800 Values (601--700)

601. Marriage is a deception—by patriarchal rulers, autocratic powers, and ultimately, by Satan.

602. A marriage certificate is a legally sanctioned contract of enslavement. Once signed, it buries half of one’s lifelong freedom.

603. Chinese characters are divinely inspired. Take the character “婚” (marriage): it consists of “女” (woman) and “昏” (confused or dazed). It means that a woman gets married when she becomes dazed or loses her head. And when a man joins with a woman who has lost her head, it’s called “结婚” (getting married).

604. Among all human constructs, the marriage and family system is the most harmful. It serves only to enable control over people and offers no real benefit.

605. Secular family members are a force that drives one toward hell and a barrier to entering heaven. That is why Jesus Christ said, “A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.”

606. Traditional marriage and family systems have caused immeasurable harm. Among all human relationships, that between husband and wife is the hardest to sustain, the most miserable, emotionally draining, mentally exhausting, and deeply binding. History across all times and cultures has proven this. To see through it and free oneself from its grip is to escape the sea of suffering and reach the shore of true freedom.

607. The traditional family life model is the source of both personal and collective suffering. Marriage and family are a boundless sea of misery.

608. The family is a prison for the soul, a shackle on the spirit, the root of selfishness, narrowness, and greed. It hinders the liberation of human nature, obstructs a beautiful life, and is a stumbling block on the path to higher realms of LIFE.

609. All the contradictions, conflicts, and disasters in traditional families are not caused by the father, the mother, the children, the husband, the wife, or any sibling. The real problem lies in the operating program of the family itself. This program carries a spiritual virus. No matter how rational or civilized a person may be, once caught in this program, they will inevitably be infected and lose their autonomy.

610. If two lovers truly care for each other, why insist on becoming a formal couple? If they wish their love to endure, they should not cling to each other day and night.

611. Anyone who possesses, loves, and cannot break free from the traditional family—no matter how they cultivate, no matter what path they follow, even if they wear themselves out in practice—will never be connected to the Kingdom of Heaven, nor will they ever reach it.

612. “The sea of bitterness is boundless; turn back, and you’ll find the shore.” What is this sea of bitterness? It is marriage and family—the root of all human suffering. Life’s sorrows, anxieties, and despair all stem from them.

Where is the shore? It lies in the Second Home founded by Lifechanyuan—a community free of marriage and family. It represents an ideal way of life, and the only hope for humanity to break free from suffering.

613. We must strike at the root. The root of humanity’s misery lies in the existence of families. Families are like garbage—if not cleared, flies will swarm. As long as families exist, suffering is endless.

Trying to relieve suffering without addressing this root is like scooping out boiling water while the fire still burns, like trimming thorns without digging out their roots.

Wherever families exist, suffering follows. Without eliminating the root, even if Buddha, Christ, or Bodhisattva Guanyin returned to earth, it would be of no help. If families existed in heaven, even heaven would become a sea of bitterness.

614. Marriage and family are the cradle of demons. Even angels, once drawn into marriage, become demons. And humans, once bound by family, are easily led down the path of crime.

615. Family is not the cell of society—individuals are. The essence of society lies in people, not in production relations. A family is merely a form of production relation, a cell of certain social structures and production relations, but never the cell of society itself. The most ideal society has no families.

616. Hardship alone never breaks a person. It is the invisible pressure and emotional torment within marriage and family that leads to collapse, that drains life of meaning, and that destroys one’s faith in living.

617. Marriage and family are the breeding ground of selfishness, the source of suffering and sorrow, and a hotbed of wrongdoing and crime

618. The human world is what it is because of marital relationships. These bonds represent mutual possession, mutual dependence, and mutual constraint, forming a barrier between couples and the outside world. No one who enters this relationship remains selfless; no one who does so can reach the Kingdom of Heaven.

619. Of all human relationships, none is more complex and troublesome than that between spouses. It is the most sorrowful and disappointing, yet also the most yearned for—and the most despairing. It cannot be approached with softness or with force, with distance or with closeness, with strength or with weakness. One cannot escape it, nor fully embrace it. It is like silk and thread, like fire and ice—entangled beyond unraveling, stirred beyond resolution, impossible to define or explain.

