Mal Posted March 25, 2013 He who desires the admiration of the world will do well to amass a great fortune and then give it away. The world will respond with admiration in proportion to the size of his treasure. Of course, this is meaningless. Stop striving after admiration. Place your esteem on the Tao. Live in accord with it, share with others the teachings that lead to it, and you will be immersed in the blessings that flow from it. Walker's HHC 9 http://brianbrownewalker.com/hua-hu-ching/ "What do you think, kind prince?" asked the master. "Suppose a person amasses a worldly treasure and then gives it all away to those in need. According to the universal law of energy response, will he derive blessings in proportion to the treasure he gives away?" "Yes, Venerable Teacher, there will be abundant blessings derived from this." "Kind prince, if someone cherishes the guidance of these teachings, uses it to instruct others and serve them selflessly, the blessings of this person will be far greater than those of the former. Why is this?" "Venerable teacher, if one amasses wealth and gives it away in the hope of receiving blessings, he earns his blessings by striving and therefore struggles with the duality of the mental realm. The one who practices the universal way and then guides others gives spontaneously whatever he has, simply because it is his nature to do so; thus he derives his blessings through non-action and never deviates from the Universal Way." "Kind prince, true blessings and impersonal love are beyond the concept of measurement. When we start to be concerned about blessings, they cease to be blessings." Ni's HHC 9 http://www.bookdepository.com/Complete-Works-Lao-Tzu-Hua-Ching-Ni/9780937064009 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manitou Posted April 13, 2013 "Kind prince, true blessings and impersonal love are beyond the concept of measurement. When we start to be concerned about blessings, they cease to be blessings." Being concerned about blessings is to label things as good or bad, which is wholly counterproductive to what we are really looking for. Life Is. Good or Bad (blessings or curses) are of the mind, the individual perception as viewed by an individual with a personal history. Good may be good to me and bad to you. and vice versa. Ask a soccer mom what she considers 'evil', and she'll tell you it's the guy on the corner trying to sell drugs to her kids. Ask the drug dealer on the corner what he considers 'evil', and he'll say it's the son-of-a-bitch who ripped him off for his drugs the night before. Everything is relative to everything else; there is no definitive..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mal Posted April 19, 2013 Yes, one persons trash is another's treasure. Another reoccurring "theme" is Cherish this teaching USE it to inform others AND serve them selflessly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
