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Holy Teacher, Ji-Gong Living Buddha
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Holy Teacher, Ji-Gong Living Buddha |
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Why should one with a kind heart still receive Tao? For those who are good Yuan-zi, they should be eager to receive Tao and to practice Tao once they know about It. The good will always care about the salvation of other people and the social morality. Nowadays, morality has been severely eroded and human carries more evil and selfish thoughts. These wicked thoughts and deeds will bring upon punishments in the forms of destructions. Those who worry about this trend endeavor to find ways to bring salvation to others. Thus once Tao is available to all, they should be joyous about this opportunity and would put every effort into spreading Tao. Most significantly, those who received Tao can transcend the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, and return to God's kingdom. Thus, one is forever exempt from sufferings brought about by the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, and judgment rendered by the Judge of the Underworld. If one has a kind heart but has not received Tao, one remains merely as a good person in a sinful world. The only reward to such person is to have a good life after he is reborn. However, the reward in the form of a good life will run out someday. Upon the termination of the reward, good persons still face uncertain endings. For those who received Tao from the Enlightened Teacher with Tien-Ming, they transcend the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth and enjoy eternal reward. The latter is far superior to the former. Confucius
once said, "A fence sitter is a thief of virtues." Confucius
also said "One who awaked to Tao in the morning will not have any
regret even if he dies in the same night." If one ponders over these
two sayings, the distinction between just being a good person and receiving
Tao becomes obvious. |
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