- Chapter One: Prologue
- Chapter Two: Doctrine
- Chapter Three: Practice
- Chapter Four: The Way of Humanity
- Chapter Five: Cause and Effect
- Chapter Six: Doubts Clarified
- Chapter Seven: The Principle of the Nature
- Chapter Eight: Buddhahood
- Chapter Nine: Sending on Spirits in Transition
- Chapter Ten: Belief and Dedication
- Chapter Eleven: Maxims
- Chapter Twelve: Exemplary Acts
- Chapter Thirteen: On the Order
- Chapter Fourteen: Prospects
- Chapter Fifteen: Entrusting
Dictionary
The Scripture of the Founding Master
Chapter Two: Doctrine
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The Founding Master said, “The reason that practitioners seek to awaken to sublime truth is in order to apply that truth in their real lives; for, if one cannot apply it, or if one just leaves it unutilized, it will be useless. Now, let me talk about applying the Il-Won-Sang, the Dharmakāya Buddha, in our everyday lives. First, each time you encounter the Il-Won-Sang, you will take it as a hwadu for seeing the nature and attaining buddhahood. Second, you will take it as a model in order to keep on practicing consummately in your ordinary lives, like Il-Won-Sang. Third, you will take it as an object based on truth that you keep on believing in, knowing that all things in the universe have the actual authority to bestow directly blessings and harm. Those of you who have understood this truth will venerate Il-Won-Sang each time you encounter it, as if it were a portrait of your parents.”
The Scripture of the Founding Master
Chapter Two: Doctrine
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The Founding Master said, “The reason that practitioners seek to awaken to sublime truth is in order to apply that truth in their real lives; for, if one cannot apply it, or if one just leaves it unutilized, it will be useless. Now, let me talk about applying the ita_tIl-ita_tWonitb_t-Sangitb_t, the Dharmakāya Buddha, in our everyday lives. First, each time you encounter the ita_tIl-ita_tWonitb_t-Sangitb_t, you will take it as a ita_thwaduitb_t for seeing the nature and attaining buddhahood. Second, you will take it as a model in order to keep on practicing consummately in your ordinary lives, like ita_tIl-ita_tWonitb_t-Sangitb_t. Third, you will take it as an object based on truth that you keep on believing in, knowing that all things in the universe have the actual authority to bestow directly blessings and harm. Those of you who have understood this truth will venerate ita_tIl-ita_tWonitb_t-Sangitb_t each time you encounter it, as if it were a portrait of your parents.”
