Selfishness is the Stumbling Block to Heaven
Xuefeng
(Translated by Conglong and Edited by Joel)
You can feel the vastness of the universe when you have a selfless mind but you have much worry when you are selfish. “The Sage puts himself last and finds himself in the foremost place”, but the laity put themselves first, and find death.
I often observe the people around me showing expressions of worry, anger, restlessness, anxiety, discontent, jealousy, hate, depression, pessimism, and the like. They are very hard to please. The root cause of the above emotions is selfishness.
In heaven, nobody is selfish. That is why heaven is a place with peace, harmony, and happiness.
I have established a transit station leading the way to heaven called the Second Home of Lifechanyuan. One of my objectives is to eliminate the selfishness in human nature. In the traditional lifestyle, it is very difficult to remove selfishness. For example, anyone who is married and has a family is selfish because they must be, while in the Second Home, I first ask Chanyuan celestials to dissolve their marriages and families and to give up their personal property. Moreover, the management style of the Second Home is paradise management. There is no power, position, fame, or wealth to chase after. Nobody attaches to anyone and there is no special relationship between any two people. Nobody worries for such basic needs as food, accommodations, clothes, and transportation, or about how to deal with illness, aging, and death, so there is no fertile soil for the “selfish seed” to grow. The only things people will focus on are self-cultivation and spiritual growth, entertaining and playing games, exhibiting one’s sincerity, kindness, and beauty, and focusing on purifying their souls, repaying their debts, and accumulating merits. In other words, in the traditional life mode, one is likely to fall to a lower level of life space while in the new life mode, one can only rise toward heaven.
Does this mean that all celestials living in the Second Home are selfless? No, some are selfish. Continuous cultivation of one’s soul garden is still needed to change old thoughts and philosophies and to change the habits that they formed in their traditional lifestyle. If a celestial is too slow to follow new values and is often selfish, there is an elimination mechanism in the Second Home. He or she will eventually be eliminated, either by themselves, or by the new life program.
One who is selfless is not able to survive in the traditional lifestyle with marriage and family, while one who is selfish is not able to survive in the Second Home.
It is a fact that the teachings of Jesus, Buddha Sakyamuni, Lao Tzu, and all other sages in history tell us to eradicate selfishness. However, if there is no corresponding program or environment, it is very difficult for people to become selfless. The Second Home of Lifechanyuan is such a program where the teachings of saints and sages are completely implemented.
Selfishness is the stumbling block to heaven. In fact, it is also the stumbling block to a beautiful life. A selfish man will never enjoy a truely happy and free life.
Why are you angry?
Why do you want to commit bribery or accept bribes?
Why are you pessimistic and negative?
Why do you want to open a company to do business?
Why are you isolated and why do you not like the collective life?
Why are you jealous and discontented?
Why do you love money, position, and fame?
Why do you want to marry, possess someone, and be wealthy?
Why do you want to fight or rob from other people?
Why are you always upset and hard to please?
Why do you feel your life is not satisfying, unsettled, and painful?
Why do you want to take revenge, why do you worry, and why are you not happy?
Why do you always gossip, complain and speak ill of people behind their backs?
The answer to all these questions is, “Because You Are Selfish”. Is that not so?
The more selfish one is, the more troubles and miseries they will face. Tao sends selfish people to hell.
The more selfless one is, the greater their life will be and the higher their likelihood of going to heaven. Tao will help one realize their dream of reaching paradise.
Written by Xuefeng on April 03, 2011
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