Philosophical Sayings About Worldly Matters 51-55
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe
Norbu’s
Selected Philosophical Sayings About Worldly Matters
Selected Philosophical Sayings About Worldly Matters
(This is a translation of
H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu’s philosophical sayings about
worldly matters originally written in Chinese.)
LI.
One
with a goal to reach needs guidance, but guidance cannot replace the effort one
has to make. Though the road lanterns show your way, without stepping forward,
you reach nowhere. It is one’s own effort that is decisive.
LII.
Arrogant
persons often demand respect with their power, yet they are never respected
wholeheartedly. Why? Power does not equal truth, and demanding respect is
merely evidence of arrogance and stupidity. Genuine respect is built on moral
integrity and can stand the test of time.
LIII.
Wisdom
and ability come with the experience of what one is conscious of, which is a
process of transforming knowledge into practice. It is these experiences that
make one erudite.
LIV.
The
rigors of life are what a person wishing to become a worthy member of society
has to undergo. This process can be compared to the smelting of rocks to
extract the gold they contain. Without being subjected to the heat, rocks will
remain just rocks and lie useless in the wilderness. Because the gold requires
hard work to extract, it has extra value. That is why one should cherish the
fortune he has won the hard way.
LV.
A
person with a great deal of talent but little morality achieves nothing. He
tends to demonstrate his talent recklessly, even at the expense of hurting
others, and thus isolates himself and loses support and help from others.
Talent alone without support and help is a sheer waste.
Also, the following is the three-dimensional image “Splendor in the Golden Palace” by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, previously know as Master Wan Ko Yee
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