- 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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The Founding Master always warned against extravagance in clothing, food, and shelter: “By living beyond one’s means in clothing, food, and shelter, one can bring about the destruction of one’s family and ruin of oneself. Even though one is rich, ultimately perverse states of mind will flourish and hinder the spirit of cultivation if one is extravagant. Therefore, practitioners must consistently give precedence to plainness and simplicity in regards to clothing, food, and shelter.”
The Scripture of the Founding Master
Chapter Twelve: Exemplary Acts
20
The Founding Master always warned against extravagance in clothing, food, and shelter: “By living beyond one’s means in clothing, food, and shelter, one can bring about the destruction of one’s family and ruin of oneself. Even though one is rich, ultimately perverse states of mind will flourish and hinder the spirit of cultivation if one is extravagant. Therefore, practitioners must consistently give precedence to plainness and simplicity in regards to clothing, food, and shelter.”
