THE POWER OF VOWS IS THE ENGINE THAT SETS OUR INHERENT NATURE INTO MOTION
Master Jun Hong Lu: Remember, regardless of your endeavour, it must be geared towards fulfilling the needs of sentient beings, enhancing your wisdom and ultimately benefiting all sentient beings. When troubles of life and death are cast away, the foundation for blessings and virtues is erected.
This is to say that the power of vows is the engine that sets in motion the inherent nature of all humans, it is like a type of stimulator. If you say that you will be compassionate irrespective of what you do today, don’t you think you need to have the willpower to do so?
Caller: That’s right. One must have the willpower to do so.
Master Jun Hong Lu: Don’t you think all accomplishments are inseparable from willpower?
Caller: Yes.
Master Jun Hong Lu: Assuming you decide to lead a monastic life today, don’t you think you need to have the resolve to do so? Is it possible to be a monk without any willpower?
Caller: It is not possible.
Master Jun Hong Lu: That’s what I mean. Do you understand?
Caller: Yes, I do.
Source: Wenda20180909A 28:14, Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program
