| The physical body of Man would be spoiled sooner | | | | fruits, man practises with virtues. But Heaven |
| or later. If one does not die now, one would die | | | | said, these will not produce fruits. Acting in the |
| later. If one is alive now, it is not sure that he can | | | | manner showing others that one is indeed |
| live later. Don't take the exterior (physical things) | | | | virtuous, is not going to prove that one is |
| too seriously, the most important is that he must | | | | virtuous. For deeds done with a purpose to gain, |
| make good use of his vitality, time and the | | | | one will definitely not gain. Virtuous deeds are |
| splendour of his youth in the right manner. During | | | | practices put into action. It begins from the depth |
| this span of time, do something that you consider | | | | of the heart. Feeling the necessity to practise for |
| to be the best, do it really well, soon you will have | | | | the benefits of all, it extends from internal. The |
| abundant treasures in Heaven.Think carefully | | | | feeling is a feeling of joy as one performs the |
| about this human world, nothing really matters. All | | | | task, but not a feeling of personal gain. Then, this |
| vexations are seeked by oneself. Have them | | | | is indeed a virtuous deed and the person who |
| cleared up, removed, dissolved and digested | | | | practises this is indeed a virtuous person.In the |
| slowly. People have sufferings and vexations. We | | | | journey of life, if one is given jewel, gold, the |
| all have worries and sadness which must be | | | | whole world, but one does not know the meaning |
| transformed and dissolved by ourselves. Calm | | | | of life, then layers and layers of dust will cover his |
| down and look around how this world is busy for | | | | true nature. Sow good seeds and reap good fruits |
| living. In a glance, life vanishes. How sad! We must | | | | and not sow bad seeds and reap bad fruits. To |
| grasp this life. Don't hinder oneself, but do cultivate | | | | build a castle, one must not build it in the air. Be |
| well, says Heaven.Talking about reflection of life, it | | | | aware of the necessity required to build a strong |
| is like a passing thing, passes like the mist and | | | | and everlasting castle. Do not think of our own |
| clouds to the eyes, so fast, and without one | | | | suffering as a great thing. There are many who |
| realizing it. Therefore, life is only a short span and | | | | suffer without a word.In the teachings of Tao of |
| it is only one part of our long journeys. Know that | | | | Heaven, if a person knows how to walk the |
| birth is the beginning of sufferings. Recognize it, | | | | journey of life in the right path and be enlightened |
| then one may not feel much hurt and one will not | | | | to Tao, he can save seven generations of his |
| ask for the impossible.The prime of life may be | | | | ancestors and nine generations of his descendants. |
| great, but there is up and there is also down. One | | | | All will be reborn in the Blissful Land in "Li Tien" or |
| may reach the summit but where else can one | | | | The Void or Heavenly World.Author: T.A ChewT.A |
| move on except for descending again. How many | | | | Chew, in early year 2002 lost a very good and |
| of us really know who we are? How many of us | | | | virtuous Tao co-cultivator. At the end of the |
| understand ourselves? The above always ask this | | | | same year, the soul of his beloved cultivator |
| question! For the journey of life we must think of | | | | returned from Heaven and visited the temple for |
| doing good deeds until the day we are | | | | three hours telling about his life in Heaven and the |
| gone.Talking of virtue, what is virtue? Virtuous | | | | reason why he had to return to Heaven that |
| deeds alone are classified in different ways. The | | | | early. His journey on Earth was the last and he |
| basic nature of mankind possesses the right | | | | had built a "castle" on Earth and abundant |
| virtues. Thinking that virtuous deeds produce good | | | | treasures in Heaven during his lifetime. |