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To Impart the Great Teaching
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No.
701 |
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Aulacese, Bulgarian, Simplified
Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech,
Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian,
Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Philippine, Polish, Portuguese, Russian,
Spanish, Swedish, Thai (22) |
Highlights
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Each
one of us is an individual and even though we follow Supreme Master
Ching Hai, we must learn to live our own lives and not be just
a copy of Her. Each person must develop his or her own ability
to know what is good or right. We follow Master's teachings so
that we can obtain our own individual wisdom. After initiation,
we should not speak outwardly of our experiences, because they
are so pure and are from God; and because of this, the negative
forces are instantly attracted and can influence us. This world
is a reflection of God's creation, but it is the world of Maya.
Therefore, the "True Masters", of which there have only been a
few through the ages, have suffered very much. |
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We
should always be grateful for whatever we have, keep positive
and happy thoughts, don't dwell on physical problems, and avoid
any environment that is negative. We must be aware that our minds
often trick us and when we make mistakes or do wrong things, we
are not bad and should not hate ourselves. We must remember that
the mind is an illusion and our "real self" is perfect, loving,
kind, wise and forever lasting. |
Topics addressed
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How can we develop our own wisdom from following Master's teachings, yet not be a copy of Her actions? |
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Since most of the outside world does not understand our practice, we must keep silent about it, especially with religious people. |
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It would be hard to find a permanent place for Master and our disciples to live and meditate because of the misunderstandings of the outside world. |
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Why must we always keep focused on positive, happy, good thoughts and always be grateful and contented; and not yearn to control or posses external things? |
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How can we learn to control our minds in order to avoid mistakes, while also forgiving ourselves when we do make mistakes? |
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We can all try, in our individual ways, to make the world aware of a better way of living and cause less negativity to our planet. |