九八、靜坐六目的 1 Goals of Quiet Sitting: (1) Purifying the mind and diminishing desires(2) Changing personal temperament[15] (3) Helping oneself and helping others[16] (4) Transcending the mundane and entering the sacred(5) Returning to oneness with nature (6) Attaining eternal life and coexisting with other eternal spirits 1 靜坐的目的：(一)清心寡欲。(二)變化氣質。(三)自度度人。(四)超凡入聖。(五)回歸自然。(六)永生共生。 2 To arrive at the last three goals, one must begin…

九七、靜參三要 1 To reap rewards from quiet sitting, you must do the following three things: 1 希望靜坐功夫日有增長，必須做到下列三點： 2 (1) To purify the mind and diminish desires: How to purify the mind? How to curb desires? Use the “Code of Life” to purify the mind and cleanse your thoughts and body. Also use the two chosen…

九六、自度度人 1 How can one help oneself? 1 怎樣才能自度？ 2 (1)   Use tangible resources to help others the best you can. 2 (一)要以有形財富盡量助人。 3 (2)   Resolve to guide others toward goodness when opportunities arise. Set an example by your own behavior. 3 (二)要盡量發心，把握機會勸人為善，現身說法。 4 Offerings of wealth and dharma can erase residual bad karma, which…

九五、自然就是靜坐的秘訣 1 Quiet sitting is sitting quietly. There is no method outside of this. This is not practicing Taiji [Taichi], which you do one set after another. You have to apply yourself to delving into stillness, and to feeling and experiencing it for yourself. 1 靜坐就是靜坐，根本沒有第二個方法。這不是打太極拳，一套一套練下去。一定要用心在靜中去求，自己體會、感覺。 2 However, there is a key to this: “Be…

九四、性命雙修 1 Dual cultivation of one’s self-nature and physical body is the fundamental method of cultivation, as passed down in China from generation to generation for over 4,000 years. 1 性命雙修，是四千餘年來，中國道家一脈相傳的基本修煉方法。 2 While speaking about one’s nature and physical body, we must first understand that there is a distinction between “innate” and “acquired.” 2 談到性命，首須瞭解性命有先天、後天之分。…

九三、由物質而返自然之妙用 1 When approached from an academic perspective, “quiet sitting” is a major branch of learning. It spans the fields of psychology, physiology, philosophy, medicine, metaphysics, biochemistry and religious philosophy. 1 從學術觀點來言，「靜坐」是一門大學問，包括心理、生理、哲學、醫學、形而上學、生化學、宗教哲學等學科。 2 Human life in the flesh always has a limit. Only spiritual life that was reached through cultivation can partake of eternity. 2…

九二、打掃心上地　坐出性中天 1 Going back to its origin, the term “quiet sitting” refers to a method of self-cultivation that was practiced by China’s ancient Daoists [Taoists]. They sat in quietude seeking to nurture and protect their life force. Later Daoists referred to it as “refining the elixir.” 1 「靜坐」這個名詞，開宗明義的說，就是中國上古道家從靜中求養生保命的修煉方法。後世道家稱之為煉丹。 2 The Chan [aka Zen] school of…

九一、煉精化氣 1 Refining jing into qi might take three, five or ten years of practice, but the task may still not be finished. When is there a proof that this first step of practice is complete? 1 煉精化氣這功夫，做三年、五年、十年都做不完。究竟要到什麼時候，可以證明這第一步功夫是做完了？ 2 In my experience, you reach a trance-like state where there is internal breathing, but no external…

九十、修道的心路歷程 1 From ancient times until now, how many people have chosen to give up fame, wealth, and material pleasures for a saintly and sage-like spiritual life? 1 古往今來，世間能有幾人願意放棄現實的富貴榮華與物質享受，而一心嚮往聖賢的精神生活？ 2 This is especially true when people reach the golden age of youth. How many of them can see through the vanity of the world, can…

八九、聖凡平等 1 “Equality of sacred and mundane” is the central theme of the doctrine of the Lord of Universe Church. It is because people create their own wealth or poverty, intelligence or stupidity, and strengths or weaknesses. Even people who became divine beings or saints are not born with natural gifts. It is because people…