620. Marriage is the grave of love, and family is the wellspring of human sin. Once a person enters marriage, freedom is lost. Once one builds a family, selfishness arises. The suffering caused by marriage and family is beyond record; they form a boundless sea of misery.

621. Dismantling nuclear families and forming Xuefeng-style Communist Big Families (Second Homes) is the inevitable path for humanity in the new era.

622. Escaping from family does not mean abandoning one’s relatives; it means breaking free from traditional life patterns to enter a new program of living. It absolutely does not mean neglecting one’s responsibilities and obligations, nor turning one’s back on loved ones.

623. The traditional family is deeply entrenched—its ideology has seeped into every person’s blood, cells, and soul. The colossal iceberg of the traditional family, built up over thousands of years, cannot melt in a day. But humanity now stands at a crossroads of transformation. If the majority awaken to the harm of the traditional family and work actively to melt this iceberg, then there is hope: the Greatest Creator will show favor and mercy, vicious cycles will be reversed, and some will rise to lead humanity into an age of happiness. But if most people continue to uphold and defend the traditional family, rather than dissolve it, then they must face the consequences of natural law.

624. Throughout history and across cultures, family tragedies have played out endlessly—from remote villages to bustling cities, from the illiterate to Nobel laureates, from ordinary citizens to prominent figures in politics, business, and culture. These tragedies, all stemming from the traditional family model, are everywhere. The facts speak louder than any argument. Humanity must deeply reflect on this way of life, explore it, and earnestly seek improvement.

625. Is there a better way of life than the traditional model of marriage and family after its dissolution?

The answer is: Yes. Since 2009, Lifechanyuan has been experimenting with an alternative mode of living and production called the “Second Home.” Over eight years of practice involving more than 180 participants, this model has proven to be superior to the traditional marriage and family living model.

(For more details, please visit our websites:

Chinese: http://www.lifelvzhou.org;

English: http://www.newoasisforlife.org)

626. The Second Home is a new mode of human life created by Lifechanyuan, successfully tested and validated through practical experience.

627. Overarching Principles of the Second Home:

• Implement the unification of all dharmas and teachings, returning all paths to one ultimate source in alignment with the will of the Greatest Creator.

• Transcend religious boundaries—not by merging all religions into one, but by shifting the focus from worshiping deities to honoring and praising the Greatest Creator.

• Harmonize the world through the “800 Values for New Era Humanity.”

• Lead humanity into the Lifechanyuan Era—an era without nations, religions, political parties, marriages, families, or spousal relationships—where the following ideals will become reality:

• Every capable individual will have the opportunity to contribute meaningfully.

• The world will be a united family.

• Lost items will remain untouched, and doors will remain unlocked at night.

• All things will exist in harmony, the weather will be favorable, and everyone will live in joy, delight, freedom, and happiness.

628. The Second Home is characterized by the following eight features:

1. Following the way of the Greatest Creator and practicing Hundun management

2. Owning nothing yet possessing everything

3. Contributing according to one's abilities and taking according to one's needs

4. No marriages, no families

5. The elderly are provided for, and children are nurtured

6. Staying away from politics and religion

7. Everyone labors, regardless of their background

8. Being flexible, adaptable, and ever-changing

629. The Second Home primarily consists of individuals who choose not to marry or establish families, those who have divorced and do not wish to remarry, and couples who are both Chanyuan celestials. This new lifestyle mirrors that of the Celestials in the Thousand-Year World. Its main characteristics include:

1. Non-ownership: Everyone owns nothing yet possesses everything

2. No marriages or families; all relationships are akin to those of siblings, relatives, or lovers

3. Everyone works to the best of their abilities and takes only what they need, avoiding waste and extravagance

4. The community collectively assumes responsibility for all aspects of life, including food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and the full cycle of life, from birth to death, encompassing child-rearing, education, and elder care

5. Each individual selects a job based on their skills and interests, striving for excellence; laziness and parasitism are strictly prohibited within the community

6. Each member has a sacred private space—their bedroom—which is free from disturbance; no one is allowed to intrude for any reason. All other areas are public

7. Everyone is encouraged to live a life of joy, delight, freedom, and happiness.

8. Individuality should blend into the collective, and the collective should accommodate individuality. With a unified will and personal ease of mind, everyone is encouraged to display their unique talents—just like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing their special powers. It is both a unified whole and an independent paradise for all.

