THE MOST MIRACULOUS QUOTE IN THE WORLD
Master Jun Hong Lu: Once upon a time, there was a king who was eagerly in search of a quote that could make a happy person sad and a sad person happy. Unfortunately, it was a quest that yielded him no results.
One fine day, the king dreamed of a sage, who passed on to him a word of advice, which was exactly what he had long yearned for. It is the most miraculous quote in the world: ‘All things in the world will pass’.
Buddhist practitioners must understand that irrespective of the good and bad things in life, all your possessions – be it fame, status and wealth – will never stay unchanged for an eternity. Those moments of anguish and failure will too, be over. One should not be overjoyed when in possession of something because it will not be yours in perpetuity.
As Buddhist practitioners, we should comprehend the meaning of impermanence and the law of cause and effect. Life is both a course of events and state of affairs, it is neither a bearing nor the ultimate terminal of disembarkation.
On this note, each one of you must remember to consume two tablets of antidote: Take the tablet of contentment in the morning, and the tablet of gratitude at night.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 20 October 2019
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