Anniversary of the Revelation of
the Prayer to pray to the Creator to Xian Sheng
on 4th October 1976
一九七六年十月四日，是先生得到
拜天公经文的纪念日
Every
year, we celebrate this occasion on a grand scale to commemorate the Revelation
of the Prayer to pray to the Creator. We arrange the programme to feature Xian
Sheng’s teachings, performance by brothers and sisters and donation to the
charitable organizations. Brothers and sisters are encouraged to take leave
from work and invite their families, relatives and friends to attend our
celebration.
每年我们都会隆重的庆祝这项庆典，为了纪念先生得到拜天公经文的日子。我们安排了许多的节目以特显先生的教导，其中包括兄弟姐妹所呈献的表演节目以及禁食禁饮慈善捐款等。我们鼓励兄弟姐妹能够于当天休假及邀约亲朋戚友积极到来参与其盛。
How did Xian Sheng receive the Prayer to pray to the
Creator?
先生是如何得到拜天公的经文？
The
Prayer to pray to the Creator was first revealed to Xian Sheng during one of
his meditation sessions at his home in Kepong Baru on 4th October, 1976. The
prayer revealed to Xian Sheng was in Chinese characters and it was as though a
voice (internal consciousness) was narrating the Prayer word by word in
Cantonese. Being one educated in an English school all his life, he was
naturally at a loss as far as the Prayer in Chinese characters was concerned
and he uttered, “GOD! I don’t understand
Chinese”. However, Xian Sheng remembered
the narration in Cantonese and later with the help of his friends who were
Chinese scholars he was able to have the whole Prayer written down correctly to
form what is now our prayer.
于一九七六年十月四日，先生于甲洞卫星市的住家打坐时得到拜天公的经文。这首经文是以中文方体字呈现给先生，并以粤语（内的感觉）一字一字的念出。基于先生自小受英文教育，面对这么突然的际遇，很自然的喃喃以英语问道 “GOD! I don’t
understand Chinese” （中文译
“主！我不懂得中文”）。然而，每一个字的发音都深刻的印在先生的脑海中。随后在先生的几位谙中文的朋友协助下，才把整首经文正确无误的写下来，就是现今我们使用的经文了。
Why is 4th October so important to
us and why do we celebrate it?
为何十月四日如此重要以及为何我们要庆祝？
4th
October is to commemorate the day Xian Sheng received the Prayer. We use this
Prayer to pray to the Creator.
珍惜先生在此日得到拜天公的经文，让我们有一个机会以这首经文拜万物创造者。
Can we change the date?
这个庆典可否改期？
To
understand the importance of this day, we celebrate this occasion on the same
day every year. At the same time, 4th October is our spiritual new year, thus
if we change the date, the significance will be lost.
为了要让我们重视及明白此日的意义，我们会在每年十月四日那一天庆祝，同时也视此日为神圣新年。如果改期庆祝，就失去其意义了。
Why do we encourage people to wear white attire for
this celebration?
为何我们要身穿白色服装参加此庆典呢？
White
symbolizes purity, essence of unity and integrity. Wearing the same colour
serves to promote and project a united front and forms an identity for our
spiritual movement.
白色象征纯洁、团结、光明正大。身穿相同的颜色也能促进和显现团结的精神和我们神圣运动的特性。
When we arrive at the celebration venue, why must we
pray to the Creator?
当我们抵达庆典的场所，为何一定要拜天公？
We
pray at the celebration venue to show our gratitude to the Creator for
revealing the Prayer to Xian Sheng.
在现场拜天公，是为了感激天公于一九七六年十月四日让先生得到拜天公的经文。
