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Preface - My World in Solitude This book is entitled, Whispers of Solitude. The sub title is Mumbling of A Solitary Old Man This is my 151st book. I have walked the path of a cultivator for the past thirty years, practicing the Buddhadharma and holding countless Dharma Ceremonies. In propagating the True Buddha Tantric Dharma, I have wanted to preach the essence of the Tantric secrets and pass on the Dharma to those disciples who cultivate truthfully. My life have been intertwined with the development of the True Buddha School in the past. I have touched the deepest part of my inner world and expressed these spiritual states of Zen and Emptiness through my speeches and writings. My enlightened thoughts thus reverberate. After spending a good thirty years as a writer, it dawns on me that expressing the inner state of Enlightenment, hiding or exposing the True Reality of the Buddhadharma and principles at will through the written and verbal language is something I can keep writing about. I can continue writing or speaking about truth till god knows how old but this pattern of my life may risk falling into a stereotype. Thus, I want to adopt a completely new kind of lifestyle, leaving behind the practical realities of modern living. I want to spend time living in solitude away from my family and disciples so that I can formulate my own thoughts and feelings. I have thought of living in complete seclusion, all alone by myself without any attendants. I want a life just between me and my heart. This way, I can envision a new state of being and aesthetics. This way of life thus has its merits. Thus, I attempt to carve a life completely strange and new to me, living on an island at the remotest ends of the world, immersing myself with the forest, the sky and the ocean. This symbolizes a life transformed from a focal point to all directions, and once expanded, slowly returned to a state of focus again. The reasons I want to live in seclusion are:
My world in solitude is unpretentious and natural. This old man has chosen a non-realistic way of life and thus changes my impressions, transforming my mental landscape towards the aesthetic. I have submerged completely in a spiritual inner life that goes beyond words. What I write may not necessarily incline towards the religious, the literal or the philosophical nature. It arises naturally, without exaggeration and distortion. I hope the readers can capture the words of this book with their inner eyes, rather than plain reading with their physical eyes. I feel that my writings should change with my new life. I must part with the past and drop all that I once treasured and loved. Think about it. When a man reaches the end of his journey on earth, he must too leave behind everything regardless. There is no attachment and struggle. Only improvement. This world of solitude shines like a beacon of light from deep within.
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