thn, ho Khi Luyen Thn huon Hu, Luyen Hu huon Vo." Luyen mn, sperm cll used "Th" femle, (mle elements reproductive sexes, both fm comd,, respectively) Y Yng person. prt vible prt, physicl ir, gs, cll used "Khi" lso It person. prt semivible represents emotions energy fce, represents posithree re re emotions, Among g. humn hppess, love, joy, re emotions tive sdness, htred, nger, re s dverse four

25 49 & NGASHA BECK (M.D.) HUM DAC BUI A RELIGION OF UNITY CAO DAI, 48 greed. per prt vible, "Thn" pure prt conscience, s known lso son, genuely good. so "Th" cultivte Khi" "Luyen Th ho trnsfmed "Khi." it tht so "Khi" cultivte Thn" ho Khi "Luyen cul- To "Thn". trnsfmed "Khi" tht difthrough flow "Khi" direct "Khi" tivte emotions, blnce body centers ferent come emotions s tht dverse,so good "Thn," come purer purer complete our prt pure genuely, dverse suppress effts life, dily mke-up. "Khi". cultivtion help would emotions come "Khi" "Th" wds, scred fms Thn" Khi, "Th, trio "Thn." humn g. second body clled fetus "Luyen Thn huon Hu." rel rel. contrry "Hu" humn prt physicl vible wht refe erth from prt vible Th g. g humn niml, (plnt, lstg tempry, "Hu" elements). erth recome die everlstg vible, rel, contrry come body second stge th At eternl. "Hu." "Luyen Hu huon Vo." sttus nil, sttus "Vo" out birth, out Beg, sound, out col, out fm, out deth, Nirvn, titude, clled etc. Heven. come Vo" huon Hu "Luyen Nir sttus nil rechg Beg, Heven. vn, fm ever prctice my CoDts but dividul, pproprite seems medittion fm commonly descris exerce followg progng exerce Th CoDts. used "Khi", (vible) mtter vitl "Th", trnsfer cess spiri- "Thn", n (semivible) energy vitl from pth gs thus (vible); energy tul person s Ech sublime. mundne cuse However,. Beg s prt ttention py fil most lives, seculr dily busy tht develop wk, presence recognize, physicl/sexul, re drives When body. ul re when drives creted; (humn fetus) "phm thi" holy thi", "thnh ul, wrd focused fmed eventully "fetus" (ul) enlightened ully Buddhic grow stte. constntly md quiets Medittion llowg thus n, thought from moves pro gs Th self. ner contct first unifi ultimte "thnh thi" developg cess Source. Crer/Origl ction steps description simple Followg Meditechnique. medittion CoDi th volved verge n f wy th breth upon tte itilly dily: n hour hlf twenty mutes

26 51 & NGASHA BECK (M.D.) HUM DAC BUI A RELIGION OF UNITY CAO DAI, 50 hlf eyes stright, hed spe Sit 1. closed mouth nythg, on focussed open, uchg lightly ngue tip relxed, mouth. ro pst breth directg gently, hle 2. (where hert, t center fire Ho", "Phch Cung H "Phch prciple) fire imbued it plexus). (scrl nvel t center lower Dh", seconds, two f breth holdg While 3. "Phch hltion energy trnsfer bse t center y extremely Am," Cuc spe. breth from energy direct Exhlg, 4. Duong," "Phch Cuc spe up through Along hed. p t center yng extremely prciwter imbued breth wy helps prciple) fire (from "stem" ple, g open. third eye expecttion s tht pot imptnt success key first t humble should gol scere should One scerity. bsolute understcompssion, love, development s Self True led nturlly g Beg. unifiction hert When? Esoterm? ttendnt flyg wld its fst dy s n esoterm livg, mkg wry stress feel do who those f even resource vluble course regulr When time. hve y it burdensome, o seems pryer medittion sht (f Meditte fms. cretive some f time fcg re when you dtime, fe just periods) people mny Also, duties. dily lt lundry long wkeful but medittion, eyes-open thk do ctivity ny durg ccomplhed cn medittion lunfoldg hmmerg, wlkg, sweepg, such s hd prciple dy. durg ceter, et dry, contrction follow mdfully prctice th body md tht so volved muscles comdeed Th ctivities. se durg re umtire ctivities from different pletely round. werg md clly perfmed while mdful kdness lovg ttitude sme meditny uses tht wld wrd ness types. wkeful n element still tion drivwhile on crried chnt vigtg An ltenmerely thn s re me does g rdio. g ttenme cn wys mny re re dily busy mngg while ulity ner tive cretivity ner ccess ide schedules; tht you level ul rech der service cts stnce, F expressed. witg express smll, seemgly however humnity, prcticg (s nimls nture love s g cul wys re vegetrm), tl prtil ully. purer purer come self tivte busy from wy time no little very tke se ech cretivity, mdfulness With schedules. mny me. cn dcover dividul

