What will receiving Tao effect my life?
As we mentioned before, unlike the old days when cultivators had to leave their families to receive Tao through meditation and self-cultivation, Tao at the present time can be received in a way that’s applicable and conforming to our practical needs. We don’t have to give up our lifestyle in order to attain Tao. By the grace of God, Tao is intended to be delivered to the public at all levels of occupations and around the world, rather than being limited to a privileged group of people.
The impacts that receiving Tao can have on our daily life are summarized as follows:
A: Receiving Tao creates no conflicts with any religions.
Tao governs the universe including all human beings. It existed before the formation of any religions. It is concordant with all religions, in the sense that religions preach the awareness of conscience and the pursuit of the truth. We don’t need to give up our religion in order to receive Tao. On the contrary, by receiving Tao we will have further understanding of the truth.
B. Conscience becomes our ultimate guidance.
Due to the variations of cultures, customs, backgrounds, legislations and value systems, it is difficult to find a universal guideline for all of us to follow in our daily life. In receiving Tao, the main commandment is to act by our conscience, the true self, rather than by literature. It is better to be sensitive to the conscience than to be familiar with the laws.
C. We will voluntarily keep the vows we made when we received Tao.
Through receiving Tao, we are not offered conscience or true self, but merely the opening of the door to wisdom and mercy. Therefore, we restore the heavenly principles inherent in us, and strengthen the power originating from our conscience. There is no external force that makes us keep the promises, and commitments we make when we receive Tao. The only force comes from the feelings of regret that result from our mis-behaviors, thus reducing the mistakes we make.
D. Cultivating Tao can accommodate our worldly affairs.
The fulfillment of cultivating Tao and conscientious awareness does not have to be accomplished in a temple or church. It is not required of us to abandon worldly belongings or relationships in order to attain the ultimate truth. Each individual can still have his/her family, career, and schooling at the same time. As long as we keep in mind the basic guideline: that we need to cultivate Tao and get closer to our divine self.
E. We will make a better world by improving ourselves first.
After we receive Tao, by realizing the true self and what we are, the feeling of joy comes to us. The improvements in the quality of our spiritual life will affect people surrounding us. By interacting and working together in Tao, we will make the world better with lower crime rates and less pollution. The wise of God will finally come true – to turn the world into God’s kingdom and make all people live in harmony.
Introduction to Tao, Revised Edition (2001)
The impacts that receiving Tao can have on our daily life are summarized as follows:
A: Receiving Tao creates no conflicts with any religions.
Tao governs the universe including all human beings. It existed before the formation of any religions. It is concordant with all religions, in the sense that religions preach the awareness of conscience and the pursuit of the truth. We don’t need to give up our religion in order to receive Tao. On the contrary, by receiving Tao we will have further understanding of the truth.
B. Conscience becomes our ultimate guidance.
Due to the variations of cultures, customs, backgrounds, legislations and value systems, it is difficult to find a universal guideline for all of us to follow in our daily life. In receiving Tao, the main commandment is to act by our conscience, the true self, rather than by literature. It is better to be sensitive to the conscience than to be familiar with the laws.
C. We will voluntarily keep the vows we made when we received Tao.
Through receiving Tao, we are not offered conscience or true self, but merely the opening of the door to wisdom and mercy. Therefore, we restore the heavenly principles inherent in us, and strengthen the power originating from our conscience. There is no external force that makes us keep the promises, and commitments we make when we receive Tao. The only force comes from the feelings of regret that result from our mis-behaviors, thus reducing the mistakes we make.
D. Cultivating Tao can accommodate our worldly affairs.
The fulfillment of cultivating Tao and conscientious awareness does not have to be accomplished in a temple or church. It is not required of us to abandon worldly belongings or relationships in order to attain the ultimate truth. Each individual can still have his/her family, career, and schooling at the same time. As long as we keep in mind the basic guideline: that we need to cultivate Tao and get closer to our divine self.
E. We will make a better world by improving ourselves first.
After we receive Tao, by realizing the true self and what we are, the feeling of joy comes to us. The improvements in the quality of our spiritual life will affect people surrounding us. By interacting and working together in Tao, we will make the world better with lower crime rates and less pollution. The wise of God will finally come true – to turn the world into God’s kingdom and make all people live in harmony.
Introduction to Tao, Revised Edition (2001)
