If I explain, you will understand one aspect, and later you should continue to think about other aspects; if I don’t, you should think about it yourself and explain to yourself. We understand according to our level.

This story means that if our levels are different, our perceptions will be different. If our hearts are pure and positive, what we see will be positive, comfortable and beautiful; if our hearts are not pure, but negative, everything we see will turn out to be bad. So if we show one thing to different persons, each will look at a different corner and have different perception.

Why should we pursue spiritual practice? It is because after practicing, our wisdom will develop, our mind will open and our perception will be accurate. That is all. Looking at the same thing, if we can see through to its Truth, we will not misunderstand and will not be confused or cheated by illusions, which lead to misinterpretation and misconception.

That’s why after we have practiced spiritually for a while, we will become happier living in this world. Perhaps we still have suffering; it’s not that we have none, but we will not become violent, nor do we have hatred, because we understand the ephemeral nature of the world as well as the law of cause and effect. If someone takes something from us, it is not necessarily bad for us. We know this very clearly after we have practiced spiritually and become enlightened. Otherwise, no matter how many times we read the story about an old man losing his horse and that it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, or how many other similar stories we read, we don’t practice what we learn. We already know enough morals, but if we don’t quiet down each day and meditate in order to digest what we know, we cannot use them. We just study them, read them and forget about them. Very few people can put the teachings of the Saints into practice

After practicing spiritually, we do not take this world and everything too seriously, nor do we get lost in passion or fame and name like before. Nothing can upset us or bind us. We can have children and fulfill our duties or the needs of the body, but we are not lost in it, which we know very clearly.

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