Deities and Faith
If problems return after a ritual against harmful people, must karmic creditors be involved?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Not necessarily. The other person may still be attacking, or other causes may exist. Recurrence alone cannot establish karmic creditors.
Dao Xuan said observation remains necessary after purification because others’ behaviour is beyond our control. I have also discussed recurring cases involving more than ordinary disputes, perhaps karma or creditors. But these were relatively uncommon in services then and require further understanding.
If an unusual reminder arises during a service, we investigate and explain what needs attention. Individual problems differ. Every difficulty cannot share one cause. Work responsibilities and needed adjustments in interaction remain.
Dao Xuan shared a ritual reminder to remain low-key and avoid momentary verbal satisfaction or excessive retaliation. Purification followed by continued confrontation and gossip may allow problems to return. I agree. Some matters need genuine thought and correction rather than repeated rituals without examining daily relationships.