It Is Actually Easy to Reach Heaven
Xuefeng
April 2, 2009
The vast array of theories and teachings all explore the path and methods to reach Heaven. Various cultivation groups claim to have found the path to Heaven. Humanity continues to advance towards Heaven, from theory to practice, from strictly following precepts and rules to employing a myriad of cultivation methods, painting a grand and moving picture of the journey to Heaven. This picture includes profound and esoteric metaphysics, a dazzling array of cultivation practices, intense and ever-changing battle scenes, and silent, devoted research and solemn scenarios. Heaven is so beautiful that it captivates the masses, inspiring both extraordinary and ordinary people across generations to bravely climb and traverse towards it.
In fact, going to Heaven is very easy and simple. It is humans who have complicated it and made it seem difficult.
Let us use the Thousand-Year World of Heaven, which is closest to the human world, to illustrate how easy and simple it is to reach Heaven.
As long as we achieve the following eight points, we can enter the Thousand-Year World of Heaven:
Revere the Greatest Creator, firmly believe in the Greatest Creator, and always be grateful to the Greatest Creator.
Respect LIFE and revere nature.
Avoid jealousy, hatred, greed, obsession, selfishness, and complaining about others.
Do not, for any reason or excuse, bind or obstruct anyone’s happiness and freedom.
Be kind: have a kind heart, kind words, kind speech, and kind actions.
Be honest: seek the truth, speak the truth, do not deceive, and do not lie.
Be diligent: do not be lazy, keep your living and surrounding environment clean, neat, beautiful, and harmonious.
Keep promises: let your words match your actions, honor promises, and adhere to agreements.
Look, going to Heaven is so easy and simple. As long as you can follow these eight points, I guarantee that you can enter the Thousand-Year World of Heaven. There is no need to study profound knowledge, adhere to strict rules and precepts, meditate, sit in meditation, practice Zen, practice Qigong, or accumulate merit.
Going to Heaven is truly this easy and simple. Regardless of whether you are an emperor, general, scholar, or beauty, whether you are a billionaire, celebrity, or leading magnate, whether you are a doctor, expert, accomplished monk, or virtuous person, whether you are an ordinary person, rural villager, illiterate wanderer, regardless of your beliefs or lack thereof, regardless of what you have or haven’t done, regardless of your knowledge or moral understanding, regardless of your appearance or lifespan, as long as you can achieve the eight points above, you can undoubtedly enter the Thousand-Year World of Heaven.
In the standards of Heaven, everyone is equal, with equal opportunities. There is no distinction or special pathway. The standards of Heaven are fair, aren’t they?
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