9. Hundun management will be adopted, where the best management is non-management. There are no bosses or offices; everything is conducted voluntarily by community members following the “800 Values for New Era Humanity”

630. The Second Home strongly critiques traditional marriage and family, viewing them as a life program infected with a destructive virus—one that gradually corrodes the truth, kindness, beauty, love, sincerity, and faith inherent in human nature. This virus drags lives that could have been joyful, free, happy, and fulfilled into the abyss of suffering, anxiety, bondage, and despair.

Dismantling the traditional family structure and replacing it with a new way of life is a vital matter concerning the happiness of every individual. On the surface, moving from a traditional family to Lifechanyuan’s Second Home may seem like a shift from a small family to a larger one, but in reality, the content and essence of life are fundamentally different. Whatever traditional families can achieve, the Second Home can also achieve—and what traditional families struggle to attain, the Second Home can also accomplish.

631. The Second Home is the foremost home on Earth. A place filled with joy and auspiciousness is where the grace of the Greatest Creator flows; a place of delight and gladness is where the care of Jesus Christ and Buddha Sakyamuni is present; a place of freedom and happiness is where the dreams of sages and wise ones throughout history come true.

Born from the great cosmic adjustment of LIFE, the world’s foremost home exists to purify the Earth and to lay the foundation for a new way of life for humanity after 2013. May all virtuous people find the gate to this supreme home and become its members as early as possible—for among all the matters of life, this is the most important.

The traditional concept of kinship, defined by blood ties, must be redefined: those who follow the will of the Greatest Creator, those who resonate with us spiritually, are our true family.

632. In order to realize the ideals of sages and meet the aspirations of the masses, and to set an example for humanity, Lifechanyuan has pioneered an unprecedented lifestyle model for the future of humankind—the Second Home of Lifechanyuan. This is no longer a utopian dream on paper, but a living, breathing reality.

The Second Home of Lifechanyuan is a replica of the Thousand-Year World of the Heavenly Kingdom on Earth. It is the cultivation and transformation base for Chanyuan Celestials to be reborn as Celestial Beings, and it serves as a transit station from the mortal world to the Heavenly Kingdom.

By exploring a new way of life for humanity, we firmly believe that once all people live according to the model of the Second Home, human suffering will be alleviated, personal pain will diminish, the degradation of nature will be curbed, and humanity will inevitably enter a Lifechanyuan Era lasting a thousand years.

The Second Home of Lifechanyuan has solved the long-standing problem of elder care that has plagued humanity for thousands of years. As the Second Home continues to grow in strength and perfection, it will not only be a paradise for children and a joyful homeland for youth and middle-aged people, but, more importantly, a true haven for the elderly.

633. All members of the Second Home community rotate to a new location every three years. After living and working at one oasis for three years, they will move to another, enabling members to circulate throughout the world.

634. Anyone found to have intentionally caused psychological, spiritual, or physical harm to another member will be expelled from the Second Home.

635. Laziness is the greatest enemy of the Second Home. Diligence is a symbol of beauty; laziness is a mark of ugliness! Diligence builds a bright future, while laziness destroys blessings granted by heaven. Laziness can ruin everything—it leads to degeneration, corrodes the will, spirit, soul, and body, and can bring down even the most hardworking community. Like a virus, it spreads through a collective, sapping its vitality and spirit, until all is left dull, dispirited, barren, and in decay.

636. The souls of laborers are the most beautiful. They may not write eloquent or profound essays, nor shine in debates. They may be too modest to show their intelligence and appear utterly ordinary or plain. They may not explain the Dharma or the Tao, nor recite or quote from the classics. Yet their souls are the most beautiful, for their very actions prove they live by the teachings of Jesus, Sakyamuni Buddha, Laozi, and the sages of wisdom.

637. Birthdays are not celebrated in the Second Home.

638. In the Second Home, only festivals that honor nature are observed; all other holidays are disregarded.

639. The Second Home adopts a management style called Hundun management, which means non-management. Everyone is both a master and a servant. There is only a division of labor—no leaders, no subordinates, and no one has the right to impose their will on others. Each person strives to express the qualities of truth, kindness, beauty, love, faith, and sincerity to the fullest.

