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131:8.1 The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_94#94:5._THE_STRUGGLE_FOR_TRUTH_IN_CHINA messengers of Melchizedek] penetrated far into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_China China], and the [[doctrine]] of one [[God]] became a part of the earlier teachings of several [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_China Chinese religions]; the one [[persisting]] the longest and containing most of the [[monotheistic]] [[truth]] was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism Taoism], and Ganid collected the following from the teachings of its founder:
131:8.2 " How [[pure]] and tranquil is the [[Supreme]] One and yet how [[powerful]] and mighty, how [[deep]] and unfathomable! This God of heaven is the [[honored]] [[ancestor]] of all things. If you know the [[Eternal]], you are [[enlightened]] and [[wise]]. If you know not the [[Eternal]], then does [[ignorance]] [[manifest]] itself as [[evil]], and thus do the [[passions]] of [[sin]] arise. This wondrous [[Being]] existed before the [[heavens]] and the [[earth]] were. He is truly [[spiritual]]; he stands alone and changes not. He is indeed the world's [[mother]], and all [[creation]] moves around him. This Great One imparts himself to men and thereby enables them to excel and to [[survive]]. Even if one has but a little [[knowledge]], he can still walk in the ways of [[the Supreme]]; he can [[conform]] to the [[Law|will]] of [[heaven]].
131:8.3 " All [[good]] works of true [[service]] come from [[the Supreme]]. [[All things]] depend on the Great [[Source]] for life. The Great [[Supreme]] seeks no credit for his [[bestowals]]. He is supreme in [[power]], yet he remains hidden from our gaze. He unceasingly [[transmutes]] his [[attributes]] while [[perfecting]] his [[creatures]]. The heavenly [[Reason]] is slow and [[patient]] in his [[designs]] but sure of his accomplishments. The [[Supreme]] overspreads the [[universe]] and sustains it all. How great and mighty are his overflowing [[influence]] and drawing [[power]]! True [[goodness]] is like [[water]] in that it blesses [[everything]] and harms nothing. And like [[water]], true [[goodness]] seeks the lowest places, even those levels which others avoid, and that is because it is akin to the [[Supreme]]. The Supreme creates [[all things]], in [[nature]] nourishing them and in [[spirit]] perfecting them. And it is a [[mystery]] how the [[Supreme]] fosters, protects, and [[perfects]] the [[creature]] without compelling him. He [[guides]] and directs, but without [[self-assertion]]. He ministers [[progression]], but without [[domination]].
131:8.4 " The [[wise]] man universalizes his [[heart]]. A little [[knowledge]] is a [[dangerous]] thing. Those who [[aspire]] to greatness must learn to [[humble]] themselves. In [[creation]] the [[Supreme]] became the world's [[mother]]. To know one's mother is to recognize one's sonship. He is a [[wise]] man who regards all parts from the [[point of view]] of the [[whole]]. Relate yourself to every man as if you were in his place. Recompense [[injury]] with [[kindness]]. If you [[love]] people, they will draw near you—you will have no [[difficulty]] in winning them.
131:8.5 " The Great [[Supreme]] is all-pervading; he is on the left hand and on the right; he [[supports]] all [[creation]] and indwells all true [[beings]]. You cannot find the [[Supreme]], neither can you go to a place where he is not. If a man [[recognizes]] the [[evil]] of his ways and repents of [[sin]] from the [[heart]], then may he seek [[forgiveness]]; he may [[escape]] the penalty; he may change [[calamity]] into [[blessing]]. [[The Supreme]] is the secure [[refuge]] for all [[creation]]; he is the guardian and [[savior]] of [[mankind]]. If you seek for him daily, you shall find him. Since he can [[forgive]] [[sins]], he is indeed most precious to all men. Always [[remember]] that [[God]] does not reward man for what he does but for what he is; therefore should you extend help to your fellows without the [[thought]] of rewards. Do [[good]] without thought of benefit to the [[self]].
