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CHANGING DESTINY

A commentary on Liaofan's four lessons

Master Chin Kung

Translated by Silent Voices

Contents

Introduction

First Lesson: Learning to Create Destiny

Second Lesson: The Ways to Reform

Third Lesson: The Ways to Cultivate Goodness

Translator’s Notes

In Changing Destiny, Venerable Master Chin Kung speaks of reciting Mr. Xia Lianju’s compilation of the Infinite Life Sutra. Master Ching Kung has said that reciting the Amitabha Sutra, of which several translations are available on the internet, is an excellent alternative.

    We are using the Chinese convention of placing the family name first, to be followed by the given name, courtesy name, or sobriquet. These terms are explained on page 86.

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15 February 2002

Introduction

The book Liaofan’s Four Lesson was written in the sixteenth century in China by Yuan Tianqi, about destiny, how to differentiate good from bad, how to correct his faults, and how to practice good deeds to cultivate both virtue and humility. As an embodiment of his teachings, Liaofan was living proof of their benefits, for he had changed his destiny.

    Learning to re-create destiny has long been of interest to those who believe that wealth or poverty, long life or short life – everything is destined. People who accomplished good deeds in their past lives will naturally enjoy wealthy and long lives now, while those who committed bad deeds in their past lives will undergo deprivation and shot lives. However, there are exceptions. Destiny can be changed.

    If we were originally supposed to enjoy wealth and longevity in this lifetime, but have committed excessive bad deeds, then without waiting until the next life, we will become poor and have shortened lives. If we were originally supposed to undergo poverty and have short lives, but have accomplished exemplary deeds, we will become wealth and have long lives. History provides many examples of this.

   Although everything that we have to go through in this life is the result of our thoughts and behavior in our past lives and has been predetermined, it is not rigid. We can still modify it with our current thoughts and behavior.

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