1. Tao, the Savior of the World By Henry Chu Temple Master

2. Introduction There is a saying “When the world is drowning, Heaven will save it with Tao” According to the spirits, there are many reasons why the Tao has descended into the world One of these reasons, is to divert calamities and save this world from destruction

3. Introduction Why is the world drowning? How will the Tao save this world? What is the mechanism by which this happens? What are the signs that this is happening? These are the questions we will be addressing in this discussion

4. Tao the Savior The heart of man is the root of all the troubles When people lost their spiritual connections, then the Ego takes over and they see that the illusions of this world is the only reality When this happens, Greed, Hatred and Attachment (the Three Poisons) begin to take root in the heart of man and they began to pursue things of this world

5. Tao the Savior When people’s behaviors are dictated by the Three Poisons, they began to steal, rob, injure, kill, infatuate, be addicted, etc. These transgressions became the common place activities of human societies all over the world The victims of these transgressions experienced great injustice and negative energy began to amass in the world

6. Tao the Savior When the negative energy began to amass in this world, the kings of the Demon world started to get attracted to these energy They came into this world looking to feast upon these negative energy and indulge in the sufferings and miseries of the people Each of the Demon King brought with them a particular calamity

7. Tao the Savior According to Buddhist teaching, some of these Demon Kings include: – Demon King of Famine – Demon King of Plague – Demon King of War – Demon King of Earthquake – Demon King of Flood – Demon King of Draught – Demon King of Wind Destruction (etc.)

8. Tao the Savior When the negative energy of the world reaches a critical mass, the Demon Kings make use of this energy and unleash their calamities into the world The duration and severity of the destruction corresponds to the intensity of the negative energy Therefore, the world is drowning in these calamities, which is its own causing

9. Tao the Savior Tao is here to save the world Tao is here to eradicate the root cause of the trouble, which is Man’s Ignorance and Misperceptions By reconnecting people back to their Soul Nature and restore them back to their Divinities, Tao is eradicating calamities at its core level

10. Tao the Savior Unfortunately, the world is already plagued with a great deal of Transgressions and the Demon Kings have strong holdings on this world (and the transformation of human heart takes long time) Therefore, God urgently commissioned Maitreya Buddha for the Salvation of the World Many of the Heavenly Spirits had to forsake their heavenly luxury and incarnated into this world to assist with Maitreya Buddha’s mission

11. Tao the Savior On one hand, the Tao is here to bring the destined souls back to the High Heaven On the other hand, the activities of the Divine Ascension gave the Holy Spirits perfect excuses to come into this world When the Holy Spirits descend, they bring with them positive energy into this world (these positive energy will counter-balance the existing negative energy and restore peace and harmony)

12. Tao the Savior The more temple activities we have the greater the frequency for the Holy Spirits’ visitations (and greater positive energy is infused into this world) Also, the type of activities also makes a difference: – Dharma Meeting > Three Treasures Ritual > New Moon/Full Moon Service > Sunday Service > Morning/Evening Prayers

13. Tao the Savior From the beginning of the Great Salvation in the early 1900’s, the temple community has gone through many turbulent experiences The Tao community finally took root in Taiwan and the Great Flourish has happened In only 100 years time, the Tao community has expanded all over the world and membership estimated at over 10’s of millions

14. Tao the Savior According to the Spirits, this world has averted many critical disasters and “the Destined Path of the World has an Alternative Path” Never the less, we are still seeing disasters and calamities all over the world, so we know our work is not done The day that Tao has succeeded its mission is the day that this world has seen the last of its calamities

15. Conclusion The Heart of Man is the root cause of human calamities The Tao is here to save the world by restoring people to their divinities The Holy Spirits of Tao is restoring balance to this world There are great work ahead but the final result is the true Heaven on Earth

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