Ven. Shi Ruyuan's Enlightenment (2025-12-07)

Ven. Shi Ruyuan: Since this physical body of mine temporarily left the Master these past days, my thoughts have never been separated from the Master, and I can often feel the Master's power of blessing. Every time I hear the Master's stern teachings, compassionately instructing this disciple to abandon lazy thinking and open up my dull mind, I am moved to tears of gratitude. I constantly remind myself to quickly cultivate the wisdom of worldly dharmas, to do something meaningful for sentient beings, and also to further increase transcendental wisdom, so as to benefit and bring joy to all sentient beings, helping them leave suffering and attain liberation.

Why do I say that my progress came from the Master's blessing? Because on the very first night after I had just left the Master, just as I was about to fall asleep, a clear voice said to me: When will you apply your effort where it really counts? The tone of voice was just like the Master's. Two days later, in a dream, another voice reminded me: With a red flag overhead and cannons underfoot, not a single one can escape. When I woke up, I felt this content had nothing to do with the Buddhadharma, so I did not take it to heart. Then, just as I was about to fall asleep again, another clear voice reminded me: Traveling ten thousand miles along ten thousand roads, logical thinking is very important; as long as the principles are thoroughly understood… These words woke me up, and afterward I could not fall asleep. I felt that the content of these words seemed to be what the Master had often taught me — to learn some worldly wisdom, and not to constantly enter meditative concentration doing nothing; not benefiting sentient beings is unworthy of the identity of a bodhisattva.

That is why I awoke as if from a dream and realized that the wisdom of the mind consciousness is also very important — it can perceive all dharmas and discern all dharmas. When the wisdom of the mind consciousness increases to a certain degree, it will transform into the wondrous wisdom of discerning awareness. If one wishes to be a bodhisattva who benefits sentient beings, and one extinguishes the mind consciousness and refuses to use it, how could one be called a qualified bodhisattva? Master, everything you said is correct. Only now does this disciple realize the importance of worldly wisdom. Using worldly wisdom to benefit sentient beings is extremely important — how could it be extinguished and left unused? I am grateful to you, Master; every time you compassionately awaken this disciple.