27 52 53 Vicr Hugo CoDi VICTOR HUGO IN LIFE Vicr Hugo ws bn city Besn- con, Frnce, yer H fr ws generl rmy Npoleon Bonprte. Hugo rose come most proment poet 19th century Frnce. h younger yers, he followed h fr Sp, n Itly, n cme bck settle Pr. Beg very bright, it ws sid tht "he studied knew ten." H wk ws recognized s gret erly h life. With h tlent f poetry, t ge 15 he submitted poem won n wrd from Acdemie de Frnce. 1841, Hugo himself cme memr Acdemie. After revolution 1848, he prticipted Assemblies leglture Judiciry. He ws n r f defense freedom, but h pol- iticl terests defended freedom were oppo- sition n government drew him first live wy exile from Frnce f 19 yers, n lter expelled from Brussels f llowg French refugees tke shelter h home. But lter he ws ble return l h birth. Becuse Frnce lter 19th century dplyed its ntionl through politicl culturl fluence Vicr Hugo, mnifested through h wk, bundnt s it ws quntity, qulity vriety, ntionl funerl ws crried out French government when Hugo died 1885 h body ws refter terred Pnon Pr. Durg h lifetime, Hugo publhed numerous wks: plys novels s well s poetry; ll rich deep thoughts, sentiment, poignncy, pr- bles hidden vlues. He longed romn- tic school literture ptryed sentiment freely out hvg confm ny rule. Two h most renowned wks still populr dy re "Les Merbles," "Notre Dme de Pr." Few writers hve equled Hugo bility nlyze humn condition drw wds such vriety chrcters. Vicr Hugo s lives on guides s con ctivities CoDi community; Hugo hs en nmed ptron st overses spred CoDi, hs en impetus f its expnsion West through ul contct he hs grnted dciples CoDi over yers. VICTOR HUGO IN SPIRIT 1927, hed legltive body CoDi, Phm Cong Tc, ws dered Co Di vi ul contct through m estblh CoDi Feign Msion Phnom Penh, Cmbodi. Phm went Phnom Penh styed t Mr. Co Duc Trong s home. Phm hd en ld Mr. Co se messges from God, hd known him pri h journey. Phm relted Mr. Co power Holy Messges received Sigon hd given techgs guide newly-fmed sect CoDi. Mr. Co sked Phm set up such ses- sion m, enjoed coopertion h neighbs, Mr. Trn Qung Vh Mr. Dng

