Part one - talks by Venerable Master Hsuan Hua Vajra Treasury Bodhisattvas protect anyone who recites this mantra and uses it as a practice 1. Explaining the Shurangama Mantra with my blood, with my sincerity 2 We can help to aid in curing the universe of its violence and ills if we recite the Shurangama Mantra 2. Recite the Shurangama Mantra to Help the Universe 8 If just one person knows how to recite the Shurangama Mantra, this world will not become extinct. 3. Magical Words that Avert Doomsday 11 What is sincerity? No doubts. 4. Insincerity Means Ineffectiveness 14 Someone who studies the Shurangama Mantra is a transformation of the Buddha. 5. Set a Goal to Recite the Shurangama Mantra for the World 17 If you are focused intently upon cultivation of the Shurangama Mantra, you will certainly realize the Shurangama Samadhi. 6. Sincerely Practice the Shurangama Mantra 21 If you master the Shurangama Mantra, the gods will not dare to counter you. 7. Someone who Studies the Shurangama Mantra is a Transformation of the Buddha 25 The Shurangama Mantra is a wonderful Dharma that is difficult to encounter in billions of eons. 8. You Acquire it Only Because of Great Virtue and Great Goodness 27 The Shurangama Mantra has a profound effect on the flourishing or decaying of the Buddhadharma as a whole. 9. The Proper Dharma Exists in the Presence of the Shurangama Mantra 32 All Buddhas of the ten directions are born from the Shurangama Mantra. 10. Earnestly Recite to Acquire Wonderful Samadhi 38 Being able to recite the Shurangama Mantra, we are helping living beings. 11. A Symbol of the Proper Dharma -- the Shurangama Mantra 43 The offense will be eliminated because we recite the Shurangama Mantra. 12. Uphold the Precepts, Cultivate Samadhi, and Wisdom will Unfold 49 Part two - Records of Miracles Related to the Shurangama Mantra 1. The Shurangama Mantra Rescued Me By Gwo Lan 54 2. Recite the Shurangama Mantra and Develop Great Wisdom By Bhikshuni Heng Jhuang 61 3. Recite the Shurangama Mantra to Stay Far Away from Evil Dharmas By Gwo Qiang Yang 66 4. A Peaceful Mind By Mei Hua Tan 70 5. A Response from the Shurangama Mantra By Xuangfa Wang 72 6. Collecting Resources by Reciting the Shurangama Mantra By Zhaoli Chen 75 7. During the Decline of Dharma, Everyone Should Memorize the Shurangama Mantra Well By Gwo Zheng Xie 79 8. The Start of a New Life By Gwo Chang 90 9. Adversities Become Auspiciousness with the Sincere Recitation of the Mantra By Gwo Jyun Jiang 97 10. Recite The Shurangama Mantra To Save The World By Guo-Xiang 109 11. If You Sincerely Wish to Be Good, Do Not Be Afraid when Demons Come to Test You By Teow Chuan Lim 113 12. She Recited The Shurangama Mantra Seeking ToBecome a nun By Bhikshuni Heng Shen 121 13. Our Genuine Home Is Right Here By Huo Zhao Pan 123 14. Shurangama Mantra : How profound Its merit ! By Bhikshuni Heng Mao 126 15. Learning to recite the Shurangama Mantra By Rich Sloger 132 Part three - Q&A 142 A Biographical Sketch of The Venerable Master Hsuan Hua 155