Each speaks their own mind, does their own work, takes their own responsibility, cultivates their own path, and walks their own journey. No one meddles in others’ affairs or worries about others’ concerns. Each person is accountable only to the Greatest Creator and to themselves, not to anyone else.

If help is not requested, it is not offered. But when someone seeks help, it is given promptly. Whoever makes a suggestion is responsible for carrying it out. Each person builds a sacred court within their own conscience, where they judge themselves.

640．One of the key features that sets the Second Home apart from secular society and other communities is the absence of marriage and family. There are no fixed emotional or sexual partners. Instead, we adapt to circumstances with ease, go with the flow of life's connections, act according to one's true nature, and take action as opportunities arise.

641. The Second Home is not a refuge. Anyone who seeks to evade worldly debts, entanglements, obligations, or punishments is not allowed to live in the Second Home.

642. The Second Home is not a charitable organization.

643. The Second Home is a paradise composed of the most civilized, most diligent, most kind-hearted, and most selfless individuals.

644. Principles of Romantic and Sexual Love in the Second Home:

Romantic love is a precious gift from the Greatest Creator, and sexual love is a necessary path for elevating human nature and for ascending to higher spaces of LIFE. Romantic and sexual love are the synchronized dance of two souls vibrating at the same frequency. As long as both hearts are in accord, they may express their love however they wish—without oversight, interference, questioning, or gossip. There is no possession, no domination, no jealousy. Freedom reigns supreme, and each person’s autonomy is fully respected. No pressure or harm shall be imposed upon the other, whether mentally, spiritually, or physically.

645. The eight advantages of living in the Second Home are as follows:

1. Life is secure. No longer will you need to worry about essentials like food, clothing, shelter, or transportation. You will be cared for when ill, and your affairs handled after death.

2. You will live by your values and beliefs, distancing yourself from the secular world, free from the suffering caused by worldly matters.

3. Without the constraints of family, you will enjoy greater physical, mental, and spiritual freedom. No one will constantly monitor, control, or hassle you, and you will no longer feel burdened or anxious about your children.

4. No matter how you change, you will always find people whose personalities and temperaments match yours, with whom you can work, chat, and enjoy life.

5. Due to our clear division of labor, with each person devoted to a single task, you will have ample free time to pursue your interests and read what you enjoy.

6. A wide variety of entertainment activities will be available, ensuring you never feel lonely or bored.

7. With the support of collective energy, you will swiftly attain the Tao and transcend life and death and ascending to the heavenly realms.

8. The collective energy will help you overcome all difficulties.

646. The Second Home has no rules or regulations and does not adhere to traditional leadership structures. There is only a division of labor, with no distinction between leaders and followers. Everyone is a co-owner of the community, responsible for fulfilling their duties and obligations. All matters are handled flexibly according to the principles: “Dharma has no fixed rules, it is ever-changing” and “Change exists within the unchanging, and the unchanging exists within change.” Each person acts in accordance with their innate Buddha-nature, expressing truth, goodness, beauty, love, faith, and sincerity.

647. The Second Home does not practice democracy; instead, it adopts the superman philosophy. All affairs are assigned to individuals, and within their areas of responsibility, each person has the sole authority. Whoever is responsible makes the decisions and bears full responsibility for the outcomes.

648. The Second Home is not any form of organization—it is neither political nor religious. It is a loosely structured utopian community composed of individuals who willingly live and work according to the 800 Values for New Era Humanity. It has no organizational structure and holds no authority to formulate any rules or regulations, let alone those that override charters, conventions, constitutions, or laws. It also has no power to represent any level of government in resolving conflicts or addressing unlawful behavior.

649. The Second Home is not a place of promiscuity; rather, it is a highly civilized space where individuals coexist harmoniously with one another, with society, and with nature.

