This is a book of teachings about the secular world. What are teachings about the secular world? They are in fact methods specially designed to pursue "family happiness", "good health", "good fortune", "filial sons and daughters", "removal of misfortune" and so on.

In the past, I, Living Buddha Lian Shen, once practised geomancy for other people. I found that many people's houses were ominously located. I couldn't help sighing to myself: "What a shame! What a pity! Poor creatures! How can they live in a house like that!".

As I have great compassion for all sentient beings, I have written an introductory book on geomancy The Land Spirits of Your House - Teach Yourself Geomancy. Here in this book, I explain in great detail in the easiest language the most profound secrets in geomancy.

I hold the opinion that to do anything in the secular world, we need to have three essential factors which are as follows:

Innate elements: one's born destiny, conditions and opportunity that are prearranged.

Geographic conditions: aid from the geographic features of one's house and environment.

Human effort: one's effort after birth, human factors, good relationship with other people.

These three essential factors constitute the three major elements. But among these, the importance of "geographic conditions" is obvious, for it is difficult to alter one's "innate elements" and besides "human efforts" require people's efforts after birth.

Only "geographic conditions" are easy to change, so that geomancy is a wonderful way to turn failure into success.

The so-called "geographic conditions" are very useful even in supraworldly practices. In ancient times, the celestials would usually find a "famous mountain and a renowned cave" for their cultivation, a place where "the land spirit is outstanding". For the same reason, the Esoteric practitioners would also prefer caves where land spirits are active.