The Ultimate Realm

第三節　和力論 　　1. The above-mentioned e-tropons (matter) and harmonons (spirit) constituting the universal substance that is a oneness with dual function, is the origin of all types of force. Such forces may belong to the natural phenomena of matter, or to the self-awareness of spirit. In brief they are all the effects of e-tropons and harmonons…

第二節　和子論 　　1. “Harmonons” are another ultimate constituent of matter in the cosmos. These prime constituents pervade through all space. In the human body they are what Taoists call “spirit-nature”. They are what Buddhists call “Alaya consciousness”, and what Christians and Muslims call the “soul”. In animals they are life; in plants and minerals they are…

第一節　電子論 　　1. What are the ultimate constituents of matter in the cosmos? They are e-tropons. (Somewhat like the particles discovered and referred to by nuclear chemistry, this refers to the smallest units within matter, which cannot be broken down by ordinary chemical reactions.) But e-tropons can only aggregate into matter of various configurations of fineness;…

第一章　宇宙之本體 　　What ultimately constitutes the substance of this great universe? Whence originate the basic laws of motion in the cosmos? These are questions for science and philosophy, but they are also questions for religion. 　　大宇宙本體之最終成分如何？宇宙動力之基本則律何所自來？此科學哲學上之問題，亦即宗教上之問題也。

《第二部》物質之自然觀

《第一部》緒論 　　While this world plunges into turmoil unlike anything seen before, and humanity suffers through the throes of imminent calamity, any one of us being whisked by airplane from the Eastern to the Western Hemisphere may take a bird’s eye view over any place the sun shines, and the humans grouped there will undoubtedly display…

教義獻言 　　The Ultimate Realm took shape in the winter of 1942, and its first draft was completed in Hsu-huang [Majestic Emptiness] Cave (虛皇古洞) beneath White Cloud Peak, at a place called Da-shang-fang (大上方) on China’s sacred Hua Mountain. The way it came to be written is described in this book’s “Overview”. 　　新境界一書，孕育於民國三十一年壬午之冬，草成於西嶽華山大上方白雲峰下虛皇古洞，其中經過，誠如本書緒論內敘述： 　　“Five days before…

李母劉太夫人紀念文 　　Master Lee Yü-chieh, known to some as the venerable Han-ching [Vessel of Stillness], was godsent to live among men as the First-Appointed Master Emissary of our religion. Having lost his father at an early age, he received a strict upbringing from his mother, Lady Liu, whose innate wisdom inclined her devotedly toward the Way.…

　　The Ultimate Realm is one of the most remarkable religious texts that I have ever encountered. While it is securely anchored in the Chinese past, it also soars confidently toward the future. I am not personally acquainted with any of the leading figures in T’ienti Chiao (“Lord of Universe Church”, more literally, “Doctrine/ Teachings of…

Chün-fang YuProfessor, Department of ReligionRutgers University 　　This is the English version of The Ultimate Realm: Teachings of the Lord of Universe Church, the most important scripture of the T’ienti Chiao(天帝教) (translated as T’ienti Teachings or Lord of Universe Church in this text). T’ienti Chiao is one of the fastest growing new religions in Taiwan today.…