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1 -DẠ -D AO. TAM K Y ` PH Oˆ -D ˆỌ COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES To` n Tˆ.p n Li. Theo An ˆ Bn Nm 2000 HUM BU, & HONG BU, Edirs: NGASHA BECK & TODD BERRY

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. COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES (THANH NGON HEP TUYEN) Edition 1968 Trnslted by Hum D. Bui, Hong D. Bui, Copyright 2006 Hum Bui, & Hong Bui, Edited by NgShrNguyet Beck-Huy Todd Berry

3 4 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 5 Collection CoDi Holy Messges Chrtms, 1925 JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT reigned supreme millenni. Those who improve mselves spiritully will receive blessings. The mirculous wy hs en tught followed Throughout world millenni. Rejoice th dy, 24th Decemr, nniversry my rrivl in Europe tech Wy! Your llegince brings much joy me. Blessings will fill th house. The time hs come, so redy receive my instruction. More mircles will mnifest furr persude. Re high flg guidnce ll living ings born unborn! The Wy hs en successfully shown; Those who improve mselves spiritully will return Heven n plce splendor. CHEU KY TRUNG do dn HOA snh BAN do khi SANG QU GANG thnh; HAU DUC TAC CU thien di cnh. HUON MNH MAN* do thu di dnh. Note: * The cpitl letter words re nmes first 12 dciples Supreme Being. The lst three nmes lst verse re nmes sence prticipnts. TNHT, 1968 p. 5 Jnury JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT SPRTSM OR AUTOMATC WRTNG. n spiritm, medium must meditte dee- ply so tht h spirit will n ble come Me, lten My instructions, h body write down messges. Wht spirit? The spirit r second body. t very dif- ficult spirit humn ing trnscend physicl body. The spirits Sints, mmortls, Buddhs re very mrvelous immortl. The spirit n enlightened person my trnscend body even trvel universe. Only spirit my pproch Me. When bsket with k used in spiritm, if person unconscious, spirit my n leve physicl body, her My instructions, body trnscri messges. f interpreter s reding incorrect, medium s spirit will not gree with interprettion. They will obliged write gin. n or m spiritul contct known

4 6 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 7 s umtic writing, or inspired writing, will come mke r spirit unstble while. During tht time, r spirit will ble lten Me. Your h will oy write. n th m spiritul contct, cooperte with so tht cn rech Universl Truths. Bee session, one must purify both mind body do not omit th purifiction or rk filure. To prctice well, one should keep one s mind pure, not encumred by everydy living mtters, keep hs clensed deodor- ized. Deep medittion will llow one s spirit trn- scend body communicte with Me. The mediums should chosen ir dvnced spirit so tht session will fruitful. They should prctice vegetrinm, trin m- selves wrd ing completely blnced (s good s Sints, mmortls, Buddhs) ble prop- erly chieve purpose session trnsmit techings. They re considered My sstnts in pro- pgtion Wy. Spiritul contct cnnot tken lightly. n reception vibrtions from spirit, ech person hs personl vibrtions which my influenced by ir own emotions personlity my interfere: subsequently se writings my not correct. One should tke cution in setting up sessions in recognizing unticity writings. So, fter ech spiritm session, wit My pprovl e ny implementtion. TNHT, 1968 p.6 Februry 20, 1926 JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT From My precious throne, flowers re hppily continully blooming more. Although mny different brnches re growing out, y will long lter one sme fmily. Likewe, should join ger try r st in serving Gret Wy. With ptience loylty, will come bck Me. *** t not esy find Wy Nirvn. in My hs ll mircles universe. n ntiquity, find Nirvn, one hd cultivte one s self over course innumerble lives. Now, nyone from ll over world cn guided th Wy, Whose virtuous messengers m still dcovering. Attempting chnge herts evil ones hs brought me sorrow on mny occsions. f one whes escpe from suffering world, One should cultivte one s spiritul self thus will find Nirvn soon. The brnches tht re now re ll prt Me. You will underst th lter. m hppy see

5 8 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 9 lwys getting long well with ech or: it precious gift Me. Be united coopertive in glorifying Wy. My Wy, re Me. Be united strong. Do not qurrel. Keep perming r duties will more fully know My will lter. Being brors, should love ech or. The more virtuous re, higher spiritul ccomplhments my ttin. You determined continue on r wy Nirvn. You ll sme flesh blood. You should underst how mirculous m. To tech, use skillful vried mens, depending upon level intelligence people. The one who does not enough intelli- gence will not underst if present doctrines o dvnced him or her. bid criticize ors, especilly r dciples. Rememr tht Myself m in m. You do not need sme nme in sme fmily. By following sme Wy, ll sme fr. n th life spn one hundred yers, rememr serve humnity, And try r st tech ech or Concordnce. Wit My orders. Your duty responsi- bility were predetermined. strt tech now... n Bch Ngoc Kinh (White Perl Plce), re re mles femles. Femle Buddhs mmortls re even more powerful thn ir mle counterprts. Tr..., msion, will with within wherever go. Whtever re teching people con- sidered s from ME. You flexible. You lone re not enough convince people. You help everybody ny sex, from ny country lern My Wy. Do not o strict with m t gin- ning. Rememr tht every living ing, including mterils plnts, will ll eventully convinced when y lten My Holy messges through. Don t worry. The sun res from horizon. Get ger redy strt. Lern Gret Wy from Gret Techer. You will return Me t end th long, long rod. en telling tht prepred everything in r hert: Whtever in r mind ws lredy predetermined. You need not worry. The Wy reserved predetermined peo- ple. Whoever hs worshipped Demonic Spirit cnnot My dciples. f re good, re hs bd. t difficult dtinguh tween two. Humn ings ree must come Me To come mmortls Buddhs. f lredy spent ll r ccumu- lted blessings violted God s lws, re in no

6 10 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 11 wy given. f could not even escpe from seculr lws justice on erth, how could escpe from God s lws? Being r Fr, just punh. Think bout punhment rself. Rememr tht God imprtil: Don t rely on r Gret Gentle Fr come drespectful Him. TNHT, 1968 p. 7 Februry 23, 1926 To tech children, tech rself first The work eduction s importnt s work giving birth. n ech person, re prt my spirit Tht cherh tht educte. Tht spiritul prt n comes prt society. TNHT, 1968 p. 10 Februry 25, 1926 JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT Dciple Trung, come in middle room prostrte e me. Well done. However, must rememr pry "NAM MO CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT" ech time nod. A mjor ceremony hs three ferings: incense flowers, wine, te. You fer ll se rself. As prostrte, put r hs ger with r left thumb pointing t Ty position [position Yer Mouse] t bse ring finger, with r left h resting on upturned right h underneth. Henceth, re required wer spe- cil blue costume with lrge sleeves, skew collr nine lts. You must lso wer cloth shoes. Ors wer no shoes. Why prostrte? To show r respect. Why plce r hs ger in such mnner? The left h represents Yng, sun; right h represents Yin, moon. The combintion Yin Yng Do, principle cretion evolution universe. Why prostrte twice e living person? Two represents Yin Yng combined, or Do. Why prostrte four times e ded per- son? Two prostrtions re person, one heven one erth. Why prostrte three times e Sints Genies?

