清修證道
大道顯貴

◎ 鄭武俊點傳師

拜讀了張姐莉華的兩篇大作「又是鈴聲響起時—憶寶貝兒子」及「道不盡的思念」，思緒澎湃了好久，久久不能自已。倘若是一般人或剛入道者，歷經如此重大的打擊，正是金色年華的獨子遽逝，晴天霹靂，早已崩潰或抱怨連連，更不知如何自處。唯張姐莉華在愛兒不在身邊的那種失落感與對道的信念在心底不斷交戰的那一刻，還能如此篤定，屹立不搖，完全肯定道的尊貴，一心不二，不啻反映張姐莉華來歷不凡，對道的體認深入，更印證了道真、理真、天命真。

常言道「無德不轉人」，「無業不轉人」，有德故能享福，有業故要受罪，一般人不是常說「人生來是要享受的」，沒錯，享受、享受、也享福、也受罪，一趟長途旅行下來，不是也享福，也受罪嗎？看盡了青山綠水，踏遍了如茵綠草，美景當前，美不勝收……是享福，回來後筋疲力盡，勞累不堪，花錢受累，豈不受罪！不過也有人是完全乘愿而來的，凱鴻就是一個典型的例子，愿了了就還鄉了，他在天堂還有使命要去完成呢！濟公恩師不是明示凱鴻在天上教仙童英文嗎？

我們每一個人難得來到世上這麼一趟，不是白來的，是有使命的，是有因緣的，是有任務的。我們一定要使這個世界更和諧、更圓滿、更美麗，讓每一個迷途的原郎找到歸鄉之路，不能走失任何一個，讓大同世界早日達成，無疑地我們是來完成使命的，圓滿因緣的，達成任務的。

要完成使命也罷，要圓滿因緣也罷，要達成任務也罷，是有規則可循的：

1.求道：求什麼道，求一條「康莊大道」，使人生的這一條路越走越寬，故而首先要把會使我們人生的這一路越走越窄的因素找出來，剷除掉，會影響人際關係和諧發展的，揪出來，剷除掉。求道，也是找到一條「還鄉之路」，從那裡來，回那裡去，我們既然都是「天生」，死後當然要「歸天」，才叫回去，俗話說「回家的感覺真好」，誠然，回家是好的，回不了家就慘了。如何回家，一方面要「明理」，因為有理走遍天下，一方面要「培德」，因為只有德行才能跟時間賽跑，永遠不會消失在時間之流裡，求道就是「明心」，瞭解心之所在，就可以從心下手， 國父說「人者心之器」，人就是心的工具，心之作用大矣哉！

2.學道：求了道，第二步就是要學道，瞭解道之至尊至貴，它不但可以「爭一時」，讓我們人生的這一條路越走越寬，越走越自在、越風光，還可以「爭千秋」，那怕百年之後，還可以常留眾生心目中，讓後人永懷長思。前人的修辦經驗，道學的充實，道書的研讀，成道者的道範，上天降道的因由，道脈的傳承，祖師傳道的苦心，前輩們佈德的艱辛，人道的圓滿實踐，道與教的異同……都得一一探討鑽研，越深入，越能體認道的尊貴，越瞭解，越能激發對道的信心。

3.修道：瞭解道的至尊至貴，才有信心投入，不能止於瞭解，還要力行實踐。大家都知道「道理不在懂不懂，而在做不做」，做了才是我們的，不做終是人家的。懂了不做，還是不懂，知而不行，仍謂不知。「有恆為成功之本」，為什麼沒有成功過，就是因為沒有「有恆過」，只有一樣有恆，那就是吃飯、睡覺，否則怎能活到今天？可見實踐才是功夫。怎麼修，前已述及，修者改也，把不好的改掉，所謂「諸惡莫作」，把會妨礙我們人際關係和諧發展的，揪出來，剷除掉，把會影響我們人生的這一條越走越窄的，揪出來，剷除掉，不外脾氣、毛病、私心、偏見，想一想，一個人脾氣很大，毛病不斷，私心不除，偏見又深，他的路好走嗎？相反地，一個人脾氣、毛病根除，私心、偏見又無，他的路多寬敞！修道、辦道就是「見性」，把靈明自性不時地顯現出來，讓人人都知道每個人都有一顆靈明自性，以身示道。修道修路不但是修人生要走的這一條路，還要修人要還鄉的那一條路，前者力求寬敞—康莊大道，後者力求平坦—一條坦途。

