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In the profound Chinese philosophy, there are scriptures from Lao Tzu, Confucius, Chuang Tzu and many other great ancient philosophers, which have attracted great interests of research scholars from many countries.  The scriptures in the “Four Books and Five Classics” are full of discussions on morality and gentleman-hood. However, to truly understand these scriptures, we must concentrate inward and rediscover our original wisdom. Through spiritual practice and meditation, we will  find that all religions teach people to do good deeds, cultivate morality, and practice compassion and universal love.

Confucius emphasized “benevolence”, meaning a merciful heart and loving all people and all beings equally; this is the same truth as Lao Tzu’s "All things are one", Sakyamuni Buddha’s “Mercy” and Jesus Christ’s “Universal love”. Confucius also spoke of "righteousness", meaning that we have obligations in the world. For example, a man should be patriotic and loyal to the King or Queen, and be filial piety, etc. We do things for our obligation, not for fame or profit, so we should not feel arrogant or think of merit.  Isn’t this the same as  Lao Tzu’s “Doing without doing” or Sakyamuni Buddha’s "Giving without giving is the true giving"? Please listen and learn how the Supreme Master Ching Hai enlightens us that the five religions are actually one.