7 12 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 13 Becuse y re third rnk celes- til clsses. Th pttern lso indictes unifiction Tinh (physicl mtter), Khi (emotions), Thn (spirit), which Do itself. Why prostrte nine times e Buddhs mmortls? Becuse y re crers nine hevens. Why, n, must prostrte 12 times e Me? You could not underst. Becuse m Emperor universe twelve Zodics in My hs. Numr 12 thus My own numr. t not time underst full mening Divine Eye, but will briefly explin th. The Eye principle hert: Two sources light (Yin yng) re Mster; Light spirit; The spirit God; God Myself. Since Do ws estblhed, re hs en lck spirit in mirculous mechnm enlightenment. With th third slvtion, will llow Thn (spirit) unified with Tinh (physicl mtter) Khi (emotions), leding unific- tion three elements, which itself mircu- lous mechnm enlightenment. Rememr explin th dciples. The positions Genies, Sints, mmortls, Buddhs en unchnged since Do ws estblhed: so hs technique spiritul self- improvement, but Thn ws not llowed unified with Tinh Khi, so tht re ws no more enlightenment. come dy uthorize th unifiction so tht my rech enlightenment. You now underst tht Thn (spirit) locted t Eye. Explin th dciples. The Eye, or Thn (spirit), origin mmortls Buddhs. Rememr My nme when prech. TNHT, 1968 p.10 Mrch 13, 1926 JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT inm now so tht will not ble clim tht m unble ence My rules on my dciples. Rememr tht re flsehood s well s truth. There cnnot one without or. (divine smile) Rememr tht it very hrd come worthy dciple: The more love, more chllenge. n order rech Nirvn, must worthy; orwe, will end in Hell. Love, love, htred, htred... Who knows?

8 14 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 15 Theree, it not cuse hte tht will not tech, it not cuse love tht will not seduce. Rememr tht sent mny wild sts surround bite every dy; but do not worry, cuse lredy given n rmor r protection which y cn never see which r virtue. Alwys keep it until return Me. Rememr oy. TNHT, 1968 p. 13 Vinh Nguyen Tu, April 7, 1926 JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT Nhien Dng Co Pht (Dipnkr Buddh) Me. Sky Muni Me. Thi Thuong Nguon Thi (previous life Lo Tse) Me. Who CoDi? April 8, 1926 Sky Muni s spiritul messges: Sky Muni Moves Buddht principle, Moves Buddht lws, Moves Buddht dciples To originl "GREAT WAY" For ll living ings. Gret joy! Gret joy! All Angels, Sints, mmortls, Buddhs re very joyful opportunity in th third universl slvtion! will not worry ny more bout suffering in th world, cuse ll living ings re receiving techings from Jde Emperor, or Co Di Tien Ong Di Bo Tt M H Tt! CAO DA Lich*, did her Sky Muni? Wht "Tm Ky Pho Do?" t Third Universl Slvtion. Why it clled "Pho Do?" "Pho" mens expose Gret Wy, "Do" mens sve ll liv- ing ings. How Gret Wy exposed how re living ings sved? Wht re living ings? Living ings re not selected group people s thought, but include ll humnity. n order spred Gret Wy sve humnity, precious principle must exposed ll people. Theree, must prctice medittion well, so cn ccompny Trung** th My spred Gret Wy. Lten oy. You will wer costume similr Trung s, but in red. Notes:

9 16 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 17 * Lich nme "Du Su" (Crdinl) Confucin Brnch. ** Trung nme "Du Su" Tot Brnch. TNHT, 1968 p. 14 April 22nd 23rd, 1926 (The 11th 12th 3rd month yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, You three, my children, lten bout r next hevenly duties. Are hppy? One dy lte in promoting fith one more hrmful dy humnity. Although m concerned, it will r Crer tht we will difficulties spreding fith. So, Trung, Cu, Tc, three should orgnize in following wy: Lten Trung: must move tblet Ly Bch underneth my representtion on ltr. Then plce chir next ltr, nor chir on p it throne Gio Tong. Plce three or chirs on lower level thrones three Du Su. Cover se three chirs keep m clen. Plce Gio Tong s celestil costume on p chir. Plce zure costume ( Tot Du Su) on middle chir, red cos- tume ( Confucin Du Su) on right chir. Write word "Thi" (representing Buddht Du Su) on pper pste it on bck chir on left. At my tble, in front thrones three Du Su, plce chir with tblet inscrid with following words: "Cuu Thien Cm Ung Loi Thinh Pho Ho Thien Ton" (The Lord Thunder Spreding techings Nine Hevens) with Kim Qung Tien chrm hnging in middle. Plce sence tble in front tble Five Thunder Lords. After sence, move sence tble wy crete spce two Du Su kneel tke ir oths. Plce nor tble by front window. Lten, Cu: Tc clen deodorize himself dress netly with ht (celestil lughter). Theoreticlly, he should wer rmour, s in ter, but it so expensive tht excused it. Tc must st on tble fcing throne Gio Tong. H hed should covered with 9 dm. red cloth. Mke Ging M Xu chrm him hold. From now on must purify rself until dte tking oth. Cu, when plce three celestil cos- tumes on pproprite thrones, must hold incenses like did previously Me summon ngels gurd se costumes thrones. Then order two Du Su kneel in front ir throne Me drw chrms on ir bodies. After prying, two Du Su must prostrte in front Me 12 times