4.辦道：社會是大家組成的，因此只有自己好，不算好，要大家好才算好。想一想，你不殺人，他殺你，你不搶人，他搶你，這個社會還是永無寧日，因此我們更有責任要把大道普傳，大德廣佈，讓人人都知道「人之初，性本善」，「人人皆具佛性，眾生畢竟成佛」，「舜何人也，予何人也，有為者亦若是」，「上帝與我同在」，每一個人都能把自己天賦的至真、至善、至美的真如本性表露無遺，人間就是天堂，娑婆世界也就是蓮花邦。道就是天理，就是良心，合稱天理良心，台語節約能源，簡稱為「天良」。社會之所以這麼亂，世界之所以不按理出牌，就是不以為人人都有「良心」，有人還戲稱這個世界有良心只有兩個，一個已經過世了，一個還沒有出生，那我們真倒楣，該當屬於沒有良心的一輩，因為我們是剛出生，還沒有過世的一群，既然沒有良心，就不能要求我做有良心的事，不然就是「奢求」，就是「苛求」，天下豈不大亂！倘若人人都認定「我有良心」，我有道，故而無道缺德的事情我不幹，反道敗德的勾當我不來，世界就會改觀，大同世界可期！

5.成道：一輩子行功立德，廣渡有緣，財施、法施、無畏施，三施並進而不住相，內渡己，外渡人，內備聖人之德，外具王者之風，無私無我，無怨無悔，功圓果滿，道成天上，名留人間，不求名而名自來，不求利而利自至，屆時真是皆大歡喜，不虛此行，人生就不算白來，不算虛渡，凱鴻就是這麼一個活生生、血淋淋的例子，張姐莉華也著實體認到這一點，才能如此堅定道心，不退道志，一心許天，永無二念。
編按：鄭校長武俊先生，一貫道發一崇德點傳師，為我國名教育家、演說家，每年海內外各地邀約專題講座數百場，其演講幽默、機智、深具內涵，頗受各界的歡迎與好評。退休前為國內啟聰、啟智學校校長多年，其著作有「愛愛愛」……等數十本，其字裡行間流露真情哲理，感人深省。由衷感恩鄭校長百忙中撥冗賜稿，不僅揭櫫凱鴻證道的真義、鼓勵凱鴻的至親好友，也留給讀者前賢無限深思。



Manifesting the greatness of Tao
By Principal Cheng Wu-Chunn

After readying sister Chang’s (Danny’s mom) two great writings “The unforgettable smile” and “Endless thoughts and remembrance”, thoughts surged in me for a very long time. If an ordinary person or a junior Tao member was forced to face such tremendous life crisis of losing a son, such shocking news would make them fall apart or hatred would have been stirred up endlessly. Moreover, they would have lost their direction in life very easily. But after great battle of fighting against believes in I-Kuan-Tao (name of our religion) when losing her son, sister Chang was able to re-found her faith in Tao again. Her total confidence about the preciousness of Tao, the wholeheartedness that she has demonstrated, I am certain that sister Chang has got to be someone very special from heaven, so as to have such deep understanding of Tao. Once again, we see the witness of Tao is true, the principle is true, and the heavenly decree is true.