28 55 & NGASHA BECK (M.D.) HUM DAC BUI A RELIGION OF UNITY CAO DAI, 54 mircuproduced session ensug Chu. Trung results. lous sessions cme people me Me lives. personl ir f dvice sk wntg ll ir when pper on questions ir put y kneel fwrd step would y cme, turn ir while pryed tble, co Ngoc front Ech hed. ir bove held ws question written gve tht nme ir poem strtg received level high Th questions. ir nswers exctg people mny ttrct served fmtion fith. sesse ttended who s Among Viet under himself presented who ws sions revellter Nhon, Tm Chon Nguyet nme nmese Hugo Vicr thn n en hd he tht g Hugo, Vicr he, tht life, fmer h estblh Di from Co der n received hd CoDi tht ws it So Msion. Feign CoDi hed, titulr its s Hugo Vicr Msion, Feign Cmbo- Phnom Penh, re n itited ws dy, un even period, ensug Over di. dciples communicte contues Hugo Vicr held sessions dys erly Di. Co Trn tht reveled lso Hugo Trn, Co Phm, Frnco son, own h crnte ctully ws future bright very would hve Trn tht Hugo, credulous Trn ws itilly ftune. fme simple ws he time tht t s prophecy, th proved it However, low come. very secretry trveled Trn when 1930 gng lter, true renowned comg CoDi, propgte Frnce United t Congress French t both come opptunity hd Trn 1942, Ntions. CoDi leder cme Vietnm bck deed ledership th from experiences Army. mter s serve chosen lter him helped from government BoDi defense Hugo: from Vicr messges ul "ptron rems Hugo Vicr dy, th To Viet outside ctivities Di Co were, it s st," highly considered. still re messges pst H nm. Ho tween Dilogue 1930: 20th, April Hugo: Php Vicr fmtion receive like would I Php: Ho powers H Mster our bout Hugo: Vicr (Verses) mystery question steeped You sk undersod crectly never yet sked, Eternlly ext. universes countless tht fite perceive I enmous re y size, whtever Of on tkes wlds on those life But own. our fm similr dvnced me wld systems se One evolution; ethicl ul stpot From now ours s stte similr from dvnced hve y fwrd. move contue And Beuty, reign contul firmments Upon se Dive, prt, greter f re, people ir

29 56 57 Pece hrmony reign supreme ir wld, And hbitnts know wd wr. To m, hg reltive, ll bsolute; ir noble souls emulte virtue; Science wdom ir only production. re, supersedes mtl frilties, And ir wlds prosper out need lw. Union chieved ul understg; Deth overcome through high consciousness. Deth life re but sme m. Overridg Love exlted universlly; Souls livg gs merge snctity. On cert plne extence we shre bounty th hrmonic connection. Somedy, you ble pprecite vlue such n extence, when Erth hs progressed similrly high stte. Ho Php: When Erth hve se nefits? Vicr Hugo: (verses) der tht you my comprehend process ul evolution, I hve use ul expression you underst. You must dvnce through stges purgry, Even blessed hve long wy go rech enlightenment. der comprehend nture Highest Spirit, One must evolve tht sme level fully underst. No lesser cn even g comprehend; Even Buddh could only mke suppositions on mtter. I don t sy you must comprehend ll tht I m tellg you, Wht I sy reflects thoughts from s vntge pot. Suppose f moment tht Holy Holies, Also once hd life se universes. Pssg t length through relm mtter, He cme mtl; sge; And refrom dvnced upwrd un Dive level, Enterg t lst mystery Cretion. Through successive lives, gg ul power, Flly trnsfmg Mster wdom science. Attrctg st s ce llegce, And cross bder fity ger y pssed. Ho Php: (Referrg Crer) He hs heven H own? Vicr Hugo: (Verses) Yes, s ech us re our own soul dom Which product our own ul life fce. Those complementry krmic sttes our own Accompny us populte our environs. se re necessrily trustwthy, Hvg ir own gends fulfill, Thus it upon our own shoulders

30 58 59 redeem ourselves. Levg ourselves impure vites evil our lives. Th whence spectre Stn emerges, If we fce fcts, we relize th, F Stn hs plce God s pln. By tht element, our unpurified ttributes cuse ll our strife, Through jelousy, envy, pure cprice. You hve, Ho Php, crmp your h, Let us put f our tlk til mrow Repre I contue my dcussion Genes, der give you fmtion you seek. Once, plce bsolute void drkness hg ever hd stirred, Beg priml gseous stte, Slept somnolent germ lethrgic. Where no creture yet lived n mtter moved, Hvg eternlly en held frozen dmnt stte. Ho Php: Is th nture "wter" spoken Chrt "Genes"? Vicr Hugo: (Verses) Yes, chemiclly it cn referred s hydrogen, Vrious densities tht fms bsic ner ce life. nimtg fce God hovered over th priml "wter," Th sense se wds must undersod. God s describble Astrl power, we shll cll Light, Brought fth life from such ert mterils s se. A lyer oxygen ws produced, Meetg hydrogen explosive rection, Th dention brgg bout cosmic fusion Where Dive fire ws bn holy wter fmed. Under effect se two elements, ll ws trnsfmed. From primdil elements gs n liquids Life emerged, me properly, vitlity encompssg both wht we cll life deth. By mrvels lredy pprent, Imge wht left dcover! Whtever comes from level God, Is nerly yond humn comprehension. But dively-fed fire exped vstly outwrd, Cstg its nebule fitely dtnt, Sendg mtter fr reches Universe Where it fmed suns plnets ll ir detil. It endures cycles decomposition renewl. And where so ever life exts, it nimted Light Md God. Dive substnce tkes on spectrum densities, Me less pure, And ech density tkes different fm, Be it sne flesh, ir er, Accdg its vibrtionl purity.

