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(Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program)
(An Excerpt)
THE IMPORTANCE OF A STRONG FOUNDATION IN SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
Caller: Some fellow practitioners think that they are more advanced in their spiritual cultivation than others. They are of the opinion that some of the Master’s teachings are mostly for other people and have nothing to do with them due to their comparatively higher level of spirituality. We are puzzled by their views. Can Master enlighten us?
Master Jun Hong Lu: It’s very simple. These people are being haughty and arrogant. You think others’ level of cultivation is lower than yours; you think that your seniority makes your level of spirituality higher than others’ and you look down on them.
This essentially means that you have not fully understood the notion of equality and you are arrogant. You might have started earlier than others, does that surely mean that you are better than them in your practice?
If this is the case, does this mean that you are better if you entered university earlier than your batch mates but you have retained for five years while your previous batch mates have already graduated? It is about one’s spiritual state of mind.
Basic knowledge needs to go through rounds of revision. You should work tirelessly to strengthen your foundation. In other words, you need to reinforce your foundation in Buddhist mental cultivation. With a strong foundation, you are able to build a taller building.
Some people think they can ignore the importance of this foundation and put all their efforts into adding on more levels to the building. Lacking the foundation required, the building will eventually collapse.
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