Starting Spiritual Practice
Why do we need to hear the same spiritual principles and reminders again and again?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Because even after hearing a teaching, we may forget it. We may understand it at the time but not know how to apply it when something happens. Hearing the same principle again through a different situation gradually makes it familiar, so we are more likely to remember it when a problem arises in daily life.
Each episode of our program discusses different events, yet we often return to our own thoughts: how to maintain a positive state and how not to be led by negative influences. If something is not clear the first time, hearing it several more times may help us understand a little more. Repeated reminders are intended to help everyone gradually remember and then actually practice the teaching in their own lives.
Miao Qing also shared that although she did not participate in every recording, listening back to the programs still helped her learn things again. She might have forgotten something the teacher had said, and hearing it again through the program reminded her. This is also why we continue sharing.