Judging based on what exists

 You have to set a standard of truth through observing what exists. You have to judge your opponents based on their words, behavior, and activities. Do not rely on what people say but check what exists one by one in detail.

A seat does not make a person.

 There is a saying, 'A seat makes a person.' It is a proverb that if a person gets up to a position, he or she will turn into a person who suits the position. This is not true. Some have turned into those who suit the position, acting correspondingly and exercising their ability, but others do not. Seats do not make people. Those who have changed to suit the position already have the proper qualities in them.

Ignorance

 The cause of evil is ignorance. Being ignorant of right words and behavior, one has no choice but to say wrong words and act wrongly. Moreover, when one does wrong words and actions for the pursuit of one's own desires and pleasures, he/she continues to say wrong words and actions because he/she is ignorant of what misfortunes the words and behavior would bring.
 Almost every human being is ignorant of his/her own ignorance. They don't know the fact that they don't know. Don't think you'll be an exception just because not everyone does. You don't know that you're ignorant.

Way to live truthfully

 The probability that a person can live truthfully in a good environment is relatively higher. But it is too difficult to live truthfully without the teaching of an enlightened being. It is difficult to get results without knowing how to achieve them. Learning what exists through the enlightened being will make you know faster and more clearly.

Right Way (正道) and Wrong Way (邪道)

 The criterion for distinguishing Right Way (正道) from Wrong Way (邪道) is teaching. The way with right teaching is Right Way (正道), otherwise, Wrong Way (邪道). The judgment about whether the teaching is right or wrong lies in ‘what exists’.

Purpose of Life

 The purpose of our living is to gain a good self. This way can be achieved through teaching.
 When faced with words or writings, it is undesirable to have a reaction that feels like they are just plausible or vaguely correct. The contents should be clearly checked and revealed. They should clearly identify what "good self" means, and what specific teachings "teaching" refers to.

Ignorance

 Ignorance is the cause of vice. If you know, you can get away from all the disasters.

 If you do something wrong according to the fate your karma has made, you may be able to meet your desires or gain momentarily, but you end up building bigger karma in yourself.

 Knowing the things of the world properly means knowing that doing wrong ultimately leads to bad consequences for you. In addition, knowing the things of the world lets you prepare for and avoid in advance the disasters that the dark world may cause.

Truth (Fact)

 How true a person is is different from one person to person. A person with the high level of truth doesn't tell lies but says what exists. A person with the high level of falsehood does in the opposite way.

The way to the salvation of oneself

 The way to the salvation of oneself is first to open eyes to what exists, to open eyes to the principle in what exists, and finally to inform the world of it.

Understanding and Getting Enlightened

 Understanding an explanation of a problem after listening to it is different from getting enlightened about the problem itself.
 In the former case, it is not wrong to convey to others the very explanation that they understood, but it is likely to be wrong to convey one's own ideas about the matter to others.
 In the latter case, whatever ways you explain to others about the matter, it is not wrong. To be enlightened about something means to be able to see it. Because you see it, you can see and explain about it in whatever way you like.

Knowing properly what exists

 People do not seem to know how important it is to know properly what exists in the world. Moreover, most people do not try to know the things of the world as they are, but they believe in their own opinions and thoughts as facts and rely on them to speak and act.

What exists

 We call everything that appears in front of us ‘what is in existence'. We do not know what exists without verifying it. If you watch, listen to, and observe what exists, you become to open your eyes to what exists.

Words without ways

 The word, ‘you must produce good fruits’ isn’t helpful at all to those who want to obtain them. What is really helpful is to teach how to attain them.

Human consciousness is

 Humans are composed of a body and consciousness. Consciousness is the source of human activity and can also be called themselves. Humans have different consciousness respectively. They are unwilling to accept what doesn’t exist in their consciousness. People cannot accept the truth because they have never experienced it.

That which makes oneself unhappy

 No humans want to make themselves unhappy. It is their own ignorance that makes them unhappy.

Telling us to love is

 Telling us to love other people is like telling us to fertilize the ground.

Practical Change rather than Being Impressed

 The important thing to think about after reading Carnegie's autobiography is not to be impressed by the book, but to be like him.

Judgment about Opponents

 Most people do not care what kinds of things their opponents have done and judge them according to whether they were against their opinions or not.

Truth, Justice and Happiness

 In a society where truth and justice are ignored, there are cases where the promise that diligence, frugality, and honesty are the way to happiness is occasionally disregarded.

Happiness

 Happiness is not temporary satisfaction. Happiness is obtained in the situation where you are neither hungry nor lonely and have a bright mind. Diligence, frugality, and honesty are the way to achieve happiness.

What exists and Destiny

If you know what exists, destiny has no power. If you know what's going on around you and live accordingly, you can escape your own destiny.

Faith and Enlightenment

Faith doesn't solve everything. Faith without enlightenment can be harmful.

Reincarnation

Reincarnation refers to the phenomenon that everything in the universe makes itself exist through its own activity. Not only human beings but also what exists in humans exists through reincarnation.

A compentent person and a genius

 Competent people are raised but geniuses are from themselves. And Competent people have knowledge but geniuses possess wisdom.

How to bless what exists

You can bless what exists only when you know what exists. In other words, if you want to make good results on things that exist in the world, you must first know them.