White Sun - Saint and HumanWhat are the differences between Saints and Human Beings? Why some people can give so easily and why some people find it so hard to give? People do things for themselves, but Saints do things for human beings. How can we improve ourselves? Firstly is to learn how to give selflessly and never ask for anything in return. If you have decided to give financial help to someone really in need, you must
White Sun (Heaven and Earth)Heaven is everlasting, Earth is long enduring. The reason that Heaven and Earth are everlasting is that they do not live for themselves. Therefore they can long endure. The saints put themselves last, yet find themselves to be the first. They put body aside, yet the body exists. The hand that gives gathers. Selfless acts are from the heart and they have no ulterior motives. The value cannot be mea
White Sun (The Blind Man)There are a lot of natural phenomena, especially those that relate to our spirituality, of which we are ignorant or have very little understanding. However, it does not mean that they do not exist or are untrue. If we want to understand deeper into the nature of truth, we have to widen our horizon of realization and also elevate our scope of perception. Otherwise, our understanding of the world wi
White Sun - The MindRight understanding of the Truth is very important because it will lead to right thought. The right thought in our mind will lead to right action. We don't happen to do something without thinking about it. It must first be the thought in our mind before we go on to do it. If we happen to do something wrong, that, too, must derive from some wrong thought in our mind.
White Sun - Roots of SufferingsTo find happiness, one must know what are the roots of sufferings. Once the roots are identified, it is very important that the sooner they are eradicated, the sooner one will find happiness and joy in life. If a human being let hatred grow in his heart, he will become an evil spirit. If an evil spirit let hatred grow in his heart, he will become a demon. Therefore, shunning hatred is the beginnin
White Sun - Live a meaningful life.What is actually a meaningful life? Do we want to have just a successful career or a happy family? Can that be considered a meaningful life? Certainly we are here for a purpose and questions about life have been studied by philosophers, great writers and religious followers. Nobody can escape old age, sickness and finally death. Along the way, there are also a lot of other sufferings, physically a
White Sun - The New PathsThere is a saying, 'Heaven will not block our way. If one path comes to an end, we must search for another one.' As long as we don't deviate from our goals, then all roads lead to Rome. In other words, we can all return to the origin. Where is the origin and how to get there? No words can describe fully the beginning and the Truth. One has to taste it by himself in order to get the feel and a blin
White Sun - A Good Role ModelWhen a leader's conduct is righteous he does not have to give orders to make others follow him. However, if his personal conduct is not righteous, he may give orders but no one will follow him. Only when a person's actions are righteous will the world turn to him with recognition and compliance. In the process of cultivation it is important that our hearts and mouths are one, our words and actions
White Sun - Extraordinary PersonFrom a poor family comes a respectful son. From a troubled country comes a loyal official. Be in the world, but do not be tainted by it. We must recognize our direction in life and not be manipulated or misled by our environment. Let's learn to be the master of ourselves. Learn how to control our desires and emotions and do not let them control our hearts. Refine ourselves and become people with e
White Sun - FreedomWhat is truly freedom? Do not let fate determine your life but let life determine your fate. Although there is fate, do not be pinned down by destiny. A free person is not dominated by fate and the force of karma. Know how to free ourselves from the net of karma. Manage our destiny and be truly free. The main purpose of life is to seek the path to total freedom and end the cycle of birth and death
White Sun - The TrapTraps are usually designed to catch those easily misled into a belief that it was good for them. Alcohol, sex, wealth and anger are four great walls. Many men and women are trapped within them. Those who can jump over them are immortals. The world is full of traps specially baited to appeal to our weaknesses and deep rooted habits. How many can actually escape them and once trapped, nobody can hel
White Sun - The Inner StrengthEveryone has inner strength and potential to do great things in life. Under normal circumstances, we may be too weak to do certain thing because these inherent strengths are not forced to do so. Given a situation between life and death, we can do miracle. It is just amazing how strong our inner strength is when we have no joice but to fight back or run for our lives. When a cat is cornered by a do
White Sun - MotherThere is a saying: 'All parents are alike at heart.' In today's society, people can be very cold hearted and their conscience may have lost. The homes for old folks are full of mothers and fathers. Confucius said that if you just feed your parents, you do that to your pets too. There is no difference. Filial piety is the first of the eight virtues. If a person is not filial to his parents, then ev
White Sun - Human SensibilityHuman beings are sensible beings. Sensible means having or showing wisdom or common sense or that we do not simply follow something blindly without thinking about it. After listening to the description of a matter, we will contemplate on its Truth. We all have common sense but if the common sense is lost, then anything can happen. However, do not do things that can make us lose our common sense.
