21.Preaching, in and of itself, cannot reach its goal; it also needs the corresponding program as its supplement.
22.Man falls into five categories:
1)Ignorant persons are driven by instincts
2)Laities are driven by desires
3)Mortals are driven by sentiment
4)Sages are driven by rationality
5)Saints are driven by spiritual senses and saints are celestial
23.Man has six senses: visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory (taste), tactile, and spiritual.
24.The sum of positive and negative energy in universe is always zero, therefore what everyone pays is always equal to what they gain.
25、Life is a short journey of LIFE in the human world.
26.All the preaching and orders that make people happy, joyous, free, and blessed are moral, all of those that prevent them are the opposite.
27.Man should pursue three great treasures in life:
1.Spiritual wealth
2.Intellectual or ideological wealth
3.Material wealth
None of the three great treasures is dispensable. A life without any one of them will be imperfect.
28.Man lives to pursue happiness, joy, freedom, and blessings. All of our activities are centered on this goal. If we ignore this goal of the existence of life, we will be putting the cart before the horse, whether it is studying for a doctorate’s degree, marrying to found a family, establishing a company, pursuing of an official career for more money, or self-cultivation. Pursue happiness, freedom, and pleasure, and fully enjoy all your blessings along your journey through life, and hence love life, love being, love nature, and feel gratitude – this is the moral of being a person and also the major value and significance of life.
29.The highest realm of life is to read extensively, have the world in mind, cure severe illness, make vigorous effort to improve situations, benefit people, and help to create a paradise where all people will live harmoniously with each other. The highest realm of LIFE is to self-improve and self-refine, release souls of people from purgatory, become a Celestial Being and achieve Buddhahood, and realize Supreme Authentic Wisdom.
30.The easiest habit to form and the easiest to ignore, but the most harmful to life and LIFE is the habit of accepting favor and forgetting to feel gratitude.
31.That which is most easily obtained is the most precious. We must be very clear-headed that what comes by easily is very precious. We should not think that what we have gained easily is of little value. Rather, that which is most readily available is most precious. We should regard them as favors from the Greatest Creator and we should take this principle as the valuable book of life.
32.The eight (8) secrets of life are:
1)The more one pays, the more they gain；
2)The uglier one’s soul is, the more painful they feels；
3)The more perfect one’s LIFE’s structure is, the more beautiful their appearance will be；
4)The more words that are given, the greater the loss will be；
5)The more beautiful one’s soul is, the brighter their future will be；
6)The more one is possessed , the more trouble they will suffer；
7)The stronger one’s self-persistence remains, the further one will be from Tao；
8)The more willing one is to pursue shortcuts, the longer their journey will be
33.The eight (8) mysteries of life are:
1)Ask for the Greatest Creator at a critical moment
2)Say ”No!” to avoid disaster
3)Sensation is more reliable than wisdom
4)Capture stimulation from information the first time it is offered
5)Confession can release karma
6)Obtain truth and Tao from the evasive and elusive
7)Enter the Spiritual pure land and unite with Tao
8)Dialogue with the Greatest Creator directly by reading the books without words often.
34.The Greatest Creator is the primary productive force.
35.Live for happiness, joy, freedom, and blessing, but not for doctrine, truth, state, political party, organization, religion, or family.
36.The eighteen causes of life’s suffering are:
- Incorrect values of life, LIFE, and the universe
- Selfishness
- Greed
- Laziness
- Jealousy
- Complaining and resentment
- Comparing
- Undue ambition for victory and struggle
- Arrogance and insolence
- Dependent
- Infatuated and poisoned love
- Possession and occupation
- Contention for fame and gain
- Attachment
- Ambition to transform and control other people
- Deviation from Tao of nature
- Transgression of laws and disciplines
- Consciousness of marriage, family, nationality, state, political party, religion, and organization.
37.Mankind’s present is caused by his past and everyone’s present is caused by their past. The Tao of heaven is justice. Therefor, stop blaming heaven and earth, and stop complaining about society, other people, and the government.
38.To create happiness for mankind and individuals, you must rely on the Greatest Creator as well as on yourself.
39.The purpose of creation is to please and serve the creator. Therefore，man is supposed to do this also.
40.From God’s perspective, people are ignorant；from Buddha’s perspective, people are evil；from Celestial Beings’ perspectives, people are short-sighted and stupid；from mankind’s own perspective, people are both good and evil but wise；from animals’ perspectives, people are inconceivable and horrible；from plants’ perspectives, people are wonderful and great.
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