131:8.6 " They who [[know]] the [[laws]] of the [[Eternal]] are [[wise]]. [[Ignorance]] of the [[divine]] [[law]] is misery and disaster. They who know the laws of [[God]] are liberal minded. If you know the [[Eternal]], even though your [[body]] perish, your [[soul]] shall [[survive]] in [[spirit]] [[service]]. You are truly [[wise]] when you [[recognize]] your insignificance. If you abide in the [[light]] of the [[Eternal]], you shall [[enjoy]] the [[enlightenment]] of the [[Supreme]]. Those who [[dedicate]] their [[persons]] to the [[service]] of [[the Supreme]] are [[joyous]] in this pursuit of the [[Eternal]]. When man dies, the [[spirit]] begins to wing its long flight on the great [[home]] [[journey]]. "
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[[Category:Paper 131 - The World's Religions]]
131:8.1 The [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_94#94:5._THE_STRUGGLE_FOR_TRUTH_IN_CHINA messengers of Melchizedek] penetrated far into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_China China], and the [[doctrine]] of one [[God]] became a part of the earlier teachings of several [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_China Chinese religions]; the one [[persisting]] the longest and containing most of the [[monotheistic]] [[truth]] was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism Taoism], and Ganid collected the following from the teachings of its founder:
131:8.2 " How [[pure]] and tranquil is the [[Supreme]] One and yet how [[powerful]] and mighty, how [[deep]] and unfathomable! This God of heaven is the [[honored]] [[ancestor]] of all things. If you know the [[Eternal]], you are [[enlightened]] and [[wise]]. If you know not the [[Eternal]], then does [[ignorance]] [[manifest]] itself as [[evil]], and thus do the [[passions]] of [[sin]] arise. This wondrous [[Being]] existed before the [[heavens]] and the [[earth]] were. He is truly [[spiritual]]; he stands alone and changes not. He is indeed the world's [[mother]], and all [[creation]] moves around him. This Great One imparts himself to men and thereby enables them to excel and to [[survive]]. Even if one has but a little [[knowledge]], he can still walk in the ways of [[the Supreme]]; he can [[conform]] to the [[Law|will]] of [[heaven]].
131:8.3 " All [[good]] works of true [[service]] come from [[the Supreme]]. [[All things]] depend on the Great [[Source]] for life. The Great [[Supreme]] seeks no credit for his [[bestowals]]. He is supreme in [[power]], yet he remains hidden from our gaze. He unceasingly [[transmutes]] his [[attributes]] while [[perfecting]] his [[creatures]]. The heavenly [[Reason]] is slow and [[patient]] in his [[designs]] but sure of his accomplishments. The [[Supreme]] overspreads the [[universe]] and sustains it all. How great and mighty are his overflowing [[influence]] and drawing [[power]]! True [[goodness]] is like [[water]] in that it blesses [[everything]] and harms nothing. And like [[water]], true [[goodness]] seeks the lowest places, even those levels which others avoid, and that is because it is akin to the [[Supreme]]. The Supreme creates [[all things]], in [[nature]] nourishing them and in [[spirit]] perfecting them. And it is a [[mystery]] how the [[Supreme]] fosters, protects, and [[perfects]] the [[creature]] without compelling him. He [[guides]] and directs, but without [[self-assertion]]. He ministers [[progression]], but without [[domination]].
131:8.4 " The [[wise]] man universalizes his [[heart]]. A little [[knowledge]] is a [[dangerous]] thing. Those who [[aspire]] to greatness must learn to [[humble]] themselves. In [[creation]] the [[Supreme]] became the world's [[mother]]. To know one's mother is to recognize one's sonship. He is a [[wise]] man who regards all parts from the [[point of view]] of the [[whole]]. Relate yourself to every man as if you were in his place. Recompense [[injury]] with [[kindness]]. If you [[love]] people, they will draw near you—you will have no [[difficulty]] in winning them.
131:8.5 " The Great [[Supreme]] is all-pervading; he is on the left hand and on the right; he [[supports]] all [[creation]] and indwells all true [[beings]]. You cannot find the [[Supreme]], neither can you go to a place where he is not. If a man [[recognizes]] the [[evil]] of his ways and repents of [[sin]] from the [[heart]], then may he seek [[forgiveness]]; he may [[escape]] the penalty; he may change [[calamity]] into [[blessing]]. [[The Supreme]] is the secure [[refuge]] for all [[creation]]; he is the guardian and [[savior]] of [[mankind]]. If you seek for him daily, you shall find him. Since he can [[forgive]] [[sins]], he is indeed most precious to all men. Always [[remember]] that [[God]] does not reward man for what he does but for what he is; therefore should you extend help to your fellows without the [[thought]] of rewards. Do [[good]] without thought of benefit to the [[self]].
131:8.6 " They who [[know]] the [[laws]] of the [[Eternal]] are [[wise]]. [[Ignorance]] of the [[divine]] [[law]] is misery and disaster. They who know the laws of [[God]] are liberal minded. If you know the [[Eternal]], even though your [[body]] perish, your [[soul]] shall [[survive]] in [[spirit]] [[service]]. You are truly [[wise]] when you [[recognize]] your insignificance. If you abide in the [[light]] of the [[Eternal]], you shall [[enjoy]] the [[enlightenment]] of the [[Supreme]]. Those who [[dedicate]] their [[persons]] to the [[service]] of [[the Supreme]] are [[joyous]] in this pursuit of the [[Eternal]]. When man dies, the [[spirit]] begins to wing its long flight on the great [[home]] [[journey]]. "
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[[Category:Paper 131 - The World's Religions]]