COMPASSION IS THE GOLDEN KEY THAT UNLOCKS ALL ‘DOORS’
Master Jun Hong Lu: The act of giving can quell greed, hatred and ignorance. This is one method of cultivation through physical action. At the spiritual level, one must cultivate compassion, as it is the golden key that unlocks the rest of the ‘doors’.
Whenever you think that you are still not ready to adopt a vegetarian diet, you can make an attempt of casting the animals under the light of compassion – imagining the chicken feet that you consume are the hands of the children, the sardine tin looks exactly like a coffin. The moment compassion arises within you, your craving for freshly-killed animals will cease. So will your desire for meat-based food.
Where does a compassionate heart come from? It’s through the recitation of the Great Compassion Mantra and the Heart Sutra.
Source: Wenda20120101 75:25, Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program
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