OBSERVE THE TEN KIND DEEDS TO TRANSCEND WORLDLINESS
Master Jun Hong Lu: Misfortune befalls those who take what is not given. Practise frugality, loyalty and never take what is not yours. If you refrain from taking what is not yours, doesn’t this make you a righteous person; one who is free from self-interest? Don’t you think you are also someone who is temperate in your habits?
An act of theft is established when one takes what is not given – doing so, he brings calamity upon himself. Misfortune will befall those who falsely claim possession of something and lack a sense of righteousness. Here’s another common phrase: “Not practising the concept of justice and benefit”; this depicts those who are disloyal, a trait that will work against their pursuit of happiness.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Radio Program), Episode 8
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