Spiritual Cultivation and Movement
Does affinity with a deity mean becoming their spokesperson?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Not necessarily. Affinity and learning a deity’s method differ from becoming a spokesperson. The deity may teach lessons without connection or perception making both identical.
Learning taekwondo and some movements does not make a champion. Return to the heart and needed lessons. A genuine opportunity for spokesperson responsibility deserves inquiry and commitment, not assumptions of knowledge from a title.
We relayed Master Ji Gong’s gradual approach to someone wanting an office. A new employee does not immediately receive difficult tasks or a million in sales targets, and a freshman unfamiliar with school does not directly become student-union president. Deities wait for ability before such tasks. Demanding service from someone knowing nothing could raise questions about that claimed deity.
Ask why the identity appeals: serious learning or attention and approval? External roles may build confidence, but chasing acknowledgment can divert self-cultivation.
Begin by learning teachings and understanding actions. Do not merely copy others’ clothes and titles while unable to explain actual learning.
Communication itself is not unusual from our perspective. We see spiritual affinity in everyone and believe essentially everyone should be able to communicate. In meeting teachers or groups, judge energy quality, explore its source, and examine upright teachings even when origins are not volunteered.