650. The following practices are opposed in the Second Home:

• Mediumship or spirit communication

• Chanting of mantras

• Fortune telling

• Use of supernatural powers, spells, witchcraft, or paranormal abilities

• Collective prayers conducted for individual benefit

• Coordinated energy-focusing activities aimed at any individual

651. No political or religious ceremonies are permitted in the Second Home.

652. The following are strictly forbidden in the Second Home:

• Construction of temples or churches

• Display of images of gods, Buddhas, Celestial Beings, or saints

• Any form of personal worship

• Secretive or mystical activities of any kind

653. The process for entering the Second Home is as follows:

1. First, learn and understand 800 Values for New Era Humanity.

2. Then, engage with other members on the Lifechanyuan intranet for at least six months. If satisfied during this period, you may apply.

3. If you are no longer bound by worldly attachments, you may begin life in the Second Home.

654. Small-scale, workshop-style production will inevitably be replaced by assembly-line methods. Similarly, small-family style living will be replaced by the streamlined lifestyle of the Second Home. This is a historical inevitability. Whether one accepts it or not, traditional family life will be replaced by the Second Home model. The small-family system will be regarded as an ignorant and outdated way of living, consigned to the dustbin of history.

655. Collective life is superior to individual life. It is the best environment for spiritual practice. Without integrating into collective life and experiencing its refinement and nourishment, no one can enter the heavenly kingdom.

656. To ascend to the highest realms of life and LIFE, one must be determined to integrate into collective life. Without collective living, our dreams and ideals cannot be realized. Humanity has never truly experienced collective life. Working together does not qualify. True collective life is free from private property, personal ownership systems, and marriage or family structures. Everyone's needs—food, clothing, shelter, transportation, birth, aging, illness, and death—must be treated as public matters. Only when all live, work, and enjoy together, sharing both blessings and hardships, does it count as genuine collective life. When there are differences in status, living conditions, or material enjoyment, the essence of collective life has already been lost.

657. A perfect, ideal collective is composed of outstanding individuals. Without outstanding individuals, an ideal collective is nothing more than a fantasy—an unattainable dream.

658. Consciousness determines existence. One's state of consciousness shapes the form of LIFE, as well as one’s lifestyle and living environment.

659. Three mediocre minds will never equal one Zhuge Liang (the legendary strategist of ancient China). The thoughts of the masses can never match the foresight of a saint. Democracy is forever the pursuit of mediocrity, a tool for clinging to obsolete values, and a hidden weapon used to suppress saints.

660. Consciousness has a territorial quality. It prefers familiar environments and feels discomfort in unfamiliar ones. That is why, during reincarnation, it often returns to familiar surroundings. So if you long for a certain place, you must first become familiar with it in your consciousness.

661. Consciousness originates from structure and, in turn, acts upon it. Energy is neutral; it flows in and out as the structure changes. Consciousness arises from nonmaterial structures—whatever kind of nonmaterial structure exists, such will be the corresponding consciousness.

662. The ultimate goal of life is not to head toward death, but to transition into another world—just as the ultimate goal of a fetus is not merely to grow in the womb but to enter the human world. Human society functions like a vast womb, and people must pass through the tunnel of what appears to be “death” in order to reach the next world. Death, therefore, is not an end but the beginning of another journey in LIFE.

663. Do not burden yourself with learning too many skills—one is enough. Even without a specialized skill, one can live easily with a single virtue, such as honesty, diligence, kindness, simplicity, faithfulness, or sincerity. Life is short—why exhaust yourself with endless busyness?

664. Water takes the shape of whatever container it fills—round or square, depending on the container. People are similar: the quality of the general determines the quality of the soldiers; the environment shapes the person. Those close to the mountains know birdsong; those near water understand the nature of fish. One who draws near to cinnabar becomes red; one who nears ink becomes black. Often being in the company of saints activates the mind and brings forth wisdom that transcends the mundane. Often being with worldly people leads to narrow thinking, strong competitiveness, and low-level interests.

665. First comes the idea, then the method. When thinking changes, everything else follows. Begin with a concept, then move on to concrete action.

666. The highest state of thinking is Hundun Thinking—the thinking of the Greatest Creator—beyond the imagination of ordinary people. It is also the thinking of gods. Buddha Sakyamuni reached the level of Formless Thinking; Laozi attained Taiji Thinking. Celestials possess Mind Image Thinking. Thinkers like Zhuge Liang and Einstein developed Associative Thinking. Artists like Beethoven reached the level of Image Thinking. Ordinary people tend to use Material Thinking, while religious people often operate with Illusory Thinking.

