THE THREEFOLD TRAINING OF MORALITY, CONCENTRATION AND WISDOM IS THE KEY TO NON-OUTFLOWS
Master Jun Hong Lu: Perfection and non-outflows are tantamount to the cultivation of morality, concentration and wisdom. Only with a mentality that is always perfect, you are able to free yourself from outflows.
In other words, when you do not allow any evil or negative thought to taint your mind, you are essentially practising The Threefold Training of Morality, Concentration and Wisdom, which is also known as The Threefold Training of Non-Outflows.
How do you define ‘outflow’? For example, if you have performed 100 kind deeds and only one evil deed, as soon as the misdeed is exposed, others will rule you out as a kind-hearted person. This is referred to as an ‘outflow’ of your deed. If you have performed 100 kind deeds without committing any evil deed, isn’t it obvious that you are a good person?
Why are there so many people being looked down upon by others? It’s because they may have performed three or eight kind deeds, but at the same time, they have also committed one evil deed. Do you think they are any different from those who have performed ten kind deeds and one evil deed?
If you wish to perform kind deeds, you should do so consistently all the time. Otherwise, if you perform kind deeds while committing evil deeds, you are not a good person at all.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse, Guan Yin Hall, Sydney, Australia, 29 April 2020
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