White Sun – Tao of Heaven. Rains of Wisdom (Part 1 of 3)

JiGong, the heavenly master of the Tao of Heaven appointed by Lao Mu, teaches ‘Rains of Wisdom’. JiGong is a very popular deity worshiped by the Taoists by the millions. He was the reincarnation of one of the 18 Arhats and was a monk dressed as a beggar during the Song dynasty. A man of unlimited virtues, he walked thousands of miles without a penny in his pocket and a roof over his head, preaching the truth until the day he died.

In the Tao of Heaven teachings, Master Chang Tienzen from Jining, Shantung Province was the rebirth of JiGong. He was born on the 19th day of the 7th lunar month in the 13th year of Guangshu’s reign (1889) during the Ching dynasty. Master Chang Tienzen became the celestial master in 1947, on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, when the moon was the largest, roundest, and brightest. When he was born, it was said that the Yellow River became clear, signifying the birth of a sage. His left palm had a red marking of the sun and his right palm had the marking of the moon.

Part 1 of 3 is just a small part of his teachings and this is what he says about the bitterness of life so that we understand the pain and suffering that we have to face in life.

[1] The greatest sadness in a man’s life is having a spiteful wife and an infiltrated son.

[2] The most perverse thing is that someone pays his goodness with damage.

[3] The greatest misery is being in a state of extreme anguish.

[4] The most disheartening thing is that the friend and family abandon him.

[5] The biggest frustration is that success is taken out of hand.

[6] The greatest regret is letting one’s words or actions drift into evil.

[7] The most exhausting thing is being under tremendous mental pressure.

All of these are the most painful and bitter encounters in a person’s life.

The most unavoidable circumstances in life.

[1] The pain of not having what one wishes to have.

[2] The pain of being separated from the one you love the most

[3] The pain of feeling bitter towards someone

[4] Illness, hunger, struggle for food, hard work for fame and earnings, anxiety about the burden of the family …

All the accumulated virtues of life can be destroyed by a single vice, just as a bird in its fiery search for food is suddenly captured by a predator. All these tragic cases are caused by greed. Being intimidated or killed by unnatural means, getting caught up in natural and human-caused disasters, wars and ruthless destruction … these are the most tragic fates in a person’s life.

Author: TA Chew

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