667. The hallmark of illusory thinking is that every step seems to move forward, but in the end, one returns to the starting point. Every statement within such systems may be correct and unassailable, but the reasoning loops around in a large circle—only to arrive back at the beginning.

668. Long-held habits easily form rigid patterns of thinking, and once thinking becomes fixed, it's hard to break out. Every person’s mind is enveloped by an invisible web of thinking. Everyone bears a heavy cross—some are unaware of it, while others sense it but lack the strength or courage to break free. Seeing that everyone else lives this way, people feel justified, grow used to it, grow numb to it, and simply endure it. They rarely stop to ask, “Why is it like this?” or “Can I live differently?”

669. Unconventional thinking is essential—without it, one cannot escape fate. Be busy where others are idle, and idle where others are busy. Ninety-eight percent of people live out a pre-programmed fate—their lives and LIFE trajectories have already been scripted. If you want to escape the boundaries of heaven and earth, transcend the Three Realms, break free from the Five Elements, and leave the kingdom of necessity to enter the kingdom of freedom, you absolutely must not align your thinking and consciousness with that of the masses. You must go the opposite way.

Note:

Three Realms refer to: Kāmaloka (realm of desire), Rūpaloka (realm of form), and Arūpaloka (realm of formlessness).

Five Elements refer to: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water in traditional Chinese philosophy.

670. What conventional thinking sees as impossible can often be resolved through unconventional thinking. Topology is one such form of unconventional thinking—it reshapes spatial relationships to connect the inside and outside of a closed space, making it impossible to distinguish one from the other, like the Möbius strip, where front and back are indistinct. So when we face mental blockages, spiritual suffering, or seemingly insoluble problems in life, we must not assume we’re at a dead end. With unconventional thinking, a new world may open up right before our eyes.

671. Unconventional thinking is a powerful key to unlocking the mysteries of the universe and uncovering the truth. It is the most effective path to discovering the true meaning of life. As we move forward step by step, we will eventually enter a vast and boundless realm, where we will be astonished by the essence of the universe and the secrets of LIFE. We will be inspired by the vision of a beautiful future as Celestial Beings, fall more deeply in love with LIFE and humanity, and treasure this present life more than ever before.

672. From the mysteries of the universe’s three elements—consciousness, structure, and energy—we come to understand that a beautiful future is not primarily created through our hands and feet, but through our minds—that is, through consciousness.

673. One must resolve their own worldly attachments, and the best way to do so is through formless giving.

674. The highest swordsmanship is without a sword; the highest mental method is without a mind; the deepest Dharma is without Dharma; and the greatest self is no-self.

675. Buddha is intrinsic nature, and intrinsic nature is Buddha.

676. One should give rise to a pure and clear mind—not dwelling on form, sound, smell, taste, touch, or dharmas, but letting the mind arise from nowhere. One should be free from all notions of self, of others, of lifespan, of sentient beings, of dharmas, and of non-dharmas. Emptiness is form, and form is emptiness.

677. The merits of formless giving surpass those of offering the seven treasures in numbers as vast as the sands of the Ganges; its rewards are beyond comprehension. One should give without attachment to form, sound, smell, taste, touch, or dharmas. A Bodhisattva gives without clinging to any form. All forms are illusions. To be free from all forms is to be called a Buddha. A Bodhisattva should not be attached to or seek merit.

678. If someone claims that Buddha Śākyamuni spoke any Dharma, they are slandering the Buddha. This reveals a failure to understand the essence of his teachings or the true meaning of the Dharma.

All dharmas are Buddha Dharma. The true Dharma is without self, without others, without sentient beings, without lifespan, and without any fixed form.

679. All conditioned dharmas are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows, dew, and lightning; thus, one should contemplate them as such. All unconditioned dharmas cannot be described in words—they arrive like thunder and lightning and vanish like dreams. Neither empty nor substantial, soundless and motionless, boundless and infinite, without fixed forms or methods. They are invisible, intangible, and immensely powerful; they cannot be stolen or concealed, ever-changing and unfathomable. Everything is them, yet they are not everything. Go with them, and life will flow smoothly, bringing eternal peace; go against them, and hardships and calamities will follow into the future.

