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Arrogance Invites Adversity, While Humility Gains Benefits Five Accounts Of Virtuous People Humility enables us to preserve our good rewards. Without it, we will lose what we have accumulated and all of our efforts will have been in vain. We need to rely on humility for it enables us to preserve our goodness. The Diamond Read More …
In the early 1900s, the Chinese government abolished Chinese classics education. At the time, many wise and virtuous people felt deep sadness. The bad seeds that were planted then are now bearing fruit. If even after we have tasted the bad fruits we are still not awakened, then we are lost. This way of thinking Read More …
Understanding Goodness (continued) The Avatamsaka Sutra provides a very good example of nurturing people. We see Sudhana, who as a student had 53 good spiritual teachers. Although he was young, he is to be considered as our elder, a senior in high standing. His virtues, merits and knowledge are truly deserving of respect. We can Read More …
Understanding Goodness (continued) Another example is of Quan Zhongli, an immortal of the Han dynasty, who was teaching his student, Lu Dongbin, the art of transforming iron into gold. They would use it to help the poor. Dongbin asked his teacher if the gold would ever change back to iron. Zhongli said: “after five hundred Read More …