Starting Spiritual Practice
If I can live well without religion, why practise spiritually?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
You can. With enough understanding and the ability to manage life, someone can move in a good direction without religious practice. Practice is not everyone’s only available path.
To me, practice is drawing on support to strengthen our efforts. We receive support through faith, learn wisdom from deities and Buddhas and apply the principles to work, life and relationships, gaining additional strength for what we wish to do.
This comes from my journey; others may see it differently. Even when choosing faith, learning and action remain our responsibility. Deities and Buddhas are teachers, not recipients of our entire life to manage. Valuing their assistance and genuinely applying the wisdom in life gives this learning meaning.