As the saying goes, “Without virtue one would not been born as human being” and “Without debt/sin one would also not been born as human being”. Virtue will bring fortune; and if there were sin one would have to suffer the consequences. Ordinary man would often say that, “We are born to enjoy life.” Correct, to enjoy your life… but while you are enjoying it you are actually suffering too at the same time. For example, after a long vacation, isn’t the journey both joyful as well as painful at the same time? When green mountains and blue seas surrounds you, having the beautiful scenery spread out before your eyes, it is certainly marvelous and joyful. However, after seeing all that, you would feel exhausted and tired from head to toe, money would be all spent off…the enjoyment had then turned into pain, isn’t it? However, there are people that have come on earth with heavenly mission, and Danny’s life story was a typical example of it. He has now completed his vow, so then has returned to heaven. Danny has got even greater mission waiting for him to finish! Didn’t Living Buddha Chi-Kung say that Danny is now teaching little angels English in heaven?

Each one of us, having this special opportunity to come on earth, we are not here for no reason; we are all here with a heavenly mission. All of us have our own unique cause and mission to complete. We must make this world to be even more peaceful, perfect and beautiful. So that any lost soul would be able to find their way back to hometown heaven. No one should be left out. We are here to assist in realizing the goal of Pantisocracy (Global peace & equality). Without doubt, we are here to complete this great mission, to fulfill each of our duty here on earth.

No matter we are here to fulfill the heavenly obligation, or to complete our karma relationship, or to complete heavenly mission. There are rules that one could follow:

1.Receiving Tao: Receiving what Tao? It is to receive a “Broad Way”, a way that would make your life wider and wider. Therefore, it is important for us to first find out what is making our life narrower and narrower, then to cut off these factors out completely. To receive Tao, is also to find the way “back to hometown heaven”. The place that you have come originally; you would have to return there one day. Heaven has given birth to us all, so it is only natural for us to “return to heaven” one day when we pass away. This is the so-called Returning. As the saying goes, “It’s so good to be home!” indeed it is great to be home. It would be a tragic if someone cannot come home. How to find the way back home? First, you would have to understand the principal, as principal would apply to all. On the other hand, you would have to build up your virtue. As only virtue can run against time, it is the only thing that would never disappear within the time span. To receive Tao, is to realize your true heart. As to understand where your heart is, then you would be able to work from your heart. Our national father said once, “Human is the weapon to its heat”, in other words human is only a tool controlled by the heart. Thus, we should realize the magnificent part of heart in our life.

2.Learning Tao: After receiving Tao, the second step is to learn about Tao, to deeply understand the preciousness and holiness of Tao. The Tao will not only win the moment, it will even make the way of our life wider and wider. You would feel more at ease along the way, to be confident and sure about your life, that you might even feel you could conquer the world. Centuries later, your name would still stay in people’s heart; your descendents would still cherish the great things that you have done. We should take time to study and research in areas such as: predecessor’s (senior Tao member) experience in propagating Tao, their abundant knowledge of Tao, their enthusiasm in researching Tao, the example of true Tao achiever, the reason why Tao was granted from heaven to earth, the pulse of Tao being passing down and continue, the great scarifies and effort that holy master and teachers had been through in propagating Tao, the difficulties that predecessors have been through in propagating Tao, the perfect implementation of Tao in human world, the difference of Tao and other religions …etc. The more that we study about it, the more we would be able to identify the holiness of Tao. The more that we understanding about it, the more confidence would then be stirred up for Tao.

