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Preface There is divine energy in the universe. This divine energy, at times, incarnates into human life. The example of such a person can uplift others from their spiritual difficulties and bring about clearer spiritual vision for all people. This person’s life describes the supernatural spiritual reality.
Although people are physically mortal, universal divine energy is immortal. It can take a human shape, but it does not die with the human shape.
But due to the effect of worldly life, most people live with the pressure of time and the demand of circumstances. Thus, they are separated from their divine nature and the wholeness of their life being is split. Divine people are known by their life expression and behavior.
Spiritual centeredness, tolerance, dutifulness and all other good virtues are the hallmark of people of univer¬sal divine nature.
Memory From My Heart of My Father, Grandmaster Yo San Ni
My father’s day began earlier and ended later than that of the rest of us. He got up extremely early.
He made sweeping the falling leaves and other physical labor part of his spiritual disciplines. My father did not charge people for spiritual and health consultation.
Spiritual growth means to be open to and accept the interwoven picture of contradiction. People see only the benefit of what appears to be a fortune or blessing without seeing that it could turn out to be the real poison of their life.
Practically, it means, learn to walk the middle path of balance between the many extremes. It is easy for some people to misinterpret the middle path as doing things only half way.
He said that a person can never make an excuse for not having thorough spiritual learning and achievement.
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Eternal Light by Hua-Ching Ni presents key insights from the Taoism tradition. The 10 passages above capture the essential teachings.
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Key Passages: Highlights 1, 3, and 10 are particularly representative.
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