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Consultation: What Crime Is “Using Superstition to Undermine the Implementation of Law”?

**Xuefeng**

I would like to consult the Zhou Celestials and guests who are familiar with law regarding the concept and connotation of a legal term.

According to a document from the People’s Procuratorate of Linzhou City, on July 2, 2025, the Linzhou City Public Security Bureau arrested and detained over one hundred Chanyuan Celestials across China. Later, on June 15, 2026, judgments were issued against Hengde Celestial, Shengong Celestial, Cien Celestial, Shenxian Celestial, Zhehui Celestial, and Zhishi Celestial. The evidence for the judgments may still be, though I have not yet seen the written judgments, “using superstition to undermine the implementation of law.”

I am not familiar with China’s Constitution and laws, so I would like to ask all Zhou Celestials and guests who are familiar with law:

Does “using superstition to undermine the implementation of law” fall under which article of the Constitution? Or under which article of the Criminal Law? What is the specific meaning of “using superstition to undermine the implementation of law”?

In addition, I would also like to ask: What is superstition? Which theories and practical activities of Lifechanyuan belong to superstition?

After thinking about it, I do not think *The Funeral and Burial System of Lifechanyuan* is a superstitious activity. However, the *Lifechanyuan Scripture for Transcending the Souls of the Deceased*, which Lifechanyuan recites for Chanyuan Celestials who have passed away, is probably regarded as evidence of superstition. Yet I still feel that it is not. If the *Lifechanyuan Scripture for Transcending the Souls of the Deceased* is regarded as superstition, then the Chinese people’s activities during the Qingming Festival—visiting graves, burning paper offerings, and conducting ancestral memorial rites—would all be superstitious activities. In that case, most Chinese people would be “using superstition to undermine the implementation of law.” Why then are they not guilty?

It seems that what the public security authorities and the court refer to as superstition must be other theories and activities of Lifechanyuan. But exactly which theories and practical activities are considered superstitious content?

Furthermore, what superstition exactly has Lifechanyuan used? And which laws have been undermined by using superstition?

I sincerely hope that Zhou Celestials and guests who are familiar with law will provide analysis and help resolve my confusion. Thank you!

**June 16, 2026**

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Attached: Lifechanyuan Scripture for Transcending the Souls of the Deceased

**Xuefeng**

Preface

A human life is like a dream of Nanke. The moon has its waxing and waning, and people have joys and sorrows, meetings and partings. The Three Sovereigns returned to the underworld, and the Five Emperors passed into the Yellow Springs. Even with immense wealth, who can remain long in the mortal world? Even with lofty virtue and great prestige, who can stay forever in this world?

The three realms and the human world are but passing clouds. The physical body, though precious, eventually becomes dust. Whoever dies, there is no need for either joy or sorrow. This is the way of nature.

When a person dies, if his heart still has attachments or fears, his soul and spirit may linger for a long time at the place of death and refuse to leave. At such a time, please recite the *Lifechanyuan Scripture for Transcending the Souls of the Deceased* to comfort his soul, show his spirit the path, and help him set out on the road as soon as possible, so that he will not remain attached and miss his future journey.

Starting from the day of death, find a person of high virtue and respected standing to recite this scripture aloud three times a day—morning, noon, and evening—from a distance of nine meters away from the body. The words should be clear, the pace moderate, and the voice should carry neither sorrow nor joy. It should be like a conversation, like comfort, and also like a wise teacher pointing out the way through confusion. Continue this for three days.

All other matters shall be handled according to *The Funeral and Burial System of Lifechanyuan*.

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### The Scripture for Transcending the Souls of the Deceased

**XX Celestial, please listen carefully!**

Family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs—do not keep them in your heart. Relatives, friends, and neighbors are all at ease; please be reassured. Do not worry about entanglements and debts. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Please be at peace.

Heaven gives birth, heaven nurtures, and heaven shows mercy. Please do not remain troubled in your heart. All things are arranged by the Tao; everything has its destined order. Misfortune, blessing, longevity, and early death are determined by heaven. Please do not linger. Set out early on your journey. Do not hesitate, do not waver. Going to the Celestial Islands is the proper path.

**XX Celestial, please listen carefully!**

A human life is like a dream of Nanke. Even emperors and presidents cannot escape death. Billionaires are like floating duckweed. Gods and Buddhas come into the world without leaving traces. Ancient sages lie buried in the wilderness. Kings and nobles of past dynasties have vanished without a trace. How could an ordinary person hope to live forever and remain endlessly in this world?

Spring goes, autumn comes; autumn goes, winter comes. Flowers bloom and fade; grasses and trees also wither. A flower cannot remain beautiful for a hundred days; a person cannot live for a thousand years. Thousands of miles of barren graves bury white bones; ten thousand years of merits and faults all become floating clouds.

People have joys and sorrows, meetings and partings; the moon has its brightness and darkness, fullness and deficiency. Such things have never been perfect since ancient times. May you have no more attachments and set out on your journey as soon as possible!

**XX Celestial, please listen carefully!**

Worldly affairs are like seas changing into mulberry fields. Human feelings are like spring winds and autumn rains. Under heaven, people bustle and hurry, all for fame and all for gain. Even with vows as solemn as seas and mountains, in the end all becomes like peach blossoms smiling in the spring breeze. There is no banquet that never ends, and human affection rarely lasts forever.

On the Terrace of Gazing Homeward, people hurry by. On the Road to the Yellow Springs, crowds move like swarms. A true friend in life is hard to find; what remains are only shame and regret. Late spring is bleak like late autumn. The calling ospreys cry with lingering sorrow. Do not be sad, do not worry. The road ahead is long. Please set out early.

**XX Celestial, please listen carefully!**

All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows; like dew and like lightning. One should view them in this way. All forms are illusory. If one sees that all appearances are not appearances, then one sees the Tathagata.

Along the way, do not linger and forget to move forward. Do not covet flowers in a mirror or the moon in water. Do not be infatuated with beauty, palaces, or mansions. The five aggregates are empty; emptiness is form.

Do not go toward intense bright light. Do not run toward darkness. If you encounter fierce gods or evil spirits on the road, do not be afraid. If someone calls out behind you, do not turn your head. Fly as high as you can; run as far as you can. Wherever you hear faint and distant Chanyuan melodies, that is the place where your soul returns home.

**XX Celestial, please listen carefully!**

The Thousand-year World, the Ten-thousand-year World, and the Elysium World—especially the Celestial Islands Continent—are the celestial realms you have long dreamed of. No matter where your soul returns, as long as your faith is pure and single-minded,  you will receive the blessing of The Greatest Creator and the empowerment of gods and Buddhas.

Remember the realm of the Eight Nothings. Go forward with peace of mind. We shall eventually reunite in the Celestial Islands Continent.

Gate gate, paragate, parasamgate, bodhi svaha.

May The Greatest Creator protect and bless you!

May gods and Buddhas empower and support you!

May all spirits in every direction allow you to pass!

On behalf of all Chanyuan Celestials, I see you off and bid you farewell.

The road ahead is long. Please take good care.

Om mani padme hum.

Om mani padme hum.

Om mani padme hum.

**Year xxxx, Month x, Day x**