680.Buddha Śākyamuni is not the primordial Buddha; only the Greatest Creator is (the true source of all Buddhas).

681. The Tathagata speaks truthfully, speaks genuinely, speaks in accordance with reality, does not speak falsely, and does not speak in a deceptive manner. The Dharma attained by the Tathagata transcends both reality and illusion. The Tathagata possesses the physical eye, the divine eye, the wisdom eye, the Dharma eye, and the Buddha eye. The Tathagata neither comes from anywhere nor goes anywhere; thus, he is called the Tathagata.

682. All forms are illusions. If one perceives all forms as not-forms, then one sees the Tathagata.

683. All saints and sages differ in their embodiment of the Dharma of Non-action.

Note: “Non-action” (无为) refers to effortless action in harmony with the natural order, a concept rooted in both Taoist and Buddhist teachings.

684. All dharmas are the Buddha-Dharma, yet none are truly the Buddha-Dharma. The Buddha-Dharma has no fixed form; it transforms endlessly. What is called the Buddha-Dharma is, in fact, not the true Buddha-Dharma.

685. Do not entertain the thought, "I must save all sentient beings."

686. “If one seeks me through form or sound, that person follows a deviant path and will never see the Tathagata.”

687. The Buddha has no mind; the Buddha is one's true nature. To realize the mind and perceive one's nature is to see the Buddha.

688. If one does not realize their true nature, they will remain lost, endlessly seeking outward and never finding the Buddha.

Even if they eloquently explain all twelve divisions of the scriptures, it is still the speech of demons.

Without realizing one's true nature, attaining Buddhahood is impossible.

No amount of chanting the Buddha’s name, reciting sutras, intoning mantras, giving alms, observing precepts, practicing diligently, building temples, restoring monasteries, making offerings, releasing animals, prostrating, or burning incense will lead to Buddhahood.

689. When Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva was practicing the profound Prajñā Pāramitā, he clearly saw that the five aggregates are all empty, and thereby transcended all suffering and affliction.

690. Form is not different from emptiness, and emptiness is not different from form.

Form is emptiness; emptiness is form.

The same is true of feeling, perception, volition, and consciousness.

691. All phenomena have the nature of emptiness: they are neither arising nor ceasing, neither impure nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing.

692. In emptiness, there is no form, no feeling, no perception, no volition, no consciousness; no eye, no ear, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind; no sight, no sound, no smell, no taste, no touch, no object of mind; no realm of the eye, and so on up to no realm of mind-consciousness. There is no ignorance and no end of ignorance, no old age and death and no end of old age and death. There is no suffering, no cause of suffering, no cessation of suffering, and no path. There is no wisdom and no attainment, for there is nothing to attain.

693. Because of Prajna Paramita, the mind is unobstructed; being unobstructed, there is no fear. Freed from delusion and illusion, one ultimately attains Nirvana.

694. Relying on Prajna Paramita, one attains Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi—Supreme Perfect Enlightenment.

695. Gaté Gaté Paragaté Parasamgaté Bodhi Svaha!

Go, go, go beyond! Go completely beyond—toward enlightenment—hail!

696. Dreams are illusions, yet we seldom become entangled in them. Life, too, is an illusion—so why do we remain lost in it, unable to awaken? When we wake up, dreams vanish; when life ends, its illusion fades away.

697. Dreams are illusions, yet we seldom become entangled in them. Life, too, is an illusion—so why do we remain lost in it, unable to awaken? When we wake up, dreams vanish; when life ends, so will its illusion.

698. Nature is polluted—but who is responsible? Who causes the most harm? Do those who earn more also pollute more? Between the rich and the poor, who does more damage to nature? Do those who possess more inflict more harm on nature? The more we take from nature, the greater our debt. And debts must be repaid—by those who owe them. No one else can pay your debt for you, nor should they be allowed to.

699. Who have been the most selfless in the past few thousand years of humanity?

Jesus, Buddha Śākyamuni, Lao Tzu, and Mother Teresa.

So, following their teachings is the right path.

700. The most important thing in life is to be joyful—one day of joy is one day in heaven.

What brings joy? Open-mindedness and awakening.