| Those who are wise appreciate knowledge like | | | | an excellent example of knowledge of science for |
| diamonds, gold, silver and rubies. It can guide us to | | | | progress and development to turn poverty into wealth. |
| avoid unhappiness and leads us to happiness. It is the | | | | On Supra-Mundane knowledge, many have gone |
| best jewel and with it one can find pleasure but must | | | | wrong and they practise incorrectly which we see |
| not abuse it to cause one to be unhappy. Those who | | | | today killings everywhere. God will never instruct their |
| are wise revere knowledge like a good teacher | | | | people to kill for any reason. If people practise |
| because knowledge is the best teacher to lead us into | | | | incorrectly, they will never be able to reach the good |
| a meaningful life. | | | | realms in future existences, and they will not gain true |
| Parents are like teachers who instruct and teach | | | | peace and eternity. Common sense can tell whether it |
| personally when their children are young and with | | | | is beneficial or not by applying supra-mundane |
| them. When children are away, parents cannot guide | | | | knowledge to gain salvation through violence. Simple |
| them. Our own knowledge will always instruct | | | | analytical reasoning will also give an understanding by |
| ourselves to do the right thing in life and that is why | | | | observing the happenings done in the wrongful manner |
| possessing the right knowledge is most reverential. | | | | whether it gives happiness or not. Unfortunately one |
| On the mundane knowledge there are two types. | | | | man's meat is another man's poison. |
| They are arts knowledge and science knowledge. In | | | | Right thinking or reasoning power is the first step to |
| ancient time, learning verbally was known as Arts | | | | gain true supra-mundane knowledge. One must think |
| Education and learning things by using the hand was | | | | and reason in whatever one does. In the Buddhist |
| known as Science Education. Arts knowledge is now | | | | teaching the sequence of practice comes firstly from |
| classified for those under study of literature, history, | | | | right understanding then follows by thought, speech, |
| geography, law, social relations, culture and so many | | | | action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness and finally |
| other types. Science knowledge includes those under | | | | concentration. This is called the right eightfold paths. |
| Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Engineering, | | | | The two ways of practising is through meditation and |
| Mathematics and many others. | | | | chanting daily to have deep realization and insight |
| Both play a very important part in life complimenting | | | | knowledge of life. |
| and feeding each other. The basic knowledge of Arts | | | | This is a simple teaching of my Heavenly Teacher |
| should be acquired in the younger days of the youth to | | | | JiGong: |
| establish the inner human value. If there is no Arts | | | | "Life (human existence) is impermanent. The |
| Education then the right mode of language, | | | | impermanent world is just an illusory flower and a false |
| dispensation or the teachings of great people cannot | | | | scene. We must be able to disillusion with (see through) |
| be established and they will disappear. Science | | | | the impermanence and see through this dream. |
| Education is for progress and development and | | | | Disciples! If you are trapped within this illusory flower |
| therefore it should be acquired too. | | | | and false scene and stay unawake from the Dream, |
| Knowledge is preferable as compared to other jewels | | | | you will be dragged along by the destiny for the whole |
| such as gold or silver. It cannot be stolen and is held in | | | | life, and your mind will not be able to turn the situations |
| high esteem. Earning a living using our knowledge is the | | | | around you. Hence, the value of life is to seek a |
| best livelihood and that is why educated people are | | | | permanent home to return to. |
| respected and many wish to become intellectuals. | | | | And a life of the True, the Good and the Beautiful is |
| When a person has a medical doctor or professor title | | | | one where you must be able to apply your marvelous |
| in front of his name, he is usually more respected than | | | | wisdom to explore fully the impermanence of life; and |
| others. These people usually speak better than | | | | not only to chase after the beautiful scenes before |
| ordinary people. | | | | your eyes. All the beautiful scenes will fade away with |
| According to Forbes 2006, Bill Gates is the richest man | | | | the merciless time and tide. Take a look at those |
| in the world worth US$50bil. He said, "With the success | | | | ancient heroes! How many of them can conquer the |
| of Microsoft, I have also been given the gift of great | | | | merciless time and tide; how many of them can |
| wealth. I believe that with the gift of great wealth, | | | | conquer heaven-and-earth? Therefore, when this |
| comes great responsibility. The Bill and Melinda Gates | | | | short-lived life cannot be 'lingered on,' we can only |
| foundation founded by him and his wife has given out | | | | borrow its shortness to create the permanent. Hence, |
| US$10.5bil so far." | | | | a clever person will definitely make use of the |
| This is an excellent example of wealth given to the | | | | shortness of time to set up an eternal and divine |
| right person who knows the right thing to do with | | | | undertaking." |
| wealth. Microsoft went from the drawing board to | | | | Author: T. |
| become an international software colossus. This is also | | | | |