Strive to remove unwholesome thoughts and selfish schemes, thereby avoiding the planting of bad karma and its heavy fruits.
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Money is a form of merit, and merit is depleted by indulgence. Only when wealth is used to generate future merit does it endure. This requires sacrifice and sharing with those in need, an ethic of compassion rather than self-indulgence.
When merit is abundant, we are cherished; when it wanes, few notice us. Knowing this, we must cultivate virtue so that our presence adds value, not burden.
Even when betrayed or mistreated, let us preserve our goodness. Patiently sowing wholesome seeds will one day dissove hatred and karmic emmity.
In favorable or adverse conditions, let us nurture wholesome intentions. They are the seeds of compassion, guarding against wrongdoing and cultivating merit.
According to the law of karma, enjoying less than our merit brings stability; enjoying beyond it brings loss and poverty.
If we answer the faults of others with anger, hatred, or curses, we lack compassion and create negative karma. When we err in words, let us repent and do penance.
Regret is a precious state of mind; without it, the unwholesome past cannot be cleansed.
If we rise to a high position for some reason but it doesn't match our true merit, we may lose blessings. But if we hold a high place and still see ourselves as low, it will last.
Hate wrongdoing, but never the wrongdoer. To despite a person is to become like them. The law of karma is strict; We are only allowed to hate bad things. As for those who are truly wicked, we should have compassion for them, knowing that they will suffer greatly as a consequence.
Nothing follows us beyond the moment of death except our karma, precise and impartial.
When we treat others with care and dedication, blessing manifest in our work and our character; success comes naturally.
If we despise a virtuous person, we ourselves suffer: goodness collapse within, and fortune departs. Such is the retribution of mistakenly hating the good.
Even if we do not know everything, we cause trouble for others, or do others harm unintentionally, we have unknowingly committed a sin.
Planting a tree is planting a piece of blessing for the future.
Wealth not born of our merit can never truly belong to us; if given, it is but a debt to be repaid later.
If we serve life with sincerity, heaven and earth will not abandon us. Where one thing is lacking, another will appear. Justice always exists.
When conceit arises, merit vanishes. When humility is upheld, good luck comes.
We know little of what lies beyond death. Ignorance does not mean nonexistence. Death is never the end, for justice is not complete at life's departure.
Those who work hard to grow and protect the forest will one day enjoy true wealth.
If we live with integrity, the Law of Karma will place us where we belong. Wherever that may be, humility, tolerance, forgiveness, and service must remain.
If we live with integrity, the Law of Karma will place us where we belong. Wherever that may be, humility, tolerance, forgiveness, and service must remain.
All possessions will be left behind, only sin and merit follow us. Greed always brings unease, only living in accordance with conscience brings true happiness.
In adversity, trusting in karma, we take responsibility for our fauls. Then the mind finds peace.
Everything in life is impermanent, fragile, and uncertain, and human hearts are easily changeable: only Merit is truly a reliable refuge.
