TO MAKE DHARMA PROPAGATION MORE PERSUASIVE, LEARN FROM MASTER’S APPROACH OF USING EXAMPLES
Caller: Master often uses examples to explain and answer questions from Buddhist practitioners. Should we also use more examples when sharing the dharma with others? This is especially relevant to questions that cannot be directly answered but can be better explained through examples. By doing so, would we avoid creating some karmic obstacles upon ourselves? Please enlighten us, Master.
Master Jun Hong Lu: Absolutely, this is something you should learn. I am fond of citing examples because they enable one to deduce many things from a single case and to gain enlightenment through the quoted example of someone else. In fact, when the example cited involves someone else, it has greater influence and strikes a person even harder as compared to hearing an example on oneself. Do you understand?
Caller: Yes, I do.
Master Jun Hong Lu: Take someone with a mental block as an example. Here you are coaxing him but your effort may not help clear his mind. But the moment you share with him, “By the way, I know of someone who had had the same experience as you and he is doing fine now”, he is able to come round right away.
Caller: I see. I understand now. Thank you for your guidance, Master!
Source: Wenda20151004A 09:03, Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program
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