- 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 Twelve: Exemplary Acts
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When a Japanese policeman disrespectfully addressed the Founding Master by name, Oh Ch’anggŏn became angry at the policeman’s rudeness and severely scolded him. The Founding Master said, “That man acted that way because he does not know me very well yet. What is the point of reprimanding him so strongly? A person who converts others must always try hard to reform them by winning their voluntary compliance. If one knows when to accept defeat, then there will surely come a day when one wins; but if one wins when one shouldn’t, then there will surely come a day when one loses.”
The Scripture of the Founding Master
Chapter Twelve: Exemplary Acts
9
When a Japanese policeman disrespectfully addressed the Founding Master by name, Oh Ch’anggŏn became angry at the policeman’s rudeness and severely scolded him. The Founding Master said, “That man acted that way because he does not know me very well yet. What is the point of reprimanding him so strongly? A person who converts others must always try hard to reform them by winning their voluntary compliance. If one knows when to accept defeat, then there will surely come a day when one wins; but if one wins when one shouldn’t, then there will surely come a day when one loses.”
