In Taoism Calendar, on different days or Festivals, different Deities will descend onto the Mortal Realm to provide the necessary blessings or perform the Salvation Tasks.
In here, I will provide the First Set of Days and the particular Deities that descend onto the Mortal Realm:
3rd Day & 9th Day of every Lunar Month (每月初三及初九日)
For Lunar 7th Month will be on the 11th Day (農曆巧月為十一日)
Lord Tai Yi of Salvation of Suffering Souls (太乙天尊下降日)
On these 2 Days (mentioned in Taoist Scripture: Tai Yi Jiu Ku Hu Shen Miao Jing 太乙救苦護身玅經), Lord Tai Yi aka Tai Yi Jiu Ku Tian Zun (太乙救苦天尊) will descend onto the Mortal World from the Eastern Palace Qing Hua aka Qing Hua Gong (東極青華宮) to perform his Salvation Tasks.
In Taoism, we will encourage the Taoists or Chinese to do chanting on Scriptures that dedicated to Lord Tai Yi to assist him in his Salvation Tasks and also, to call-upon him to salvage our passed-on Ancestors & Relatives or Friends, etc.
While doing the chanting, one self must be calm and at ease (if one self is not feeling well, do not do any chanting, etc), before the chanting, recite him Praise Incantation aka Bao Gao (寶誥), visualize a Taoist Priest wearing a Purple Robe (紫金相) sitting on a Nine Head Lion (九頭獅), Right Hand holding to a Stalk of Willow Leaf (右手楊柳枝), Left Hand holding on to a little Bowl containing water (左手清水盂) and the Whole Body giving out Purple & Green Bright Rays (法身紫青光).
By doing such visualization, one self is trying to get his attention and main a close connection with Lord Tai Yi.
For those who dont know how to do chanting on the Scriptures or Reciting on the Bao Gao, then just by Calling-upon the Official Title of Lord Tai Yi – Tai Yi Jiu Ku Tian Zun (太乙救苦天尊), Lord Tai Yi will be able to get your request and the passed-on-members in your Family will be salvaged and being lead to the Eastern Palace to enjoy the Eternal Joyous (長樂界).
PS: For those who are not trained in Visualization, then one self shall not perform the visualization, just look into the picture or a statue of Lord Tai Yi and do the chanting or reciting, Lord Tai Yi will still be able to get your request.
Best Days or Festival to do chanting & reciting, besides the 2 Days mentioned above will be during Qing Ming Festival, Seven Month Festival and End-of-Year.
Today, 14 April 2008, is the day that Lord Tai Yi descend into this Mortal Realm & the Nether World to perform the Salvation for the Suffering Mortals & Souls.
ReplyDeleteIf you wished to add on your blessings for the Sufferings, remember, from this moment onwards (upon seeing this posting), you can start to recite the Official Title of Lord Tai Yi, which is Tai Yi Jiu Ku Tian Zun (太乙救苦天尊) as many time as possible.
Once Lord Tai Yi and the other 10 Directional Lords got hear your reciting, they will appeared in the area of where you stayed to provide the Salvation for the Sufferings.
So what to offer to Lord Tai Yi?
Just simple Taoist Five Offerings or 1 set of 5 Oranges, 1 Plate of Fresh Flowers and 3 Cups of Chinese Tea.
After the offerings, placed the flowers in a basin of water and splashed the water around the area (outside your home), this is to allow the External Suffering Souls to get the blessing from Lord Tai Yi.