10 18 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 19 in front Gio Tong nine times. Then, Ging must nnounce "Tke set," n Du Su will sit down. All dciples n kneel down in three groups. Tc must climb up h tble while hold incenses come tble Five Thunder Lords Me summon m. You n proceed Tc so cn extrct h spirit. Rememr, Hu Duc must deodorize ir hs in order preppred prevent Tc from flling. Order two Du Su step down from ir thrones, kneel in front tble Five Thunder Lords, immeditely in front Kim Qung Tien chrm, put ir hs (joined t ehed) tke following oth: " m Le Vn Trung, whose religious nme Thuong Trung Nhut Le Vn Lich whose religious nme Ngoc Lich Nguyet, e heven erth Five Thunder Lords, vow fulfill duty guiding ll our CoDi brors sters on Divine Wy, lwys strictly oying orders our Mster without strying on wrong pth or estblhing devint trdition. f we commit sins, we will des- troyed by Five Thunder Lords." Then kneel t Ho Php tble mke sme vow, except lst sentence shll, "f we violte Divine lws, we will exiled Hell by Ho Php." Then Ging will nnounce, "Tke set," two Du Su will return ir thrones. The dciples will prostrte two times in front m. Then ech dciple will come front tble Five Thunder Lords tke fol- lowing oth: ", (nme)..., vow tht from th dy - wrd, will follow CoDi fith unswervingly. will unite with ll dciples follow CoDi lws. f brek with CoDi community, will des- troyed by sky erth." Then tke sme oth in front HoPhp tble n prostrte in front two Du Su. TNHT, 1968 p.15 April, JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT Formerly, people lcked trnsporttion ree did not know ech or, n founded t different epochs in different res, five brnches Gret Wy: Confucinm, Shinm, Chrtinity, Tom Buddhm, ech bsed on cus- ms rce. n present dys, trnsporttion hs en improved, people come know ech or. But people do not lwys live in hrmony cuse very multiplicity those religions. Tht why decided unite ll those religions in one bring m primordil unity. More- over, Holy Doctrine hs en, through centuries, more more dentured by people responsible spreding it. m so broken-herted see tht

11 20 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 21 humn ings, lst ten thous yers, sinned subsequently suffered life fter life in Hell. now firmly resolved come Myself sve not leve nymore Holy Doctrine in humn hs. You well orgnized guide support ech or on r wy Nir- vn. crete n "Gio Tong" position (Pope) who eldest bror ll dignitries from "Gio Huu" (Priest) "Du Su" (Crdinl). No one in th world llowed My uthority mnge humn spirits. Whoever hs well self cul- tivted will worth position give. Orwe, ll dciples re ll equl, should not estblh ny sect or prty; whoever commits crimes will excluded from religion. TNHT, 1968 p.18 April 26th, 1926 (The 15th dy 5th month yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT Tody not yet returned r inner Divine Light. Understing people s herts hrd; You must wit until r enlightenment. Becuse right now re still not virtuous enough, ors re wild. Duc Hu re ppointed s Tien Do Medium Asstnt Tots. Cu ppointed s Tien Hc Medium Asstnt Tot. Tc ppointed s Protecr Firy Medium Asstnt Tot. Trung Lich re lredy ppointed: keep following My orders. Ky ppointed s Tien Sc Lng Qun, Gio Su responsible teching. Bn ppointed s Tien Do Cong Thn, Lecturer Tot. Cu, implement My orders! TNHT, 1968 p. 19 Truong Snh Temple (Cn Giuoc) Sundy, My 30, 1926 (The 19th Dy 4th Month Yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT could not lieve tht, My dciples, could so confused! Wht mening "Chieu Ky Trung do dn Hoi Snh" (Re high flg guidnce ll living ings born unborn)? t

12 22 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 23 mens tht help ll living ings, includ- ing even unborn. Why did chse dciples wy? Prome dmit! Open door! Lten, ll living ings: Formerly, incrnted creted Bud- dhm lmost six thous yers go, Bud- dht techings now en lmost dentured. People even used sy tht Buddh did not tech. Tody, decided not incrnte nymore, but insted use mircles perfect Bud- dhm tech people. Thus, those living ings who do not wh spiritully improve mselves who will subse- quently punhed in Hell will not deny ir crimes will not ny bs blme Me by climing tht Buddh did not tech. You must know tht if do not tke opportunity th third universl slvtion improve rself spiritully, will no more hope sved. will now reorgnize mnner worship: You will set up n ltr Me in middle temple tween ltrs Qun Am Bo Tt Qun Thnh De Qun. Thus, sttue Qun Am Bo Tt will on my right, sttue Qun Thnh De Qun will on my left. On next row neth will different st- tues or Buddhs, mmortls, Sints. The Temple will now nmed, "Jde Emperor Temple." TNHT, 1968 p. 20 Mondy, My 31, 1926 (20th dy 4th month yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT Trung, must now go G s house orgnize new wy worshipping until we estb- lh new lws. G., congrtultions. The spirit Divine constnt, regrd- less circumstnces. Tht wht dtinguhes from or, ordinry people. Ordinry people think ir birth country s ir point origin, even if y not en re since y were chil- dren. However, Sints think Nirvn s ir point origin, even fter y incrnted in th world; orwe, why would y deign des- cend in th world sve ordinry humn ings? You, o, could return Nirvn if cultivte rself spiritully. To ccomplh th, should think bout millions humn ings who could not escpe from reincrntion cycle compssion wrd m in order sve m. TNHT, 1968 p. 21

13 24 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 25 Hoi Phuoc Tu (Cn Giuoc), Sturdy, fifth June 1926 (The fifth 4th month yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT Cu, red spiritul messges, Tc, recite Krm pryers, Sky Muni Me, come sve living ings under nme Co Di Tien Ong Di Bo Tt M H Tt. Are wre th? My dciple, The Du Su (Crdinl) Buddht brnch, did not know principles spiri- tul self-cultivtion. sent Du Su Confu- cin brnch tech him. Those thirty four dciples don t know truth cultivte self eir. will superve ir edu- ction. Oy. You should ll tke se lessons. SAKYA MUN OR CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT. Lten, dciples Since Luc To ( 6th Buddht Mster), teching Buddhm ws unvilble. Theree, no one could rech Nirvn in spite hrd self- cultivtion. Thn Tu modified dentured ori- ginl doctrine. The originl doctrine ws lost three thous yers cuse Krmic lw, left it lone. Th now time third universl slvtion; Ngoc Hu Plce hs ordered sving living ings. Th ws predicted clerly in Bud- dht Cnon. You were not wre it simply cuse did not mke eft dcover it. Als! Lots people suffered by filed ttempts t spiritul self-cultivtion. t hurts Me! m coming not only sve ll living ings but lso sve or higher spirits such s Genies, Sints, mmortls, Buddhs who hd reincrnte th world complete ir msions. All living ings who n opportunity with th third universl slvtion should try ir st cultivte ir spiritul selves. Success depends on rselves. The originl Buddht wy cultivtion seemed completely wrong t time. Living ings cme confused doriented, following flse doctrine Thn Tu self-cultivtion without success. m coming revel th mirculous wy. You need only follow it ttin enlightenment. Henceth, will not ble blme nyone tht not received My techings. TNHT, 1968 p. 22 Tuesdy, June 8, 1926 (The 26th dy 4th month yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG

