The Scripture of the Founding Master
Chapter Twelve: Exemplary Acts
38
In meting out praise or blame to the members of the congregation, the Founding Master had five set standards in accordance with their spiritual capacities: first, the spiritual capacity in which one does everything so well that he does not need to use either praise or blame; second, the spiritual capacity in which one does a few things poorly while doing most things well, so he sets aside praise and only gives blame in order to help one overcome even minor faults; third, the spiritual capacity in which one does many things well and many things poorly, so he metes out both praise and blame; fourth, the spiritual capacity in which one does most things poorly but a few things well, so he sets aside blame and gives praise in order to encourage one's mind; fifth, the spiritual capacity in which one does everything poorly, so he metes out neither praise nor blame but simply observes one for the time being.”
The Scripture of the Founding Master
Chapter Twelve: Exemplary Acts
38
In meting out praise or blame to the members of the congregation, the Founding Master had five set standards in accordance with their spiritual capacities: first, the spiritual capacity in which one does everything so well that he does not need to use either praise or blame; second, the spiritual capacity in which one does a few things poorly while doing most things well, so he sets aside praise and only gives blame in order to help one overcome even minor faults; third, the spiritual capacity in which one does many things well and many things poorly, so he metes out both praise and blame; fourth, the spiritual capacity in which one does most things poorly but a few things well, so he sets aside blame and gives praise in order to encourage one's mind; fifth, the spiritual capacity in which one does everything poorly, so he metes out neither praise nor blame but simply observes one for the time being.”
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