Parenting and Family
Can my father or child also become my spiritual student?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Yes. Family relationships and spiritual teacher-student relationships can coexist. My father became my student and my daughter an affiliated member. Ordinary parent-child ties gained another relationship of mutual learning.
This illustrates understanding arriving at different times and expertise having specialties. My father remains my father, while learning in a field where I have more experience. Practice involves mutual learning, not ranking people by age or generation.
Seeing my daughter join naturally brought joy in her growing up. The host asked whether she would now call me Master, and she said Dad. Added learning did not change everyday family affection for us.
I had not specifically required children to learn or participate. As they grew, I gradually explained the deities' connection with our family. I cherish shared learning, but every practitioner's relatives need not follow the same path as ours.