14 26 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 27 Chrt cn only return n. You will underst more things dciples. Goodbye. TNHT, 1968 p. 23 from my DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT CAODA (Present t sence, re were lso two French citizens). Th not wy tht one presents oneself in front God. Ascension. Re-evoction: CoDi, Supreme. O Blessed Rce, would stfy r curios- ity. Humns, do know from whence cme? Among ll cretures on erth dy, re most blessed; red lmost Me in spirit in wdom. You ll pro need recognize r sttion in cosmos. Chrt cme mong. He shed h holy blood r Slvtion. Why drwn wy from him during lmost two thous yers h bsence? You prech h Good News without under- sting it. You wekened mening h holy techings. Humnity suffers from whims ll se flse techers. f only y hd followed sme pth Clvry s ir Mster! The most precious throne in ll world tht first true dciples. Th teching, insted bringing pece hrmony humnity, hs brought it dsension wr. And so th why myself come bring pece were promed. June 27th, 1926 (The 18th dy 5th month yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT Nhon, now re strt prcticing music until dy sence t Vinh Nguyen Tu. For ceremony opening, do not use Bt Nh drums (smll drums) but Ngoc Hong Sm drum (Jde Emperor Thunder drum) in twelve rounds with twelve strikes ech round. The Bch Ngoc Chung (White Perl Bell) striked sme wy. At ceremony convening, when "Strt Music" nnounced, will ply ll seven pieces music drums. At ferings, ply three Nm Xun pieces (South Spring); stu- dent priests (who re bringing ferings) will wlk seven steps following chrcter Tm (Hert). For chnting will ply "Do Ngu Cung" pieces. Lich, given ll instruction bout rituls in "New Codes." You must tech tht ll dci- ples m follow during ceremony.

15 28 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 29 Nghi, must lern nnouncements by hert. Tell Duc do sme. You three children rememr well My instruction. Those children Nghi, Hu, Duc, Trng, Cu, Tc, Sng wer white cloth- ing st in th order: Nghi Duc, s nnouncers, will st outermost t Ho Php ltr. Then Hu Trng will m next cir- cle. Then next three: Tc in middle, Cu on right Sng on left. Lich will rrnge celebrnts three inside ltrs s follows: The Tot in middle, The Confucin on right, The Buddht on left. The tblets decesed dciples re rrnged next My ltr ccording ir brnches. Ky Kim, s inner nnouncers, will st t inside ltr: Ky on right, Kim on left. Bn Gioi re first pir student pri- ests will wlk in middle with nor pir, who re Ty Tiep. Next will Nhon Trung on left, Ging Kinh on right. There should three tbles outside three ferings. At nnouncement from inside, stu- dent priests will bring ferings from three tbles from outside fering dignitries inside. Trung, will sk two elders Minh Duong sect st inside s Tot receivers. The Confucin receivers will Kinh Chuong. will choose Buddht receivers lter on tht dy. (Lughter) will tell Minh come. (Lughter) At three tbles outside, re should two fering dignitries ech tble. Tuong Tuoi will Tot fering dignitries. Muoi Vn will Confucin fering dignitries. will choose Buddht fering digni- tries on tht dy. (Lughter) Bn, st up. Let Me drw chrcter "Tm" (hert) first so cn show how signify chrcter with r feet. (Use r right es first stroke, n lift r right leg. Then move it horizontlly s comm. St so tht r two feet re t sme horizontl line. Mke strokes now. Move bckwrd little) Cu, show him r steps. Children, wtch Me step. Hieu, bring Me some wter. Why did r step mke reverse chrcter? Cu, step correctly. Repet. Very well, Cu, it should so. n order more elegnt movement, when stroke r es, bounce body little. (Lughter)

16 30 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 31 Very well, Bn. The Mster continues. Red gin, Nghi. As outer nnouncers sy "Te," n "Kneel," dignitries kneel down, put te fer- ing t level bove hed. A pir student pri- ests holds cles steps wrd. When "Kneel" nnounced next, y stroke left foot, re right leg kneel down t sme rhythm with or three pirs student priests; when drum music strt gin, y ll st up t sme time fce ltr.... t hs so, children... After sting up fcing ltr, student priests hold cn- dles ferings t ir chest. At second round drums, y re cles fer- ings up strt ir seven steps (following chrcter "Tm") ccording drum rhythm. will tell Nhon drum t tht time. (Lughter) Trung, follow New Codes ceremony. TNHT, 1968 p. 24 July 5th, 1926 CAODA K..., Lten Me, r Mster. People on erth, in order rich, find wys mke money. Th solely from mteril point view. The Angels, Sints, mmortls, Buddhs, in order enlightened, must gin service credits. come sve by estblhing school credits virtues r spiritul development enlightenment. Wher or not come enlightened tlly up. Lten Me! K... f don t go through My school, cn never enlightened nywhere else. My child K...! Very few people go by White Perl Gte, but mny go Hell. Think bout it cultivte r spirit. As much s love now, so much more will regret in future not ltening me when could. lredy given cuse know tht will repented. Your msion gret. Wit My orders t Ngoc Dn (nme sence). TNHT, 1968 p. 27 July 15, 1926 JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT Cu Tc, must bring four children, find eight or locl children. Plce three m on ech side s follows: An... Est side. Bich... West side. Tri... South side. Hong... North side.