3. Cultivating Tao: Only if you can realize the holiness and greatness of Tao, you would then have the faith to devote in Tao. To realize is still not enough, you would have to put it in action. We all know, “Knowing the principle is not what matter the most, but rather if you can do it or not”. Only if you can put it into action, you can call it yours. If you can’t do it at all, it would then belong to others. If you only stress your understanding but have no action, you would still be assumed as not understanding it at all. Knowing without action would still mean not knowing. “Consistent-- is the key to success”, if you have never succeeded before, it means you have never been consistent. There is one consistent thing that we all do, that is eating and sleeping, otherwise how could we be alive? Thus, practice is then the most difficult task. How to cultivate? As mentioned earlier on, an cultivator is someone that knows to rectify, getting rid off all bad habits, the so called “doing no wrongs”. Take out all things that will block our harmony in human relationship development with others, and cut if off completely. This includes: bad tempers, habits, selfishness, prejudice…etc. Think about it, a person with bad temper, countless bad habits, endless selfishness, deep-rooted prejudice, could his way of life be a smooth one? To cultivate Tao and to propagate Tao is to find your “Buddha nature” within, so that your pure spirit can appear all the time. People would then learn from you, let everyone know that we all in fact has a pure Buddha nature within us, your action would demonstrate the true meaning of Tao. Cultivating and propagating Tao is not only to learn how to walk our life journey in the right way, at the same time, we need to learn how to walk this home returning way back to heaven. The former strive to find a “Broad Way”; as the latter strive for smoothness – an easy path.

4. Propagating Tao: The society is made up of each one of us. Therefore, if you were the only one that is fortunate, that’s not true fortune; if everyone were fortunate, then that would be the real fortune. Think about it, if you don’t commit killing but others attempt to kill you; Or if you would never involving in robbing but others try to rob you, the society would still have no peace. Therefore, we are even more responsible to spread the great Tao, to widespread the great virtue (kindness of God), so that everyone would know “All human are born with a good (righteous) heart”, “each one of us has Buddha’s spirit within, we all can become a Buddha one day”, “Who is Emperor Shun, who am I, for the one who is capable would be the same as Emperor Shun”, “God is with us at all time”. Every one of us should reveal our true nature, the true goodness, and the true beauty of our original character to others completely, then the heaven would be here on earth. This mundane world is a lotus world (heaven on earth). The “Tao” is the justice of nature, the so-called conscience. We should all live our days based on the course of nature and one’s conscience. The reason why our society is not peaceful and the world doesn’t function according to rules, it is because not all people believe in “conscience”. Some people even remark that, there are only two people that have conscience: The one is already passed away and the other one is not yet born. Aren’t we all in bad luck to be regarded as the group without conscience, as we were born recently but have not yet passed away? So, if we were not to have any conscience, others can’t ask us to do any good deeds, otherwise that would be an extravagant request or just simply excessive demand. If we all truly think that way, the world would definitely end in chaos. Alternatively, if we all define ourselves having “conscience” within, and the Tao is in us, we would then never commit any evil (sinful) affairs. The world would then transform and the vision of Pantisocracy (Global peace & equality) can be expected soon!

5. Achieving Tao: Throughout life, if one is able to put doing good deeds and building virtue as their life missions, as well as establishing good karma with everyone that they come across, they would have fulfilled their life to the fullest. It is important that we seize our opportunity to contribute in finance, worlds of God or voluntary works. While taking up these opportunities to contribute, we would be cultivating ourselves within, and others outwardly too. Internally, you would possess the virtue of saints and externally you would execute the example of a king. Showing selflessness and content. By reaching that stage, you would have achieved Tao in heaven, and leaving a good name in human world. Your fame would come without asking, rewards would simple take place, everyone would be pleased, and life would be truly worthy. Danny’s life is a good example of this ideal life. His mother, sister Change has a deep understanding of it too. This has to be the main reason for her having such firm believe in Tao, and didn’t let her son’s death beaten down her faith. She has given her heart to God without any double!


Note: Principal Cheng Wu-Chunn, the transmit teacher of I-Kuan Tao Fa-I group, is also well known as an educator and speaker in our country. Every year he is been invited to attend hundreds of seminars. His humorous, tactful and inspirational speeches are loved locally and internationally. Before his retirement, he was the principal of national specialized school for many years. His publications include, “Love, Love, Love”…and many more books. True philosophy is found in his writings, they are deep inspiration for all. We are truly grateful to Principal Cheng, for giving his precious time in providing a piece of writing about Danny’s story. It has not only unveiled the true meaning of Danny’s witness of Tao, this writing is also meant to encourage Danny’s family and relatives, and also hope to inspire all its readers deep down in their heart.