Wisdom from Chinese Literary and Buddhist Classics
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9/3: BOWING TO THE TRUTH
Guo Moruo (1892 - 1978)English translation: Zhi Yue
We are only willing to bow before the altar of truth, unwilling to grovel before authority of all materialism.
We should have the determination to win, but we should also be unafraid of failures and setbacks.
What determines genius is diligence. Working and studying diligently allow one’s innate talent to be further developed. The amount of one’s talent developed is directly proportional to one’s diligence.
Time is life; time is speed; time is power.
Studying is not about burning the midnight oil. One reaches success not by being sporadic.
Planting a gourd will result in gourds. Planting a bean will result in beans. Planting benevolent friendliness will result in benevolent friendliness.
── from Guo Moruo Quanji
(Complete Works of Guo Moruo)
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Recorded by Leann Moore
Be like pines and cypress—
they can endure trials.
Be like organs and their senses—
each has its own duty.
Be like the blind and the lame—
they can help each other.
Be like the saints and sages—
they do not slight beginners.
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The Heart Sutra is a short sutra, commonly chanted individually or in groups, that contains the core teachings on prajnaparamita, or the “perfection of wisdom.” The sutra is short, at only 260 Chinese characters. Included is an English translation of the sutra’s meaning, followed by the Chinese characters and their pronunciation
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