He (Huệ Bửu) said it’s only him who can explain Maitreya Buddha’s sutra, “secretly,” in some secret detail; then he is the real Maitreya Buddha. He means himself, if he ever explains that sutra – meaning he would twist and turn it just like how he did with the Flower Adornment Sutra, to suit his own purpose. “This is a great sin! You can’t alter the sutra just to suit your own fame and gain” – that’s what the Cao Đài Saint told me. […]
Any medium could not declare that he’s a Buddha, just because he transmits some teaching from the Buddha for example – if the Buddha wants to use his body. But the medium has to be pure and a complete vegan. The Saints said: “He cannot eat chicken and drink alcohol” like that. He does; whenever he wants, he eats animal-people meat and drinks wine. In our Association, all the members are vegan and don’t drink alcohol, don’t steal, don’t tell lies, but he does all that. And who knows if he is still a virgin as he claims? Because the medium for Cao Đài-ism has to be a virgin. But who knows if he is still a virgin? Let me ask the Saints here if he is. Oh, “not even that.” […]
Lying is the worst sin. In Buddhism also, if you lie that you are a Buddha or you have attained complete enlightenment, that’s the greatest lie. You will go to the relentless hell forever. If he really studied Buddhism, he should know that. And if he’s really a sincere practitioner of Cao Đài-ism, he should know that. Because the Cao Đài Saints teach all of Their followers all these principles, similar to Buddhism. […]