White Sun - The Greater and Lesser BeingsEveryone is born a human but every individual is different. There are wise people and there are people who do not even know when the sun is rising or what is right and what is wrong. It has nothing to do with money. Greater beings means a Saint, a Buddha, people of nobility and great virtues. Lesser beings are basically lay mortal beings. Some are born greater beings and some lesser beings. Why is
Health - Living with DiabetesDiabetes is the mother of all killer diseases and one cannot take it easy if he has it. A diabetic can live a normal life provided he knows how to take care. If diabetic is not careful then diabetes eventually can affect all the organs and systems of the body. Diabetes is progressive, causing no symptoms for the present but ticking like a time bomb.
Health - Diabetes the Silent KillerIf there is a sudden loss in weight and feeling hungry despite great appetite, you may have diabetes. Diabetes is the number one cause of blindness in the United States, the risk of heart attack is two to four times greater for those with diabetes and the risk of stroke is two to six times higher. There is also an increase risk of kidney disease, high blood pressure, infections, gangrene and other
Health - Exercise for better HealthHealth is wealth. If you can still walk, never be too late to walk. Daily exercise is needed as much as sleep, rest or proper nutrition. Exercise is better than medicine and once a doctor told me, if you are disciplined in your exercise, you may be successful in taking off your diabetic pills. With this statement, I exercise daily and now in good health with minimal medication.
White Sun - The Eight VirtuesTo be a better person, the eight virtues are very important. It is the Way of Man that man must know and practise it in his life. If a person is ignorant of the eight virtues, then he may make a lot of mistakes in life and find himself not living in peace and love. His look may not be pleasant and all he cares are most likely for himself and materialistic in life. Whereas if a person leads his lif
Life - The Ordinary PeopleA Saint is without desire, a Sage has very little desire, an ordinary person is full of desires and an ignorant person is overwhelmed with desires. What ordinary people enjoy are good health, rich food, fine clothing, beauty, and music etc. But after a hundred years if a person can live to is just like a dream even if he had enjoyed all the best in the world. Not a single penny he can bring along
White Sun - The SufferingLife is indeed suffering sooner or later. Happiness cannot last and suffering can be so painful and long until the last breath. There are sufferings from living, natural disasters and calamities, conditions of life, feeling etc. The list is very long but why must man suffer? We have to accept because this is life! Accept and live with the suffering and one will feel better in the heart.
White Sun - Filial PietyFilial piety is the most important virtue of the eight virtues. Heaven said, 'Without parents, there are no us; without Heaven, there is no earth.' Parents give us the body and Heaven gives us the soul. First be filial to our parents otherwise everything is false or with ulterior motive. The highest filial piety is to save our parents back to Heaven. The middle filial piety is to care, love and ta
White Sun - The BitternessA person's life always includes bitterness as well as happiness and it intermingles and manifests their presence throughout one's lifetime. Bitterness creates Buddhahood. The higher one climbs, the higher one falls. Happiness is illusive and temporary and it can disappear in a flash of light. Real happiness is not defined in terms of wealth, honor or fame. The richest man has his own sorrows. Happ
White Sun - Seeing BeyondThe naked eyes cannot see beyond, but the third eye may see all. The Third Eye is also called The Divine Eye or The Dot. It is the place where the True Self resides and it has to be opened in order to see. How to open this Third Eye? In the Temple of Tao of Heaven, the transmission of Tao is done by the ceremony of the fire and the holy spirit. It is to open the Third Eye and the True Self can be
White Sun - EmptinessWhat is actually emptiness? It is not easy to undersatnd emptiness. According to Tao, image is emptiness; emptiness is image. The void is neither an image nor emptiness. Existence is nothingness; nothingness is existence. Both existence and nothingness are of the same essence.
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