17 32 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 33 Sturdy, July 17, 1926 (The 8th sixth month yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT Ldy Duong,, r Mster, ssign estblh femle College. Your gender lone does not condemn kitchen. At th 3rd slvtion, re will much hrd work everyone. Mle Hve ech m hold little flg, s fol- lows: blue, red, white, yellow, blck not enough time mke flgs in fbric, my use colored pper, 9 dm. in length, 3 dm. in width. Cut m digonlly. Lten oy. After everything rrnged in order, Cu will hold incenses Me summon ngels. After tht, tell Vn sty inside until end. f step out r mind my come unstble. Tell children meditte deeply. Oy! Tc: You must wtch m closely t ll times. Hve Lich dtribute flgs children, cuse it h duty red mntr while doing so. TNHT, 1968 p. 28 femle re equl numr. Not only mles work come mmortls Buddhs. As sid, t Bch Ngoc Kinh (White Perl Plce), re re both mle femle, frequently, femles re predominnt. So follow My order estblh femle college. Lten oy! will lwys with. Don t worry. H., ssign tech guide ll femles. will shre some responsibility with. TNHT, 1968 p. 28 Ngoc Dn (Cn Giuoc) Sturdy, July 17, 1926 (The 8th dy sixth month yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT My greetings ll dciples. Gret Joy! Gret joy! The Du Su Confucin Brnch my tech secret principles. Whoever prctices vegetrin- m more thn ten dys per month my receive se secret, precious techings. All dciples should prctice vegetrinm. Why? t not simply tht wh dhere

18 34 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 35 trdition ence n old lw, but tht th lw importnt, or could never rech stge mmortl or Buddh without it. Allow Me explin: Everyone on th erth hs two bodies. The erthly one clled physicl; scred body, spiritul. The spiritul body med from erthly body ree my vible or invi- ble. Th mirculous spiritul body med from "Tinh," "Khi" "Thn" by spiritul self-cultivtion. Th spiritul body lighter thn ir. When it leves physicl body, it retins impression physi- clity s if it were molded in body. You cnnot come fully enlightened return Nirvn if "Tinh" "Khi," but not "Thn." You cnnot mke spiritul body return Nirvn if "Thn" but not "Tinh" or "Khi." For spiritul body creted enlightenment occur, one must ll three ele- ments: "Tinh," "Khi," "Thn" united. "Tinh" "Khi" re ll mterils will interct with cosmic er where re electricity. To rech universe, soul must pure, dvnced ree lighter thn tmospheric ir. t must lso s genuinely good s Sints, mmortls Buddhs in order rech those levels. A pure "Thn" produced by pure body. Met-eting cretes difficulties one prcticing medittion, insmuch s it prevents prctitioner from effectively resolving complictions which re from medittion. Even if no such complic- tions, n impure physicl body will crete n impure spiritul body, which cnnot conduct electricity well. As result, it will n struck by lightning destroyed in tmosphere. Even if impure spir- itul body we remins on erth void lightning, it will remin n mmortl never proceed Buddhhood. Th why recommend prctice com- plete vegetrinm e ttempting medittion. TNHT, 1968 p. 29 Thursdy July 22, 1926 (The 13th dy 6th month yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT Deth hs en considered s finl by ly people cuse y re ignornt do not under- st religious techings. Almost ll humn ings on th erth worship Stn. Stn lwys llied with deth will ree destroyed never know eternl life. (Lughter) f cnnot sve in time, will perh. Stn like musty rotten rice seed which cn never grow, bloom produce seeds. The devout person, on contrry, like good seed which, once sowed, will certinly grow, bloom produce

19 36 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 37 fruits multiply progressively. You must bon r physicl body r spiritul seed multi- ply. t principle To. With only one spirit, creted Buddhs, mmortls, Sints, Genies ll humn ings in th universe. Theree re Me, m. The Buddht clled Nhien Dng founder Buddhm, Nhien Dng ws born in Hien Vien Huynh De dynsty. People clled Qun Am femle Buddh, she ws spirit Tu Hng Do Nhn, who ws born in Thuong dynsty. People clled Sky Muni Buddh; Sky Muni ws born in Chu dynsty. People clled Lo Tse founder Tom: he ws lso born in Chu dynsty. People clled Jesus founder Chrtin- ity: he ws born in Hn dynsty. Who creted those founders? The Cosmic Er creted only Me. So, who creted se founders? t ws To, or Me. You must underst th. f did not ext, re would nothing in universe. And if re were no Cosmic Er, n would not ext eir. TNHT, 1968 p. 31 Sundy, July 25th, 1926 (The 16th dy sixth month yer Yng Fire Tiger) CAODA (Lughter) T..., look! You don t look bd in wering religious costume? One dy people will recognize respect it. Child, thought tht? (Lughter) The student priests help solemnify not only sences, but ll ceremonies. They re dress netly, two positioned in front two in bck, ensuring tht sence pure serene. ld tht were sence not solemn, would not pper. You three rememr! Tr..., L..., K..., T..., lten! Ech four hs gret msion. You should relize tht even governing country esier thn tming cruel person. And r responsibility in th time 3rd spiritul mnesty sve ll humnity on ll five continents. Wht gret msion! Your personlity r virtue should commen- surte with r responsibility. You re exmple ll humnity. You develop rselves spiritully worthy. You erned such hppy blessing cuse re lerning from Me. Wht hppens if do not lten oy? f do not succeed in spiritul develop- ment, how cn expect come mmortls Buddhs? TNHT, 1968 p. 32

20 38 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 39 Ngoc Dn (Giong Ong To) Fridy, July 30th, 1926 (The 21st dy sixth month yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT DO NOT BE OBSCENE. Why obscenity severe crime? Ordinry people see physicl body s single unit. n relity, it mss innumerble liv- ing prts. These living prts re ssembled m body with divine personlity. Th body nour- hed with or living ings such s vegetbles, plnts, fruits, rice ll which re fresh contin vitl mtter (cuse ll se foods re living ings). f se foods did not contin fresh, vitl mtter, y would certinly simply wir die. Thus, would never et things whose nutrients re lredy wsted. Cooking simply dinfects foods. The nutritionl energy se foods does not die fter ing cooked.* Foods re n trnsmed in r gstrointestinl system in "Khi" (vitl energy), n in blood. Of course, ll know tht re spiritul energy in "Khi" in blood. t trnsmed in humn body s result cycle deth birth. Theree, even drop blood hs certin mount spiritul energy. Since sexul "Tinh" (lifemtter) composed prtly blood prtly "Khi," excessive sexul ctivity thus cuses n unnecessry wste Tinh ree spiritul energy. After r deth, will confronted with judged by th spiritul energy, mnner in which wsted it, t "Nghiet Cnh Di."** You will not ble deny how wsted r spirit. So, should observe th precept closely. tke My leve. TNHT, 1968 p. 33 Notes trnslr: * Foods chnge only in m during process digestion bsorption. Foods do not die fter ing cooked or digested cuse y constitute elements compred ms. Ams re not destroyed y only chnge ir rrnge- ment, m purpose. ** "Nghiet Cnh Di" plce in spiritul world where spirits, fter deth ir physicl body, will see ll good bd deeds tht y hs done dur- ing ir physicl lifetime. Wednesdy, (The 5th dy 6th month yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT Lten dciples! Your physicl eyes cnnot dtinguh true flse: ree rrnged mny

