Quote of The Day

Quote of The Day (182)

This section contains short teachings extracted from the messages that Sifu Kuan Ming received over the years, since 1979. The quotes contained herein are a collection of the daily quotes for your contemplation.

KuanYin-aa35

All virtues come from a pure heart. Nothing is more precious than having a pure heart. To live the spiritual life you have to have a good/pure heart. (STQ-2007- p22)

KuanYin-aa34

Being humble, one does not seek or expect credit for one’s actions. Being kind and helpful to others is the best way of being good to oneself. Being honest with one’s feelings and responses one is being true to oneself.
Living in honesty is living in accord with the will of Heaven.
It is by being humble, helpful and honest that one will find friendship wherever one goes, even with those who are difficult to get along with. (STQ-2007- p22,62,78,6,58)

KuanYin-aa33

The world is in misery and the only way you can help to change it is by adding those small acts of kindness that present themselves to you each day. It is through consistent practise that you can turn kindness into a habit and yourself into a source of joy and hope for those who are around you. It is by being kind, caring and helpful that you can be a miracle worker to many people. (STQ-2007- p57)

KuanYin-aa32

The purpose of practicing Praying, Giving, Sitting, Caring and Serving is not only for the sake of gaining realisations but purifications of your obscurations as well and the more you purify, the more realisations you will receive. That which will make successful your practice are regularity, sincerity and purity. (STQ-2007- p56)

KuanYin-aa31

He who is kind is free. He who is unkind is enslaved. Practise kindness, this will help you to grow in compassion. Begin the practice of kindness with acts that are relatively easy such as offering help to those you love then to move on to the tougher acts of offering compassion to someone you dislike. When it comes to practising the kind and compassionate heart DO NOT forget yourself. (STQ-2007- p21,42,56,51)

KuanYin-aa30

Your purpose of treading the Path is to achieve a higher state of mind. Believing in the Path is still one step away from experiencing it. Experiencing the Path there is no need to learn about it! Practise the Path and you will be moving from darkness into Light scattering joy and hope wherever you go.
It is by refusing to sink yourself into weakness and selfishness that the Path is trodden. (STQ-2007- p20,62,65,76,71,74)

KuanYin-aa29

The Law of Karma is very clear and right. You do not get something for nothing.
Karma is that which connects an action (Cause) with its consequences (Effect).
It is through selfless service that the best karma is collected. (STQ-2007- p46,73,20)

KuanYin-aa28

The five qualities that any spiritual aspirant should cultivate are reverence, adoration, worship, faith, and devotion. For without reverence there would be no adoration and worship which gives rise to faith and devotion. (STQ-2007- p42)

KuanYin-aa27

Do not think that all relationships in life are for the purpose of paying off or collecting karmic debts. For some are not, particularly those that are for the development of both or more souls each having something to give to the other.
Know that your partner in marriage and your children were chosen by your soul before you were incarnated so that as a family, you may help each other to settle your karmic differences if not, to grow soulfully in unison and to head towards higher lives. (STQ-2007-p41)

KuanYin-aa26

Along your life’s flows you will meet various people whom you have agreed to meet for the purpose of paying off karmic debts, of collecting karmic debts, of learning karmic lessons and so forth.
To improve your karmic affinity with others learn to be dependable, trustworthy, and helpful at all times. (STQ-2007- p41,50)

KuanYin-aa25

Bring forth your kind and caring heart to bring about the atmosphere of warmth and harmony.
Know that helping others is not only the root of happiness and harmony but is also the source of learning and advancing with self-growth. (STQ-2007- p41,14)

KuanYin-aa24

The recipe for a fulfilling life is to live simply, contented and harmoniously. It is by being simple that one can be harmonious with life. It is when you have discovered that the more simply you live the happier you have become that your selfless nature is beginning to awake. (STQ-2007- p76,74,58)

KuanYin-aa23

Learn to free yourself from your emotions by concentrating on the inner silence in you. When silence is finally known you will realise how rich and sweet it can be and why it is called The Great Silence or even The Mystical Loving Silence. (STQ-2007- p62,49)

KuanYin-aa22

Be happy that you are being trained to practise selfless service because this is how the ego is gradually destroyed.
Selfless service is help rendered without expectation of reward, praise and recognition. Selfless service is practicable only for those who can walk away from fame and self-importance. Selfless service is in essence The Pathway from Egoism to Altruism. (STQ-2007- p68,70,72,32)

KuanYin-aa21

Practise to eliminate the Five Poisons of Greed, Anger, Ignorance, Arrogance (Pride) and Doubt (Jealousy).
Intellectual pride is what obstructs spiritual progress. The longest and most difficult battle to win is the battle against Ignorance! Ignorance, in fact, should be regarded as the main cause for much of our pain because of the wrong perception that arises from it.
Life is one great battle against Ignorance. (STQ-2007- p30,20,31,45,32)

KuanYin-aa20

Teaching by action/example is more effective than with words. Truthful words are seldom kind, kindly words are seldom truthful. A spiritual person is naturally thrifty and truthful. (STQ-2007- p24,26)

KuanYin-aa19

Be forgiving by reminding yourself that everyone will have faults and that no one is perfect. Therefore, speak of your own faults and discuss not those of others. Remember always that the true teacher is within. (STQ-2007- p50,26,28)

KuanYin-aa18

Happy Chinese New Year! Welcome the Year of the Wood Dragon. May all experience many moments of Spiritual Unfoldment throughout the year!