31 60 61 tellect pptid ll cretures. Accdg ir stte, ption me less refed, Thus it o Soul; s f body, T vitlity tht determes its condition. rest you hve undersod. I sp here. Ho Php: Prdon, if ll comes from our Ms- ter, ll must perfect. Why n do we observe imperfection nture? Vicr Hugo: Wht re se imperfections? My I give you some explntions? Ho Php: wickedness uselessness gs, s well s men, nimls, vegetbles. ir cuse f g cn resonbly pprecited. Vicr Hugo: (Verses) Nothg wicked useless nture. To sty live, ll must receive nourhment. Good Ld rdently loves H Children, And through th gret love, y re provided mens. F ir progress, He cretes f m suffergs, But y re lso given mens defense. Hve you seen th wld mn truly pious? Though y wicked us, y re useful m! How did our gret sges come s y re As reveled pges humn hry? A fierce struggle tween wek strong, Those gretest ftitude re me ten vicrs. struggle tween two polrities Leds n upwrd mrch Of ides we reliztions. Our der wld purely reltive; Wicked useless re only qulifictions. On th glo, ech us hs plce; All wlds, ll lives re but clssrooms, universe refe school f our s, Who ttend it f erudite study. Those who fil ir courses, Must repet m, study lessons g. All s hope red eternl book Tht holds wdom tht should mke m immtl. gol ccomplh tsk fe us Which tkes time efft on our prts. From mteril wld dive purity Is rod ledg Eternity. result reliztion true self, And through conscience, know how. difference chrctertics hs its reson; T n id mkg comprons. Mke room f gret lernce your studies; Clssify s ccdg ir ptitude. Simply seprte those who re humn From those lredy little dive. Recruit st se tsk upliftg humnity. Use ll mens tech ully unenlightened Without showg dtste f ny shtcomgs you my perceive m; Thk only dvncement ir souls!

32 62 63 Love lwys der give humnity se two verities: Love Eternity. Ho Php: Fr Mster re dif- ferent. Why does our Fr tke lso title Ms- ter? Vicr Hugo: (Verses) He t sme time Fr Mster, Becuse from Him come ll gs. He nourhes our body tht useful our fms And mkes up our wht dive. Him ll science wdom; Progress soul H uncesg wk, Vile mterils re ltent jewels H eyes Vile s, He reconstructs Sts. Love H rule, Justice H power. He knows but virtue, n vice. Fr: He gives H children vitlity. Mster: He sws on m H own divity. Does CoDi hve its own prophecies? Sce 1975, through politicl uphevls dive rrngement, CoDi dciples cme spred ll over wld, where y received msion humnity. brg vluble CoDi fith ll Menwhile Vietnm, under socilt government, CoDi cme tlly prlyzed: fith s structure ws dsolved; m fbidden. Activities f spredg To could tke plce. Hvg fervent love f pece devotion To, CoDi dciples hve gred fm CoDi gniztions ll over wld gol mtg fith overses brgg To ll humnity, exctly s messge from Beg feld 1926: Verses: From now on, My people, you shll thrice divided. Your Mster unite you hven where you ll trry. When Nth South hve en dpersed, your ftes hve cocided, You shll brg fth To I hve given you crry. "thrice divided" refers three m fiths Vietnm were united now under sme ro CoDi. " hven where you ll trry" mens tht fmer refugees from Vietnm ll re witg s group outside ir own country f next stge development ir lives ir fith. "When Nth South hve en dpersed" refers fct tht people from ll over Vietnmese countryside hve spred both ir own country countries f refuge. By ir ftes hvg "cocided," refers fct tht people from ll strts society hve met sme ftes such s comg refugees wkg ger spred knowledge ir