Disclaimer:
I am layman Buddhist/pagan.
The summary is based on what I perceive is 'important' in the book.
If there is contradiction of meaning convey, the book prevails.
There are times I might questioning parts of the points inside the book doesn't mean I don't believe it. I need enlightenment on the doubts that I raise.
TOURING THE OFFICE OF FOUR STAGES OF REINCARNATION
A quick advice ...
Even if the adepts don’t come to the temple anymore, but continue practicing meditation assiduously with zealous hearts, their aureolas will certainly become brighter and brighter. Reversely, if they neglect their meditation practice, and act impulsively to commit vile acts in secrecy, their aureolas will blacken and their sheen will disappear. The malevolent spirits are afraid of such brightness and dare not approach it. Now if after leaving the Temple, the adepts act immorally or cruelly, their aureolas will be completely extinguished. The malevolent spirits and demons, who are fond of obscurity and are abhorrent of luminosity, will penetrate and possess them.
Souls of animals and beasts, poultry and birds, fishes, shrimps and worms that died, now returning to Underworld and proceed to Ying Yang Jie to report their arrival.
These souls are rushing as they are chased by someone.
Reason is because when they are alive, they had been slaughtered by human beings and they were afraid and frightened, and when they were dead their souls still thought that they were still being harassed and therefore they are naturally frightened.
Another reason is these souls had already gone through 3 early stages of rebirth (past, present and future) and after death, on returning to Hades their souls are sent here but they still have fear in them although they are no guards to chase them.
When they are alive, their souls were very small like particles of sand and hardly discernible. When they die their souls return to their original size to be sentenced by various Tribunals.
These creatures didn't enter into Gui Men Guan (Portico of Demons) the main gate, instead, they enter by the side gates. They have separate place to report.
Office of 4 stages of Reincarnation
These animals' souls return to Underworld in preparation for them to return to human form.
Called "Thousand Years Office" - because there is creature e.g. tortoise whose life span is 1000 years.
If human committed grave sins dies, his soul will be judged by Ten Tribunals for sentence after which he will be reincarnated into either of 4 types of creatures. These 4 types of creatures are:-
1st Class - those born by female species - beasts and animals
2nd Class - those hatched through eggs - poultry, fowl, birds
3rd Class - those born in water - fishes, shrimps
4th Class - those born by their own change in form - worm
For further details, please visit Journey #19
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