The three highest blessings are to have good fortune, happiness and wisdom which can easily be won by cultivating the attributes of a Kuan Yin Contemplative. To become a Kuan Yin Contemplative you have to develop all the Eighteen Virtues with sincerity. With faith comes sincerity. (STQ-2007- p5,27,21)

KuanYin-aa17

The foundation of the Path lies in the cultivation of the Eighteen Qualities of the Heart-Nature, which makes selfless your being.
Practise the virtues of the Heart-Nature, this is the best way to live your life. It is by cultivating your Heart-Nature that you may become Divine. Cultivate to make Divine your life for today, tomorrow and forever. (STQ-2007- p17,79,3,64)

KuanYin-aa16

The Moon and the Sun represent the two natures of man ~ human and Divine. Just as the moon reflects the sun so the human soul in all its faculties and virtues reflects the qualities of the Divine.
The Sun is the symbol of the Great Divine and its rays of Light symbolizes direct knowledge of Spiritual Truths.
The Moon represents all that is human and the mind with its Light representing mental knowledge. (STQ-2007- p10,7)

KuanYin-aa15

NOWNESS must be embraced and lived. The most important moment is now. The most precious moment is now.
Live not in the past then, nor in the future but live for the moment which is now which decides how life shall be!
The infinite past ends now. The infinite future begins now. NOWNESS enjoins the infinite past and the infinite future. Therefore, all is ONENESS - the past, the present and the future!
The secret to living a successful life is to live in the present for “now” is what is happening. Live then, in the now if true transformation to your life is sought! (STQ-2007- p11,9,59)

KuanYin-aa14

Avoid the Five Deadly Offenses of killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, and consuming intoxicants and a happy rebirth shall follow. Begin now to change your life through behaviour by keeping the Precepts. It is through kindness that you will be shaping your heart and your behaviour. (STQ-2007- p6,5)

KuanYin-aa13

Enter into a sincere practice and let its fire of purification burns away the impurities of your heart.
Practice the Way and you will be in control of your destiny. Since experience is the best teacher be happy to practise the Way. It is through practising the Way that you will see pain and suffering from a new perspective. (STQ-2007- p13,20,75,25)

KuanYin-aa12

Learn to see that the living of the Way shall be teaching you how to eliminate mental defilements and karmic obscurations so that you may uncover your original true nature! As you practise the Way, your compassion will grow, your wisdom will awaken, and your karmic obstacles will be eliminated. Once you have formed the habit of practising the Way then it will no longer be difficult.
The effects of the practice of the Way are the removal of the dross of your Heart, the taints of your Mind and the darkness of your Nature. (STQ-2007- p5,6,61,14)

KuanYin-aa11

Live the good life that teaches you the Principles of Never to hurt, Ever to help, and Always to love and Serve living beings.
Live to ensure that all your actions are meant to serve a higher purpose. (STQ-2007-p4,30)

KuanYin-aa10

Death is not dying but a birth into the spiritual world which is far lovelier than this material world.
When life has been honourably lived then death will be a joyful liberation! (STQ-2007-p3)

KuanYin-aa09

Life on earth is about making adjustments to your karmic imbalances so that you may progress on your spiritual journey.
Two kinds of actions bear karmic fruition - those motivated by selfishness and those inspired by kindness. The kind heart spiritualises your life. (STQ-2007-p2,4,19)

KuanYin-aa08

Know that your Divine Essence is made up of Light and Love.
Your True Nature is Light and its essence is Love.
Know that love too must go through a process of growth from sensual to romantic to devotional to spiritual, with each providing its useful lessons to learn from. (p15) (STQ-2007-p14,73,15)

KuanYin-aa07

Knowing shame will enable you to develop the courage to change for the better.
To develop courage you must develop love which has a divine force. This explains how through love many selfless deeds have been performed by the meek and how miracles were made possible. (p53) (STQ-2007-p30,53)

KuanYin-aa06

Always remember that your true nature is Light and Love-filled. The Light of the Path is found in its Teachings, the Love, in its activities.
It is by fanning the Light of your Heart that you may become Divine.
Love is how you care for those who are around your life. It is through Love that you grow. It is through Love that you evolve. (STQ-2007-p69,64,65,73)

KuanYin-aa05

In order to grow spiritually practise humility, for egotism which is excessive self-love must first be overcome.
Humility dawns when you realise that you too have your weaknesses.  Only out of humility can one truly pray and serve others well. (STQ-2007-p36,69,24)

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