There are many practices that corrupt masters use to dupe their followers. Saying that he or she can transfer part of his or her lifespan is one of them. We must all rely on our own cultivation and practice, and not expect such from others.
Erroneous View #81: THE VIEW THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR A MASTER TO TRANSFER PART OF HIS LIFESPAN TO HIS DISCIPLE
This is a common heretical view. Based on this view, a master tells his disciple that he practiced a dharma and thereby transferred part of his lifespan to the disciple or to a certain family member of the disciple. He tells the disciple that the disciple or the disciple’s family member is still alive as a result of that. He goes on to say that he has now taken on the negative karma of the disciple or the disciple’s family member. Saying such words is wrong and untenable. If a master wants to transfer part of his lifespan to a disciple, he may wish to do that. However, this is just his wish and has nothing to do with whether the transference is successful or not. He should not reveal this wish to his disciple because this is part of the master’s cultivation. In reality, it is very difficult for such transference to succeed due to the law of cause and effect. The master should teach the disciple to transform his own lifespan through cultivating himself. A master, disciple, or anyone else who thinks that a master may transfer part of his lifespan to a disciple is harboring an erroneous view.
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