Aphorisms

 

Love is Godhood

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai,
Los Angles, California, USA,
December 18, 1998
(Originally in English) DVD #642

God is the great love, and the more we manifest that love the closer we are to Godhood. That's what God realization is all about.

 

 

Be a Shining Example
to the World

 

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, Taipei, 7-day Retreat, Formosa,
May 23, 1994 (Originally in Chinese and English)
Videotape #428; MP3-CR15

We ought to practice spiritually and set a shining example for the world. We shouldn't blame society for being chaotic, or blame others for being bad. Instead, we should blame ourselves for failing to set a shining, glorious example. So we should first cultivate ourselves and then other people will follow us. Begin with yourself first instead of waiting for others to do it. That's why the Chinese say: First cultivate yourself and manage your family before going on to govern the country and bringing peace to the whole world. This is indeed the truth!