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What does Spiritual mean?
What does “Spiritual” mean to a child? Sifu: When you heard the words “spiritual reality” or “Spirits” when you were a child, what did you think of? Tim Pig: Magic. Michelle: Ghosts. JC: The essence of something: its soul. Simon: Some kind of power. Scott: I thought of angels. Sean Rat: The power that is…
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Emotion, Trust, and Freedom
The Heart Sutra is a test that teaches you how to become a bodhisattva or Buddha. It’s the true philosophy for learning Buddhism. Buddhism has many levels, some of which are called warm-ups. These are temporary-time Buddhist philosophies. It’s like when you have to trick a child into taking medicine. To trick them, you tell…
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Original Blindness
Life can be very clear if you understand the wisdom that life comes from cause and effect. Everything which happens surely has a cause. A wise person observes that reality, and understands the whole system of life; how life works. The key point is to use your observing power to observe your life and all…
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How to refuse
What are the true and fake values of life? To make the true value of life appear you have to learn to refuse all negative character traits. Your character comes from your intention, thinking, and action. These come from your heart. If you are aware of life in the wrong direction, your intention becomes like…
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The Gates to Eternity: Knowledge, Wisdom, and Will
Knowledge Before you can understand Will, you must remove the Blind Ego Habit of “I know” from your brain consciousness and start using wisdom with the awareness from your heart. If you live in this blind habit of “I know”, your mind is too lazy to stay sharp all the time. When your heart can…