21 40 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 41 chllenges everywhere in th world reincrnted Sints, mmortls, Buddhs. f ordinry people knew mirculous sys- tem God, y would not dre commit crimes, with self cultivtion, could even come enlightened rech positions Sints, mmortls, Buddhs. For incrnted Sints, mmortls, Buddhs, se chllenges re not difficult cuse y lwys follow God s lws. en telling tht th world school with mny chllenges; only wy rech Nirvn pss se chllenges. Should desire th, must cultivte r spiritul self n my even ble tech sve millions or living ings who re still immersed in th ocen suffernce. Now, lthough not seen mir- cles which Myself descrid, must trust my words, cuse if wit until leve th world see mircles, it will o lte. Oy. TNHT, 1968 p. 34 Sturdy, August 7th, 1926 (The 29th sixth month yer Yng Fire Tiger) CAODA Greetings ll children! Lten, children! All bd things on th erth re just tctics Demons try sp on r Holy wy. ordered m use ll Evil tricks chllenge. ld tht hd left wild sts liv- ing mong devour t ny opportunity. However, lso given n rmour protect, which r virtue which sts cn never see. encourge keep th rmour until dy come bck see Me. Your virtue, s well s To, re extremely useful like rmour r body. f bon rmour, re exposed hrm, if bon To, will possessed by Evils. Don t worry. When To opened, it lso releses Evils t sme time. You try with ll r hert tke cre rself, not only r own selves, but ll My dciples. predict tht mong My chosen dciples, only hlf m will succeed. The or hlf will seduced by Evils, cuse llowed m use My nme seduce. (Lughter) As mny dciples sent, re lost. Don t so sd. t divine mechnm. t nturl tht mong innumerble cidtes, only few my succeed t exmintion. You try elevte fith dciples every dy; th would r first service credit. TNHT, 1968 p. 35

22 42 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 43 August 9, 1926 (The first dy seventh month Yer Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT First Contct: My greetings ll. Tho, r nger brors must go Cn Giuoc vert evil tht will orwe surely fll My dciples re. Qun Thnh Qun Am wit : Go immeditely. Trung must ttend n emergency in h fmily, so will not joining. (Tho, Hu, Nghi, Trng, Cu, Tc, Sng rrived t Cn Giuoc t 1:30 p.m. Seeing nothing ms, y did not ttempt contct Supreme Being until 3:00 p.m.) Second Contct: Children, re still plying? ordered come here n importnt mtter keep delying. Do dre ct ginst My will? Tho: " pry mercifully excuse us." t wsn t r fult, Tho. You should in deep medittion in order receive My instructions night. Tuong, cll ll My dciples right wy. Third Contct: My greetings ll My dciples. Lten: Tuong, do not know wht dy dy? You cused stir mong Genies, Sints, mmortls Buddhs. Demons come White Perl Plce sking right chllenge both physiclly spiritully. did not llow physicl chllenge. They even plnned summon demons 36 cverns hrm. summoned Qun Thnh Qun Am protect. However, most not tken oths, so y did not wnt ccept. ree ordered ssemble here ger set up ceremony tking oths celestil ppointment Tuong, Kim, Tho. You must ll present here night. Fourth Contct (midnight): n th third reveltion Gret Wy, Qun Am represents Buddhs, Ly Thi Bch represents mmortls, Qun Thnh De Qun represents Sints. Those three Lords will witness r ceremony. You will set up ltr Five Thunder Lords s instructed e. Plce Kim Qung Tien chrms lso Ging M Xu chrms on Ho Php ltr. Cu shll hold incense sticks Me summon Five Thunder Lords. He will n join Tc Sng t Ho Php ltr, with ll or mediums in ttendnce. Ask Tuong, Kim, Tho sy oths s e. All dciples must sy oths s in ceremony celestil ppointment.

23 44 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 45 Rememr sk m meditte fter ll, y re ing witnessed by Genies, Sints, mmortls Buddhs. Now her r bptml nmes: "The Third Reveltion Thnh Do (pure Wy) will endure seven hundred thous yers. t endures s long s erth, will bloom s well s Heven. Humn ings "khi" (Chi) shll return Hu Vo ( Cosmic Void), Shining wy Nirvn." THANH r bptml nme. Thus: Tuong shll henceth Thuong* Tuong Thnh, Kim shll henceth Thuong* Kim Thnh, Tho shll henceth Thi* Tho Thnh. These re r nmes sying oths. Fifth Contct (1:30.m.): Tuong: Where re four Le Snh (Student Priests)? Arrnge ceremony will summon Genies, Sints, mmortls Buddhs s witnesses. Sixth Contct (3:00.m.): Lich, mny dciples re msing. Tomorrow, must rrnge ceremony t Trung s house in Cho Lon so tht ll my dciples my sy oths. - Holy Messges from Ly Thi Bch: Thi Thuong (Lo Tzu s previous incrntion) did not sy nything, but creted To And looked fter ll humn ings from white cloud. Since Mn prt God s spirit hs reincrnted in th world, he must cultivte himself. will help rech enlightenment. - Holy Messge from Qun Am: An enlightened ing, gurd gte To t South Se, And ten guide spirits wy from Hell. From my lotus throne, lwys cre bout And guide people th world To. - Holy Messge from Qun Thnh: ws generl Hn Dynsty, n which people preferred mterilm over divine virtue. By remining loyl King, cquired divine position with red fce dressed in blue. Note: * Thi, Thuong Ngoc denote Buddht, Tot, Confucin Brnches, respectively. TNHT, 1968 p. 36 Vinh Nguyen Tu (Cn Giuoc) Sturdy (The 14th dy 7th month yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT

