Everyday Life
Why was Sheng Zhen Men’s fourteenth anniversary particularly meaningful?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Fourteen matched our fourteen distinct chess pieces and corresponding disciple rules, making that anniversary particularly meaningful. This reflected Sheng Zhen Men’s stage then, not a universal transformation after fourteen years.
Our website called these principles Fu Mo teachings, intended to support self-correction and understanding of life’s cultivation. The anniversary also prompted asking whether they had truly been learned, beyond time passing.
I viewed fourteen years as one stage ending and another beginning. A larger celebration invited participation in our growth. What mattered to take away was learning direction and willingness to continue, not completion of cultivation through a commemorative number.