"The Buddha Fa"2 is most profound; among all
the theories in the world, it is the most intricate and extraordinary science.
In order to explore this domain, humankind must fundamentally change its
conventional thinking. Otherwise, the truth of the universe will forever remain
a mystery to humankind, and everyday people will forever crawl within the
boundary delimited by their own ignorance.
Then, what exactly is "the Buddha Fa"? Is it a
religion? Is it a philosophy? That is only the understanding of the
"modernized Buddhist scholars," who merely study theories. They regard
it as a philosophical category for critical studies and so-called research.
Actually, "the Buddha Fa" is not only the tiny portion documented in
the scriptures, for that is simply "the Buddha Fa" at an elementary
level. "The Buddha Fa" is an insight into all mysteries. It
encompasses everything and leaves out nothing—from particles and molecules to
the universe, from the even smaller to the even greater. It is an exposition of
the characteristic of the universe, "Zhen-Shan-Ren,"3 expressed
at different levels with different layers of meaning. It is also what the Tao
School calls the "Tao,"4 or what the Buddha School calls the "Fa."5
As advanced as the present human science has become, it is
still only part of the mysteries of the universe. Whenever we mention specific
phenomena of "the Buddha Fa," someone will claim: "This is
already the electronic age, and science is very advanced. Spaceships have
already flown to other planets, yet you still bring up these outdated
superstitions." To put it frankly, no matter how advanced a computer is, it
is still no match for the human brain, which to this day remains an unfathomable
enigma. However far a spaceship may fly, it cannot travel beyond this physical
dimension in which our human race exists. What can be understood with modern
human knowledge is extremely shallow and tiny; it is far from truly coming to
terms with the truth of the universe. Some people even dare not face, touch
upon, or admit the facts of phenomena that objectively exist, because they are
too conservative and unwilling to change their conventional thinking. Only
through "the Buddha Fa," can the mysteries of the universe,
time-space, and the human body be completely unveiled. It is able to truly
distinguish what is righteous from evil, good from bad, and eliminate all
misconceptions while providing what is correct.
The guiding ideology for today’s human science is confined
only to this physical world in its research and development, as a subject will
not be studied until it is recognized—it follows such a path. As for phenomena
that are intangible and invisible in our dimension, but objectively exist and
are reflected into our physical dimension as concrete manifestations, people
dare not approach them, dismissing them as unknown phenomena. Opinionated people
groundlessly try to reason that they are natural phenomena, while those with
ulterior motives, against their own conscience, simply label all of them as
superstition. Those who are indifferent simply stay away from the issue with the
excuse that science is not yet advanced enough. If human beings are able to take
a fresh look at themselves as well as the universe and change their rigid
mentalities, humankind will make a leap forward. "The Buddha Fa"
enables humankind to understand the immeasurable and boundless world. Throughout
the ages, only "the Buddha Fa" has been able to perfectly provide a
clear exposition of humanity, every dimension of material existence, life, and
the entire universe.
1 Lunyu (loon-yew)—statement; comment.
2 the Buddha Fa—the universal principles and law; the way of the
universe.
3 Zhen-Shan-Ren (jhun-shahn-ren)—Zhen (truth,
truthfulness); Shan (compassion, benevolence, kindness); Ren (forbearance,
tolerance, endurance).
4 Tao—1. also known as "Dao," Taoist term for "the Way
of nature and the universe"; 2. enlightened being who has achieved this
Tao.
5 Fa (fah)—law and principles in the Buddha School.
