On
the one hand, they say they are moral and ethical, and they know what
they are doing; they respect spiritual standards, and they respect inside,
like "In God we trust." But on the other hand, they do not
recognize where true goodness lies. To talk about goodness is not enough.
We have to have an enforced kind of togetherness, like in a group. And
then we have to reinforce it every week or every day, until it becomes
second nature. Because we have learned bad things all through our childhood
until now. So if we don't keep cleaning it every day, or at least every
week, we have no hope of ever becoming improved at all.
So
the best thing is to teach from childhood. I think the best thing is
for every country, government and leader to take our teachings, make
them become national, and teach the children from childhood on, and
then reinforce the teachings together every week in group meditation
and learning by videos. Together we're strong, right?
That's
why, when you are in group meditation, you improve. Because when everyone
else sits quietly, you cannot not sit. If you want to talk to the person
on the left, he has his eyes and his mouth closed, and he is somewhere
else. And when you look to the right, that person also has his eyes,
his mouth and his ears closed as well. He hears nothing. He doesn’t
talk to you, he doesn’t listen, and he doesn’t look at you.
So you have no choice but to sit like a "goodie" in the middle,
force yourself to close your eyes and your mind, and then become a reluctant
Buddha! You can become a reluctant Buddha as well. It’s better
than nothing. A Buddha is a Buddha!
If
they learn it in childhood, they will know it forever. They will take
it to heart. Whatever we learned in childhood, we remember now; we cannot
forget. All the incidents from childhood affect us our whole life. That's
how many psychiatrists earn their money, because of all the people affected
by their childhood circumstances who become disadvantaged, abnormal
or very sick, frightened, discouraged or depressed. Most mental illness
comes from these childhood impressions. If a child comes from a very
happy family, he grows up a different person. If a child comes from
a very hard-trained background, he grows up more able than a spoiled
child. That's a fact, and everyone has known that for a long time now.
So
you see, if our children are trained from childhood with this kind of
pure discipline and logical, ethical conduct, then they know. Because
their souls at that time are still very pure. Maybe we don't get 100
percent who become good. Maybe out of 100 children, we get only about
50 who become good. But that's already very good! Or 60 percent, 70
percent of them become good. Thirty percent of them may be bad, but
they cannot be 100 percent bad. Maybe they are not as good as the other
60 percent or 70 percent, but they minimize their violent tempers. They
minimize the inner urge to do bad things in society. They will be affected.
So it is very, very useful, this kind of teaching. Because most of our
children in different centers have become good. So that's what they
told me. That's the feedback that I heard.
So
I am very happy to do this job. Not only for you, but for your children
and for their children as well, for future generations. Our teachings
are very strong, and the power will still be carried on for the next
several hundred years, after I die. (Applause) And after that, it's
up to God's will and your children's children's children, whether they
are strong enough to carry on our lineage. Otherwise, someone else will
stand up, and then another lineage will continue. It's the same lineage,
but it will spring up in a different place, that's all. So I do truly
hope that all the nations will come and take our teachings to their
countries. All the governments, all the leaders and all the parents
will then accept this kind of pure teaching into their families, into
their nations and into their organizations, and make this world become
Heaven.
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