The shurangama mantra The shurangama mantra | Page 239

【THE SHURANGAMA SUTRA _ EXTRACTION.】
realm. They may speak verses or
spontaneously recite Sutras. Each
person is elated and feels he has
obtained something unprecedented.
8:108
”You should be aware of this in
advance and not get caught up in the
cycle of transmigration. If you are
confused and do not understand, you
will fall into the Relentless Hells.
8:106
”The good person is beguiled and
fooled into thinking the other is a
Bodhisattva. His thoughts become
entangled in love. He breaks the
Buddha’s moral precepts and
covertly indulges his greedy desires.
8:111
”Further, in the unhindered clarity
and wonder that ensues after the
feeling skandha is gone, this good
person is untroubled by any deviant
mental state and experiences perfect,
bright concentration. Within samadhi,
his mind craves spiritual oneness, so
he clarifies his concentrated thought
as he greedily seeks for union. 8:107
”He is fond of saying that there are
greater Buddhas and lesser Buddhas,
earlier Buddhas and later Buddhas;
that among them are true Buddhas
and false Buddhas, male Buddhas
and female Buddhas; and that the
same is true of Bodhisattvas. When
people witness this, their initial
resolve is washed away, and they
easily get carried away with their
wrong understanding. 8:111
”At that time a demon from the
heavens seizes the opportunity it has
been waiting for. Its spirit possesses
another person and uses him as a
mouthpiece to expound the Sutras
and the Dharma. 8:107
”This person, unaware that he is
actually possessed by a demon,
claims he has reached unsurpassed
Nirvana. When he comes to see that
good person who seeks union, he
arranges a seat and speaks the
Dharma. Neither his own body nor
the bodies of those listening to the
Dharma go through any external
transformations. But he makes the
minds of the listeners become
‘enlightened’ before they listen to the
Dharma, so they experience changes
in every thought. They may have the
knowledge of past lives or the
knowledge of others’ thoughts. They
may see the hells or know all the
good and evil events in the human
”This is a mei-ghost that in its old
age has become a demon. It disturbs
and confuses the good person. But
when it tires of doing so, it will leave
the other person’s body. Then both
the disciples and the teacher will get
in trouble with the law. 8:112
”You should be aware of this in
advance and not get caught up in the
cycle of transmigration. If you are
confused and do not understand, you
will fall into the Relentless Hells.
8:113
"Further, in the unhindered clarity
and wonder that ensues after the
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