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2024年12月21日, 週六

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‘Death’ is not to be feared. At the time of death, we only fear that we have not learnt our lessons. (Originally In Chinese)
‘Fearlessness’ means ignoring the extent of our fear, our fearful minds and cowardly areas, and just doing whatever we need to do. (Originally in Chinese)
A few obstacles are good for us. They gives us the incentive to strive our willpower will thus grow stronger and our determination to seek the Truth will also become firmer. (Originally in Chinese)
A great being is one who has the demeanor, attainment, ability and wisdom to understand and realize things and reasons, and one who has the noble ideal of seeking liberation from birth and death, understanding the laws of the universe, and attaining the great wisdom and the Truth. Such is a great being. (Originally In Chinese)
A humble heart is an empty heart – no obstacles, no ego, no arrogance, having no place to rely on. Only when it is empty, can it accept the precious things that a filled heart cannot contain. (Originally In Chinese)
A man who grows above the physical level is a monk. (Originally In English)
A perfect person knows his good points and shortcomings. He subdues the shortcomings, puts them aside or controls them properly, to be used only when necessary. The good points he will continue to develop, to benefit others and himself. Such is a perfect person. (Originally In Chinese)
A person practices spiritually when God wants him to. It is not because we have many talents, or we have written or said a lot that someone comes to join us in practice. If a person has an affinity for us, or if God decides that that person should practice the Quan Yin Method, God will use our speech, our behavior and our thoughts to influence that person.
A spiritual practitioner searches not for the outer, but the inner serenity. Only by rising above the external influences and letting go of everything, can one obtain true liberation. (Originally In Chinese)
A true love is to warn and to help people to be enlightened and stay away from wrong things. It is not to protect them from the bad consequences of their actions.
Actually, enlightenment comes by practice and in dealing with other people. (Originally In English)
Actually, our thinking is very important. We should take care that our thinking is always good, because thinking is the material for the physical appearance of all things in this universe. If it is too strong, it will materialize right away. If it is not strong enough, it will take some time to materialize. (Originally In English)
Actually, there is no birth. There are no souls residing anywhere. We are always free. (Originally In English)
Advanced methods of spiritual practice are always very simple. Because they are so ordinary and simple, people could not understand them. People are used to complicated systems.
After changing ourselves, we still have the karma, but it is as if we don’t have any. It is because our power is tremendous, our patience strong and our faith very firm no one can shake us. (Originally In Chinese)
After we join the practice of the Quan Yin Method, we have only one common language. It becomes very easy for us to communicate because we share the same ideal and the same spirit of serving and offering to others. (Originally in Chinese)
After we know all the secrets of the universe, after we possess all the treasures of the heavens, we desire nothing anymore. We become happy within ourselves whatever comes, comes. We become like a child. We do not desire and the desires of this world will not burn our hearts any longer, will not have anymore control over us. That is the advantage of becoming enlightened. (Originally In English)
After we meditate, we know that nothing is so important, and we just feel happy and blissful. (Originally In English)
After we organize ourselves, we will be able to help others. (Originally In Chinese)
After we practice the Quan Yin Method, we are plugged into our consciousness power again; we change our brain cells, even all the cells in the body. We change everything day by day, refining and refining it until it becomes pure knowledge, until it becomes pure love, wisdom. Nothing else.
All is created by the heart. If our hearts do not change, the world will not change. Don’t wait for someone else to save the world with miraculous power; a change of heart will save the world.
All the agony, joy, wrath, sorrow and happiness are caused by habits. Therefore, we must see through this point! Nothing is really good, and nothing is really agonizing. We are only bound by our habits. (Originally In Chinese)
All the suffering will end the moment we know our True Selves. Even though we sometimes still feel affected by the suffering of other people, we ourselves do not feel such a deep suffering like before enlightenment.
Always rely on yourself, be really frank, and practice diligently, in order to be liberated from this suffering ocean, to understand better the universe and yourself.
Always try to live our life with the most fulfilling program. Never idle your lifetime. Just do everything you want. Try to learn new things. Be outgoing. Be social. Be friendly be loving to all the people and learn everything from each other. There is no need to sit there and feel miserable about your life, about your misfortune. There is no such misfortune in this life. (Originally In English)
And whatever job we do, we have to do it wholeheartedly. Moreover, we still have to help our fellow beings in whatever way we can, make them happy, make them feel loved. (Originally in English)
Any ideal which is illogical, too complicated, too troublesome and benefits no one should not be carried out.
Anyone who is enlightened is the embodiment of the scriptures; they understand any scripture thoroughly and correctly. (Originally in English)
Anyone who is not able to impart you immediate Light or Sound is not a real master. (Originally In English)
Anytime we are required to work, let us coordinate the work. Then, we will feel ourselves progressing in our spiritual life, and we will be more humble and tolerant. The more we work and contribute, the faster we will progress. There is no need for anyone to praise us, we know it ourselves.
Anytime we think negatively about someone we lose some of our Self, we lose some of the light, we lose some of the heavenly happiness that normally belongs to us. (Originally In English)
Apart from meditation, there are no other ways to break through our preconceptions. (Originally In Chinese)
As practitioners, sometimes we are tested, and we will be tested very severely, mentally, internally, so that we become more and more humble, more and more egoless, so that we can endure hardships better, so that the God power can integrate within us better without any interference, without any obstructions. (Originally In English)
As soon as you become centered within yourself, love will flow. Then you will forget the anger. You will think it is a small matter and it’s easy to love the neighbor or love the enemy. (Originally In English)
As spiritual practitioners, we need to be cautious and distinguish facts from non-facts clearly. If we really do not understand, then we should refrain from thinking too much. Possibly we will understand a few days later. (Originally in Chinese)
As we practice we should put ourselves as well as others at ease.
At all times and in every situation, we always have the Master power we just don’t use it. We give into the situations, we surrender to difficulties, and then we’re in trouble. Never. Never. Never. There’s always an alternative and with patience, we will know. (Originally In English)
Be happy with whatever you have. Otherwise, God takes everything away. (Originally In English)
Before we become a fully enlightened being, we must first become human. After we have become a good human, then we will become a fully enlightened being.
Before we have attained a very high level in our spiritual practice, we always have many expectations. We think that only when Master touches our heads and looks at us in our eyes for hours will we receive real blessing? No, it is not so! Master needs not do these things. But, sometimes I do so in order to satisfy the mundane longing in your hearts.
Being scolded by people is being praised by them!
Being spiritual practitioners, we must aspire to seek great wisdom we must be able to do, understand, and realize everything. However, there is a higher level or superior quality called ‘love’. We will dry and shrivel up if we only have wisdom but no love. (Originally In Chinese)
Being spiritual practitioners, we should repent even more gravely if we have failed to use our wisdom. (Originally In Chinese)
But still, despite all this obstruction and ungratefulness of mankind, we continue to do good. We still continue to improve ourselves to do what is right, because it is right, because it is the challenge of this world that we always keep the way of God, we always keep the commandments of conscience. That’s how we rise above all differences, all the praise and the blame to be a noble being. (Originally In English)
By strong will, good habits, association with good people, you quit a lot of bad habits. (Originally In English)
Cleanliness is a kind of giving charity because it gives surrounding people a pleasant feeling.
Comforts really bind us. (Originally In English)