MYTH OR TRUTH?: THE MORE YOU DO, THE MORE MISTAKES YOU MAKE; THE LESS YOU DO, THE LESS YOU ERR?
Master Jun Hong Lu: I am being very honest with you here. Do no evil because even if you are unable to make it to heaven when you die, at the least you can reincarnate into the human realm.
In this world, it doesn’t mean: “The more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the less mistakes you make or not doing anything at all is the safest, as no mistakes will be made”. This is a misconception.
When you think, “I just have to take care of my own welfare”, this is a grave mistake.
Our time in the human realm is very short. We have to step out of our comfort zone and do more good deeds to the best of our ability. Only when we start giving, will we start receiving.
Therefore, you should think, “I must do more. If I err in the process, I can recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance. As for the good that I do, I can be sure that they are meritorious, though the mistakes I make will still be inevitably recorded. I shall try my best not to err along the way but if I still run into problems, I will recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance to eradicate the negative karma”. It is in this way, your merits would be perfected. Conversely, a person who refuses to do anything will have no merits at all.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms, Volume 4 Chapter 12
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