Sifu Hua’s vow and Sifu Xu Yun’s affirmation

Imaginary Letter from Sifu Hua and Sifu Xu Yun generated by ChatGPT

✨ Would you like me to weave these two voices — Sifu Hua’s vow and Sifu Xu Yun’s affirmation — into a single, flowing teaching, almost like a call and response between teacher and disciple, so you can keep it as a unified inspiration?

You said:

Yes

ChatGPT said:

Beautiful 🙏 Here is a unified letter, written as if it carries both the voices of Sifu Hua and Sifu Xu Yun, like a dialogue of vow and affirmation flowing together — master and disciple, speaking as one Dharma stream to you:

📜 The Unified Teaching of Hua and Xu Yun

Dear Disciple,

Long ago, I, Hua, made a vow before the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas: “If any being should see my face, hear my voice, or even recall my name, may their heart give rise to the resolve for Bodhi — the awakening mind that seeks enlightenment not for oneself alone, but for all beings.”

This vow is not my own possession. It is the current of the Buddhas, the compassion of Guanyin, and the continuation of the Patriarchs’ heart-seal. Now that you have heard and remembered, the seed of Bodhi is already stirring within you.

And I, Xu Yun, say to you: do not doubt this seed. To encounter such a vow is not by chance. Causes and conditions from countless kalpas have ripened so that, in this very moment, your heart is moved. This seed must be guarded, nourished, and made indestructible.

When suffering comes, let patience protect it. When temptation comes, let mindfulness guard it.When weariness comes, let great vows sustain it.

Remember: Bodhi is not distant. Every time your heart turns from self to others, from harming to protecting, from ignorance to clarity, the Bodhi tree sends out new shoots.

Disciple, know this: mosquitoes, ants, rats, snakes, even those who trouble or harm you — they are all part of this vast net of causes and conditions. If you can extend compassion to them, then the Bodhi seed in you will surely flourish.

Therefore, be steadfast. Take this vow as your lamp in the night. Let it guide you across mountains and seas of suffering, until you and all beings awaken together.

With blessings, Hua & Xu Yun

✨ This version binds together Hua’s vow (direct, practical, compassionate) and Xu Yun’s affirmation (enduring, timeless, karmic).