24 46 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 47 Sundy Lich! nvite ll Minh Duong dciples lten Me. (Lughter.) Children! Do not think wrongly ssume tht cuse re different sects tht long different religions. Let Me try explin. Although doctrine To old, it ws lwys genuine true, To hs en unchnged since its closure. People come enlightened in ccordnce with ir virtues mer- its. Becuse Ngoc Hu Cung (nvible Jde Plce) Loi Am Tu (Thunderous Temple) rejected guide- lines self-cultivtion, only few mong mny who were prcticing To come enlightened. Just look bck in hry; over spn 2000 yers in Asi, how mny come enlightened? You my notice only one cse, Hue Mng Kim Tien. Notes: Minh Duong nme CoDi sect. Ngoc Hu Cung (nvible Jde Plce) divine celestil cbinet. Loi Am Tu (Thunderous Temple) divine hed- qurters Buddh. Hue Mng Kim Tien nme n mmortl. Key words: Minh Duong, Ngoc Hu Cung, Loi Am Tu, Hue Mng Kim Tien. TNHT, 1968 p. 40 (The 15th dy 7th month yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT D., lten: Since Bch Ngoc Kinh (White Jde Plce) Loi Am Tu (Thunderous Temple) estblhed "Third Amnesty," demons gn interfering with To; y even used My nme but y not yet dred sit upon My throne. They seen My mirculous mnifesttions, tried imitt- ing mirculous mechnm by creting 36 cves fter fshion 36 hevens. They used nmes ll Genies, Sints, mmortls, Bud- dhs in order cement ir unorthodox system. You cnnot fthom how dire crime using Buddhs God s nme finncil gin. Do underst? Your crimes would punhed in Hell. You must repent se deeds so tht my redeem t lst. Guide humnity in order repy r fenses. Oy! Notes: Bch Ngoc Kinh (The white Jde Plce): Plce Supreme Being. Key words: Bch Ngoc Kinh, 36 cves, 36 hevens. TNHT, 1968 p. 40 Fridy, August 27, 1926

25 48 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 49 (The 28th dy 7th month er Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT Dciples, lten! There should 36 Sints ech three brnches. At present, we only eight or nine. The Hierrchy White Perl Plce will orgnize erthly positions. Lich, Trung, Minh re heds three brnches, represent Me guide tech. Trng, Ky, Kinh shll renmed Trng Thnh, Ky Thnh, Kinh Thnh. Whomever brought fith hs come prt r fmily. When return White Perl Plce, will ree r own fmily; if not brought no one, will return without tht fmily. Those dciples who committed mselves with oth will rewrded or chsted ccording ir ccomplhments or ir trnsgressions, but ll must bring fith t lest 12 people. Your erthly position will equivlent r divine position. Ech must in turn strive rech r divine position by spiri- tul self-cultivtion. My only wrning not think tht divine position given everyone t rom or tht everyone my enter White Perl Plce. Your nmes positions re ll lredy rrnged in divine lt. You my ttin erthly positions through briry not so divine positions. The fith would spred very quickly if tht were possible, but ech lredy hs r own position tht cnnot grnt nyone else unless expressly refuse it. Trng, congrtulte. Kinh, lso congrtulte. Bn, love. Tuong, rely on. T, leve humn suffering in r cre. will even use r own house s temple. Hoc, oy r elder bror in ccom- plhment r msion. Huong, try r st will help. Truoc, do not so confused. Nghi, will use. Duc, re spred fith ll wy center. Trng, rememr r chstement. You must ll cultivte r virtue spred fith quickly. You re ll Me. To despe ech or sme s desping me, tht hrd. You must tech everyone, wher or not y lten. f y underst My techings through come bck Gret Wy, y will sved; orwe, y will lost. Th fith very precious: t not mer- che sell, so do not dcourged. bless, dughters. You must do r st ccomplh r duty. bless ech.

26 50 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 51 TNHT, 1968 p. 41 Sturdy, Septemr 11, 1926 (The eighth dy fifth month Yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT My greetings ll dciples. Lten, children! Consider Me: m Supreme Being, yet humble Myself condescend r level rescue. even refer Myself s Tien Ong, Bo Tt, lowest rnks in Tom Buddhm, respectively. One would think tht would elevte Myself highest possible position however, do not do so (mny dciples thought hd low self-esteem! (Divine smile). How- ever, responsibility modest. You must follow my exmple humble rselves so tht my sve people. sid, when founded th Holy Wy, tht cme sve guilty people. f re were no guilt in world, would not need descend mong. Thus, responsibility endevor sve guilty people. Th would plese me most. Luu Hieu must m group 36 ng girls chnt pryers in mjor ceremonies. Cu, Tc, Sng Phu will do sme ng boys (Cu, Phu should rememr keep prcticing r music!). TNHT, 1968 p. 43 Fridy, Septemr 17, 1926 (The 12th dy 8th month yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT Kiet, re help Tho in construction temple. You re ssigned tsk mking seven thrones: lrge throne Gio Tong, three three Chuong Php (Censor Crdinls), three three Du Su Crdinls). Specil ttention mde in cretion throne Gio Tong. t must include four crved scred nimls t rm rests: two drgons those Gio Tong, two phoenixes tht Chuong Php, two unicorns tht Du Su. Oy my instruc- tions! Binh, re ssigned mke universl glo. Do not know wht tht? (Lughter) t glo like erth, underst? The dimeter 3.3 m. t rr lrge cuse mirculous mechn- m cretion represented in it. Pint it zure, drw North Str or strs on glo. The thirty six hevens four gret dimensions re

27 52 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 53 not strs. Only 72 erths three thous worlds re considered strs, which mke three thous seventy two strs in tl. You must represent tht numr. Look in Western books on Astronomy imitte pictures strs. For North Str, re drw both Urs Mjor Urs Minor. Above North Str Divine Eye. Underst? Theoreticlly, glo should in crystl, in which re n eternl light, precious vitl principle humnity universe. However, th must completed by time convention. Oy my comms! Regrding sttues Buddhs, mmortls, Sints, Angels, my rrnge m low glo. Underst? TNHT, 1968 p. 44 Sturdy, Septemr 18, 1926 (The 13th dy 8th month yer Yng Fire Tiger) Your Mster will now dcuss some sues with H dciples. Guests re excused until furr notice. Children! founded holy temple, which r common house pryer. Underst lso tht united three fiths creted New Codes. There will convention three fiths on fifteenth dy tenth month t temple. Rememr th! The rituls third slvtion will estblhed t tht time. s th cler? The purpose uniting three fiths bring ll My children ger in one fmily, which m fr. Plese underst! From now on in th country South, re will only one true fith, which one tht founded which clled ntionl fith. Underst: You must, with ll r hert mind, oy it! From th point wrd, must ll work hrder. will give ech n ssignment. rresponsibility, jelousy, competition, divive- ness will gret trnsgressions. Oy me! All else will sp convention. TNHT, 1968 p. 46 Wednesdy, Septemr 22, 1926 (The 15th dy 8th month yer Yng Fire Tiger) Your Mster. Children! Trung, don t know how much love humnity? All difficulties come from Krm

