Venerable Master Hsuan Hua instructs: Our resolve should be like the evergreen that endures the winters and summers.
The sights, sounds, and experiences at the City certify to the truths of the holy scriptures:
SUTRA:
WHEN I SEE A FRUIT,
I VOW THAT LIVING BEINGS
WILL ATTAIN THE MOST SUPREME DHARMA,
AND CERTIFY TO THE WAY OF BODHI.
SUTRA:
WHEN I SEE A BLOSSOMING TREE,
I VOW THAT LIVING BEINGS
WILL ATTAIN ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A FLOWER,
AND BE REPLETE WITH THE THIRTY-TWO MARKS.
SUTRA:
WHEN I SEE A STRAIGHT ROAD,
I VOW THAT LIVING BEINGS
WILL BECOME PROPER AND STRAIGHT IN THEIR MINDS, AND BE WITHOUT FLATTERY OR DECEIT.
