EMBRACE THE BEGINNER’S MIND WHEN PROPAGATING THE DHARMA
Master Jun Hong Lu: Every Buddhist practitioner must learn to form positive affinities. Propagating the dharma to sentient beings is never easy. Recollect those days when you had yet to find faith in Buddhism, it was equally challenging for others to introduce Buddhism to you, but having stepped foot into the gate of dharma, you are now immersed in dharma bliss. Hence, you must embrace such a beginner’s mind in your quest to save sentient beings. As a matter of fact, I can tell you that the process of forming positive affinities and dharma propagation is also a test of your faith in learning Buddhism.
Though the process comes with trials and tribulations, it is only in such circumstances that you will come to recognise your restlessness and a host of shortcomings such as the lack of patience and compassion. In fact, it is the best opportunity for you to overcome these negative temperaments.
Once you have rectified these shortcomings, and overcome a series of hindrances in your quest to help others to be awakened spiritually, the merits accrued from your Buddhist practice will become increasingly substantial, and your Bodhi mind will become increasingly pure, paving the way for you to ascend to a new level in your drive to propagate the dharma.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Daily Words of Wisdom, 18 May 2021
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