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The Scripture of the Founding Master

Chapter Two: Doctrine

The Founding Master asked the congregation at a meditation hall, “If someone were to ask you what you are learning here, how would you answer?” A member of the congregation said, “I would answer that we are learning the ‘three great powers.’” Another member said, “I would answer that we are learning the ‘essential Way of human life.’” After hearing conflicting answers from several other people, the Founding Master said, “Although all your answers are applicable, I will elaborate a bit, so listen carefully! As a rule, whatever answer one gives should be appropriate to the questioner’s character and attitude at the time, but to answer in general terms, I would say that I am teaching about the dharma of the mind’s functioning. To answer more specifically, I teach the knowledgeable how to use knowledge; the powerful how to use power; the wealthy how to use wealth; the resentful how to live a life of gratitude; those who lack merit how to make merit; those who live a life dependent on other-power to rely on self-power; the reluctant to learn how to learn; those reluctant to teach how to teach; those lacking public spirit how to be motivated to have public spirit. In brief, I teach others to make the most of all their talents, material wealth, and surroundings, in accordance with the right Way.”
The Founding Master asked the congregation at a meditation hall, “If someone were to ask you what you are learning here, how would you answer?” A member of the congregation said, “I would answer that we are learning the ‘three great powers.’” Another member said, “I would answer that we are learning the ‘essential Way of human life.’” After hearing conflicting answers from several other people, the Founding Master said, “Although all your answers are applicable, I will elaborate a bit, so listen carefully! As a rule, whatever answer one gives should be appropriate to the questioner’s character and attitude at the time, but to answer in general terms, I would say that I am teaching about the dharma of the mind’s functioning. To answer more specifically, I teach the knowledgeable how to use knowledge; the powerful how to use power; the wealthy how to use wealth; the resentful how to live a life of gratitude; those who lack merit how to make merit; those who live a life dependent on other-power to rely on self-power; those reluctant to learn how to learn; those reluctant to teach how to teach; those lacking public spirit how to be motivated to have public spirit. In brief, I teach others to make the most of all their talents, material wealth, and surroundings, in accordance with the right Way.”

The Scripture of the Founding Master

Chapter Two: Doctrine

The Founding Master asked the congregation at a meditation hall, “If someone were to ask you what you are learning here, how would you answer?” A member of the congregation said, “I would answer that we are learning the ‘three great powers.’” Another member said, “I would answer that we are learning the ‘essential Way of human life.’” After hearing conflicting answers from several other people, the Founding Master said, “Although all your answers are applicable, I will elaborate a bit, so listen carefully! As a rule, whatever answer one gives should be appropriate to the questioner’s character and attitude at the time, but to answer in general terms, I would say that I am teaching about the dharma of the mind’s functioning. To answer more specifically, I teach the knowledgeable how to use knowledge; the powerful how to use power; the wealthy how to use wealth; the resentful how to live a life of gratitude; those who lack merit how to make merit; those who live a life dependent on other-power to rely on self-power; the reluctant to learn how to learn; those reluctant to teach how to teach; those lacking public spirit how to be motivated to have public spirit. In brief, I teach others to make the most of all their talents, material wealth, and surroundings, in accordance with the right Way.”-br-The Founding Master asked the congregation at a meditation hall, “If someone were to ask you what you are learning here, how would you answer?” A member of the congregation said, “I would answer that we are learning the ‘three great powers.’” Another member said, “I would answer that we are learning the ‘essential Way of human life.’” After hearing conflicting answers from several other people, the Founding Master said, “Although all your answers are applicable, I will elaborate a bit, so listen carefully! As a rule, whatever answer one gives should be appropriate to the questioner’s character and attitude at the time, but to answer in general terms, I would say that I am teaching about the dharma of the mind’s functioning. To answer more specifically, I teach the knowledgeable how to use knowledge; the powerful how to use power; the wealthy how to use wealth; the resentful how to live a life of gratitude; those who lack merit how to make merit; those who live a life dependent on other-power to rely on self-power; those reluctant to learn how to learn; those reluctant to teach how to teach; those lacking public spirit how to be motivated to have public spirit. In brief, I teach others to make the most of all their talents, material wealth, and surroundings, in accordance with the right Way.”