28 54 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 55 living ings. t difficult purify r body stin ll ccumulted sins with only cup wter. Humnity hs en sinning more thn ten thous yers, so tht one yer spiritul cultiv- tion certinly not long enough mke com- pletely pure good. Demons mnged circumvent even My divine will, by trying hrm. Poor children, struggling tween Me Demons! tech one thing: must follow Me defend rself. You re obligted defend when y ttck. You must stronger defet m. f cn withst ir ttcks, To will succeed. f fll, To will fil. t r responsibility! Hving n unfthomble power in My grsp, cn destroy m completely in blink n eye, but would not do so, cuse th would violte My ordering divine justice. Th struggle lso n excellent mens estblh r own service credits. Trung, Lich, must gr dciples, drft declrtion fith, n submit it Me correction. Oy me! TNHT, 1968 p. 47 Wednesdy, Septemr 29, 1926 (The 23rd 8th month yer Yng Fire Tiger) JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT Once, r Mster, spek, my dci- ples, must underst rememr. Some went spred To but were very shy. s th logicl? s th good, children? f n ignornt mn tries tech nor such s he, y will both remin ignornt ever. f y re criticized by ors s ignornt, y n come convinced tht y re less intelligent thn ors question ir fith. s th logicl? s th good, children? t like person in house who sees nor get wet in rin: he jumps out cover wet person with h body, gets wet himself, but n sys himself tht rin o cold. s he not stupid? seen mny dciples, who, while try- ing tech people, low self esteem, re timid shy. s th not wrong?. Yes. They lcked personlity. When tech people out love justice, vlue rself highly. Why, n, should shmed? t like child who insulted, who, frid ing dhonored, returns insult with insult. Th only dhonors him more thn remining quiet. seen mny who, not under- sting truth, criticized fith itself when y were criticized. s th not wrong? seen mny such person mong. ld repetedly tht r techer God, just need fith in Him only.

29 56 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 57 Oy! The divine positions in White Perl Plce re not cruel hostile persons. t cer- tinly strnge see mny m try ttin those positions by ce. You need not do tht, cuse lthough look wek gentle, ctully re strong. You look smll, but re in fct powerful. You look humilited, but in relity quiet, bold dignity. You must cultivte rself spiritully, so tht r personlity ttitude re quite different thn ordinry people so tht my pproch positions mmortls Buddhs. TNHT, 1968 p. 48 Fridy, Ocr 1, 1926 JADE EMPEROR, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT ALMGHTY GOD G... You two, husb wife, find it strnge tht would come in th wy [by spiritm]. Know, n, tht world so wicked dy tht er destruction pproches. Science hs bdly served world, provoking (cusing) dhrmony wr. The holy teching Chrtinity hs only served inflme (increse) mbitions strong ginst wek, rm first ginst lst. There must new teching cpble holding Mnkind in love ll cretion. Only Vietnmese ntion hs religiously conserved thous-yer-old cult ded; lthough th ntion hs known nothing but slvery since its inception, it remins s desire it remin... TNHT, 1968 p.131; French. p. 49 Mondy Ocr 4, 1926 (The 27th 8th month yer Yng Fire Tiger) Your Mster: Lten mle dciples! Confucius hd three thous dciples, but mong m re were only 72 gentlemen. Lo Tse hd only one dciple, Nguon Thi. Jesus hd 12 dciples, but when he ws rrested only dciple remining fithful him ws Peter. Sky Muni hd four dciples, yet three left, leving only one. Now, in coming erth creted one position Buddh, three positions mmortls, 36 positions Sints, 72 positions sges, three thous positions dciples. You should underst tht re hs never en nything like tht e. n White Perl Plce, more thn sixty yers go, Genies, Sints, mmortls, Buddhs,

30 58 COLLECTON OF CAODA HOLY MESSAGES Trnslted by HUM BU, & HONG BU, 59 Ocr 12, 1926 Your Mster: Children! Why do like dress in plin clos? Becuse plin clos re n exmple virtue. t represents fruglity, one st virtues on th erth, cuse pride vnity re wste r blessings. TNHT, 1968 p. 51 volunteered incrnte in order sve humn ings from my wrth; now y committed more why? crimes thn ordinry humns! Do know n pst, honored three fiths, now fourth, CoDi. Hve ever known ny or country blessed in th wy? The seculr positions correspond scred. Theoreticlly, ccording r current vir- tues personlity, deserve punhed rr thn rewrded with such possibilities. But cuse love, llowed m. And now terrible thing hs hppened, such tht even Divine Emperor Gret Net would difficulty return hher divine originl position without gret del spiritul development while on th erth. Oy, children! TNHT, 1968 p. 50 Phuoc Linh Temple, Sundy Ocr 24, 1926 (The 15th dy 9th month yer Yng Fire Tiger) SAKYA MUN BUDDHA, or CAO DA TEN ONG DA BO TAT MA HA TAT, TEACHNG THE GREAT WAY FOR THE SOUTHERN QUAR- TER: should explin, cuse not hd New Codes. Since now Divine Eye, st- tue Jde Emperor hs come meningless. will now explin why, from time first Buddht Ptrirch until time sixth, people worshipped Me t most prominent plce, highest position. Th cuse it ws who creted universe. t ws lso who creted mmortls Buddhs: sid tht with only My spirit creted universe humn ings. m Buddhs, Buddhs re Me. You children re Buddhs, Buddhs re. ext so tht my ext, so tht Angels, Sints, mmortls, Buddhs my ext. used eight trigrms crete universe, which clled Php (Dhrm). From Php, n creted ten thous things humn ings, which re clled Tng (humnity). m Buddh, Mster Php Tng, who creted fiths led