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What Unfairness?

People complain about unfair treatments because they feel entitled to fairness.

You can only be treated fairly when you are no longer bothered when it’s unfair.

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Think Less, Meditate More

Think less to declutter your mind.
Meditate more to expand its power.

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Respect For All

Respect your enemies, including demons, because they motivate you to cultivate and become a better person.

Respect your friends and supporters because respect is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the mark of wisdom.

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Respect For All (continued)

Respect yourself by not talking about others' faults. Others' faults are just yours: That's the mark of great compassion.

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How Do You Listen?

People get excited about what they hear. It’s because they love gossip.

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How Do You Listen? (continued)

I first look at the speaker: What Samadhi level he has, what are his qualifications on the subject. Then I look at the message to see if there are discrepancies with his credibility. That’s how you avoid wasting time on useless rumors and garbage.

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Winners and Losers

Have you noticed that inferior people are constantly looking for affirmation of their worth?

Superior people, in contrast, prefer to go unnoticed.

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Great Teachers

In our Mahayana tradition, teachers are great because they produce great students.

In my book, the Sixth Patriarch is definitely one of the greatest teachers. Investigate his teachings to understand great Mahayana teachings.

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A Great Knowing Advisor

My late teacher, Great Master XuanHua, set the standard for being a great teacher: to be willing to die (with no hesitation) for his students.

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A Great Knowing Advisor (continued)

This is a level that no one of my generation is able to deliver. We still have a lot to learn about kindness and compassion, unfortunately.

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Unconditional Love

When people talk about unconditional love, it no longer is because that love still needs a condition: To be approved or praised.

In fact, it's only after you are enlightened that you can love unconditionally.

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Be Brave

Dare doing the right things: Do not hesitate or analyze too much.

And be willing to pay the price: Isn't there a saying along the line "no good deed goes unpunished"?

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Walk the Walk

Inferior people only want to talk and understand (to prove that they're smart).

Wise people know better: they desperately want to (know how to) get out of the Wheel.

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True Giving

If you really want to make donations, you should give until it hurts.

That's the real purpose of the practice of giving: to give in order to get rid of your deep-seated stinginess.

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True Help

If you really want to really help others, you must take on their burden and suffering.

Otherwise, you're simply doing charity work or philanthropy.

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Why Me?

Ordinary people blame others for getting afflicted. For their entire lives, they are always the victims.

Wise people blame themselves for their own afflictions. That's how they can stop being victims.

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No Electric Car for Me

It's like sitting on a huge magnet. It might be okay for a short trip to the local grocery store but not on a few hours trip for me.

In fact, I don't even want electric cars parked in my own garage.

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Life is Wonderful

Worldly (and sophisticated) people find life beautiful (fine arts, engineering, plastic surgery, etc.)

Enlightened people find life wonderful (purity, true bliss and peace etc.)

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On Leadership

The inferior leader acts to minimize his losses and pains.

The great leader acts to minimize others' losses and sufferings.

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Why People Lie

I can understand why people need to lie to me: to steal my affection, admiration, money, vote, etc.

But if you repeatedly lie to me shamelessly, you need help: you are sick and should go see a therapist.